One of the perks of having a link gimmick is that you are the first one to get the latestAndroid update . And , believe it or not , yesterday Google surprised everyone by publish the developer ’s preview of the in vogue — Android N. commonly they released it in Google I / O , which is still a few months from now .
Now , of course of study , this is a developer prevue , and actual consumer reading can be different . However , it can still give us a right idea of what to ask . Right ?
How to get Android N ?
Well , first of all , not all equipment are eligible for this update . You will need a relatively new Nexus equipment ( 6/5x/6p/9 / pixel c ) with the bootloader unlocked . ( no ROOT required )
Now , you will have to instal Android N in it . There are two ways to do that :
One , download the factory look-alike ofAndroid Nfrom theofficial Google blog(no longer available ) and then winkle it on your equipment . You ask to connect your Android to your figurer and use ABD and fast charge to blink . Technical , if you have never done it before .
The second method is much easy . Simply opt - in for theGoogle beta program . Next go to place setting > system update > download the OTA update ( 814 MB ) > postdate the on - screenland program line . And that ’s it , within hour you will be escape sweet android N.
After using if for two days directly , I do obtain it pretty stable . If you have rooted Nexus , you could still update . No user data is lost . All your apps are still there . However , if you decide to choose - out from Android N , all your app data will be gone .
That say , if you do n’t have a Nexus gadget , but you still require to know what ’s novel in Android N , then here is the inclination of some new feature of speech , that I found interesting .
So lease ’s get started .
The Best Features of Android N
1 Quick configurations
If you have ever used a Samsung TouchWiz before , you will chance this one familiar .
In the premature edition , when you extract down the apprisal tray , you only see the notification . Pull it once again and you have the late preferences .
But now , in Android N , when you pull out down the apprisal tray , you will see a single row of 5 quick configurations , along with the notification ( if you have any ) . And pull out it once again , will bring up the same old late preferences option .
By default , this single run-in of configurations , include the most used things like — WiFi , Mobile data , DND , torch , etc . If you individual dab on any options icon , it will toggle it . For example , beg once on the web icon and it ’ll enable mobile data and pink again to disable it . Saves fourth dimension .
2 Multi Window
This is one of the most useful changes that they made in this rendering . So now you may apply two apps side by side on a stock ROM . And surprisingly , it mould quite well , even though it ’s an alpha release .
Say you browsing Reddit and you want to use WhatsApp along with it . To do that , push and keep back the square recent apps button . This will immobilize the current app on top of the sieve . Next , you will see the list of recent apps in the bottom half of the screen . Scroll through them and tap on the one you desire to use in the split sight .
See multi - windowpane in legal action , with thisanimated gif .
By default both apps apportion adequate screen real estate , but you may drag the bounds of the app , to transform it . To exit the split screen , rap and hold the recent apps push button .
Overall , this is a useful feature on six - inch sound or pad of paper . But unfortunately , it did n’t work out well with the YouTube app . That is , the picture stopped wager once the YouTube app goes out of focus . Which is kind of a bummer , at least for me .
3 Switch to the previous app
Another ready to hand lineament tot in the Android N is the immediate replacement to the antecedently used app . Again not something young . CyanogenMod had this feature for age now . But it ’s good to see in the stock ROM now .
Say , you browsing the World Wide Web and get a push button notification for electronic mail . So you switch to the e-mail app and use it . Now once done , you desire to go back to the browser app . Then simplydouble water faucet on the recent app button . Again , a insidious Yangtze River , e but I am sure many people will find it ready to hand .
alive gif .
4 Smart telling
There are two master changes in the notification country .
One , you could answer to the notification ( like Hangout or WhatsApp subject matter ) directly from the notice tray . This even work on the lock chamber screen , which is skilful .
And 2nd , notification from the same apps get to bundle up . So before if you get 3 WhatsApp message and five e-mail , you would have a total of 8 presentment . Right ? But now , there will be only two notification . It ’ll mathematical group notification from the same app .
Obviously , you may expand the each apprisal by pink , swipe it to dismiss it or long press it to configure notification preferences for that particular app .
5 Setup Emergency Info
While this feature film is not immediately helpful , it does have the potential drop to keep lives .
So when you are first setting up your Android N ( you may also do it later by going to context > profile ) , you will see an choice to add your full name , address , allergy , lineage group and emergency contact , etc . This information will seem on the ignition lock screen . And God prevent , if you met with an accident or you get unconscious , this might be a life rescuer .
for certain , it ’ll take years before every gadget is on Android N and cursory people bug out noticing this feature of speech . But still , somebody has to start somewhere . Apple has already adopted this feature in their Health app , and it ’s sentence for Android as well .
6 Change DPI
This feature is a graven image station for senior citizens . My dad is going to love it .
So until now , if you want to make everything handsome on the screen , you would have to increase the font size . But then this will only increase the system fonts , the text inside the app still wo n’t get change . likewise , you’re able to increase the icon size by using the custom catapult . But that would also have a limited impingement . Right ?
But now , you could increase the size of everything on the sieve . That ’s the text in the messaging app , your app drawer , text in google chrome , etc . Kind of like interchange the dpi value , but without having to root your Android .
7 Block Numbers
Thankfully , Google has last taken a stiff tie-up against the junk e-mail telemarketing claim . With the intromission of the system - tier calls blocking .
obstruct call and SMS is not something fresh . Many Android manufacturers already had this built - in in their proprietary skins . Even if it ’s not there , you may still get plentitude of call block apps from the Google turn . But since it ’s a system level feature article , you ’ll see it on every machine , no matter who manufacture it .
8 Improved Doze
The battery is one of the biggest concern for every substance abuser . And there are steps taken to optimize it in every Android version .
For instance , Lollipop insert a battery saver mood , which rick OFF the background activity once the bombardment hit a certain point , in Marshmallow there was drowse . Which direct the phone to low power usage musical mode when it ’s insleep and not moving . unremarkably , happens only in the nights .
At first , this attend good , But Should n’t this also crop when the headphone is in our pouch , and we are not using it ?
This is why , from Android N onward , Doze will kick in whenever the display is bend OFF , even when the twist is not stationary . This way you will get safe assault and battery life .
And do n’t worry , you will still get gamy priority apprisal ( like WhatsApp , email , Alarm , etc . ) since they go through Google Cloud message platform , which is an elision for the drowse .
9 Better File Manager
Android 6.0 Marshmallow was the first one to introduce a built - in file manager ( hide in memory board mise en scene ) . A feature that we should have from the very beginning . Now even though it was there in marshmallow , it was still very basic .
However , now in Android N , there has been some improvement . sooner , there was only an option to imitate stuff , but now you may create a brochure , move and rename clobber . evidently , this still nothing compares to ES filing cabinet managing director , but in subject you do n’t have a third party single file handler installed , at least , you’re able to now use the built - in one .
10 Data rescuer
There is a similar feature film in Chrome for Android- which when turn ON , will keep your datum . likewise , this datum save has taken a global approach .
If you are running low on nomadic data , turn ON this feature . And it ’ll tell apart all the installed apps to use as low data as possible .
11 Night mode
dark mode there in the developer variant of Marshmallow but for some reason , it was later ditched in the last consumer version . But guess what it ’s back , and this time , it add up with some extra options as well .
However , this nighttime mode is hidden in the preferences . To enable it , long compact the stage setting ( gear icon ) in the quick configurations , your machine will vibrate , and you ’ll see a label saying System UI Tuner is now usable . Now go to your mise en scene > scroll all the way to bottom > System Tuner > Color and Appearance > enable night way .
Once you turn over ON the night mode , you will notice the white backdrop turn into black and black schoolbook change to white . Kind of like colour sexual inversion but smartly done .
There are also other tiptop useful feature like adjusting the brightness of your CRT screen mechanically base on your location . Or applying a filter on the screen at night , similar to flux or c.f lumen . However , night mode crash a mint for me . So , I ca n’t comment how exact they are . We have to hold back on that .
determination
So Android N comes with mickle of welcome update . Most of them are so obvious that I often wonder why we never had them before .
Though I have to say , most of this newly added feature were already present in iOS , Samsung TouchWiz or custom ROMs like CyanogenMod . But , what Google did is , they have enforce it more intuitive way . It ’s like they are the first one to get it right .
But still , it ’s just a developer preview and have ’s see how standardized or different the consumer version is . That said , allow me know what are your thoughts on this latest edition in the comment below .
