The second major version of Google’s Android N developer preview has been out for a little while now and we’ve been trawling through the latest build searching for what’s new or different. First cab off the rank is not a major change but actually a handy one, and hopefully, a …
Read More »You can get OTA updates after manually flashing Android N
After a surprise drop of the Android N developer preview only a couple of days ago there has been a flurry of activity. Many users hurried to grab the factory images and flash their devices with the first build of the preview. Tech sites across the globe have been madly …
Read More »Android N Tour: Bundled Notifications and Direct replies
One of the highlights of the Android N release announcement yesterday, ok, aside from multi-window apps, was the Bundled Notifications and Direct Replies. As part of our look into Android N, here’s how they look and work. As a spoiler, they work great and they’re quite functional. To go over …
Read More »Android N Tour: Recents, quick switching and more
As the hours tick by since the launch of the Android N Developer Preview the Ausdroid team is discovering more enhancements, tweeks and improvements in “N”. The latest bunch of features centre on the Recents key – the square one for those of you with more recent devices. The much …
Read More »Android N Tour: Yes Virginia, there is an App Drawer
Android N. App Drawer. Will they or won’t they? There’s only one thing we can say right now: It has one. The controversy over the existence of Android N’s App Drawer has been bubbling away in the background for a while, with the number of OEMs choosing to use their …
Read More »Android N Tour: The settings menu displays more information and has a hamburger menu for quick access
Google’s new Android N has a lot going for it in terms of function and design and one of those new features is a re-designed settings menu. We saw something on this a while back, with a new hamburger menu giving quick access to the main settings. This hamburger menu …
Read More »Android N Tour: Check out those new quick settings
Google’s Android N developer preview is pretty good, there’s quite a few changes we’re finding as we comb through the OS. I’ve installed the preview on a Nexus 5X and the Pixel C and comparing to a Nexus 6P and Nexus 9. One of the new changes is in the …
Read More »Android N Tour: Multi-Window is equal parts awesome and janky on the Pixel C
Google’s Android N developer preview released today, brought about some new features but the headline feature when it comes to the Pixel C is the split screen. We’ve installed the Android N developer preview on the Pixel C and tested out split-screen and it’s sorta awesome, but it’s sorta janky …
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