Android 16: The new Modes feature will bring even more flexibility

Development of the latest system update Android 16 is in full swing. Its beta version already brings new features that await us after its arrival. Portal AndroidAuthority published details about one of the biggest news in the system Android 16which they will be Modes.

Do not disturb mode gets an upgrade

The new upcoming feature is basically an improved version of the mode Do not disturb. But the company decided to redesign it precisely because of the limitations of its settings. Now you can either activate it manually or set it to activate at certain times or during certain events from your calendar.

However, setting up multiple schedules based on different times or calendars is more challenging, as you have to constantly adjust this mode. Simply put, it doesn’t allow you to create a new copy of Do Not Disturb with your own settings. It is this problem that the new function should solve Modes.

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In the system Android 16 you will be able to create different modes. Each of them will have its own name, icon, activation trigger, display and notification settings. Modes you will be able to switch manually from the Settings app and Google also works on new tile in quick settings.

Better orientation in enabled modes

With the release of the beta version Android 15 QPR1 Beta 3 it turned out that society Google updated the operating system to display an icon corresponding to the currently enabled mode in the status bar, lock screen, and always-on display. This allows you to easily find out which mode is currently active.

Currently, the Modes feature allows you to choose from more than 40 unique icons, a number that could increase with the arrival of the new system. Android 16 increase even more. This will allow you to customize your smartphone even better.

Modes should now be displayed in a single-column, vertically-scrollable list instead of the original two-column. Another interesting thing is that if you have multiple modes on, only the icon of the first one will appear in the status bar, on the lock screen and on the always-on display.

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