Behind the big change in appearance, what else is worth noting about Android 10?

The release of the new version of Android is not far away. Google officially named Android Q "Android 10". They abandoned the previous tradition of naming after desserts, and the new Android logo also changed the font from green to black. The Android robot was fixed in the logo, and the color changed to dark green.

As the tenth version of Android, the name change of Android 10 and the design change of Android logo do not seem to be that simple. On the one hand, the new naming method is inclusive and easy for more people to accept. On the other hand, Android 10 itself is also a major upgrade.

Behind the big change in appearance, what else is worth noting about Android 10?

The dessert is gone, the new system is called Android 10

Starting with Android 1.6 version Cupcake, every major version upgrade of Android is named after a dessert, Android Lollipop, Android Marshmallow, Android Nougat... Google once explained the reason for doing this: Because Android devices make life sweet, we will name each version of Android after a dessert.

Before each new code name is released, netizens are keen to guess which dessert Google will use as the code name for the new system. The embarrassing thing is that there are too few desserts that start with Q. Foreign netizens chose Qurabiya (almond muffin), Quindim (Brazilian coconut cake), Qottab (Iranian traditional cake), and Chinese netizens suggested that it should be called QQ candy... But they are not the kind of common desserts, and it is difficult for everyone to accept them.

Google named the new system Android 10 for this reason. Google mentioned in its official blog that although the naming method of desserts is interesting, not everyone can understand the meaning. In the pronunciation of some languages, L and R are not distinguished. If you are not familiar with the naming rules of Android, it is difficult to distinguish the difference between versions. Some desserts are not popular everywhere.

Considering Google's dream of welcoming the next billion users, this change is natural. Although the number naming is boring, it reflects the open spirit of Android and can be accepted by more people.

The Android robot turned dark green and became part of the logo

Another change is the redesign of the Android logo. The original logo was green with the word Android, but the new logo changed the wording to black and added the Android robot as part of the logo. This change is also to "serve everyone". For some visually impaired people, green is not easy to identify. The new Android logo uses black words, and the Android robot has also changed to a darker green.

What are the important new features of Android 10?

The changes in Android 10 are not only reflected in the name, the system itself is also a major upgrade. Android 10 changes the default navigation method to "gesture navigation", which is similar to iOS. Swipe up to return to the desktop, swipe up and hover to enter the background of the application, swipe left or right to return, and swipe the navigation bar to switch background applications.

Android 10 finally supports global dark mode (dark theme background). The system and built-in applications are relatively well adapted, and third-party applications may have to wait until the official version is released before they can be adapted.

Android 10 optimizes notification management. If the permission is set to "priority", notifications will make a sound and appear in the pull-down notification bar, status bar, and lock screen. If it is set to "silent", all notifications will be silent and displayed in the pull-down notification bar and status. Android 10 also further adds the "adaptive notification" feature, which can automatically set low-priority notifications to silent notification mode and provide jump suggestions in notifications.

In fact, before Android 10, Android naming was done with numbers and letters. The name change will not affect Google's internal use of letters as code names, but we will no longer know what kind of dessert it represents.

Currently, Android 10 Beta 6 has been released, which is also the last test version. It is expected that we will be able to meet the official version of Android 10 in the near future.