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Re: Android P

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Post by wpietri »

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 actually have a separate device for fun/addictive apps, and my phone's charging spot is not in the bedroom. But these kinds of features will help orders of magnitude more people than my very manual interventions ever will.

I'm glad Google is seeing themselves as on the side of the user here. Rather than enabling the "up and to the right" religion that has a lot of tech companies chasing DAU and UAM metrics by any means necessary.

Re: Android P

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Post by waytogo »

Thought that all new Android One devices should get upcoming updates like the Pixel devices but they don't get Android P Beta (except the Nokia one).

Re: Android P

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Post by fooker »

loafoe wrote: post #17
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?

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

Do you feel it is worth the upgrade ?

Re: Android P

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Post by loafoe »

arthurcolle wrote: post #18
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

famous last words

Still here! Definitely stay away from preview release on your main phone, but once Google slaps beta on a build stuff is pretty stable (have not tried in car Bluetooth yet -- knock on wood).

As a dev, days like these are the ones where I get my moneys worth buying into Googles hardware :)

Re: Android P

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Post by ucaetano »

3steve wrote: post #19

I thought Project Treble was supposed to make the updating process easier from an OEM point of view. If so I wish they supported the Nexus 5X and 6P for one more version.

I don't think those phones ever had Treble.

Re: Android P

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Post by cbhl »

loafoe wrote: post #17
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?

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.

Re: Android P

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Post by loafoe »

fooker wrote: post #23
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

Do you feel it is worth the upgrade ?

Yes! It feels.. very polished. The new notifications and settings area are just awesome. Also the app drawer is pretty great. And the animations... smooth as butter!

Re: Android P

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Post by richdougherty »

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?

I've heard it before but never really noticed it. Here's a reference on a page on confusing business jargon (!): https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/alternatives-t...:

"Surface [verb]: To make easily readable or noticeable on a web page or app If you'd rather avoid it: Highlight; showcase; present; display"

"It’s easy to see how handy this word is for web developers, page designers, and business strategists, because it efficiently conveys both the goal and the act of making something appear online in a more prominent way. Although its meaning is transparent, it’s still new and specialized vocabulary, and probably will sound odd to most people."

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Post by vanadium »

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?

Corpspeak. Usually on part of Account Managers and sales folks, where every wheel (including the English language itself) must be reinvented in a cycle of no more than 5 years...

...or you're not "moving the needle."

I've been in agency for a decade or so, and yeah, this is pretty much how it works. Don't even get into the use of the word "agile" around here.

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