As we all know, Android 7 has launched now and the next update
is going to be it’s first version, let us take the wraps off of Android 7.1
Nougat, the latest version of the platform. We probably have already got a
sneak peek of it. It’s an incremental update based on Android 7.0 but comprises
of new features for customers and
developers — from platform Daydream
VR support and A/B system
updates to app shortcuts and image keyboard support.
Android 7.1
transports the output, security, productivity and performance of Android 7.0, in
company with a variety of optimizations and bug fixes, features, and new APIs
(API level 25).
Android
7.1 also adds these much-requested developer features to the platform:
·
Image keyboard support – The all new feature of image
keyboard support expands the types of content that users can enter from their
keyboards, letting them express themselves through custom stickers, animated
gifs, and more. Apps can convey to the keyboard what types of content they recognize,
and keyboards can carry all of the images and other content that they offer to
the customer. This API will also be accessible for broad compatibility in the
support library.
·
Storage manager Intent –
The Storage manager
Intent enables an app take the user directly to a new Settings screen so
that it can clear unused files and free up storage space on the device.
The
platform includes new APIs for carriers and calling apps to
support multi-endpoint calling and new telephony configuration
options.
Android 7.1 is an incremental release, but the most important
thing always remain is to make sure your apps look and run great, that means
without slogging or stacking when you are in the middle of something - especially as devices start to reach
consumers.
The Android 7.1 Developer preview will give the developers the
whole lot that they need to test the apps or extend them with new features like
shortcuts or keyboard images. And that includes the SDK with new APIs, build
tools, documentation and samples, as well as emulators and device system images
for running your apps on supported Nexus devices. It also includes a launcher
and apps that support app shortcuts, and a keyboard and apps that support
keyboard images.
