Android 9 Pie

Android 9 adapts to you and how you use your phone, learning your preferences as you go. Your experience gets better and better over time, ... Googleservescookiestoanalyzetraffictothissite.InformationaboutyouruseofoursiteissharedwithGoogleforthatpurpose.Seedetails. Ok Adjustless Scrollless Chargeless Tapless Android9Pie Getmore Android9harnessesthepowerofartificialintelligencetogiveyoumorefromyourphone.Nowit'ssmarter,fasterandadaptsasyouuseit. Discovermore Tailoredtoyou Android9adaptstoyouandhowyouuseyourphone,learningyourpreferencesasyougo.Yourexperiencegetsbetterandbetterovertime,anditkeepsthingsrunningsmoother,longer. AdaptiveBattery Gomorewithasinglecharge.AdaptiveBatterylearnshowyouliketouseyourphone,sotheappsandservicesyoudon’tuseasmucharen’tabatterydrain. AdaptiveBrightness Don’tworryaboutchangingyourbrightness—yourphonelearnshowyouliketosetitandautomaticallyadjusts.Easyaspie. Gomorewithasinglecharge.AdaptiveBatterylearnshowyouliketouseyourphone,sotheappsandservicesyoudon’tuseasmucharen’tabatterydrain. Don’tworryaboutchangingyourbrightness—yourphonelearnshowyouliketosetitandautomaticallyadjusts.Easyaspie. AppActions Rightthere,rightwhenyouwantit AppActionspredictswhatyou’reabouttodo,soyougettoyournexttaskmorequickly.Ifyoudosomethinglikeconnectyourheadphones,theplaylistyouwerelisteningtoearlierisfrontandcenter. Adaptsforyourmorningcommute Atwork Whenyouuseheadphones Slices Thebestofyourapps,evenfaster Slicesbringrelevantpartsofyourfavoriteappstothesurface.NexttimeyousearchforLyft,youcanseepricesanddriverETAsrightwithinyourresults. IntuitiveNavigation Gettingaroundjustgoteasier Switchbetweenappsandgettowhatyouneedmorenaturallybyusinggesturesinsteadofbuttons. DigitalWellbeing Greattechnologyshouldhelp,notdistract Introducingasetoftoolstohelpyoulearnhowyouuseyourphoneandmakeanyadjustmentsyou’dlikealongtheway. Dashboard Seewhereyou’respendingtime Getabetterideaofhowoftenyouuseyourphone.Youcanseehowmanynotificationsyouget,plushowmuchtimeyouspendinappsandhowoftenyoucheckyourphone. AppTimers Setdailytimelimits Setapptimer SetanapptimerforGooglePlayMovies&TV.Thiswillresetatmidnight. 0hr 1hr 0min 5min 10min 15min 20min 25min 30min 35min Cancel Set AppTimersletyouknowyouwhenyou’regettingclosetoyoursetlimits,andappiconsgrayoutwhenyoureachthoselimitstohelpremindyouofyourgoals. Setapptimer SetanapptimerforGooglePlayMovies&TV.Thiswillresetatmidnight. 0hr 1hr 0min 5min 10min 15min 20min 25min 30min 35min Cancel Set WindDownandDoNotDisturb Disconnectwhenyouwant Setadailyscheduletogetyourphonereadyforbed.YourscreenfadestoGrayscale,whileDoNotDisturbsilencesnotificationsforarestfulsleep.YoucanactivateDoNotDisturbanytimeyouwanttodisconnect. Seeallfeatures Accessibility AccessibilityMenu:WithAndroid9'snewaccessibilitymenu,commonactionsliketakingscreenshotsandnavigatingwithonehandarenoweasierformotorimpairedusers. SelecttoSpeak-OCRinCameraView:WithSelecttoSpeak,youcanselecttextonthescreenandthecontentwillbereadaloud.Now,Android9hasaddedaddedOCRsupportforS2SinCameraandPicturestomaketextevenmoreaccessible.Simplyselecttextwhenusingthecameraorinpicture,andthetextwillbehighlightedandreadaloud. Soundamplifier:ThisnewAccessibilityServicemakesiteasiertounderstandconversationsbydynamicallyadjustingover100settingstoboosttheaudioinscenariossuchasaloudrestaurant,bar,orconcert. Battery&Brightness BatterySaver:BatterySaverkeepsyourchargegoinglongerthaneverbyturningofffeaturesliketheAlways-Ondisplay.Plus,youhavemorecontroloverwhenitcomeson-soyoucangofurtherononecharge. AdaptiveBattery:Thisfeatureusesmachinelearningtopredictwhichappsyou'lluseinthenextfewhoursandwhichyoulikelywon't,soyourphoneonlyspendsbatterypowerontheappsyoucareabout. AdaptiveBrightness:WithAdaptiveBrightness,yourphonelearnshowyousetyourscreen'sbrightnessindifferentlightingenvironmentsandautomaticallydoesitforyouovertime. Backgroundrestrictions:Now,you'llseerecommendationsinSettingstorestrictcertainappsthatusetoomuchbattery,soyoucanhavemorecontroloveryourbattery. Camera Multi-camerasupport:WithAndroid9,developerscannowcreateimmersiveexperiencesusingstreamsfromtwoormorephysicalcameras,suchasondeviceswitheitherdual-frontordual-backcameras.Examplesincludedepth,bokeh,stereovision,andmore. Externalcamerasupport:Android9nowsupportsexternalUSB/UVCcamerasoncertaindevices. DigitalWellbeing DoNotDisturb:ImprovementstoDoNotDisturbtosilencenotjustnotificationsounds,butalsoallthevisualinterruptions.Callsfromstarredcontactswillstillcomethrough,soyoudon'thavetoworryaboutmissingsomethingurgent. Appdashboard:Getadailyviewofthetimespentonyourphone,howfrequentlyyouusedifferentapps,andhowmanynotificationsyouget. WindDown:Setadailyscheduletogetyourphonereadyforbed.GrayscalefadesyourscreentograywhileDoNotDisturbsilencesnotificationsforarestfulsleep. Apptimers:Apptimersletyousetdailytimelimitsforyourapps.Whenyoureachthelimit,theappispausedfortherestoftheday. Display Displaycutout:Supportfordeviceswithcutoutstomakeuseofavailablescreenspace. Edge-to-edgescreens:Supportfordeviceswith18:9andtalleraspectratios,anddeviceswithdisplaycutouts. Enterprise Multipleusersondedicateddevices:Android9makesiteasyforuserstoshareasingledevice,goodforshiftworkersorpublickiosks. Worktabinlauncher:Now,youcanvisuallyseparateyourworkapps.Tapontheworktabtoseeworkappsallinoneplace,andturnthemoffwithasimpletogglewhenyougetoffwork. PostponeOver-the-air(OTA)updates:Android9nowprovidestheabilityforEnterpriseITadminstodefinefreezeperiodsupto90daysduringwhichtimedevicesintheirfleetwillnotupdatetheAndroidOS.Thisensurestheirdevicesstatesremainunchangedduringcriticaltimelikeholidays. Media MultipleBluetoothconnections:WithAndroid9,youcanconnectuptofiveBluetoothdevicesandswitchbetweenthesedevicesseamlessly.IncomingphonecallswillbesenttoallconnectedBluetoothdevicesthatcanaccept,soyou'llnevermissacall. Sounddelayreporting:Android9offerssupportforheadsetswithsounddelayreporting,sovideoonyourdeviceandaudioonyourheadphonescanalwaysstayinsync. VolumememoryperBluetoothdevice:Android9willnowrememberthelastvolumeyousetforeachofyourBluetoothdevices.Nomoreblastingmusictooloudlywhenyoureconnecttoyourcarorheadphones. HDR:Android9addsbuilt-insupportforHighDynamicRange(HDR)VP9Profile2,soyoucanwatchHDR-enabledmoviesonYouTubeandGooglePlayMovies.HDRimprovesthebrightnessandcolorrangeofvideotoimprovethepicturequalityandexperience. HDAudio:ImprovedperformanceandsupportforHDaudiodeliveringclearer,sharper,andricherqualitysound. HEIF:Android9nowsupportsHEIFphotosontheAndroidplatformtoimprovecompressionofpicturesandreducetheamountofstorageneeded. Notifications Notificationenhancementsformessaging:Now,messagingappscanprovidesuggested'smartreplies'inthenotification,soyoucanrespondinatap.Plus,anyinlinereplydraftswon'tdisappearifyounavigateaway,andyou'llbeabletoseeimagessentfromyourfriendsrightinthenotification. ManageNotifications:Younowhaveaquickwaytoturnoffnotificationsfromarangeofapps,soyouonlyreceivethosethatarehelpfultoyou.You'llalsogetasmartpromptifyou'reswipingawaycertainnotificationswhetheryouwanttokeepreceivingthem. Privacy&Security AndroidBackups:Android9enablesencryptionofAndroidbackupswithaclient-sidesecret(thedevicePIN,patternorpassword)forgreatersecurity. Androidbiometricprompt:Android9introducesanumberofnewsecurityfeatures,includingastandardizedbiometricauthenticationprompttoprovideamoreconsistentauthenticationexperienceacrossAndroid. AndroidProtectedConfirmation:Oncompatiblehardware,appscannowuseUIcontrolledbythesecurehardwaretogetyourconfirmationforasensitivetransaction,suchasmakingapayment. StrongBox:Oncompatiblehardware,appscannowtakeadvantageoftamper-resistanthardwaretoprotecttheirprivatekeys,makingitharderthaneverformalwaretostealtheircredentials. Privacyenhancements:Android9safeguardsprivacyinanumberofnewways.Now,Androidwillrestrictaccesstoyourphone'smicrophone,camera,orothersensorswhenanappisidleorrunninginthebackground.(Ifanappdoesneedtoaccessasensor,itwillshowapersistentnotificationonyourphone.)Android9alsobringsimportantimprovementsthatprotectallwebcommunicationsandofferprivatewebsurfing. SystemUsabilityEnhancements At-a-GlanceonAlways-on-Display:SeethingslikecalendareventsandweatheronyourLockScreenandAlways-onDisplay. RedesignedQuickSettings:AmoreconsistentuserexperienceforQuickSettingswithalltoggles,plusanupdatedvisualdesignandaddedinformationalsubtext. Volumecontrols:Simpler,moreaccessiblevolumecontrolsletyoucontrolmediavolumeinstantly,aswellasquicklytogglecallandnotificationvolumesettings. Screenshots:Now,youcantakescreenshotseasilyfromthepowermenuanddraw,annotate,orcropthemquickly. Rotation:Getmorecontroloveryourphone’sdisplayrotationwithasimplebuttonthatconfirmswhenyou’dliketochangetherotationonyourdevice-evenwhenyourorientationislocked. Newsystemnavigation:Re-designofAndroid'ssystemnavigationtohelpmakeitsimplertosearchandmovebetweenapps.Swipeupfromanywheretoseefull-screenpreviewsofrecentlyusedapps,swipeleftandrighttoeasilynavigatebetweenthem,andtapononetojumpin. AppActions:AppActionspredictswhatyou’llwanttodonextbasedonyourcontextanddisplaysthatactionrightonyourphone,savingyoutime. Slices:Interactivesnippetsofyourfavoriteappscanbesurfacedindifferentplaces,likeGoogleSearch. OverviewSelection:Long-presstoselecttextorimageinOverviewmodeandseeactionsbasedonwhatyou'veselected(forexample,anoptiontoroutetoanaddresswithGoogleMapsorshareforanimage).