Android Oreo, Google’s OS hailed as  smarter, faster and more powerful

Google has released the latest version of its Android mobile operating system (OS), which is named after Oreo chocolate biscuits.

“It’s smarter, faster and more powerful than ever,” said Google.

It comes with new features like picture-in-picture and Autofill to help you navigate tasks seamlessly. Plus, it’s got stronger security protections and speed improvements that keep you safe and moving at lightspeed.

Android Oreo makes it easy with picture-in-picture, letting users see two apps at once.

With Android Oreo, notification dots allows users tap to see what’s new in their apps — like the important ones you put on your homescreen — and then take action on those notifications quickly.

Other new features include:

“smart copy-and-paste”, which highlights an entire address, telephone number or web addresses when people try to copy it

limiting how many system resources apps can use while they are running in the background, to reduce memory use and battery use

Instant Apps, which lets some services invoke parts of their Android apps, even if people have not installed them

a redesigned set of emojis, which look more like the ones seen on Apple’s iOS

“Pixel and Nexus 5X/6P builds have entered carrier testing, and we expect to start rolling out in phases soon, alongside Pixel C and Nexus Player. We’ve also been working closely with our partners, and by the end of this year, hardware makers including Essential, General Mobile, HMD Global Home of Nokia Phones, Huawei, HTC, Kyocera, LG, Motorola, Samsung, Sharp and Sony are scheduled to launch or upgrade devices to Android 8.0 Oreo,” announced Google.