Android M - Page 6 of 7

Android M Feature: Settings Now Have Dark, Light, and Automatic Themes

Kellen May 28, 2015 40

We have had the Android M developer previewed flashed on a Nexus 5 for all of five minutes, but we are already noticing fun little tweaks that Google has made since Lollipop. For one, the bright white settings menu on stock Android has been given a "dark"...

Android Feature: USB Type-C Comes to Devices

Kellen May 28, 2015 60

Without a doubt, one of the biggest announcements out of today's Google I/O keynote from a device charging standpoint was the introduction of USB Type-C support for phones and tablets with Android M. USB Type-C, for those not familiar, is a new USB charging...

Google Details ‘Doze’ Power Management in Android M, Could Double Standby Time

Tim May 28, 2015 33

To keep your device alive for a longer period of time, Google announced the Doze power management system for Android M today at Google I/O. Exact details are still highly unknown, but according to Google, when users are running Android M, their device can...

Android M Developer Preview Will be Available for Nexus 5, 6, 9, and Player (Updated)

Kellen May 28, 2015 72

Google has announced a whole bunch of features of the Android M Developer Preview, which we have detailed here. But what about devices? Well, they also announced that it will be available on the Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 9, and Nexus Player. They didn't say when...

Google Announces Android M Developer Preview, Here is a List of Changes

Kellen May 28, 2015 72

Google just announced the Android M Developer Preview and thanks to this image that was put up at the I/O keynote, we can see almost all of the new features included. Things like better text selection, custom Chrome tabs, USB Type-C support for phones, crazy...

Hiroshi Lockheimer Confirms Android M is Coming This Year, Yearly Big Releases Going Forward

Kellen May 26, 2015 76

Thanks to a Google I/O session that has since been removed from the conference schedule, we are pretty sure that Google plans to announce Android M as the next release of Android for 2015 later this week. But since that session has been removed along with any...

Google Reportedly Adding Fingerprint Authentication in Android ‘M’

Tim May 22, 2015 94

It is rumored, and sort of confirmed, that Google will announce Android M at next week's Google I/O developer conference. What Google officially plans to announce with Android M is still unknown, but one report floating around claims the company will introduce...

Question of the Day: What Will Android M be Called?

Kellen May 6, 2015 328

With Google all but confirming the announcement of Android M at Google I/O later this month, it's time to decide what we think Google will call it when it goes stable. The "M," assuming Google sticks with the long-standing Android naming scheme, should stand...