Launch of Android 7.1 Nougat Developer Preview

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Launch of Android 7.1 Nougat Developer Preview

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The development of Android is constantly advancing and a few hours ago Google officially announced the release of the version for developers Android 7.1 Nougat Developer Preview . The devices that will be able to update to this version are: Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P and the Google Pixel C tablet.

Remember that upgrading to a developer version is not recommended if you are going to use the smartphone every day, as it can cause some unexpected inconvenience or make the system unstable.

News of Android 7.1 Nougat Developer Preview.

Each new version of Android tries to overcome its predecessor in stability and performance, so bugs have been fixed and security improvements have been introduced . At the same time, new APIs have been introduced to give developers more possibilities .

These are the most notable developments of Android 7.1 Nougat Developer Preview :

• Definitely land the icons with a circular shape. These circular icons we could see in the new Google Pixel smartphones and it seems that it will be the style of icons adopted by the new version of Android 7.1 Nougat.
• Support is given for new shortcuts, with which, in addition to accessing the application, it is accessed with a predetermined action. For example, we can directly access the writing of an email or send a tweet.
• Possibility to consult the metadata of background images. This metadata contains information about the author, description, etc. and is stored directly in the image file itself.
• Improvements in the appearance and integration of keyboards. Now applications can customize the color of the keyboard or even add stickers or personalized images.
• Direct access to internal storage management. There are several applications in Play Store that promise us the optimization of our internal storage, because now they will no longer be necessary, because through this new direct access, we can clean files and free space.

The first devices to see the final version of Android 7.1 Nougat, will do so from the month of December 2016.

Source (in English): Android developers

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