Android N: our first impressions and major changes – Tudocelular.com

The previous version of Android N, the next major update of Android, was released by Google a few days so that developers can test their applications and new features, but also It allows enthusiasts to play with the new version without any restrictions. Remember, however, that only a few Nexus line models are supported, as follows:. Nexus 5X, Nexus 6, Nexus 6P, Nexus 9, Nexus 9G, Nexus Player and Pixel C

We want to make it clear from the start that, because it is a previous version of Android N, some features are being tested by Google completely beta way, and can not get the final version.

notifications Center

This, perhaps, is the first change that users perceive to install Android on the mobile N. The central notifications went through some very generous changes and now has a much more cool layout than before. Now you can slide the central notifications and five shortcuts Quick appear before you need to scroll all the center to see the settings.

The big change, however, does not stop there. From now on users will be able to respond to emails and messaging applications as the Telegram, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and other direct central notifications without opening these apps to do this. As it is still a beta version of Android, some bugs may occur, such as messages that are not displayed in full – if you get three messages from a single contact, for example, only the first may appear

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Another cool thing about this feature is that you can also listen to voice messages directly from the central, without opening applications. We tested this feature with WhatsApp and Telegram, and here everything worked perfectly.

Settings menu

Android N settings menu is much more intelligent and yes, this is very good news for those who do not like to waste time browsing the settings. Now he gives you some settings suggestions; if you have not put a password on your device, for example, the phone will warn you to put a password is more secure. You have not added your Gmail account? He will also warn you.

But one of the major changes in the settings menu is the practicality navigate between settings . Now when you open a random adjustment – we will use the Bluetooth, for example – a top bar will appear, and just tap it or slide the page to the right all other settings will be displayed, and then you can quickly switch to the screen settings, notifications, sound, storage and any other.

Multitasking and split screen

Yes, Google finally decided to release the feature to split the screen to use two applications at the same time on the Android N. This feature is native and is independent of any changes made by any manufacturer. But again, we want to make clear:. This is a beta version of Android N and many bugs may occur when using this feature

With native applications of Google, the split screen feature to get more multitasking N on the Android works perfectly well. Both in portrait and in landscape you can adjust the screen size for each of the apps, but if you try to add some other app (like Instagram) it no longer works right and can even “ bugar “the device completely.

to activate it just touch the multitasking icon, choose any application, tap and hold it and drag it up. A blank space appears at the bottom with the other applications that are open in the background, and then you can choose one to use at the same time.

Display Settings

Another nice addition of Google was to include changes in the size of the screen display. Now, for those who have more difficulty seeing small things, you can change the size of what is displayed on the device screen. Just go to Setup & gt; Screen & gt; Size of the display and choose which size best for you.

Remember that the larger the size of the display, the less information you have on the screen. On the other hand, the smaller the size of the display, more information will be shown.

Data Economy

 
 
 
 
 

 
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The data saving mode is pretty much a “lifeboat” for those who have limited data packets. With it, applications that use mobile data are not sending pushs the time while run in the background. Thus, e-mail applications and messengers like WhatsApp do not use as much data as run in the background, and messages will be updated when you open the same.

The downside to this is that you also not receive notifications, and may end up delaying some e-mail and / or message.

night Mode and Do not disturb

There is a secret menu in Android called “Tuner System UI” where we teach how to unlock it in the video earlier this video. There are some interesting settings, but we will focus on two main.

The Night Mode makes the colors more yellow (warm) and leaves out the blue tones (cold), which tired the view . This has been widely discussed by users and businesses simply by helping users to use their mobile devices during the night in bed with the lights off.

show a nicer screen, the user tends to not get bored quickly with the activated night mode, but anyway we need to use the devices (especially at night) with a certain restraint.

You Do not disturb, in turn, gains shortcuts in central notifications. Just you turn down the volume until the last so that its icon appears, and then you can program the phone to not display any notification until you turn off this setting or for a certain time.

Conclusions

We are talking about a previous version of Android N and we want to make this very clear. A number of bugs have been found for us the TudoCelular, but nothing worrying. Some third-party applications may not run properly by the lack of APIs, but nothing that some updates do not resolve.

The new modes and features, especially multitasking, appear quite robust and promises improvements in use Android devices going forward, then we expect Google to make some small adjustments so that everything works perfectly.

the official date and even the name of Android N were revealed, so we can only wait until Google to give us more information in the coming months. It is expected that more updates this prior to be released until the final version arrives officially, then just continue on the TudoCelular.com that we will bring all the news.

text and photos by Wellington Arruda. For the procedure, we use a Nexus 6.

The Motorola Nexus 6 is not yet available in Brazilian stores. To be notified when it arrives.