Android N Preview

Presented at Android Listener on March 16th, 2016

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1. Android N Preview Pitfalls and What to Watch For
2. Android N Developer Preview • First developer preview released last week (March 9th) • 5 preview updates planned ◦ ~ 1 a month planned ◦ Final APIs in June ◦ Apps can submit to the Play Store in June • Planned to be released Q3
3. Developer Change 1: Multi-Window Support • Apps support multi-window by default ◦ To opt-out, target N set android:resizeableActivity = ”false” • On focus change, onPause/onResume will be called • New Manifest layout parameters, new Activity methods, new Intent flag • More information should be available at Google I/O
4. Developer Change 2: Multiple Locales • Users can now select multiple Locales (eg. bilingual users selecting English and Spanish) • Make sure your app does not have gaps in translations • Look for uses of android.R.string.* • Resolution strategy has changed ◦ Tries to display strings in correct language, even if country/region doesn’t match
5. Developer Change 3: Notifications • Now supports Direct Reply via RemoteInput API • Supports bundling notifications via NotificationCompat.Builder.setGroup()
6. Developer Change 4: Accessibility Features • Users now select font size and whether to enable Talk Back at device setup • Users can quickly switch font size • Handle font size changes • Use android:contentDescription when needed
7. Developer Change 5: Background Power and Network Optimizations • Doze is now more aggressive. Will now activate even if device is moving. ◦ Use JobScheduler to make sure your work happens during the maintenance windows • CONNECTIVITY_ACTION Broadcast is removed ◦ Only foreground apps can monitor changes in network connectivity • Apps can query Data Saver settings
8. More Changes... • Java 8* • Storage Changes • Network Security Configuration • Impending death of Intent Service?
9. Sources http://developer.android.com/preview/api-overview.html http://www.androidpolice.com/tags/series_android_n_feature_spotlights/ https://commonsware.com/blog/2016/03/09/random-musings-n-developer-preview.html
10. Thanks @bryansills github.com/bryansills