Oreo: The World's Favorite... Android Operating System?
Android 8.0 has arrived, and with it a new dessert oriented code-name: Oreo. This tasty new operating system seems to have several new impressive features like faster boot speeds and lower background activity, but those kinds of things are to be expected with new OS updates. Here are a few new features Android is pushing out in their new 8.0 operating system.
First off, Picture in Picture (PiP) mode has been introduced. Similar to Nougat's split window feature, PiP allows you to use two apps at the same time. Want to watch a YouTube video while you look at emails? Go ahead! PiP allows you to have an app in a smaller window in the corner of your screen while the rest of the screen is used to view other apps like mail, calendar, etc. Now you don't have to pay monthly for YouTube Red so you can listen to a video while not in the app--but I digress.
Another cool feature that Android 8.0 is offering is Notification dots. While these dots don't show you how many notifications for each app there are, it does allow you to view the notifications without opening the app. What's even better is that you can clear the notifications by swiping them away. Basically this eliminates the need for you to constantly be opening apps that you always have a lot of notifications from like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
On the more serious side of technology, Android has implemented into Oreo a way to never enter into a bootloop. A bootloop is when a device continually fails to reboot, but keeps trying until it finally runs out of battery. Android claims that with their latest OS they are able to prevent this. When necessary components of the system are consistently failing, the OS will notice what is happening and start trying to recover. As a last resort, it will automatically boot into recovery mode so that you can reset and restore the phone to its factory settings. Basically, it will be in a "bootloop" for a little while, but it won't be stuck in it.
Android 8.0 has many interesting and useful new features. But don't get too excited yet! As of right now Oreo is only available for Google's Pixel and Nexus devices. Expect to wait at least a couple more weeks before you can download the new OS on a different device. For more information on Oreo, check out Android's website.
First off, Picture in Picture (PiP) mode has been introduced. Similar to Nougat's split window feature, PiP allows you to use two apps at the same time. Want to watch a YouTube video while you look at emails? Go ahead! PiP allows you to have an app in a smaller window in the corner of your screen while the rest of the screen is used to view other apps like mail, calendar, etc. Now you don't have to pay monthly for YouTube Red so you can listen to a video while not in the app--but I digress.
Another cool feature that Android 8.0 is offering is Notification dots. While these dots don't show you how many notifications for each app there are, it does allow you to view the notifications without opening the app. What's even better is that you can clear the notifications by swiping them away. Basically this eliminates the need for you to constantly be opening apps that you always have a lot of notifications from like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
On the more serious side of technology, Android has implemented into Oreo a way to never enter into a bootloop. A bootloop is when a device continually fails to reboot, but keeps trying until it finally runs out of battery. Android claims that with their latest OS they are able to prevent this. When necessary components of the system are consistently failing, the OS will notice what is happening and start trying to recover. As a last resort, it will automatically boot into recovery mode so that you can reset and restore the phone to its factory settings. Basically, it will be in a "bootloop" for a little while, but it won't be stuck in it.
Android 8.0 has many interesting and useful new features. But don't get too excited yet! As of right now Oreo is only available for Google's Pixel and Nexus devices. Expect to wait at least a couple more weeks before you can download the new OS on a different device. For more information on Oreo, check out Android's website.
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