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Google Provides Peek at Android M

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May 28, 2015, 12:05 PM by Eric M. Zeman

Google today offered up the first bits of information concerning the next release of Android, called Android M for the time being. Google says it has gone back to the basics to make the platform more stable across devices. Google focus on six key areas. First, Android M will expand app permission controls, which give users more choice when it comes to granting apps access to personal data. Apps will ask permission to use features as the user takes the app for a spin, rather than at the time of installation. Users will be able to revoke permissions or adjust them as desired. The second major tentpole revolves around the web experience. Through Chrome custom tabs, the browser will save more passwords, auto-fill more content, and so on. The third area Google focused on is app linking. Moving forward, Android will take people to the appropriate app rather than a dialog box when clicking on links. The fourth tentpole is Android Pay. Android Pay works similarly to Apple Pay in that Android device owners will be able to make point-of-sale payments by tapping on terminal. It works with any Android device with NFC. Google says it will be available at 700,000 retailers around the U.S. Android pay will also be available for making payments within application. Android Pay will work on all KitKat and above hardware. The fifth tentpole is broader support for fingerprints for identity verification. Android M lets users lock their device or make Play Store purchases. Moreover, Google is giving developers access to the fingerprint API so they can add fingerprint support to their own apps. Last, Google addressed how Android M handles power and charging. It will be smarter about how it handles power through a feature called doze. Android uses significant motion detection to tell if the device has been unmoved for an extended period. If so, it will go into an extended doze state to conserve power. Google claims the Doze feature extends standby time by a factor of two. Android M is being released as a developer preview. The platform is also adding wide support for USB Type C and more granular control over how the USB connection is used. The full version isn't expected until the fall.

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