In this presentation, we have compared the two recent Android OS versions, i.e, Android 10 vs Android 9. We have looked both into its look and functionality from developer and users’ end. Meaning, you can rely upon this presentation to know how Android 10 is different from its predecessor.
Android 10 vs Android 9: The Differences and Comparison
1. Android 10 vs Android 9
The Differences and Comparison
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2. New Features
Android 10 Android 9
Dark Mode
Foldable Phone Support
Adaptive Brightness
Smarter Battery
Tap into Gestures
Improved Notifications
Native Notch Support
App Actions
Live Caption
Facial Recognition
Desktop Accessibility
Undo App Removal
3. UI Design and Themes
Android Pie added colors to the ecosystem
and made the icons with softer edges, giving
aesthetic feels.
Android 10 took this to new levels by
introducing system-wide dark mode and
themes enabling users to customize the
font size, style, and icon shape.
4. Messaging and Emojis
While Android 9.0 was introduced
with 157 new smile emojis, Android
10 is stocked with emojis of people
from different professions, a new
selection of foods and animals and
facility of Smart Reply and Suggested
actions.
5. Battery Consumption
With the dark mode and an upgraded
adaptive battery setting, Android 10’s
battery life is found to be longer than
that of its predecessor- Android 9.0 Pie.
6. Gesture Navigation Controls
Android 10 removed the ‘Home button’
and added more intuitive gesture
navigation options than what was offered
by Android 9. This necessitated Android
app makers to build apps not requiring
home button for interaction.
7. Bluetooth, WiFi, and Other
Connectivity Options
Android 9 brought the functionality of
connecting with 5 different devices,
Android 10 has simplified the process
of sharing a WiFi password. It has also
come up with a shortcut to access network
settings.
8. Fast Share
Android 10 has replaced Android Beam
with Fast Share which employs the c
ombination of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi
Direct to create a connection and
transfer files faster than what was
possible in Android 9.0 Pie.
9. Notifications
When comparing Android 10 vs Android 9
in terms of notifications, the differences
observed are:-
App notifications now appear in the form
of bubble chat heads.
Can set notifications to Silent or on Alerting
mode, depending on their urgency
10. Digital WellBeing
Android 10 comes with a new option
called ‘Focus Mode’ under the Digital
Wellbeing, introduced in Android 9 that
enables users to select apps that distract
them and pause them for some particular
time period.
11. Privacy and Security
Android 10 offers:
Better options for location-access
permission as compared to Android 9.
Not every Android application can receive
access to your media files and contact details
User permission required to access any
connectivity option