Android 9.0 Pie (API 28)

Android 9.0 Pie (API 28)

Version 9.0
Release date: August 6, 2018

Features

• New user interface for the quick settings menu
• The clock has moved to the left of the notification bar.
• The “dock” now has a semi-transparent background.
• Battery saver no longer shows an orange overlay on the notification and status bars.
• A “screenshot” button has been added to the power options.
• A new “Lockdown” mode which disables biometric authentication once activated
• Rounded corners across the UI
• New transitions for switching between apps, or activities within apps
• Richer messaging notifications, where a full conversation can be had within a notification, full scale images, and smart replies akin to Google’s new app, Reply
• Support for display cutouts
• Redesigned volume slider
• Battery percentage now shown in Always-On Display
• Lock screen security changes include the possible return of an improved NFC Unlock.
• Experimental features (which are currently hidden within a menu called Feature Flags) such as a redesigned About Phone
• page in settings, and automatic Bluetooth enabling while driving
• DNS over TLS
• A new gesture-based system interface, navigating the OS just like on an iPhone X, removed home button and multitask button
• Redesigned multitask app switcher with Google search bar and app drawer built in.
• Android 9.0 Pie (API 28) Dashboard, for example, is designed to tell you how much time you’re spending on your device and in apps in the name of digital health
• “Shush” a new Do Not Disturb mode placing the phone face down will mute notifications, will allow emergencies to come through.
• Adaptive Battery feature that maximizes battery power by prioritizing the apps you’re most likely to use next.
• Auto Brightness feature modifies screen brightness based on your own personal preferences.
• Wind Down option lets Android 9.0 Pie (API 28) users set a specific bed time that enables Do Not Disturb and turns the entire phone’s
• interface gray to discourage further use at night.
• Vulkan 1.1 Support