Google launched a new version of the operating system Android smart phones, under the name of "Oreo", which refers to the name of a biscuit produced by a famous confectionery company.
The application adds a new feature called "Picture in Picture", which allows some applications to run on a small portion of the screen's angle.
The Nexus and Pixel phones, produced by Google, are expected to be the first phones to receive this new update.
The new versions of the Android system may be slow to deploy, using only 14 percent of the Android OS and OSX versions of the previous Nougat.
The Oreo version provides procedures to help users control the amount of notifications on their devices, which are described as "notification diarrhea".
App developers will now be able to classify notifications into categories, so users can block certain types of notifications while still receiving other notifications.
In the system currently in use, Android users can only allow all notifications to be received, or blocked from an application.
The new Android version of Android allows some video calls to appear on a portion of the screen, or so-called "image-in-picture."
The new version also includes new features such as "Smart Copy and Paste," which highlights the entire address, phone number, or email address when a person tries to copy it.
It also includes Instant Messaging, which allows some services to call parts of their applications, even if users have not downloaded them.
The new version was launched at 19:50, according to the British summer time, coinciding with the eclipse of the solar system in the eastern coast of the United States.
It is now up to phone manufacturers to decide whether to make the new version available on their existing devices or not, although a number of them are pre-installed on newer versions of their phones.
Google unveiled its new release at a ceremony in a New York park.
"The main challenge for new releases launched by Google is that they will be available immediately to a limited number of smartphone users," said Ian Vogue, of market research firm AHS Market.
"The Android system usually needs to be accepted and adopted by every handset manufacturer, as well as network operators, so new versions take a long time to reach a large number of users."
"The major change in Oryo's version is its design, which makes it easier for handset manufacturers to modify it in the future, but continue to push new versions of the operating system to users."
Source:
http://news.sky.com/story/googles-new-mobile-os-named-android-oreo-11000127
http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/android-oreo-release-date-download-devices-nexus-5x-6p-2949920
http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/science-technology/844284/Android-8-0-Oreo-Release-Date-Cant-Download-Install
Sounds awesome, i hope my phone can get the upgrade.
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