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Top 5 features of Android Oreo that will promote Mobile App Development with Better User Experience

When working on a mobile app, the first thing that professional Mobile App Development companies will suggest you is to map out everything you'll be offering in terms of user experience. This is because how your users feel about you is key to your success.

Similarly, in terms of experience, Android Oreo aims to remove the biscuit layer and go straight for the cream. So far, with the new features that have been announced, it seems like Google might just succeed in achieving it. Although it isn't available yet for all android phones, it will be by next year. However, there's no reason why we can't still be incredibly excited about it.

Here are 5 New features of Android Oreo to be excited about:

1. Notification Badges

Notifications badges are badges that appear over an app's icon indicating the number of unread notifications. In Android Oreo, users will be able to turn these notification badges on or off according to their convenience. Long pressing these app icons will display the notification as a small interactive push notification pop up. Users can take relevant action on this small pop up itself. 

2. Notification Priorities

Badges are not the only exciting functionalities in terms of app notifications. Android Oreo also lets users manage the notifications from different apps in a little more detail. Users can mark their preferences of how they want their notifications to be shown for a particular app. For instance, you can set to receive only silent alerts for certain group chats of a messaging app while the others notify you by a sound and lighting up your screen. However, this depends on whether your app supports this functionality or not. So make sure to include this option before you hire Android App Developers to execute your project. 

3. Picture in Picture Feature

In simple words, this feature will allow you to continue viewing a video while you access other apps. The video player will just be scaled down allowing you to have access to all the other things on your phone. For instance, you're in a video call with someone and wish to take down some notes of what they're saying. The video will simply scale down while you open up your notepad and type everything you need. Again this feature too will have to be enabled by your Android App Developers for your app.

4. Better Auto-fill Data Sync

Android Oreo can proudly boast its capability to save all your login, payment, app data etc. with your permission. This data will then be stored between devices and across apps for you to easily use. Plus, Google claims that the feature is much faster this time so the most relevant auto-fill data will be detected way earlier than it does now.

5. Exciting New Emojis

Taking things to a lighter side, Android Oreo will also introduce a whole list of new and exciting emojis. Some of these include a wizard, dinosaur, fairy and an exploding head you can use when you hear something mind-blowing. Google has made sure to add more face emojis to help users express themselves a lot better in chats.

Android Oreo seems like an incredibly promising upgrade, like always, and has definitely gotten users and android app developers excited. How do you feel?