Android M: What's New In Latest Android Version?

At the Google I/O developer conference held on May 28, the company has announced the next Android version called Android M, where 'M' stands for - still unknown. The developer version of Android M is now available and the final version will be available by the end of this year. So, what's new Google had in its latest operation system? Let's check them out below.

Google Now On Tap

Google Now, as we all know, is one of the awesome products for collecting data. Google enhanced its power with a new feature called "Now on tap" that let you get the Google Now cards from anywhere, on any part of your device by holding the home button.

App Permission

Google now lets you control the apps permissions, which means you will be notified by the app whenever it tries  to use a particular function. For example, in Facebook app, if you do video calling or send a voice message, a tab will pop-up asking the permission for microphone or camera access.

Fingerprint

Android M comes with inbuilt fingerprint sensor support, which let you authorize the device functionalities with a fingerprint. With a fingerprint, you can now login into your device, you can buy apps from Google Play Store, and you can use Android pay as well. The fingerprint sensor which is integrated within the new Android M uses API that lets any developer to make the app compatible with fingerprint.

Doze

Google introduced a new power management feature called Doze in its latest version of Android. It uses motion detection that identifies whether your device left unused for a long period or not and if it is, then it compresses and refreshes the background activity and give more juice to your device. According to Google, Doze helped to improve standby time on Nexus 9 by over two times.

Android Pay

Android Pay is yet another feature of the latest Android operating system for the mobile payments purpose. In fact, it is a revamped version of Google wallet. It will let you make your payments through NFC and other tap-to-pay services. In order to make payment through NFC, you just need to hold your phone near an NFC system and payment is done.

Chrome Custom Tabs

Switching to Google Chrome to discover web content from a particular app is a tough task, isn't it? Yes, it is. But with Chrome Custom Tabs, Google made things easier. Now you can access the web content without the need to switch Chrome browser directly, as the Custom Tab browser will load on top of your app with the same touch to make it a seamless experience.

Copy and Paste Improved

Copy and Paste of particular text was one of the inflexible task in Android, but now with Android M, things are much easier and faster. You can select words one by one which is simply awesome.

Volume Controls Modified

When it comes to Android Lollipop, the concept of volume controls sucks. The changes made over volume controls were really bad. Considering that, Google introduced the new volume controls on its latest OS, which let users to easily modify the system volume, media volume and alarm volume

These were the some of the new features I saw in Google's latest operating system, Android M. So, what are your views on it? Let us know your opinions through below commenting area. Have a nice day and keep in touch.