You can download Android Nougat now on your Google-powered phone and tablet, even though the official launch isn’t for a couple more weeks, according to search engine company.

That’s good news because Android is the most popular operating system in the world, installed on over a billion active devices, from smartphones and tablets to smart appliances such as TVs and fridges.

At the Google IO 2016 event, Google announced that you can now sign up your device for the Android 7.0 Nougat Beta Final Developer Preview.

This is the last developer preview before the final release of Android N 7.0 later this year. Also known as Android 7.0 Nougat Developer Preview 5, this release comes with a number of bug fixes, improvements and features. It’s still an early version of Android 7.0 Nougat, but as it’s so close to the final release, this is the safest – and most stable – way to download and install Android 7.0 right now without having to wait.
To sign up go to the Android Beta website and select “Enroll device.” You’ll need to have a newer Google Nexus, a Sony Xperia Z3 or a Huawei P9 phone to make use of the Android 7.0 Nougat Beta Final Developer Preview, however.

The current version of Android, Android 6.0 Marshmallow, hasn’t even been out a year, and many Android owners are still waiting for it to become available for their devices. That hasn’t stopped Google working on its follow-up, although Android 7.0 Nougat is still in its early stages.

But, even though it’s still early days for Android 7.0 Nougat, you can still download and install it right now – although there are some caveats.

First, this is an Android 7.0 Nougat Beta Final Developer Preview, which means it’s not intended for regular smartphone owners, but rather app developers who want to make sure their products work with Android 7.0 Nougat. So although you can expect some of the latest features of Android 7.0 Nougat to work, such as bundled notifications and multi-window support, you should expect some bugs and errors as well.

If you want – or need – an Android device that works smoothly and reliably, then you should wait for the final release of Android 7.0 Nougat, which will be “later this summer,” promises Google. see more
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