Android O: Google tackles its main black dot

sivertime — Mon, 22 May 2017 14:02:37 +0000

The Google I / O tells us a little more about Android O. Many new features that target the main defect of the platform according to the geek chronicle.
The Google I / O has kept all its promises. The big mass of search engine developers took place this week, and was full of ads, like the arrival of Google Assistant in French . Among these, Android O has occupied a prominent place. The next version of the green robot now enters a new cycle of beta, and its novelties become clearer. In the program ? The mobile OS will have the right to notifications always practical, many improvements in security, emojis per hundred, as well as a new look. But with Android O, Google wants to tackle the main problem of its platform: fragmentation. A fight that dates back to yesterday, but goes on to top speed. And we can only rejoice according to the chronic geek.
A fight that dates back to yesterday
Fragmentation is a recurring problem with Android. It can be illustrated in a single figure: soon one year after its release, Android Nougat, tomorrow on the Xiaomi Mi 6 , is installed only on 7.1% of terminals in circulation. As a comparison, iOS 10 is present on 8 iPhone out of 10. Google has tried to make war on Samsung or HTC so that they update their smartphones more regularly, but without success. For several years now, it has developed “Play Services” . This software brick is updated independently of the system and allows to benefit from some new features. A welcome initiative, but that does not seem to be entirely suitable for Google. That’s why the search engine wants to move up the speed with Android O.
The main novelty to combat fragmentation is called Project Trebble . The latter facilitates the work of smartphone manufacturers by enabling them to adapt and deploy updates more easily and inexpensively. Google has indeed reduced to the maximum the work necessary to the arrival of a MAJ. If this holds all these promises, Android O could therefore quickly land on your Samsung Galaxy S8, already on promotion on Amazon ! But that’s not all ! The essential element of a phone, the emojis will be more regularly updated. By passing the technical details, they can be included directly by the developer within his application, without going through the system.
Fragmentation is indeed a recurring criticism against Android. Unlike iOS devices, smartphones equipped with Google’s operating system are less updated. So there are very few users to benefit from the latest news. The Samsung Galaxy S7, for example, had to wait nearly 4 months before receiving Android Nougat . IOS has a totally different operation, and the update is directly available on all compatible terminals. We thus understand better why Google book a real battle against the fragmentation of device equipped with the green robot with Android O . The end-user can only be pleased. What do you think ?

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MacBook, iPhone, iPad … Here’s how to insert an emoji quickly from your keyboard

sivertime — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 15:40:07 +0000

The emojis are everywhere. Today, nearly 2000 emojis are available. And here’s a trick to insert them quickly from your iPhone, iPad or MacBook
Today, there are nearly 2,000 emojis and their numbers are constantly increasing. As a result, the iOS keyboard dedicated to emojis is no longer very effective to find the right one. On the Touch Bar of my MacBook Pro 2016, the situation is no more obvious . You have to scroll and still scroll to find the correct emoji. But luckily, an effective solution can change your relationship with emojis. On the various terminals headed under iOS 10, keyboard suggestions suggest words, but not that. Emojis are sometimes offered and meltyStyle explains how to enjoy it on your iPhone or iPad, even your MacBook.
IPhone / iPad
On an iPhone or iPad on iOS 10, if you enter the word “watch”, Apple’s mobile system will automatically offer you this emoji: . And if you type the word “cat”, you will have that: ????, or ???? By writing “fire” or “flame”. This tip also works with feelings. The fact of being content is associated, for example with the emoji ????. If your keyboard does not display these predictions in emoji mode, you probably have disabled them. To enjoy it again, you have to click on the button between the key 123 and the microphone and validate the “Prediction” . You can then have fun testing several words.
MacBook
If you want to insert an emoji quickly on your headed computer, manipulating ” ctrl cmd space” will allow you to open the array of emojis. And to find the right one, you can simply type the word that corresponds to the emoji sought. It’s simple and effective, especially to find emojis that you are not used to using. Otherwise, you can always try to get a MacBook Pro with Touch Bar in promotion.

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Android O: Google tackles its main black dot

MacBook, iPhone, iPad … Here’s how to insert an emoji quickly from your keyboard