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Galaxy S8 Oreo vs Nougat side-by-side screenshots

The official Oreo update is finally rolling out to the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+, two weeks after the beta program came to its long-drawn-out conclusion. The update's only available to beta testers in Germany at the moment, and while everyone else is waiting for the update to hit their S8 or S8+, we thought we'd […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
7 years ago

Galaxy C7 is being updated to Android 7.0 Nougat in China

The Android Nougat update has been hitting a slew of mid-range and budget Samsung smartphones recently, more than two months after Android 8.0 Oreo made its public debut, and the update has begun making its way to the Galaxy C7 this week. The update comes as a 1141 MB download over the air and bumps […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
7 years ago

Verizon Galaxy J3 (2016) Android 7.0 Nougat update released

Galaxy J3 (2016) owners have been waiting to get a taste of Nougat on Verizon for quite some time now. The largest mobile carrier in the US has finally released the Android 7.0 Nougat update for the Galaxy J3 (2016). Verizon has started rolling out the firmware update over-the-air. It will soon go live for […]

By Adnan Farooqui
7 years ago

Android 7.1 Nougat update rolling out to the Galaxy J5 (2016) in India

The Galaxy J7 (2016) was updated to Android 7.0 Nougat in India almost two months ago, and we had assumed at the time that the update would also be offered to the Galaxy J5 (2016). It looks like that wasn't the case, as Samsung is only now rolling out Nougat to the device in the […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
7 years ago

Android 7.1.1 Nougat update now arriving on the Galaxy J5 (2016) in Europe

The Galaxy J5 (2016) is Samsung's latest smartphone to receive the Android 7.1.1 update in Europe. The upgrade, which has started making the rounds in Poland, transports all of the features included in Nougat, as well as the tweaks bundled in Experience 8.5, the latest version of the firm's user interface. So what does Experience […]

By Josh L.
7 years ago

Verizon now rolling out Android 7.1.1 Nougat update for the Galaxy Tab E 8.0

Verizon has today released the Android 7.1.1 Nougat update—T377VVRU1CQH9—for the Galaxy Tab E 8.0 in the United States, following US Cellular's rollout for its carrier-branded variant of the slate, which shipped running Android 5.1.1 Lollipop, last week. The upgrade transports all of the features you'd expect to find baked into Nougat, including enhanced notifications, stricter […]

By Josh L.
7 years ago

[Update: Not quite] Android 7.0 Nougat update now arriving on the Galaxy J5 Prime in India

Samsung has at last started rolling out the Android 7.0 update for the Galaxy J5 Prime in India. In line with the release that reached the Galaxy On Nxt last month, this upgrade includes all of the features baked into Nougat, in addition to the firm's Dual Messenger feature, which clones messaging applications—WhatsApp, for example—in […]

By Josh L.
7 years ago

How to block ads on Samsung Galaxy smartphones running Nougat

If you've been irked by them, there is a way you can block ads on Samsung Galaxy smartphones running Nougat. You may not even remember that you checked this option during your phone's setup process. That's because most users just fly through the setup process without really paying attention. When you agree to all of […]

By Adnan Farooqui
7 years ago

Galaxy A3 (2016) Nougat bug prevents charging beyond 87%

An odd bug has been making life difficult for Galaxy A3 (2016) owners. We've heard from several users that this Galaxy A3 (2016) Nougat bug prevents the device from charging beyond 87 percent. It's very odd and there's no explanation for this bug as yet. Countless Galaxy A3 (2016) owners have complained about this bug […]

By Adnan Farooqui
7 years ago

Android 7.0 Nougat update released for the Galaxy On Nxt in India

Samsung has started distributing the Android 7.0 update for the Galaxy On Nxt in India. The upgrade bundles all of the exciting new features you'd expect to find baked into Nougat, as well as the firm's coveted Dual Messenger feature, which debuted on the Galaxy A (2017) and Galaxy J (2017) series earlier this year. […]

By Josh L.
7 years ago

Galaxy A9 Pro Nougat update released in India

We reported a month ago that Samsung was testing the Android 7.0 Nougat update for the Galaxy A9 Pro. This handset was spotted on Wi-Fi Alliance's online database running Nougat. Prior to that, the handset was spotted with Nougat on GFXBench and Geekbench. There was ample circumstantial evidence to support the possibility that Samsung might […]

By Adnan Farooqui
7 years ago

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) starts receiving the Android 7.0 Nougat update in India

After rolling out the Nougat update to the Galaxy A7 (2017) yesterday in India, Samsung has done the same for the Galaxy A5 (2017) earlier today. The phone was launched earlier this year with Android 6.0 onboard. The update, which is rolling out in India for the Galaxy A5 (2017), has a file size of […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
7 years ago

Samsung starts rolling out Android 7.0 to Galaxy A7 (2017) in India

Even though Google had released Android 7.0 late last year, Samsung launched this year's variant of the Galaxy A7 with Android 6.0. However, Samsung has now started rolling out the Android 7.0 update for the Galaxy A7 (2017) in India. The Nougat-based update for the Galaxy A7 (2017) (SM-A720F) uses firmware version A720FXXU2BQI2 and has […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
7 years ago

Screenshots: Android Nougat with Samsung Experience UX on the Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 (2016)

Android 7.0 Nougat is finally arriving on the 2016 iterations of the Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7, with the Galaxy J7 (2016) Nougat update rolling out in a couple of markets. Impressively, Samsung has brought over the latest version of its user experience, called Samsung Experience, to last year's J5 and J7. It means the […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
7 years ago

Android 7.0 Nougat update now arriving on the Galaxy J7 (2016) in India

Samsung is now pushing out the Android 7.0 Nougat update for the Galaxy J7 (2016) in India. The upgrade, which weighs in at 1.03GB, transports compatibility for a number of new features, including enhanced notifications and refined battery saving tools, as well as Samsung's vibrant Experience user interface. Related: Galaxy J7 (2017) vs Galaxy J7 (2016) […]

By Josh L.
7 years ago

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