This week Google announce its latest creation in the Android Word which is Android N. The N maybe stand for Nutella specially after Lockheimer dropped another hint at the end of his Medium post saying :
Android N Preview for developer is now available and you can get it for your phone if you are an owner of these devices:
- Nexus 5X
- Nexus 6
- Nexus 6P
- Nexus 9
- Nexus 9 LTE
- Nexus Player
- Pixel C
Now let’s talk about Android N Preview biggest changes ( the final version will have more changes maybe):
- Multi-window support
- Quick Settings Tile API
- Notification enhancements
- Data Saver
- Android TV recording
- ICU4J APIs
- Support for more languages
- Accessibility enhancement
- Number blocking
- Call screening
- Direct boot
- Key Attestation
- Network Security Config
- APK signature scheme v2
- Scoped directory access
- Default Trusted Certificate Authority
- Doze on the go
- Android for Work update
- Always-on VPN
- Work profile security challenge
- OR Code Provisioning
- Toggle Work Mode
- Disable access to apps
- Remote Reboot
- Enterprise Process Logging
- Remote Bug Reports
- Device health monitoring
- Certificate management
How to get Android N Preview:
There’s 2 methods to get Android N Preview :
Method 1: Android N OTA update
Starting today, you can update your devices ( Devices mention above in this article).
To get OTA Android N updates , visit the Android Beta Program website.
Note that if you later choose to opt-out of receiving the updates, all the user data will be removed.
Method 2: Android N Image Download
Download the Android N Developer Images and install it manually via following links and control the updates yourself.
Getting Android N Preview with this method will remove all data from your device . So, you should make a backup of your user data before doing this update.
Note that using this method, your phone won’t receive additional OTA updates and you’ll have to install future previews manually.
Android N Preview images download link:
How to install Android N Preview images?
Follow the detailed instructions on developers.google.com/android and install Android N on your device. You will find also the instructions about how to uninstall Android N Preview from your device in the same page.
