Friday, 15 April 2016

ANDROID N DEVELOPER PEVIEW 2 NOW AVAILABLE; BRINGS BUG FIXES AND NEW FEATURES

Android N Developer Preview 2 Now Available; Brings Bug Fixes and New Features

Google last month released the first Developer Preview of Android N for developers introducing a host of new features including multi-window support, notification enhancements, background optimisations, number-blocking, and other new features. The company on Wednesday released the second Developer Preview of Android N in the form of factory images for eligible devices, and, OTA updates for devices enrolled in the Android Beta Program. The latest Developer Preview brings new features including Launcher shortcuts, Emoji Unicode 9 support, and more.

As before, the Android N Developer Preview will be available to eligible devices including the Nexus 6, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus 9, and Pixel C devices. Google has also added the General Mobile 4GAndroid One smartphone to receive the N Developer Preview 2. In a post, Dave Burke, VP of Engineering, revealed that the Nexus Player users will have to wait a bit to receive the latest Developer Preview 2 which can be expected to follow in next few days.

Burke listed some of the fixes that the latest preview of Android N brings including fixes for not being able to connect to hidden Wi-Fi networks, fix to multi-window pauses, and direct reply closing an open activity, to name a few. The company says that the users enrolled under Beta Program as well as developers who are testing the Android N Developer Preview can continue to send feedback as well as report issues in the N Developer Preview issue tracker or in the N preview community.

Some of the new features that are being rolled out with the latest Developer Preview include Vulkan, a new 3D rendering API which is aimed at providing a significant boost in performance for heavy apps. Burke adds that Vulkan is now a part of the platform with Android N. Another new addition is the Launcher shortcuts, which will allow apps to define shortcuts for users to quickly launch an app. The Launcher shortcuts will show up in a new style. The Developer Preview 2 also brings support for Emoji Unicode 9 which means that the OS will get support for new emojis including new emoji design for people emoji and support for skin tone variations. The latest Preview also adds Unicode 9 emoji support, including the bacon, selfie, and face palm. Some of the minor additions that the Developer Preview 2 adds is a new Calculator Quick setting tile and a new 'Clear

Home screen folders also received a slight redesign, with the folder icon showing the first four apps in the folder. A new initial setup screen was also observed, called 'Anything else', asking users what else they would like to do before using their freshly formatted phone for the first time - from adding an additional email account to control lock screen notification. Finally, the Emergency Information feature first seen in Android N Developer Preview 1 has been redesigned, including the setup screen, where users can now also add emergency contacts.

"This update includes API changes as we continue to refine features such as multi-window support (you can now specify a separate minimum height and minimum width for an activity), notifications, and others," explained Burke. With the latest Preview, Google has also released new factory images which are now available to download on Google's developer site.

As before, the easiest way to get the latest Developer Preview is by enrolling into the device in the Android Beta Program (g.co/androidbeta).

Sunday, 10 April 2016

Samsung Takes India's Premium Smartphone Crown in 2015: CMR

2015 was another remarkable year for smartphones. We saw different companies getting increasingly competitive and launch affordable products, and we also witnessed several new players arrive in the market. According to CyberMedia Research, 96.4 million smartphones were shipped in India last year. Of this voluminous number, 3.4 percent handsets accounted for premium segment smartphones (priced at Rs. 30,000 or above). Samsung assumed the top-smartphone manufacturer spot in the category.

According to the marketing and research firm CyberMedia Research, Samsungassumed 46 percent capture of the premium smartphone market in India. The South Korean smartphone manufacturer was closely followed by Apple, which boasts of 44 percent market share. Sony is the third biggest player in the premium smartphone race, capturing 3 percent of the pie. Overall, CyberMedia Research says, it saw 53 percent growth in the premium segment smartphones segment.

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Saturday, 9 April 2016

Amdroid Muffins Survey : Marshmallow is Active On 4.6 percent Active Devices

ANDROID MARSHMALLOW IS RUNNING ON 4.6 PERCENT OF ACTIVE DEVICES

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Android Marshmallow Now Running on 4.6 Percent of Active Devices: Google

Google's Android Marshmallow version, which was released last year, is finally running on 4.6 percent of active Android devices.

According to the latest Google Play distribution data for the seven-day period ending April 4, the number of Android Marshmallow-based devices logging into the store is steadily rising, while the share of Android Lollipop and Android Kit Kat powered devices is dropping gradually.

The latest data reveals that AndroidMarshmallow has a share of around 4.6 percent of active Android devices, which is exactly twice the number from last month. To recall, Android Marshmallow in March was running on 2.3 percent active Android devices.

Marshmallow-powered devices have definitely increased in recent months. To compare, Android 6.0 Marshmallow finally made it to 1 percent of active devices in February, five months after its release to Nexus devices.

The latest data reveals that Android Lollipop has a total share of around 35.8 percent of active Android devices (with Android 5.0 Lollipop running on 16.4 percent of devices and Android 5.1 version at 19.4 percent) that check into Google Play compared to 36.1 percent reported at the beginning of March - a minor decrease of 0.3 percent in roughly a month. The Android Developers' webpage shows that Android KitKat version is going down steadily on the charts and now powers 33.4 percent devices compared to 34.3 percent last month - a decrease of 0.9 percent.

Android Jelly Bean has a combined share of 21.3 percent - falling 1 percent from March's 22.3 percent. Android 4.0.x or Ice Cream Sandwich, in Google's latest numbers, registered a share of 2.2 percent, down 0.1 percent from last month. Android Gingerbread (v2.3.3-2.3.7) and Android 2.2 Froyo's device distribution shares are 2.6 percent (same as last month) and 0.1 percent (same as last month) respectively in the charts.

The latest OpenGL version distribution numbers, on the other hand, saw OpenGL 2.0 dominating at 50.9 percent, and OpenGL version 3.0 steadily rising to 40.7 percent