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Google may have a plan to send latest Android to non-Nexus devices

When it comes to Android, Google has lost the reigns a bit over the years with many OEMs and networks tinkering with Google's software and slowing down the update process quite a bit. As a result of this, you have typically required a Google Nexus smartphone to ensure that you will get the latest version of the OS upon release but that could be changing this year.

According to new reports, Google may be expanding its Android Beta program to include devices made by third-party OEMs, this would mean that non-Nexus devices could potentially get the latest version of Android at the same time as the latest Nexus smartphones.

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This information comes from a Reddit user that dug around in the code for the current developer beta for Android N. The evidence comes from the following note, which reads: “Accompanying Android Beta program for consumers, starting later in the preview – more supported devices, including devices from OEM partners – seamless OTAs for your devices, from initial release to final N release without flashing.”

So those who own perhaps a Samsung or a Sony smartphone could opt-in to get updates directly from Google instead, in order to get the latest Android features faster and bypassing networks and OEMs that slow down the process. This might not pan out but this at least shows that Google is exploring its options in order to get updates out to users quicker.

KitGuru Says: Google has been working to take back control of Android and lessen the amount of fragmentation that occurs in the market for a while. Delivering updates to non-Nexus smartphones itself could help that a great deal. Would you like to be able to get Android updates straight from Google even on smartphones from the likes of Samsung, HTC or Sony? 

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10 comments

  1. This could be the best of both worlds for android owners, we all want the latest version of android but we may prefer the features of a non-nexus phone. What’s not to like?

  2. This would be very difficult to do right now. I could see some adjustments in the Android program itself. Either you would have a version of your preferred phone with pure Android managed by Google with updates direct from Google or an OEM customised version like you have now. Google would have to rewrite it’s EULA to force manufacturers to do this.

    Right now the carrier caused fragmentation will make this impossible.

  3. No way please no way

  4. I’d be all over stock Android for my Galaxy S7, but only if I could keep my Knox Warranty bit status and if Samsung opened up Samsung Pay and the camera app for us to use properly. Otherwise, it’ll just suck. Samsung aren’t exactly known for supporting non-TouchWiz versions of their device (Galaxy S4 Play Edition)

  5. Gary 'Gazza' Keen

    Long overdue but it’s only a compromise. In any case to put into perspective how ridiculous it’s gotten everyone’s talking about Android N and my Moto G2 only just got Marshmallow about a month ago.

    This phone was also advertised as one of the first few phones to get Lollipop but even that still took a good few months

  6. Jeannettejtorre4

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  7. This will never happen, the third party manufacturers dont WANT there to be classic android on the phones they make. they want to add a f*ckton of stupid useless unremovable software regardless.

  8. Wtf no then why buy a Nexus (I’m on a 6p) I mean stay exclusive to Nexus that’s what drive the sales in my opinion if that happens Nexus phone will just fall in the background

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  10. I would love to use stock Android on my S6 and on my ASUS tablet.