Android N was a big announcement of the Google I/O conference held in California. The Preview 3 has been released. Android N is supposed to be launched with the drastic changes & exciting functionalities for better user engagement.
2. Summary:
Android N was a big announcement of the Google
I/O conference held in California.
The Preview 3 has been released.
Android N is supposed to be launched with the
drastic changes & exciting functionalities for better
user engagement.
3.
Google I/O conference was a successful event with a
major announcement of Android N.
It's going to rule the market due to drastic changes
in the productivity, performance and security.
From the technical aspects, many new things are
introduced in android N for the better development
& user experience.
Even the fundamental aspects of the techniques &
strategy the system works are also changed.
4. Expected release:
The first preview of upcoming mobile operating system,
Android N has been released at the Google I/O
conference 2016.
An exact release date of Android N has not been revealed
till now.
You may find many rumours spread about the Android
N release Date.
The final version of OS will not be released in the
Summer.
The first release of Android N will be in U.K.
5. Name the Android N:
Google invites the suggestions for the Android N.
The names starting from N are invited.
Google has publicly announced for the same. Anyone
can vote with a name of 'N' in Android N which can
be a name of any tasty dessert.
It's just easy to participate and submit a name by
referring submission guidelines.
6. Preview 1:
The first Android N preview was focused on the
software developers.
Any user can install the build if he thinks that the
device is compatible.
As a part of a process, you need to enroll your device
in the program. The recent Google Nexus devices are
allowed in the program.
Once you get registered, you get upgrade notification
within 24 hours.
7. Preview 2:
With the Preview 2 of Android N, Google introduces
more features & the interested folks can have
knowledge about where the platform is headed.
In the new version, there is an appealing change in
the folder design.
Without opening a folder, you can see up to 4 apps
included in the Grid format. In this version,
Calculator has been added in the quick settings.
8. Preview 3:
In this preview, Beta 1 release is stable & reliable
enough for the average users.
Many striking things have been introduced in this
preview of Android N.
A big news is, users can optimize new eye-popping
wallpapers, keyboard themes, night mode quick
setting, camera improvements, power notification
controls, etc. & enhance the experience.
9. Preview 4 &
5:
As discussed above, the preview 2 & preview 3 were
incremental data updates. Still, two more previews
are supposed to be out.
Preview 4 will be introduced with the final APIs,
Official SDK & play publishing.
Preview 5 will be near to the final system.
10. What's new?
JIT compiler with improved software performance
Daydream VR
Vulkan- A 3D rendering API supporting high-
performance graphics to the game developers
Multi-window support- More than one apps can run
side-by-side in split screen mode
Data Saver- Enable Data saver option to use less data
Beefed-up Security & better battery efficiency
11. Android N for Developers:
Multi-window support: Android N facilitates users to
open more than one app at the same time.
Split screen mode, two apps can function side-by-
side or one-above-the-other.
With the N preview SDK, it is possible to configure
how your app handles multi-window display.
By optimizing ultimate features of an upcoming
release, Android app developers can integrate many
features with smart coding.
12. Notifications:
Several new APIs allow to post highly visible &
interactive notifications.
From the notification interface, it is possible for the
users to replay directly.
Means, Android N has added reply action button for
better user experience.
Developers can follow the guidelines & bundle the
notifications with backward compatibility.
Developer can utilize the newly introduced API to
customize the notification style.
13. Java 8 Language Features:
Default & Static interface methods
Lambda Expressions
Repeatable annotations
Method references
In order to use the Java 8 language features, you
need to optimize the Jack toolchain.
This is the new Android toolchain which
facilitates developers with the repackaging,
obfuscation, and multidex.
14. Android for Work Updates:
Provision the device by scanning a QR code.
Specifically for the work apps, the security
challenges are there when any user attempts to open
any of them.
Only if the user completes a security challenge, he
becomes able to unlock the system.
15. Android for Work Updates:
Provision the device by scanning a QR code.
Specifically for the work apps, the security
challenges are there when any user attempts to open
any of them.
Only if the user completes a security challenge, he
becomes able to unlock the system.
Many useful features for Android Work has been
introduced with the Android N preview.
16. Which are,
Remove a client certificate
Grant Access to client
certificate on Installation
System UI policy
Transparency
App restriction management
enhancements
Customized provisioning
Interface defined for the
device health monitoring
Temporarily suspend access to
packages
Toggle Work Mode
Contacts integration with work
profile
Remote robot
Disable Data Roaming
Enterprise Process Logging
Remote bug reports
User restriction to change
wallpaper
17. TV Recording:
Just like the TV recording, expanded APIs of
Android N let the users save multiple recorded
sessions.
Users can schedule the recording as the show or
program starts, otherwise, they can set it in advance.
Additionally, after saving the recording, a user can
browse, manage & play back the recording.
18. ICU4J Android Framework APIs:
Android N exposes the subset of ICU4J APIs.
Developers can reduce APK footprint & can simply
call out the ICUJ4 libraries in the framework.
19. Conclusion
For Android N, The information revealed from the
resources of Google has been disclosed.
Still, it is going to be big technology tweak in the
market when actual Android N OS update will be
out.