Android Pie (Android 9) was released in August 2018 and introduced gesture navigation and AI-powered features.
Key Features
- Gesture navigation
- Digital Wellbeing
- Adaptive Battery
- Adaptive Brightness
- App Actions and Slices
- Notch support
- Indoor positioning with Wi-Fi RTT
- DNS over TLS
Gesture Navigation
Pie introduced optional gesture-based navigation:
- Swipe up from pill for recent apps
- Quick swipe for previous app
- Long swipe for app drawer
Digital Wellbeing
Tools to help users manage phone usage:
- Dashboard showing screen time
- App timers
- Wind Down mode (grayscale + DND)
- Focus mode (Android 10)
AI Features
Machine learning powers Adaptive Battery (predicts app usage) and Adaptive Brightness (learns preferred brightness levels).
Related Android Versions
- Android Oreo (8.0)
- Android 10
- Android 11