After all the speculations, Google has decided on the name Oreo for Android O or 8.0 as you call it. The big reveal took place on Monday, which coincided with the day when the solar eclipse made its presence felt in the United States.
Google has somewhat gone back to the basics, with Android Oreo, focusing on user-friendly features, instead of going for a design overhaul.
Few months back, many expected Android O to be named as Oatmeal Cookie (which honestly would have been a horrible name), but thankfully, Google has after a long while decided to go with a name that it already well-known to one and all.
The last time that happened was when Google named Android 4.4 version as KitKat, which worked a treat for both consumers as well as the brand.
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Coming back to Android Oreo, one expects the next generation Pixel devices to be the showstoppers for the new flavour in few months time, after which, the Pixel and Nexus series could get their upgrades.
There are a slew of improvements, additions that have made been to Android Oreo, for which Google has designed a pretty spunky superhero kind of mascot.
Features like Dot View Notification, Picture-in-Picture and Quick View are some of these that caught our attention.
Google also claims that with Android Oreo, Android becomes a safer mobile operating system than ever before. This has been provided via Google Play Protect detecting apps on the play store, ensuring you don’t end up downloading malicious apps.
There are some convenient options like password auto-fill now available, and yes, the battery life is also expected to a lot better. You also get new set of emojis with Android Oreo, some of them are given below.
We can’t wait to see how brands like Samsung, LG and Motorola among others make the best of Oreo, and most importantly, if Oreo can make the best of its association with Google over the next 12 months.
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