Google, the Android maker that released Android 7.0 Nougat yesterday, Aug 22 reportedly has some amazing features to be noted.
According to AndroidCentral, Google has not made any major changes in the way how phone looks. But, under the hood Google has come up with new features to the all time favorite operating system of smart phone users.
Improved security - New feature in Android 7.0 Nougat update will keep the security risks at high importance. The basic apps like phone calls, text messages or alarms are made available without password or pins. The other apps are indeed made secure until and unless password or pins are inserted in.
In Android Nougat, the access of apps is made limited based on the user's requirement and denies access to whole external storage or internal storages unnecessarily, as per Mirror News.
The geo-location API is allowed over secure origins, this policy is designed to secure the information of the users when accessed to unknown internet sources.
Mobile data usage - The biggest concern is the apps running at background and consuming a lot of mobile data which in turn disappoints the current mobile user generations. Android Nougat has a new feature added in it. The data saving setting, blocks the random background data usages and restricts data consuming on updating emails and Facebook or twitter notifications.
Multi Window tasking - Google has made a good introduction of multi tasking facility in its new version of Android. The users can now open two apps side by side, thus allowing watching YouTube videos simultaneously with Facebook activities or emails with twitter notifications and much more. This feature will give a real feel for the multi tasking abilities of smart phones. The two apps working simultaneously will divide the screen into two halves for easy usage.
Android TV recording and picture in picture - Basic DVR functionality will be soon available with Android TV 7.0. The users can schedule the TV programs and record as being watched. This feature adds pleasure for the TV viewers using Android based smart phones and indeed great English serials with all seasons can be recorded at the time of watching.
Less battery usage and faster phone performance - 'Project Doze,' Google's development which was introduced with Marshmallow version has got an update in this latest Android version. This feature restricts the phone from using unnecessary battery power when the phone is not in the user's hand. When the phone screen is off for a while, the background running things comes to halt and uses what Google calls 'Windows' to check for new messages and update the user's location.
Android Nougat has also the capabilities to manage the memory in a better way and doesn't allow many unnecessary things happen in the background. Thus, allowing the required user apps to run which makes the phone perform faster and saves battery discharge.
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