If you are an active user of Android devices, you will certainly find the new features which are waiting for you this summer of this popular operating system extremely useful. The Google company has described some of the new functionality so that now we know what to expect. The focus now is on the comfort of use of Android as well as its safety.
New features related to messages
The upgrade of Android will add several interesting and handy features to the messages.
Important messages
The standard Android app which is used for messages will get a new function. With the help of this function, you will be able to mark some of the messages as your favourite ones.
As you can imagine, this is a highly useful function which will allow you to keep all of the important messages at one place, so as you will not need to search for them scrolling through the entire chat. Mark the message you need with a star and this will add the message to a special folder.
Emoji related to the context of a message
An interesting and original feature which will be added to Android is a possibility of generating new emoji automatically. If you are using the Gboard keyboard, you will be able to get more emoji based on several basic ones. According to the context of your message, the Emoji Kitchen system will blend a couple of existing emoji creating a new one suitable to the meaning of your text.
So far, the feature can be used exclusively with Portuguese, English and Spanish.
Other new features for Android
There is a variety of other curious features added to Android which will make your life easier.
A special notification system about earthquakes
Currently, Google is severely occupied with a special project on the creation of a technological network which will help people to identify the places with earthquakes. The same technology will now notify people of an increased seismic activity before the impact actually happens.
This state-of-the-art technology is not available everywhere yet. So far, it has been available in Greece and New Zealand, however, now it also will be used on Philippines, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgystan.
Voice orders accepted by some apps
Voice commands has already been offered by Android for some time, however, now this function has been upgraded and extended. Now, there is a variety of apps which can be not only turned on with your voice, but also navigated. This means that you will be able to use their functionality with voice commands.
Upgraded Android Auto
The developers of Android have worked with the functionality of Android Auto a lot making the system more handy.
For instance, you will be able to control some of the features directly from the screen of your phone. The messenger has been upgraded in such a way so as you will get an easier access to it. In addition to it, the voice commands will be working for navigating WhatsApp. Now, with the help of your voice, you will be able to switch on the functions of reading messages as well as sending new ones.
Gaze detection
As it has already been mentioned, the voice recognition has already been a part of the Android functionality for some time. With the use of voice commands, you can navigate your phone without a need to touch the screen or even look at it. Needless to say, this feature is making the system useful for people with eyesight conditions.
Now, you will be able to customise this functionality by mixing it with gaze detection. This means you can set the voice recognition to the mode in which it will work exclusively when the phone detects your gaze, which means you will have to look on the screen in order to unblock the function of voice recognition.
Furthermore, the voice recognition of Android has become smarter being able to recognise the password field on your screen. It will be possible to insert more types of symbols to that screen now.