The official Android O release is slated to be rolled out later this summer. Before this can occur though, the Android team is releasing the Developer Preview 4 to Android developers for testing their apps. Android developers with already enrolled devices will receive a Developer Preview 4 update in a few days. Otherwise developers can enroll their…
Recently, an Android 7.1.1 Nougat update was released. Android Nougat’s development team describes this achievement: “When we launched Android Nougat, we were excited to deliver even more ways to make Android your own.” One of the themes permeating this release is gender equality reflected by new emoji that represent the “pivotal roles women play in the world,…
Android has released its latest development IDE, Android Studio 2.2. Twenty plus features have be added to Android Studio 2.2. This includes the following advancements, “from designing UIs with the new constraint layout, to developing C++ code with the Android NDK, to building with the latest Jack compliers, to creating Espresso test cases for your app, Android…
Recently Android 7.0 Nougat was released to Nexus devices users. The LG V20 will be the first smartphone with Android 7.0 Nougat installed. Another release to the public, particularly developers, is the Android Open Source Project (AOSP), which allows users to examine the new Android 7.0 Nougat source code. Android 7.0 Nougat’s 250 new features include VR…
Yesterday, the second Android N development preview was released to participating developers. A number of features have been introduced. The features include Vulkan a new 3-D rendering API, launcher shortcuts , Emoji Unicode 9 support with “generic look in favor of a more human-looking design”, API changes (which include multi-window support and notifications) and bug…