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intrdrgn

intrdrgn

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went on youtube & seen the new update software Android N for N6P. i went & enroll on Google yesterday & received the update this morning. remember to have your WiFi on to load cause it takes a long time load. here is a video on Andoird N....
 
Pretty sure that was just the 60Mb March security update you received over the air (that's what I received yesterday).

The Android N preview is certainly not yet ready for prime time (i.e., mass, general distribution) and must be manually flashed to your device.

Esteemed member @codesplice I believe has already flashed this (the N previs) to his 6P and likes what he's seen.

Cheers!
 
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More info on that here:
http://developer.android.com/preview/download.html

If you have access to a supported device, you can update it to a Developer Preview milestone build in one of these ways:
  • Enroll the device in automatic OTA system updates through the Android Beta Program. Once enrolled, your device will receive regular over-the-air (OTA) updates of all milestone builds in the N Developer Preview. This approach is recommended because it lets you seamlessly transition from your current environment through the various releases of the N Developer Preview.
  • Download a Developer Preview system image and flash the device. OTA updates are not provided automatically for devices that you flash manually, but you can enroll those devices in Android Beta Program to get OTA updates.
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Rxpert83 said:
@scary alien - It can be downloaded via OTA if you sign up for the new beta program.


But I'd have to agree with the rest of your post. Its not ready for primetime and people shouldnt put it on their primary device without being prepared to go back.
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Ah, thank you, @Rxpert83--I was not aware of that!

That's pretty cool and likely gives Google feedback about the success of their OTA files coming from MarshMallow.

Humble apologies to @intrdrgn--I didn't understand what you were referencing by enrolling :oops: -- thank you both for illuminating this for me :).
 
scary alien said:
The Android N preview is certainly not yet ready for prime time (i.e., mass, general distribution) and must be manually flashed to your device.

Esteemed member @codesplice I believe has already flashed this (the N previs) to his 6P and likes what he's seen.
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Can confirm.

N has a lot of really cool features (see my Google+ post detailing some of my favorites and Android Police's ever-expanding Feature Spotlight series for more), but it's definitely buggy beta alpha software. Performance can be pretty rough at times. Lots of apps I rely upon just don't work. Other apps randomly crash. I haven't encountered any show-stoppers so will continue to use it on my 6P for a while, but I've also got a trusty Honor 5X I can fall back to. (And, in fact, I have to carry that 5X with me anyway since Dashlane and Authenticator+ don't yet work with N....)
 
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Once they have 1-2 bug patches (preview 3) I'll flash on my daily driver and put it through the paces, but as far as running it right now I'm not the flashaholic I used to be ;)

The N Developer Preview runs from 9 March 2016 until the final Android N public release to AOSP and OEMs, planned for Q3 2016.

At key development milestones, we’ll deliver updates for your development and testing environment. In general you can expect an update each month (4 to 6 week interval). The milestones are listed below.

  • Preview 1 (initial release, alpha)
  • Preview 2 (incremental update, beta)
  • Preview 3 (incremental update, beta)
  • Preview 4 (final APIs and official SDK, Play publishing)
  • Preview 5 (near-final system images for final testing)
  • Final release to AOSP and ecosystem
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Yep, I was kind of surprised to see the update. I kind of figured in typical Google Beta fashion that we'd just be stuck with bugs until the next scheduled monthly milestone. Pretty exciting that we already have a bugfix update!

So far, performance across the board (and especially while typing) seems to be improved. My two problem apps (Authenticator+ and DashLane) still refuse to cooperate, but I'm guessing that's on the app devs rather than Google.
 
It looks great... Since I changed over from Android, I never got to try Marshmallow so I hope to hop back onto the system for a taste of whatever flavour N happens to be, either with a 6p or the next Nexus model. I did prefer the look of the L/M notification shade over the N one though, personally.
 
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