There are a lot of really good changes in Android P that are minimal, but sometimes, those are the best ones. As we continue digging through Google’s latest update, we’ve discovered that there’s a new “text zoom” tool available…
With Android P, Google officially acknowledged the pervasive, upcoming trend of displays with notches. The OS allows apps to take full advantage of unique screen, while the time has been moved to the left-hand side. However, for now, this support is coming at the detriment of existing non-notch phones.
Pattern unlock has long been a part of Android, but in recent years it hasn’t been much of a focus thanks to the arrival of biometrics. In Android P, though, Google is giving it a little love…
There are a lot of things that were changed in Android P’s first developer preview, but if you’ve followed any coverage or installed it for yourself, the first one you probably noticed was the clock’s new location…
Cheesy headlines aside, Android P packs a lot of fantastic visual changes from a new notification tray and quick settings, to a colorful new settings menu. One of my favorite tweaks, though, has proven the new transitions…
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Last year, Android Oreo came with the Overlay Manager Service (OMS) built-in. With this and the Substratum theming engine, users were able to change the look of almost every aspect of their phone without needing to have root. Unfortunately, it looks like Android P removed this…
Android has long been aware when you’re connected to a metered network, such as a phone-based Wi-Fi hotspot. With Android P, users are able to manually set a classification, while there are several other changes to Wi-Fi in quick settings.
There are a lot of big changes in Android P, but sometimes the little tweaks are the best. One of those little tweaks is a new way to take a screenshot…
Android P’s first developer preview has changed a lot of what we’ve come to know and love on the OS, and we’re still finding a lot more. One of the most notable changes Google has made so far regards the volume slider, as it’s been shifted from the top of the display to the side.
Android P revamps the Settings app again and introduces a number of changes. One of the new options is called “Feature Flags” and is available under Developer options. Similar to Chrome Flags, users can enable in-development features and interfaces.
Google has made quite a few big new changes in the newly revealed Android P, and one that jumped out to us immediately came in the form of the settings menu.
With the release of the first Developer Preview for Android P, we have been given a new easter egg. Of course, Google doesn’t want to give away what P will stand for, so it has placed a ‘trippy’ P image that changes color every time you look at it.
Android P officially arrived today, and it packs quite a few big changes within. One area where we’ve noticed a few slight tweaks is on the lockscreen and always-on display, so let’s take a closer look at those…
Google today officially took the wraps off of Android P. While, so far, this update isn’t the biggest visually, there is one massive change front and center — the notification shade and quick settings menu.
Android P Developer Preview 1 is rolling out today with a number of new features. One of them is a built-in screenshot editor called “Markup,” with basic controls for doodling and cropping.
With the release of Android P Developer Preview 1, Google is letting developers prepare their apps for phones with ‘notches’ by simulating a display cutout on Pixel handsets. Here’s how…
Android P has gone official today, and if you were hoping to try it out, there’s some good news, and some bad news…
Google just took the wraps off of the first Developer Preview build of Android P. This early build introduces a redesigned notification shade and much more. Here’s how to manually install Android P DP1…
Google announced the Android P Developer Preview this morning and it’s shaping up to be a big update with numerous functional and visual changes. 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.
For the third year in a row, Google is releasing a developer preview of the next major version of its mobile operating system. Android P has a number of new features for developers and apps to take advantage of, while there are a multitude of system-level changes. Android also gains a new design, especially for notifications, the drawer, and quick settings.
