Gallery: Android N Features In Pictures

Gallery: Android N features in pictures

BY Rajesh Pandey

Rajesh Pandey

Rajesh is a 26-year old freelance writer from Kolkata, India. He loves to tinker around with his Android devices and flash custom ROMs on them....

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Published 9 Mar 2016

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Google just released the first developer preview of Android N, and I installed it on my Nexus 6P to take it for a quick spin. Compared to Marshmallow, there are a lot of major UI changes in Android N including a new redesigned notification bar, Settings menu, and more.

Almost every sub-Settings menu has also received a UI overhaul, with the menu in itself now featuring a handy suggestions panel. You can check out the gallery below for a look at some of the changes in Android N.

: Android N initial setup screen

: Stock Android N lock screen

: The home screen in Android N remains unchanged from Marshmallow, except for the new wallpaper

: The redesigned sleeker notification panel

: Tiles in Quick Settings are now spread across multiple pages

: It is also possible to edit the tiles being displayed in Quick Settings

: You can rearrange the tiles or add new ones

: Contrary to rumors, the app drawer is still present in Android N — at least for now.

: The Settings menu has received a huge makeover in Android 7.0, and now comes with a navigation drawer.

: The redesigned Settings menu in Android 7.0 Nougat

: Android N comes with a built-in data saver option

: New Data Saver feature in Android N

: Having any major feature like data saver or power saver mode enabled will lead to a notification showing up in the Settings menu in Android 7.0

: Recents App UI gets a slight makeover

: To enable split screen mode, simply hold an app’s card for a few seconds and drag it to the top of the screen.

: The bottom part of the screen will then automatically switch to the Recent Apps UI, so that you can select the second app.

: The Recent Apps button switches to a Split View button while using the multi-window feature

: New App Crash screen

: The hidden System UI tuner menu in Android N now allows you to calibrate the display of your Android device

: Calibrate the display of your Android device in Android N

: Dark mode continues to live in Android N, with even more options

: System UI tuner in Android N has plenty of new options to play around with

What do you think about Android N based on the above screenshots? While Marshmallow was all about the little changes, Android N seems to come with plenty of major user facing features.