Days ahead of its annual developer conference Google I/O to be held in San Francisco, Google has announced that it will end the Android Nougat Beta and soon launch its new version Android O Beta.
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The company is also expected to throw light on its plans for Android O features and functionality at the conference.
"Thank you for your interest in the Android Beta Programme. The beta for Android Nougat has concluded, and all devices that were opted in have been updated to the current public version," Google said in an update to the Android beta website.
"If you are still running a beta version of Nougat you may download the latest full OTA image for your device and sideload it. This will not wipe your device. We'll update this site when the Android O Beta Programme begins," the update added.
To date, Google had been providing Beta versions of Android Nougat (versions 7.x) alongside early "Developer Preview" versions of Android O which is touted as the next major Android version.
"But many Pixel and Nexus users are waiting for the Android O beta as the developer preview is not really intended for public consumption," BetaNews reported on Monday.
A previous report by VentureBeat claims that Google will announce the new Android at I/O conference that starts on May 17, 2017 and will end on May 20, 2017. The report also states that the new Android could come with features to match up with Apple's software. The two companies have shared features with each other in the past.
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Apple's recent seriousness for its voice assistant comes after Google introduced its Google Assistant. The report also talks about a text-copy feature built by Google which can be expected in the new Android. The feature is called Copy Less and will allow user to copy text from one app and the phone will automatically offer the suggestion to paste it at the next place you start typing in.
The new Android O is also expected to come with better sharing features. Reportedly, the feature will integrate the message text with relevant apps. For example: If you share or say any address in a message, it can be also opened in Google Maps. Also expected are some tweaks in the Notification bar, native support for app badges and settings menu.
