The company has released the device as a preview for the developers so by the time the Google I/O takes place, the users are familiar with the concepts and can be briefed more about the same.
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The obvious headlining feature is multi-window support, which lets you run multiple apps side-by-side in the same view.
It’s now easier to bounce between apps – simply double tap the recently used apps button to switch.
Also included in the Android N Developer Preview is a refreshed notifications shade. Users can then expand them to read their notifications and dismiss them. For this version, Google is releasing an improved version to get more juice out of ever charge hungry phones. A few options: Nougat, Nutter Butter, or perhaps even most appropriate: Nerds. N Android will be officially presented at the I / O conference in May.
However, Google put paid to the rising optimism by calling the merger of Android OS with Chrome OS a figment of fantasy.
Google makes Android software available free to device makers. Learn more here. Efficiency We launched Doze in Marshmallow to save battery when your device is stationary. Note that the screenshot above shows the existing functionality inside the YouTube app, not the new feature.
Starting later today, you can update your Android device [Nexus 6, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus Player, Nexus 9, and Pixel C devices] via an OTA; we’ll deliver the latest developer previews right to your phone.
Developers can get their hands on the preview via the new Android Beta Program, which will provide over-the-air updates as new pre-release versions of N become available. More importantly, Android Pay may not work as this early build is not Compatibility Test Suite (CTS) approved.
As for what N in Android N stands for, in absence of any confirmation from Google, we can expect it to be to be called either Nectarine, Nacho Cheese sauce, Nutella, Nonpareil, Numbles or just Nut. As Hiroshi Lockheimer, Google’s VP of Android engineering explains, it’s all about getting actionable feedback earlier in the process so that manufacturers can get Android N sooner than usual.
Android N will enable applications to launch split-screen modes on tablets and smartphones.
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So, the burning question that’s on everyone’s mind: what will the N release be named? We remind you that the Nexus 5 device has been released back in 2013 and we’re pretty sure that the owners already know that the 2-year support period has ended for quite a while.
