

#ANDROID VERSIONS N UPDATE#
Google's "Project Doze" - its code name for ways to have your phone use less battery while it's not in your hands with the screen on - that was introduced with Marshmallow has gotten a major update in Nougat. More: Understanding notification changes in Android Nougat Your phone will feel faster and use less battery And with the better bundling of multiple notifications from the same app, you'll be able to tell when you need to see everything even easier. When you need to see more or do more than just send a quick reply, you can still tap the notification to open an app and see everything. Once the folks who built your app support the feature, it will just work.ĭon't worry, though.
#ANDROID VERSIONS N INSTALL#
You won't have to open the app or install anything extra, either. With Android Nougat, you can reply to your notifications directly from their spot in the tray. More: Multi-window is now for everyone Even better notifications The screen will be split 50/50 by default, and it's quick to pull up different apps on the top and bottom on a phone or left and right on a tablet.įor devices with larger screens, there's also a freeform mode that lets you change a window's size and picture-in-picture mode is supported for apps running on Android TV.

We've seen a similar feature with the same name from Samsung (and to a lesser extent LG) for a while, but Google has built things in a way that any app will just work, without the developer - or you - doing anything special. That's what Multi-window is: more than one "window" on your phone's screen. Sometimes when you're doing two things at once it's handy to be able to see them both at the same time. More: Seamless updates come to Android in version 7.0 Multi-window multitasking " screen for 30 minutes after an OTA update. This means that the next time a user powers up their device, new devices can automatically and seamlessly switch into the new updated system image.Ĭhanges to what's called the run-time compiler also mean that you won't have to wait as long while all your apps are optimizing once you do restart - we've all been there watching an "Optimizing. Inspired by how Chromebooks apply updates, we're introducing seamless updates, so that new Android devices built on Nougat can install system updates in the background. Android Nougat also adds some important new features to help keep users safer and more secure.
