Google on Tuesday came out with the first developer preview of Android O, its next major Android update. You can already install it on supported devices including last year's Google Pixel phones, and we've already shown you the most important new features of the upcoming mobile OS upgrade. However, there are various other features baked into Android O that fans will want to know about, including behind-the-scenes improvements and plenty of user-facing tweaks. Android O might seem like a boring update at first, sinceit doesn't have any major features yet that might come anywhere close to being game-changers. However, that wouldn't be a correct assessment of Google's next Android upgrade. The company is taking several steps to offer an improved Android experience, whether that means extendingbattery life, offering more granular control over notifications, or overhauling the Settings app.We've already looked at some of the best features in Android O ' better battery life and performance, higher-quality audio, revamped notifications, picture-in-picture videos, and keyboard support ' but that barely scratches the surface. In fact, it's also likely that Google has kept some things secret and will unveil more features at its upcoming Google I/O event in May.In the meantime,there are plenty of new Android O features you should be interested in, such as:A new Settings app that's been rebuilt from the ground up to offer a better way to manage the phoneAutofill APIs that let you quickly fill in saved passwords from passwords manager appsAdaptive icons that should bring a more cohesive look to Android across devices regardless of an OEM'scustomizationsWide-gamut color support that will improve graphicson high-end devicesWi-Fi Aware for direct Wi-Fi transfers of content without the need for an InternetconnectionWebView improvements that should enhance security in apps that offer web browsing featuresThe following videos from 9to5Google, Android Central, and Droid-Life will show you whatAndroid O looks like right now, and explain how some of the features listed above work.https://www.youtube.com/watch'v=VBpPXCNtgpIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch'v=4Cs2zXjcyDshttps://www.youtube.com/watch'v=ca5X5GYn5hEAndroid O will be released in the third quarter of the year, so there's plenty of waiting in store. If you wantmore information about Android O, check out the full change log at this link.
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