Hello Friends, On March 21, 2016, Google released their first Developer Preview of Android O. I guess the name of the new version of Android might be Oreo. You can now use Android O through an OTA update. The update is available for Nexus 5X, Nexus Player, Nexus 6P, Google Pixel C, Google Pixel XL or Google Pixel smartphone. Otherwise, you have to wait till it is launched for other Android devices. As this is not a stable release you see some bugs in this update. Also, you can Roll back to Nougat if you wish to do so. Let's move to the Top 5 Features.
1. New Setting App
It is much cleaner to look. The new setting app is simple looking and doesn't heat up your phone much. Also, Sidebar is taken off, with a short list. It appears Black & White with the big graphics.
2. Lock Screen Customization
This lies in the System UI Tuner. It gives us an option to change the options like swipe up from left to open the voice control and swipe up from right to open the camera, Now we can set any frequently used app on the lock screen.
3. Contextually aware Text Selection Dialogue
Do go on the name, it is a very interesting feature. Whenever you select any text there are a couple of options like copy, cut, paste and select all. But in this feature, the selector will be context aware. For example, if we select a phone number the there will be an option to call that number or if we select an address we will get a link to Google maps instantly.
4. Navigation Button Customization
There will be an option to customize the navigation button like we can push them on the right/left as people use big phones. Also, we can add an Extra button which will do the copy and paste for you.
5. Refreshed Notification Panel
You can find some thin lines below some toggles. There is a new animation as you slide down the notification panel. Also, the battery % is revealed in one swipe. And we can half slide a notification to snooze that notification for some time.
How to Install Android O?
- Open your Web browser.
- Type android.com/beta.
- Log in to Google.
- Scroll down and click on ENABLE DEVICE.
- Press JOIN BETA.
How to Enroll back to Nougat?
Visit the same page as mentioned above and press UNROLL DEVICE.
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