Officially, Android Q will not be introduced until May 7 at Google I/O conference. In fact and as every year, the future update of the operating system has the right to a first beta several months before its official announcement.
On Google developer website, Android Q Beta 1 is already available for the owners of Pixel smartphones. A beta 2 is already announced for early April, as well as a more complete beta 3 after the I/O. Google has released its official release schedule.
Some Pixel owners has already installed Android Q beta 1 on their devices and we have now an overview of what’s new. Good news, there is already quite a lot!
FINALLY A NATIVE DARK THEME
Rumors were right, Android is going to get a Dark Mode. By displaying pure black in the background of applications, OLED smartphones will use less energy and less eye fatigue. This feature has often been claimed by users, who particularly appreciate this theme in third-party applications like Messenger and YouTube.
Currently, you can not turn on or off the dark theme from the settings. Little trick though, if you had activated the dark theme of the Pixel Launcher under Pie, the dark mode will be active the first start of your pixel under Q. Impossible to disable it for now.
MORE CUSTOMIZATION
In the developer options we find at the bottom the sub-menu Customizing themes. You can choose a different system font, change the shape of the icons and select a new accent color. The possibilities are still very limited in this beta 1, but it is very promising.
