Posted March 21, 2017 http://www.theverge.com/2017/3/21/14990876/google-android-o-8-update-developer-preview-release-battery-life-notifications-api Developer preview can be found here: https://developer.android.com/preview/index.html From the Google developer page: Quote What is Android O? The next version of Android, with new power and performance optimizations and many new ways to extend your apps. * NOTIFICATION CHANNELS * PICTURE-IN-PICTURE * AUTOFILL * ADAPTIVE ICONS From the verge: Battery life Quote Google isn’t yet telling us everything that’s coming in O, but the marquee feature is meant to address a perennial smartphone problem that has seen equally perennial attempts at fixing it: battery life. For O, Google is continuing its trend toward aggressively managing what apps can do in the background (as iOS has long done) to ensure that runaway processes don’t destroy your battery. As Android VP of engineering, Dave Burke, puts it: “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.” Notification Channels Quote Easier to judge: changes in the notification system in Android. It seems like notifications get tweaked with every iteration of smartphone software, but Android’s approach has generally been better than the competition’s. For O, the big change is that apps can “group” their notifications into categories called “channels.” Picture in Picture Quote The update will allow users to continue watching a video on a corner of the screen while simultaneously using another app. For example, you can continue watching YouTube while also watching where your Lyft driver is on a map without swapping between the two. The feature is similar Samsung’s multi-window support, but Android O will let users set their own aspect ratios, and you’ll get custom interaction buttons like play / pause to directly support video display. “Other new windowing features include a new app overlay window for apps to use instead of system alert window, and multi-display support for launching an activity on a remote display,” Google says. Autofill Quote Autofill APIs, which will make it easier for password managers to register themselves as the official autofill app for punching in your oft-entered yet still-sensitive information into other apps Adaptive Icons Quote Google is also letting app developers create “adaptive icons,” which will change their look and shape depending on what home screen theme the user has opted for. That’s either a sign that theming is going to be a bigger deal than it used to be on Android, or it’s a sign that all those Android icon packs are getting popular but are still too confusing to set up for most users. Let’s go with both. Miscellaneous Extras Quote I’ve been told that the plan is not to allow Android on Chrome OS to stay a generation behind, but that after it exits beta this spring, it will be kept at parity with the current phone release. A new pop-up window that apps can use instead of the system alert window (actually that sounds terrible) New ways to support keyboard navigation, including especially arrow and tab button navigation Support for fonts as full Android resources, so they can be used and defined more simply in XML layouts. “Wide-gamut color for apps,” so that they can take full advantage of the stupid-good screens on flagship phones A “telecom framework” so third-party VOIP apps can act like first-class phone apps as far as the OS is concerned WebView (the thing that lets apps use the Chrome rendering engine to display web content) is going to work a little more smoothly because apps will have “multiprocess mode” enabled by default and handle crashes themselves. They can also use Google’s Safe Browsing verification to ensure users aren’t caught on phishing sites. New Java stuff, including “Java 8 APIs and runtime optimizations” and “the new java.time API.” Google also claims the “Android Runtime,” the code behind the code that runs your apps, will be “faster than ever before, with improvements of up to 2x on some application benchmarks.” Something called “Network Aware Networking,” which should allow Android devices to communicate directly with each other over Wi-Fi, even if the network isn’t connected to the internet Google is aiming to improve sound quality with wireless headphones with “high-quality Bluetooth audio codecs,” as well as Sony’s LDAC codec. Thoughts: Looks pretty cool, lots of interesting new stuff as Google looks to be laying the groudwork for a merge between ChromeOS and Android. I'm especially excited about the wide colour gamut support and battery life push. Hopefully this means more apps will take advantage of some of the incredible screens out there and solve many of the 'Android OS' battery drain issues. I've probably missed stuff, let me know if you spot anything and I'll add it to the OP. Data Scientist - MSc in Advanced CS, B.Eng in Computer Engineering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 21, 2017 Any guesses what O means? Please quote me so that I know that you have replied unless it is my own topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 21, 2017 This is really interesting! Is it for all phones or only for specific devices such as Pixel because I have a OnePlus 3T. Looking great, have they announced a name and has Lineage said anything about Lineage 15? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 21, 2017 When your contract gave you an non-google phone so you can't install the developer previews anymore ;( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 21, 2017 1 minute ago, Ezio Auditore said: Any guesses what O means? Oreo http://www.techradar.com/news/android-o-is-this-the-oreo-feature-list-well-see-at-google-io-2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 21, 2017 2 minutes ago, Ezio Auditore said: Any guesses what O means? Awesome-O Intel Xeon E5 1650 v3 @ 3.5GHz 6C:12T / CM212 Evo / Asus X99 Deluxe / 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 3000 Trident-Z / Samsung 850 Pro 256GB / Intel 335 240GB / WD Red 2 & 3TB / Antec 850w / RTX 2070 / Win10 Pro x64 HP Envy X360 15: Intel Core i5 8250U @ 1.6GHz 4C:8T / 8GB DDR4 / Intel UHD620 + Nvidia GeForce MX150 4GB / Intel 120GB SSD / Win10 Pro x64 HP Envy x360 BP series Intel 8th gen AMD ThreadRipper 2! 5820K & 6800K 3-way SLI mobo support list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 21, 2017 And I'm still running Gingerbread and Jelly Bean. Main System: Phobos AMD Ryzen 7 2700 (8C/16T), ASRock B450 Steel Legend, 16GB G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000MHz, AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB (XFX), 960GB Crucial M500, 2TB Seagate BarraCuda, Windows 10 Pro for Workstations/macOS Catalina Secondary System: York Intel Core i7-2600 (4C/8T), ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3, 16GB GEIL Enhance Corsa DDR3 1600MHz, Zotac GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1GB, 240GB ADATA Ultimate SU650, Windows 10 Pro for Workstations Older File Server: Yet to be named Intel Pentium 4 HT (1C/2T), Intel D865GBF, 3GB DDR 400MHz, ATI Radeon HD 4650 1GB (HIS), 80GB WD Caviar, 320GB Hitachi Deskstar, Windows XP Pro SP3, Windows Server 2003 R2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Posted March 21, 2017 12 minutes ago, Ezio Auditore said: Any guesses what O means? Well every version of android is named after a sweet, and in alphabetical order, so some tasty treat starting with O Donate your unused computer resources for cancer and other research. For Zinsey ❤ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 21, 2017 Any other dessert or sweets that starts with the letter O, besides Oreo? Next build P, probably won't be Pizza. Intel Xeon E5 1650 v3 @ 3.5GHz 6C:12T / CM212 Evo / Asus X99 Deluxe / 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 3000 Trident-Z / Samsung 850 Pro 256GB / Intel 335 240GB / WD Red 2 & 3TB / Antec 850w / RTX 2070 / Win10 Pro x64 HP Envy X360 15: Intel Core i5 8250U @ 1.6GHz 4C:8T / 8GB DDR4 / Intel UHD620 + Nvidia GeForce MX150 4GB / Intel 120GB SSD / Win10 Pro x64 HP Envy x360 BP series Intel 8th gen AMD ThreadRipper 2! 5820K & 6800K 3-way SLI mobo support list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 21, 2017 If they were able to use Kit Kat with no legal trouble Oreo is probably correct. Oatmeal Cookie is the only other feasible option I've heard, but it easily takes a back seat to oreo. Orange slice is another candy but even less feasible. - ASUS X99 Deluxe - i7 5820k - Nvidia GTX 1080ti SLi - 4x4GB EVGA SSC 2800mhz DDR4 - Samsung SM951 500 - 2x Samsung 850 EVO 512 - - EK Supremacy EVO CPU Block - EK FC 1080 GPU Blocks - EK XRES 100 DDC - EK Coolstream XE 360 - EK Coolstream XE 240 - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 21, 2017 What's funny is my Shield Tablet & Shield TV have both had Nougat for months and both have had multiple N updates too while my phone is still rocking Marshmallow with no Nougat in sight. By the time my S6 gets N it will already have been superseded. Great job Samsung *slow clap* Main Rig:- Ryzen 7 3800X | Asus ROG Strix X570-F Gaming | 16GB Team Group Dark Pro 3600Mhz | Corsair MP600 1TB PCIe Gen 4 | Sapphire 5700 XT Pulse | Corsair H115i Platinum | WD Black 1TB | WD Green 4TB | EVGA SuperNOVA G3 650W | Asus TUF GT501 | Samsung C27HG70 1440p 144hz HDR FreeSync 2 | Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS | Server:- Intel NUC running Server 2019 + Synology DSM218+ with 2 x 4TB Toshiba NAS Ready HDDs (RAID0) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 21, 2017 2 minutes ago, Master Disaster said: What's funny is my Shield Tablet & Shield TV have both had Nougat for months and both have had multiple N updates too while my phone is still rocking Marshmallow with no Nougat in sight. By the time my S6 gets N it will already have been superseded. Great job Samsung *slow clap* I was just about to comment that. Im like GJ Samsung, whats worse is that while having Samsung's slow updates I also have to deal with the reluctance of AT&T to give updates as well. Primary Laptop (Gearsy MK4): Ryzen 9 5900HX, Radeon RX 6800M, Radeon Vega 8 Mobile, 24 GB DDR4 2400 Mhz, 512 GB SSD+1TB SSD, 15.6 in 300 Hz IPS display 2021 Asus ROG Strix G15 Advantage Edition Secondary Laptop (Uni MK2): Ryzen 7 5800HS, Nvidia GTX 1650, Radeon Vega 8 Mobile, 16 GB DDR4 3200 Mhz, 512 GB SSD 2021 Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 Meme Machine (Uni MK1): Shintel Core i5 7200U, Nvidia GT 940MX, 24 GB DDR4 2133 Mhz, 256 GB SSD+500GB HDD, 15.6 in TN Display 2016 Acer Aspire E5 575 Retired Laptop (Gearsy MK2): Ryzen 5 2500U, Radeon Vega 8 Mobile, 12 GB 2400 Mhz DDR4, 256 GB NVME SSD, 15.6" 1080p IPS Touchscreen 2017 HP Envy X360 15z (Ryzen) PC (Gearsy): A6 3650, HD 6530D , 8 GB 1600 Mhz Kingston DDR3, Some Random Mobo Lol, EVGA 450W BT PSU, Stock Cooler, 128 GB Kingston SSD, 1 TB WD Blue 7200 RPM HP P7 1234 (Yes It's Actually Called That) RIP Also im happy to answer any Ryzen Mobile questions if anyone is interested! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 21, 2017 14 minutes ago, TidaLWaveZ said: If they were able to use Kit Kat with no legal trouble That's because they licensed KitKat from Nestlé. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 21, 2017 5 minutes ago, Master Disaster said: What's funny is my Shield Tablet & Shield TV have both had Nougat for months and both have had multiple N updates too while my phone is still rocking Marshmallow with no Nougat in sight. By the time my S6 gets N it will already have been superseded. Great job Samsung *slow clap* I could make this up, literally as I pressed save on this ^ post my phone went off, the update to N has just been pushed by Vodafone UK and I'm downloading it right now!! Main Rig:- Ryzen 7 3800X | Asus ROG Strix X570-F Gaming | 16GB Team Group Dark Pro 3600Mhz | Corsair MP600 1TB PCIe Gen 4 | Sapphire 5700 XT Pulse | Corsair H115i Platinum | WD Black 1TB | WD Green 4TB | EVGA SuperNOVA G3 650W | Asus TUF GT501 | Samsung C27HG70 1440p 144hz HDR FreeSync 2 | Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS | Server:- Intel NUC running Server 2019 + Synology DSM218+ with 2 x 4TB Toshiba NAS Ready HDDs (RAID0) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 21, 2017 Just now, Master Disaster said: I could make this up, literally as I pressed save on this ^ post my phone went off, the update to N has just been pushed by Vodafone UK and I'm downloading it right now!! Big Brother is listening. - ASUS X99 Deluxe - i7 5820k - Nvidia GTX 1080ti SLi - 4x4GB EVGA SSC 2800mhz DDR4 - Samsung SM951 500 - 2x Samsung 850 EVO 512 - - EK Supremacy EVO CPU Block - EK FC 1080 GPU Blocks - EK XRES 100 DDC - EK Coolstream XE 360 - EK Coolstream XE 240 - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 21, 2017 1 minute ago, TidaLWaveZ said: Big Brother is listening. Main Rig:- Ryzen 7 3800X | Asus ROG Strix X570-F Gaming | 16GB Team Group Dark Pro 3600Mhz | Corsair MP600 1TB PCIe Gen 4 | Sapphire 5700 XT Pulse | Corsair H115i Platinum | WD Black 1TB | WD Green 4TB | EVGA SuperNOVA G3 650W | Asus TUF GT501 | Samsung C27HG70 1440p 144hz HDR FreeSync 2 | Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS | Server:- Intel NUC running Server 2019 + Synology DSM218+ with 2 x 4TB Toshiba NAS Ready HDDs (RAID0) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 21, 2017 20 minutes ago, TidaLWaveZ said: If they were able to use Kit Kat with no legal trouble Oreo is probably correct. Oatmeal Cookie is the only other feasible option I've heard, but it easily takes a back seat to oreo. Orange slice is another candy but even less feasible. Everyone was expecting Nutella for "N", so don't be so confident about oreo, pretty sure there's more sweets from "O" letter. Laptop: Acer V3-772G CPU: i5 4200M GPU: GT 750M SSD: Crucial MX100 256GBDesktop: CPU: R7 1700x GPU: RTX 2080 SSD: Samsung 860 Evo 1TB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 21, 2017 2 minutes ago, Master Disaster said: - ASUS X99 Deluxe - i7 5820k - Nvidia GTX 1080ti SLi - 4x4GB EVGA SSC 2800mhz DDR4 - Samsung SM951 500 - 2x Samsung 850 EVO 512 - - EK Supremacy EVO CPU Block - EK FC 1080 GPU Blocks - EK XRES 100 DDC - EK Coolstream XE 360 - EK Coolstream XE 240 - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 21, 2017 Just now, JuztBe said: Everyone was expecting Nutella for "N", so don't be so confident about oreo, pretty sure there's more sweets from "O" letter. None that are English. Google it if you don't believe. Main Rig:- Ryzen 7 3800X | Asus ROG Strix X570-F Gaming | 16GB Team Group Dark Pro 3600Mhz | Corsair MP600 1TB PCIe Gen 4 | Sapphire 5700 XT Pulse | Corsair H115i Platinum | WD Black 1TB | WD Green 4TB | EVGA SuperNOVA G3 650W | Asus TUF GT501 | Samsung C27HG70 1440p 144hz HDR FreeSync 2 | Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS | Server:- Intel NUC running Server 2019 + Synology DSM218+ with 2 x 4TB Toshiba NAS Ready HDDs (RAID0) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 21, 2017 7 minutes ago, JuztBe said: Everyone was expecting Nutella for "N", so don't be so confident about oreo, pretty sure there's more sweets from "O" letter. Yeah but Oreo's are Nabisco, owned by Kraft Foods, owned by Nestle who makes Kit Kat. So it's essentially a company that's already done this with android in the past. Not saying it's set in stone, but it just makes Oreo even more likely of a choice. - ASUS X99 Deluxe - i7 5820k - Nvidia GTX 1080ti SLi - 4x4GB EVGA SSC 2800mhz DDR4 - Samsung SM951 500 - 2x Samsung 850 EVO 512 - - EK Supremacy EVO CPU Block - EK FC 1080 GPU Blocks - EK XRES 100 DDC - EK Coolstream XE 360 - EK Coolstream XE 240 - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 21, 2017 Hopefully this means Bluetooth 5 in most new mobile devices including in-ear monitors by the end of the year. Am excite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 21, 2017 1 hour ago, Ezio Auditore said: Any guesses what O means? My hopes and dreams lie with it being this... a Moo Floof connoisseur and curator. @handymanshandle x @pinksnowbirdie || Jake x Brendan Youtube Audio Normalization Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 21, 2017 15 minutes ago, TidaLWaveZ said: Yeah but Oreo's are Nabisco, owned by Kraft Foods, owned by Nestle who makes Kit Kat. So it's essentially a company that's already done this with android in the past. Not saying it's set in stone, but it just makes Oreo even more likely of a choice. Wouldn't Google only have to go through Nabisco. I mean either way it's totally possible that because of Nestle they may do it again. I'd love to see there be some sort of promotion done with oreos and android. Like either a free year of Youtube red or some Google play gift cards and maybe like a pixel and pixel xl giveaway that's be cool a Moo Floof connoisseur and curator. @handymanshandle x @pinksnowbirdie || Jake x Brendan Youtube Audio Normalization Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 21, 2017 Just now, wcreek said: Wouldn't Google only have to go through Nabisco. I mean either way it's totally possible that because of Nestle they may do it again. I'd love to see there be some sort of promotion done with oreos and android. Like either a free year of Youtube red or some Google play gift cards and maybe like a pixel and pixel xl giveaway that's be cool Or a free year of Oreo's with a Galaxy S8 purchase - ASUS X99 Deluxe - i7 5820k - Nvidia GTX 1080ti SLi - 4x4GB EVGA SSC 2800mhz DDR4 - Samsung SM951 500 - 2x Samsung 850 EVO 512 - - EK Supremacy EVO CPU Block - EK FC 1080 GPU Blocks - EK XRES 100 DDC - EK Coolstream XE 360 - EK Coolstream XE 240 - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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