Android 7.1.1 Nougat Update For Nexus Devices To Be Launched And Released By December 6

By Marion Villareal - 28 Nov '16 07:24AM

Earlier this month, Google has announced a newer update for Android 7.1 for Nexus models, to be called Android 7.1.1 Nougat. Just recently, the exact date of its launch date has already been confirmed for Nexus 6P.

Update Of Android 7.1.1 Nougat For Nexus 6P Users Available On December 6, 2016

It has recently been confirmed by Google that the launch date for Android 7.1.1 Nougat for Nexus 6P will be on December 6, 2016. The update will be 650 MB big with a security patch update. With this in line, all Nexus 6P users are expected to receive their recent software update by December 20, as estimated by some experts. However, this hasn't been made official by Google yet and has not announced anything on the matter of receipt by the users.

By December 20, 2016, All Nexus 6P Users Will Be Eligible For The Update Already

All the information on its update has been provided by a web page, set up solely for the Nexus 6P users for them to be well aware on prepping for the receipt of the Android 7.1.1 Nougat. The date of December 20 receipt has been calculated in the form that for the first three days of its launch, 10,000 phones will be chosen at random who will receive the notice that an update for their Android software is already available. For the next ten days, additional 10% of the Nexus 6P users will be able to receive the notice for the update while on the 14th day, all devices will now be eligible for their software to be upgraded to Android 7.1.1 Nougat. Thus, explaining the notice that on December 20, all Nexus 6P users will now be able to upgrade their smartphones.

The Nexus 6P users are advised to prep their units before they update the software, e.g. making sure the battery is fully-charged. All files and data in the units must also be backed up, in cases that they may be lost upon upgrading it. Nevertheless, the users are asked to be ready once they decide to update to Android 7.1.1 Nougat.

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