Android N: Top Features(with images)

Android N: Top Features 

Google surprised everyone with the early release of Android N developer’s preview when Android M was released only six months prior to this update. Now android N does not have a name yet but google is letting the users decide the name. You can help Google choose the new Android N name here. Just enter your suggestion and hit Submit.

So here are the top Android N (developer edition) features:

Redesigned Notifications

The notification part has been completely overhauled in Android N. Now notifications efficiently takes up full width of the screen making it visually appealing. Not only that notifications are more functional too for example now they can be stacked as per application and now it is possible to respond to messages directly from the notifications.

Split Screen support

This is the feature we have all seen in iOS or even skins of android but it’s pretty neat to have this feature built-in to the OS. This feature can be activated within any open application by pressing down the phone’s Overview button, from there you can select the second app you want to have on-screen and customize display using an on-screen slider.

Settings Menu

Settings menu went through some visual changes. The first thing users will notice is that there are now suggestions for things you may not have done with your phone yet at the top, like set up email accounts or voice commands. Each option on the list also offers some useful information, so you can check your storage capacity, your current Wi-Fi network, your data usage etc. right from the menu. 

Instant Apps

Google introduced the idea of Instant Apps, which will enable users to test an app without downloading or purchasing it. Instant Apps could help bridge the gap between mobile apps and web apps by enabling you to use native apps almost instantly just by tapping a URL. With Instant Apps, developers will need to partition their apps into small parts that can start within a few seconds that will make the experience of using new apps as seamless as possible. However, it might take some time before you see Instant Apps in the wild.

Doze Mode

If you don’t know yet, doze is a battery saving setting that halts background computing that kicks in when your phone is not in use and sitting still. Android N brings further improvements including Doze on the Go, which will offer the benefits of Doze anytime the screen is off, not just when the phone is motionless.

Other features

Android N will bring support for Unicode 9, which among other things will see the introduction of 72 new emoji’s! There are also a ton of themes for the stock Google keyboard. You can choose various colors, or even set a photo as a backdrop.

Since the beginning of their time, this company never fails to amaze me with what they do. I must say, they are more of an inspiration that anything else.

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