It was announced at Google I/O 2015, the new Android operating system as well as new tools that will come along with it. Below you can see all the news that are to come. And that in my opinion, are great tools and are here to stay!
The Android M release: improving the fundamentals
For the M release, we focused on improving the core user experience of Android, from fixing thousands of bugs, to making some big changes to the fundamentals of the platform:
- Permissions - Now the user has control over the permissions each app may or may not have. Thus, when using this app you may encounter a message asking permission for such a thing.
Runtime App Permissions
- App Links - Now you can open links within certain apps without having to choose which browser you want to use, just select only once your preferred browser and voila!
- Battery - Android devices smarter about managing power through a new feature called Doze. Android uses significant motion detection to learn if a device has been left unattended for a while. In this state, Android will exponentially back off background activity, trading off a little bit of app freshness for longer battery life. Consider how this may affect your app; for instance, if you’re building a chat app, you may want to make use of high priority messages to wake your app when the device is dozing.
The Android M release: advancing assistance and payments
- Now on tap - Now it's easier to get help with Now on tap - Whenever They need it, wherever They are on Their device. For example, if your friend texts you about dinner at a new restaurant, without leaving the app, you can ask Google Now for help. Using just that context, Google can find menus, reviews, help you book a table, navigate there, and deep link you into relevant apps. As a developer, you can implement App Indexing for Google search to let users discover and re-engage with your app through Now on tap.
Now on tap
