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    Android O tells you if an app is displaying an overlay

    A new Android O feature will alert users with a persistent notification if an app is using an overlay, such as Facebook's Chat Heads. This is to ensure the user knows that an app is altering the way the phone looks to avoid things like malicious ghost tap apps.
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    New Android O animation shows icons floating into place when expanding the notification shade

    Since the introduction of Material Design, Google has made an effort to put a lot of focus on animations within Android. With the first Android O developer preview, we're actually seeing some interesting animations happen when expanding or collapsing the notification shade.
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    Google adds icons to the text selection dialog in Android O

    Along with other small UI changes, Android O seems to have added some icons next to the options in the text selection dialog box.
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    Google makes a video to show developers what is new in Android O

    Google recently launched the first developer preview for Android O, and it comes with a lot of changes that developers need to know about. So along with the fully documented changes, the company also released an official video to talk about the biggest ones.
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    Here are all the Android O features discovered so far

    Now that Android O is available for developers, the folks at Android Police have compiled a list of all the new features and share the roundup of what's new.
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    The Andorid O Pixel Launcher gets backported to Android 6.0+ devices

    The first developer preview of Android O also came with a new version of the Pixel Launcher. There are APKs floating around but they won't work on older versions of Android. However, an XDA developer has backported the application to make it work on Android 6.0+ devices.
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    1Password shows us how Android O's Autofill Framework works

    Android O is getting an Autofill Framework so that password managers can work in Android without having to use workarounds. 1Password is a popular password manager that gives us a demonstration at just how this feature will look.
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    Here are all the changes for "regular users" in Android O

    Alex from Android Central has compiled a list of all the changes in Android O, including those that will be noticed by an average user of the latest version of Android.
  9. Android News

    Android O makes it easy to add custom ringtones

    Android O now makes it easier to add custom ringtones and other alert sounds without having to jump through hoops.
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    Hands-on video gives us a look at the new features in Android O

    Phandroid goes hands-on with the new Android O developer preview and gives us a video walk through of the features that it comes with.
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    Chainfire says he now has root access to Android O DP1, but needs to iron out some issues

    Less than 24 hours and Chainfire has already been able to gain root access to Google's first developer preview of Android O. There hasn't been anything released just yet though as he says there are some issues that need to be fixed first.
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    Android O combines 'Files' with 'Downloads'

    With the Android O update, the Downloads and Files apps have been combined.
  13. Android News

    Google has removed granular battery details in Android O

    Android Police has discovered that Android O removes granular battery usage information in the Settings.
  14. Android News

    The navigation keys go dark when opening the Pixel Launcher app drawer

    Android Police is still digging through Android O and all its features, but the latest feature shows that the navigation bar turns dark when pulling up the Pixel Launcher's app drawer.
  15. Android News

    Android O Developer Preview video walk-through

    Rather than read about all the features crammed into the Android O Developer Preview, you can actually see most of them in action in this video walk-through.
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    Android O removes the ability to display the battery percentage inside the icon

    The SystemUI Tuner used to let you add in the battery percentage number within the battery icon of the status bar. The way this was done wasn't ever the best approach, but now Android O won't let you do that at all, and instead will put the number right next to the battery icon.
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    Android O fits more information into the status bar of the notification shade

    Along with the settings application and SystemUI Tuner, we're also seeing some changes in the status bar of the notification panel. Not only are they fitting in more quick settings icons, but they also made the date/time bold and added in some status bar icons as well.
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    You can now customize the lock screen shortcuts with Android O

    Thanks to the SystemUI Tuner feature, Android O now brings the ability to switch out the traditional shortcuts on the lock screen with applications of your choice.
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    Some are seeing the ambient display feature in Android O function differently than others

    It was originally thought that ambient display had changed in Android O and that notification details were removed. However, it seems as if the feature is simply buggy as some are seeing it perform like it did before.
  20. Android News

    Google redesigned the settings app in Android O

    Along with some new features, we're also seeing some redesigned aspects of Android O. One of these happen to be the settings application as it received a new look and removed the slide out menu.
  21. Android News

    There's a section in the settings application of Android O that lets you pick which theme you want

    Android O has a new feature in the settings application called the Device Theme. Once tapped, you have the ability to choose between two stock themes (Inverted and Pixel right now).
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    You can now customize the navigation bar with the System UI Tuner

    The System UI Tuner has always been a place for hidden UI tweaks and now Android O has some options there that let you customize your navigation bar.
  23. Android News

    The default Android O wallpaper is available for download now

    People are already manually flashing Android O onto their device and this means we can now download the default wallpaper that it currently uses.
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    Google says they have 4 developer previews planned for Android O

    Along with the new features of Android O, we have also learned that Google currently plans to have 4 different developer previews for the update. After DP4, we should expect the official OTA update to be released sometime in Q3 of this year.
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    Sony worked with Google to improve wireless audio quality in Android O

    Today we learned that Google was improving wireless audio quality in Android O thanks to support for LDAC which can transmit higher bitrates to compatible Bluetooth gadgets. The blog post didn't go into much detail about this but The Verge has a piece up now that talks about how Sony...
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