Android O developer preview live
- Fariha Khan
- March 27, 2017
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Android has released Preview 1 for Android 8.x – or O as its being called and Oreo. The Developer Preview 1 is for registered developers with a sacrificial device — a Pixel or recent Nexus 5X/6P lying around. It is to make sure that developers and hardware makers are prepared. It outlines the timeline with a total of 4 previews and an anticipated Q3, 2017 release.
Android O will feature less background polling and updating for improved battery life in order to stop apps that eat up the battery. The Developers conference was informed,
Building on the work we began in Nougat, Android O puts a big priority on improving a user's battery life and the device's interactive performance. To make this possible, we've put additional automatic limits on what apps can do in the background, in three main areas: implicit broadcasts, background services, and location updates. These changes will make it easier to create apps that have minimal impact on a user's device and battery. Background limits represent a significant change in Android, so we want every developer to get familiar with them.
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Google released its Android Security 2016 Year in Review as well. It is expected that you won’t be able to avoid some form of biometric or secure login, all will be encrypted and security updates sent from the company will be binding.
• A new snooze function for notifications.
• More adaptive live icons to show status.
• Better, native file manager.
• XML fonts support.
• Improved multi-window app management.
• Notification channels
• Google Assistant baked in.
• Better autofill APIs for forms and passwords.
• Picture in Picture and a new app overlay window.
• A laptop mode to support use on ARM laptops and more hardware support.
• A new tighter system menu.
• Wider color gamut support.
• High-performance, low latency audio, and aptX support.
• System UI Tuner tweaks including the navigation bar.