Ekugcineni futhi njengoba sikwazise ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule, abasebenzisi be-Galaxy S7 ne-S7 Edge bazothola isibuyekezo esilindelwe isikhathi eside se-Android 7.1.1 ngenyanga kaJanuwari. Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule, abakwaSamsung bakhiphe i-beta yesihlanu ye-Android 7.0, uhlelo lwe-beta oluphela namuhla, ngoDisemba 30, ngokusho kwesitatimende ithumele kubasebenzisi abayingxenye yohlelo lwe-beta yenkampani. Esitatimendeni esifanayo singafunda ukuthi inguqulo yokugcina ye-Android Nougat izofika kanjani kuyo yonke inyanga kaJanuwari, ngokushesha okukhulu.
AbakwaSamsung abafunanga ukunikela ngosuku oluqondile lokuthi belulame empilweni futhi uma kwenzeka behlangabezana nenye inkinga lapho bethumela i-beta. Esikwaziyo ukuthi ngabe izibuyekezo ze-Android 7.1.1 zizophinde zingene ohlelweni lwe-beta futhi, noma njengezibuyekezo ezincane i-Samsung ngeke iphinde isetshenzise uhlelo lwe-beta. Okucacayo ukuthi ngaphambi kokuthi abakwaSamsung bethule i-Galaxy S8 entsha zonke izigidi zabasebenzisi abathembele ku-Samsung bazokwazi ukujabulela inguqulo yakamuva ye-Android Nougat, okubandakanya zonke izindaba ezethulwe iGoogle ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule.
Kepha i-Samsung akuyona ukuphela kwenkampani nayo izobuyekeza amadivayisi wakho enguqulweni yakamuva ye-Android Nougat, kodwa kanjalo nenkampani yaseJapan iSony, eveze lesi sinqumo kwangathi yiyo kuphela ebihlele ukwenza kanjalo. Okucacayo ukuthi kuyaziswa ukuthi abakhiqizi baqala inguqulo yabo ye-Android ibuyekezelwe enguqulweni yakamuva, into okwakunzima kakhulu ukuyizuza ezikhathini ezedlule. Ake sibheke ukuthi ngabe bonke abanye abakhiqizi bayanaka yini futhi balandele indlela efanayo ne-Samsung ne-Sony.