Ian R Buck and Ryan Rampersad share their experiences with Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
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Nexus Special #41: Google Nexus Event 2015Android – MarshmallowOverview
Keeps the UI of 5.0, and adds a bunch of new features. This is great, because material design is beautiful.Now on TapRemoval of swipe up to Now/listeningDoesn’t seem useful most of the time; it’s a neat shortcut, but more of a peripheral featureI wish they had left the swipe up gesture, so you could choose at any time if you wanted to do Now on Tap or go straight to your Now CardsApp permissionsMany Google apps are asking for permission first, which is greatIt will take a long time to get many major apps (Facebook, Instagram, et al) to participateI have been experimenting with revoking permissions to various apps, including apps that have not been updated to fit the new permissions system. I am not sure if I have broken anything yet.Do not DisturbTotal silenceMuch better placement in the quick settings areaVolume controlStill no visual toggle for volume in quick settingsSystem UI TunerTune your quick settingsRemove some of the clutter in the status bar“Demo mode” is hilarious. 6:00!Great start, needs moreSD card: adaptableSure, if any Nexus phone had SD supportThis feature will be a godsend to people with 16GB devices with expandable storageText selectionBetter, needs finer controls anyway, possibly included in a coincidental tablet updateEveryone says Google “fixed” it because they use words now instead of icons.I do not like that “Select All” has been hidden in the overflow menu. When I select text, most times I want to select all, then copy it.BatteryDozeI will have more to say about this once the SHIELD tablet updates to 6.0; that device spends most of the day sitting on my bedside table.App StandbyBut wakelocks are still rampant in first party and third party appsLock screen: voice search replaced the phoneBest change ever, sort ofIf you use that, there are some voice commands that will tell you “Actually, I can’t do that while the device is locked. To keep going, unlock your device.” even if SmartLock has the device unlocked.Memory section in settingsGreatNow show what part of Android Account Manager and Google Play services is screwing me overShows average memory usage over the last 3, 6, 12, or 24 hours.Bolder clock on lock screenBeautiful Roboto Mono: https://www.google.com/fonts/specimen/Roboto+MonoAttributions
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