Top ten new features of Android 8.0 Oreo

In this article, I will be discussing the top ten new features of Android O version 8.0.0. I will be showing you screenshots of the new features and whenever possible comparing them to screenshots from an earlier version of Android to better illustrate the features of the new operating system.

1.       The settings menu has changed quite a bit, the first thing you will notice is they flipped the color and text in the settings shade and menu. You will also notice there are quite a few new options in the settings menu.

Old Shade and settings menu:

New Android Oreo shade and settings menu:

2.       Turns on wifi automatically. If you pay for data by the gig your going to love this new feature.  Sometimes when the wifi is spotty I’ll turn off my wifi antenna so my phone switches to LTE, however I almost never remember to turn the wifi back on resulting in large data charges. Now with Android 8.0 it will automatically turn back on your wifi.

WIFI options on old Android:

WIFI options on Android 8.0:

3.       Better storage control with app organization. On older versions of Android you could see how much space was being used by apps and other types of media that gives you a fair idea of how your using your storage, but apps is a pretty large category. In the new Android they break apps into several categories including games, movie and TV apps, and other apps.

Storage control on older version of Android:

Storage control on Android 8.0:

4.       Picture in picture. This is a completely new feature that has never been on any version of Android before. It allows you to use picture in picture so you can watch video as you use other apps, if the second picture is in the way simply drag it to a better place on your display.

Picture in picture on Android 8.0:

5.       Battery information and power saving options. The new Android 8.0 gives you detailed battery information and battery saving options. Giving  you far more control over your battery usage.

Traditional Android battery options:

Battery options with Android 8.0:

6.       On body detection. This is another completely new feature on Android 8.0. On body detection allows your phone to sense when it’s in your possession and stay unlocked for ease of use. When you set it down for a second it will automatically lock.

Smart lock on body detection on Android 8.0: 

7.       Adaptive icons. One cool new feature is adaptive icons, this will allow you to uniformly change the shape of all your icons, which is nice if you want your phone to look neat and organized.

Adaptive icons menu and example for Android 8.0:

8.       Snooze notifications. Android 8.0 lets you snooze notifications, simply swipe the notification half away and your snooze notification options will pop up.

Snooze notifications on Android 8.0:

9.       High performance Bluetooth and codec selection. Android 8.0 gives you complete control of your Bluetooth by allowing you to select the actual codec your Bluetooth is using for each connection.

Bluetooth options on older Android OS: 

Bluetooth codec options on Android 8.0:

10.   Emojis. One cosmetic feature that has changed is Emojis. Android traditionally have lumps for their emojis rather than the circle faces that iOS favors. Until Android 8.0 now everyone has round faces for their emojis.

Emojis on older Android:

Emojis on Android 8.0: