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Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge Nougat updates start appearing in Europe

Michael Crider Michael Crider
Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge Nougat updates start appearing in Europe

If you've been waiting with bated breath for Samsung to fulfill its promise to upgrade the Galaxy S6 series to Android 7.0, you can stop waiting... assuming you have one of the GSM unlocked models of the S6 and S6 Edge, that is. According to German tech site Giga.de, users in Europe are starting to see the Nougat update sent out to their phones, starting with at least one S6 Edge owner in Switzerland and continuing in the comments. That means that mainland Europe and the UK are probably looking at updates sometime soon, with the usual delays for localization and server rollout.

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ASUS ZenFone 3 ZE520KL and ZE552KL get their Nougat OTA updates

Michael Crider Michael Crider
ASUS ZenFone 3 ZE520KL and ZE552KL get their Nougat OTA updates

We're finally getting to the point where Nougat software updates are coming at a steady clip from manufacturers. ASUS is getting in a few for its midrange phone hardware - just last week we saw the ZenFone 3 Deluxe get its software update (that really should have come out in December at the latest). Now it's the non-deluxe model's turn, specifically the ZE520KL and ZE552KL variants. Those are the 5.2- and 5.5-inch versions of the unlocked GSM phone, if you haven't memorized the alphabet soup of those model numbers.

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March 2017 platform distribution: Nougat surges, but still only 2.8% of devices

Ryan Whitwam Ryan Whitwam
March 2017 platform distribution: Nougat surges, but still only 2.8% of devices

It's that time again—Google has updated the developer dashboard with new platform distribution numbers. After bidding Froyo a long-overdue farewell a few months ago, there hasn't been a great deal of movement. Nougat got off to a slow start, but it's finally picking up steam this month. It's still only on a fraction of devices, though.

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Android 7.0 Nougat is rolling out to the Verizon Moto Z Play

Ryan Whitwam Ryan Whitwam
Android 7.0 Nougat is rolling out to the Verizon Moto Z Play

Verizon used to be a wasteland when it came to Android updates, but things are better these days. Sometimes it's even ahead of the curve. The Nougat update for the Moto Z play isn't exactly ahead of schedule, but today's rollout isn't bad for a non-flagship phone.

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Verizon's Galaxy S7 and S7 edge are now receiving their official Nougat updates

Richard Gao Richard Gao
Verizon's Galaxy S7 and S7 edge are now receiving their official Nougat updates

Out of the big four US carriers, three - AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile - have already pushed the Android 7.0 Nougat update to their versions of the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge. Now, though, Verizon is also sending out this long-awaited OS upgrade to its variants of Samsung's flagship.

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[Update: Nougat beta is rolling out to testers] Huawei is recruiting Nougat beta testers for the Honor 6X

Jordan Palmer Jordan Palmer
[Update: Nougat beta is rolling out to testers] Huawei is recruiting Nougat beta testers for the Honor 6X

Honor 6X owners, pay attention. Huawei has announced on its Honor Twitter account that it has opened up Nougat/EMUI 5 beta testing for the phone. Signing up only requires you to email your IMEI number(s) to the address in the tweet.

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[Update: Starts today] Google Assistant is coming to all Android 6.0 and above devices

Rita El Khoury Rita El Khoury
[Update: Starts today] Google Assistant is coming to all Android 6.0 and above devices

I guess it was bound to happen: Google Assistant is finally breaking free from the shackles of the Pixels and launching onto the millions of devices running Android 6.0 Marshmallow and above, no need for GApps or root.

But this shouldn't come as a surprise to you. The signs were there all along. Despite being revealed as a Pixel exclusive on phones in the Android 7.1 changelog, Assistant has been available through Allo on all Android 4.1+ phones, announced for all Android TV 6.0+ devices, and was shortly enabled by mistake through an alpha version of the Google app on non-Pixel phones.

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The OnePlus 3 and 3T receive Android 7.1.1 via new Open Betas

Jordan Palmer Jordan Palmer
The OnePlus 3 and 3T receive Android 7.1.1 via new Open Betas

If you happen to have either of OnePlus' 2016 flagships (or both — no judgement here), there are new Open Beta builds available. Among other things, these updates bring the phones to Android 7.1.1 Nougat, which is great to see.

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[Update: Nope, still Marshmallow] T-Mobile updates the LG Stylo 2 Plus to Nougat

[Update: Nope, still Marshmallow] T-Mobile updates the LG Stylo 2 Plus to Nougat

Ryan Whitwam
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General Mobile GM6 announced as the next Android One phone

Ryan Whitwam Ryan Whitwam
General Mobile GM6 announced as the next Android One phone

Android One hasn't had the impact I think Google wanted, but these phones are still a popular budget option in many markets. Consumers in Turkey are about to get a new Android One option that could be quite a step up. The General Mobile GM6 includes a few niceties that many past budget phones have lacked like a fingerprint sensor and a selfie flash.

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