Official release of "Android 9Pie"-first for "Pixel"

The next version of UPDATE "Android" is officially released. As someone predicted, P is "Pie". Android 9Pie, the latest version of Google's mobile operating system formerly known as "Android P", will first be released on Google's "Pixel" smartphone from Aug. 6, US time. Google released a preview of the operating system in March and demonstrated some of its features at the annual developer conference "Google Iswap O" in May.

The Android beta program has been registered to try out the pre-release version of Android, and updates will be available by the end of fall 2018 for users with terminals produced by Sony Mobile, Shaomi, HMD Global, Oppo, Vivo, OnePlus and Essential. Google said it and other partners were working to launch or upgrade Android Pie terminals "this year", but did not give more details on when.

Google usually names sweets in alphabetical order for new versions of Android. For example, the previous version was "Oreo", followed by "Nougat" and preceded by "Marshmallow" or "Lollipop". As the official name of the latest version, Android9Pie or short for Android9 and Google is called.

Android Pie focuses on the invisible parts of the outside to enable the terminal to run quickly while saving valuable battery capacity.

For example, through AI tools that run secretly in the background, users can propose the next application to use, or read important information about online pages. As a result, users can get appropriate information, such as business hours and booking methods, without having to download the application or search the site.

A major change in Android Pie is the support for gaps (screen gaps).

In addition, Android Pie will emulate "iPhone X" to deal with simpler navigation methods. Just a button in the center, go to the site, open the recently used app, and call Google Assistant. In addition, you can use the back button as needed.

In addition, a battery setting function called "Adaptive Battery" has been added in Android Pie. The latest Qualcomm high-speed chipset "Snapdragon845" and Huawei (Huawei) internally developed Android terminals with older models and entry-level models with slower processors than the "Kirin" processor are particularly expected to improve efficiency. Adaptive Battery gives priority to applications that are particularly commonly used by users, limiting battery consumption for applications that are used less frequently.

Android 9 also introduces features to limit the usage time of smartphones. The new dashboard shows how long smartphones are used and how long individual applications are used. You can also set a time limit for using a specific application.

This report is a report sent by DPRK-Japan interaction to the overseas CBS Interactive of Japanese editors.