The new version of Android P is now available for download
After months of waiting and anticipation, Google has finally launched the first preview of the new version of Android P for developers, which will allow application developers to start working with the new software before appearing officially at the next Google conference.
You can see all the new features and updated APIs included in the first version of this new version of Android on "android.com", but some highlights from the long list of improvements include:
Support WiFi Round-Trip-Time (RTT), to take advantage of indoor positioning
Wide range of improvements to notifications in the entire platform
Support bump the screen from the top, for all new phones that decided it
Option to alert users if the call is recorded.
Call barring feature of anonymous numbers and support iris scanning
Among the new features of Android P, there is first the design reviewed in depth
Animated transitions are more fluid, but also the notifications.
There is also Bluetooth which allows to pair up to 5 devices simultaneously (but not to stream music on it simultaneously).
The unlock pattern no longer shows you how far your fingers have traveled in order to prevent someone from seeing your "password". All web application traffic is now encrypted.
much improved security:Android P for example prohibits access to the microphone and camera without your knowledge.
Android P, Latest version of the Google OS, will be presented in May to the Google I / O 2018. But we already discover some of its new features through the Android Open Source Project. Indeed, Google developers innocently submit changes, which are by nature public.
Android 9.0 P is the successor of Oreo, a mobile OS that is yet installed on only 1% of smartphones and other Android devices. The new OS whose final name is not yet known must bring many new features. The first Developer Preview was released on March 7, 2018.
Android 8.0 Oreo has just exceeded 1% of installations on smartphones, tablets and other Android-compatible devices. According to figures from February 2018, besides Oreo, Nougat is installed on 28.1% of devices, Marshmallow (Android 6.0 / 6.1) has a 28.1% market share, Lollipop (5.0 / 5.1) is installed on 24.6% % of the park, KitKat (4.4) retains 12.0% of shares, as for older versions, they are now in the minority.
N.B: As expected this version is only available on pixel phones.
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