Android Oreo

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Android Oreo
Version of the Android operating system
DeveloperGoogle
General
availability		August 21, 2017; 6 years ago (2017-08-21)[1]
Latest release8.0.0 (OPR6.170623.013)[2] / August 21, 2017; 6 years ago (2017-08-21)
Preceded byAndroid 7.1.2 "Nougat"
Official websiteOfficial website
Support status
Supported

Android "Oreo" (codenamed Android O during development) is the eighth major version of the Android mobile operating system. It was first released as an alpha quality developer preview on March 21, 2017. The second developer preview was released on May 17, 2017, and it is considered beta quality and the third developer preview was released on June 8, 2017 and finalizes the API.[3] On July 24, 2017, a fourth developer preview was released which includes the final system behaviors and the latest bug fixes and optimizations.[4] It was released on August 21, 2017, coinciding with a solar eclipse visible in the U.S.

Google unveiled a statue of the dessert-themed update at 14th Street Park in Manhattan, not far from where the original factory that created the first Oreo.[5]

History

On March 21, 2017, Google released the first developer preview of Android "O",[6][7][8] available for the Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus Player, Pixel C, and both Pixel smartphones.[9] The second, considered beta quality, was released May 17, 2017.[10] The third DP was released on June 8, 2017.[3] The fourth and final beta release was released on July 24, 2017.

DP3 finalized the release's API to API level 26,[3] changed the camera UI, reverted the Wi-Fi and cellular connectivity levels in the status bar back to Wi-Fi left, added themed notifications, added a battery animation in Settings: Battery, a new icon and darker background for the Clock app, and a teardrop icon shape for apps.[11]

On August 18, 2017, Google launched an eclipse-themed teaser website, stating the release date and name unveiling of Android O as August 21, coinciding with the solar eclipse in the US.[12] Factory images were made available for compatible Nexus and Pixel devices on August 21,[13] and the name "Oreo," produced by Nabisco, was officially introduced by Google.[14]

Features

User experience

Notifications can be snoozed, and batched into topic-based groups known as "channels".[15][16] Android Oreo contains integrated support for picture-in-picture modes.[17][18] Adding a custom ringtone, alarm or notification sound is simplified.[19][20] The "Settings" app features a new design, with a white theme and deeper categorization of different settings.[21] Android TV features a new launcher.[22] Google claims faster startup time to from powered-off state,[23] and increased battery time by reducing the ability of apps to run in the background.[24]

Platform

Android Oreo adds support for Neighborhood Aware Networking (NAN) for Wi-Fi based on Wi-Fi Aware,[25] wide color gamuts in apps,[26] an API for autofillers, multiprocess and Google Safe Browsing support for WebViews, an API to allow system-level integration for VoIP apps, and launching activities on remote displays.[6] Android Runtime (ART) features performance improvements[6] and better cache handling.[27] Android Oreo contains additional limits on apps' background activities in order to improve battery life.[28] Apps can specify "adaptive icons" for differently-shaped containers specified by themes, such as circles, squares, and squircles.[29]

Android Oreo supports new emoji that will be included in the Unicode 10 standard. A new emoji font was also introduced, which notably redesigns its face figures to use a traditional circular shape, as opposed to the "blob" design that was introduced on Android "KitKat".[30][31]

The underlying architecture of Android is being revised so that low-level, vendor-specific code for supporting a device's hardware will be separated from the Android OS framework using a hardware abstraction layer known as the "vendor interface". Vendor interfaces must be made forward compatible with future versions of Android; theoretically, OEMs would only need to perform their necessary modifications to the OS framework and bundled apps to update a device to a future version of Android, while maintaining the same vendor interface.[32] The "seamless updates" concept introduced in Android 7.0 is updated to download update files directly to the system partition, rather than requiring them to be downloaded to the user partition first, thus reducing storage space requirements for system updates.[33]

The operating system will offer a tailored distribution for low-end devices known as Android Go, which will be used on all devices with 1 GB of RAM or less. These devices will ship with platform optimizations designed to reduce mobile data usage (including enabling Data Saver mode by default), and a special suite of Google Mobile Services designed to be less resource- and bandwidth-intensive (such as YouTube Go). Google Play Store will also highlight lightweight apps suited for these devices.[34][35]

See also

References

  1. ^ Android 8.0 Oreo Android Developers
  2. ^ "Google Git". Android Source. Google. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "Android O Developer Preview 3 launches, finalizes APIs". Ars Technica. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  4. ^ "Developer Preview 4 now available, official Android O coming soon!". Android Developers Blog. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  5. ^ "Coinciding The Solar Eclipse, Google Revealed Android O As "Oreo"". Eyerys.com. August 21, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
  6. ^ a b c Bohn, Dieter (March 21, 2017). "Google releases Android O to developers, promising better battery life and notifications". The Verge. Vox Media. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  7. ^ Lardinois, Frederic (March 21, 2017). "Google launches the first developer preview of Android O". TechCrunch. AOL. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  8. ^ Ruddock, David (March 21, 2017). "Google announces Android O: Focus on power management, notifications, and more". Android Police. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  9. ^ Crider, Michael (March 21, 2017). "Android O Developer Preview Supports Nexus 5X and 6P, Nexus Player, Pixel and Pixel XL, and Pixel C". Android Police. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  10. ^ "What's New in Android: O Developer Preview 2 & More". May 17, 2017. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  11. ^ Li, Abner (June 8, 2017). "Here's everything new in Android O Developer Preview 3 [Gallery]". 9to5Google. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  12. ^ "Android – eclipse". Android. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
  13. ^ Brown, Aaron (August 21, 2017). "Android O release date - Google might've accidentally revealed Android 8.0's official name". Express.co.uk. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  14. ^ Samat, Sameer (August 21, 2017). "Android Oreo superpowers, coming to a device near you". Google.
  15. ^ Gartenberg, Chaim (March 21, 2017). "Android O will give you even more control over notifications". The Verge. Vox Media. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  16. ^ Davenport, Corbin (March 21, 2017). "Android O feature spotlight: Notification Channels give more controls over notifications to users". Android Police. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  17. ^ Garun, Natt (March 21, 2017). "Android O brings picture-in-picture support so you can watch YouTube while hailing a Lyft". The Verge. Vox Media. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  18. ^ Whitwam, Ryan (March 21, 2017). "Android O feature spotlight: Picture-in-picture video for all devices and new windowing features". Android Police. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  19. ^ El Khoury, Rita (March 23, 2017). "Android O feature spotlight: Easily add custom ringtones, alarm sounds, and notification sounds". Android Police. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  20. ^ Statt, Nick (March 23, 2017). "Android O will make it easier to add custom ringtones and notification sounds". The Verge. Vox Media. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  21. ^ Amadeo, Ron (March 23, 2017). "Hands-on with Android O—A million new settings and an awesome snooze feature". Ars Technica. Condé Nast. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  22. ^ "Android 8.0 Features and APIs - Android Developers". developer.android.com.
  23. ^ https://www.blog.google/products/android/android-oreo-superpowers-coming-device-near-you/
  24. ^ http://www.techadvisor.co.uk/new-product/google-android/android-oreo-news-release-date-new-features-3647595/
  25. ^ Whitwam, Ryan (March 21, 2017). "Android O feature spotlight: Neighborhood Aware Networking (NAN) mode for WiFi". Android Police. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  26. ^ Ruddock, David (March 21, 2017). "Android O feature spotlight: Android will support wide color gamut profiles in apps". Android Police. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  27. ^ "List of smartphones to receive the Android O 8.0 Oreo Update". The Leaker. July 26, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  28. ^ Carman, Ashley (March 21, 2017). "Android Oreo will limit what apps can do in the background to save battery life". The Verge. Vox Media. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  29. ^ Crider, Michael (March 21, 2017). "Android O Feature Spotlight: Adaptive icons give devs and OEMs easy shape masks, extra effects". Android Police. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  30. ^ "Google redesigns emoji (again) for Android O". GSMArena. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  31. ^ "Google I/O 2017: Android O to Bring Redesigned Emojis, Full Support for Emoji 5.0 Characters". NDTV. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  32. ^ "Google's "Project Treble" solves one of Android's many update roadblocks". Ars Technica. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  33. ^ "Android 8.0's "streaming OS updates" will work even if your phone is full". Ars Technica. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  34. ^ ""Android Go" will strip Android down for ultra-low-budget phones". Ars Technica. Conde Nast. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  35. ^ "Android Go could help make Android O a runaway success". Engadget. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
Preceded by Android 8.0
2017 		Incumbent
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