A new change in Android N Preview 3 improves the app pinning feature. The improvement actually comes when you unpin the app. Previously, the shortcut to unpin an app required a combo of pressing the back and recent apps buttons, and also required a long press of the back button if you had...
New features are being discovered in Android N Developer Preview 3 that weren't announced during Google I/O 2016, and the latest is the ability to allow side-by-side windows when using Chrome.
A YouTuber has taken the 3rd Developer Preview of Android N, and navigated through it in slow-motion to show everyone just how beautiful the animations are.
It what seems like the first in a series of different videos, Google has just released a video called "Android N: Naming Tip #1".
The video features Cory, a Junior Creative at Professional Naming Inc. and he believes Android N should be called Neenish Tart since it "has a punch to it."
In the latest Developer Preview build of Android N, many noticed that dark theme and night mode were no longer there. However, the night mode Quick Settings tile is still there and long pressing it will make the option appear in the System UI Tuner.
Also, Google has added two different Quick...
Google has revealed a new API for Android. Simply called Awareness API, it's a system that allows apps to read contextual states of many different phone elements. This includes location, time, weather, activity, place, and more.
These elements are the building blocks Google uses for smart apps...
Android Pay wasn't working on Android N Developer Preview because Google hadn't yet implemented the Compatibility Test Suite that it relied on. Thankfully it seems they've added it in Android N Dev Preview 3, so you should, once again, be able to use Android Pay.
Google has been playing around with Dark Mode since the before Android Marshmallow was released, but there's still no clear indication that the feature will ever officially see the light of day. While Dark Mode was been present is the first few builds of the Android N developer preview, it is...
Google's 3rd Android N Developer Preview is already rolling out to Nexus devices and this update actually came with some new wallpapers too.
We get a total of 4 new wallpapers with this update and they can be downloaded from the source link below.
Sony had previously released the Android N Developer Preview for select Xperia Z3 devices back in April and now they are rolling out an update to bring them up to the brand new developer preview 3.
Just like before, this dev preview update is only available for Xperia Z3 with the model number...
Android N is getting a lot of new features that many people will like. However, depending on where you live and what language you speak, the Multi-Locale feature could be the most important one to you.
This feature is present in the 3rd developer preview of Android N and it will let you select...
Google has rolled out OTA updates for the Android N Developer Preview and it's already started hitting devices around the world.
Someone started playing with the Google Keyboard settings and discovered that you can now theme the keyboard with different color templates, or even add in your own...
At Google I/O 2016, we learned about a lot of new features that were headed to Android N. We also learned that the 3rd developer preview, which is now considered to be a beta, has already started rolling out to supported devices.
Now, Google has published the official release notes that details...
Now that we know some more information about Google's next Android update, some OEMs have started to talk about which devices will be receiving the update.
HTC went onto their Twitter account today to announce the HTC 10, HTC One M9 and the HTC One A9 will all be receiving the update. Sadly...
During the Google I/O keynote, David Burke talked about a few ways that Google would be tightening up security for Android.
One of these new features is called file-based encryption instead of the block-level encryption that we're used to today. Among other things, this means you won't have to...
While we still don't know what Android N will be called, Google did give us some details on a number of features that will be included.
Some notable features that have been announced include. . .
Quick settings tile API
Quick Switch
Lock screen wallpaper support
Multi-window
Picture-in-picture...
Yesterday, we saw that Google had started to call the 3rd developer preview of Android N a beta build.
It's now been confirmed that this update is ready to be pushed out and you should be seeing the OTA update soon (assuming your device is enrolled in the Android Beta Program).
Google has announced some new features that will be coming to Android TV thanks to the upcoming Android N update.
Picture in Picture mode lets you continue watching videos while you search Google or the Play Store or access other parts of the OS.
It will come with Recording APIs so you can...
Google has announced Android Studio 2.2 Preview 1. The big user facing feature included here is a new layout manager, but there are some more things under the hood.
The update also comes with a Firebase plugin, IntelliJ & CLion 2016.1, and it expands support for Android N’s new Jack compiler
There have been reports of Android VR over the last couple of months and today the news is official. Google has confirmed that they have built a high-performance VR mode into Android N.
Android devices will need to meet a certain number of requirements in order to be considered "vr ready" (like...
We already know most of the new features that will be coming with Android N thanks to the developer previews. However, today we learned about a new feature that wasn't known about before.
Android devices will be able to download OTA updates in the background and then automatically install them...
We heard something about this back when Sundar Pichai visited India last year. Except back then, Sundar talked about holding an online poll to see what Android N will be called.
Instead, they are asking for suggestions from everyone around the world. They won't be picking the name based on the...
Android N is preparing the Android platform for its first official support of multiwindow and true multitasking features. Some apps aren't really prepared for this though.
One such app is Chrome, as you can't have more than one instance of the app open at one time. This changed recently in an...
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