**Google I/O 2019: Android O Beta Preview Released**

The Google I/O conference took place recently, and it was filled with exciting announcements from Google. The first developer preview for Android O was released, bringing several new features to users. One of the most notable features is the ability to long press an icon and then check a notification. This feature, called Notification Dot, allows users to quickly access their notifications without having to open the app.

Another feature announced during the conference is the Pixel Launcher's improved icon selection options. Users can now select their icon shapes, which adds a bit of customization to their home screen. Additionally, the Pixel Launcher now has an option to adjust the intensity of the nightlight feature, allowing users to personalize their display settings.

Google Play Protect was also announced as part of the Android O beta preview. This new feature is built directly into the system and provides users with information about which apps have been recently scanned for malware. Users can turn off this feature if they prefer not to see it.

One of the most exciting features announced during the conference is Smart Text Selection. In future releases of Android, users will be able to double tap on names, addresses, and phone numbers to select the entire text. This feature makes it easy to copy and paste, and there may even be contextual options available, such as opening maps if the address is selected.

**Under the Hood: Developer Dashboard and More**

In addition to these user-facing features, Google also announced several under-the-hood changes. The new developer dashboard in the Play Store provides more accurate information about when apps crash or consume too much battery. Developers will be able to see a list of crashes and battery issues for their apps, allowing them to identify and fix problems.

TensorFlow Lite was also announced as a new tool for developers. This allows users to play with machine learning a bit easier, making it more accessible to those who want to experiment with AI.

**APIs and Improvements**

There were several API updates announced during the conference, including multi-display support, new media playback code, and new media recording code. Additionally, there were improvements made to text auto-sizing, accessibility options, and other features that will make Android O even more user-friendly.

Furthermore, Google announced a new initiative called Vitals, which aims to reduce resource usage by background applications. This includes optimizations for location pinging and faster app loading times. The goal is to make Android O even more efficient and responsive.

**Next Steps**

The first developer preview of Android O was released, but it's not yet ready for prime time. Google has stated that the next Developer Preview will be available in a few months' time, which should include all of the API updates and features that were announced today.

If you're interested in checking out more of the features from the first developer preview, there's already a video on YouTube that provides a comprehensive overview. Additionally, Android Authority has some extra videos linked up in the video description below, so be sure to check those out as well.

Don't forget to subscribe to Android Authority and ring the bell to get the latest Android coverage. We'll be diving into more of the features from the Android O series in our upcoming articles, so stay tuned!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhello again ladies and gentlemen i'm joe hindi from android authority comm Google i/o had a lot of announcements and one of them was they Android Oh beta you know where this is going so let's take a closer look okay so we did a big giant video about the first Android o Developer Preview and a lot of that information hasn't changed all that much the interface the settings the under the hood stuff is all pretty much the same we're not going to reinvent the wheel here so if you want to see all that first wave of major changes check out the first Android o developer preview which will be linked in the video description below ok first let's start with the visual tweaks because there weren't a whole bunch of those the first noticeable change is the notification toggles Andy quick settings there now grayscale instead of the really dark gray like you'd normally see don't know if that's permanent or not but it's there well we're hanging around the area it's worth noting that the Settings menu button quick settings edit button profile image and date and time are now at the bottom of the quick settings and of the toggles it's a minor thing but it'll take you a few minutes to get used to it lastly Google updated the emoji in Android oh these are far more animated and 3ds than they were before whether or not you liked them is purely up to your personal taste however they do fall more in line with the kind of stuff you see on Facebook messenger and iOS there were several new features with the Android o beta release the biggest one is the picture-in-picture mode which is now available to everybody for now YouTube is the only one that can use it you start the video hit the home button or the recent apps button and you have a tiny little screen to watch on your phone there is an additional setting in the system UI tuner that lets you kind of minimize it by tucking it away partially off the screen you'll need to enable that manually at least for now and it's in the system UI tuner those rocking a Google picks will have a few more fun things to try out the biggest one was an announcement at Google i/o today called notification dot it lets you long press an icon and then check a notification it's probably not faster than using quick reply but it's there additionally the pixel launcher now lets you select your icon shapes as you can imagine this isn't available on the Nexus 6p or the Nexus 5x another small tweak is the ability to adjust the intensity of the nightlight feature it's just a little slider that filters out more blue light the higher you go it's good for what it is and again it's only available one pixel devices lashley google play protect is another feature announced today at Google i/o it is built directly into the Android o beta preview you can't really do anything with it but you can see the evidence of its existence all over the settings menu it'll tell you which apps are recently scanned and you can turn it off if you want to although we really can't imagine why you would there were a few features that's got some more explanation today at Google i/o but we're not in the actual beta smart text selection was probably the biggest one in future releases of Android oh you'll be able to double tap things like names addresses and phone numbers in order to select the entire thing from there it's really easy to copy and paste and there will be some contextual options like opening maps if you select an address it may be there but we couldn't get it to work really that's about it for stuff not in the beta a lot of stuff from the previous developer build still isn't present yet and we encourage you to watch that first developer preview video again linked in the video description below to check all of those out there were plenty of under the hood things announced today at Google i/o the first is a new developer dashboard in the Play Store that more accurately shows when apps crash when they consume too much battery and when they screw up in general we really hope Facebook is paying attention because their dashboard has to look like whatever the opposite of Christmas is right now most of the other announcements were focused on app development tensorflow Lite will allow developers to play with machine learning a little bit easier there were more talks about how developers can add their own font pack to their applications as well there was a second talk after the keynote that talked a lot about the new API s that helped with things like multi display supports new media playback code new media recording code text auto-sizing improvements new accessibility options and far too many more to list here app developers are going to have a lot to play with very soon finally they announced during the keynote that Android Oh was going to have tons of optimizations to reduce resource usage by background applications location pinging and some optimizations that will even help applications load up to twice as quickly and reboots to take about half as long they dubbed the initiative vitals and it should come with the Android o beta again there's a bunch of other stuff that we didn't mention here that was in our first video and we encourage you to check out that video ok folks that about does it for this one it's a shorter video than the previous one but most of the big changes are things that we've discussed before the beta is by far more stable than the first of a preview however it is not entirely bug free you can flash it if you want to but just beware that is a beta and sometimes acts like one as for the name while they have a ton of Oreos at Google i/o today whether that's man dication or just google trolling us remains to be seen if you're a bit disappointed that there isn't more here don't you worry the next Developer Preview is only a couple of months away according to a road map published by ARS technica it should have all of the API is loaded in and it should be all the complete as we run up to the final release until then stay tuned to Android Authority calm rapidly-expanding are diving into android o series and will no doubt have some additional videos to talk about more of the features our diving into android o series is also linked up in the video description below if you want to check it out and that about does it for this one folks I know I sound like a broken record by now but do check out our video on the first developer preview to see more android o features also don't forget to subscribe to android authority and ring the bell to get the latest android coverage thanks again for watching everybody and have a wonderful dayhello again ladies and gentlemen i'm joe hindi from android authority comm Google i/o had a lot of announcements and one of them was they Android Oh beta you know where this is going so let's take a closer look okay so we did a big giant video about the first Android o Developer Preview and a lot of that information hasn't changed all that much the interface the settings the under the hood stuff is all pretty much the same we're not going to reinvent the wheel here so if you want to see all that first wave of major changes check out the first Android o developer preview which will be linked in the video description below ok first let's start with the visual tweaks because there weren't a whole bunch of those the first noticeable change is the notification toggles Andy quick settings there now grayscale instead of the really dark gray like you'd normally see don't know if that's permanent or not but it's there well we're hanging around the area it's worth noting that the Settings menu button quick settings edit button profile image and date and time are now at the bottom of the quick settings and of the toggles it's a minor thing but it'll take you a few minutes to get used to it lastly Google updated the emoji in Android oh these are far more animated and 3ds than they were before whether or not you liked them is purely up to your personal taste however they do fall more in line with the kind of stuff you see on Facebook messenger and iOS there were several new features with the Android o beta release the biggest one is the picture-in-picture mode which is now available to everybody for now YouTube is the only one that can use it you start the video hit the home button or the recent apps button and you have a tiny little screen to watch on your phone there is an additional setting in the system UI tuner that lets you kind of minimize it by tucking it away partially off the screen you'll need to enable that manually at least for now and it's in the system UI tuner those rocking a Google picks will have a few more fun things to try out the biggest one was an announcement at Google i/o today called notification dot it lets you long press an icon and then check a notification it's probably not faster than using quick reply but it's there additionally the pixel launcher now lets you select your icon shapes as you can imagine this isn't available on the Nexus 6p or the Nexus 5x another small tweak is the ability to adjust the intensity of the nightlight feature it's just a little slider that filters out more blue light the higher you go it's good for what it is and again it's only available one pixel devices lashley google play protect is another feature announced today at Google i/o it is built directly into the Android o beta preview you can't really do anything with it but you can see the evidence of its existence all over the settings menu it'll tell you which apps are recently scanned and you can turn it off if you want to although we really can't imagine why you would there were a few features that's got some more explanation today at Google i/o but we're not in the actual beta smart text selection was probably the biggest one in future releases of Android oh you'll be able to double tap things like names addresses and phone numbers in order to select the entire thing from there it's really easy to copy and paste and there will be some contextual options like opening maps if you select an address it may be there but we couldn't get it to work really that's about it for stuff not in the beta a lot of stuff from the previous developer build still isn't present yet and we encourage you to watch that first developer preview video again linked in the video description below to check all of those out there were plenty of under the hood things announced today at Google i/o the first is a new developer dashboard in the Play Store that more accurately shows when apps crash when they consume too much battery and when they screw up in general we really hope Facebook is paying attention because their dashboard has to look like whatever the opposite of Christmas is right now most of the other announcements were focused on app development tensorflow Lite will allow developers to play with machine learning a little bit easier there were more talks about how developers can add their own font pack to their applications as well there was a second talk after the keynote that talked a lot about the new API s that helped with things like multi display supports new media playback code new media recording code text auto-sizing improvements new accessibility options and far too many more to list here app developers are going to have a lot to play with very soon finally they announced during the keynote that Android Oh was going to have tons of optimizations to reduce resource usage by background applications location pinging and some optimizations that will even help applications load up to twice as quickly and reboots to take about half as long they dubbed the initiative vitals and it should come with the Android o beta again there's a bunch of other stuff that we didn't mention here that was in our first video and we encourage you to check out that video ok folks that about does it for this one it's a shorter video than the previous one but most of the big changes are things that we've discussed before the beta is by far more stable than the first of a preview however it is not entirely bug free you can flash it if you want to but just beware that is a beta and sometimes acts like one as for the name while they have a ton of Oreos at Google i/o today whether that's man dication or just google trolling us remains to be seen if you're a bit disappointed that there isn't more here don't you worry the next Developer Preview is only a couple of months away according to a road map published by ARS technica it should have all of the API is loaded in and it should be all the complete as we run up to the final release until then stay tuned to Android Authority calm rapidly-expanding are diving into android o series and will no doubt have some additional videos to talk about more of the features our diving into android o series is also linked up in the video description below if you want to check it out and that about does it for this one folks I know I sound like a broken record by now but do check out our video on the first developer preview to see more android o features also don't forget to subscribe to android authority and ring the bell to get the latest android coverage thanks again for watching everybody and have a wonderful day\n"