Do you know about the newest release of the Google ?

May 07, 2017



Couple of days ago Google released the developer preview of their newest mobile operating system. This operating system is named as "Android O". Currently it is named as Android O, but in future maybe it'll be changed to another name.

This OS was designed to maximize the battery life of the smartphone as well as maximize the performance of the device.

This OS has some major improvements in sound quality, video quality and the connectivity of the device. Initially this OS will be introduced to us in the upcoming Google I/O event in this month (May).

Watch this video, This video is from the famous youtube channel Android Authority. Here they mention some of the features in this new Android OS.




Here are some new features of this OS.

1. Improved battery life.

Improving the battery life is one of the biggest and most welcomed features of  Android O. Similar to iOS, Android O will limit and manage what apps do in the background while multiple apps are open.

2. Notification channels

Notifications have always been one of the perennial strong features of Android. In O, you can group your notifications into channels or as Google describe it. "app-defined categories for notification content". So if you had a channel of apps that are all "news" related, you could interact and control notification settings for all the apps in the news channel at once.



3. Snooze notifications

Sometimes as wonderful as notifications are, you just need them to be quiet for a little while. Android O gives you the ability to snooze notifications simply by sliding your finger across a notification and then selecting how long to snooze it for: 15, 30 or 60 minutes.

4. Picture-in-Picture

While we've seen picture-in-picture video for the iPad, we've seen picture-in-picture video for the iPad, we've yet to see it fully functioning on a phone. Android O brings the ability to keep a video playing while interacting with another app. To what extent this feature is incorporated by video apps like Netflix and HBO Now remains to be seen. But hopefully you'll be able to keep watching "Game Of Thrones" as you check the weather to see if winter is indeed coming.

5. Lock screen shortcuts

On the lock screen in Android Nougat there is a microphone icon for quick access to Google Assistant and a camera icon for quick access to take a picture. Android O will allow you to  customize your lock screen with even more shortcuts.

6. Autofill system wide

If you use a password manager app, Android O gives you easy yet secure access to it across your device via autofill. You will be able to select which password manager app you want to take advantage of a system wide autofill feature. This is similar to the way you can now select which keyboard to use across your apps on your phone.

7. Wide-gamut color

What the heck is wide-gamut color? Exactly. While this feature might not mean much to you now, it's really about future proofing. As displays improve with newer phones and tablets, your apps will be able to take full advantage of all the colors and their subtleties. Just imagine how your pics will look.

8. WIFI Bluetooth audio

Your phone will now be able to wirelessly stream higher quality audio. Obviously, to fully hear the higher quality depends on the quality of the audio recording and the speaker or headphone with which you're listening to it. This is a big plus for any audiophiles out there.

9. Keyboard shortcuts

Good news if you use a keyboard with an Android tablet. Android O gives better support for developers to make navigation and shortcuts easier to use via a physical keyboard. could this pave the way for Android laptops, and maybe Chromebooks?

So, these are somte new features in Android O, but maybe some other features will be added before the release.

Comment what you think about this.

source: www.cnet.com

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