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Re: Android P

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Post by nathancahill »

51Cards wrote: post #7
russellbeattie wrote: post #2

I was skeptical of the new home button and app overview - (why fix something that already works pretty well?) - but it actually looks good and seems to actually improve the experience.

I was the same. The moment I saw the three icons gone I rolled my eyes. I thought it was pretty user friendly as is. That said once demoed I am interested to try it. I would like to have an option to toggle back though if desired because... When I see UI changes like this my initial concern is not for myself but for my 75 year old mother. It has taken her years to be able to move through Android with some efficiency…

Yep. Same reason I told my parents not to get the iPhone X. Don't want to keep explaining gestures over the phone. They understand the home button.

Re: Android P

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Post by gascan »

wpietri wrote: post #21

Very nice. I am especially excited about these features: > App Timer lets you set time limits on apps, and will nudge you when you’re close to your limit and then gray out the icon to remind you of your goal. > Wind Down will switch on Night Light when it gets dark, and it will turn on Do Not Disturb and fade the screen to grayscale at your chosen bedtime to help you remember to get to sleep at the time you want. I a…

I don't particularly care about the release cycle, but somehow they manage to add small features every iteration that attract me. Those sound pretty compelling.

The Treble project is pretty darn exciting too, if only I had such a phone.

Re: Android P

#33

Post by jimmies »

fooker wrote: post #15

I'm almost tempted to try out the beta on my daily driver Pixel. Seems like a stupid decision though. Is there an easy way to manage this from a worktation? Completely backup my current state and restore it afterwords?

Posting on the phone! I have just upgraded and the update is absolutely flawless and can be considered as a dail

Re: Android P

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Post by tomp »

wpietri wrote: post #21

Very nice. I am especially excited about these features: > App Timer lets you set time limits on apps, and will nudge you when you’re close to your limit and then gray out the icon to remind you of your goal. > Wind Down will switch on Night Light when it gets dark, and it will turn on Do Not Disturb and fade the screen to grayscale at your chosen bedtime to help you remember to get to sleep at the time you want. I a…

I wonder how many of these features could be implemented (far sooner) if a universal UI scripting language was available for users...

Re: Android P

#35

Post by ucaetano »

joosters wrote: post #3

... Say you connect your headphones to your device, Android will surface an action to resume your favorite Spotify playlist ... ... but what if we could surface part of the app itself ... What is it with the repeated usage of 'surface' here, instead of the more obvious and common word 'show'? Is it something to do with Android API naming, or something else?

Relevant link:

https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=surfaced&year_...

Re: Android P

#37

Post by mortenjorck »

The typography in Android P looks strange now with the addition of Product Sans alongside Roboto. The old graphic design rule of "never pair multiple sans serifs" is hardly absolute – different sans families can often be successfully paired as header and body, for example – but in this case, there are headings rendered in Product Sans with barely-smaller subheads in Roboto, which just looks jarring.

Re: Android P

#38

Post by blinkingled »

Looks like Project Treble actually helps with faster updates - The beta is available on 11 devices from different OEMs. Essential said they were able to put out the beta for their hardware in less than a month's time. I did not want to put it on mine though after reading the known issues.

Re: Android P

#39

Post by wakkaflokka »

cbhl wrote: post #26
loafoe wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

installed it about 3 hours ago and it definitely feels good enough to use as a daily driver

Until you discover in X months that moving from the beta to release versions that get security updates requires wiping your phone.

You have to wipe the phone to upgrade to the release version? Might change my mind about installing the beta.

Re: Android P

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Post by looperhacks »

cbhl wrote: post #26
loafoe wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

installed it about 3 hours ago and it definitely feels good enough to use as a daily driver

Until you discover in X months that moving from the beta to release versions that get security updates requires wiping your phone.

This is not the case if you installed the beta via the beta tester program (and thus received the beta via OTA) and wait until P is released.

If you flashed the beta manually or want to downgrade, then yes, you need to wipe and flash.

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