Android O introduces a variety of new features and capabilities for users.Android O brings a number of performance improvements and new features. While many of these may just be small tweaks, collectively, they’ll make Android a lot more pleasant to use on the whole.
In the final developer preview, the Easter egg has changed from the familiar Neko Atsume cat catcher game to an octopus
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE TOP NEW FEATURES/CHANGES IN ANDROID O DP
1# SETTINGS
It has a new color scheme it gets a black and white approach but you’ll still see their individual blue tones used for accents here and there.
The major change in Android O is that the Settings menu is much shorter than it was in Nougat.
2# LOCK SCREEN
Another great addition to the System UI Tuner is a new lock screen shortcuts menu,which does exactly what you'd think: It lets you add custom shortcuts that will show up in the bottom corners of your lock screen. You can pick any installed app to occupy one of these spaces, and there are several handy shortcuts to choose from, such as one that opens your selfie camera directly.
Ambient Display has also been revised. While this is more than likely just a developer preview issue, most of the time Ambient Display will only display the clock and some tiny app icons for any notifications awaiting you. With some app notifications, however, like Hangouts for example, you’ll see more information displayed, but only when the notification first comes in.
3# NOTIFICATION DOTS
Android O allows users to see notifications they've missed without pulling down the drop-down menu from the top of your screen. Apps with missed notifications will sport a badge that draws its color from the apps icon, so you can quickly scan your home screen to check out the state of affairs.
New tools are available – Long-press the app icon with Notification Dot to get a short list of immediate shortlink actions you can perform. This includes viewing the notification itself right there in a tiny pop-up window.
4# NOTIFICATION
Users can long press on app launches icon to view notification in Android o
Android O introduces notification channels to provide a unified system to help users manage notifications.
You can create a notification channel for each distinct type of notification you need to send.
You can also create notification channels to reflect choices made by users of your app.
Notification priority and importance
Android O deprecates the ability to set the priority levels of individual notifications.
Snoozing: Users can snooze notifications to reappear at a later time.
5# ADAPTIVE ICON
Android O introduces adaptive launcher icons. Adaptive icons support visual effects, and can display a variety of shapes across different device models.
6# KEYBOARD
Google says Android O will feature an improved version of keyboard shortcuts for its tab and arrow keys. This could make jumping around a Google Doc so much easier.
7# NEW EMOJIS
Google has finally ditched the blob-shaped smilies in favor of more traditional rounded ones, and most emojis now have a gradient applied to them.
8# CAMERA APP
In the camera app double-tapping zooms in 50 percent and there’s now a dedicated button for switching between the photo and video modes. Previously you could only swipe between the modes, which might have kept it a bit of a secret for some users. Now a camera button appears to the left of the record button in video mode, and a video button appears to the right of the shutter button in photo mode.
9# PICTURE IN PICTURE
Android O allows activities to launch in picture-in-picture (PIP) mode. PIP is a special type of multi-window mode mostly used for video playback. PIP mode is already available for Android TV; Android O makes the feature available on other Android devices.
10# AUTO FILL
Users can save time filling out forms by using auto fill in their devices. Android O makes filling forms, such as account and credit card forms, easier with the introduction of the Auto fill Framework. The Auto fill Framework manages the communication between the app and an auto fill services
11# Smart Text Selection
Android O enables apps to help users interact with text in more meaningful ways. When users long-press on a word in an entity—a recognized format like an address or restaurant name, for example—the system selects the whole entity. The user sees a floating toolbar that might include an app that can handle the selected text entity. For example, if the system recognizes an address, it can direct the user towards the Maps app.
12# GOOGLE PLAY PROTECTION
Google Play Protect continuously works to keep your device, data and apps safe. It actively scans your device and is constantly improving to make sure that you have the latest in mobile security. Your device is automatically scanned around the clock to give you peace of mind.
Fifty billion apps scanned a day makes life a little easier
All Android apps undergo rigorous security testing before appearing in the Google Play Store. We vet every app developer in Google Play and suspend those who violate our policies. So even before you download an app, you know it’s been checked and approved. Then, Play Protect scans billions of apps daily to make sure that everything remains spot on.
Surf on the safe side
With Safe Browsing protection in Chrome, you can browse with confidence. If you visit a site that's acting out of line, you'll be warned and taken back to safety.
13# VITAL SECURITY ENHANCEMENT
Wise Limits will apply to background services, preventing apps from running in the background for too long. The goal is to dramatically reduce battery consumption, keeping you up and running through your day
14# BLUETOOTH
Support for the AVRCP 1.4 standard, which enables song-library browsing.
Support for the Bluetooth Low-Energy (BLE) 5.0 standard.
Integration of the Sony LDAC codec into the Bluetooth stack.
15# Wi-Fi Aware
Android O adds support for Wi-Fi Aware, which is based on the Neighbor Awareness Networking (NAN) specification. On devices with the appropriate Wi-Fi Aware hardware, apps and nearby devices can discover and communicate over Wi-Fi without an Internet access point.
Without needing to be on the same Wi-Fi network, devices running the new Android version will be able to discover one another, then create a private network between them that can allow the devices to share data amongst themselves.
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