The “Developer Preview” version of Android N, which set to receive a public release in the summer, contains several new features, notably multi-window applications that can be used across more than one device, updated notifications, and better power efficiency. On phones, the screen is split vertically but the same proportions are available. The notification tray is getting another revamp for the new release.
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Brought in originally to save on battery once the screen is left stationary by the user, Google now says that this will be expanded to switch on once the phone’s screen is turned off.
However, Google put paid to the rising optimism by calling the merger of Android OS with Chrome OS a figment of fantasy.
Burke said the developer preview supports testing on the Nexus 6, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus Player, Nexus 9 and Google’s official Android emulator.
Well, now let’s see what to expect in Android N.
Google doesn’t make smartphones, choosing instead to give away Android to device makers.
Like third-party apps that do the same job, Night Mode changes the color scheme and the tint of the display to reduce the amount of blue light and ease eye strain late at night (for those regular before-bedtime social media checks).
A report published in the Gizmodo said, “For a brief moment, Ars Technica published a detailed article listing all the new features coming to Android N. It was taken down, but not before the page got archived on sites like Reddit and other Android blogs.
This will allow users to run two apps side-by-side on their smartphone or tablet. Will all that be enough to run Android N in a satisfactory manner?
Google Developers, part of the Beta program, can download the Android N preview.
Google’s website also lists some new features in Android N that developers can test out. There is also more information from the Android Developers blog.
Android N also has an API for direct notification reply and bundled notifications.
Unveiled there are more than 18 months at the conference I / O in June 2014 and initially deployed five months later on the Nexus, the 5.0 version of Android finally arrives to prevail in the ongoing fragmentation of the mobile system. I’m calling it familiar because this feature was also available in the early Android M Developer Preview builds, but it didn’t make it to the final Marshmallow release.
Picture-in-picture and TV recording: PIP (picture-in-picture) is a multitasking feature for Android TV users.
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Google has also made it easier to try out the preview software. “The program is free, and it’s open to anyone who has a supported device that’s registered to their Google account”.
