Android 7.0 Nougat update rolling out to Motorola devices in Q4 2016

A promotional image for the Android 7.0 Nougat Facebook/AndroidOfficial

The seventh-generation mobile operating system from Android called Android Nougat will finally arrive on Motorola devices.

According to the mobile manufacturer's official blog, the Android 7.0 Nougat will find its way to some of their smartphone products.

The Android 7.0 Nougat update will begin to roll-out in the fourth quarter of this year, and it will land on the fourth-generation Moto G as well as the Moto Z.

Other Motorola devices will also get the Android 7.0 Nougat update, including the fourth-generation Moto G Plus and Moto G Play, the third-generation of Moto X Pure Edition, Moto X Style, Moto X Play, Moto X Force, Droid Turbo 2, Droid Maxx 2, Moto Z, Moto Z Droid, Moto Z Force Droid, Moto Z Play, Moto Z Play Droid, as well as the Nexus 6.

Meanwhile, speculations claimed that Samsung's previous-generation flagship smartphones, Galaxy S6 and Galaxy Note 5, will also receive the Android 7.0 Nougat in the coming days.

According to Mobi Picker, the South Korean mobile manufacturing started to test the latest mobile operating system on the said devices, and they are aiming to roll out the update during the early months of 2017.

There are also reports claiming that Samsung is planning to incorporate the Android 7.0 Nougat to their newest lineup of flagship products, including the Galaxy Note 7, Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge before 2016 ends.

Devices that will run using the Android 7.0 Nougat will have the split-screen display mode, where two apps can run simultaneously in the other half of the screen.

The new Android 7.0 Nougat, which came out on Aug. 22, also comes with a revised notification feature showing smaller icons.

The first devices which featured the new Android 7.0 Nougat include Google's Nexus 6, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus 9, Nexus Player, Pixel C, and General Mobile 4G. Other mobile manufacturers will also roll out the new Android update in the future, including HTC and LG.

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