Android N – Google reveals first new feature in the future … – Softonet

The official release of Android 6.0 Marshmallow took place on 29 September, and since then, Google has already released the next version of the operating system, numbered 6.0.1. However, in Mountain View is working on the next edition of little robot , and the first information which relates Android N is betrayed precisely the function designed for tablets that enables simultaneous display windows of several applications.

About now the latest version of Android – 6.0 Marshmallow – hard to say that it has become firmly established on the market, because it is installed at the moment only 0.5% smartphones and tablets. This is so, because this variant mobile operating system was released only for devices with the Nexus family. These statistics will change in the coming weeks, when the manufacturers make available Marshmallow Android 6.0 for their devices. Meanwhile, in Mountain View, work is already underway on the next version of little robot , whose working name is N. Android, held during the session on Reddit AMA ( ask me anything – ask me anything ) organized on the occasion for the disposal of Google’s first tablet of their authorship – Pixel C – your questions answered Glen Murphy, who holds the position of director of the department responsible for Android. One of the issues raised was the lack of mobile operating system Google more true multi-tasking allows simultaneous operation of two or more applications. Murphy said he did not want to spoil the surprise this time related to the future presentation of Android N, however, confirmed that such a feature in it will settle.

Such a step by the wyszukiwarkowego giant is not unusual or sensational. Apple introduced

this year the opportunity to share the screen between the application window in iOS variant 9 designed for the iPad. Also, the tablet mode in Windows 10 offers a similar feature, so in this case Google is one step behind the competition. However, the mechanism allows for simultaneous operation of the two programs is now available in Android 6.0 marshmallow, but its inclusion requires a simple interference with the system files, because the function is still in an experimental stage. Persons wishing to make use of this possibility may look to our earlier article describing the hidden features in Android 6.0 marshmallow.