Table of contents:
- 1. Doze now works even on the move
- 2. Data saving mode
- 3. Double tap to switch between recent applications
- 4. Long press on the notification allows you to display it without sound
- 5. Advanced notification management
- 6. Built-in file manager with new features
- 7. Blocking unwanted contacts at the system level
- 8. More flexible Do Not Disturb settings
- 9. Customize quick setting tiles
- 10. Data for emergency situations
2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44
Android Nougat appeared relatively recently and is installed on a very small number of devices so far. If you have not yet switched to the new OS from Android, then after learning about its useful innovations, you may want to do so.
1. Doze now works even on the move
Android Marshmallow has a special Doze battery saver feature that is automatically activated while your smartphone is at rest.
In Android 7, this feature has been improved: now Doze starts saving battery even if the smartphone is in motion, but its screen is still turned off.
2. Data saving mode
Many mobile operators provide users with limited data transmission packages, so you have to save. Android Nougat has a dedicated traffic-saving mode that handles this easily. When activated, any application that runs in the background will not use mobile traffic, unless you have previously whitelisted it.
3. Double tap to switch between recent applications
In previous versions of Android, we used to switch between running apps using a dedicated menu. The fresh version has a new method of quickly moving to the previous program using a double tap on the right touch button.
4. Long press on the notification allows you to display it without sound
Android Nougat makes it easier to customize notification display modes. To do this, it is now enough just to move it a little to the side so that the gear icon appears. Tap on it to bring up a menu in which you can turn off sound alerts or even disable the display of notifications from this application altogether.
5. Advanced notification management
If the previous settings are not enough for you, then advanced options for managing the display of notifications will come to the rescue. By default, this feature is disabled, but it can be easily activated using the System UI Tuner.
You can then select one of five severity levels for each application. At the same time, the fifth is provided for the most important programs, and the first one is assigned to those from which you do not want to see or hear news at all.
6. Built-in file manager with new features
The built-in file manager appeared in Android Marshmallow and did almost nothing. Its successor from Android Nougat learned how to move files, rename files and folders, create new folders, that is, do almost all the necessary file operations. Unfortunately, it is not yet capable of replacing powerful third-party file management programs, but in an emergency it can come in handy.
7. Blocking unwanted contacts at the system level
Android 7 makes it easier to get rid of annoying calls and text messages. Blocked numbers are now saved in your Google account and are available to all apps that have taken care of this. This means that if you add any phone to the blacklist, then it will be blocked in all programs that you use to communicate.
Even if you lose your gadget, on a new device you will not need to fill out the lists of unwanted subscribers again - all data will be automatically pulled from your account.
8. More flexible Do Not Disturb settings
Do Not Disturb mode allows you to set quiet hours during which most or all notifications are blocked. In Android Nougat, additional options have appeared in the settings for enabling and disabling this mode.
9. Customize quick setting tiles
Previously, customizing tiles was only possible using the already mentioned System UI Tuner. Now this operation has become much easier. Just click on the pencil icon on the top bar and the quick settings menu will switch to edit mode.
10. Data for emergency situations
If you, for example, have lost your smartphone, and the honest person who finds you wants to call you to return, then he will not be able to do this in any way due to the access blocking. And if you are hit by a car or have a heart attack, then kind people will never know where to deliver your still warm body.
This issue has been fixed in Android Nougat. Now you can pre-enter information, including phone number, address, blood group, contacts, which will be displayed on the screen of your locked smartphone.
And these are not all the highlights of the new system! I'm sure you also found some interesting innovations in Android Nougat. Share in the comments?
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