If you've used Facebook Messenger's Chat Heads, this is much the same. You can take a conversation and let it float above other apps; when you minimize it, the bubble moves to the screen's side. Best of all, you can have more than one bubble going at once if you're chatting in different apps. Long pressing the power button brings up more options in Android 11, including Google Pay and smart home controls. Finally, Android 11 enhances privacy features. When an app asks for location, microphone, or camera access, you can choose to allow it while using the app or allow it for one-time only.
Finally, if you haven't used an app in a long time, Android 11 automatically resets the app's permissions. Android 10 formerly known as Android Q adds support for foldable phones. It also supports 5G wireless. Google worked with the Deaf community to create Live Caption, which automatically captions audio playing on a smartphone.
Once Live Caption detects speech, it adds captions, and it can do so offline. A new Focus mode lets you silence distracting apps when you need a break. Smart Reply can detect your next move, so if you tap an address, the phone opens Google Maps. Android 10 adds privacy and location sections to your settings. You can also choose to share location data only when you're using an app. Plus, Android sends alerts to remind you when you're sharing your location.
Another new setting is Digital Wellbeing and parental controls, which integrates Google Family Link with the smartphone usage dashboard introduced with Android Pie. Finally, security updates happen in the background, so you won't need to reboot. Current version : 9. Initial version : Released on August 6, Android 9. It adds a dashboard that monitors your usage and several ways to mute notifications when you're busy or trying to sleep.
The OS also learns from your behavior. For example, it offers to disable notifications you frequently dismiss and gives battery priority to the apps you use most often. Final version : 8. Initial version : Released on August 21, Android 8. Android Go brought stock Android to cheaper devices that didn't have the space for the full-blown OS.
It also added a few usability enhancements and fixed a controversial emoji. Final version : 7. Initial version : Released on August 22, Modified versions of the Android OS are often ahead of the curve.
Android 7. It also adds more inclusive emojis with more skin and hair options. Final version : 6. Initial version : Released on October 5, Android 6. It enables users to mute all notifications during a specified time or only allow alarms or priority alerts. Do Not Disturb is a boon for people tired of being awoken by buzzes on their nightstand or during a work meeting. The other significant advance is in-app permissions. Users can choose which permissions to allow and which to block, rather than enabling all of them.
Final version : 5. Initial version : Released on November 12, Android 5. It adds a new way to transfer data between phones. Lollipop also introduces a security feature where a device remains locked until the owner signs into their Google account, even if the thief manages to reset the device to factory settings.
Finally, Smart Lock keeps your phone from locking when in a trusted place such as your home or work, or when it's connected to a trusted device, like a smartwatch or Bluetooth speaker. Dropped Support for :. Final version : 4.
Initial version : Released on October 31, Android 4. However, the Android team thought that key lime pie was an unfamiliar taste for the masses and went with KitKat, named after a Nestle candy bar, instead. Active Oldest Votes. Try doing this in build. Improve this answer. Vineeth Holla Vineeth Holla 6 6 silver badges 11 11 bronze badges. I updated the questions with the build. Where exactly do i have to do this? My class extends AppCompatActivity?
Ya change that to Activity and try please — Vineeth Holla. AppCompat" — Vineeth Holla. Show 1 more comment. Sign up or log in Sign up using Google.
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Don't buy a first gen phone, that's just stupid. It's like trying to learn to program on windows 95 or teaching yourself assembly as your first language. You're learning outdated stuff that is becoming obsolete very quickly. If you're going to buy a phone just go buy a new one, they're not THAT much more. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group.
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Asked 11 years ago. Active 11 years ago. Viewed times. Improve this question. Fortyrunner Being a proud non-owner of any "smart phone", I view them esp. And they like new toys. All that and Plus, it always sucks knowing there are new features you can't use :p — user Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. From my own experience: Developing for Android using real phone is much more rapid and pleasant than using emulator. Especially if you are a newbie - you will want to see results of changes in code quite often.
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