Android O is the update of Google’s mobile operating system that takes place every year. There are still a few more months to go as the last update Android Nougat was released last summer, and it will most likely be designated Android 8.0 following the last two updates of 6.0 and 7.0 respectively. There is still a lot of contemplation regarding the name of this Android update version as Google has a habit of naming all the preceding updates after sweet treats and that too in an alphabetical order. Considering the alphabetical order of the earlier updates the 2017 version might begin with the letter O with a sweet treat theme.

What is the Name of OS after Android 7.0 Nougat?
From the beginning of Android OS release google follow the alphabetic order for their name with sweet treats and every time the name coming from branded products here is the list of android version from beginning.

Cupcake 1.5
Donut 1.6
Eclair 2.0 and 2.1
Froyo 2.1
GingerBread 2.3
Honeycomb 3.0, 3.1 and 3.2
Ice cream sandwich 4.0
Jelly Bean 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3
KitKat 4.4
Lollipop 5.0 and 5.1
Marshmallow 6.0
Nougat 7.0
Then what next name ????? 8.0

Features Expected in the New Android O Version
The first beta of Android O has been released by Google and is available for downloading. Google has stated that this new version is based on  ” Fluid Experiences”  and is more organized and systematic than Nougat. The new features expected are

Picture in Picture (PIP)
Google has announced this new feature PIP in Android O smartphones, earlier found in Apple’s iPad. With this feature you can continue watching a video even if you are chatting on some other app. This can be done by pressing the home button with the video becoming a small window that can be moved around but will not interfere with whatever you are doing on the screen. It thus opens up possibilities of multitasking.

Dots for Notification
Google has included this feature of a little dot that can be seen on the app icon in case of any notification. This was seen in iPhones for many years but this is a new app developer indicating any activity on their app. It works by pressing on the app icon to see the notification alerts.

Smart Text Selection in Android O
This feature can make daily interactions less cumbersome by improving cut, copy and paste. Detecting the full address is possible by just double tapping and the entire thing is selected automatically. The same goes for phone numbers and email addresses too.

Autofill API
Google is bringing the Autofill features already present in chrome browser into the Android app. For example if you are logging into a twitter account for the first time on your Android phone Google will automatically install the autofill data from your chrome application.

Speed & Power Optimization
Google plans to make Android O more efficient by improving speed and making it boot faster and be softer on your battery. This will result in apps being downloaded faster without the help of developers.

Google Play Protect for Greater Security
With Android O Google Play Protect will integrate with Google Play store to provide better security for your phone. With Android O your apps are scanned more visibly for any malicious behavior with the help of a small card that is visible on the games and app screen.

Improving Battery Life
Android O has the capacity to limit the functioning of apps in the background thus improving the life of your battery and also the overall interactive performance of your phone.

Wide Color Gamut Displays in Android O
Android O allows the app developers to improve displays by a wider color gamut making them HRD compatible on Android TV as well as on tablets and smartphones.

Newer Emoji
Google plans to replace gumdrop emoji style with a rounder face for its Android O.
Thus the final release so impatiently awaited of Android O, the next version of Google&rsquos mobile operating system is expected by late summer, sometime by September 2017.
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