5 Things You'll Abhorrence About Android 10

New updates are consistently exciting, alike added so back Google's abaft the wheel. Yes, Android 10 "Q" is here, at atomic in beta form, accessible for software testers to dive in and analyze all the new changes. Among those changes, however, lie some issues. We won't belie it — there are some annoying things broiled into Android 10. If you're agitation any smartphone added than a Pixel, one of these annoying things is apparently "I don't accept the beta yet." We feel your pain. This list, however, is added about what's amiss with Q as a whole, and issues you'll run into back your Galaxy, OnePlus, or other... more

New updates are consistently exciting, alike added so aback Google's abaft the wheel. Yes, Android 10 "Q" is here, at atomic in beta form, accessible for software testers to dive in and analyze all the new changes. Among those changes, however, lie some issues. We won't belie it — there are some annoying things broiled into Android 10.

If you're agitation any smartphone added than a Pixel, one of these annoying things is apparently "I don't accept the beta yet." We feel your pain. This list, however, is added about what's amiss with Q as a whole, and issues you'll run into aback your Galaxy, OnePlus, or added Android accessory receives the amend after this year.

1. Screenshots Suck Now

Take a screenshot on a phone active Android 10, and you'll apprehension article odd. Screenshots are now masked with a anatomy that matches your phone's screen, and they attending terrible.

Whether you abhorrence the cleft or not, you accept to accept this is ridiculous.

From the broad cleft in the top-middle of your angel (on phones that accept notches) to the awkward atramentous spots in anniversary bend (on phones with angled screens), screenshots on Android 10 attending artlessly sloppy. Sure, aback your aeronautics bar is black, you're absolved from seeing the angled corners on the basal of the display. But that abiding doesn't fix the top of the screenshot.

If you're agitation a phone with a acceptable ellipsoidal awning and no cleft or affectation cutout, you won't apprehension this issue. The "feature" aloof makes your screenshots attending like your screen, so your screenshots will still appear out as they consistently have. But for those of us with aberrant displays? Yikes.

2. Clipboard Managers Are DOA

If you use a clipboard administrator on your phone, Android 10 is absolutely activity to ruin your workflow. The new amend effectively kills clipboard managers, so you can kiss your canicule of stringing calm affected items goodbye.

That said, there's a accepted acumen for Google to do this. No, it's not to abuse clipboard managers. Android 10's all-embracing affair is user privacy. One of the means Google is convalescent aloofness is by blocking apps' admission to your clipboard and keyboard in the background. While acceptable apps are acutely aching by this change, awful actors can no best booty a blink at these items.

As with all things aloofness and security, new measures are a accord and take. Hopefully, Google puts alternating a band-aid that lets clipboard managers alive on after sacrificing the accomplish the aggregation has taken in this area, but don't authority your breath.

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3. Android Beam Is Gone

Do you anytime accelerate files device-to-device via Android Beam? You won't be with Android 10. Google has dead the NFC book administration apparatus with this latest update, abrogation users to grudgingly acquisition a third-party app to do the job.

From actuality on out, it will be up to developers to accredit NFC communications for their apps. Don't be afraid if there's a abbreviate "transitional period" with this issue.

4. You Ability Accidentally Call 911 a Lot

If you're in atrocious charge of assistance, Android Q has your back. If, on the added hand, you aloof charge to about-face your phone off, you ability end up in some trouble.

Google added a new "Emergency" button to the ability card — begin aback long-pressing the ability button — and it's actual accessible to accidentally tap. As with any touch-sensitive button, all it takes it a blooper of the finger, or aloof an adventitious approach touch, and you could be in a apple of hurt.

Well, that's if you're really unlucky. The Emergency button launches the emergency phone access, which allows you to punch emergency casework at any time. Aloof borer "Emergency" won't arouse the badge to your location, but a few added curtains on top of that ability ...

5. Permission Dialogs Attending a Lot Added iOS-Like Now

This one ability not be that big of a accord to you, but we apperceive it is to some on the internet. Google afflicted the permission chat boxes for Android 10, and the new appearance hasn't sat able-bodied with everyone. One user went so far as to analyze the attending afield to Apple. Ouch:

That permissions chat looks beeline out of iOS. Ew.

— timawesomeness

What do you think? Has Google abandoned too far from the amount Android design? Or are bodies on the internet authoritative a abundance out of a birthmark hill?

Of course, it's not all bad. On the adverse — Android 10 looks to be a fun amend over aftermost year's release. While Q is a added bashful update, it still comes arranged with great, new features. Are they abundant to adumbrate the above flaws? We anticipate yes.

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