The Secret Behind Android 7 (Nougat)!

Android Nougat

Android 7.0 "Nougat" is the seventh major version of the Android operating system. First released as a beta build on March 9, 2016, it was officially released on August 22, 2016, with Nexus devices being the first to receive the update.

Nougat introduces notable changes to the operating system and its development platform, including the ability to display multiple apps on-screen at once in a split-screen view, support for inline replies to notifications, as well as an OpenJDK-based Javaenvironment and support for the Vulkan graphics rendering API, and "seamless" system updates on supported devices.

On March 9, 2016, ahead of the Google I/O developer conference, Google released the first beta of Android "N" as part of a new "Android Beta Program" intended for testing by developers and enthusiasts before official release "this summer". The developer preview builds were compatible with only current Google Nexus devices; the 5X, 6P, 6, 9, Pixel C, and Nexus Player. The "Android Beta Program" that was introduced allows testers to opt-in for over-the-air updates to new beta versions as they are released.

On April 13, 2016, Android N Beta Preview 2 was released.

Google further discussed Android "N" during the I/O keynote on May 18, 2016, and unveiled its new virtual reality platformDaydream. During the conference, Beta Preview 3 was released, along with Google stating it has now gone from developer-beta to public-beta, which means anyone can try it out. Google also announced that it would hold a contest to determine the official release name of the operating system.

Beta Preview 4 was released on June 15, 2016. On June 30, 2016, Google announced that N's release name would be "Nougat"; it was also confirmed that Nougat would be version 7.0 of Android.

The final Beta Preview, 5, was released on July 18, 2016.

Android Nougat introduces a split-screen display mode for phones, in which two apps can be snapped to occupy halves of the screen. An experimental multi-window mode is also available as a hidden feature, where multiple apps can appear simultaneously on the screen in overlapping windows.

The notification shade was redesigned, featuring a smaller row of icons for settings, replacing notification cards with a new "sheet" design, and allowing inline replies to notifications (this feature is implemented via existing APIs that are used for similar functionality on Android Wear). Multiple notifications from a single app reskin can also be "bundled", and there is greater per-app control over notifications.

The "Doze" power saving mechanism introduced in Android Marshmallow was expanded to include a state activated when the device is running on battery and the screen has been off for a period of time, but is not stationary. In this state, network activity is restricted, and apps are granted "maintenance windows" in which they can access the network and perform background tasks. As in Marshmallow, the full Doze state is activated if the device is stationary with its screen off for a period of time. A new "Data Saver" mode restricts background mobile data usage, and can trigger internal functions in apps that are designed to reduce bandwidth usage, such as capping the quality of streaming media.

Android 7.0 was officially released on August 22, 2016, with the Nexus 6, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus 9, Nexus Player, Pixel C and General Mobile 4G as the first devices to receive the update.[4] Updates to Nougat will be released quarterly as maintenance releases focusing on "continued refinements and polish", with the next developer preview coming in the fall of 2016.[33] On September 6, 2016, LG announced the V20, the first smartphone to ship with Nougat pre-loaded.[34]

Updates to existing devices will vary by manufacturer and carrier. HTC stated that it planned to begin updating the HTC 10, HTC One A9 and HTC One M9 in the fourth quarter of 2016. Sony also confirmed that it would update a range of its recent devices to Nougat.[35] Qualcomm stated that it would not support Nougat on its Snapdragon 800 and 801 chipsets.