Android 6.0 Marshmallow Top 10 Features

Google confirmed that their next Android version 6.0 which was known as Android M until recently would be officially called Android Marshmallow 6.0. Here are 10 cool new features and improvements that come with the latest Android 6.0:

1. Google Now on Tap

‘Now on Tap’ is the latest feature addition to Google Now. What is basically does is show you contextual information in one click. Most often, it becomes quite difficult to access certain information or complete a task while you are in the middle of doing something else. This is where “now on tap” steps in. By making Google Now smarter, Google is now able to offer the user contextual information based on what you are doing just by tapping and holding the home button.

2.App Permissions

Currently, on Android, users are forced to accept all permissions that an application asks for if they want to install it. That could mean granting some apps access to stuff that really isn’t required by them and it puts your data at risk. This is one of the ways spyware and spam apps exploit permissions to gain access to the user’s data. However with Android Marshmallow, users can now choose to deny a specific permission for an app while approving others and still manage to install and use the app as they normally would. You can even change the permissions that you want to deny or allow later on for example when you are downloading an update for an app with added features.

3. Android Pay

Google is revamping their mobile payment service in order to compete with the likes of Apple Pay and Samsung Pay. Users can use their phone’s NFC capability to make a transaction simply by tapping their phone onto a supporting terminal. Google Pay gives users a virtual account number and thus protects your actual number from being used and falling into the wrong hands. Google claims that the service will work with over 700,000 retailers in USA and that it is compatible with existing debit and credit cards. Google is also now allowing developers to integrate Android Pay into their own applications to make it easier and faster for payments.

4. Native Fingerprint Support

With the increasing trend of smartphones with fingerprint sensors and the growing need for higher security, Google has chosen to include native fingerprint support in Marshmallow. Apart from allowing users to unlock their phones, the fingerprint sensor can be used to authorize payments on Android Pay and other apps.