Android Nougat

Android Nougat (<a href="/facts/Code_name/MRq0mo4b">codenamed</a> Android N during development) is the seventh major version and 14th original version of the <a href="/facts/Android_(operating_system)/nNyHb0xz">Android</a> <a href="/facts/Operating_system/8XTuvMh2">operating system</a>. First released as an <a href="/facts/Software_release_life_cycle/z4Q4RElA">alpha test version</a> on March 9, 2016, it was officially released on August 22, 2016, with <a href="/facts/Google_Nexus/nRKSmlCX">Nexus</a> devices being the first to receive the update. 
The <a href="/facts/LG_V20/UShwfdDg">LG V20</a> was the first smartphone released with Nougat in 2016.
Nougat introduces notable changes to the operating system and its development platform, including the ability to display multiple apps on-screen at once in a split-screen view, support for inline replies to notifications, and an expanded Doze power-saving mode that restricts device functionality once the screen has been off for a period of time. Additionally, the platform switched to an <a href="/facts/OpenJDK/KDzob3aF">OpenJDK</a>-based <a href="/facts/Java_(programming_language)/9ScgFyAL">Java</a> environment and received support for the <a href="/facts/Vulkan_(API)/e188Vdpc">Vulkan</a> graphics rendering <a href="/facts/API/GMlN4vUr">API</a>, and seamless system updates on supported devices.
Nougat received positive reviews. The new app notification format received particular praise; while the multitasking interface was seen as a positive change, reviewers experienced that several apps were incompatible with the feature. Critics had mixed experiences with the Doze power-saving mode, but faster app installs and tweaks to the <a href="/facts/User_interface/e9sPEWVD">user interface</a> were also reviewed positively.
As of January 2025, 1.26% of devices ran Android Nougat, with 0.26% on 7.1.x and 1% on 7.0. Android Nougat went unsupported with no more security updates after October 2019.

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Android Nougat