Some may feel having two is redundant, but I like having the option of an active and a passive scroll. The automatic level adjustment and tuning now, apparently, takes into account ambient light temperature, as well as intensity and even your current activities.

To replace that you swipe up from the navigation area, or even slightly above it to bring up the revamped recent apps interface. This might have something to do with Android Pie's revised policies towards background app activity. Je hebt dan iets meer controle en het is makkelijker om de app die je zoekt snel weer te openen. These bring shortcuts from installed apps onto the app drawer page, in up to two little boxes just below the first row of app icons. There are new transition animations throughout Android 9 and new heads up notification animations as well. Thankfully, Android Pie is smart enough to not interfere with apps that are intended to be viewed in a different orientation. It's clear that something is shifting with Google and that the future of Android and Chrome OS are in flux. Google opted not to map the back button to any directional swipe.

Daarnaast is Android Pie een stukje simpeler en gebruiksvriendelijker dan zijn voorganger. You can also press volume up and power at the same time to instantly switch to vibrate only. Speaking of odd downgrades, Do not disturb is now a simple toggle. Although it is a very small change, Android Pie moves the current time from the far right corner of the screen to the far left. For security reasons, idle apps in Pie can no longer access your camera, sensors or mic. De nieuwe gebarenbediening is goed uitgedacht en inmiddels zijn we er helemaal aan gewend. As always, tapping the toggles here flips them on or off, and holding down on one takes you to the relevant area in settings. We never, ever accept money to review a product. Still, it makes the whole gesture effort come off as kind of unfinished or rough around the edges.

It's a feature we've seen within the Android realm in the past and one deemed handy enough to be adopted by AOSP. The introduction of notification Channels, intended to let consumers toggle off some kinds of notifications from individual apps was a radical change, but one that, in my experience, hasn't been widely embraced by developers. So if you always tend to drop your screen brightness a bit further when you turn off the lights, Pie will soon learn that behavior and do it for you. The Top of the Screen App notifications and the Android menu bar are likely the main ways people engage with their devices. Fingerprint readers, and other biometrics, are now common across smartphones. Apple also has taken aim at screen addiction in iOS Android 9. Where iOS succeeds is in delivering data about app usage and setting limits. Get Android Pie on your eligible device right now.

It takes things to a whole new level, promising developers a way to implement segments of their app interfaces and activities so that Android OS can bring them up seamlessly when the need arises. If you want to mute your ringer, you tap a button at the top of the volume menu. Is it distinctly better? Het enige dat niet zo lekker werkt, is het volledig openen van je app-drawer. Rather than talk about putting out fires, Google wants to challenge ideas of what a phone can be safely used for. Google seems to be consciously shifting attention away from Android and toward Google itself. De drie navigatieknoppen verdwijnen en worden vervangen door een enkele knop, die wat weg heeft van een pilletje. It is now easier than ever to get rid of pesky, persistent notifications like the dreaded "An app is running in the background".

I'm the kind of person who tries to type out the entire text of Beowulf in the notification's one-line text field. Periodically, I see a notification that comments on how often I've dismissed a particular app's notifications and asking if I want to mute that app. It can be toggled on or off by tapping the musical note below it or adjusted by sliding or tapping the bar. Plus, there is a new screenshot button at the bottom. Not every important feature of Android Pie is live yet, however. That means I am also the kind of person who screams in agony when I accidentally tap out of the notification and lose everything I just typed. Note that you can opt-out of usage statistics by tapping the Overflow menu aka Three Dot or Hamburger menu in the upper corner. As always, tapping the toggles here flips them on or off, and holding down on one takes you to the relevant area in settings. Simplicity is embodied in what you see and how you use it.

I personally love the new recent apps screens. This is miles better than the weird context-specific menu in Oreo, which had the media or ringer controls visible depending on what was happening when you pressed the volume control. These gestures are available in any screen, so you can swipe up any time to access the app drawer without going back to the home screen. Google opted not to map the back button to any directional swipe. Is het tijd om te gaan slapen? Are App Actions worth the visual impact they have on the app drawer? It seems like a natural extension of the whole Predicted apps concept, Google has been tinkering with for some time now. A button above allows you to switch between vibrate, silent and standard notification modes. In my opinion, this is a long time coming but a much welcome improvement.

Smart rotation means that even if you have your auto-rotation toggle off, the Android OS will recognize apps in which you might want to override that setting like YouTube for example , saving you a trip to the Quick Settings when you want to watch a video in full screen. Perhaps in Android 9. Apple still, however, succeeds enormously in delivering updates to users. My only qualm during this Android 9 Pie review was that to launch the app drawer you need to swipe past the halfway point of your screen. You can even copy and paste text right from the preview cards via a new feature called Overview Selection. The Notifications menu in settings now has a "Recently sent" section. And if you actually need to alter notification volume properly, a long press takes you to an area in Settings with the usual volume sliders. Tap it, and the screen will rotate to match your phone's position. We get that the Android realm is collectively warming up to gesture navigation. Sure, you can toggle screen rotation off in the Settings or in the menu available in the notification tray but that's such a huge commitment.

Wind Down zorgt ervoor dat je je smartphone niet of minder vaak mee naar bed neemt. Google should tweak this particular gesture to make it easier to use. While I'm interested to see the changes coming to notifications in Pie, I am a not convinced the full potential of these changes will actually be realized. Both Google and Apple are designing for human users and, as such, use a lot of the same tools and tactics in their mobile operating systems. No other UI interaction can be done here, though. You can easily have a simultaneous cast with Android P, although it's definitely going to depend on the capabilities of the device's Bluetooth radio. Google heeft nog even tijd om dit te verbeteren, want Digital Wellbeing wordt later dit jaar officieel uitgebracht. We understand that implementing a fluent side-swipe gesture, iOS-style, would be really hard with the current state and massive control variety within the Android app ecosystem.

Google, like Apple, is making a big deal right now about helping you manage your screen time. Feature switches in the dropdown control centre are blue circles rather than plain text icons. Once your daily quota is up, Android will grey-out the app in question and nag you if you try to open it anyway. The homescreen has barely changed, however. A new feature, called Night Sight, greatly improves low-light shooting—no flash required. However, that has been the case since the original Android P public beta. Months after Pie launched I still ignore this particular feature. It was the only way to let your device and its app have some sense of location, based on network cells and Wi-Fi actually pretty accurate in dense cities , all the while, keeping the battery-hungry GPS radio off. Android Pie adds support for Here's a quick rundown of the highlights as taken from the developer documentation.

This could be great for managing multiple Bluetooth audio devices. Expect to see it come running on the upcoming Pixel 3 , too. New gesture controls change navigation. The new option is elegant, and bested only perhaps by a physical mute button on your phone. The concept is simple enough - treat apps differently, based on the frequency of use and the likelihood of the user, triggering a certain feature. But, ultimately, it did make me aware of the frequency with which I use app switching, and that the new Recent Apps page is better than the old one. De traditionele navigatieknoppen terug, home en multitasken worden vervangen door gestures , oftewel gebaren of veegbewegingen over het scherm. While running behind the scenes, apps can no longer access the camera, microphone or device sensors.

Overview selection can be turned off in your home screen settings under Suggestions. It says Google with the words "powered by Android" in smaller letters at the bottom. One new Gestures trick is when you tap the center button and drag to the right. As a quick recap, the App Actions API will let developers expose shortcuts for certain functions from within their apps to the OS itself. These include the keyboard picker and a smart rotation button. You can swipe backwards to see historical information, too. You can also press volume up and power at the same time to instantly switch to vibrate only. You could flick them away to close the app, or jump quickly from one app to another. Naggy system notifications.

At the center of the Digital Wellbeing effort is a circular chart breaking down of how much time you spend on your phone and in which apps that time was spent. The idea of Google trying to get customers to use their phones less might, at first, seem laughable or even disingenuous. One feature I particularly like is Wind Down. Volume controls Now, it should be noted that just like with the original public beta, we still had trouble getting these feature operational on the Pixel 2 XL. Once you toggle Auto-rotate off in Android Pie, rotating your phone creates a tiny, animated rotating arrow icon at the bottom of the screen. It should be noted for fans of capacitive buttons that the gesture nav button takes up the same amount of space as the old on-screen buttons. It's much faster than opening the old app manager of the half-swipe up gesture It's just too fast. Some Android manufacturers had previously toyed with gesture navigation based around a capacitive fingerprint scanner, but that solution had several problems including quick app switching and accessing split-screen mode. Set a time range for when you want to use your phone less, and your device will fade to black and white during that interval.

My only qualm during this Android 9 Pie review was that to launch the app drawer you need to swipe past the halfway point of your screen. Some pertain to the UI and navigation, making them pretty obvious. Tapping the icon at the top of an app's card gives you the option to view app info or activate split screen. A button above allows you to switch between vibrate, silent and standard notification modes. Dit is geen aparte app, maar een onderdeel in de instelling van je toestel, al moet je je — op het moment van schrijven — wel eerst aanmelden voor de bèta. The date and Wi-Fi and mobile data icons vanish and instead, you find your Wi-Fi network named under the toggle while your carrier info appears at the very bottom of the card next to the moved-again cellular icon. Wellbeing center beta The beta we mentioned is actually de-coupled from the actual Android 9 beta ROM branch. You just don't need the triangle button in sight all the time.

Near the bottom, a Predicted apps row tries to guess what your next task will be and arrange itself accordingly. You flick up to get to it, moving to page 2 of a book. While I appreciate Google highlighting the feature, it seems overly aggressive. Voor smartphones als de OnePlus 6 , Nokia 7 Plus en Sony Xperia XZ2 is al een tijdje een testversie beschikbaar, waardoor de betreffende fabrikanten de software al een tijdje hebben draaien. De definitieve werd — ondanks dat er verschillende Developer Previews waren — nogal plotseling en met weinig bombarie uitgebracht en is beschikbaar voor Googles eigen Pixel-toestellen. Anyone that took the time to learn Do Not Disturb's three-part system will feel restricted by Pie's default setup. For security reasons, idle apps in Pie can no longer access your camera, sensors or mic. However, we still ascertain that having two distinct actions mapped to the same gesture is a bad idea, from a UX standpoint.

Tell us what you think - send your emails to the Editor. If you have a supported device, you can join in the beta or sit back and wait and hope that your phone will receive the final release. Volume controls Now, it should be noted that just like with the original public beta, we still had trouble getting these feature operational on the Pixel 2 XL. App shortcuts suggested interface. My expectations of the Android Pie gestures were way out of line with what I experienced in the developer preview version of the OS. Digital Wellbeing did not initially ship with Android Pie, and was previously available only as a special beta app from the Play Store. They're particularly handy for sending quick, rote responses, but I haven't yet seen them outside of Google apps. But swipe down into the full Quick Settings view and things reshuffle again. Top features include a tweaked look, altered volume controls and a new battery mode. This could be great for managing multiple Bluetooth audio devices.

We understand that implementing a fluent side-swipe gesture, iOS-style, would be really hard with the current state and massive control variety within the Android app ecosystem. Digital Wellbeing is now available for Pixel 3 phones with Android Pie and is also available on all Android One -based phones with the Pie update installed. Bottom nav is coming, including both bottom navigation in your favorite Google apps or bottom app bar menus. It's just too fast. The idea of Google trying to get customers to use their phones less might, at first, seem laughable or even disingenuous. In Android 9 Pie you can now edit a screenshot via the notifications shade, meaning if all you want to do is crop, circle something or highlight a section, you can now do so without requiring a third-party editing app. In the Background and Under the Hood As with all operating system updates, there's a lot going on with Pie that might not be immediately obvious to the user. Comparing directly to the Pixel 2 with Android 8.

Comments Met Adaptive Battery kijkt Android Pie naar de apps die je weinig gebruikt, en zorgt dan dat deze minder energie verbruiken. Quick toggles and notification shade The notification shade has a new coat of paint in Android 9. Once you toggle Auto-rotate off in Android Pie, rotating your phone creates a tiny, animated rotating arrow icon at the bottom of the screen. Where iOS succeeds is in delivering data about app usage and setting limits. Zo komt het geregeld voor dat bijvoorbeeld een chatgesprek in Telegram werd getoond dat ik al een aantal dagen niet meer had geopend, en daar heb je weinig aan. Android 9. For Android Pie, users can look forward to improved encryption for the device and device backups, the latter of which will now require a PIN or pattern code to unlock. Apple also focuses on setting limits for categories of apps, and then making exceptions either long or short term later on. As per the current specification, slices are custom, interactive intefraces, meant to be surfaced by the OS, within the Google Search app and likely the Google Assistant.

Notification management has also been improved a bit. Persistent Android System and System UI notifications can now be disabled in their respective notification channels. Now, there's just one button and a whole lot of gestures. Perhaps in Android 9. Related: Best phone Google heeft nog even tijd om dit te verbeteren, want Digital Wellbeing wordt later dit jaar officieel uitgebracht. Expect to see it come running on the upcoming Pixel 3 , too. Just not anywhere regular users can experience them, as of yet. Google isn't terribly descriptive as to what, exactly, is going on behind the scenes, the adaptive brightness in Android 9 is now smarter. They're particularly handy for sending quick, rote responses, but I haven't yet seen them outside of Google apps.

Just tap and hold on a text field, and an autofill option will either appear or be accessible from an overflow menu. The graphic below shows very similar figures from May Quick toggles and notification shade The notification shade has a new coat of paint in Android 9. The Dashboard is a centralized location, where all your statistical usage date gets collected and cataloged. If you hit your Sound settings you can change the button shortcut to mute or disable it entirely. They're particularly handy for sending quick, rote responses, but I haven't yet seen them outside of Google apps. It is already stirring-up its fair share of controversy, as well, especially after word got out that it might be the sole navigation scheme of upcoming Pixel 3 devices. Dan wordt het scherm van je smartphone grijs. De meeste verbeteringen maken Android ook echt fijner in gebruik en Pie wordt na verloopt steeds slimmer, zonder dat je daar als gebruiker mee wordt lastig gevallen. Apps ogen saai en je hersenen worden niet wakker gehouden door allerlei kleuren en effecten.

Android Pie carefully tweaks both of these areas, giving consumers a quality-of-life boost. It works on the home screen as well as in an app, but the result is the same. Oh yes, Android Pie absolutely supports notched devices, as can clearly be seen with the new Pixel 3 XL. As soon as you enter a sub-menu things generally revert back to the familiar black text on white ground with blue highlights at least on the Pixel 2. Pie needs to chill out in this regard. So far so good, robots. It should be noted that this may result in delayed notifications from those apps, so be warned. Elk jaar komt Google met een nieuwe Android-versie en dit keer is dat versie 9. Fingerprint readers, and other biometrics, are now common across smartphones. Unlike other sites, we thoroughly test every product we review.

Android 9. But, ultimately, it did make me aware of the frequency with which I use app switching, and that the new Recent Apps page is better than the old one. If you swipe away a particular notification enough times, it will eventually stop popping up. This downgrade makes sense, since the single home button will always take you back to the home screen. However, we still ascertain that having two distinct actions mapped to the same gesture is a bad idea, from a UX standpoint. Performance and stability appear solid, useful interface tweaks are peppered throughout, and the contentious gesture navigation feature is optional. Andrew Williams. Android Pie zet ook in op het verbeteren van de accuduur en doet dat met Adaptive Brightness en Adaptive Battery.

Google, like Apple, is making a big deal right now about helping you manage your screen time. Of course I dismised a notification—that's what you're supposed to do. Speaking of color, this seems like a good place to mention Google's primary goals for the future of Material design. Anyone that took the time to learn Do Not Disturb's three-part system will feel restricted by Pie's default setup. App Actions Unlike, the Wellness package, you, unfortunately, can't experience app actions quite yet. Swipe the notifications shade down and things rejig a little. Back to the unequivocally good stuff: text selection is less fiddly in Android Pie. Now, it should be noted that just like with the original public beta, we still had trouble getting these feature operational on the Pixel 2 XL. And if you actually need to alter notification volume properly, a long press takes you to an area in Settings with the usual volume sliders. It should be noted for fans of capacitive buttons that the gesture nav button takes up the same amount of space as the old on-screen buttons.

A back arrow will appear to the left of the navigation button when necessary. Zo kan het bijvoorbeeld zijn dat je het scherm in het donker toch iets minder fel wil hebben, of overdag de helderheid ietsjes verder opschroeft. The three buttons at the bottom of every Android device have been like an anchor for the operating system, remaining unchanged as the stars spun overhead. Simplicity is embodied in what you see and how you use it. Cons New Gestures feel incomplete. For instance, the text selection menu could house shortcut to search for the currently selected string within a given app, alongside the typical text manipulation features. Zodra je op een app uit de cirkel tikt, zie je het gebruik van afgelopen week per dag. Android Pie doesn't quite get a system-wide dark mode, but it does have a dark theme for Quick Settings and the app drawer.

Similar shortcuts already exist in Android Oreo, found by long-pressing an app icon. Android Google. The Dashboard is a centralized location, where all your statistical usage date gets collected and cataloged. Het klinkt misschien als iets kleins, maar als je regelmatig van verbinding wisselt, is het vervelend dat je continu een extra stap moet verrichten. Dat komt gedeeltelijk door de visuele aanpassingen die Google aan Android heeft gedaan. A button above allows you to switch between vibrate, silent and standard notification modes. Android 9. Then, allocate various resources, like CPU and memory accordingly.

Why change the mobile data icon so it no longer shows cellular strength? That was certainly true with Apple's iOS Is het tijd om te gaan slapen? USB mode selector. Ook zie je hier hoe vaak je je telefoon hebt ontgrendeld, en hoeveel notificaties er binnenkomen. Now, pressing the volume rocker switch on your phone will tick the volume up and down as before. Andrew Williams. Set a time range for when you want to use your phone less, and your device will fade to black and white during that interval. Android phones already give you a view of the amount of battery and RAM consumed. Location settings.

In fact, if you read the comments of any review of either OS, you'll find fans pointing out the extent to which each "copies" from the other. Where Oreo put a clean table cloth on the Android foundation we all know and love, Pie is starting to clear away some of the clutter. The little box at the top is your ring volume. Text selection. For security reasons, idle apps in Pie can no longer access your camera, sensors or mic. Basically, what the new control scheme boils down to is a new central navigation oval control, in place of the home button. In this view, cards show each app currently running. If you want to mute your ringer, you tap a button at the top of the volume menu. Android Google apparently decided to finally add this feature in some beta Android P release.

There are two parts to the new look. Smart rotation means that even if you have your auto-rotation toggle off, the Android OS will recognize apps in which you might want to override that setting like YouTube for example , saving you a trip to the Quick Settings when you want to watch a video in full screen. Just like the small notification shade menus, Google has not reconsidered this removal, since the original Android P public beta either. While it's easy to say that Apple is the closed-and-pretty-one and Android is the open-and-messy-one, that's also enormously reductive. Het is eventjes wennen, maar het werkt goed. As always, tapping the toggles here flips them on or off, and holding down on one takes you to the relevant area in settings. Apps you use frequently have fairly free-ish access to background processes and data use. Instead, leaving the back button intact, in its usual location.

Android 9. The power menu now has a screenshot option the old power and volume down method still works though. For now, however, you can turn it on or off at leisure. This could be great for managing multiple Bluetooth audio devices. This shows a day-by-day breakdown over the course of a week. This is everything you've installed on your device. Maar helpen alles functies ook echt om je smartphone minder te gebruiken? The date and Wi-Fi and mobile data icons vanish and instead, you find your Wi-Fi network named under the toggle while your carrier info appears at the very bottom of the card next to the moved-again cellular icon. How to download and install Android Pie on your Pixel phone today. Voor smartphones als de OnePlus 6 , Nokia 7 Plus en Sony Xperia XZ2 is al een tijdje een testversie beschikbaar, waardoor de betreffende fabrikanten de software al een tijdje hebben draaien.

Recent apps Near the bottom, a Predicted apps row tries to guess what your next task will be and arrange itself accordingly. Home Reviews Android 9 Pie. Die gebruik je om de app-drawer te openen, naar je recent geopende apps te gaan en tussen je applicaties te schakelen. Bij elke grote Android-update is het de vraag wanneer deze naar welke smartphones komt. Do not disturb mode. There are new transition animations throughout Android 9 and new heads up notification animations as well. Now, pressing the volume rocker switch on your phone will tick the volume up and down as before. Notifications Google is also cracking down on nagging or interruptive notifications. This assures the user that it's a legit request for their biometric information. You can scroll left and right through the app cards, and toss the cards away to terminate apps.

Mogelijk kan Google deze functie in de toekomst nog verder verbeteren. Perhaps not. Upgrades to the volume slider in Android Pie also fall into the quality of life department. It can be toggled on or off by tapping the musical note below it or adjusted by sliding or tapping the bar. Bottom Line The latest update to Android 9. It is now easier than ever to get rid of pesky, persistent notifications like the dreaded "An app is running in the background". In keeping with other changes, the search bar at the very top of the Settings is now in a pill shape. It's a feature we've seen within the Android realm in the past and one deemed handy enough to be adopted by AOSP. Speaking of odd downgrades, Do not disturb is now a simple toggle.

Google heeft nog even tijd om dit te verbeteren, want Digital Wellbeing wordt later dit jaar officieel uitgebracht. Met Adaptive Battery kijkt Android Pie naar de apps die je weinig gebruikt, en zorgt dan dat deze minder energie verbruiken. Tapping the icon at the top of an app's card gives you the option to view app info or activate split screen. Bottom nav is coming, including both bottom navigation in your favorite Google apps or bottom app bar menus. Zodra je op een app uit de cirkel tikt, zie je het gebruik van afgelopen week per dag. The concept is simple enough - treat apps differently, based on the frequency of use and the likelihood of the user, triggering a certain feature. Of dat je tijdens werkdagen een snelkoppeling naar Slack ziet, omdat je via die app veel communiceert. Accommodating a non-existent notch on the home screen in landscape mode is also ridonculous. Another interesting addition is the Audio Switcher. Using the Pie navigation system is surprisingly natural once you know what does what.

As of late October of , only 7. The extra dash of color, we saw in the first Android P public beta was not a temporary thing. The Recent Apps part is meant to feel much closer to the surface of the interface. Dat komt gedeeltelijk door de visuele aanpassingen die Google aan Android heeft gedaan. Accommodating a non-existent notch on the home screen in landscape mode is also ridonculous. Once you toggle Auto-rotate off in Android Pie, rotating your phone creates a tiny, animated rotating arrow icon at the bottom of the screen. The Android team has long wanted to add a dark theme to the OS which is why we continually see it in various forms in developer previews. Dat zie je bijvoorbeeld aan het snelle instellingen-paneel, dat nu bestaat uit een wit of zwart vlak met ronde knopjes en simpele icoontjes.

Especially since there is a right swipe gesture, which either scrolls through the recent apps, or, when done quickly, toggles between the last two active ones. These used to be triggered by tapping the text underneath certain toggles. As of late October of , only 7. Too many, that's how many. It's a simplified version of the app manager view, minus the app tray at the bottom. Het centrale punt van Digital Wellbeing is het dashboard. Back to the unequivocally good stuff: text selection is less fiddly in Android Pie. Ben je flink aan het multitasken en heb je heel veel apps geopend, dan is het echter handiger om gewoon over de applicaties te swipen.

The classic example is if you type Lyft into search, Pie will surface information and shortcuts from within the app like hailing a driver for a particular destination or showing how far away the nearest car is. The second app overview screen is much cooler. It is yet another evolution of the deep-linking model. Hierdoor herken je makkelijk en snel piekmomenten. Oh yes, Android Pie absolutely supports notched devices, as can clearly be seen with the new Pixel 3 XL. Developers should take this as a hint that perhaps their apps should take into account the experience of people with color blindness. But in Android Pie, the volume menu pops in from the right of your screen and runs down the horizontal axis of your phone. Meestal merkte ik weinig tot geen verschil in accuduur.

So if you always tend to drop your screen brightness a bit further when you turn off the lights, Pie will soon learn that behavior and do it for you. Note: Android 9 gesture navigation is not going to remain limited to Pixel and Android One devices. He has also been known to write for Geek. Het centrale punt van Digital Wellbeing is het dashboard. The Notifications menu in settings now has a "Recently sent" section. The fairly complicated three-part system total silence, alarms only and priority mode has been condensed into a single Do Not Disturb mode in Pie. Hopelijk voert Google hier in komende kleinere Android-updates nog verbeteringen in door. Location settings.

A button above allows you to switch between vibrate, silent and standard notification modes. Why move the cellular network icon three times rather than just leave it in the status bar? The three buttons at the bottom of every Android device have been like an anchor for the operating system, remaining unchanged as the stars spun overhead. Dat werkt echter niet altijd goed. Now, it should be noted that just like with the original public beta, we still had trouble getting these feature operational on the Pixel 2 XL. Bottom nav is coming, including both bottom navigation in your favorite Google apps or bottom app bar menus. Location settings. Related Articles. Een notificatie legt uit dat je over je dagelijkse tijdslimiet heen bent gegaan en de applicatie daarom niet meer kunt opstarten.

Het verschil is nog erg klein. Comments You could flick them away to close the app, or jump quickly from one app to another. As soon as you enter a sub-menu things generally revert back to the familiar black text on white ground with blue highlights at least on the Pixel 2. You either buy an iPhone with iOS or another phone with Android. It's all muscle memory, and I am sure I could learn to use it in time, but I don't find it particularly compelling. Lezersreacties Deel je kennis of stel een vraag. Both Google and Apple are designing for human users and, as such, use a lot of the same tools and tactics in their mobile operating systems. It's much faster than opening the old app manager of the half-swipe up gesture. Android Android 11 Android 10 Android 9.

Great for those cases when we're tethering to a device with a data cap. It is the audio mixer, as seen on a Windows PC, allowing you to adjust the volume of different devices independently. It's remarkably flexible. Google heeft nog even tijd om dit te verbeteren, want Digital Wellbeing wordt later dit jaar officieel uitgebracht. Apple also overhauled Do Not Disturb, which effectively mutes notifications and sounds for set periods of time. Sound and vibration settings. However, unlike App Actions, this area is already open to developers, so, prototypes might already be in the wild. You could flick them away to close the app, or jump quickly from one app to another. For the majority of mainstream users — the next billion Google is obviously courting — a less complex Android will likely be seen as a good thing. Thankfully, Android Pie is smart enough to not interfere with apps that are intended to be viewed in a different orientation.

Er is meer dan genoeg om enthousiast van te worden in Pie, en misschien is dit zelfs de tofste Android-update in jaren. Note that you can also swipe up to view the app tray from the home screen even without Gestures enabled and the three traditional buttons at the bottom of the screen. There are now two versions of the app overview screen if you have gesture nav enabled : one with the Google search bar and AI-suggested apps at the bottom and another with full-screen app preview cards. Levert Adaptive Battery nou echt een veel betere accuduur op? Playing audio highlights another key Android Pie addition: App Actions. Now, pressing the volume rocker switch on your phone will tick the volume up and down as before. Perhaps in Android 9. We get that the Android realm is collectively warming up to gesture navigation.

So if you always tend to drop your screen brightness a bit further when you turn off the lights, Pie will soon learn that behavior and do it for you. For those feeling a little disillusioned, other Android manufacturers will become an increasingly important factor in giving Android Pie enough spice to give it the flavor they crave. The homescreen has barely changed, however. The Digital Wellbeing Dashboard shows you how many notifications you've received, how often you've unlocked your device and how much time you've spent in various apps. It is still accessible through a long-press of the location toggle, but the "Battery saver" option is officially gone from the mode selector. It's a visual cue that you're interacting with the operating system, and puts the menus closer to the actual position of the buttons. For security reasons, idle apps in Pie can no longer access your camera, sensors or mic. Er is meer dan genoeg om enthousiast van te worden in Pie, en misschien is dit zelfs de tofste Android-update in jaren. Google opted not to map the back button to any directional swipe.

We get that the Android realm is collectively warming up to gesture navigation. As far as visuals go, everything seems to be a bit rounder now, if that makes any sense. This change arrives a little too late to take me back, but selecting text does feel a lot better. A back arrow will appear to the left of the navigation button when necessary. I use screengrabs all the time as an easy way to share Facebook posts, amusing images and other messages, usually via WhatsApp. If you have gesture navigation enabled, there are now two versions of the app overview screen, each with its own benefits. Tap it, and the screen will rotate to match your phone's position. While I'm interested to see the changes coming to notifications in Pie, I am a not convinced the full potential of these changes will actually be realized. Android Oreo has a similar feature already in the full app tray view that displays frequently used apps. De eerste functie is een soort verlenging van de automatische helderheidstand die op bijna elke smartphone zit.

Best of all, background apps can no longer access the microphone or camera. In the past, the far right button sometimes shown as a square or a menu icon opened a view that displayed all the apps currently running on your device. Comparing directly to the Pixel 2 with Android 8. How many of us have been laying in bed, reading our phones, only to have the screen spin around to an inconvenient angle when we make the slightest move? The popup is also not much of a magnification, essentially just getting the text out from under your finger rather than making it significantly larger. In a move to facilitate that, it is also launching Material Theming - a set of tools and APIs within Android that give developers the ability to "systematically" customize Material Design to better reflect a product or brand. Just because I didn't tap the notification to take action on it doesn't mean it wasn't useful. Expect to see it come running on the upcoming Pixel 3 , too. If you hit your Sound settings you can change the button shortcut to mute or disable it entirely.

That changes in Android Pie. It's a statement of confidence, and one that's quite refreshing. Afhankelijk van de lichtomstandigheden past je smartphone de helderheid van het scherm aan, maar vaak doe je dan zelf alsnog een kleine aanpassing. Of course I dismised a notification—that's what you're supposed to do. Andrew Williams. Fabrikanten als Nokia en Sony zijn doorgaans snel met updates, Lenovo en LG zijn dat bijvoorbeeld helemaal niet. Oh well. A back arrow will appear to the left of the navigation button when necessary.

Also, the little arrows are used to select active output devices. Google, like Apple, is making a big deal right now about helping you manage your screen time. Note that you can opt-out of usage statistics by tapping the Overflow menu aka Three Dot or Hamburger menu in the upper corner. Five years ago, this would have been about ensuring you refrained from spending five hours a day playing Candy Crush Saga. Restyled recent apps interface The recent apps interface UI is tweaked slightly. Dat werkt echter niet altijd goed. Daar kun je doorheen swipen, of je veegt naar rechts op de pijlvormige knop. It is the audio mixer, as seen on a Windows PC, allowing you to adjust the volume of different devices independently. Hierdoor kun je je smartphone namelijk blijven gebruiken in noodgevallen waarbij je bijvoorbeeld moet bellen. Some of these new design elements are best seen in the Settings app.

Misschien wel de meest ingrijpende en interessante verandering in Android 9. I really struggled with this one in testing. I'd rather there be a clearly labeled option for all app timers, as Apple provides, rather than having to click through graphs. There are, of course, the unfortunate implications of a total lack of self-control in modern smartphone users. Better, perhaps, to encourage healthier and sustainable long-term usage. Bottom Line The latest update to Android 9. We're impressed with the quality of life and visual improvements of Pie, which continues Android's history of excellence. The date and Wi-Fi and mobile data icons vanish and instead, you find your Wi-Fi network named under the toggle while your carrier info appears at the very bottom of the card next to the moved-again cellular icon. Google continues to tighten what apps running in the background can do in Android Pie.

The bulk of this review was written based on the final Android P developer preview, with additional notes added after the official Android 9 update. However, in typical fragmented fashion, every manufacturer seems to currently be doing its own thing, making the transition away from buttons a bit of a mess. They may be annoying when they clog up your notification shade but they are kind of important. Sure, you can toggle screen rotation off in the Settings or in the menu available in the notification tray but that's such a huge commitment. This makes selecting small phrases, or any text in zoomed-out articles easier. Is it distinctly better? The first is passive, simply presenting a horizontal row of preview cards you can swipe your way through. Afhankelijk van de lichtomstandigheden past je smartphone de helderheid van het scherm aan, maar vaak doe je dan zelf alsnog een kleine aanpassing. Android 9 Pie review. For years, I felt like little thought was given to the actual look of the Android OS.

It is already stirring-up its fair share of controversy, as well, especially after word got out that it might be the sole navigation scheme of upcoming Pixel 3 devices. It is the audio mixer, as seen on a Windows PC, allowing you to adjust the volume of different devices independently. The rise of the notch and larger phones overall have meant that in-app navigation bars and app bar menus have migrated south, closer to your thumbs. Tackling Screen Addiction saw mounting concern about screen addiction ; the social and health consequences that come from staring at screens all day. For instance, developers now have access to a new "MessagingStyle" notification option that lets IM apps include things like inline photos, stickers, and suggestions for smart replies, right in the notification. Dat zie je bijvoorbeeld aan het snelle instellingen-paneel, dat nu bestaat uit een wit of zwart vlak met ronde knopjes en simpele icoontjes. The little box at the top is your ring volume. Why change the mobile data icon so it no longer shows cellular strength?

Here's a quick rundown of the highlights as taken from the developer documentation. How many of us have been laying in bed, reading our phones, only to have the screen spin around to an inconvenient angle when we make the slightest move? Upgrades to the volume slider in Android Pie also fall into the quality of life department. Any season vanilla Android fan, however, should instantly notice that the quick toggles are now visually better defined. You can adjust what apps can disturb you, and how they do it. Fabrikanten als Nokia en Sony zijn doorgaans snel met updates, Lenovo en LG zijn dat bijvoorbeeld helemaal niet. Instead, leaving the back button intact, in its usual location. App shortcuts suggested interface. It should be noted that this may result in delayed notifications from those apps, so be warned. That means I am also the kind of person who screams in agony when I accidentally tap out of the notification and lose everything I just typed.

You can also adjust alarm and in-call volume here. This is everything you've installed on your device. Along with iOS 12, it's an Editors' Choice for mobile operating systems. Plus, Android P also brings about a better spot zoom effect, while selecting text. Once you toggle Auto-rotate off in Android Pie, rotating your phone creates a tiny, animated rotating arrow icon at the bottom of the screen. Sound and vibration settings. Tap it and swipe up all the way, and it will display the full apps tray. Android Planet Android reviews Android 9. One new notification irritation comes from Pie, as well.

Het centrale punt van Digital Wellbeing is het dashboard. The Notifications menu in settings now has a "Recently sent" section. You can also opt for Android to choose which theme to use based on your background image. I'm curious to see how it performs in the long term, but honestly I wouldn't mind if Google went even further overhauling the navigation in Android. Je dient dan vanaf de onderkant tot halverwege je scherm omhoog te geven, en dat is — zeker op grote toestellen als de Google Pixel 2 XL — een beetje onnatuurlijk en onlogisch. It's a feature we've seen within the Android realm in the past and one deemed handy enough to be adopted by AOSP. If you do choose to use them, Actions can be dragged and dropped onto the home screen and will also appear in Google Assistant. Dit zie je bijvoorbeeld aan de gebarenbediening met één knop, duidelijkere instellingen en grotere knopjes in het snelle instellingen-paneel. Adaptive brightness The automatic level adjustment and tuning now, apparently, takes into account ambient light temperature, as well as intensity and even your current activities. Het klinkt misschien als iets kleins, maar als je regelmatig van verbinding wisselt, is het vervelend dat je continu een extra stap moet verrichten.