Android 7

[Chaos Network]

When can I expect to receive Android 7 on my LG G5?

[Guest]

Soon enough

http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/android-7-what-we-want-to-see-1311290

[kirashi]

25 minutes ago, Chaos Network said:

When can I expect to receive Android 7 on my LG G5?

Soon, or never, depending on your carrier. Even if LG releases Android 7, your carrier may take forever, or simply not release it at all.

 

For example, the Galaxy Note 3 & 4 are both fully capable of running Android 7 - they both pack Snapdragon 800 or newer CPUs and have plenty of RAM.

But good luck ever officially seeing newer Android versions than 5 or 6 on these devices. Between Samsung and carriers, they'll want you to buy a new phone.

 

When Samsung released Android 5 for the Note 3, it took 9 months for Bell mobility to release a carrier update for the phone.  

[Chaos Network]

On 11/29/2016 at 3:08 PM, kirashi said:

Soon, or never, depending on your carrier. Even if LG releases Android 7, your carrier may take forever, or simply not release it at all.

 

For example, the Galaxy Note 3 & 4 are both fully capable of running Android 7 - they both pack Snapdragon 800 or newer CPUs and have plenty of RAM.

But good luck ever officially seeing newer Android versions than 5 or 6 on these devices. Between Samsung and carriers, they'll want you to buy a new phone.

 

When Samsung released Android 5 for the Note 3, it took 9 months for Bell mobility to release a carrier update for the phone.  

My carrier is Criket, the subsidiary of AT&T

[kirashi]

3 hours ago, Chaos Network said:

My carrier is Criket, the subsidiary of AT&T

Excellent! You'll want to check with them about getting an update to Android 7.0 then, since they'll have to push it down the pipeline, unless you're comfortable with rooting and unlocking your phone.