11 takeaways from #google’s #android O Q&A

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Almost two dozen employees from Google’s Android team held a Reddit AMA today and invited questions about the next major Android update, version 8.0. Android O is slated to be released — at least on Google’s own hardware — within the next couple months and focuses primarily on your phone’s “vitals” like battery life and notifications. User-facing features will include picture-in-picture support on phones, notification badges, adaptive icons, and more. Today’s Q&A session was heavy on engineering and API discussion; it was really intended to revolve around the inner workings of Android, but the team revealed some tidbits that everyday users might also find interesting.

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