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Google Unveils Android P Developer Preview

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Google Unveils Android P Developer Preview Google has just released a developer preview for Android’s next version, currently known only as “ Android P ”. The preview allows developers to get a head start on making their apps compatible with the new Android release before it eventually launches in Q3. The first Android P developer preview, available for download now at  developer.android.com.  The preview includes an updated SDK with system images for the Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, and the official Android Emulator. Unlike last year, there is no emulator for testing Android Wear on Android P. The feature that will probably garner the most discussion is built-in support for a notch cutting into the display at the top of the screen. (Google’s term for it is “display cutout support.”) Those notches were unavoidable on new Android phones at  Mobile World Congress last month , so that support is going to be important at least until companies st...