Here’s your first ‘Android changelog

BY GreenBot Staff

Published 25 Jun 2014

says that “Android ” (it still doesn’t have a proper name) is its biggest release ever. th support for 64-bit, the new ART runtime environment, over 5,000 new As for developers, we certainly believe it. It’s chock full of good stuff, will launch in preview form on Thursday

The end of ‘s Android section of the keynote featured a big slide with a ton of individual features formed into the shape of an nt to know what just some of the many features coming in this fall’s big release? Here’s the list:

  • Burst-mode camera As
  • H.265
  • NDK media As
  • TV input framework
  • low latency audio recording
  • audio patch-panel
  • Improved AV sync
  • B audio
  • Cast receiver
  • hardware-assisted hotword (aka the Moto X’s “OK google” features!)
  • ART
  • 64-bit trusted execution environment
  • volta (‘s battery life improvement features)
  • improved battery stats, predicted time remaining
  • battery historian
  • Battery Saver mode
  • time to charge
  • time on lock screen
  • bScheduler
  • multi-network
  • Bluetooth 4.1
  • B central & peripheral modes
  • HF1.6 (Bluetooth hs-free profile)
  • SA(Bluetooth SIM access profile)
  • multi HF/li>
  • Map
  • Email
  • OpenGES 3.1 & Android Extension ck
  • personal unlocking
  • enterprise
  • lock to app As
  • Document-centric multi-tasking
  • lockscreen notifications
  • heads-up notifications
  • do not distrub
  • new quick settings
  • phone rotation lock
  • improved game controller support
  • Closed caption
  • color inversion
  • color space correction
  • improved text rendering
  • Material theme
  • activity transitions
  • view shadows
  • view elevation
  • RecyclerView
  • CardView
  • path animations
  • color extractor