Android Nougat will be released to the public sometime this fall, but Google has already published several preview versions of the upcoming mobile operating system for beta testers. The fourth developer preview was published just recently, and it had one big surprise in store: an all-new boot animation.
As you would expect, the new boot animation is futuristic and sleek, so XDA user mattwheat went ahead and pulled the files from the latest preview version of Android 7.0. This bootanimation.zip file can replace the existing boot animation on most current devices (except Samsung), so I'll show you how to try it out below.
Requirements
- rooted Android device
- root-enabled file browser app
Download the bootanimation.zip File
To get started, download the bootanimation.zip file from Android Nougat.
Rename Your Old Boot Animation File
Next up, use your favorite root-enabled file browser to navigate to the /system/media folder on your device. From here, locate the existing bootanimation.zip file, then long-press it and choose "Rename" (note that if your device does not have a bootanimation.zip file in this folder, it is not supported). Next, simply add a ".bak" to the end of the file name, then press "OK."
Copy the New Boot Animation File & Change Permissions
From here, head to the Download folder on your SD card or internal storage partition, then select the bootanimation.zip file that you downloaded in Step 1. From here, just copy the file, then paste it into the /system/media folder.
Once you've done that, long-press the newly-copied bootanimation.zip file, then choose "Permissions." Finally, set the Owner category to "Read" and "Write," then make sure all other categories are set to just "Read."
Reboot & Enjoy
At this point, all that's left to do is to reboot your phone and check out the new boot animation. It's a white circle that features colored ribbons morphing around alongside it, and the animation itself is something akin to a loading circle. This new animation should be made official later this year, so you're getting an early taste of Nougat well before the rest of the public.
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