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Android 7.1 To Roll Out To Nexus Devices in December; Preview Goes Out This Month (engadget.com)

Posted by msmash on from the android-delights dept.

Google said today it will roll out Android 7.1 to a range of Nexus devices -- including Nexus 6 -- later this year (December). A developer preview of Android 7.1 will be available to enthusiasts later this month. From an Engadget report: They also confirmed what 7.1 will bring to the table. Aside from Daydream VR support, most of the new features focus on giving developers more options to spruce up their apps' functionality. First, they can now make custom shortcuts, much like the ones popping up in iOS via 3D Touch. There's also support for image keyboards so users can insert stickers or GIFs within apps. For carriers and calling apps, 7.1 has APIs for multi-endpoint calling and telephony configuration. Lastly, developers can now route users to a Settings page to free up storage space by deleting unused files.

4 of 26 comments (clear)

  1. Stability and performance? by junner518 · · Score: 2

    I don't need more features. I want a functional tablet. Source: Have Nexus 9 that crashes almost daily after 7 update.

  2. Including Nexus 6... by alexo · · Score: 4, Insightful

    ... but excluding Nexus 5, which does not get an update to Android 7 even though its hardware is perfectly capable of running it.

    Ain't planned obsolescence grand?

  3. Re:Battery drain fix? by Lothsahn · · Score: 2

    I get better battery life on my Nexus 6 with Android 7 than before. Not much, mind you, but it's a little better.

    That said, there are some issues... Cell standby consumed 880 mAh with the radio active for 10s. Somehow, I think that's got to be wrong...

    I agree, though--the #1 thing I want is better battery life. And what's crazy is that I disabled the Google location services on my Nexus S and I get 4 DAYS of battery life between charges now (screen off nearly 100%). With Google Location services on, it only lasts ~6 hours. So I suspect Google itself is at fault for a lot of the battery drain.

    --
    -=Lothsahn=-
  4. Re:Battery drain fix? by jrumney · · Score: 2

    This happened to me the first day after updating my 6P. Then I booted into recovery and cleared the cache (after some research into possible solutions). Since then the battery has lasted all day. Still worse compared with 6.0.1, which would have lasted until about noon the next day if I'd gone without charging (7.0 is giving me battery warnings around midnight now), but acceptable for someone who basically just charges their phone overnight.