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Google releases Android 9 Pie
Android 9 Pie has several new features, like an official "dark mode" that changes the user interface and gesture-based navigation.
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Android 9 Pie is currently available for Google Pixel phones, with updates for other brands reportedly to follow in the third quarter. (Shutterstock/George Dolgikh)
F
ollowing its tradition of naming its Android 9 operating system (OS) after candies, pastries and desserts like Lollipop, Marshmallow, Nougat and Oreo, Google has announced the name of its latest OS: Android Pie.
The official release version of the Android 9 Pie is now available, as kompas.com reported, but is currently limited to an over-the-air update for the tech giant's Pixel smartphone series.
🎉 Introducing Android 9 Pie 🎉
Packed with smarts and tailored to you. Learn more: https://t.co/LGeZUrz2BV #Android9 pic.twitter.com/gwUEjqHH1l
— Android (@Android) August 6, 2018
Android Pie updates for other brands available soon, around the third quarter of the year, with Sony, Xiaomi, Nokia, Oppo, Vivo, OnePlus and Essential set to join the program.
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"We're also working together with other partners to launch new devices with Android 9, or upgrade to Android 9, this year," read a statement from the company.
Android Pie has several new features, such as an official "dark mode" for changing the user interface to a darker theme, Digital Wellbeing, gesture-based navigation, a new notification style and a status bar that accommodates the display notch. (kes)
