As
we get closer to the rollout of Android 7.0 Nougat, Google has today
released its Android N Developer Preview 5, the final instalment in the
series before the main rollout. This preview will give supported devices
near-final system updates so that developers can test how their
applications will perform on the upcoming release by the company.
The
release brings along system images for
Nexus and other preview devices, an
emulator that can be used by developers to test their apps, the final
APIs, latest system behaviours and user interface, bug fixes, and
optimisations across the system and in pre-installed apps, the search
giant said in its release
note.
Google has asked developers to
make sure that their apps work in tandem with behaviour changes in
Nougat such as Doze on the Go,
background optimizations, screen zoom, permissions changes, and more. It
has also encouraged developers to go ahead and make use of the new
features like Multi-Window support, Direct Reply, Direct Boot, new
emojis in their apps.
The preview is available for Nexus
6, Nexus
5X, Nexus
6P, Nexus
9, and Pixel C
devices, as well as General
Mobile 4G Android One
devices, Google said.
Users who are already enrolled in Android
Beta Program will get the update right away
while the ones who are not can visit Android's
website and get themselves registered and
receive the over-the-air update for their mobile phone or tablet soon.
The company has also given users the option to manually update the
devices from
here.
Last
month,
the company
announced
that the next iteration of its mobile OS will be called Android Nougat.
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