Android P is nearly complete, and today one of the last developer previews has gone live. As we dig in to see what’s new, we’ve already found one anticipated new addition – the ability to manually switch device themes.
With Developer Preview 4, Android P is getting closer to its consumer release later this year. As a “release candidate for testing,” many features are getting tweaked with Google noting that Beta 3 is “very close to what you’ll see in the final version of Android P.” Be sure to follow our updating (reverse chronological) list of all the new features.
The fourth Android P Developer Preview is now live, along with the OTA files for the update. If you’re on DP3 (otherwise known as Beta 2) and don’t want to wait for the update to eventually make its way to you, you can manually install it yourself. Here’s how…
Slightly off schedule, Google has released the Android P Developer Preview 4 / Beta 3. We’re still digging into the update to see what’s new, but here’s how to manually install Android P DP4 on your Google Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, or Pixel 2 XL…
A little over three weeks after the previous update, Google is today rolling out Android P Developer Preview 4. This release candidate build includes the final APIs and near-final system images for developers to continue testing app compatibility.
In Android Oreo, the system theme would switch between a dark and light theme based on the phone’s wallpaper. As teased by Google, Android P DP4 now includes a manual toggle that allows users to leave the dark device theme on all of the time. Here’s how.
Google surprised us all back at I/O when it revealed that, for the first time, its developer preview of the next version of Android would be available for devices that aren’t Pixels. That included the popular Nokia 7 Plus, and now, an updated build is available for those users.
Third-party launchers are a fun and easy way to customize your Android experience, and one of our personal favorites is Action Launcher. This week, the popular launcher is picking up a fresh update with some handy new features and improvements.
When the first Android P Developer Preview began to roll out, users noticed that they were no longer able to theme their devices using the Substratum theming engine. After over 11 thousand people signed a petition demanding that this “feature” be added back, Google has released a comment.
After the Android Wear rebrand to Wear OS, Google in March announced a developer preview based on Android P for its wearable platform. The big focus was on conserving battery life, but the company faced some pushback over constraints and as a result refined them with Developer Preview 2 at I/O 2018. Today, the company is again toning down those changes.
Google surprised us back at I/O this year when it revealed that, for the first time, a handful of OEMs would be joining in on the beta program for the next version of Android, P. Sony was on that list and today, the company is updating its build for the Xperia XZ2 with Google’s latest improvements and more.
The third Android P Developer Preview started rolling out to Pixel devices today with the final APIs, SDK, and Play Store publishing. Now, not even a day later, Essential has announced that this build of Android P will be making its way to the Phone with a handful of bug fixes.
Have you installed the Android P Developer Preview and find it too unstable for your liking? Well, good news because you can go back to Oreo. Unfortunately, though, it will require you wiping your device. Here’s how.
Several weeks after Google unveiled the second Developer Preview, the company this morning released the third build. Developer Preview 3 includes a bunch of bug fixes, user experience improvements, and much more. Here’s how to manually install Android P DP3…
Android P’s beta changes up a lot of things we’ve had in Android over the years, but it also removes some fan favorite features. In the last preview users quickly noted that the “clear all” button was removed from multitasking, but now it’s back…
The latest developer preview of Android P is rolling out today with 157 new emoji. Android P DP3 includes entirely new characters, tweaks to existing ones, and more efforts to offer a range of diverse and inclusive designs.
Google’s Pixel 2 smartphones are some of our favorite on the market, but display colors have not been their strong point. To remedy the muted display colors, Google introduced tuning options in the software. Now, in Android P, that option is getting a slight upgrade.
The third Android P Developer Preview is now live, along with the OTA files for the update. If you’re on DP2 (otherwise known as Beta 1) and don’t want to wait for the update to eventually make its way to you, you can manually install it yourself. Here’s how…
Today marks the release of Android P Developer Preview 3, and we’re just getting started digging into all the changes. The first and perhaps most noticeable change you’ll see when you install Developer Preview 3 are some design tweaks to the multitasking screen and new haptic feedback.
Android P Developer Preview 3 is rolling out this morning as the first update following the announcement of several marquee features at I/O 2018. We’re installing the factory images right now to explore the latter, but in the meantime catch up on all the new app features with our updating (reverse chronological) list below.
Four weeks after entering the Android Beta Program at I/O 2018, the next developer preview of Android P is rolling out today. With this release, developers can begin testing and refining apps with the finalized P APIs and SDK. DP3 is available now to install via OTA or download for the Pixel and Pixel 2.
Google surprised us all back at I/O when it revealed that several third-party devices would support the Android P Beta program. Essential was on that list and now, the company is updating its build to squash some bugs.
Android P introduces a lot of new changes to Google’s OS, and we’ve gone through a ton of them in various posts. Today, Google has detailed a few new changes it has made for enterprise users…
The second Android P Developer Preview came out almost two weeks ago in the form of a public beta. But even though it’s a public, doesn’t necessarily mean you should be running it on your primary smartphone. Here are our thoughts on if it’s stable enough to run on your daily driver.
