Android O
| A version of the Android operating system | |
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| Latest preview | DP2 / May 17, 2017 |
| Preceded by | Android 7.x "Nougat" |
| Official website | www |
Android "O" is the codename of an upcoming release of the Android mobile operating system. It was first released as an alpha quality developer preview on March 21, 2017. The second developer preview was released on May 17, 2017, and it is considered beta quality.
On March 21, 2017, Google released the first developer preview of Android "O", available for the Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus Player, Pixel C, and Pixel smartphone devices. Google will release a total of four developer previews; the second, now considered beta quality, was released May 17, 2017, followed by further previews in June and July, A final, official release is scheduled for the third quarter of 2017.
Notifications can be snoozed, and batched into topic-based groups known as "channels". Android "O" contains integrated support for picture-in-picture modes. Adding a custom ringtone, alarm or notification sound is simplified. The "Settings" app features a new design, with a white theme and deeper categorization of different settings.
Android "O" will add support for Neighborhood Aware Networking (NAN) for Wi-Fi based on Wi-Fi Aware, wide color gamuts in apps, an API for autofillers, multiprocess and Google Safe Browsing support for WebViews, an API to allow system-level integration for VoIP apps, and launching activities on remote displays.Android Runtime (ART) features performance improvements. Android "O" contains additional limits on apps' background activities in order to improve battery life. Apps can specify "adaptive icons" for differently-shaped containers specified by themes, such as circles, squares, and squircles.
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