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Too bad the OEMs don't keep up. Only 2% of devices have Android 7 (N). http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/android-distribution-new...
I look at these previews as an example of things to come 3 years from now. I keep hoping that Google will figure out a solution to that (restrict access to Play Services, say). Until then, I guess I'll continue targeting API 16.
I really hope the major password managers are quick to adopt this, and it improves the current user experience.
"Autofill APIs: Android users already depend on a range of password managers to autofill login details and repetitive information, which makes setting up new apps or placing transactions easier. Now we are making this work more easily across the ecosystem by adding platform support for autofill. Users can select an autofill app, similar to the way they select a keyboard app. The autofill app stores and secures user data, such as addresses, user names, and even passwords. For apps that want to handle autofill, we're adding new APIs to implement an Autofill service."
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Option 1: DRM concerns (exploiting the "analog hole" on digital level, or HDCP restrictions - how deep is HDCP actually enforced in Android?) Option 2: Privacy (call recorders come to mind - unrelated: does anyone know of a working call recorder?)
I can record calls on iOS
How?
Too bad the OEMs don't keep up. Only 2% of devices have Android 7 (N). http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/android-distribution-new...
It can't help that Google hasn't released a phone comparable in spirit to the Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 4 and Nexus 5 phones. We're talking about phones that have a practical size, reasonably good specs, and a $300-$400 price tag. The Nexus 6 and 6P were impractically sized for many users. Even the 5X was too large. The Pixel's sizing is perhaps more tolerable, but the price tag is much too high. People hanging on to a Nex…
Literally disappeared from all settings this week after a restart.
Have to restore or something equally tedious.
I'm most excited about the new APIs for autofilling. Using a password manager on the phone today is a pain. Password filling on webpages and native apps is wonky (to say the least), and most of the time I end up manually coping passwords to clipboard, which is both cumbersome and insecure. I really hope the major password managers are quick to adopt this, and it improves the current user experience. "Autofill APIs: A…
1Password for Android offers a keyboard replacement. Change to 1P keyboard, use fingerprint to unlock, and it fills automatically user/pass. Very easy and convenient, and more secure than the alternative of copying to clipboard, etc.
ps: no connection to AgileBits, other than being a long time user.
> AAudio API for Pro Audio Android has gone all the way from A to O (15 versions) but still can't do what the first gen iPod touch could do.
And the NDK developer experience is still pretty awful compared with what C and C++ developers have at their disposal on iOS and UWP SDKs. https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/list?can=2&q=NDK&so...
Still no user-grantable audio capture permission… Why are only OEM-blessed apps allowed to capture system audio output, when any app can already request permission to screen capture?
Option 1: DRM concerns (exploiting the "analog hole" on digital level, or HDCP restrictions - how deep is HDCP actually enforced in Android?) Option 2: Privacy (call recorders come to mind - unrelated: does anyone know of a working call recorder?)
Earlier quoted context omitted.
It can't help that Google hasn't released a phone comparable in spirit to the Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 4 and Nexus 5 phones. We're talking about phones that have a practical size, reasonably good specs, and a $300-$400 price tag. The Nexus 6 and 6P were impractically sized for many users. Even the 5X was too large. The Pixel's sizing is perhaps more tolerable, but the price tag is much too high. People hanging on to a Nex…
I liked my 5x, until the fingerprint recognition suddenly disappeared. Literally disappeared from all settings this week after a restart. Have to restore or something equally tedious.
OnePlus 3T got my money instead.