Android wants to do business with iOS users? They even changed the interaction!

I have introduced to you before that Android 9 is an upgrade full of useful information. Two days ago, on August 6, Pixel series users can already receive push notifications for the official version.

The new system is called Android Pie!

So, is this piece of "pie" delicious?

Just listen to Shichao tell you the story.

The first and most obvious change is that the navigation bar layout, which has not changed in seven years, has finally changed. The virtual button has become a return button and a flat round slider.

Android's three main keys have finally been changed

In fact, this change is turned off by default after the existing Pixel is updated, and the UI will maintain the original three-button appearance.

You need to enter the system and enable it yourself before you can use Pie's new navigation bar and gesture operations.

Pixel series phones released in the future will have this turned on by default, and other Pie-based phones released by other third parties in the future can choose which operation mode to use.

This interactive change gives people the feeling that Google is imitating the iPhone, but in fact, Google does want to sell its own pixel phones to iPhone users.

On second thought, iPhone X users must have developed muscle memory for the iPhone X's swipe-up gestures and other operations, so this change is also convenient for users who switch from iPhone X to Android. . .

It is convenient, but I don’t know if it will be changed.

Swiping up will open the multitasking bar, showing the most recently opened apps, and the layout of the apps has changed from vertical to horizontal. Below that is the Google search bar and 5 AI-predicted apps you might use.

The original home button is now activated by tapping the navigation bar.

Two buttons can solve the functions of the original three buttons, so what can the third button be used for? It can be used to turn the screen to horizontal mode only when you want.

This feature really touches the soul for users like Shichao who have turned off the automatic screen rotation for many years. In short, the change of the navigation bar is still welcomed by native Android fans. After all, the efficiency of switching between apps has also achieved a qualitative leap.

In addition, when you open an app in the app drawer, the new Launcher can predict your specific operations within the app based on your usual usage. For example, it can recommend a few contacts when you open the address book, a few sports when you enter a sports app, and a few music stations or playlists when you enter a music app.

Another feature mentioned at the press conference is called slices, which can show you more in-app operations without entering the app.

For example, if you search for Lyft (a taxi-hailing app), the search results will not only include the app, but also the option to use Lyft to take a taxi home or to work.

Not only are there operations within the app, but it will also tell you how long it will take for the nearest driver to drive over to you, the distance to your home or company, the time required, and how much it will cost.

There are many subtle changes in Android Pie that are not easily noticeable. For example, the rounded corners of the shortcut function bar and various notification cards, and the increased frame rate of the cutscenes. Only when you experience these small details will you feel that the system is smoother, more refined, and easier to use. When adjusting the volume, the default adjustment is for the media volume, after all, the frequency of using mobile phones for making calls is not as high as before.

Moreover, compared with the volume adjustment bar that appeared at the top before, this UI makes it more convenient for one-handed users like Shichao to use.

In addition to some changes in UI interaction, another big change in the new system Android Pie is the adaptation of the notch. On Pie, users have many more options to adjust the notch screen.

After all, the Pixel 3 to be released in the future will also have very thick bangs?

After all, everyone in the Android camp now has a similar hairstyle at first glance, and now the big brother's release of Android Pie seems to be a recognition of the bangs as the official hairstyle.

Another important feature of the new system is Adaptive Battery. Although every major mobile phone manufacturer and Google itself will boast about their battery optimization at various press conferences every year, this time Adaptive Battery may be the most practical and useful one.

Android Pie uses machine learning to optimize battery usage and phone life overall by monitoring the power consumption of different apps when they are used, how often you use these apps, and even proactively looking for apps with abnormal power consumption.

In addition to the major changes mentioned above, Android Pie also has some other small changes such as native open dual-camera interface (API), the addition of more than 150 emojis, Wifi RTT positioning support, etc.

Opening the dual-camera interface can allow mobile phones equipped with dual cameras to obtain better software interaction experience and imaging effects when using Android Pie.

Wi-Fi RTT positioning support allows users to obtain more accurate positioning in some large indoor scenarios, such as shopping malls and airports.

More than 150 emojis have been added with more neutral expressions and more types of food

In short, as a native Android fan, Shichao has watched Android grow and mature over the past two years, and he is very pleased. Although only his own Pixel phones can receive push notifications now, phones in the Android Beta Program (such as OnePlus 6) will also receive push notifications in the next few weeks. Shichao will definitely check it out when the time comes...

As for other Android phones... it all depends on your luck...