After a great visual renewal of Android with Lollipop and Material Design guidelines were not little that still we missed to see implemented in the system. From months before the celebration of Google I / O, and despite already begun to rumor that some of the expected functions were in the oven, the feeling was that it would be a very watered down edition. And after place, the general opinion even among fans was disappointment. Me I think a similar Lollipop launch. I spent a few days using a Nexus Android M 6 and I can not go back .
Backup and restoration
I know I I repeated a lot with this, but did not Android so far with a decent backup system, and it’s something we’ve been wanting so long as Titanium Backup opting to fix it. It may not be a must for all short-term world, but for those who have to change a lot of terminal testing, the new system is a delight , even though Google did not present the Keynote . We presume that applications will use 25 MB maximum, and will be a space that will not detract Drive to our staff. It is a encrypted information , and in principle not accessible by the user. The downside is that eventually requires that applications be updated to be compatible with Android M, so until yesterday could not test one of them.
I did factory reset the Nexus 6, and back to install all applications automatically, my surprise was that some of them had already signed in their respective accounts. I uninstalled and installed and confirmed, backup and restoration have come, and invisible . I have seen, Instagram, Slack, Trello, Relay for Reddit are applications that have already implemented the . But beyond that, the system remembers once for another launcher in his previous installation, that is, that system configurations are also recorded. Really, is a huge change in the platform .
Deep links
Another perennial problems of Android (in iOS was even bigger in the absence of default apps). Instagram open a link, and the system asks if we want to open it with Instagram or browser, in the case of Android M, Chrome. Now, thanks to the deep links, the system opens the application directly related to the link we are pressing , which greatly speeds up the process of opening links, especially it leads directly to action. Add to this that the user can disable this behavior , since it is possible that two Twitter clients you have, and prefer that unofficial open one.
Greater application control in every aspect
Another aspect that I never liked Android has been the control that the user had on the applications. For such an open system, it is not offered, for example, a way to revoke location access for each application. Now it offered, and I can not be more happy seeing what I’ll save on battery by turning off the location of many apps . As seen in the gif, it is now possible to control which applications make use of floating notifications from the top, but if you disable we did not get exactly the behavior of systems as Android 4.4 Kit Kat .
In the section we see battery can also control what applications we want to acquire the new power management Android M, as there may be cases where the app does not respond well, and you need to be always paying without delays.
Doze
It is the natural evolution of Volta Project, an ambitious attempt to improve the battery Google Android 5.0 Lollipop, which incidentally, was in intent. Android M a robust system, which is activated when the system detects that do not use the smartphone or tablet over a long period is promised. This mode disables network access applications, unless the application receives a high priority message from Google Cloud Messaging. Applications can not keep the device awake (with display off), and network scanning and synchronization tasks are disabled.
So So arrives additional App Standby , which is more like Greenify, and we could say that hibernates applications not throw in a few days, so they do not consume resources and drums in the background. You can disable the battery optimizations said before. In my case using both options, I managed that, the Nexus 6 being the first preview, the idle power consumption is very small . Intensive I have not noticed in time improvement, but much time left until the final version is released.
Small fundamental changes
Beyond major changes are small details that mark, in the day, the user experience is comfortable and friendly. In this regard, Android M I think, for all of the above, one of the best versions of the short history of Android. Within these small changes, we found that some of the review below.
- Control full volume . It’s nothing new. Google tablets implemented in the possibility of expanding the panel sound beyond the way that we were using at the time, particularly easy to control the media volume and alarms. Android M also reaches silence mode (leaving active alarm volume) that was removed with Lollipop.
- Do Not Disturb mode : Something very basic that could be implemented with third party applications but the system was not fully integrated, and that is appreciated. If you feel your Android as Javier Lacort with his iPhone, I recommend you use this option.
- Vertical Scroll in the launcher : After Gingerbread, Google changed the direction of the scroll drawer applications from vertical to horizontal, and now we return to vertidal again. Despite this change, I like, I see that the new system is much wasted space on the screen. Nova Launcher I will continue with my favorite.
- Dark theme and interface modifications : Lovers of dark backgrounds and AMOLED panels are in luck. Android M, entering developer settings can change the subject from light to dark , something unheard of until now except ROMs and changes RRO. It is a way that is also included in the design guidelines of Material Design. We can also rearrange the quick settings, although in my case after trying once, it unexpectedly quits. Personally, the color scheme of dark so I finished not convincing
Android M, most expected the system
My conclusion Android M is clear. I need to have and all its functions. After years of lawsuits, Google brings finally the operating system that users deserve. AOSP was criticized that was not very customizable, and here we can manage sections ranging from autonomy to the connection between applications, to change the color of the interface . The new system backups and permission control are as essential things, waiting to get back to them in a terminal Nexus not be very long. Members who did not need all the new options will not have any problem because everything is more or less hidden so that only the use whoever will seize .
As the new iOS 9 Android M is not revolutionary, but all that adds mark our experience in the day
Actually, I think that after this very great update, Android , like iOS, it has little room for improvement in the functional sense. They have reached a very high level of maturity that makes what remains are minor problems. Yes I keep seeing on Android M, and is palpable playing with deep links, the “Back” button is still not well designed and is very inconsistent. Otherwise, is a system that can be used in day to day (I’ve only had problems with stickers of Telegram and Evernote).
If you have no possibility of installing Android M, I recommend you try these applications that replicate its functions.
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