Starting from Cupcake to Oreo, Android has
always triggered that sweet nerve within our brain, and let’s accept this fact
that Android has unintentionally though, but has always triggered the dessert
concoction in our daily life. JJJ
I am assured, most of us out there would
agree with me.
However, switching back to the main topic,
lemme bring your attention to the BIGGEST news and that is…
Android
and Google have released the first preview of Android Q to developers.
YIPPPIIEEEE!!!
This has been done in the annual tradition
of an early March, where every year new look of Android gets introduced. Indeed
this release is largely and only meant for developers, and the changes which
would make a difference to the users, are not here but don’t think that there
are no changes, which would entice the developers.
To be précised, Google has brought some of
the revolutionary changes, such as improved privacy controls and native support
for foldable phones.
Android
Q Availability
Now the first beta of Android Q is available only for the Pixel
device, consisting of first-gen Pixel and Pixel XL.
Google has offered extended support to specific model due to popular
demand.
You can install it on the main device after some time.
Expected
Features From Android Q
§ Eventually, one of the major changes Android Q will bring an
additional privacy setting for location access, letting users limit apps to
only pull that information, till application is in use.
§ Google has also brought new limits to the access apps, that will get
access to different aspects like photos, videos, and audio along with any
downloaded files on devices.
§ Also, Android Q has better support for foldable phones.
§ Q is getting much better support for resuming and pausing apps from
running in the background.
§ There is an improvement in resizing apps for split-screen modes,
which would fit the bill for the foldable devices like the Galaxy Fold and
Huawei Mate X, which are about to get released by the end of 2019.
§ The new Settings Panel API is something which is garnering the
attention most. This will allow the developers to get instant, pop-up access to
phone settings like Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and NFC without having to kick users out
to the settings application and back. This
feature will ensure to set up a Bluetooth speaker, your configuration apps would
be able to pop up the device’s native Bluetooth panel to be turned on the
radios and connect it right away from the application.
§ There will be an improved share sheet in Android Q, letting
developers to pre-publish their apps’ functionalities, which further means that
the shared UI would load instantly instead, without getting manually rebuilt.
Although this is a minor change, this smaller change would transform the game
for Android Q and will make it more relishing.
§ The new photo and video options in Q would allow standardizing the
depth of map images with work and will let the Android get a new Dynamic Depth
format, consisting a JPEG image, depth metadata, and a depth map bundled
together. These Dynamic Depth images can be picked by the developers form the
main devices with cameras.
§ Needless to say, but this would ease down the woes of the
third-party website to find the specialized blurs options.
§ Google has also made an announcement that Android Q shall support
the next-generation AV1 video codec, offering enhanced streaming quality with
less bandwidth.
What
Will Be The Name?
As always, there are many speculations
rolling in the market about the Q name, but there is no formal information from
Google, whether the Q would represent and dessert or dish, but it would be
something extraordinary and satisfactory as always.
This is all about the Android Q as of now,
but certainly, Techugo team will ensure to keep you posted and informed about
its related information. So keep watching this space to get more information.
