Android Nougat has added many features
from the very first version of Android. They not only added functionality features
such as SMS (Short Message Service) and MMS (Multimedia Messaging
Service) to compete directly from the iPhone, but also UI or
user interface features.
The operating
system has grown to become a more visually pleasing one versus the
cluttered older versions of Android. Improvements such as app redesign
and 3D graphics affect the new software. In other words, select
icons within Google applications seem like they are floating above a
page and popping out to the user instead of a 2D design offered by
other companies. Other features that have been redesigned within the OS
or operating system are applications like calculator with fun
animations when reseting the calculator. Application icon now has a
set circular theme for the stock version of Android. If Android were to
no longer be open source, then it would not be what Android Inc.
intended it to be. Transitions have also begun to be more fluid on
newer Android operating systems on version Lollipop and higher.
Transitions such as switching between applications, loading
applications, opening and closing the application drawer
have all been a hue improvement from the previous versions of Android.
When selecting an application, the app now comes from the bottom of the
device instead of where the application is located on the homescreen.
Also when leaving that application, the app collapses from the top of
the screen to the bottom, as if it is the opposite of opening the
application. Another example of the newer features is opening and
closing the app drawer. When doing so, a fluid transition that looks
like a bubble opening displays all of the applications onto your
advice. When closing the app drawer, the drawer collapses back into the
bubble. The notifications have also gotten a major redesign, alllowing
the user to handle their notifications within the notification pane
similar to the iPhone's notifications.
Multitasking has also become a huge part of the Android ecosystem. The
usability of being able to switch between applications or have
duel applications on one screen has become a major key in selling
Android devices. With device internals powerful enough to handle the
software, the experience beomes like no other. The power of having a
"computer" within your pocket has always been a dream of Android. With
the newer versions coming out, that dream is becoming more and more
achievable day by day.
Android is still
open source, allowing developers to modify the versions of Android.
Google has made it a point to keep this in mind. With each new
operating system, APK's have been relased at each Google event. With
developers in mind, any new software released to Android remains free
and accessible to all with permission from Google. When developing the
software, Google incorporates minor tweaks within the Android system
such as Daydream, ART, and battery management. Each of these
improvements come with the newer versions of Android within the
software rather than the hardware.
Android's main focus over the coming years has been to create an open
source software project to compete with the other companies out there.
As far as this statement goes, I believe that although Android may not
be for everyone, it has certainly kept to its roots during its growth
and development.
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