HMD Global has started rolling out theAndroid 10update to a number of its smartphones in India, including the Nokia 6.1 Plus,Nokia 7 Plusand Nokia 6.1. The devices are receiving the update as part of the second phase of the company’s Android 10 rollout schedule after having alreadyupdated the Nokia 7.1and Nokia 8.1 with the new software last month. This now means that five Nokia smartphones in India have received the latest Android OS since it was announced by Google last year.
According to HMD, the incoming update will bring a whole host of features, including enhanced Gesture Navigation with faster and more intuitive controls, improved Smart Reply with more intuitive options for replying to messages, more granular privacy controls that allow users to set exactly when and how apps can access user-data,Focus Modeto block out distracting apps,Family Linkthat helps parents set digital ground rules for children and of course, the elusive system-wide nativeDark Modethat Google finally rolled out last year.
As pointed out by the company in its official press release, the Nokia 6.1 Plus, Nokia 7 Plus and Nokia 6.1 areall part of the Android One programthat offers a near-stock Android experience with three years’ worth of guaranteed monthly security updates and two years of OS upgrades. All these devices were launched with Android Oreo on-board and were subsequently updated to Android Pie last year.
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