Google officially presented the final version of the next generation of the Android operating system. It was called Android 9 Pie (cake) is the ninth major OS update, and replaces the from Android 8 Oreo.
Android 9 Pie brings a number of new features, mostly based on artificial intelligence system.
One of these innovations is the power saving function based on artificial intelligence to control the brightness Adaptive Brightness, change settings, depending on the current location and activities, as well as the power management Adaptive Battery, which calculates the rarely used apps and trims resources for them or closes them.
Function Slices (similar to slices of a pie) integrates the capabilities of the apps in the OS and Google search. For example, you can call a taxi directly from the search without opening the corresponding app manually. Function Actions adds offers the predictable “Action” in various places of the OS to quickly perform different tasks based on the user’s habits. For example, start favorite playlist connecting headphones to the device.
The update brings support for display of cut-outs in the style of iPhone X and gesture controls similar to the iPhone X. Android 9 Pie has a new navigation system. Three system buttons are replaced by two, and the Overview mode is activated by a simple swipe up from the bottom in any app. Moreover, in this mode, you can interact with the content in the app without switching to it, such as copy and paste text.
The information pane the Dashboard allows you to track usage statistics of the device. The system will allow you to set restrictions on application usage and sleep time. At the expiration of the limit the application fails to start and displays a corresponding alert, and pictogramme will be black and white. During sleep your whole interface becomes black and white and turns on the “do not disturb”.
Update ready for distribution in a stable form and is already available for devices of the Pixel series and mobile Phone Essential. Manufacturers of smartphones and tablets who participated in the beta testing of the OS will receive an upgrade to the end of autumn.