When is Android 7 “Nougat” Coming to My Phone?

Google release Android N's first beta build in March 2016, 5 months later Android 7.0 "Nougat" (Android N) was released on August 22, 2016. With Nexus devices being the first to receive the latest update, LG V20 became the first smartphone to be released with Nougat. This was quite unlike Google to announce LG V20 being the first device despite their own smartphone Pixel and Pixel XL which was designed and marketed by Google in the plans. Which was later released on October 4, 2016.

Unlike earlier releases, Android N was actually released as a public beta for all Nexus owners and modders in March 2016 which means all the OEMs had their hands on it since March 2016. This potentially means all OEMs can release Android N for their devices very quickly. Usually it takes anywhere between 6-10 months for many OEMS to release the latest Android release as they work their way to integrate their custom UI in the stable version of Android released by Google. This post is to help you know if your device is getting an Android N update, when and if it's already released.

GOOGLE

ANNOUNCEMENT : 22nd August 2016, Google announced Android N update for the devices.
Android 7.1.1 was released on 5 December 2016, which will be rolling out in the coming weeks to the following devices : Nexus 6, Nexus 5x, Nexus 6P, Nexus 9, Google Pixel, Google Pixel XL, Nexus Player, Pixel C, General Mobile 4G(Android One)

SAMSUNG

ANNOUNCEMENT : Early May 2016, Samsung announced Android N update for the devices. No release date was announced.
SAMSUNG DEVICES TO GET ANDROID N UPDATE :

BLACKBERRY

ANNOUNCEMENT : Blackberry hasn't officially announced Android N support for any of its devices. But it is expected that DTEK50 and DTEK60 might get the Android N update. Both devices have received security patches till December. Priv might also get the Android N update.
BLACKBERRY DEVICES TO GET ANDROID N UPDATE :

HTC

ANNOUNCEMENT: On June 30, 2016 HTC Announced Android N for the devices. No release date was announced.
HTC DEVICES TO GET ANDROID N UPDATE :
- 25th November 2016 : Android N released for HTC 10.
- 5th December 2016 : Android N released for HTC One M9.

LG

ANNOUNCEMENT : LG hasn't officially announced Android N support for most of their devices. But it is expected that G4, G5 and V10 might get the Android N update.
LG DEVICES TO GET ANDROID N UPDATE :

HUAWEI/HONOR

ANNOUNCEMENT

SONY

ANNOUNCEMENT

MOTOROLA

ANNOUNCEMENT :

announced

ONEPLUS

ANNOUNCEMENT : November 2016, OnePlus confirmed Android N for the devices. Expected release date was end of this year (December 2016)
ONEPLUS DEVICES TO GET ANDROID N UPDATE :
- Stable Android N version not released for any device yet.
- 30th November 2016, A beta build for OnePlus3 was released

XIAOMI

ANNOUNCEMENT : Xiaomi has't officially announced Android N for any device but the above list is an expected device list based on the MIUI 8/9 beta updates.
XIAOMI DEVICES TO GET ANDROID N UPDATE :

OTHER DEVICES

Android One Will Receive Android N but Google hasn't released any details about the release yet. So far only General Mobile 4G received an update.

Nexbit Robin announced support for Android N and released a beta and is expected to release a stable version soon

INCOMPATIBLE DEVICES

There are few devices which aren't compatible with the new Vulkan API which Nougat supports for better gaming graphics and performance. This isn't just software update, but Vulkan API requires a hardware suppot for OpenGL ES 3.1. So devices with Snapdragon 800/801 aren't compatible which include Samsing Galaxy S5, Sony Xperia Z3, Z3 Compact, Nexus 5, OnePlus X, Moto X(2014) and HTC One M8.

But you still can get Android 7 "Nougat" for your old device, keep reading.

If you can't find your device in the above list, your device might not be compatible or not getting the update. If you still want to be sure, leave a comment and we shall update you and the post with details of Android N Support for that device.

If official update is not coming your way for some reason or if your device is deemed incompatible, don't worry you still can install third-party custom ROMs for your device. The most secure, trustworthy and widely used ROM is the CyanogenMod[CM], CM 14 is based on Android 7 "Nougat" which will support a lot of devices which the OEMs aren't panning to update.
For devices deemed incompatible CM14 might be available for your device, CyanogenMods made a long list of devices which are receiving experimental builds of CM14.1 which even support incompatible devices.

If you have received your Android N update, how is it? Are you happy with it or feel Android M was better than this? Leave a comment below.

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