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Android "O" is the codename of an upcoming eighth major release of the Android mobile operating system. It was first released as an alpha quality developer preview on March 21, 2017. The second developer preview was released on May 17, 2017, and it is considered beta quality.
History
On March 21, 2017, Google released the first developer preview of Android "O",[1][2][3] available for the Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus Player, Pixel C, and Pixel smartphone devices.[4] Google will release a total of four developer previews; the second, now considered beta quality, was released May 17, 2017,[5] followed by further previews in June and July. A final, official release is scheduled for the third quarter of 2017.[6][7]
Features
User experience
Notifications can be snoozed, and batched into topic-based groups known as "channels".[8][9] Android "O" contains integrated support for picture-in-picture modes.[10][11] Adding a custom ringtone, alarm or notification sound is simplified.[12][13] The "Settings" app features a new design, with a white theme and deeper categorization of different settings.[14]
Platform
Android "O" will add support for Neighborhood Aware Networking (NAN) for Wi-Fi based on Wi-Fi Aware,[15] wide color gamuts in apps,[16] an API for autofillers, multiprocess and Google Safe Browsing support for WebViews, an API to allow system-level integration for VoIP apps, and launching activities on remote displays.[1] Android Runtime (ART) features performance improvements.[1] Android "O" contains additional limits on apps' background activities in order to improve battery life.[17] Apps can specify "adaptive icons" for differently-shaped containers specified by themes, such as circles, squares, and squircles.[18]
Android "O" supports new emoji that will be included in the Unicode 10 standard. A new emoji font was also introduced, which notably redesigns its face figures to use a traditional circular shape, as opposed to the "blob" design that was introduced on Android "KitKat".[19][20]
The underlying architecture of Android is being revised so that low-level, vendor-specific code for supporting a device's hardware will be separated from the Android OS framework using a hardware abstraction layer known as the "vendor interface". Vendor interfaces will be required to be forward compatible with future versions of Android; due to these changes, OEMs will only need to perform their necessary modifications to the OS framework and bundled apps to update a device to a future version of Android, while maintaining the same vendor interface.[21]
The operating system will offer a tailored distribution for low-end devices known as Android Go, which will be used on all devices with 1 GB of RAM or less. These devices will ship with platform optimizations designed to reduce mobile data usage (including enabling Data Saver mode by default), and a special suite of Google Mobile Services designed to be less resource- and bandwidth-intensive (such as YouTube Go). Google Play Store will also highlight lightweight apps suited for these devices.[22][23]
See also
References
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- ↑ a b c Dieter Bohn: Google releases Android O to developers, promising better battery life and notifications. In: The Verge. Vox Media, 21. März 2017, abgerufen am 22. März 2017.
- ↑ Frederic Lardinois: Google launches the first developer preview of Android O. In: TechCrunch. AOL, 21. März 2017, abgerufen am 22. März 2017.
- ↑ David Ruddock: Google announces Android O: Focus on power management, notifications, and more. In: Android Police. 21. März 2017, abgerufen am 22. März 2017.
- ↑ Michael Crider: Android O Developer Preview Supports Nexus 5X and 6P, Nexus Player, Pixel and Pixel XL, and Pixel C. In: Android Police. 21. März 2017, abgerufen am 22. März 2017.
- ↑ What’s New in Android: O Developer Preview 2 & More. 17. Mai 2017, abgerufen am 20. Mai 2017.
- ↑ Ryan Whitwam: Android O developer preview will include 4 releases, final version coming in Q3 2017. In: Android Police. 21. März 2017, abgerufen am 22. März 2017.
- ↑ Program Overview. In: Android Developers. Google, abgerufen am 23. März 2017.
- ↑ Chaim Gartenberg: Android O will give you even more control over notifications. In: The Verge. Vox Media, 21. März 2017, abgerufen am 22. März 2017.
- ↑ Corbin Davenport: Android O feature spotlight: Notification Channels give more controls over notifications to users. In: Android Police. 21. März 2017, abgerufen am 22. März 2017.
- ↑ Natt Garun: Android O brings picture-in-picture support so you can watch YouTube while hailing a Lyft. In: The Verge. Vox Media, 21. März 2017, abgerufen am 22. März 2017.
- ↑ Ryan Whitwam: Android O feature spotlight: Picture-in-picture video for all devices and new windowing features. In: Android Police. 21. März 2017, abgerufen am 22. März 2017.
- ↑ Rita El Khoury: Android O feature spotlight: Easily add custom ringtones, alarm sounds, and notification sounds. In: Android Police. 23. März 2017, abgerufen am 24. März 2017.
- ↑ Nick Statt: Android O will make it easier to add custom ringtones and notification sounds. In: The Verge. Vox Media, 23. März 2017, abgerufen am 24. März 2017.
- ↑ Ron Amadeo: Hands-on with Android O—A million new settings and an awesome snooze feature. In: Ars Technica. Condé Nast, 23. März 2017, abgerufen am 14. April 2017.
- ↑ Ryan Whitwam: Android O feature spotlight: Neighborhood Aware Networking (NAN) mode for WiFi. In: Android Police. 21. März 2017, abgerufen am 22. März 2017.
- ↑ David Ruddock: Android O feature spotlight: Android will support wide color gamut profiles in apps. In: Android Police. 21. März 2017, abgerufen am 22. März 2017.
- ↑ Ashley Carman: Android O will limit what apps can do in the background to save battery life. In: The Verge. Vox Media, 21. März 2017, abgerufen am 22. März 2017.
- ↑ Michael Crider: Android O Feature Spotlight: Adaptive icons give devs and OEMs easy shape masks, extra effects. In: Android Police. 21. März 2017, abgerufen am 21. März 2017.
- ↑ Google redesigns emoji (again) for Android O. In: GSMArena. Abgerufen am 19. Mai 2017.
- ↑ Google I/O 2017: Android O to Bring Redesigned Emojis, Full Support for Emoji 5.0 Characters. In: NDTV. Abgerufen am 19. Mai 2017.
- ↑ Google’s “Project Treble” solves one of Android’s many update roadblocks. In: Ars Technica. Abgerufen am 12. Mai 2017.
- ↑ “Android Go” will strip Android down for ultra-low-budget phones. In: Ars Technica. Conde Nast, abgerufen am 19. Mai 2017.
- ↑ Android Go could help make Android O a runaway success. In: Engadget. Abgerufen am 19. Mai 2017.