Features of Android Oreo
We expect this list of features to grow as Google makes Oreo updates next year. As such, we will add them below. Here is what we know so far.
Picture Mode (PiP)
The shared window mode introduced in Android Nougat is a useful way to multitask with most applications, but not all applications.
Picture in Picture (PiP) allows you to miniaturize a YouTube video stream or video call on Hangouts or Duo in the corner of your screen so you can perform other tasks simultaneously.
This is one of those "I did not know I needed this until I tried it" features and the one that makes multitasking much less a compromise than the split-window mode. We are delighted to see how this feature develops throughout the life of Oreo and beyond.
Faster start times
The Android update Oreo claims to speed up the startup time of your phone.Fast startup times are usually associated with an increase in hardware, but Android Oreo will likely bring this benefit to all phones that run the software.
Although currently limited to Pixel and Pixel XL, the improvement is certainly perceptible and impressive.
This is a minor feature that most of us keep our phones turned on indefinitely. But for times when a restart is necessary, this feature makes it all the less painful.
Restricted background activities
This is an energy-saving feature that disregards application functions running in the background, which means your battery is likely to last much longer than on Nougat Android.
Combined with the likely improvements in the Doze function that intelligently saves the battery during downtime, it is possible that Android Oreo can help you extract a handful of overtime from your phone.
Contextual Hold Options
In an e-mail, try copying an address to paste it into Google Maps? No more, says Android Oreo.
By using automatic learning, the operating system can now recognize which application is best for the string with which you are working. Another example included being able to highlight a phone number and pop directly into the dialer.
Adaptive Icons
As the name suggests, Google has put in place strict design rules for developers to create a unified visual style for multiple applications.
In addition, these new application icons will be animated according to user interaction and ... have you seen the animation demo? Look for. It looks great.
It seems that Google has not yet released these clever icons, but I hope we expect them in the next update of Android 8.
Boosted audio performance
The Samsung Galaxy S8 is the first Android phone to be installed with Bluetooth 5, a technology that will expand the bandwidth and increase the speed limit in the wireless pipeline for your content to pass through and thereby improve the quality of audio content sent wireless connection between your phone and your headphones.
And while many devices will follow, the audio quality on Android will further increase thanks to the native support of Android Oreo for LDAC, Sony's high-resolution Bluetooth audio codec.
In the development options we already see tons of options to adjust the bit rate for audio and we expect more progress to come down the line. This one could be a big deal, especially for those who stand on buying in the best wireless headphones.
This is good news, especially since the Google Pixel 2 might not have a headphone jack.
Notifications Dots
An old gadget that has been hitting for years on iOS and some third-party launchers, which brings a notification bubble at a glance to application icons on the home screen as a native Android feature.
Unlike iOS, Android Oreo does not tell you how many alerts are waiting in a given application, but knowing how to direct your attention is a good thing.
New emoji
Google finally replaces the emoji gumdrop style of older versions of Android and is now making round face icons for Android Oreo.
There are also new emoji in the form of starstruck, vomiting, fairies, sirens, giraffes, wizards and even more options.
Easter egg
This would not be a new version of Android without a new mini Easter egg to try. Oddly enough, Oreo also comes with the Android Nougat's strange feeding mini-game.
But on Oreo, clicking and holding the OS logo takes us on a mysterious and empty screen with nothing but an octopus on it. This mini-game is pretty basic and not really a game at all.
You can pull the octopus around the screen, watching its legs float around. And that's all. This game was here before we learned about the soft name based on Android 8, so it can be configured to change now we know it's called Oreo. But again, maybe not.
Other features of Android Oreo
Google highlights a number of features with the Android Oreo update we've already seen, but that means we'll probably see more of each feature in the future.Instant Android apps - a way to use apps without installing them and using your web browser - are compatible with Android 8. Expect more developers to support them soon.
Google also includes an automatic filling option in Android 8, so it will be faster to connect to some of your favorite apps.
There are new accessibility features, including simple audio controls and quick access from the navigation bar for features such as enlargement and Select to Speak.
In addition, there are even more features such as new downloadable fonts, background location limits, snoozing notification, a new Wi-Fi support feature, a support window called Tooltips, and categories notification to have more control over what you see.
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