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Android O Release Date, Name, Features, Compatible Mobiles, and Everything We Know So Far

Android O Release Date, Name, Features, Compatible Mobiles, and Everything We Know So Far 474c4l

By Tasneem Akolawala | Updated: 21 August 2017 19:40 IST

Highlights

The Android O release event will be live streamed by Google
The event will reveal the 'sweet' desert after which Android O is named
Details of Android O compatible mobiles will soon be known as well

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After the initial revealed on August 21, the same day as the Great American Eclipse this year. s of compatible smartphones have been using the preview versions for a few months, but now the final stable version is set to arrive on these phones. 6v4c35

Earlier this year, the tech giant outlined all the big features coming with Android 8.0.0, and four developer previews revealed more interesting tidbits as time progressed. Before the eclipse arrives, let's take a comprehensive look at all the new features coming with Android O, its release time and event live stream details, possible names, and much more before all the official information is spilled in a few hours from now.

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As mentioned, Android O is set to release alongside the Great American Solar Eclipse on August 21. The live stream is set to begin at 2.40 pm New York Time (Tuesday, 12.10am IST). You can watch the live stream of the Android O event here.

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At the event, Google will finally announce the name of the dessert after which Android O is named, the first phones that will receive the final build update. A ZenFone 3 and ZenFone 4 series from Asus.

A LG to also receive the Android O update.

Once Android O is officially announced, you can expect other manufacturers to start sharing their Android O update rollout plan.

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As for the Android O name, a posted earlier for the Android O announcement may have inadvertently confirmed this. Notably, the Eclipse page doesn't appear to make any visible hints as to the name, beyond the word 'sweet' - reinforcing the plausibility of a continued dessert naming scheme. If true, this wouldn't be the first time that Google has partnered with a major brand - it had associated with Nestle for Android 4.4 KitKat. This time around, it may tie up with Nabisco.

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In the developer previews released so far, Android O is spotted to bring better battery life via tighter control on background limits for apps. It also brings a new Notification Channels framework giving more control to the on how the notifications work on their phones. With Android O, apps will now have adaptive launcher icons that can display a variety of shapes depending on the device. For example, a launcher icon can display using a circular shape on one OEM device, and display a squircle on another device. The system also has the ability to animate interactions with the icons and these can be used in shortcuts, Settings, sharing dialogue and in the overview screen, besides the launcher.

In Android O, Google is adding platform for autofill apps. In a similar way one selects a keyboard to use, you'll soon be able to pick an autofill app that the system will default to. The new Autofill Framework will manage the communication between the app and an autofill service.

Picture-in-picture (PIP) mode is also coming to other Android devices with the O update. This is most useful for video playback as the app will now be able to put themselves in PIP mode and you can specify the aspect ratio and type of controls (like play/pause) you want the app to have in this state. Other than this, there's a new app overlay window and multi-display for launching an app on a remote display.

There's a new Smart Text Selection feature that improves copy and paste through the help of machine learning, which can now recognise contexts on the screen such as an address and will be able to copy the whole thing with a double tap. It will also be able to bring up Maps when you do to navigate to the address. Android O Notification Dots is a new way for developers to notify s about activity on the app, driving engagement.

With Android O, Google is bringing a choose to pause a particularly large system update and resume it later as per your convenience.

Furthermore, Android O improvements of up to 2x on some application benchmarks.

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