Summary
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Android 16 introduces the API SettingSPREFERENCESVICE, allowing the integration of application parameters in the central center of Android.
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Developers can choose the parameters that can be modified via the Settings application, which facilitates navigation for users.
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Similar to iPhone applications, Android settings could be accessible via the Android Settings application with the new API.
Android 16 is a few months from a final version, and we always discover what is in store. Interesting development is a new API called “SettingSPREFERENCEVICE”, and it could make the settings for adjustment much more like iOS on the iPhone.
Currently, the parameters of Android applications live almost entirely in the application itself. If you want to adjust these settings, you usually open the application, find a kind of menu and access “parameters” or “preferences”. This could change according to what developers do with this new API.
In theory, the goal of API SettingSPREFERENCESVICE is to transform the Android parameters into central central. Instead of digging in each application to modify its settings, you may be able to do everything from a single place. This new API allows applications to integrate their preferences directly into the Android Settings application.
What can developers do with this? They can choose the parameters that can be modified from the parameter application and which cannot. They can create reading parameters alone, add direct links to the parameters of their applications, or even force you to confirm the modifications. To clarify things, they can also add titles and summaries for each parameter so that you know exactly what you change.
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For those who have used an iPhone, it should seem familiar. It is one of the biggest differences between Android and iOS. Some iPhone applications have the majority of their settings in the System Settings application. For example, if you wanted to modify the search engine for Safari, you go to Settings> Applications> Safari. This cannot be done from the Safari application itself. This is not the case for all iPhone applications, but it is not uncommon.
Some Android applications have found sneaky means to create a link to their parameter pages in Android settings. But this new API offers a more direct and official way to do so. Whether or not all of this is materialized depends on the number of developers on board. Similar features on iPhones seem to have landed over the years, so it is to assume that Android developers will adopt it.
I am two spirits on the subject. On the one hand, this is the most logical you would go directly to an application to adjust its settings. This is already how Android applications work, and even an increasing number of iPhone applications have passed to this mentality. However, there are situations where it could be logical to go to the parameters application.
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The problem is that I think that Android already addresses these situations. Currently, you can access settings> Applications and select one of the applications installed on your phone. From there, you will see parameters for application notifications, authorizations, storage, use of data and the use of battery. These parameters feel more “system” than “application”, so it is logical to have them here. I do not know which other parameters would make sense to be removed from the application itself.
Anyway, as mentioned, it will finally be up to the developers to make this decision. Android 16 Beta 3 was published last month, and marked the stability of the platform for the version. We owe another beta version this month and the final version of the stable in the second quarter of 2025. This will be there before we know!
Source: Android authority
