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Google Begins Rolling Out Android 7.0 Nougat

Written by Michael Larabel in Google on 22 August 2016 at 01:30 PM EDT. 41 Comments

Following developer preview releases through the summer, Google is today beginning to roll out Android 7.0 "Nougat" for their Nexus devices.

Android 7.0 features multi-locale support, improved settings, expanded emojis, multi-window support, battery improvements, file-based encryption, Direct Boot, and most exciting to us is the full Vulkan support.

Android users wishing to learn more about 7.0 Nougat can visit the Android Google blog for a more extensive overview of new features with this major Android update.

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