What are the New Features in Android 10 that you must be Aware Of?
Android 10 was launched in the month of September with the Pixel phones and now it is slowly making its way to more devices. Samsung currently updated its new lineup. The update includes a wide range of new features that range from a dark mode to a live caption feature. If you just got a new phone that runs Android 10, you can take advantage of Google’s new feature. Below are the top 10 features of Android 10 that you should know:
Dark theme: Users have been looking forward to a dark mode and it has been answered. You can have the entire system on an amber hue, but it won’t be difficult on your eyes. In addition to it, you can save battery life as well. Turning on the dark theme is quite simple. The mode will be automatically activated once your phone is switched to battery-saving mode.
Smart reply: The next amazing feature is the smart reply. It will be available in third-party messaging apps such as WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and so on. This feature uses MI to suggest three short responses that might suit the message you receive. It can also anticipate actions and will be quite handy.
Enriched location and privacy tools: The new Android 10 is going to feature a new dedicated location section in the phone’s settings giving the user control over the location data shared with the requests. There will be a choice to opt-out of personalization and all privacy settings.
Incognito mode for Google Maps: Google Maps is going to gain a private search mode. Now the users can search for and navigate to the places without having the data saved or linked back to the Google accounts. They will offer this feature for the search app at a later stage.
Focus mode: Google is going to add a new feature that will help the users to focus without any distraction. The focus mode will allow the users to select some specific apps they want to escape during a period, such as messaging or news apps.
Live caption: By tapping the volume button and the icon below the volume slider, the live caption will automatically add subtitles to videos, podcasts, and audio messages. The real-time captions are created through on-device machine learning and appear as soon as speech is detected.
Parental controls: The parental controls Google Play Store will be built into Android 10 and accessible in the Digital Wellbeing settings. The tool offers parents a way to monitor as well as manage their kids’ screen time by setting different app-specific time limits.
Wi-Fi and QR codes: The Android 10 has a new feature that lets you create a QR code for the Wi-Fi network. You can scan a QR code to join a Wi-Fi network from the device’s Wi-Fi settings. To use this feature, one can go to Wi-Fi settings and select the home network followed by the share button with a small QR code just above it.
Notification controls: When you long-press an alert, you are given two different options. If you select alerting, then the app will make different sounds with each new alert. If you select Silent, your phone will not make a sound or vibrate. You can further modify how notifications achieve by going into settings, then apps and notifications.
Compatible with 5G: The Android 10 is expected to virtually remove the streaming lag opening up the door for real-time video collaboration, AR/VR based apps, and multiplayer game streaming. Google is bundling in 5G compatibility as well as extending existing APIs for Android 10.
With the amazing Android 10, the android app development is going to be quite interesting. The developers were waiting for this version and they are quite excited to use it.
