Credit: Redmond Pie
Split-Screen Multitasking – this has been available on larger Android phones for some time. iPads too, but has yet to appear, on even the largest iPhones
Instant Apps – test apps in the Google store – no need to download
Power-Saving Features – battery saving features added in Marshmallow, expanded in Android N
Background System Updates – had enough of your phone being incommunicado during system updates? Under Android N, system updates will download in the background (Wi-Fi only) & then be applied instantlaneously at the next reboot
Virtual Reality – Daydream is Google’s attempt to introduce some consistency into an increasingly chaotic market
https://bgr.com/2016/05/19/android-n-vs-ios-9-iphone/
http://www.redmondpie.com/android-n-features-and-changes-everything-that%E2%80%99s-new/ / Android N features changes new Google announced latest version Android Android N developer preview Android Developers Blog Dave Burke VP of Engineering release first developer preview builds OEMs Google feedback of developers big Android releases Android N brings new features imagination Android fans developers changes Android N game changers make Android a better platform Android N multi-tasking picture-in-picture video split-screen multitasking apps Android N new capability devices tablets large-screen smartphones phablet improved notifications Direct Reply new addition existing notifications instantly reply notifications messages in-line notification shade reply to a message without leaving the app group notifications by app name battery improvements battery saving power saving Android N Doze feature Android Marshmallow saving even more battery power device’s screen turned off phone display turned off Doze save battery memory improvements Project Svelte Google reduce memory making background tasks more efficient big impact devices with limited memory Java 8 support new version Android Java 8 developers improvement tweaks other minor improvements overall stability Night Mode Android Marshmallow Google final release tweaks to UI Android N first developer preview Android N /
