Saturday 4 June 2016

2 weeks with Android N Beta



Credit: digitlab.info

Android N has some interesting new features, including:
● enhanced notifications
● native multi-window mode
● fast app switching

JR Raphael found these & other enhancements so compelling, that he decided to try the beta on his personal phone:
http://www.computerworld.com/article/3077992/android/android-n-beta.html

Want to try the beta? The easy way? – site linked below appears to be down at 01:20 Saturday 08oct2016 – image above impacted too
http://digitlab.info/How-to-install-Android-N-Preview-OTA-Update-via-Android-Beta-Program-Easy-way/

Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_N
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