If you have a Pixel, go update your OS to Android 9, then turn on the new "swipe up" multitasking gesture that they are pushing. This eliminates the multitasking button we've known and loved and replaced it with a swipe up gesture.
My first reactions:
The entire screen looks a little cleaner, but it doesn't actually save any space so why not leave the old button there?
The new cards view is less efficient IMO but looks cleaner. This is a trade off I'm not exactly pleased with.
The new gesture functionality causes you to lose the double tap of the multitasking button quick app switch which is something I used ALOT. Losing this is probably my biggest problem with Google's changes.
Overall the UI looks great for Android Pie but it just *feels* to me like Google made a strong effort to copy a lot of iOS stuff and I hate that. Even the way apps open and close now, that animation seems like an iOS wripoff rather than the last version of Android which actually seemed faster to me.
I haven't seen any of the new AI stuff they're promoting yet.
I'm on a Pixel and was planning to upgrade to Pixel 3 or 3XL this Fall but the rumor of only 4GB of RAM has me mildly worried/disappointed.
Initial thoughts?
My first reactions:
The entire screen looks a little cleaner, but it doesn't actually save any space so why not leave the old button there?
The new cards view is less efficient IMO but looks cleaner. This is a trade off I'm not exactly pleased with.
The new gesture functionality causes you to lose the double tap of the multitasking button quick app switch which is something I used ALOT. Losing this is probably my biggest problem with Google's changes.
Overall the UI looks great for Android Pie but it just *feels* to me like Google made a strong effort to copy a lot of iOS stuff and I hate that. Even the way apps open and close now, that animation seems like an iOS wripoff rather than the last version of Android which actually seemed faster to me.
I haven't seen any of the new AI stuff they're promoting yet.
I'm on a Pixel and was planning to upgrade to Pixel 3 or 3XL this Fall but the rumor of only 4GB of RAM has me mildly worried/disappointed.
Initial thoughts?