Although we already had the opportunity to know a good part of the new arrivals that would leave us Android 9.0 P Thanks to the first beta of developers, in the last days we have had several news that suggest that we could still find a few surprises more before its release and it seems likely that at least some of them will be discovered in the next Google I/O 2018, which will take place next month.
Everything we already know about Android 9.0 P
We begin by reviewing the main novelties that we already know from Android 9.0 P, you know that in this sense the three most prominent are the support for the notch (introducing some modifications in the notification bar), the new smart answers (We will not only be able to respond from the notifications but also access more content without having to enter the app in question) and tighter controls to protect our privacy (the camera and the microphone, for example, will no longer be able to be used by apps in the background).
In the beta, however, many more changes were found, some of them quite interesting, such as a new system for take and edit screenshots more comfortably, new sound controls, zoom meeting in text selection a bit in the style of the magnifying glass in iOS that allows us to be more precise and improvements in battery saving mode that will give us more freedom when configuring it (in addition to eliminating the unsightly orange bar that was activated with it). We did a more exhaustive review at the time that also included images to help you get an idea, if you want more details.
News that could come with the next beta
Although much of the news we expected from Android 9.0 P They were already found in that first beta, there were quite a few that signs had been found or that had alerted leaks and that we do not know if we should rule them out completely or if they could arrive in the next beta. The truth is that some seemed quite reasonable bets with the information that was available, such as the improvements in the call blocking system. Others were more uncertain perhaps, but it would be good news that they will eventually be introduced, such as the possibility of using our mobile devices as a bluetooth keyboard or the incorporation of night mode to more apps.
This weekend, in any case, we had a clue that seems quite reliable of another novelty that Google could surprise us with in the next beta, and it is nothing less than the introduction of gestures for multitasking with Android P. We say that it is reliable, also, because it comes directly from Google that, apparently accidentally, published a screenshot in which a new navigation bar is seen, no multitasking button. It is clear that in Android there was not much need for a feature like this (unlike what happened with the iPhone X), but it is true that this gesture control has ended up becoming quite popular.
More speculation about his official name
Another of the things that we had pending to discover regarding Android 9.0 P is name with which it would arrive. When Google I / O was announced, we already told you that they had been using images of pineapple cakes (Pineapple Pie) no doubt to invite us to speculate that this could be the name they had in mind for this new version. We also warned you, in any case, that it was to be expected that they would leave us a few false leads between now and when it is officially launched.
There was no need to wait for the closure to open and in Mountain View they began to entertain themselves by playing the distraction with Android fans with the name of Android P: as they told us in Phonearena, those of the search engine published several new wallpapers on their Instagram account and, notably, in one of them we could see a profusion of poles, which could well give name to its next version as Android Popsicle. Just for the fact that Google is suggesting this possibility now we are inclined to think that it will not be the case, but it cannot be ruled out either.
Bring a bit of Android 9.0 P now to your tablet or smartphone while waiting for the second beta
Along with the first beta Google He also left us the calendar of betas for Android 9.0 P so we have a pretty good idea when the second: beginning of May. Normally we would add that what we do not know is exactly when, but it does not seem too risky a bet to say that its launch will coincide with the Google I/O 2018 that, effectively, will start the 8 jersey.
Most likely, before we have some other clue, like the one that has arrived this weekend, of some other surprise that the Mountain Viewers may have in store for us, so we will be attentive. Until then, you know that thanks to different developers, it is possible to enjoy in advance some of the what's new in Android 9.0 P without the need to install the beta, simply with the installation of apps that we can put on any device. Take a look at our compilation to get them.