With additional interactive access
on the
lock screen, and new drop - downs (that Google is calling «Heads - Up») the
notification system
on Android is doing what Apple just did: adopt the best ideas from your competition to
make a stronger feature overall.
- GB settings: — reworked image choosing / cropping - supports Google Photos and potentially other gallery apps — added automatic clean up of GB app picker cache (saves storage space)- Lockscreen status bar
lock policy: option to allow status bar expand
on secured lock screen — allows peeking on notifications even if lock screen is secured — access to quick settings prohibited — makes UNC ActiveScreen «expand notification panel» mode work on secured lock screen - Display tweaks: — added option for emulating battery charging light: ------ allows charging light on devices lacking native support (e.g. Nexus 5)------ pending notification light has priority over charging light ------ charging light color changes lineary according to current battery level (requires RGB LED hardware)------ whether led is constantly ON or «breathing» depends on LED driver (can not be affected by GB)-- button backlight notifications adjusted to follow Pulse notification delay - Power tweaks: added option for proximity wake up (prevents accidental wake up)(Android 4.2 + only)- Recents panel: allow live wallpaper on high end GFX devices (no option; Android 4.2 + only)- Updated Japanese translation (thanks to WedyDQ10)- Updated French translation (thanks to ch - vox)- Updated Chinese (Simplified) translation (thanks to liveasx)- Updated Chinese (Traditional) translation (thanks to momomok)- Updated Polish translation (thanks to xtrem007)- Updated Russian translation (thanks to gaich)- Updated Portuguese (PT) translation (thanks to bgcngm)- Updated Spanish translation (thanks to jvbferrer)- Updated Slovak and Czech translatio
on secured
lock screen — allows peeking
on notifications even if lock screen is secured — access to quick settings prohibited — makes UNC ActiveScreen «expand notification panel» mode work on secured lock screen - Display tweaks: — added option for emulating battery charging light: ------ allows charging light on devices lacking native support (e.g. Nexus 5)------ pending notification light has priority over charging light ------ charging light color changes lineary according to current battery level (requires RGB LED hardware)------ whether led is constantly ON or «breathing» depends on LED driver (can not be affected by GB)-- button backlight notifications adjusted to follow Pulse notification delay - Power tweaks: added option for proximity wake up (prevents accidental wake up)(Android 4.2 + only)- Recents panel: allow live wallpaper on high end GFX devices (no option; Android 4.2 + only)- Updated Japanese translation (thanks to WedyDQ10)- Updated French translation (thanks to ch - vox)- Updated Chinese (Simplified) translation (thanks to liveasx)- Updated Chinese (Traditional) translation (thanks to momomok)- Updated Polish translation (thanks to xtrem007)- Updated Russian translation (thanks to gaich)- Updated Portuguese (PT) translation (thanks to bgcngm)- Updated Spanish translation (thanks to jvbferrer)- Updated Slovak and Czech translatio
on notifications even if
lock screen is secured — access to quick settings prohibited —
makes UNC ActiveScreen «expand
notification panel» mode work
on secured lock screen - Display tweaks: — added option for emulating battery charging light: ------ allows charging light on devices lacking native support (e.g. Nexus 5)------ pending notification light has priority over charging light ------ charging light color changes lineary according to current battery level (requires RGB LED hardware)------ whether led is constantly ON or «breathing» depends on LED driver (can not be affected by GB)-- button backlight notifications adjusted to follow Pulse notification delay - Power tweaks: added option for proximity wake up (prevents accidental wake up)(Android 4.2 + only)- Recents panel: allow live wallpaper on high end GFX devices (no option; Android 4.2 + only)- Updated Japanese translation (thanks to WedyDQ10)- Updated French translation (thanks to ch - vox)- Updated Chinese (Simplified) translation (thanks to liveasx)- Updated Chinese (Traditional) translation (thanks to momomok)- Updated Polish translation (thanks to xtrem007)- Updated Russian translation (thanks to gaich)- Updated Portuguese (PT) translation (thanks to bgcngm)- Updated Spanish translation (thanks to jvbferrer)- Updated Slovak and Czech translatio
on secured
lock screen - Display tweaks: — added option for emulating battery charging light: ------ allows charging light
on devices lacking native support (e.g. Nexus 5)------ pending notification light has priority over charging light ------ charging light color changes lineary according to current battery level (requires RGB LED hardware)------ whether led is constantly ON or «breathing» depends on LED driver (can not be affected by GB)-- button backlight notifications adjusted to follow Pulse notification delay - Power tweaks: added option for proximity wake up (prevents accidental wake up)(Android 4.2 + only)- Recents panel: allow live wallpaper on high end GFX devices (no option; Android 4.2 + only)- Updated Japanese translation (thanks to WedyDQ10)- Updated French translation (thanks to ch - vox)- Updated Chinese (Simplified) translation (thanks to liveasx)- Updated Chinese (Traditional) translation (thanks to momomok)- Updated Polish translation (thanks to xtrem007)- Updated Russian translation (thanks to gaich)- Updated Portuguese (PT) translation (thanks to bgcngm)- Updated Spanish translation (thanks to jvbferrer)- Updated Slovak and Czech translatio
on devices lacking native support (e.g. Nexus 5)------ pending
notification light has priority over charging light ------ charging light color changes lineary according to current battery level (requires RGB LED hardware)------ whether led is constantly
ON or «breathing» depends on LED driver (can not be affected by GB)-- button backlight notifications adjusted to follow Pulse notification delay - Power tweaks: added option for proximity wake up (prevents accidental wake up)(Android 4.2 + only)- Recents panel: allow live wallpaper on high end GFX devices (no option; Android 4.2 + only)- Updated Japanese translation (thanks to WedyDQ10)- Updated French translation (thanks to ch - vox)- Updated Chinese (Simplified) translation (thanks to liveasx)- Updated Chinese (Traditional) translation (thanks to momomok)- Updated Polish translation (thanks to xtrem007)- Updated Russian translation (thanks to gaich)- Updated Portuguese (PT) translation (thanks to bgcngm)- Updated Spanish translation (thanks to jvbferrer)- Updated Slovak and Czech translatio
ON or «breathing» depends
on LED driver (can not be affected by GB)-- button backlight notifications adjusted to follow Pulse notification delay - Power tweaks: added option for proximity wake up (prevents accidental wake up)(Android 4.2 + only)- Recents panel: allow live wallpaper on high end GFX devices (no option; Android 4.2 + only)- Updated Japanese translation (thanks to WedyDQ10)- Updated French translation (thanks to ch - vox)- Updated Chinese (Simplified) translation (thanks to liveasx)- Updated Chinese (Traditional) translation (thanks to momomok)- Updated Polish translation (thanks to xtrem007)- Updated Russian translation (thanks to gaich)- Updated Portuguese (PT) translation (thanks to bgcngm)- Updated Spanish translation (thanks to jvbferrer)- Updated Slovak and Czech translatio
on LED driver (can not be affected by GB)-- button backlight
notifications adjusted to follow Pulse
notification delay - Power tweaks: added option for proximity wake up (prevents accidental wake up)(Android 4.2 + only)- Recents panel: allow live wallpaper
on high end GFX devices (no option; Android 4.2 + only)- Updated Japanese translation (thanks to WedyDQ10)- Updated French translation (thanks to ch - vox)- Updated Chinese (Simplified) translation (thanks to liveasx)- Updated Chinese (Traditional) translation (thanks to momomok)- Updated Polish translation (thanks to xtrem007)- Updated Russian translation (thanks to gaich)- Updated Portuguese (PT) translation (thanks to bgcngm)- Updated Spanish translation (thanks to jvbferrer)- Updated Slovak and Czech translatio
on high end GFX devices (no option; Android 4.2 + only)- Updated Japanese translation (thanks to WedyDQ10)- Updated French translation (thanks to ch - vox)- Updated Chinese (Simplified) translation (thanks to liveasx)- Updated Chinese (Traditional) translation (thanks to momomok)- Updated Polish translation (thanks to xtrem007)- Updated Russian translation (thanks to gaich)- Updated Portuguese (PT) translation (thanks to bgcngm)- Updated Spanish translation (thanks to jvbferrer)- Updated Slovak and Czech translations
Yes, the UI is close to stock Android with some BlackBerry apps like BB Messenger and Hub (where you can see all your
notifications and messages from different services at one glance) features like Peek, which is a tab
on the edge of the display which you can tap to see calendars, messages, tasks and contacts quickly, no matter which app you are in, as well as a DTEK app which scans your device and tells you how secure it is (we were told we had
made a mistake by going for a «
screen lock that uses a swipe gesture.»)