After a presentation of large pumps developers preview the next version of Google's mobile OS, Android L during the opening keynote of the Google I / O 2014, we decided to offer an overview as complete as can this new version, probably the biggest since the launch of Ice Cream Sandwich in 2011.
What are the new features ? What improvements we expect in terms of user experience. So many questions we will try to answer today.
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All graphic elements which were the interface of the mobile OS has been redesigned in a spirit flat design with, the program of 3D elements and animation to 60 fps rather convincing. The three touch buttons "Back", "Home" and "Multitasking" also underwent a serious face lift adopting more geometric shapes that enhance their visibility but aesthetics is controversial within the community.
Not far from limited to software and services from Google, Material Design whose graphic is available on a dedicated section of the official website of Mountain View section also serves as a guide to good practice for developers supposed to integrate into their applications .
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Along with ART and 64 Bit support the Android Open Extension Pack is performance boost mobile GPU as challenge to provide comparable to those of a high-end PC with a better management of tessellation graphics and texture compression. Of course all this is only theory but the demonstration before yesterday at the Google I / O Android Open Extension Pack with Tegra processor K1 NVIDIA tends to prove these claims.
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With the main objective of to improve the autonomy of our smartphones changing the way the battery manages system processes, Volta Project analyzes the battery consumption to determine which are the most energy-intensive process to consolidate their execution so to make them less greedy. The same is also made towards applications developers to indicate where and how they can rectify the situation.
Finally, the power-saving mode reduces the functionality of the device when the charge level of the battery drops below a certain threshold.
The urgent notifications are displayed, in turn, form of pop-up with two possible options: either go directly to the application itself, or zap the notification and continue what you were doing.
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As its name suggests, it allows you to cut the notifications, calls and / or messages for a given period, for example, at night.
The Factory Reset for better security of your data
Now present in many manufacturers, the Factory Reset will soon be part of the default security options of Android and allows owners of a stolen erase completely all the data contained in the unit, remote phone.
Outside the Factory Reset, The Android offers better protection against malware and frequent and automatic distribution of security patches via Google Play Services. The solution Samsung KNOX initially proposed instruments only Korean is also present and can separate their business data from personal data on the same device.
What are the new features ? What improvements we expect in terms of user experience. So many questions we will try to answer today.
The new interface Material Design
Exposed repeatedly through various leaks, the new interface Material Design aims to unify Android and Chrome OS in order to provide a better convergence to Google products.
Not far from limited to software and services from Google, Material Design whose graphic is available on a dedicated section of the official website of Mountain View section also serves as a guide to good practice for developers supposed to integrate into their applications .
Performance scaled up with ART and 64 Bit
With ART as the new default compiler, Android L is, by definition, faster and more efficient than KitKat. All types of processors (ARM, x86 and MIPS) are now supported as well as 64 Bit, leaving the choice to the manufacturers to abandon the 32-bit CPU for surboostés and accompanied by at least 4 GB of Ram.
Along with ART and 64 Bit support the Android Open Extension Pack is performance boost mobile GPU as challenge to provide comparable to those of a high-end PC with a better management of tessellation graphics and texture compression. Of course all this is only theory but the demonstration before yesterday at the Google I / O Android Open Extension Pack with Tegra processor K1 NVIDIA tends to prove these claims.
Volta Project to improve the autonomy of our smartphones
Facing the performance gain offered by Android L, the time was more appropriate than ever to propose some optimizations more than welcome on the side of the battery consumption, this is where Project Volta comes into play.
where and how they can rectify the situation.
Finally, the power-saving mode reduces the functionality of the device when the charge level of the battery drops below a certain threshold.Interactive notifications
If the notification system Android has always been ahead of what the competition can offer, this is still the case, this time with completely redesigned notifications and more interactive. Android L, notifications are displayed on the lock screen in the form of cards. While a double tap to open the application, a swipe will, meanwhile, remove the notifications you want to zapWith the main objective of to improve the autonomy of our smartphones changing the way the battery manages system processes, Volta Project analyzes the battery consumption to determine which are the most energy-intensive process to consolidate their execution so to make them less greedy. The same is also made towards applications developers to indicate where and how they can rectify the situation.
Finally, the power-saving mode reduces the functionality of the device when the charge level of the battery drops below a certain threshold.
Interactive notifications
If the notification system Android has always been ahead of what the competition can offer, this is still the case, this time with completely redesigned notifications and more interactive. Android L, notifications are displayed on the lock screen in the form of cards. While a double tap to open the application, a swipe will, meanwhile, remove the notifications you want to zapThe urgent notifications are displayed, in turn, form of pop-up with two possible options: either go directly to the application itself, or zap the notification and continue what you were doing.
Hera Project: revision of multitasking and integration of Chrome
There are a few months, a leak alluding to a mysterious Hera Project reported a better integration of Chrome in Android. Today, we finally know what's going on and is very proud that the responsible Chrome, Avni Shah, has unveiled Wednesday night, which is just the new version of multitasking where web applications and tabs Chrome appear as clickable features in a streamlined interface.
But new Project Hera does not stop there, so if for example, you have landed on a web page from a link on Google Docs, the two elements are related to each other in the multitasking. Also, if you do a search via Google Search which is itself linked to Chrome, then the results will point well as links to web applications on your phone and then single click will return precisely to the information you are looking for .
Better management of application permissions
Although it was not mentioned at Google I / O, Android L changes the permissions on the GPS by applications. Thus, if until now, simply validate permissions when downloading and installing an app and activate the default location sufficient to allow it to find you now, it will validate access to the GPS for each application in a pop-up window like on iOS. A security option that we appreciate.
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A fashion "Do not disturb"
Also gone unnoticed at the Google I / O, the user "Do Not Disturb" Android L that hitherto found that some manufacturers such as overlays Samsung, HTC and LG as well as in the CyanogenMod ROM Custom is now natively integrated with the OS.
As its name suggests, it allows you to cut the notifications, calls and / or messages for a given period, for example, at night.
The Factory Reset for better security of your data
Now present in many manufacturers, the Factory Reset will soon be part of the default security options of Android and allows owners of a stolen erase completely all the data contained in the unit, remote phone.
Outside the Factory Reset, The Android offers better protection against malware and frequent and automatic distribution of security patches via Google Play Services. The solution Samsung KNOX initially proposed instruments only Korean is also present and can separate their business data from personal data on the same device.
