When was Nexus 6P released?
29 September 2015
Nexus 6P
| Front view of the Nexus 6P running Android 8.1.0 | |
|---|---|
| First released | 29 September 2015 |
| Availability by region | show 29 September 2015 show 13 October 2015 show 02 November 2015 show 16 November 2015 show 4 December 2015 show 8 December 2015 show 11 December 2015 |
| Discontinued | 4 October 2016 |
| Predecessor | Nexus 6 |
Is the Nexus 6P still supported?
Google has seemingly ended support for 2015’s Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X. The company did not push January 2019’s Android security patch to the duo of smartphones. Google hasn’t released a new Nexus-branded device since 2015.
Why did Google remove the Nexus 6P from the store?
Huawei VP of R&D described the Nexus 6P as a dream project, despite the challenges including the short development cycle, technological complexities in introducing a phone with the LTE bands to target the global market, and the design difficulties in an all-aluminum phone. In October 2016, Google removed the Nexus 6P from the online Google Store.
Which is the latest version of Android for the Nexus 6P?
In December 2015, Google released Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow for the Nexus 6P, among other devices. Google released Android 7.0 Nougat for the Nexus 6P, as well as several other devices, on 22 August 2016. Google released Android 7.1.1 Nougat for the Nexus 6P (among other devices) in December 2016.
When did Android Oreo come out for Nexus 6P?
Google released Android 8.0 Oreo for the Nexus 6P, among other devices, in August 2017. Android 8.1 Oreo was released for the Nexus 6P, as well as some other devices, on 5 December 2017.
What does the p stand for on the Nexus 6P?
According to Google, the “P” in 6P stands for “premium.” Criticism has been aimed at the removal of both the optical image stabilization and water resistance, as well as wireless charging. The Nexus 6P is the first Nexus phone that Google has chosen to co-develop with a Chinese company, Huawei.