(What’s new in Q?)

Hello beautiful people, greetings of the day. I hope you are doing well. Today I want to share my thoughts on Google’s Android Q. As you all know every year Google launches a new OS, last year Google launched Android P which was further declared as Android Pie. As it’s legacy, Google announced Android Q Beta 1 version this year.

The Android Q Beta 1 OS was released on 13th March 2019, which can be officially downloaded on the selected devices including Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL and if you are a developer, you can download it on Android emulator. It also announced the future availability of Android Q in third-party models including Xiaomi, Nokia, Vivo, Oppo etc.

As we all are aware of the alphabetic increment used for the OS name in Android which is not surprising but I am damn sure the new features of Android Q are. So sit back and relax, let’s discuss new features of Android Q Beta 1.

1. Top features 2. Dates to remember 3. Q name possibilities 4. Important links

Top Features :

Enhancement in Location Access Controls :

Android Q will be more secure and granular in case of Location Permission. It allows a user to control an android app with options like

1. Allow all the time

2. Allow only while the app is in use

3. Deny

I think it is the coolest and most useful feature for the user in which the user can decide the scope of location access for the specific applications.

Android Q Beta comes with a newly designed permission popup window.

Native Screen Recording:

Menu->Settings->… Feature flags->settings_screenrecord_long_press

Android Q comes with the Native screen recording feature. To enable this feature, you have to dig into your developer settings, you will find native screen recording feature in Feature Flags section within debugging section. After enabling it you will get an option to start screen recording on long press of the power button and it can be stopped easily by clicking stop option in the notification panel.

Device Theming :

Android Q finally gives you the ability to show your creativeness in your device theme without using the 3rd party launcher. Currently, there are limited options which you can change i.e. Accent Color, Headline/Body Font and Icon shape of the device.