Android 6.0 Marshmallow : most exciting features to know

As we all know, Google finally has a name for next generation in Android OS, update will be called Android 6.0 Marshmallow.

As always it is expected that Google will release new Nexus devices with preloaded latest OS first. These can be arrive in the forms of new Nexus 5 and Nexus 6 replacements, currently expected from LG and Huawei respectively.

Here is a overview of the soon to be released OS with its 7 most-interesting features. Lets have a look : 

1. Doze power-saving : 

Marshmallow has a new Feature called Doze power-saving with  motion detection for optimization of  battery usage. When the dozing feature is enabled, the device still continues to send notifications about priority-based activities.

2. The figure print functionality :  

Google's upcoming version of android has a fingerprint functionality which can be used either as a standalone feature to unlock Android devices or to authorise either Android Pay transactions, Google Play store purchases, or partner e-commerce app purchases.

3. Now on Tap Feature : 

With this new feature users will be able to summon Google Now to scan whatever content might be on a mobile device's screen so it can present pertinent information about the topic of a text, a song, a video clip or an article. This feature will be  will be activated by holding down the device's home button or saying, "OK Google," into the microphone. That action will prompt Now on Tap to scan the screen in attempt to figure out how to be the most helpful. Or, if speaking, users can just say what they are seeking, such as "Who sings this?" Google is hoping to provide Android users with what they need at the precise moment they need it without forcing them to hopscotch from one app to another.

4. Google's Android Pay

Android 6.0 Marshmallow will provide an alternative to the mobile payment system called Google's Android Pay,  an answer to Samsung Pay and Apple Pay, will replace Google Wallet for making mobile purchases in stores and applications. 

5. Security : 

Marshmallow also streamlines the "permissions" model for users to install and upgrade apps. Android 6.0 will make it easier for users to prevent mobile applications from grabbing their personal information. Permission will only need to be granted to each app if the access is needed for a specific action. That means Android users won't be asked to share information about their contact lists, photo rolls or locations until an app won't work without it.

6. Device Charge faster :

in Android Marshmallow, Google has also announced support for the USB Type-C standard , which will make your device charge faster than the usual. Also, for the Type-C port, a USB cable will be reversible which means both of its ends will be the same and you will not be required to check if you are inserting the cable in the right way. This means that the new type of USB cable can be plugged into a device in any direction. The new USB support in Android Marshmallow will also lets users use their phone to charge other devices.

7. Direct Share : 

The Direct Share feature will allow users to share content with targets, such as contacts, within other apps. For example, the direct share target might launch an activity in another social network app, which lets the user share content directly with a specific friend or community in that app.

The moniker for the 6.0 version of the dominant mobile computing system follows a tradition of using sugary treats for Android including Lollipop (5.0), KitKat (4.4), Jellybean (4.1) and Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0).

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New iOS tools to help Android developers by Google

Google and apple are two of the major competitors in software industry, especially with their Android and iOS operating systems for smartphones and tablets.

In the last 9 months apple has gained a tight grip on the market for high-end, expensive smartphones, the only types of smartphones that Apple makes.

Apple was able to grow its market share to almost 18% in the first quarter, because of heavy sales of Apple's iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. its third consecutive quarter of growth, according to Gartner. 

On the contrary, Google does not makes much profit from those smartphone sales, instead of smatrtphones It heavily depends on its ability to offer Google Search capabilities, benefiting from the rich data it can capture from users through searches to sell to advertisers. 

Google also has been on a mission to have Android apps, which are offered by many independent developers in the Google Play store, work across other platforms, such as iOS. At its annual Google I/O developers conference this week, the company announced important initiatives to expand its support for iOS and for the developers that build iOS apps. 

 Google announced that : 

CocoaPods, a management tool for iOS, will be the primary way for developers to obtain Google Software Development Kits (SDKs) for iOS. 

In a blog Google analysts said : 

use of CocoaPods will simplify the process of importing software into Xcode, a programming language for building iOS apps. As a result, developers can more easily work cross-platform,. 

Another big announcement From a blog was : 

Google launched App Indexing with iOS for a small group of test partners.  in addition to indexing from Android apps. Indexing is an industry term that means users can discover (or "surface") relevant content in a Google search. Now searchers will be able to open mobile app content both from Android and iOS apps. 

Other announcements Google made : 

include iOS support for its Cloud Messaging service and iOS app compatibility with the Google Cardboard SDK for Unity, a development platform for building games.. 

The steps Google took to please iOS developers were just a part of a number of I/O announcements. Some of the biggest news came from Google's announcement of Android M, the next upgrade to its mobile operating system, coming in the third quarter. 

What experts say : 

The indexing announcement of Google searches to include iOS apps could be a powerful tool for iOS developers and their customers, analysts and industry

Lei Sun, CEO for Yozio, a firm said :

"Google's announcement represents a huge step forward for apps that are already installed on Apple devices,"

Google's step is "essentially freeing the information inside of apps so it is easily discoverable for users, an incredibly important function since people find products and content on Google through mobile web search," Sun said.

To take full advantage of the innovation, Sun said developers need to install deep mobile links inside their iOS apps in order for the Google search engine to find the data. 

But indexing iOS apps for Google Search seems primarily to Google's advantage, not necessarily users, two analysts said. 

Jack Gold, an analyst at J. Gold Associates said :

 

"Linking search to iOS is more about increasing the value of Google Search and means that Google Search becomes more versatile, valuable and sticky to end users,". 

"Google makes their money from search and sponsored search and not from Android licenses, so anything they can do to enhance use of Google Search on as many platforms as possible plays to their strength and ability to generate more revenue," Gold said. "The search folks don't care what OS you run, they just want to send you more ads that pay. It's a good play for Google." 

Even so, for Google, indexing iOS apps is "all about the user profiles and data" that Google can have access to, Moorhead said. "That's all Google cares about. Everything else is wrapped around that." 

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