The big difference between iOS and Android is when a new version of Apple\u2019s mobile operating system arrives, it is pushed out to all compatible iPhones and iPads. When a new version of Google\u2019s OS is released, there could be a considerable delay before it hits your Android phone, and — depending on the make, model and carrier — the chance that it might never do so.
If you have a Samsung phone and have been wondering when — or indeed if — you\u2019re going to be getting an update to Android Nougat, the South Korean tech giant today details which devices will be getting the upgrade, and when.
The official Android 7.0 update rollout for the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge started January 17. My colleague Mihaita Bamburic detailed his experience with Nougat on the Galaxy S7 edge, which you can read about here.
As for other devices, Samsung says Nougat will be arriving on the following:
It doesn\u2019t say exactly when those devices will be getting the update, only that it will be „within the first half of this year. “
If you have one of the devices on the list, you should get Nougat before Google announces the next version of Android. It\u2019s worth also repeating that it\u2019s Android 7.0 which will be pushed out to devices. There\u2019s no word on when an update to the current latest version — 7.1 — will arrive.<\/p>\n