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Overview
Android 9 “Pie” introduces a smarter, more intuitive mobile OS experience powered by AI. Focused on simplicity, it blends subtle design tweaks with smart features like Adaptive Battery and Adaptive Brightness, App Slices and App Actions for context-aware shortcuts, and improved navigation with gesture controls. Privacy gets stronger through tighter biometric prompts and background sensor restrictions. For enterprise users, Pie enables managed device modes and freeze windows to control updates. Launched first on Google devices, Pie is gradually rolling out to others, making Android both more personal and more powerful.
Google continues it sweet treat. It is official now Android 9 will be called Android Pie. This latest version android mobile operating system will be rolled out to select smartphones. Android Pie shifts the focus on artificial intelligence, which will power the user experience on the OS.
Android 9 Pie is a feature-rich update, with subtle design improvements, helpful shortcuts, and a big focus on AI through adaptive settings. Google is trying to make your phone more personal, more efficient, and easier to use. In order to leverage the new features of Android Pie, it is important to partner with an Android app development company.
About Android 9 Pie:
Android Pie available on following devices as free update.
- Google Pixel 2
- Google Pixel 2 XL
- Google Pixel
- Google Pixel XL
- Essential Phone
Android Pie release date devices mentioned below
| Brand | Device | Android Pie Expected Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Asus | Asus ZenFone 5 Lite (5Q) | Q2 2019 |
| Asus ZenFone Max (M2) | April 10, 2019 | |
| Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2) | April 10, 2019 | |
| Asus ZenFone Max (M1) | Q2 2019 | |
| Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M1) | April 10, 2019 | |
| Asus ROG Phone | Q2 2019 | |
| Asus Zenfone 4 Pro | Q2 2019 | |
| Asus Zenfone 4 ZE554KL | Q2 2019 | |
| Asus Zenfone AR ZS571KL | Q3 2019 | |
| Asus ZenFone Live (Go edition) | Q3 2019 | |
| Asus ZenFone Max Plus (M1) | Q3 2019 | |
| Asus Zenfone 4 Max ZC554KL | Q2 2019 (Beta available) | |
| Asus Zenfone 4 Max ZC520KL | Q3 2019 | |
| Asus Zenfone 4 Selfie Pro ZD552KL | Q3 2019 | |
| Asus ZenFone 4 Selfie ZB553KL | Q2 2019 (Beta available) | |
| Asus Zenfone 4 Selfie ZD553KL | Q2 2019 (Beta available) | |
| Google Pixel | 06 August 2018 | |
| Google Pixel XL | 06 August 2018 | |
| Google Pixel 2 | 06 August 2018 | |
| Google Pixel 2 XL | 06 August 2018 | |
| Google Pixel 3 | Pre-installed | |
| Google Pixel 3 XL | Pre-installed | |
| HTC | HTC U Ultra | Q3 2019 |
| HTC U11 | Q2 2019 | |
| HTC U11 Life | Q3 2019 | |
| HTC U11+ | Q2 2019 | |
| HTC U11 EYEs | Q3 2019 | |
| HTC U12+ | Q2 2019 | |
| Huawei | P10 & P10 Plus | 26 March 2019 |
| Mate 10 & Mate 10 Pro | 10 November 2018 | |
| Mate 10 Porsche | 10 November 2018 | |
| Mate RS Porsche | 10 November 2018 | |
| Mate 20 Lite | May 2019 (Beta available) | |
| Mate 9, Mate 9 Pro & Mate 9 Porsche | 01 March 2019 | |
| Honor 10 & Honor View 10 | 16 October 2018 | |
| Honor V9 | 01 March 2019 | |
| Honor Note 10 | 01 March 2019 | |
| Honor 9 | 01 March 2019 | |
| Honor 9N (9i) | Q2 2019 | |
| Honor 9 Lite | Q2 2019 | |
| Honor Play | 16 October 2018 | |
| Honor 8X | 11 March 2019 | |
| Honor 8X Max | Q2 2019 (Beta available) | |
| Honor 8 Pro | 17 April 2019 | |
| Honor 7X | Q2 2019 (Beta available) | |
| Nova 3 | 17 December 2018 | |
| Nova 3i | Q2 2019 (Beta available) | |
| Nova 2S | 01 March 2019 | |
| Nova 3e | July 2019 (Beta available) | |
| P Smart & P Smart+ | Q2 2019 (Beta available) | |
| Y9 2019 | Q2 2019 (Beta available) | |
| Y9 2018 | Q2 2019 (Beta available) | |
| Y7 2018 | Q3 2019 | |
| Y7 Prime 2019 & Y7 Prime 2018 | Q3 2019 | |
| Y7 Pro 2018 | Q3 2019 | |
| Y6 2018 | Q3 2019 | |
| Y5 Prime 2018 | Q3 2019 | |
| Y3 2018 | Q3 2019 | |
| LG | LG V40 ThinQ | Q2 2019 |
| LG G7 ThinQ | 17 January 2019 | |
| LG G7 One | 16 Nov 2018 | |
| LG G7 Fit | Q3 2019 | |
| LG V35 ThinQ | 24 April 2019 | |
| LG V30S ThinQ | Q2 2019 | |
| LG V30/V30+ | Q2 2019 | |
| LG G6 | Q3 2019 | |
| LG Q9 | Q4 2019 | |
| LG Q8 | Q3 2019 | |
| LG V20 | Q3 2019 | |
| LG Q7 | Q3 2019 | |
| LG Q Stylus | Q3 2019 | |
| LG Stylo 4 | Q3 2019 | |
| LG X5 2018 | Q4 2019 | |
| Motorola | Moto One | 29 Nov 2018 |
| Moto One Power | 17 Nov 2018 | |
| Moto Z3 | 02 April 2019 | |
| Moto Z3 Play | Q2 2019 | |
| Moto Z2 Force | Q2 2019 | |
| Moto Z2 Play | Q2 2019 | |
| Moto X4 Android One | 12 December 2018 | |
| Moto X4 | November 13, 2018 | |
| Moto G6 | 16 February 2019 (Brazil) | |
| Moto G6 Plus | 31 December 2018 | |
| Nokia | Nokia 1 | Q2 2019 |
| Nokia 2.1 | 21 February 2019 | |
| Nokia 3 | Q2 2019 | |
| Nokia | Nokia 3.1 | 14 March 2019 |
| Nokia 3.1 Plus | 26 February 2019 | |
| Nokia 5 | 24 January 2019 | |
| Nokia 5.1 | 19 March 2019 | |
| Nokia 5.1 Plus | 27 December 2018 | |
| Nokia 6 | 19 February 2019 | |
| Nokia 6.1 | 30 October 2018 | |
| Nokia 6.1 Plus | 31 October 2018 | |
| Nokia 7 | 11 December 2018 | |
| Nokia 7 Plus | 28 September 2018 | |
| Nokia 7.1 | November 27, 2018 | |
| Nokia 8 | December 19, 2018 | |
| Nokia 8 Sirocco | January 09, 2019 | |
| OnePlus | OnePlus 3 | 22 May 2019 |
| OnePlus 3T | 22 May 2019 | |
| OnePlus 5 | 25 December 2018 | |
| OnePlus 5T | 25 December 2018 | |
| OnePlus 6 | 22 September 2018 | |
| OnePlus 6T | Pre-installed | |
| Samsung | Samsung Galaxy S9 | December 24, 2018 |
| Samsung Galaxy S9+ | December 24, 2018 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Note 9 | January 04, 2019 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Note 8 | February 15, 2019 | |
| Samsung Galaxy S8 | February 19, 2019 | |
| Samsung Galaxy S8+ | February 19, 2019 | |
| Samsung Galaxy S8 Active | Q2 2019 | |
| Samsung Galaxy A9 2018 | 13 March 2019 | |
| Samsung Galaxy A8 2018 | 12 March 2019 | |
| Samsung Galaxy A8+ 2018 | 07 March 2019 | |
| Samsung Galaxy A8 Star | June 2019 | |
| Samsung Galaxy A7 2018 | 14 March 2019 | |
| Samsung Galaxy A6 | 28 March 2019 | |
| Samsung Galaxy A6+ | 20 March 2019 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Note FE | 25 March 2019 | |
| Samsung Galaxy J4/J4+ | 26 April 2019 | |
| Samsung Galaxy J6/J6+ | 01 April 2019 | |
| Samsung Galaxy J8 | 08 April 2019 | |
| Samsung Galaxy On8 | 24 April 2019 | |
| Samsung Galaxy On7 Prime | April 2019 | |
| Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2 | April 2019 | |
| Samsung Galaxy J7 2017 | June 2019 | |
| Samsung Galaxy J7 Duo | July 2019 | |
| Samsung Galaxy J7 Neo | June 2019 | |
| Samsung Galaxy J2 2018 | April 2019 | |
| Samsung Galaxy J2 Core | April 2019 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 | 10 April 2019 | |
| Samsung Galaxy M10 | August 2019 | |
| Samsung Galaxy M20 | August 2019 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 | August 2019 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab A 2017 | September 2019 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 | October 2019 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 | October 2019 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Watch | 19 May 2019 | |
| Samsung Gear S3 | 19 May 2019 | |
| Samsung Gear Sport | 19 May 2019 | |
| Sony | Sony Xperia XZ2 | 12 October 2018 |
| Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact | 12 October 2018 | |
| Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium | 15 November 2018 | |
| Sony Xperia XA2 | 04 April 2019 | |
| Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra | 04 April 2019 | |
| Sony Xperia XA2 Plus | 04 April 2019 | |
| Sony Xperia XZ1 | 10 November 2018 | |
| Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact | 10 November 2018 | |
| Sony Xperia XZ Premium | 10 November 2018 | |
| Xiaomi | Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S | 17 October 2018 |
| Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 | Q2 2019 | |
| Xiaomi Poco F1 | 10 December 2018 | |
| Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro | 22 January 2019 | |
| Xiaomi Mi 8/8 EE | 05 December 2018 | |
| Xiaomi Mi 8 SE | 18 February 2019 | |
| Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite | 05 March 2019 | |
| Xiaomi Mi A1 | 23 December 2018 | |
| Xiaomi Mi A2 | 15 November 2018 | |
| Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite | 28 November 2018 | |
| Xiaomi Mi Max 3 | 04 March 2019 | |
| Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro | Q2 2019 | |
| Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 AI (Note 5 Pro) | Q2 2019 | |
| Xiaomi Redmi 6 Pro | Q2 2019 | |
| Xiaomi Mi Pad 4 | Q2 2019 | |
| Xiaomi Mi Pad 4 Plus | Q2 2019 | |
| Xiaomi Black Shark | Q2 2019 | |
| ZTE | ZTE Axon 9 Pro | Q2 2019 |
| ZTE Nubia Z17 | Q2 2019 | |
| ZTE Nubia Z17s | Q2 2019 |
Here are key features of Latest Version Android 9 Pie
Digital Wellbeing
Image courtesy: Android
Digital Wellbeing is Google’s initiative aimed to help user understand whether they are spending too much time on mobile device and adjust user behavior. With an all-new dashboard, dashboard is designed to help people understand how much time they’re spending on each app. there is also an App Timer that sets limits on the time spent on specific apps. If the limit is reached, users are locked out unless they override the function.
There is a Wind Down mode that fades the screen into greyscale at night to help people sleep, while also initiating a Do Not Disturb mode to mute notifications before bedtime.
Adaptive Battery & Adaptive Brightness
Image courtesy: Android
Adaptive battery is extremely interesting as it understands and deciphers app’s functioning. Android Pie includes a new feature called “adaptive battery.” This feature ensures only the apps needed are using battery. It also helps use your smartphone longer between charges.
Based on app’s consumption, artificial intelligence adjusts brightness of screen based on user preferences and environment.
App Slices
Image Courtesy: Android
With Android 9, the best of apps are bound to get even faster. Slices features brings relevant parts of your favorite apps, creating interactive snippets of your favorite apps in different places. Slices displays information from apps directly within the Google search app, in a similar manner to the way Google displays snippets of information in web search results.
App Actions
Courtesy: Google
App actions are another AI-integration attempt by Google, which seeks to predict not only the app that you want at any particular moment, but an action from within that app too.
Improved Navigation
With a complete focus on navigation and user experience, Android 9 Pie comes with a single home button in the screen. This change has been made keeping in mind taller displays and higher aspect ratio. On the lines of Apple iPhone X, Android Pie gives similar swipes and gestures for navigation.
Stringent Privacy Measures
Android 9 comes with extensive and robust security features to empower encryption of Android backups with a client-side secret. One of the key features is biometric authentication prompt which enables consistent authentication throughout Android ecosystem. There will be restricted access to phone’s microphone, camera, or other sensors when an app is idle in the background. Android 9 also brings vital improvements to protect web communications and offer private web surfing.
Android Pie: Exploring Enterprise Angle
Android Pie brings a host of features for enterprises, making it easy for users to share a single device for shift workers or public kiosks. It comes with easy to use Work tab which allows to separate work apps all in one place and turn off with a simple toggle when you get off work. Android 9 provides the ability to Enterprise IT admins to define freeze periods up to 90 days during which time devices in their fleet will not update the Android OS. This ensures their devices states remain unchanged during critical time like holidays.
