1. Quick App Switch
Along with Multi-Window support, Nougat also adds one of my favorite multitasking features from custom ROMs, a quick app switch shortcut. It essentially allows you to jump between two most recently opened applications by merely double tapping the “recents” button. It might sound like a nominal inclusion but can vastly come in handy during appropriate scenarios.
2. Interactive Grouped Notifications
Notifications on Android Nougat finally group together based on a specific application. Additionally, you can swipe down using two fingers on a particular alert and interact with every one of them individually. For instance, if you get two emails, you’ll be able to archive or reply to both of them separately after reading the subject. Also, they’ve added “Quick Reply” which works exactly the way it sounds.
3. Customizable DPI
DPI stands for “dots per inch” and it represents how huge or tiny your phone’s content look. However, until now customizing DPI was limited to rooted devices. With Android 7.0, Google has brought the ability to every user meaning you can adjust how many WhatsApp messages appear on a single page.
4. File Based Encryption
Google has also addressed security with Android 7.0 with individual file-based encryption. Unfortunately, you’ll need to manually enable this setting as it will wipe your phone entirely in order to encode every file from scratch. It will definitely assist in isolating user data better, although, not a whole lot of smartphones are going to receive this update anytime soon.
5. Clear All Apps Button
No, you didn’t misread that subheading. Stock android, after years of living in isolation, now has a clear all applications button in the recents screen. Although, you need to scroll down to the last app for discovering it. Despite being a minor feature, a clear all option is undoubtedly one of the most acclaimed aspects of Android 7.0.
6. A Redesigned and Sensible Settings Menu
Android Nougat has also overhauled the settings menu with a new navigation drawer on the left for switching between different screens and it shows little information like the battery status on the main screen. Furthermore, graphs for battery and data have been redesigned and now look a lot more modern. So those were some of the most lesser known additions on Android Nougat. It is possible that there are more, hence if you find anything interesting, do drop a comment down below.
