Fire OS 3.0 brings with it «hundreds» of other enhancements, but the most noticeable ones include
a new task switcher (which you drag in from the side of the screen), an app and content grid that you can choose to default to instead of the carousel, a redesigned Silk browser (based on Google's Chromium) that features improved server - side caching and a new rendering engine, and a rewritten email client that now includes threaded conversations.
It does bring a redesigned Silk browser, however, along with
a new task switcher, an option to archive pieces of your media library to the cloud with one tap, new email, calendar and OfficeSuite apps, a soon - to - arrive wireless printing option, and a slight visual redesign of the carousel - laden home screen that's become standard on Amazon's slates.
Tap
the new task switcher button, wait a second for the X to appear in the top right corner and tap the X to close the app and return home.
Not exact matches
Instead, there's a
new button at the bottom of the
task switcher when you long - press the home key, and this is what you tap to load up Google Now.
Quite a few changes are coming with this release — things such as USB host, enhanced
task switcher, re-sizable widgets and a brand
new multitasking engine to help reduce crashes and produce more fluid transitions between applications.
The
task switcher lets you (obviously) switch between
tasks and recent activities; which looks like a great
new feature!
The 12.9 - inch currently excels at being a replacement laptop for certain
tasks, especially with iOS 11's multitasking features like Drag and Drop, the Files app, and the
new App
Switcher.
That
task switcher button also exposes a
new feature that has finally been added — virtual desktops.
Note, this feature is
new to Windows 8.1, update 1 but it's actually a nice feature, because you no longer have to use the
task switcher or open the Start screen to show any running apps that are minimized.
This update brings a plethora of
new features to the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4, including a
new multi-window view and the ability to quick - switch between apps with a double - tap of the
task switcher button.