Android Doze has been refined to improve battery life.

Adaptive Battery is a new feature that learns how you use apps and restricts battery use for apps you don’t use often.

You can set Battery Saver to automatically switch on sooner, with much more battery remaining.

Android P restricts the use of microphone, camera, and all sensors by apps running in the background. Whenever an app uses a sensor, you'll see a message.

Backups are now encrypted on the device before uploading to the cloud.

An app’s private data can now be accessed only by that app.

Your Wi-Fi hotpot now turns off automatically when no devices are connected.

Add a Lockdown option to your Power button so you can temporarily tighten locks and prevent lock screen notifications.

At A Glance: At the top of the home screen, you’ll see date and temperature information. When available, you’ll also see upcoming calendar events, flight information, and traffic information. To turn these options on or off, touch & hold the information, then touch Preferences.

Accessibililty menu: Add at the bottom of the home screen to open a menu of options that control your phone.

Navigation: Remove the icons and swipe or drag the navigation bar instead.

Screen rotation: When you have your screen locked in portrait and you turn the phone to landscape, appears in your navigation bar. Touch it to rotate the current app.

Overview: When you touch to use your list of recent apps:

• The list now scrolls horizontally.
• At the top of any app in the recent list, touch the apps's icon to see options for Split screen, App info, and Screen pinning.
• Suggested apps and actions appear at the bottom.

Smarter search results: Instead of just including icons of installed apps that match your search, your search results now include things you can do inside of apps too.

Smarter app list: Suggested app tasks now appear in your app list, based on your previous actions. For example, when you plug in headphones, your most recently played music appears.

If you want to turn these off, touch & hold a blank area your home screen, then touch Home settings > App suggestions.

Quick settings:

• New icons let you see more easily which features are on or off.
• You can change the background color to light or dark.

Settings:

• Do Not Disturb has only one mode now. Toggle it on or off in quick settings, and touch & hold to adjust Do Not Disturb settings.
• Location is now on or off. There are no longer various modes.
• Connected devices is redesigned.

You can now do the following from a notification, without opening another app or settings:

• Manage notification settings
• Send suggested smart replies
• Send your own replies
• Attach photos and stickers

You can now use the Power button to:

• Take a screenshot
• Temporarily tighten locks and prevent lock screen notifications

Volume buttons now default to control media sound.

To quickly switch to vibrate, press & hold the Power + Volume Up buttons.

To switch call and notification sounds to on , off , or vibrate , press a Volume button, then touch the icon above the volume slider.

Apps launch faster and use less memory due to Android Runtime enhancements.