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Do you want to receive a new version of Android? Google has released the final version of Android P by surprise. It is called Android 9 Pie and incorporates great news regarding Android 8 for compatible Android phones. Android 9 Pie brings a new navigation bar, improvements in the use of the device and other news. Do you want to know them? We tell you about them below.
One of the key points of Android 9 Pie is the improvement of the user experience. That is why the company has wanted to add different features, such as the adaptive battery. This function detects the apps that you use the most on your phone to prioritize autonomy consumption over them. Adaptive brightness is a similar function , the system detects how you use the brightness in different circumstances and adjusts it automatically. For example, if the terminal knows that during the last hours it lowers the brightness, it will do so automatically. These two options can be turned on and off in the system settings. The improvements are complemented by App Actions, a function that predicts what you are going to do and shows shortcuts in the terminal to do it faster. For example, if the phone knows that you are going to change an alarm at night, it shows you the shortcut. So in different situations.
Adaptive battery (left) and adaptive brightness (right) in Android 9 settings.
Digital well-being, Google wants you to use the phone less
Google has also added improvements in digital well-being. That is, functions to avoid excessive use of the terminal. Among them, a section in the settings where we can see which applications we use the most and the time we spend with them. Within this control we can establish a time of use, when it is fulfilled, the application will be paused and we will not be able to continue using it. Do not disturb mode is also improved, which does not show notifications on the screen. We must emphasize that this function will begin with the new Pixel that Google will present this year. It's also coming to Android Pie with Android One and on select devices.
New navigation bar
New Android 9 navigation bar.
Did you think we had no news in the design? Android 9 Pie totally changes the navigation bar of the devices. We continue with the back button, but a small central tablet is added that will help us open recent applications or enter the application drawer. Also, the Smart Text Selection feature that was already working in Android 8 applies to recent apps. Therefore, we will not have to enter the app to select text and carry out different actions.
Android P will come to the different devices of the company. As you know, Android updates are not the fastest, so it could take a while to receive the new version if your device is compatible. At the moment, it is confirmed that all Google Pixel terminals will receive Android P from today. In addition, Google is cooperating with manufacturers such as Huawei, OnePlus, Oppo, Sony, VIVO, Samsung or HMD among others to incorporate Android P in their devices at the end of autumn.
Via: Google.
