Editing Android OS (section)

==== Android 8.1 Oreo ====
{{anchor|8.1|Android 8.1}}

Android 8.1 Oreo is the sixteenth minor release of the Android operating system. It was first released as a developer preview on October 25, 2017, with factory images for current Nexus and Pixel devices. A second developer preview was made available on November 27, 2017, for Nexus and Pixel devices, before the stable version was released on December 5, 2017.

{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|+ Android 8.1 Oreo (API 27)
|-
! style="width:2%;" | Version
! style="width:11%;" | Release date
! style="width:87%;" | Features
|-
| 8.1<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2017/10/android-81-developer-preview.html |title=Google Blog |website=android-developers.googleblog.com |access-date=October 25, 2017 |archive-date=October 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025183103/https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2017/10/android-81-developer-preview.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.goandroid.co.in/android-8-1-developer-preview-arrives-pixel-nexus-devices/73184/ |title=Android 8.1 developer preview arrives for Pixel and Nexus devices |date=October 25, 2017 |website=GoAndroid |access-date=October 25, 2017 |archive-date=January 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114143449/https://www.thegoandroid.com/android-8-1-developer-preview-arrives-pixel-nexus-devices/73184/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| December 5, 2017<ref>{{cite web |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/12/android-8-1-oreo-goes-final-rolling-out-now-to-pixel-and-nexus-devices/ |title=Android 8.1 Oreo goes final, rolling out now to Pixel and Nexus devices |date=December 5, 2017 |website=Ars Technica |access-date=December 5, 2017 |archive-date=January 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102090441/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/12/android-8-1-oreo-goes-final-rolling-out-now-to-pixel-and-nexus-devices/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2017/12/welcoming-android-81-oreo-and-android.html |title=Welcoming Android 8.1 Oreo and Android Oreo (Go edition) |author=Dave Burke |date=December 5, 2017 |access-date=December 5, 2017 |archive-date=January 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114143856/https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2017/12/welcoming-android-81-oreo-and-android.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|
* Neural networks API.
* Shared memory API.
* WallpaperColors API.
* Bluetooth battery level for connected devices, accessible in Quick Settings.
* '''[[Android Go|Android Oreo (Go edition)]]''', a lightweight distribution of Android that runs better than normal Android on devices with less than 1&nbsp;GB of RAM.<ref name = "Android Go">{{cite web |url=https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/3/1/17052912/what-is-android-go |title=Android Go is here to fix super cheap phones |publisher=The Verge |date=March 1, 2018 |access-date=January 11, 2019 |archive-date=January 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114144008/https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/3/1/17052912/what-is-android-go |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Autofill framework updates.
* Programmatic Safe Browsing actions.
* Navigation buttons dim when not in use.
* Visual changes to 'Power Off' and 'Restart', including a new screen and floating toolbar.
* Toast messages are now white with the same existing transparency.
* Automatic light and dark themes.
* New Easter egg in the form of an official [[Oreo|Oreo cookie]] picture.<ref name = "Android police oreo cookie">{{cite web |url=http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/10/25/android-8-1-feature-spotlight-new-oreo-easter-egg-appears-double-stuf-form-octopus-remains/ |title=Android 8.1 feature spotlight: A new Oreo Easter egg |date=October 25, 2017 |publisher=Android Police |access-date=November 28, 2017 |archive-date=January 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114143858/https://www.androidpolice.com/2017/10/25/android-8-1-feature-spotlight-new-oreo-easter-egg-appears-double-stuf-form-octopus-remains/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|}