The standard Google
notification shade has been replaced with Xiaomi's own transparent arrangement, which includes music controls and floating notifications so that you're less bothered when enjoying a full - screen application such as a game.
Likewise, when there are notifications available, but
the notification shade has yet to be pulled down, instead of seeing those little O shapes from now on, users will simply see a row of small Oreo cookie icons — as shown below.
While
the notification shade has picked up a much - needed overhaul, the multitasking pane remains unchanged, and like most Chinese ROMs, you're not going to find an app drawer.
Gone is the non-sensical multitasking menu from KitKat, replaced with stock Lollipop's version, and
the notification shade has been cleaned up, too.
The notification shade has also been redesigned.
Furthermore, there's no way to interact with notifications from the lock screen, and the notification shade itself hasn't undergone any major changes from the KitKat era.
And each time the phone archived something to clear out some space, a message in
the notification shade would tell me something like «4 apps have been archived.
A few more toggles to the Quick Toggles in
the notification shade have been made and there is continued life with some bugs in the beta process.
If they could fix aesethic inconsistencies, I think
the notification shade would be tolerable or even good in some ways, though I still like stock Android's approach personally.
Not exact matches
Quick Settings bar: Quick Settings
has been redesigned so that you can get faster access to top Quick Settings tiles directly in the
notification shade.
HTC's Sense 7.0 skin makes a number of changes to Android — app icons, the
notification shade, and the settings menu
have all been altered — though the modifications are relatively light.
If you want to edit your screenshot you can do so after clicking the thumbnail preview in the
notification shade and opening it with your favorite photo viewing app, which should
have built - in editing tools.
But since then an newer version
has come to light, revealing not only stock Jelly Bean features like Google Now and the redesigned
notification shade, but a host of extra TouchWiz goodies too.
A standard Jelly Bean feature, Samsung
has unsurprisingly incorporated the redesigned
notification shade into its Android 4.1 update for the Galaxy S3.
There are some minor changes — you
have to press and hold the lock screen instead of swiping, the
notification shade is transparent, and there are some additional categories in the Settings menu — but the overall look will be familiar to existing users.
You'll find apps, an app drawer, a
notification shade, and all the other things you
'd expect to see on any Android tablet.
It brings all of the features that users
have come to expect from Android 8.0 Oreo, including but not limited to the picture - in - picture mode, Autofill API, improvements to the
notification shade.
The
notifications shade, for instance,
has been divided into three basic sections.
Everything from the
notification shade to the recent apps list
has been fully redesigned.
Fortunately, as I mentioned earlier the
notification shade goes back to what Duarte
would have wanted, and that is a single pane that is not needlessly modified.
The handy buttons at the top of the
notification shade might not contain all the settings you want, but that's no problem for someone like you who
had the good judgment to buy a Galaxy S5.
The quick settings toggles available in the
notification shade are immensely useful, but that doesn't mean you
have to keep them the way Samsung
has it set up out of the box.
Despite still being based on Android Marshmallow, OnePlus
has also updated the
notification shade to the Android 7.0 Nougat style that comes with easy access to the Quick Settings with one downward swipe.
Android purists may not like the lack of app drawer, either, but the
notification shade is close to standard Android, and the settings menu is laid out as you
'd expect, too.
Android's animations haven't changed a whole lot in Oreo, but there are a couple of spritely new animation behaviors in the
notification shade that add to the polish of Google's Material Design.
The
notification shade is controlled by the SystemUI, so that
would explain where this dark theme is being used in the Google Pixel 2.
The Kirin 955
has a co-processor that drives a fitness - tracking mode, and step count appears on the lock screen and in the
notification shade.
However if you were hoping LG
would mimic the Pixel's swipe - down shortcut on the fingerprint scanner for quick
notification shade access, you'll be disappointed — the gesture isn't enabled on the G6.
The AMA also
had a question from / u / CharaNalaar about the white
notification shade where they asked if it was a glitch.
You already get alerts in the pull - down
notifications shade at the top of the screen, but with Android Oreo, you'll see a dot appear next to an app icon that tells you you
have an unread item.
The quick settings,
notification shade and settings
have all taken on a stark black - on - white look that's clean and easy to navigate, and isn't too far removed from what you find on a Nexus or Pixel today.
It's easy to reach, extremely quick, and
has optional bonus features like swipe gestures to bring down the
notification shade.
So the couple of seconds that you
would have lost
having to pick up the device first are recovered when you quickly open the
notification shade with a swipe of your finger without
having to reach out to the top of the display.
If you
'd like to disable the feature, either temporarily or permanently, just pull down your
notification shade and tap the «Turn Off» button on the Auto Shazam
notification.
Furthermore, Android O also adds new visuals and grouping to
notifications that make it easier for users to see what's going on when they
have an incoming message or are glancing at the
notification shade.
You know you won't even be able to unlock it and swipe down the
notification shade, so why bother taking out of your pocket unless you
have two hands available?
The
notification shade in Android Nougat is completely revamped, and one of the biggest changes is that you can now access your most common Quick Settings toggles without
having to swipe down twice.
This allows you swipe down the
notifications shade to glance at your alerts and messages, and we
've found it very easy to accidentally swipe when handling the phone.
If you haven't received a
notification prompting you to download the update, pull down the
notification shade, tap the cog icon to open the setting menu, then scroll down to the «System Updates» category and tap the «Check for updates» button.
On stock Android devices you'll
have to pull the
shade down twice — once to access the
notification panel, then again to display the Quick Settings area.
For example, while on KitKat it was easy to expand a
notification by swiping down on the individual cell, it's only possible to do that once the user
had expanded the entire
shade by pulling all of the
notifications down beyond their initial placement.
Meaning you need to open the
shade to see what
notifications you
have.
In a perfect world, I
'd be able to launch the video chat display directly from the
notification shade — and do so quickly.
While the LG G6
has Nougat, I am still not a fan of the way that LG implements the
notification shade.
And speaking of «vague,» Burke also says O
has «new visuals and grouping to
notifications that make it easier for users to see what's going on when they
have an incoming message or are glancing at the
notification shade.»
Animations such as swiping down to reveal the
notification shade appear to
have been tightened up, which gives the impression of speed, but overall I didn't notice much of a difference when switching between applications or launching apps.
To get an idea of what apps you currently
have installed that are using Accessibility Service, jump into the Settings menu by pulling down the
notification shade and tapping the gear icon.
If the
Notification Shade was accessible with a swipe down anywhere on the home screen, the Galaxy S8 Active
would be far more comfortable to use.
The initial release of the Android's latest iteration from Google brought along a number of new features including an improved
notification shade which now
has a undergone a subtle redesign and native support for multitasking thanks to the new split - screen feature.
In the toggles area at the top of the
notifications shade, the date is now in a slightly less condensed font which makes it a little more more legible at a glance and the card - like spacer between the toggles and the
notifications has been removed.