Android Pie

Muhammad Dilawar

January 14, 2017

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

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Muhammad Dilawar

Muhammad Dilawar is a WordPress developer and technical SEO specialist with over 12 years of experience building, optimizing, and maintaining websites. He specializes in WordPress, WooCommerce, server optimization, DNS, Cloudflare, website security, and performance improvements. Through Softstribe, he shares practical guides, tutorials, and industry insights based on real-world experience helping businesses grow their online presence.

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