Google at the Nexus and Chromecast event yesterday announced the roll out of a new iteration to its own operating system Android 6.0 Marshm...
Google at the Nexus and Chromecast event yesterday announced the roll out of a new iteration to its own operating system Android 6.0 Marshmallow, birthing some nifty features.
Most notably is the operating system’s voice feature – voice interactions in Google Now, working quite faster than before, allowing you control apps with your voice.
As the company displayed yesterday, users can simply ask Google Now on Android 6.0 to “Play NPR”, which then pops up the NPR One app, prompting
a question about what specifically you’d like to hear. And it’s very much open to developers wanting to integrate voice-enabled features in their apps.
Another notable feature coming to Android M is refreshed iOS-esque notifications – that now drop down from the top of the screen. Scrolling and searching is now a bit faster.
Now on Tap was also mentioned, it’s new
shortcut to spot-on fast answers. With just a simple tap, Android Marshmallow can get you cards with useful information and apps that feed your need to know.
Battery performance is also now improved with Google claiming that users of the Nexus 5 will now get 30 percent more battery life. Thanks to its new Doze feature that puts the phone in a “deep sleep” mode when at rest.
Nexus devices should be getting Android
Marshmallow in the coming week.
