A new rumor suggests that Android’s next major version might bring revamped notifications, app icon badge indicators, a picture-in-picture mode similar to Android TV, enterprise features, and more.
Details on Android O, the next iteration of Google’s mobile operating system, have been quite scarce. That said, new rumors suggest we can expect a rather interesting set of features.
According to 9to5Google , the upcoming version will bring changes to notifications, much in the same way Nougat has. It is unclear at the moment what the specifics are, but if we look at Google’s forthcoming hybrid Chrome OS / Android operating system , we can see that cross-device notification syncing is a possible addition. Since we know the firm is planning to launch the Pixel 3 during the third quarter, it may not be that big of a stretch to assume aspects of the merged OS would trickle down to Android’s upcoming version.
Android O is also rumored to bring app icon badges for active notifications, providing an at a glance indication of what you may have missed while you were gone.
