Android O was announced last week and was made available for Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus Player, Pixel, Pixel XL and Pixel C devices. If you have any of these device, head to this link and flash them to install Android O Developer Preview. If you don’t have any of the above devices and are curious to know the feature of Android O, here are the list of features that been added to the latest Android version.
1. Notification Channels
2. Autofill API
Filling out a form with same personal detail is a pain and it is also time-consuming at times, Autofill API allows apps to register as a system-wide provider of autofill services, similar to the way we select a keyboard on our phone. It stores and secures user data like addresses, usernames, and passwords.
3. Custom Ringtone
Finally, Google is bringing the custom ringtone to Android, this was one of the basic feature that was needed to lot of us. In the list of ringtones at the end of the list, there is an option called “Add ringtone”. Once you tap it, you will go to a file picker where you can choose any sound file as your ringtone, which will then become available in the sound picker list.
4. Navigation Bar Customizer
This feature is seen on many Android custom ROMs, we can say that google has made it officially available on Android O. This option can be found in System UI Tuner, you can either shift entire layout to left or right depending on your usage. Also, there is an option to add a clipboard shortcut on the side of nav bar for better copy and paste management.
