| Last update | Oct. 22nd 2021 9:03:57 PM | Sep. 12th 2019 4:20:00 PM |
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| Release date | Oct. 4th 2016 | Aug. 22nd 2016 |
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| Version name | Nougat | Nougat |
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| Android market share | 7.8 % (7.1 - 7.1.2) | 11.4 % |
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| API Level | 25 | 24 |
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| Key user features added |
- Daydream Virtual Reality mode
- Night Light
- Storage manager improvements
- Performance improvements for Touch and Display managements
- Option to enable fingerprint swipe down gesture
- Seamless system updates
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- Unicode 9.0 emoji
- Better multitasking
- Multi-window mode (PIP, Freeform window)
- Seamless system updates (with dual system partition)
- Better performance and code size thanks to new JIT
Compiler
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| Key developer features added |
- Shortcut manager APIs
- Support Circular app icons
- Keyboard image insertion
- VR thread scheduling improvements
- Enhanced wallpaper metadata
- Multi-endpoint call support
- Source type support for Visual Voicemail
- Carrier config options to manage video telephony
- open-source AOSP apps replaced with closed-source google
apps
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- Sustained Performance Mode (SPM) API
- Vulkan 3D rendering API
- Daydream virtual reality platform
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