Android 7.1 coming this month
Google has taken the wraps off Android 7.1 Nougat, which offers a variety of optimisations and bug fixes, new features, and new APIs.
“Later this month, we’ll be bringing you the Android 7.1 platform as an open Developer Preview. You’ll be able to test and build on the new platform and try the latest features,” said Google.
Android 7.1 delivers the productivity, security, and performance of Android 7.0, along with a variety of optimisations and bug fixes, new features, and new APIs (API level 25), said Google.
For developers, Android 7.1 adds new capabilities to help drive engagement in apps and deliver an improved user experience:
- App shortcuts API – lets you surface key actions in the launcher and take users into your app instantly. You can create up to five shortcuts – statically or dynamically.
- Circular app icons support – lets you provide rounded icon resources that match the look of Pixel and other launchers.
- Enhanced wallpaper metadata – lets you provide metadata about your wallpapers to any picker displaying the wallpapers as a preview.
Android 7.1 also adds developer features to the platform:
- Image keyboard support – expands the types of content that users can enter from their keyboards, including custom stickers, animated gifs, and more.
- Storage manager intent – lets an app take the user directly to a new Settings screen to clear unused files and free up storage space.
For carriers and calling apps, the platform includes new APIs to support multi-endpoint calling and new telephony configuration options.
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