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Android 6.0 Marshmallow is a logical successor to Lollipop and remains broadly the same. The operating system still puts great emphasis on functionality and Google strengthens his lead in that area. But particularly exciting innovations the operating system provides not.
Pros
- Now on Tap handy
- Finally good management app permissions
- Especially expanded
Cons
- Full potential is not yet fully
- Split-screen multitasking fog
- Stability and performance under competition
Like every fall, Google has released a new candy for the general public. In this review we see whether Google’s digital Marshmallow is just as tasty as the real version.
“It is finally possible to take control over what apps are allowed to”
Last year it was time for a major graphical update to Android version 5.0 Lollipop. That means that Google with 6.0 tackles Marshmallow lot quieter and there is a graphic point of fact, nothing has changed. Instead, Google has time into polishing the user experience, add new hardware support and improve the battery performance.
Functional improvements are of course, only they are not very noticeable. The most important is perhaps Now on Tap, a new feature of Google Now. Further, it is finally possible to take complete control over what apps are allowed to. The interface is also adjusted so that it is much clearer where an application wishes to obtain approval to. Other new features play more in the background and you only get to make after extensive use it.
In this review we take all major aspects of Android 6.0 Marshmallow with you. We do this based on our experience with the Nexus 5, but basically it is the experience for all Nexus devices same. Reviews of the new Nexus smartphones naturally follow as soon as possible.
Release Information
Traditionally, a new Android version will be launched on one or several Nexus devices and is now the case. The Nexus and Nexus 5X 6P will run the new version from the factory. The Nexus 5 Nexus 6, Nexus 7 and Nexus 9 received at the time of writing phases of the update to Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
The rollout of Android Marshmallow to smartphones from other manufacturers lasts longer and is at moment started for any model. Recent high-ends smartphones like the Samsung Galaxy S6, G4 LG, Sony Xperia Z5 and Motorola Moto X Style, the update will get anyway. For older models is less certain manufacturers and let loose piecemeal information about which devices when an update will be given. For example, Motorola has published such a list and Sony announced at least all Xperia S smartphones from the Z2 give an update. HTC already confirmed that the One M8 and M9 One will be updated to Android 6.0 and also mentioned what midrangers 816 as the Desire, Desire and Desire 820 826. LG announced very shortly to begin updating the G4.
“The deployment of Marshmallow on devices from other manufacturers take a little longer”
If we have not mentioned above your device, it may be that there will be information about is available. The list above is not a complete list and drips on more and more devices update information inside. For current information, it’s best to just Googling the name of your device with ‘Android Marshmallow update’ behind it.
What’s New
The most radical change in Android Marshmallow unfortunately there is one that you as a Dutchman will not be so quick to notice. Google Now on Tap is not yet available in Dutch and can therefore only be used if you set your smartphone to English. Eventually the service will also come to the Netherlands, but when this happens is not known.
It’s something to look forward to, because Now on Tap works very handy and has the potential to use your smartphone to change significantly. If you analyze the home button of your device and hold Google, the page you are currently in front of you and try to provide relevant information. That can be a matching keyword, but also information about a movie, person or location. It allows the retrieval of a new piece of information more accessible and easier. We think that’s very convenient and we can not wait until the function is also available in the Netherlands.
“We can not wait till Now on Tap comes to the Netherlands”
The other flagship Marshmallow is that you can take full control over the app permissions. In the settings menu you can indicate for each application what he can and can not. Then you can might think of taking pictures, using your location and to view contact information. It sits tucked away pretty far and in that sense it is still not a good solution for the average user.
Fortunately, Google has the system for new applications, made for Android 6.0 even easier. With such app you get a one-time authorization a pop-up asking for permission. Need example, a picture, the device will ask whether the app can come in your multimedia library. More importantly, it also means that there will be a pop-up as a rogue game for example, your contacts are attempting to read or location attempts to pass. This Android is a lot safer.
“Trying a rogue game read your contacts, then a pop-up”
If addition to the enhanced permission management for apps, is also the page app info taken in hand. There you will be presented with more options and information. You can set how the device handles notifications from that app, and what actions opened the application standard. You can also see how much data, battery, storage and system memory using the app. Another app related innovation, you strangely only find in the Google Drive app, is making app backups. The idea is that the device all app stores data on a private folder in Google Drive. Then you can might remember login details and progress of games, you immediately get back as soon as you log in or reset your device after you reset your account on a new handset with Marshmallow. For the time being the only Google apps actually do. If other developers who function also deploy their apps to set up a new device will probably be a lot easier.
“Doze put apps in the background if you’re not using the unit “
The last major innovation is hidden under the name Doze. With Doze expands Android apps in the background if you have a device that is not longer used. Processes have to be conducted, are bundled as much as possible so that the processor only operates for short periods. In short it is especially improved when your Android Device Not every ten minutes pull out of your pocket. During our test period with the Nexus 5 we had the idea that he longer went along on the battery than before, but it’s certainly not a world of difference.
The rest of the new features in Android Marshmallow are smaller. So the menu is changed so that it now scrolls vertically and is at the top to find four frequently used apps. Copy and paste has become easier with a bar that appears immediately above the text when you select something. In addition, the search obviously extensive, but that feature is via an update of the Google app now also arrived in older Android versions
At the hardware level, there are two important new business supported:. Fingerprint scanners and USB type-C ports. We have also seen in Android Phones Marshmallow existed before, but now the software is also standard equipped. That means developers will go faster and easier with the new possibilities offered by this hardware to work
Interface
The interface of Android 6.0 Marshmallow is divided into a homescreen and menu. There is nothing new. The home screen can be filled with apps, widgets and folders, making it very flexible. At the top is a search bar so you can try a search in Google or your phone. The voice control is now on by default as long as the homescreen is active, allowing you to by “okay Google” say you can perform a search. Unfortunately, that functionality in Dutch is still quite limited.
The menu is now an alphabetical list that scrolls vertically, which is perhaps rather more orderly than the loose pages who knew android main menu earlier. Who many apps via a bar at the top of the menu always typing the first few letters and a list of possible applications is displayed.
Multitasking works on Android very pleasant and goes through a simple menu that opens with Special multitask button. It lets you quickly switch between applications and also most apps can simply continue to run in the background. The only thing still missing is split-screen multitasking, so you can not make the most of the big screen at phablets. Incidentally, this is a shortcoming that many manufacturers have already addressed in their own Android Peel.
“Android is very adaptable, but if some are more complicated experienced”
And there is immediately another strong point of the Android interface into play: adaptability. Nothing new, but against competitors iOS and Windows Phone have a significant advantage. Both manufacturers and users are in the look and feel of a smartphone easy to change. Through a number of institutions, but also through the countless apps and launchers on the Play Store which respond.
The other side of the coin is that some users will experience as a result the system more complicated. Moreover, the software changes manufacturers make smartphones often slightly slow down and that the switch from Android Manufacturer A to Android manufacturer B sometimes quite some getting required.
As the interface of Android Marshmallow is largely the same as those Android Lollipop, you in our review of the Android version go to learn more about its functionality.
Performance
Apart from the previously discussed battery puts Google with This Android version much emphasis on performance. It promises no clear improvements. No problem, because a clean install of Android Lollipop is fast enough on most hardware. The same seems to apply to Marshmallow, although we set only at the still relatively powerful Google Nexus 5 have tested. Which is still smooth on the new operating system.
“Updating the individual devices can reduced performance entail”
How that works out for cheap smartphones with less powerful hardware will have to learn over time. Moreover, it is good to keep in mind that manufacturers do not always optimize well as an Android update if the original software of a device. It could be that updates of individual units or reduced performance entail, therefore it is advisable to just Googling once the update a few days is available.
We are also somewhat concerned about how quickly a device Android Marshmallow in time will continue to run. Thereupon scores Android longstanding worse than Windows Phone and iOS. Of course, it is too early to say for definite something there, but Google has told nothing about this problem so the chance that there are significant changes made is small. Incidentally, it has to do with how individual manufacturers optimize their devices, but it would be nice if Google a general solution to consider that.
Default Applications
“It Installation policy of Google apps for other manufacturers has been eased “
The set standard Android apps has changed little over the last year. On a Nexus phone Marshamallow are especially many Google applications: Calendar, Chrome, Docs, Drive, Fit, Gmail, Google, Google+, Hangouts, Keep, Maps, News & Weather, Photos, Play Books, Play Games, Play Movies, Play Music, Play Newsstand, Play Store, Sheets and Slides. However, the installation policy for other manufacturers eased some, so not all of these apps longer need to be included on an Android Phone. Of course they still find free in the Play Store, which ensures that devices less crowded will sit when you first start in the future. Fine.
The apps themselves have not received major upgrades. Of course they are a little evolved during the past year, but none of those innovations is associated with Marshmallow. The apps are generally pleasant to use, have a neat interface that fits well into Google’s Material Design and offer enhanced functionality. There are few applications that you really miss when you draw an average Android phone out of the box, except maybe your favorite social networks and local apps.
Ecosystem
” Google’s ecosystem is fighting to that of Apple to the top “
The entire ecosystem of Android Marshmallow come together in the Play Store. Which lets you both on your PC and get to your phone, the PC version is available at play.google.com and allows you to push apps to your phone. In addition to applications Play Store now also offers books, magazines, music and movies. The offer has been extended, but not complete. Except for single purchase expenses, you can be in the case of magazines also subscribe to a particular sheet. Movies can also be rented in some cases. The music department offers a Spotify-like unlimited service and you can also upload your own music to, so you’ll have instant on all Google devices at hand.
Incidentally, all this is not new and it applies to each Android version. Marshmallow brings few changes to the ecosystem. The integration of fingerprint scanners in Google’s APIs will probably cause some more apps come that use fingerprint security.
The ecosystem is altogether very complete and competes with Apple for the crown. On commands Android app offers more free applications and also in numbers more apps. The supply of quality apps for Apple’s iOS maybe slightly better. Android has the advantage that applications can be more deeply integrated into the system, allowing you to customize more and developers have more options.
Conclusion
After the major changes Lollipop brought Android this year with Marshmallow evolved just quiet. That does not mean Marshmallow is a bad update, but that you as a user of relatively few will notice. Certainly the next time, for the time being exploited Android 6.0 in the Netherlands is not yet its full potential.
“Marshmallow remains broadly just Lollipop with all the advantages and disadvantages of such a”
Google Now on Tap for example, from a user perspective, the main improvement is not yet available in the Netherlands. And once that is the case, it may well that the functionality lags behind the US version. Also that other major update, app permissions, is not yet fully exploited. Only applications that have been developed specifically for Marshmallow ask explicit permission from other apps you still dive into a hidden settings options menu. Obviously there will developers of rogue apps and games, which feature you take in protection, as long as possible to update their apps to the new rules.
In addition, we are missing a few things in the update. Split-screen, for example, multi-tasking, and improvements to how smoothly the control system will continue to work over time. At that level score Android Devices generally not particularly good, and Google seems to have it done in Marshmallow nothing.
All in all we think Android 6.0 Marshmallow a good update that you should definitely install if you have the chance. But it remains broadly just Android 5.0 Lollipop with all the advantages and shortcomings of that. But given Android was already very good, is more than that really do not need at the time and remains Google in this way just at the top of the OS market.
Android 6.0 Marshmallow is a logical successor to Lollipop and remains broadly the same. The operating system still puts great emphasis on functionality and Google strengthens his lead in that area. But particularly exciting innovations the operating system provides not.
Pros
- Now on Tap handy
- Finally good management app permissions
- Especially expanded
Cons
- Full potential is not exploited yet
- Split-screen multitasking fog
- Stability and performance under competition
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