Google recently started the year of with the release of their latest mobile operating system version, Android 7.0 Nougat. The new version was rolled out for a handful of previously released Google Nexus devices as well as for the company's newest premium flagship smartphones, the Google Pixel and the Google Pixel XL.

The company then quickly released several new version of the operating shortly after, including Android 7.1.1 and the beta for Android 7.1.2. However, for the past few weeks, the company has become silent regarding plans for new updates, which has really concerned some Android fans. According to a report from Android Central, there might have been a good reason for the long silence.

The report reveals that Google may have actually been preparing a public release for the latest Android 7.1.2 operating system update. The company's vice president for Android, Dave Burke, even pointed out in a blog post that the developers have been working on the public release for "a couple of months," starting from when Android Nougat was initially unveiled. The post further revealed that they are actually preparing to release the update soon.

Based on the blog post, reports have pegged the release of Android 7.1.2 to be sometime at the end of March or perhaps at the very first days of April. This claim was further backed by the recent actions of one of the biggest carriers in Canada, Rogers. The carrier recently sent out announcements for Google Pixel owners to enable VoLTE in order to receive an upcoming update on April 3.

It also has to be pointed out that Rogers has been testing their new VoLTE service with the previously released Android 7.1.2 beta. This fact combined with the hint of an upcoming update has made some publications predict that the public release of Android 7.1.2 could very well be on April 3.

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