Android M Is Coming, Here’s a Few Features We Want to See

[Karamjit]

Google has spilled the beans about Android’s M arrival

Google I/O 2015 developer conference is expected to kick-start in San Francisco on May 28. The search giant has already shared the schedule for the week in question while leaving some tantalizing clues behind which indicate what we should be expecting to see Google talk about.

While digging to the schedule, a subtle reference to Android M (the next version of Google’s operating system) came to light, which led us to believe the search giant is ready to roll out a new version of Android during the event.

“Android M is bringing power of Android to all kinds of workplaces. This opens new markets for hundreds of millions of devices to workers at small business, desktop workers, logistics and warehousing jobs; all be empowered by adoption of Android devices at Work,” read the description of the event session which has since been removed from the website.

While Lollipop was a great evolution over the KitKat, there’s still plenty of room for improvement and here are some features we certainly hope Android M will end up bringing to the table if Google ends up unveiling the next Android iteration.

Android Wear integration

While Google has been said of laying the groundwork of the next Android iteration that could be built directly into car, we also expect it to bake Android Wear integration into the next version of the OS.

This means users won’t be required to download and install the Android Wear app to connect to a wearable, which will certainly make things a lot smoother.

Advanced battery improvements

With Lollipop, Google introduced the so called “Project Volta” an initiative to squeeze out as much battery life as possible for smartphones and tablets.

“Project Volta” adds features like “Battery Historian” that allows users to have a better idea of battery consumption by different apps and services

Battery saver mode also offers a way to save a little power when the battery is running low by virtue of disabling background services.

While all these features are great and very useful, we expect the next version of Android to come with more advanced features to support greater battery efficiency.

Improved notifications

While notifications got a worthy revamp with Android Lollipop, we expect Google to take things to the next level. Then there’s the issue of syncing on multiple devices.

When you get a notification on your phone from Facebook and swipe it away, you’ll find the notification is still on your tablet. It would be great if notifications were properly synced across devices, so you wouldn’t get to see duplicates like that.

This is especially annoying if you have failed to use a device for some time and when you do you’re greeted by an avalanche of unnecessary notifications which you might have already cleared away from your smartphone.

More App Uninstalling Options

Most of Android smartphones and tablets come with pre-installed apps you just can’t get rid of no matter how hard you tried. Which is quite frustrating especially since there are a lot of better alternatives out there.

On top of that, Android M could provide you with suggestions on which apps to uninstall in case you’re running low on space. The storage option in the Settings Menu helps you get an idea of where you’re standing storage-wise, but this option could make things a lot easier.

Faster updating process

This has been a very old problem of Android. Google is known to be rolling out its updates in waves, so some owners might have to wait weeks until they see their phone/tablet get the latest software

Dark mode / Night mode

Since Google has used a lot of white in stock Android 5.0 it would make sense for it to add a dark mode in Android 6.0. The color is awfully straining on your eyes especially at night, so a night mode will certainly do the trick On top of that battery life would be maintained at better levels too.

From: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Android-M-Is-Coming-Here-s-a-Few-Features-We-Want-to-See-480678.shtml

[cyberber]

Good news

[punkpunk]

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not improvements problem battery life

i;m cry use lollipop 5.1 drain battery :angry: