Android L preemptive Evaluation: A brand new face

BKJIA: in addition to new features, the latest Android version has been released, and the user interface has been adjusted.

Android L: The new user interface makes the system look more elegant

It was a summer and a new Android, but not only that: the new Android L mobile operating system officially launched this fall promises to bring the Android user interface to a new and refined level, at the same time, it will also ease the fragmented problem that the platform has been criticized for a long time. I installed the first Developer Preview on my Nexus 5, hoping to see how the new Android L actually works. Please note that what we will see below is only an early experience, not the final product effect.

Android L: Welcome to the new age of Material design

Android L has made great changes in the user interface, although it cannot be compared with iOS 7 released by Apple, however, Google also sets a concise appearance and a simple icon for it-all of which is a new user interface, that is, the Material design scheme. You can see the huge changes on the left side of the Contact application and the right side of the calendar application in the new solution-more concise, isn't it?

In addition to dropping a large number of modifier elements, the new screen display solution can also achieve dynamic effects more easily. Developers will be able to set color transitions and touch animations for apps and functional components, further enhancing the personalization of the user experience within the Material design framework.

Android L: more gentle system home screen

Android L home screen (shown in the left) has a softer background pattern. You can compare it with the Android "chocolate bar" home screen shown in the right figure.

Other major changes include adjustments to Android standard Button icons, such as backward, Home, and back-to-application. They are all designed to be simpler ry.

Android L: familiar application Screen

The Android L Application screen is shown in the left figure) and the "chocolate bar" version is shown in the right figure, however, if you observe carefully, you will find that some of the icons have changed-in Android L, these patterns have become more refined, as shown in the example of camera applications.

Android L: recently used apps get scrolling results

In the Android system, the Support for the "recently used" button has been quite messy. Samsung and other manufacturers' devices often do not support this function. For devices that support this button or provide gesture operations with the same effect, you can open a list of recently used applications, in this way, we can easily return and continue to access through navigation.

"Chocolate bar" is shown in the right figure.) The slide thumbnail design of the version is replaced with the scroll effect similar to the Amazon Kindle Fire Style in Android L, as shown in the left figure ).

Android L: notification bar with rich functions

The Android system has been striving to promote the role of the notification bar. We hope that you can use it as a platform to quickly view the notification content and frequently used setting options. Android L, as shown in the left figure) adds more configuration options than "chocolate bars", as shown in the right figure), and displays notification information in a more easy-to-view manner at the bottom of the screen.

Another change: personal photos can now be placed in the upper-right corner of the notification bar, instead of being displayed in the drop-down list, therefore, we will be able to easily view which account is currently used by our Android devices.

Android L: easy-to-read setting options

The setting application in Android L is shown in the figure on the left. It can be said that it is the principle and model in the Material setting scheme: its default text is very suitable for direct reading, the display content is also concise-only list options and no additional control items are included. You can compare them with the setting application in the "chocolate bar" version, as shown in the right figure.

Android L: Better Office Text compatibility

Although Google has been trying to free individual and enterprise users from Microsoft Office restrictions and turn to Google Drive, the original Google Docs ), but in fact, the mobile version of Drive is very weak in functionality, in addition, users are required to convert the Office format into Google's proprietary format before making any actual edits to the text content-it is not surprising that some people love it.

Google Drive in Android L integrates the Quickoffice application to implement native Office text editing and a series of powerful functional solutions. Quickoffice has established its dominant position in the mobile editor field before it was acquired and absorbed by Google. Therefore, it is hoped that it can reproduce its original glory on the new system platform.

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