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Android O to Take Precedence with Enhanced Features
1. Android O to Take Precedence with Enhanced
Features
An analytical company named StatCounter recently presented a report in
which they have analyzed worldwide Operating system market share. It
has stated that Google’s Android has overtaken Microsoft Windows as
the World’s most popular operating system based on total internet usage
through desktop, mobile, laptop, and tablet, collectively.
Android is everywhere!
There are millions of devices in the world running smoothly based on
the android operating system. Apparently, the constant advent of
technology made us think in a different way in every aspect right from
making a call to remind you to follow a healthy diet!
Well, keeping apart how Google has changed our lives, Google has
recently launched the developer preview for its next android operating
system. Preceded by Marshmallow and Nougat, Android O update
would bring some noticeable updates in the Android world.
Android app developers and android app development companies have
2. started anticipating the overall frame of Android O by having a look at
the developer preview.
Android O: Everything you need to know
Currently working on a title that must be from the initial “o”, Google is
yet to release the official name of an android operating system. The first
developer preview is available for the following device.
• Nexus 5X
• Nexus 6P
• Nexus Player
• Pixel C
• Pixel XL
• Pixel smartphones
Above devices required manual download and flash in order to check
compatibility issue with various updated features.
This Android O developer preview starts from initial alpha release to
final release of the system. According to Google, This preview runs from
3. 21st
March 2017 to the final android O release, which will be taking
place in Q3 of 2017.
This video from Android Authority will explain the behavior and look of
the Android O operating system.
Google will release four developer previews, with second in May, the
third in June and, fourth in July followed by the official release of the
Android O in the third quarter of 2017. As per the first alpha preview
version, the major updates are as per following:
Notifications Channels:
Android O introduces the customized notification channels for managing
the notifications. It helps users to create an easier way to manage each
type of notifications. There can be many controls with the notification
categories such as snooze, timeouts, and notification dismissal, and
notifications channels that can be personalized.
Credit: Android developer preview
Autofill Framework with Android O:
With the increment in digital transformation, transactions through a
mobile app such as signing up and payment details are increasing. And,
4. to make it error-free Android O makes it easier by introducing Autofill
framework. The user can opt for Autofill for forms such as payment,
registration, etc.
Credits: Medium.com
The picture-in-picture mode in Android O:
Android O will allow picture-in-picture (PIP) mode for the devices. It is
a multi-window mode that is used for video playback. Android
developers are given entire video playback features they can add into the
video apps.
Below image shows Picture-in-Picture mode on Android TV.
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Credits: Medium.com
Android O introduces Adaptive icons:
Android O provides Adaptive icons that can support visual effects and
can support different shapes across various device models. It provides
consistency to the app icon’s design format. These icons are adaptive in
nature so you can find the similar format of app icons across the device.
6. Wide-gamut color capable display with Android O:
With the Android O, developers can leverage wide-gamut color display
in the devices.
Android O supports Multi-display:
Android O supports multiple displays on devices. If an activity of the
app supports multi-window mode and is running on a device with
multiple displays, the user can switch between the activities from one
display to another. Android O automatically enables multi-display
support if an activity supports multi-window mode, Android API
overview stated.
Along with that, there are other noticeable updates from a developer
point of view as well as user’s point of view. Enhanced version of
Android operating system introduces a wide range of new features for
developers and users.
More of personalization through the user’s perspective, Android O is
anticipated as feature-rich platform starting from permission
management, notification settings, attractive UI, picture-in-picture
mode, app badges, status bar, navigation bar, lock-screen, autofill
framework, and so on.