Google uses the Android Issue Tracker to log and monitor bugs that have been reported by employees and the community. It also uses it to track feature requests. Recently, two were marked as “available in a future Android release”: a highly requested built-in dark mode, and a weather widget for Android’s always-on display feature.
Dark themes have appeared in multiple Android developer preview builds, but have yet to make their way to an official release. One of the first appeared in the Android M developer preview, but was removed before the Android 6.0 update became public. A different incarnation appeared in the Android N developer preview, but was again removed from the official Android 7.0 Nougat release.
The feature request for a dark mode in the Issue Tracker, which was submitted in November 2017, highlights the battery life benefits for smartphones that use OLED panels. This morning, it was marked as “fixed” with the note, “our engineering team has added this feature. It will be available in a future Android release.”
Another, separate feature request submitted to the Issue Tracker last month asked that Google add a weather widget to Android’s always-on display feature. The request was passed along to the development team earlier this week, and a day later was marked as “fixed” with the note, “requested feature will be available in future Android version.”
“Future Android releases” is rather vague, but with Android P coming soon, it wouldn’t be surprising to see one (or both) make it into Android 9.0. At the very least, they might be in developer preview builds, but we’ll be curious to see if they stick around for the official release this time.
Source 1: Google Issue Tracker Source 2: Google Issue Tracker Via: /r/Android (on Reddit)
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