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Samsung is rolling out the official Android 7.0 Nougat update to the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge days ahead of the rumored January 17th release date. Beta users have already started reporting that the update has popped up for them already, and is about 215 MB in size.
According to Samsung's Customer Consultant Guide slides, which are noted by Phone Arena, there are apparently no less than twenty new features and visuals that will be introduced with the Nougat software for your Galaxy S7 or S7 edge. Some of these are like the App shortcuts for default Samsung apps, or the multi-window mode, while some others belongs to Samsung's new UX.
Reports say that, there is the ability to change the native screen resolution when you do not need all that granular detail that would ease the work of the GPU and thus eventually have positive effect on battery life. The messaging app will allow you to classify texts by threads and contacts, and there are plenty of other changes coming with Nougat.
Before you initiate download the update, it is advisable to back up your device. While the upcoming build should have be a stable one, there are always chances that things can go wrong with your device and you might risk losing your data. Having a backup will help you to go back to your phone to previous Android version easily too, reports IBTime.
You can follow the below step by step guide for installing Android 7.0 Nougat to your Samsung Galaxy S7: Firstly you are advised to back up your data before proceeding, for this you need to go to Settings> Backup & Reset and check 'Backup My Data' and 'Automatic Restore'. After this, you will need to check for the update. In case you don't get a notification about the availability of the update, then you will need to look for it manually by going to the About Phone option in settings and select software update.
Now, all you need to is download the file. After downloading completes you just need to install the file and once you are done installing the update, simply restart the device. Now you will have your Android Nougat-ready Samsung Galaxy S7.
