Google’s Nexus 9 LTE is Now Getting Android 7.0 Nougat, Report

True to its promise, Google has finally begun pushing out the Android 7.0 Nougat software update for the LTE model of the Nexus 9 tablet.

It is worth mentioning that this update comes with September 6th security patch, which is great to hear, of course.

This update will bring your Nexus 9’s build number to NRD90R, and the Nexus 9 LTE is now listed on Google’s OTA image download page (source link down below), though the factory images still don’t seem to be available, at least at the time of writing this article. There you have it, those of you who have the LTE-equipped Nexus 9 tablet are also getting some Nougat goods from Google, it was about time.

The Nexus 9 is still quite a capable tablet in terms of specs, we’re hoping that the new Android 7.0 Nougat update will fix some issues that consumers have been reporting lately. Some consumers have been having performance issues with the Nexus 9 for one reason or the other, we’ll see if the new update will fix that. The Nexus 9 LTE is made out of metal, and it sports an 8.9-inch 2048 x 1536 display, along with 2GB of RAM and 32GB of non-expandable internal storage.

This tablet is fueled by NVIDIA’s Tegra K1 dual-core SoC, along with the Kepler DX1 GPU. The 16-megapixel shooter is placed on the back of this tablet, and a 6,700mAh battery is also a part of this package. The Nexus 9 originally shipped with Android 5.0 Lollipop, and it was later upgraded to Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow.

Agencies/Canadajournal