Google officially launched Android 7.0 nougat system today, but only the latest Google Nexus device can receive this push, that is Nexus 6 、 6P 、 5X 、 Pixel C and Nexus 9 For tablets and other devices, it is estimated that it will take some time for other people's mobile phones to get OTA updates from manufacturers. I have been using the beta version of Android 7.0 since March this year, and Google has fixed most of the bugs.
Android 7.0 is not very different from the previous version of 6.0 marshmallow. It mainly adds many practical functions for users, such as improved multitasking for Android tablets, making them more practical (although other manufacturers have already done so), There are also some deeper improvements to make the Android system run faster, smoother and more secure. Unless you have a Nexus device on hand, you may have to wait several months or even a year to get an update. We are also looking forward to seeing which phones can have dessert in the next few months.
Multitasking
In Android 7.0 nougat, Google finally added the feature that Samsung played poorly a few years ago - split screen multitasking. Now even Apple iOS has this feature, but it's always better to be late. Google supports this feature on the system level. We believe that future apps can better support split screen multitasking, After all, Samsung's Galaxy phones do not support all app split screens, only some of them are built-in or specially optimized. Now the mobile phone screens are so large that supporting split screen can make better use of every pixel of the screen.
(split screen multitasking)
Just long press the "Multi task" key, and the app you are using will shrink to the top or left of the screen. Then you can see that the other part of the screen displays multi tasks. You can click an app for split screen use, or click the Home key to return to the main interface to select other apps. Like Samsung, you can adjust the size of each window, Or select other apps for split screen operation.
In theory, in split screen apps, you can drag text or pictures to the other side in two apps. Some apps can achieve this operation, while others can't. But one good thing is that Chrome now supports dual screen browsing. You can open two windows to browse on the same screen, which is very practical for many users. Another convenient operation is that double clicking the multi task key will switch to the last app you used. For example, I often switch back and forth between two apps to browse data. This function can greatly reduce the time I spent switching apps.
(Screen splitting multi task of Nexus panel)
Finally, 7.0 nougat reduced the window displayed in the task manager and added a "Clear All Apps" button. Finally, this function can be used in native Android! Although Google said that it is unnecessary to clean up the App all day long, for Virgos, this function is a blessing.
Notification message
Google has also made great improvements in the notification of messages. Now you can finally quickly reply to a message when it is pushed. In the lock screen interface, when a message is pushed, you can pull down the message card to view the content, and then click Reply. You can start typing and sending. The whole process does not need to open the app.
(Notification center interface)
Now the notification message display area under the lock screen interface is larger, and each notification message is not displayed separately, but overlapped together. There is also notification message gathering. If an app sends you four or five messages, they will not occupy your entire lock screen interface at once, but will gather them into one message. After you click it, the other messages will be expanded, Long press the notification message to display some options of this app. You can choose to mute some annoying notification messages.
(Notification messages will overlap)
Finally, the logic of sliding to clear notification messages has been running through the entire Android system, while Apple is not. iOS sometimes clears messages by upward strokes, and sometimes by clicking the "X" button. In terms of notification messages, Android has always been ahead of iOS.
Improvements and shortcomings
Google has also made some changes to the notification center. Now you can pull down the notification center to see your commonly used shortcut buttons, and you can also customize the buttons in the notification center and change their locations. Then In the interface of the notification center, you can also find an egg, a small game similar to Flappy Bird, but the protagonist has been replaced by a cat.
In addition, there are many small changes in the whole system. For example, in settings, each setting option can now display more information. For example, in the WiFi column, you can see the WiFi name you are connected to without clicking in, which can reduce the number of operations you click. You can also use Data Saver to restrict the network permissions of some apps. Google's own keyboard can change different themes and colors. You can even use a photo as your skin. This is a Sogou keyboard. Now emoji has different ethnic expressions. After turning on the camera, you can quickly switch the front and rear cameras by shaking your phone, These small changes have significantly improved the user experience!
(Set keyboard theme)
Strangely, my biggest complaint is on Google Now. I thought it was the most powerful function on Android, but now I find that it always provides me with useless information. Google Now On Tap is also very troublesome to use. Originally, it would provide me with some relevant information about the pictures displayed on my screen, but usually there is no relevant information to display or provide some results that are not very useful.
On Pixel C, when I click the search button on the keyboard, it pops up Now On Tap, which means that it will retrieve the content displayed on my screen and then give me relevant information. The problem is that the information given is not very useful, and I just want to search for information on Google. I don't need Now On Tap. What's more funny, On the contrary, Google's App does not support split screen display, and I think Google's App on iOS is even better than that on Android!
Invisible improvement
There are still some improvements that we can't see. Deep level improvements such as the use of the ART JIT compiler with real-time code profiling and support for Vulkan API can improve the performance of the app while the game screen can be greatly improved. Google also provides file based data encryption technology for Android 7.0, and provides some new functions for enterprise users.
Google launched the Doze sleep mode for the first time in the 6.0 marshmallow system last year, which is intended to improve the endurance level. When you don't use an app for a long time, the system will make it enter the "sleep mode". In Android 7.0, as long as your phone is in the resting screen state, this function will be activated. I believe that this should greatly improve the endurance. One of my favorite improvements is seamless upgrade. The system storage space of future Android devices, such as Google's Chromebook and Nexus devices, will be divided into two parts, so that Google can quietly push system updates to your phone and automatically install them in the divided space. Because the space is divided, you can still use your normal phone, The next time you restart your phone, the new version of the system will be waiting for you, while the old version will be replaced. Personally, I think it will be a good experience. However, if you don't have Nexus device, you will not experience this function.
In addition to some complaints about Google Apps, on the whole, I am very satisfied with Android 7.0 nougat. Although it may be difficult for you to feel a lot of changes at the user level, it is actually doing a good job of building the most basic and bottom floor, preparing for future updates, just like building a house, building a good foundation can build a high-rise building. The next update should be Daystream, which is Google's upcoming VR platform. This update of nougat does not include this part.
Android updates have always been chaotic. At present, only 15% of mobile phones run the 6.0 marshmallow system launched last year. However, in the past few years, Android users have been greatly threatened by mobile phone security issues. Gradually, many users do not want to get the system update at the first time, but get the security update at the first time to prevent hackers and malware attacks. I doubt the update speed of manufacturers. They usually take a long time to get OTA updates. Fragmented system updates have always been an impassable barrier for Android. If the system is not updated in time, it will not only be unable to use new functions, but also likely to be threatened by security issues, It seems that selling as many Nexus devices as possible is Google's only way out.
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