Google officially released Android 7.0 Nougat on August 22. While available for several other Nexus devices, the company had promised that Nexus 6 and Nexus 9 LTE will receive the latestOS in the coming weeks. Following the release of Android 7.0 for Nexus 6 earlier this week, now we are also seeing the update being sent out to Nexus 9 LTE.You can now update your HTC Nexus 9 LTE to Android 7.0 Nougat over-the-air.

This update includes the security patch of September, which is odd since Nexus 6 received October's security patch. In any case, it's the latest update available for your Nexus 9 LTE and Google would probablysend October's security patchwith another OTA update. Follow this guide to update Nexus 9 LTE to Android 7.0 Nougat.

Prerequisites to update Nexus 9 LTE to Android 7.0 Nougat

Create a backupof all important data on your Nexus 9 device. Creating a Nandroid backup of your device is highly recommended.Download and install USB drivers for Nexus 9 in your computer.Enable USB debugging option by pressingMenu>Settings>Applications. Navigate and tap onDeveloper Optionsto ensure thatUSB Debuggingis enabled.Make sure that Android SDK isinstalled on your system and you have experience working downloadingand installing files with it.Ensure that yourNexus 9carries more than 70% of charge.

How toupdate Nexus 9 LTE to Android 7.0 NougatNRD90R

Required files:downloadAndroid 7.0 for Nexus 9 (LTE).Once downloaded, follow these steps toflashNRD90R Android 7.0 Nougat on Nexus 9 LTE.

Connect your Nexus 9using a USB cable and turn it off.Now, start the device in Fastboot mode (assuming that you have Fastboot and ADB already set up and ready to use): turn off your device. Then, press and holdVolume Up,Powerand Homebuttons until you see the Fastboot mode. You will see a START option at the top of the screen.Go to the downloaded foldervolantis-NRD90Rand copy / paste all the files to your Fastboot directory. Your Fastboot directory should be theplatform-toolsfolder in the Android SDK directory.Unlock the bootloader:fastboot oem unlock- confirm.From the factory images files in your Fastboot directory (platform-tools folder), also run the followingcommand depending on your operating system:Windows:Runflash-all.batMac:Runflash-all.shusingTerminalLinux:Runflash-all.shOnce the script finishes running, your Nexus 9will reboot.

Your Nexus 9 is now running the latest Android 7.0 Nougat. You can follow the steps in this guideusing the latest links to root Nexus 9 on Android 7.0. For more details, please readthe official instructions.