Well it turns out Nexus devices are getting Android 7.1 at the same time as Google’s new Pixel phones — or at least a developer preview build of it. This evening Google rolled out a preview release of 7.1 Nougat for the Nexus 6P, 5X, and Pixel C tablet. If your device is installed in the Android Beta program, you can install the update right now to get new features like Night Light, long-press app shortcuts, support for new circular icons, and optimizations to touch and display responsiveness among other changes.

“We’re delivering the initial Developer Preview at beta quality for the Nexus lineup of devices,” Google’s Dave Burke wrote in a blog post announcing the release. “The goal is to tease out any device-specific issues.” There’s a…

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