Android Nougat, version 7.0 of Google's mobile operating system, was released in August 2016, first for Nexus devices. It brought split-screen multitasking to phones and tablets, an improved Doze power-saving mode, and a redesigned notification shade in which messages could be answered directly. Under the surface, it adopted the Vulkan graphics interface and moved to a new just-in-time compiler that sped up app installation. Version 7.1 followed with features such as app shortcuts and support for the Daydream virtual-reality platform. Like other Android versions, it was named after a dessert, and rolled out slowly across manufacturers, so many phones received it months after Google's own devices.
Before and after
- from 15 July 2016 to 31 December 2025Premiere of Stranger Things
- 15 July 20162016 Turkish coup d'état attempt
- 22 July 20162016 Munich shooting
- 26 July 20162016 Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray church attack
- 22 August 2016Creation of Android Nougat
- 24 August 2016August 2016 Central Italy earthquake
- 24 August 2016Discovery of Proxima Centauri b
- September 2016Release of TikTok
- 8 September 2016Launch of OSIRIS-REx
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