NEW DELHI: Google's next Android update -- allegedly called Android Q -- is almost 5 months away from officially being unveiled, but an early preview build has made an appearance online. A report by XDA Developers highlights the upcoming features by using the Android Q build on the Google Pixel 3 XL for a "brief time." According to the report, the Android Q update will come with features like system-wide dark mode, desktop mode and more on the Google Pixel 3 XL Dark Theme The report include screenshots from the Android Q Developer Preview that reveal the dark mode Display settings of the handset. As per the screenshots, users will get three options to set the Dark mode -- automatic (based on time of day), always on and always off. Once enabled, the apps such as Settings, Launcher, Launcher settings, and Files all turn grey. The Dark mode also works on third-party notifications.

Permissions Revamp

The Android Q update will reportedly come with a complete revamp for the permissions and will come with "an overview of permission access by apps and restrict certain permissions like location only while the app is in use." Even the permission page for each app will be revamped, allowing users to see which apps have been allowed or denied access to a certain permission easily.

Desktop Mode

According to the report, under the new Developer Option there is a new feature called “force desktop mode.” Its description reads “force experimental desktop mode on secondary displays.”

Other features spotted in Android Q

Under settings, two new options have been spotted to the Accessibility page -- Time to take action and Time to read. The time to take action lets you choose “how long to show messages that ask you to take action, but are only visible temporarily.” On the other hand, the time to read feature lets you choose “how much time you want to read and take action on messages that automatically go away.” The built-in files app will lets users filter by images, documents, audio, and more when browsing directories.

Source: gadgetsnow.com