These are the main new features of Android 7.1 – Smartphone.nl

Google recently announced will soon be the ontwikkelaarsversie of Android 7.1 (Nougat) to release. But what is new? Time for an overview.

1. Night mode

The first major update of Android 7.1 is a Night Light, a feature that the blue light from your smartphone is filter, because this light, according to research, could be bad for your sleep. A night mode so that it will make you a yellow, peaceful glow over the screen. That is a lot quieter for your eyes.

2. Navigate with the finger print scanner

A function that we know of several Android smartphones, but with Android 7.1 by default in the operating system is integrated, is Moves. By this feature, the functionality of the finger print scanner extended. Not only can your smartphone will unlock the scanner, but you can also navigate through the interface. Swipe, for example, down to the notifications in the image.

3. Daydream-support

Android 7.1 provides further support for Daydream, the virtual reality platform of Google. To Daydream, to use this you will need a device with a sharp amoled screen, powerful hardware and a number of specific sensors. Later this year the Daydream View on the market, the vr-glasses from Google with the platform can be used.

4. Faster updates

Perhaps the finest improvement of Android 7.1 is that updates are installing in the background. Because of this, you don’t need a half hour (or longer) wait before your smartphone is ready with the update, while he himself several times on and off. Android 7.1 checks automatically if updates are available, install them and the software shows it when you device restarts.

5. Other (smaller) improvements

of Course lost Android 7.1 also the bugs and other problems, and there are a lot of smaller features have been added. So it is for example possible to have images to send via your keyboard, making your funny shots at once, forward it to your friends. You can also will soon be using shortcuts a certain feature of an app, long press the app icon.

Android 7.1 (Nougat) appears at the end of this month as a Developer Preview, which means that developers have the new version first test. In december, the update is officially available for several Nexus devices, the Google Pixel and Google Pixel XL. Later, devices of other manufacturers.