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- Google’s upcoming significant update may bring “Min Mode,” an extensive redesign that changes the AOD from a fixed clock to a dynamic, app-based interface.
- Min Mode allows apps to display simplified, low-energy interfaces directly on the AOD without waking the screen fully.
- Initial code indicates that Maps will utilize Min Mode for live turn-by-turn navigation in a minimalist, monochrome format that only works in portrait orientation.
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Android’s always-on display (AOD) is set to undergo its most significant functional transformation to date.
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