Official Android 7.0 Nougat features
As expected , Google released Android 7.0 Nougat yesterday, August 22. The company has just put up the official Nougat page, which contains a rundown of the main user facing features. From what we can see so far, it looks like the stable release going out today is very similar to
Developer Preview 5 (covered further below).
Here’s a brief rundown of the main official Nougat features, as per Google – stay tuned for our in-depth look coming soon.
Performance
New JIT compiler for faster updates, VR mode,
and Vulkan API support.
Battery & data
Doze on the go for better battery management and new data saver for restricting data usage for background apps.
Productivity
Split-screen mode, picture-in-picture, and double tap to quickly switch.
Notifications
Bundled notifications, direct reply, and notification
controls.
System usability improvements
Customizable quick settings, redesigned quick
settings bar, redesigned Settings, emergency
information, and lockscreen wallpaper.
Emoji
Unicode 9 emoji
Privacy and security
New direct boot, seamless software updates (for
new devices), file-based encryption, and scoped
folder access.
Device setup and migration
More settings are no covered by Android Backup.
Internalization
Multiple locales support, new languages, and new
language preferences.
Accessibility
Accessibility settings are now part of the setup,
customizable display size, accessibility mono
output, and variable text to speech speed.
Android for Work
New work mode lets you turn off notifications
from work apps.
Google will be pushing the OTA to Nexus devices
over the air, so keep an eye out for an update
notification in your status bar. If you want to
check manually, just go to Settings > About
Phone > System updates > Check for updates.
