![]() ![]() The older method was great-it was just a black-and-white version of the notification panel. Ambient Display is a low-power notification mode that kicks in when the screen is "off." When a notification comes in, or when the device is moved or tapped on, the screen will light up briefly with a white-on-black UI and show you your new notifications. AdvertisementĪ new Ambient Display design is a big regression over the old design. Google started this Quick Settings layout in Lollipop, got rid of it in Marshmallow and Nougat, and now it's back in Android O. ![]() A tap on the bottom Wi-Fi text will open the Wi-Fi panel. Take Wi-Fi, for instance: A tap on the icon turns Wi-Fi on and off, while a long-press opens the full Wi-Fi settings. The triple-function Quick Settings buttons are back-tapping on the icon does one thing, tapping on the text does a second function, and long pressing on the icon does a third thing. Pull down the notification panel to reveal the Quick Settings and you'll see even more changes. Before, you could only block all or none of the System UI notifications, but in Android O, you get separate controls over notifications for screenshots and storage, along with more ambiguous items like "Alerts," "General Messages," and "Miscellaneous." You can long-press on a notification or dig through the settings and tap on an app's "notification categories" settings, and system UI actually has a working version. ![]() Further Reading Google announces the Android O Developer PreviewWe noticed in Google's announcement that a new thing called "Notification Channels" would be in Android O, and now we actually have a good example of them. ![]()
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