Android 8.0 Oreo is already a reality. After months of speculation about the name or its features, Google has officially unveiled version 8.0 of the most widely used operating system worldwide, which has already advanced in the last Google I / O 2017 developer conference.
The new version does not present significant new visual level but does promise to improve one of the main concerns of users: battery management. It will be smarter, but, above all, faster.
The strange thing is that this new version of Android comes to the market when its predecessor, Android Nougat hardly present in 11% of the mobile. But what’s new with Android 8.0 Oreo? We analyze them.
Better management of notifications
The management of notifications improves with each Android update. We already saw in Nougat and in Oreo, they take a new step forward to facilitate the day to day to the users. Thus, the notifications will be grouped by contacts so that they will appear much better organized.
In addition, with what they have called Notification Dots, the icons of each app will show a marker that will give access to a menu that includes everything in it.
Battery management
Each update of the operating system leads to a better management of the battery. Android 8.0 Oreo was not going to stay behind and works especially to reduce the consumption of applications in the background.
To achieve this, three different levels are set: apps that give location information, apps that send you notifications, and applications that perform heavy tasks in the background.
Android 8 Dynamic Icons
The icons are more dynamic in Android 8.0 Oreo, but, the best thing is that they are customizable. In fact, in many applications, you can choose the icon shape you prefer: square? triangle? circle? The icons can also enlarge when you click on them.
Android 8 Picture in Picture Mode
Thanks to the Picture in Picture mode, you can have a floating video window on any app you have open.
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The multitasking takes on more importance than ever since it will allow, for example, to take notes while watching a YouTube video or make a video.
Android 8 Selecting Smart Text
Probably one of the things you most often do on your mobile: select text to copy it. Hence this step will now become smarter and suggest you immediately open different applications depending on your selection. So, if you select a number, you will be asked to call or if instead, you select an address, it will suggest you open Google Maps.
Autofill
Surely you’re used to the autofill feature in Google Chrome, right? Now Google introduces you so that you can use it in third-party applications, which will save you a lot of time when you go to write anything.
Emojis
More emojis? Not quite. Google redesigns them to bring them closer to other platforms and make them easier to understand.
Availability of Android 8.0 Oreo
Android 8.0 Oreo will soon arrive on the Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Pixel, Pixel XL and Nexus Player.
In addition, according to Google, different manufacturers like Essential, General Mobile, HMD Global (Nokia), Huawei, HTC, Kyocera, LG, Motorola, Samsung, Sharp and Sony already work on Android Oreo so that the new version reaches some of its mobile Before the end of the year.