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Taking the final wrapper off of Android 7.0 Nougat

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Re: Taking the final wrapper off of Android 7.0 Nougat

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Post by criley2 »

jonesetc wrote: post #14
magila wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not really surprising given the device's age, but still disappointing given the presumably rather large number of Nexus 5 still in use. The bigger story may be the inability to come up with a compelling reason for N5 users to upgrade, other than getting the latest OS revision. The N5's compactness in particular makes the 5X (and the impending successor, codenamed "Sailfish") a tough sell.

It'll be a bummer not using latest android for the first time in many years (HTC G2 -> Nexus 4 -> Nexus 5), but I really can't imagine anything compelling me to pay hundreds of dollars for a new phone for a couple more years. The Nexus 5 has been practically the perfect phone for me.

It's extremely unlikely that the N5 won't get Android 7 through the dedicated efforts of some XDA folks.

If you want to save a couple hundred dollars, then maybe it's time to learn about a custom recovery and loading the 7.0 rom yourself!

I don't think the factory images are even out yet, so it'll take a bit for them to get a nice stable AOSP+gapps package for you

Re: Taking the final wrapper off of Android 7.0 Nougat

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Post by sandGorgon »

demetris wrote: post #16
roschdal wrote: post #13

Is there a way to force update to Android 7 on Nexus 6P now?

I read that the following works: 1. Sign up for the Android beta programme: g.co/androidbeta 2. Enroll your Nexus 3. Unenroll after you have been updated to Android 7 Make sure you are actually on Android 7 before unenrolling. Going out of a regular beta will wipe your phone! Cheers Edit: Copy/Paste sandGorgon’s warning from below.

This just worked for me.

Warning : make sure you are actually on Android 7 before unenrolling. Going out of a regular beta will wipe your phone.

Re: Taking the final wrapper off of Android 7.0 Nougat

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Post by wlesieutre »

magila wrote: post #11
SadWebDeveloper wrote: post #2

No nexus 5 (not 5x) OTA Update ='(

Not really surprising given the device's age, but still disappointing given the presumably rather large number of Nexus 5 still in use. The bigger story may be the inability to come up with a compelling reason for N5 users to upgrade, other than getting the latest OS revision. The N5's compactness in particular makes the 5X (and the impending successor, codenamed "Sailfish") a tough sell.

> Not really surprising given the device's age

Nexus 5 released late 2013, last major OS update in late 2015. Compare to the iPhone 4S, which came out late 2011 and still got iOS 9 (4 years later).

Really not buying the "two years is plenty of updates" excuse, especially from the Nexus line.

Re: Taking the final wrapper off of Android 7.0 Nougat

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Post by twblalock »

ianlevesque wrote: post #20
russjr08 wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The Doze improvements look nice to me.

This is the most significant update, way way overdue.

Seriously. I switched back to an iPhone from Lollipop earlier this year, and the difference in battery life is staggering, even though the iPhone has a smaller battery than the Android phone I used to have.

I'm glad that Google has signaled that they are going to further tighten the restrictions on background app activities in future releases. I hope they follow through with it.

Re: Taking the final wrapper off of Android 7.0 Nougat

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Post by swiley »

CydeWeys wrote: post #19
swiley wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's a pretty crappy excuse, I've had laptops that last for 7 years just fine running Linux.

Laptops aren't mobile phones though. Phones have seen much, much more change in the past seven years than laptops have.

Not in the past couple years though, there is really nothing significantly different in the hardware of a Samsung Galaxy s3 and a Nexus 6. Also, one of those laptops was manufactured in the late 90s.

Re: Taking the final wrapper off of Android 7.0 Nougat

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Post by Rapzid »

magila wrote: post #11
SadWebDeveloper wrote: post #2

No nexus 5 (not 5x) OTA Update ='(

Not really surprising given the device's age, but still disappointing given the presumably rather large number of Nexus 5 still in use. The bigger story may be the inability to come up with a compelling reason for N5 users to upgrade, other than getting the latest OS revision. The N5's compactness in particular makes the 5X (and the impending successor, codenamed "Sailfish") a tough sell.

This is disappointing to me too. The 5X seems just a tad too large on top of me not needing it as my 5 is still going strong after ~3 years..

Re: Taking the final wrapper off of Android 7.0 Nougat

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Post by helloworld »

SadWebDeveloper wrote: post #2

No nexus 5 (not 5x) OTA Update ='(

Also, no update for the Nexus 7 (2013) tablet:

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/08/android-nougat-drops-...

[I]t's too bad that the support lifecycle of the most consistently updated Android devices is so much shorter than what Apple achieves with iOS, especially since the hardware should still be more than capable of supporting Nougat.

Re: Taking the final wrapper off of Android 7.0 Nougat

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Post by simcop2387 »

criley2 wrote: post #21
jonesetc wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It'll be a bummer not using latest android for the first time in many years (HTC G2 -> Nexus 4 -> Nexus 5), but I really can't imagine anything compelling me to pay hundreds of dollars for a new phone for a couple more years. The Nexus 5 has been practically the perfect phone for me.

It's extremely unlikely that the N5 won't get Android 7 through the dedicated efforts of some XDA folks. If you want to save a couple hundred dollars, then maybe it's time to learn about a custom recovery and loading the 7.0 rom yourself! I don't think the factory images are even out yet, so it'll take a bit for them to get a nice stable AOSP+gapps package for you

That's my plan for 7 on my 5. I was hoping CopperheadOS would support it but it looks like they're dropping the 5 too (based on quick google search).

Re: Taking the final wrapper off of Android 7.0 Nougat

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Post by 01Michael10 »

PaulHoule wrote: post #23

Some of those screenshots make my eyes bleed, particularly the one with the multiple-windows with one of the windows having the painful app selector that pretends to be a window selector. When will we see Android 7 on a third party device?

The LG V20 will be the first Android 7 phone which will be reveled on September 6th.
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