Android Oreo is still rolling out to various Android phones, but that doesn’t stop us talking about the next big update – Android Pie.
Google’s Android Oreo operating system has been a faithful servant, but now Android 9 Pie is here.
That’s right. Google has announced the official name for Android P. The company first detailed Android P and its headlining features – such as a „Digital Wellbeing” dashboard and a new gesture-based navigation system – at Google I/O in May 2018. But in August 2018, it confirmed the name is Android 9 Pie. Alongside this name, Google announced the consumer-ready version of the software is available for all Pixel phones.
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Android 9 Pie is automatically releasing now for Pixel phones as an over-the-air-update.
As for when all other handsets will get the official Android 9 Pie release, Google said it’ll come to devices that participated in Google’s beta program sometime this autumn. Those include Android One, Sony Mobile, Xiaomi, HMD, Oppo, Vivo, OnePlus, and Essential phones. When is Android Pie coming to my phone? Android 9 Pie name Again dessert-based Called Android Pie
Google has given previous versions of Android names after dessert and a couple of them have been through commercial tie-ups including the current version, Oreo. Previous Android version names (versions 1.0 and 1.1 didn’t have release codenames) include: Android 1.5 Cupcake Android 1.6 Donut Android 2.2 Eclair Android 2.2 Froyo Android 2.3 Gingerbread Android 3.0 Honeycomb Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Android 4.4 KitKat Android 5.0 Lollipop Android 6.0 Marshmallow Android 7.0 Nougat Android 8.0 Oreo
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Android 9 Pie features Redesigned home launcher, notifications and settings Better multiple camera support Support for ’notch‘ devices New Android navigation
The most immediately noticeable changes in the software are visible right from the home screen. Dragging down from the top of the screen reveals redesigned notifications cards, as well as a refreshed look for the quick settings tiles.
There’s also a new system navigation with a single home button on the screen – it’s very much like the iPhone X.
All apps and overview are combined into one – you can quickly get back to these screens. Pocket-lint
There are also predicted apps at the bottom of the screen. You can also scroll left and right on the home key so that you can switch between apps.
The Notification cards have rounded corners, and separated by subtle lines. Similarly, the toggles in quick settings make it clearer when functions are switched on, and give simple status clues. For instance, connected to Bluetooth headphones, the Bluetooth tile will show the battery level as well as the name of that connected device. Better battery life
Battery life is also set to be a key focus of the upcoming Android 9 Pie operating system, with Adaptive Battery one of several new AI-enhanced features – designed to give „a more consistent battery experience“.
These are similar to the efforts of many phone manufacturers to bring AI-enhanced technologies to the new phones of today.
„Adaptive battery uses on-device machine learning to learn which apps you’ll use in the next few hours and which you’ll, use [later]“ said Google’s Dave Burke, head of engineering for Android. „The results are really promising.
Burke says the engineering team has seen a 30 percent reduction in apps waking up the CPU thanks to the technology.
Adaptive Brightness also learns your own preferences and environment so you shouldn’t need to adjust the brightness manually anywhere near as much. Pocket-lint Predicting actions
Last year Android Oreo introduced a feature to predict which apps you want to use next, and now this is called App Actions – predicting what you actually might want to do next such as starting a workout or calling your Mum. You might also get a link to buy cinema tickets when you search for a movie. Pocket-lint
You can also see actions when you search for an app – like the price of a cab home when you search for your taxi app. This uses a developer feature called Slices.
Google says that last year’s feature was able to correctly predict apps 60 percent of the time. What is Android Things and when will the first devices arrive? Google Lens on board
Google Lens is also now integrated into the camera app on all Android 9 Piehones so you can have explanations for everything you’re looking at and it will recognise words and buildings. Screenshots are also being improved.
There’s also new Multi-Camera API for devices with dual rear- or front-facing cameras. This should open up new capabilities for apps, so that they can access streams simultaneously from two or more cameras.
It can even enable a „fused camera stream“ that auto-switches between two or more cameras. Developers should be able to create innovative features that are not possible with just a single camera. Rotation and volume control
A new rotation button appears on the status bar so you can always get full control over your phone rotation even if you’ve locked the rotation previously.
Google says it has also worked on the volume controls in Android 9 Pie so there’s less risk of you reducing your system volume when you just wanted to turn down a video.
When you press the volume button, this card pops in from the side of the display, with the option to switch audio outputs. It’s pretty nifty, as is the new, more colourful and minimalist main Settings menu. Pocket-lint Android 9 Pie Dashboard
A new Dashboard enables you to see how much time you’ve spent in apps as well as what you’ve been doing in each app.
You’re also now able to set yourself time limits for time use. Do Not Disturb can now minimise the visual impact of notifications and sounds. By turning over your phone, Do Not Disturb will now automically turn on. Of course, you can always get calls from key contacts.
There’s also a new wind down mode to encourage you to switch off at night that fades the screen to grey and turns on Do Not Disturb. Google says digital wellbeing is a „long term theme for us“. Gmail 2018 update: All the new features and how to get them now Support for notches in Android 9 Pie
Google has added „display cutout“ support in Android 9 Pie – an acceptance that iPhone X-like notches aren’t just a flash in the pan.
