android n developer preview

Android TV is also getting some love with Android N's developer preview. Not only did they do away with the traditional way of displaying the Settings menu, but it also supports multiple Google accounts now.

About a week ago we learned that Google had started work on a freefrom window mode for Android N, but there wasn't a known way to enable the feature then. This feature can now be enabled on the Google Pixel C and this is what it looks like.

If you have your smartphone enrolled in the Android Beta Program, and are running Android N, then you should have an OTA update waiting for you. The size will vary depending on which device you have. My Nexus 6P's update weighed in at 26MB while the update for the Nexus 5X is just over 27MB.

Android N's developer preview has introduced a lot of changes as far as Android's design is concerned. The recents/overview page received an overall and Mario from XDA takes a look at why it's not as good as it could be.

In both the Android N code and the Android N support documents, we're seeing mention about a "freeform" multi-window feature that OEMs will be able to enable. This will be like a Windows style, floating apps type of feature that the OEMs can enable to let their users resize the window of an...

There's an opinion piece up on Medium from Raveesh Bhalla where they go over the new design style of Android N's notification panel. They talk about the new notification features coming with the next version of Android, but they also analyze it from a design and user experience perspective to...

So, there was a little miscommunication with what Google had written on their website regarding manually flashing the Android N developer preview. Previously, it was assumed that those who manually flashed the developer preview could not get OTA updates to future Android N preview builds...

AP has a video up that shows how long applications used to install with Marshmallow, and how they long they take to install with Android N. The secret has to do with what Google is using for the compiler. ART runtime in Marshmallow is using an AOT compiler, which means that apps need to be...

It seems Google is experimenting with a type of lights out mode with Android N. As shown in the photos, when certain applications are up, the navigation keys will dim ever so slightly. There was a similar feature in Marshmallow where the navigation keys would be replaced with dots. This new...

Well that didn't take long at all. Google released the Android N developer preview yesterday and it came with a ton of new features for app developers to play with. The developer behind Talon for Twitter, Luke Klinker, has added support for some of its new features like a Quick Settings Tile...

It's unclear if OEMs will adopt this feature, but if you use Google's stock dialer then you can look forward to some additional options when someone calls you while running Android N. When you receive a phone call in Android N, you have the ability to reject the call, prevent the call from...

We generally only see Nexus devices with the ability to test Android's developer preview but it seems Google is being generous this year. If you have the General Mobile 4G registered to your Google account and then you visit the Android Beta Program then you should see it listed as an eligible...

Android N's developer preview introduced a multiwindow feature that Google has been working on for a few years now. It's been discovered that you can highlight text from one app and then drag the text from one app to the other app.

When Google started pushing out the Android M developer preview builds, some found hints of the code within the Nexus 4 repository. This stirred up some rumors that Google was going to eventually release a build for it but it never happens. Now, the same thing is happening again with Android N...

A new option in Android N will allow you to easily manage your device whenever a phone starts force closing. The initial options afforded to you are the usual dismissal and a bug report, but if the app continues to cause problems the OS will eventually ask if you want to reset the app, restart...

The Android N Developer Preview that was released yesterday has quite a few new features which will improve the overall Android experience. However, most of us will likely not be installing the developer preview on any of our devices. But if you want to get a bit of the Android N look on your...

A lot of people root their device in order to adjust the default DPI of the screen. This might not be required anymore as the Android N developer preview now lets you adjust what they are calling the Screen Size(which has the same result as adjust the DPI) to make text and items appear bigger...

Google is all about conserving data and the steps they've taken have helped save people a lot of money on their monthly data plan. Android N will be taking this a step further with a new data saver feature that when enabled, completely eliminate background mobile data usage entirely(and tell...

System UI Tuner was introduced in Marshmallow and it lets us tweak and customize a lot of various features with Android's user interface. This secret menu received an update with Android N's developer preview and it seems to include a color balance calibration feature now.

The Android N developer preview gives us a nice little bonus feature with the Overview button. Double tapping on this button will switch yo back to your most recently used app. That's not all though. If you keep on tapping it then you'll continue to switch through all of your recently used apps...

Earlier today we were told that Google would be pushing out OTA updates of the Android N developer preview builds. However, it has been discovered that if you manually flash the factory image then you will not be able to receive these OTA updates. If you want the OTA updates, you'll need to...

When the Marshmallow developer preview was first released, the community discovered there was a way to enable a dark/night mode. This was removed when the official version of Marshmallow was released, but it is back in the brand new Android N developer preview.

Before you rush off to flash the first Android N developer preview, you may want to read through the list of known issues that Google has published. Some important ones seem to be. . . - System and app performance is known to be periodically slow / janky, and device may become occasionally...

Quick Settings are a great way to enable and disable certain functions within the Android OS. Google looks to be opening up this system in Android N with a new API for developer to create their own custom Quick Settings tile.

Earlier today we learned about the Android Beta Program, but it wasn't available and we had to wait until Google was ready to launch it. They have officially launched the program now so you can set your device to receive Android N OTA updates right now.