Not many flagship smartphones have gotten the Android 7.0 yet but the Android team has just rolled out another update for eligible phones. Android 7.1.1 is now ready from Google but of course, it will have to pass through the OEMs and carriers before you can enjoy the new features and enhancements. As promised, this version of Android will allow you to make the platform more personalized–more your own. As with any updates, this one brings significant improvements to a phone’s performance and stability.
One important change includes the addition of new emoji characters that promote gender equality. This now includes female counterparts of the men. The new set first launched with the Pixel smartphones but it’s only now that Android phones can get it with the 7.1.1 update.
Aside from emoji additions, you can also send GIFs straight from your keyboard on Hangouts, Allo, and Google Messenger. There’s also the app shortcuts that you can set on your home screen for quicker access in the future. From any app icon, you can now do a task or function just by long pressing on it. This make things easier and faster.
Android 7.1.1 Nougat is now available for the following mobile devices: Pixel C, Pixel, Pixel XL, General Mobile 4G (Android One), Nexus 5X, Nexus 6, Nexus 6P, and Nexus 9. If you own any of these, expect to receive an OTA alert for download and installation. Those smartphones from other OEMs can also take advantage of the update if part of the Android Beta Program.
Android 7.1.1 Nougat includes the latest Security patch levels as of December 5, 2016. The devs were able to strengthen protection for those critical security vulnerabilities in device-specific code.
Check out the latest Android Security Bulletin and the Factory Images from Android.
SOURCE: The Keyword, Android
7.1.1 is NOT available for the N6 so far. Not sure it will be.
You might not get any more feature updates, only security fixes. EOL for Nexus 6 was October 2016. One way around that is to enroll your device in the beta program.
https://www.google.com/android/beta?u=0
“Google guarantees you’ll get Android software updates for at least two years from whenever the device became available in the Google Store. The Nexus 6 was released in November 2014. Security patches are promised for three years from availability or 18 months from when Google last sold the device.”
I’m aware of all of this. I don’t even have an N6 anymore. I was just pointing out that the article says the update is available for the N6, when it is not.
Oh, good catch!