List of Android 10 features left out of the final version

The Android 10 beta showed us a lot of promising features, many of which made it to the final version.

However, there are plenty of them that were in beta but never saw the light of day or night. Nobody's guessing why Google chose to leave them out of the final version, but we expect them to return in a future version of the mobile operating system.

Let's take a look at some Android 10 beta features that never made it to the final version.

Dark mode programming

Ever since OLED screens have become more common, there has been an endless demand for Dark Mode to be implemented in almost all apps and services.

Android 10 finally introduced a dark mode throughout the system, but it lacked a minor function. Android forks like One UI allow users to schedule when the phone will automatically turn on in dark mode. An earlier version of Android 10 allowed users to do this, but the feature was removed in the final version.

Rules and schedule actions

Rules allow you to program your device to perform a set of predetermined actions automatically. For example, you can have your phone go into driving mode, open Spotify and Google Maps while connecting to your car's Bluetooth.

The same result can be achieved using third party solutions like Bags. You can technically enable Rules on your device, but it only works on rooted Pixel models.

Screen recorder

At this point, almost every Android skin has a native screen recording app. Android users, on the other hand, still have to rely on third-party alternatives. In one of the Android 10 betas, we saw hints about a native screen recorder, but the feature never saw the light of day.

Many people need to record their screen often for a variety of reasons, and it's about time Google included one in Stock Android. Not surprisingly, the company didn't include a screen recorder, considering it thought adding scrolling screenshots to the software wasn't 'feasible'.

Android 10 is still catching up with Android Forks competitors

Time and time again, Stock Android has fallen short compared to competing software. Samsung, in particular, has been consistently taking several steps ahead of Google.

Android 10 update released for OnePlus 6 and 6T

Samsung's Android-based One Pie UI had introduced many key Android 10 features, such as a system-wide dark mode and a dedicated desktop mode. Even EMUI, even with its user layer bloat, is light years ahead of Google in terms of software.

Android 10 is finally catching up to the competition, and we're glad it's happening. One would assume that the core version of the software would be ahead of its derivatives, but in the case of Android, it has always been the opposite.

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