Consumers, reviewers, and business insiders continue to speculate about the Android P. Clearly, Google wants the 9th version of its wildly-popular operating system to do extremely well in the market. Barring a host of bugs and other issues, the Android P should do well. A multitude of well-received features would push sales in the market quite nicely. One feature recently confirmed in the beta version of the Android is a battery-saving dark mode.
The news of the battery-saving features comes as a surprise to those following and anticipating the release of Android P. Rumors of a special mode that changed the white interface had been circulated. Reportedly, Google wasn’t going to go forward with this feature for unknown reasons. Now, the feature is clearly present on the beta version. Will the feature remain there though? Beta versions aren’t final releases. User feedback and other observations are reviewed. Afterward, a beta version could undergo a number of changes. If Google’s developers or execs still find the battery-saving dark mode to be problematic, it likely will be gone.
Reportedly, the current beta version of the dark mode isn’t all that perfect. Again, beta modes present bugs that end up being worked out in a final release. Some speculation exists the reason for the buggy dark mode derives from the notion the mode isn’t supposed to be there in the first place. Such speculation seems a bit much though. The idea that a battery-saving feature, one disliked by decisionmakers in the company, would find its way into a beta version seems balmy at best.
Still, the inclusion of dark mode would bring forth a critically important benefit. A drained battery doesn’t exactly contribute much of benefit to someone using a device. Anything capable of preserving battery life should be welcomed by users. If the dark mode does this job without making it difficult to view a screen, there’s no reason why the feature shouldn’t be included.
