Android Q Leaks Hint at System-Wide Dark Mode, Expanded Permissions, and More

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Published 16 Jan 2019

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Android Q darkmode

Android Pie is still finding its way out to more devices out in the wild, but the upgrade path must be followed so now it’s time to look ahead at Android Q.

We obviously don’t have a name for this particular version of the mobile operating system — that will come much later — but for now, we do have a leak that shows off a few key additions to the platform. According to the report from XDA Developers, this particular build of Android Q was just made this week, and it includes February 2019 security patches. The first, and perhaps best (so far) feature to be added is a system-wide dark mode, which can be turned off and on at will.

The new mode is discoverable within the Display settings, and turning it on will see like the system tray, several stock apps, the Launcher, and notifications turn dark. There is also a “override force-dark” that “overrides the dark feature to be always-on”. Turn this on and even other apps that don’t have a dark mode inherently built in will get a dark mode.

On top of all that, there are additional permissions, which will let users select which apps to have restricted permissions, and see the permissions you’ve granted for each app. You’ll be able to see which apps have been granted or restricted to a specific permission as well.

A new “force desktop mode” will allow Android Q users to “force experimental desktop mode on secondary displays”. This is more than likely a Google-created version of what we’ve seen from Samsung’s DeX, which will allow the Android device to use a secondary, external display.

That’s all we have at this point of the noteworthy bits. Head through the source link below to see more. And while Google hasn’t announced anything about Android Q, this is probably just the start of the leaks and rumors for the upcoming software upgrade.

[via XDA]