Android 8.0 Oreo is here!

[James Falconer]

Android 8.0 Oreo is here! I know we had been debating the name for some time now, but want to know, what do you think of the name?

In some strange freaky coincidence, there's an unopened bag of Oreos on my counter. And I'm hungry. You know what comes next.

P.S. Don't forget to out the Android Central Review of Android 8.0 Oreo.

 

[SpookDroid]

I still don't like the statue ¬¬

 

[L0n3N1nja]

yawn....I see nothing new in Android, they just changed notifications AGAIN and made a few background changes.

 

[Kevin Harvell]

So is the official build that the system image build that will eventually be available still the OPR6.170623.013 that you can install now via the beta program?

 

[N4Newbie]

I am installing the OTA update right now...

 

[N4Newbie]

I am installing the OTA update right now...

And, Aurora wallpaper has magically returned!

 

[zedexdriver98]

It was rumoured to include PIP. Is this true?

 

[SvenJ]

Anyone found a recording of the livestream? Missed it and would like to watch it. Usually those things turn up on YouTube fairly quickly.

 

[anon(9072051)]

I still don't like the statue ¬¬

You're not the only one!

yawn....I see nothing new in Android, they just changed notifications AGAIN and made a few background changes.

As far as the 6P's concerned, I agree. But I s'pose I'm speaking out of turn since mine's still on DP4. I have yet to get the final OTA. Though I doubt that a 60MB update is gonna bring any discernible difference with it.

Anyone found a recording of the livestream? Missed it and would like to watch it. Usually those things turn up on YouTube fairly quickly.

It's really not worth searching for. All you get to see is a cutesy cartoon and the reveal of the statue.

 

[N4Newbie]

It was rumoured to include PIP. Is this true?

Settings -> Apps & Notifications ->Advanced -> Special app access -> Picture-in-picture:

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[SpookDroid]

It was rumoured to include PIP. Is this true?

Yup. And was it a rumor? I thought it was there for a few preview builds now... anyway, yeah, it works.
https://www.androidcentral.com/android-oreo-features-youll-love-picture-picture

 

[chronophilos]

I can enable picture-in-picture in settings, but it still doesn't work. What am I doing wrong?

 

[anon(4743061)]

Anyone know if Android Auto is working? I didn't work for me with the last beta build

 

[jerrod6]

Nexus 6p here. if I get updated to Oreo am i correct to assume that I may notice changes in background processing but will not see any interface changes such as notification badges, Pip, and colored notifications...changes that seem to be launcher dependent since the Google launcher is static and not being updated.

 

[vibhuu]

It was rumoured to include PIP. Is this true?

 

[N4Newbie]

It was rumoured to include PIP. Is this true?

Have you been living under a rock?

https://www.androidcentral.com/android-oreo-features-youll-love-picture-picture

 

[Sammytheorangutan]

Hey, Guys, I am the Android user I want to update on Oreo from Nougat. Please guide me or how it will update?

If you have a Nexus or Pixel, you can opt in to the beta program. If you have some other phone, you probably need to wait until Oreo comes out officially.

 

[Robisan]

Don't understand why if they added notification dots to the ambient display they didn't just bring full notification content to the ambient screen, the same way Motorola did years ago with the Moto X. The ability to scan notifications without pushing any buttons or fully lighting the display was really useful, not to mention battery saving. Dots that tell me what apps have notifications? Meh...

...I mean c'mon Google, do you actually use these devices?

 

[JamesPatricia]

Latest Feature of Android Oreo are:

1) wer saving thanks to Android O
2) Earlier updates thanks to Project Treble
3) Apps and reboots are faster with Android O
4) Apps are better thanks to Google Play Protect and tougher enforcement of criteria
5) Wi-Fi Aware (also known as Neighbor Awareness Networking or NAN)
6) Autofill revolutionizes password management
7) Bootloop prevention with Rescue Party

I think for Android App Development, new version of android help alot

 

[Morty2264]

I personally really like the name "Oreo." Then again, any baked good is usually aces in my book.