Google was expected to unveil the next major version of Android at its annual conference for developers in May, the I / O 2016. However, developers have access to it earlier than expected.
See also: Download Android N Developer Preview here
An article on Ars Technica, and quickly withdrawn, was quickly suggested that a version preview of Android N happen throughout the day, selling the beans on some of the major new features of the Google mobile OS. While everyone believed to premature leakage, know that Google announced shortly after the release of the developer preview version of Android N.
This latest version is already available for devices of the firm, namely 6P Nexus, Nexus 5X, the Nexus 6, the pixel C, Nexus 9 and Nexus Player. At present, this is a version preview of Android N, and a final version will be delivered to manufacturers this summer , and pushed on up devices before the end of the year - although the pace which is pushing Android Marshmallow, one can be skeptical as to have the OS quickly.
Welcome additions
Google notes that this is a preview released early, so things may change before Android N is officially at the end of the summer. But the current preview gives us an idea of what we could see on our smartphones and tablets this year. Here are some of the new features we 'll find in the next version of Android , currently known under the code name "Android N" - to date, we know neither the version number or the name.
Nevertheless, while the multi-window method was highly anticipated by users, it should be noted that all applications will not offer this feature natively . Indeed, developers will have to make a change to their applications to support this feature. In other words, this means that it may take some time before you can put all your favorite applications side by side.
The good news is that this feature will not be limited to tablets. Indeed, Google plans to share the screens of Android tablets, but also smartphones. In this case, screen sharing is not horizontal, but horizontally.
This restriction applications is much like the way Google has deployed support for backups of application data to the cloud with Android 6.0. The feature works as expected, but only for applications that officially support, which means that only a few dozens of applications on my smartphone can save user data on the cloud.
Yet Android tablets could make N 2-in-1, such as Google Pixel C, slightly more useful in portable mode.
See also: Download Android N Developer Preview here
An article on Ars Technica, and quickly withdrawn, was quickly suggested that a version preview of Android N happen throughout the day, selling the beans on some of the major new features of the Google mobile OS. While everyone believed to premature leakage, know that Google announced shortly after the release of the developer preview version of Android N.
This latest version is already available for devices of the firm, namely 6P Nexus, Nexus 5X, the Nexus 6, the pixel C, Nexus 9 and Nexus Player. At present, this is a version preview of Android N, and a final version will be delivered to manufacturers this summer , and pushed on up devices before the end of the year - although the pace which is pushing Android Marshmallow, one can be skeptical as to have the OS quickly.
Welcome additions
Google notes that this is a preview released early, so things may change before Android N is officially at the end of the summer. But the current preview gives us an idea of what we could see on our smartphones and tablets this year. Here are some of the new features we 'll find in the next version of Android , currently known under the code name "Android N" - to date, we know neither the version number or the name.
- Support for the implementation of two applications side by side windows
- view notifications was redesigned, with icons for things like wifi and Do Not Disturb top
- improvements to the power saving feature (Doze mode) that save the battery even when the screen is off
Nevertheless, while the multi-window method was highly anticipated by users, it should be noted that all applications will not offer this feature natively . Indeed, developers will have to make a change to their applications to support this feature. In other words, this means that it may take some time before you can put all your favorite applications side by side.
The good news is that this feature will not be limited to tablets. Indeed, Google plans to share the screens of Android tablets, but also smartphones. In this case, screen sharing is not horizontal, but horizontally.
Yet Android tablets could make N 2-in-1, such as Google Pixel C, slightly more useful in portable mode.