The upcoming version of Google’s mobile operating system, Android Q, will include a number of unique features.<\/p>\n
XDA Developers<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0installed an experimental build of the operating system on the Google Pixel 3 XL, providing insight into the new functionality provided by Android Q.<\/p>\n One of the most notable changes is a system-wide dark theme, which can be configured in Display Settings and replaces the standard white background with a dark grey.<\/p>\n This feature is said to work in both native and third-party apps, thanks to an option to force a dark interface within applications that do not support a dark theme.<\/p>\n Another new developer option is “force desktop mode”, which may act as a Samsung Dex-like feature to enable a desktop mode when your smartphone is connected to a display.<\/p>\n Android Q will also include an overhaul of app permissions, allowing users to see which permissions each of their installed apps requires and uses.<\/p>\n Other features included in the Android Q build include a new lock screen option, a “sensors off” toggle, and settings for pop-up notifications.<\/p>\n The upcoming version of Google’s mobile operating system, Android Q, will include a number of unique features.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":341028,"featured_media":268787,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_facebook_post_id":"","_sma_instagram_post_id":"","_sma_threads_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[56742,54013,56744,167,56746],"class_list":["post-292474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-software","tag-android-q","tag-dark-theme","tag-desktop-mode","tag-google","tag-xda-developers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292474"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/341028"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=292474"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292474\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":292528,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292474\/revisions\/292528"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/268787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=292474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=292474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=292474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Now read:\u00a0Samsung Galaxy S9 users suffer battery issues after latest Android update<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"