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Another day, another conference it feels like at the moment. Google’s “Festival” as they’ve delightfully had the marketing team deem it this year was jam packed with a bevy of announcements<\/a>.<\/p>\n The biggest, and the one most people will care about, is Android P. The new version of Google’s upcoming mobile operating system has a whole bunch of exciting features but the one that will undoubtedly get more attention than it really deserves is the introduction of iPhone X like gestures.<\/p>\n Far more interesting is the philosophy behind the new version. Google has come out saying that Android P is focused around “simplicity<\/em>“. A more simple interface, a more intelligent one and your digital well being. There are new features focused on highlighting how you interact with your phone. A new dashboard for instance displays how long you’ve used your phone, how long you’ve been in certain apps and the number of times you’ve unlocked your phone. It puts a focus on how attached we’ve become to our devices and is an interesting move for the world’s largest phone software provider to highlight that.<\/p>\n The new version is available as a test installer today and for the first time can be put onto more than just Google’s own Pixel lineup.<\/p>\n