It's a weird form of bottom-up democracy where each OEM adds their own little flavor (including all new features), which Google often makes standard in future generations of Android (e.g. There is, however, one upside to working with all these chefs-many new ideas get into the mix. THEN the carriers have to confirm all these various flavors of Android work nicely with their networks. Each device manufacturer (your Samsungs, LGs, and HTCs of the world) feels compelled to create their own spin on Android, which requires further tinkering and testing before it's let loose into the wild. BUT then the two processes begin to diverge. The Android conundrum is a classic clusterfudge of too many interested parties: Google releases a new version of Android each year and gives it to the world for free, just like Apple. I love me some Android, but boy do these rollouts stand in stark contrast to the lightning-quick updates delivered en masse to our iOS brethren. The Nougat rollout is proving to be yet another frustrating chapter in the story of Android. However, those of you with older Android devices will have to wait for the OTA update to become available for your specific model and carrier. Huzzah! Android 7.0 Nougat came preinstalled on marquee releases like the Google Pixel phone ($229.00 at Amazon UK) and the LG V20 ($229.00 at Amazon UK). There's a new, candy-themed version of Android.