Android security patches for July are up for Nexus, Pixel devices

Right after HMD Global updated its Nokia 6 devices in Hong Kong and Taiwan. The big fixes in this set of patches include a major media framework hole.

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Google Play Services rolling out Instant Tethering feature to Pixels, Nexuses

No need to dig through settings and match up Bluetooth codes on the Nexus 9 and Pixel C. They can instantly connect to phones on the same Google account.

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Android 7.1.1 Nougat launches

The images are ready and out there and so will be the over-the-air updates in a few weeks’ time.

Android 7.1.1 Nougat, the first iterative software update for the new Google Pixel and Pixel XL, has been released to the devices and is being distributed to eligible devices over what we believe to be the next several days via general OTA or Android Beta Program OTA, if applicable — in addition to the Pixels, those are the Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus 6, both Wi-Fi and LTE versions of the Nexus 9, the Pixel C and the General Mobile 4G on Android One.

The update brings the API level to 25 and standardizes bottom-paradigm navigation menus in apps, robust support for image keyboards, app shortcuts and more.

Images are available to be flashed from the Google developers file bay. Excluded at this point are Nexus 6P users on Verizon and the Nexus 6, but we suppose proper updates for those devices will come in time.

Verizon has also listed Android 7.1.1 availability on its site. A full list of fixes and improvements can be found here, but major changes have to do with voicemail, corrupted text and call medium preferences (Wi-Fi versus cellular).

Build names are different per device category:

  • For most Nexus devices, it is NMF26F
  • The Nexus Player’s build is called NMF26J
  • The Pixel C’s build is NMF26H
  • The Pixel phones’ builds are NMF26O

Android Maintenance Previews continue to be built and devices enrolled in the Android Beta Program will be updated when they are released.

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Android 7.1 Developer Preview teased, could be finalized in December

Android’s next incremental upgrade has officially been outed. It will still be called Nougat, but it will move up a point to 7.1.So, what’s going on in this API of APIs (#25)?Well, for one, developers have a new app shortcuts API that lets users go to up ...

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Official Android 7.0 Nougat images for Nexus 9 LTE are finally here

Still not convinced version fragmentation is a very real, very serious problem in the open but increasingly convoluted Android ecosystem? Well, things have gotten so bad that the first Nougat “maintenance release”, build number 7.1, is only slated to arrive on select Nexus devices this year as a developer preview, i.e. ...

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Google Assistant and other goodies are Pixel-exclusive, Android 7.1 preview headed for Nexus devices soon

After so many years of a largely cohesive, even predictable software support strategy for Nexus products, Google’s new two-brand policies might take some getting used to.The Pixel and Pixel XL aren’t merely N5X and N6P sequels with altered names, or phones “made by Google” which the search giant intends to advertise more aggressively, better distribute around the world, and generally bring closer to a mainstream audience.The Snapdragon 821-powered handhelds are also designed to make superior use of exciting new ...

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No Android Nougat for Nexus 6, Nexus 9 LTE yet with October images

It’s been more than a month since we saw Android Nougat burst onto the scene with updated software images for all the major devices out — from the 2015 Nexuses to the Nexus 9 and the Pixel C. Heck, even the Nexus Player’s still being supported.But what about that damn

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Huawei Nexus 7P could run Andromeda

Even though the HTC-made Nexus phones for 2016 have moved monikers, it seems that there’s a Nexus straggler coming out of Huawei. Casual droppings about the company “doing the Nexus again this year” have been pretty shallow so far, but this “Huawei 7P” hasn’t had a blockbuster leak yet for it to ...

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Don’t worry, Nexus 6 and 9 LTE owners, your Nougat updates are coming… in a few weeks

While we’re probably mere days away from Apple flaunting new record numbers for early adoption of a major iOS makeover, 7.0 Nougat is yet to break the 0.1 percent barrier in worldwide Android distribution.That’s because Google hasn’t done a great job spreading the N love for even

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Nougat rollout for Nexus 6P is indeed delayed, Huawei still working on it

While it’s definitely no big surprise to see the latest Android flavor kept exclusive to Nexus devices several weeks after its public, out-of-beta debut, as third-party OEMs need extra optimization, i.e. bloatification, time, it’s completely unacceptable that ...

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Google loading Android Nougat images for Nexuses today

As we post, Google is updating its Nexus Files for Developers page with links to the NRD90M builds of Android 7.0 Nougat. Developers and users alike with ADB knowledge can flash them to applicable Nexus devices.The Pixel C, the Nexus Player and the Wi-Fi version of the Nexus 9 are available for download at this hour. You can also continue to attempt a pull-down of the OTA.The countdown for OEM partners to get updates out continues.Source:

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Final version of Android 7.0 Nougat goes public

With a design change to the homepage of Android site, it seems that Google is about to drop the factory images for Android 7.0 Nougat for Nexus devices dating back to the Nexus 6 and 9 as well as the General Mobile 4G Android One phone. The Nexus Player and Pixel C are also in on the action.Regardless of whether your device(s) is on the Android Beta Program or not, you should receive your OTA within a ...

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Nexus 9 said to receive Android Nougat in Canada ‘soon’, because duh

The largest wireless service provider up north assumes Captain Obvious duties today, listing the HTC/Google Nexus 9 among its devices slated for important software updates in the near future.This would of course be considered a huge deal by hardcore Android purists… if only Rogers Canada dared to zero in on a precise 7.0 Nougat deadline. Instead, we’re merely offered a decidedly vague and meaningless “coming soon” timeframe under “expected availability”, which was logical to anticipate ever since ...

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HTC 10 sold with free Re Camera for Memorial Day, accessories are 40 percent off

Today’s obviously not Tuesday (thank God for that), and we haven’t seen a decent HTC Hot Deal in a while anyway, but Memorial Day is only 72 hours away, with the Taiwanese device manufacturer once again in celebratory mood.For a limited time, i.e. until Monday, May 30, at 11:59 pm PT, the HTC 10 on the OEM’s US website is bundled with a complimentary Re Camera. The promo is of course good for the unlocked phone, as well as T-Mobile, Verizon and Sprint-specific variants, all of which will set you back the ...

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HTC ends Nexus 9 factory run, limited number left at site

The old guard is going away.The Nexus Player just left the Google Store and the Nexus 9 left not long before that. Now we know that HTC is completely done with its own-made tablet as well.The company has said to CNET that it has ended its manufacturing run of the Nexus 9 and has a limited number available at its ...

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