What makes Android M stand out from its predecessors (also named for desserts, including the most recent KitKat and Lollipop) are performance enhancements, including an easier way to find information in apps and updates to Google Now, the Android virtual personal assistant.
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Google announced the name of Android 6.0 yesterday giving it the expected tag of Marshmallow. The support library has been updated to ease the integration of the operating system’s new platform APIs. The Android 6.0 SDK gives developers access to final Android APIs and the latest build tools. Regardless of whether it’s the Developer Preview, or wallpapers, or even boot animations.
Google introduced new advanced options to the application management settings, which can be found in the Settings / Apps / Gear icon / Advanced.
Users running certain apps will not need to grant any permissions when they install or upgrade, and the applications instead request permissions as it needs them, according to Google. Problem is, only those with Nexus devices could have the boot animation.
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The device system images are now available for download via Google’s developer preview website, but only for the Nexus devices mentioned earlier. In short, it’s an awesome feature – one that Google will hopefully keep around for the final release of Android 6.0. Supported Nexus devices include Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 9 and the Nexus Player which will receive an Over-the-Air (OTA) update over the next couple days.
