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Second Opinion #1: Android 6.0 Marshmallow Review


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Ian R Buck and Ryan Rampersad share their experiences with Android 6.0 Marshmallow.

Links
  • Nexus Special #41: Google Nexus Event 2015
  • Android – Marshmallow
  • Overview
    • Keeps the UI of 5.0, and adds a bunch of new features. This is great, because material design is beautiful.
    • Now on Tap
      • Removal of swipe up to Now/listening
      • Doesn’t seem useful most of the time; it’s a neat shortcut, but more of a peripheral feature
      • I 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 Cards
      • App permissions
        • Many Google apps are asking for permission first, which is great
        • It will take a long time to get many major apps (Facebook, Instagram, et al) to participate
        • I 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 Disturb
          • Total silence
          • Much better placement in the quick settings area
          • Volume control
            • Still no visual toggle for volume in quick settings
            • System UI Tuner
              • Tune your quick settings
              • Remove some of the clutter in the status bar
              • “Demo mode” is hilarious. 6:00!
              • Great start, needs more
              • SD card: adaptable
                • Sure, if any Nexus phone had SD support
                • This feature will be a godsend to people with 16GB devices with expandable storage
                • Text selection
                  • Better, needs finer controls anyway, possibly included in a coincidental tablet update
                  • Everyone 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.
                  • Battery
                    • Doze
                      • I 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 Standby
                        • But wakelocks are still rampant in first party and third party apps
                        • Lock screen: voice search replaced the phone
                          • Best change ever, sort of
                          • If 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 settings
                            • Great
                              • Now show what part of Android Account Manager and Google Play services is screwing me over
                              • Shows average memory usage over the last 3, 6, 12, or 24 hours.
                              • Bolder clock on lock screen
                                • Beautiful Roboto Mono: https://www.google.com/fonts/specimen/Roboto+Mono
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