Today Google revealed their Android P Beta 2, an update made mostly for developers. This update was released by Google to allow developers to «help developers get ready for the consumer release coming later in the summer.» This update also contains one massive mount of new emoji. Because we live in a nightmare realm.
Today Google revealed their Android P Beta 2, an update made mostly for developers. This update was released by Google to allow developers to “help developers get ready for the consumer release [of this OS] coming later in the summer.” This update also contains one massive mount of new emoji. Because we live in a nightmare realm.
Developers can download this update to the Android P universe through the Android Beta program sign-up. If you’re already signed up, you might already have an update waiting for you right this minute.
Once you’re signed up, you’ll want to head to Settings – System – expand list – System update. There you’ll be getting access to Android P version PPP3.180510.008 – or thereabouts. This update is approximately 312.3 MB large – or small, however you see that amount of data.
This update has a number of new features, the most important – I’d say – being the ADAPTIVE BATTERY update. This ADAPTIVE BATTERY feature shows up as a switch in Settings that says: “Use Adaptive Battery: Limit battery for apps that you don’t use often.”
This update also lets you add a cutout, if you want. A virtual notch – you can add a virtual notch to your device’s home screen. That’s for developers, but you, too, can take away a part of your display whenever you want! Just head to Developer Options and find “Simulate a display with a cutout.” Super neat.
There are 157 new emoji users will be able to take advantage of, including a lobster and a llama. Jeepers creepers how on earth did we exist this long without a llama emoji? What were we using before now, a donkey? Thank god for this.
There’s also a new mooncake and a red hair’d person with 5 different skin tones. There’s a new superhero emoji in “both genders” with 5 skin tones, as well as a Face with three hearts. And of course there’s finally a bagel with cream cheese.
There’s a new collection of gender-neutral emoji, too. One example of this is the “Family” emoji which, before now, had either a dad and a dad, a mom and a mom, or a mom and a dad. Now you can have two parents (and the kid, of course). There’s also a new gender-neutral couple emoji. Good times for all!
