Public beta version of Android 7.1 to come to some Nexus devices

Nexus 6P, 5X and Pixel C users are in for a treat. The first public beta version Android Nougat or Android 7.1 is coming this month. Nexus users won’t be the only ones to get the first and latest Android updates (especially built-in features to the new Pixel devices such as Google Assistant, Pixel Camera, Pixel Launcher, and 24/7 customer support) but they do get new features such as Night Light and Daydream VR support. Night Light is Android’s answer to Night Shift in iOS. Another one of the new features include the ability for developers to add “app shortcuts” to their Android apps. Google won’t say yet when the widespread release of Android 7.1 will be but those in the beta program don’t have to wait that much longer. You can sign up for the program here.

Source: The Verge

Google's Nexus 5X and 6P come to Canada in October, starting at $499 and $599 respectively

Google just unloaded a bunch of new products, the most interesting of which are the 2015 class of Nexus devices, namely the LG made Nexus 5X and the Huawei built Nexus 6P. Both devices are available for order now in select markets but will be coming to Canada in October. Pricing is expected to go as follows; Nexus 5X will be made available as 16GB (CAD $499) and 32GB (CAD$559) variants and the larger Nexus 6P comes in 32GB ($699), 64GB ($749) and 128GB ($849) variants add taxes and factor in the soul-emptying dollar exchange rate and you have the most expensive Nexus devices ever sold. Below is Google's, er... Alphabet's official news release and device specs.

Today we’re introducing the latest Nexus treats, both running Marshmallow, sweetened by amazing apps and sandwiched by some cutting-edge hardware (see what we did there?):

• Nexus 6P is the first all-metal-body Nexus phone. Built in collaboration with Huawei, this 5.7” phone is crafted from aeronautical-grade aluminum, with a USB Type-C port for fast charging, a powerful 64-bit processor, and a 12.3 MP camera sensor with massive 1.55µm pixels (hello, better photos!). The Nexus 6P starts at $499.
• You’re not the only one who misses your Nexus 5. We’ve joined forces with LG to bring it back with the new Nexus 5X, which gives you great performance in a compact and light package, with a beautiful 5.2” screen and the same 12.3 MP camera and Type-C port as the Nexus 6P. Nexus 5X starts at $379.

Both phones include a new fingerprint sensor, Nexus Imprint, which gives you quick and secure access to your phone, as well as use of Android Pay (in the U.S.). They are available for pre-order on the Google Store from a number of countries, including the U.S., U.K., Ireland and Japan, and come with a free 90-day subscription to Google Play Music. In the U.S., pre-orders include a $50 Play credit to help you stock up your favorite music, apps, games and shows. 

All the Nexus 6P details leaked in review document

While a few days away from launch (and likely, subsequent short online supplies), Google's newest Nexus devices have already been leaked in various renders and documents, but not like this. A complete reviewer's guide was leaked recently and made available on Imgur. 

Designed to focus on talking points for product reviewers, the document explains and confirms many of the features coming to the Nexus 6P including a unibody construction, fingerprint reader, improved camera and sensors, USB Type-C charging port and Android Marshmallow preinstalled. What isn't discussed in the document is the price, which will be the biggest factor whether users will flock to the new Nexus devices or consider other mid-range options from the likes of Motorola, HTC, OnePlus and others.

Source: BGR

Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P handsets surface in new leaks

Image source: Android Police

We're getting a glimpse of the smaller of two Google Nexus devices via a series of leaks showing the LG built Nexus 5X in a variety of colours. To be launched at an upcoming event in the US, Google is going for a two-pronged Nexus device launch. Expected to usher in the age of Android M (Marshmallow), we are going to see a 5.2-inch device (pictured above) called the Nexus 5X and a larger Huwaei-made 5.7-inch phablet called Nexus 6P (see below).

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