This is the second part of our Nokia 7 Plus Android 9 Pie hands-on coverage. In the first hands-on we demoed major changes and new features that Android 9 Pie brings but a major set of features related to Digital Wellbeing was not available.
So, here we are with the second part of our hands-on where we have covered the Digital Wellbeing and some other uncovered new features & changes. We have also shared our impressions of the performance and Battery life after playing with the Android 9 Pie Beta 4 over many days.
All the changes and new features:
The Android 9 Pie Beta 4 update brings the majority of Android 9 Pie changes and features to Nokia 7 Plus. The major changes and features include all-new gesture-based navigation option, lots of UI changes, Notification improvements, Settings revamp, usability improvements and much more.
You can read the complete list of official changes and new features that Android 9 Pie brings by clicking here.
For getting the Digital Wellbeing feature you may need to sign up for the Digital Wellbeing Beta app and also install the APK.
Impressions:
While general performance wise Android 9 Pie is good as a daily driver it needs multitasking improvements when compared to stable Oreo. There may be more bugs here and there but overall it is live-able.
Battery life has improved and both screen-on and standby times are impressive.