Android Pie Promises Smarter, Simplified Interface
PC Magazine|September 2018

Google Pie has arrived.

Michael Kan
Android Pie Promises Smarter, Simplified Interface

The company has rolled out the Android 9.0 update to its Pixel smartphones. Other handsets from Sony, OnePlus, and Essential will begin receiving the update by the end of this fall, Google announced.

Android Pie (simply called “P” until this rollout) includes a whole host of new AI-powered features that are designed to make your phone smarter and to simplify the experience of using it. Perhaps the most visible change is a tweak to Android’s three navigation buttons on the bottom of the interface: Google has replaced them with a pill-shaped on-screen home button and a diminutive back button.

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