Thursday, February 2, 2017

Samsung releases Android Nougat for Galaxy S7 – The Liberal (Subscription)

Samsung released the official update of Android Nougat (7.1.1) to their mobile phones Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge. The owners of these handsets can download the new system, which should reach to other smartphones of the company in brief, among them are the various models of the Galaxy S6, as well as the Galaxy A3 and the Galaxy A8.

The company has arrived a little delayed in the operating system, after rivals such as Sony and Lenovo and the devices of Google itself – the lines and Pixel Nexus. This is due to the customization that each company makes of Google’s operating system, and Samsung is known for their modified versions of the platform.

Among the novelties of the new Android, are supported to run two applications at the same time in the format of a split screen. In Samsung phones, it is possible to adjust how much each application will occupy the screen, as well as there is a new function able to run 7 apps in the same screen side-by-side.

Another novelty is the function of Direct Response (Direct Reply, in English), which allows you to reply to message a contact without leaving the screen of the app you’re using.

in addition, you can also customize the modes settings of the smartphone, optimizing features for performance, entertainment, games, or battery saving.

Other manufacturers
The first handsets to receive the Android Nougat was the line, Nexus, Google, on August 22. After that, the company also placed the system on the devices Pixel, released in October.

The also south Korean LG already has the Nougat running on the LG G5 and the LG V20. Lenovo, for its part, has already released the update on the Moto Z and Moto Z Force from November 2016. Already Sony has started the update for the Xperia XZ on the 1st of December.

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