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Android M Feature: Floating Toolbar for Text Selection is Showing Up More and More

Kellen July 14, 2015 18

During the Android M introduction portion of the Google I/O keynote in May, Google talked briefly about better text selection and a floating toolbar that accompanied it. Since then, though, we haven't seen it implemented in that many places, so we had not yet...

Android M Feature: Voicemail Tab in Dialer App, Listen to Your Voicemails on the Fly

Tim July 14, 2015 52

You call your voicemail, type in your password, wait for the slow voice on the other end to read out the options, listen to voicemail, press "7" to delete it, then hang up and hope that little voicemail notification disappears and never returns again. This is...

Nexus 9 OTA Link for Android M Preview 2 Now Available

Kellen July 13, 2015

UPDATED: Nexus 9 link added. Now that the Android M Preview 2 is out, and Google has confirmed that they are sending these out over-the-air (OTA) for those already on Preview 1 who don't want to flash factory images, we thought we may as well capture the .zip...

Nexus 5 OTA Link for Android M Preview 2 Now Available

Kellen July 13, 2015

UPDATED: Nexus 5 link added. Now that the Android M Preview 2 is out, and Google has confirmed that they are sending these out over-the-air (OTA) for those already on Preview 1 who don't want to flash factory images, we thought we may as well capture the .zip...

Video: Android M Preview 2 Overview!

Kellen July 10, 2015 66

Yesterday, Google gave us an updated Android M Developer Preview 2 that had a good handful of tweaks and changes that we pointed out through a series of Android M feature posts. But since we realize that not everyone wants to read through each individual post,...

Android M Feature: You Can Delete Screenshots From Their Notification Previews!

Kellen July 9, 2015 35

Look! A delete button in a screenshot notification preview on stock Android! I know that OEMs like Samsung built in this option long ago, but in the new Android M Preview 2, Google has added it as well. So, after spamming off screenshots, you can share or...

Android M Feature: The System UI Tuner Now Lets You Shut Off Icons in the Status Bar

Kellen July 9, 2015 45

Remember the System UI Tuner that showed up in the original Android M Preview? You know, the hidden developer option that would allow you to tweak the settings toggles in the notification shade? It's back in the Android M Preview 2, only more powerful than...

Android M Feature: Google Cleans Up “Storage & USB” Menu, Adds Quicker File Manager Access

Kellen July 9, 2015 13

In the Android M Preview 1, Google introduced a tweaked Storage manager to simplify the experience from preview Android builds. In the new Android M Preview 2 they went ahead and continued the overhaul, this time going with a very minimal styling that also...