All you want to know about Android M

Google announced during the Google I / O conference in 2015 for the new version of Android Android M, it has launch a trial copy, that the official update up during the last quarter of this year.

The main idea of Android M

With Android L issued by Google last year and launched it later Lollipop name, Google introduced huge changes to the Android, both in terms of shape, design or content, infrastructure and a way to run applications.

As for Android M Google has said that the main focus was on improving the use, the company launched any of the basics that put Android L, the reform of thousands of small errors, then added a number of major new features.

Permissions

This is the largest renovation in the Android M., where permissions allows users to control applications in the new version. The way it works is that the user application without asking her permission to get on one of the powers, the need to use this power. There will also be a new option within the settings menu allows the user easy access to all the powers of management applications.

For example, if you want to record a voice message and send it via Whatsapp, you will be asked permission to use the microphone when actually needed. This way you can rest assured that the application does not have access to the microphone at any time.

For developers, they must update their applications in order to deal with the new method of permissions correctly.

Applications Links

Google facilitated the linkage between applications, so that the correct link is opened in the correct application automatically. Currently, when you press on the YouTube link and put you in touch via e-mail (for example), Android asks what is the application you want to use to open the link, whether it is YouTube? Or browser? But with Google Android M allowed developers to link their applications the names of their domain, meaning that the pressure on the YouTube link will open within the YouTube video directly to provide a step on the user's application.

Direct participation

It has been improved to participate in the Android M where now include the direct participation of the people in addition to the applications. Where Android learn from people who are involved with them different things, and within any application, to automatically add these people to be selected by in order to share content directly with them less steps.

Battery

Android M improved battery consumption through smarter energy management thanks to a new technique called Doze. This technique is based on the discovery of movement across the sensors in the phone, to see if the device is not used for a while. In this case Android will stop some services operating in the background. According to what Google said at the conference, this feature has contributed to lengthening the battery time in Nexus 9 for two hours in standby mode.

Identify the texts

Now and in determining the list of text floating over the text appear immediately, offering cut, copy, and paste options, in addition to a second list offer more additional options that may vary according to the user's application.

fingerprint and Android Pay

 Finally has been added to read fingerprint mainly in the operating system feature, and can be used to fingerprint to protect your phone, or as a substitute for the password in the applications and sites, or to push through Android new Pay that allows the payment within stores after the user confirms the payment process through fingerprint service and so on any phone carries NFC chip.

Vertical applications drawer and easier to browse

Goodbye to the horizontal drawer of applications, which may be difficult to find the application you're looking for, especially if you have a large range of applications. In the Android M became the applications drawer horizontally, and became classified applications according to the alphabetical classification to facilitate found.

Dark Color Theme

Now Android M provides dark Theme, and this is good news for those who did not like the color white in  Lollipop.

Small improvements

The possibility to uninstall applications directly from the home screen

Support of screens accurately 4K

Improve communication with USB OTG

To communicate over wireless networks on the frequency 5GHz

Improve the low energy of Bluetooth.

Passwords manager

Android M brings with him director of the passwords, which automatically enters the user's password in the applications, not only in the browser.

Do not disturb

Added fast shortcut in the list of quick settings to get to the Do Not Disturb option , where it allows the pressure to choose the period in which the user does not want to receive alerts through.