What's new in Android 10

Google has officially launched “Android 10,” a major update that introduces full gesture navigation, dark theme mode, and other machine learning-powered features to improve the user experience.

Gesture Navigation

Android 10 now has a new way to operate your phone through gesture navigation. Android 9 Pie's Home screen "pill" button and contextual back button are replaced by a thin white line at the bottom center of the screen.                    (Recommended learning: phpstorm)

You can swipe up to go back to the home screen, while a slower drag will open the Overview screen. Swipe right to go to the last app, and Android 10 lets you open everything in multitasking.

When you are on the home screen, the line disappears, but all gestures still work. Meanwhile, a diagonal swipe to the left or right launches the assistant using a new four-color light bar animation. Curved white "handles" appear occasionally to remind users that the gesture is not obvious.

To navigate back, Google says that instead of just using the Home button, users can now swipe on the left or right edge of the display. This is a very prominent new action that - while very useful - conflicts with apps that use the navigation drawer. Google is forcing OEMs to reserve three-button navigation for those who prefer to press hardware buttons.

Dark Theme

Following a broader trend in interface design, Android 10 has a system-wide dark theme that applies to every part of the operating system. Prominent ones include the Settings app and the notification tray. Enabled via the toggle in Quick Settings, many Google apps have been updated and will respect the "system default" you set.

Smart Reply

Similar to how Gmail and SMS can suggest automatic replies, Smart Reply is now a system-level feature built into Android 10. All message notifications will include quick replies or suggested actions.

If the text contains a URL or address, Android 10 will offer to open the corresponding app to view it, and emails with 2FA codes include a very useful copy button.

Privacy

Privacy is the focus of this version, and there is a new page in "Settings" to focus on displaying related preferences, such as advertising settings and Web & Apps Active. One big change is the ability to only grant "location" permissions to apps while in active use. You'll also receive periodic alerts when apps access your location in the background.

To better deliver critical security and privacy updates without requiring a full operating system update, Google has launched Project Mainline for Android 10. "Google Play System Update" downloads just like an app, and the entire process happens in the background through the Google Play Store.

Other Noteworthy UI Changes

Progress Bar: All media notifications get a progress bar that can quickly change over time and indicate the length Erase. Especially useful when listening to podcasts.

Blurred lock screen: Android 10 can now blur album art that media apps display on the lock screen during playback.

Shared List: This revision is enabled by previewing a shared image or URL, the latter with a convenient "Copy" button. List direct contacts first, followed by high-frequency targets. Everything else is in alphabetical order in the App List.

AOD screen display: Another music-related change is the listing of full song titles and artists on the AOD screen.

Google Camera: Version 6.3 promotes Night Sight from the More tab to the main interface for quick access.

Rotation: If the phone changes orientation while auto-rotation is disabled, Android 10 will overlay a new button in the lower left corner to allow for one-time switching.

Digital Wellbeing: New Focus Mode lets you block certain apps and subsequent notifications to minimize distractions, while timers that limit app usage can now be applied to specific websites in Chrome . Currently, these features require the Digital Wellbeing beta.

"Silent" notifications: Notifications can be set not to appear on the lock screen and to notify without sound. They will be listed in the notification shade, behind all other apps.

New Emojis: There are 65 new symbols and 53 emojis with gender-inclusive designs.

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