Android 6.0 M: The M stands for Marshmallow – Available the final beta

Last updated Jun 23, 2017 520

The final version of the developer preview of Android M has been released for the Nexus 5, Nexus 6 and Nexus 9 and simultaneously the company revealed the name of the next version of Android.

In parallel to the release of the final version of the developer preview of Android M, Google announced the name of the next version of Android, Marshmallow. It is a choice more suggestive than Macadamia Nut Cookie, cookie with macadamia nuts, as suggested months ago. Google has also chosen to use the numerical progression typical of major release, ruling that the marshmallow will be 6.0.

Android 6.0 Marshmallow is then available in the third and last preview version, designed for developers but can be installed by all: ” The preview images are almost final, but are not intended for use by home users, ” Google wrote in the post in which he published the news. ” Remember that when Android 6.0 will be launched to the public Marshmallow this fall, you’ll need to bring your device to factory to continue receiving OTA updates in your Nexus device “.

Of course, Google continues to follow its tradition for the nomenclature of Android, choosing once again a name taken from the world of sweets and proceeding in alphabetical progression. Below we list all the names of Android, the first versions to date:

Android 1.5 Cupcake (April 2009)
Android 1.6 Donut (September 2009)
Android 2.0 – 2.1 Éclair (October 2009, January 2010)
Android 2.2 Froyo (May 2010)
Android 2.3 Gingerbread (December 2010)
Android 3.0 – 3.1 – 3.2 Honeycomb (February 2011, May 2011, July 2011)
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (October 2011)
Android 4.1 – 4.2 – 4.3 Jelly Bean (July 2012, November 2012, July 2013)
Android 4.4 KitKat (October 2013)
Android 5.0 – 5.1 Lollipop (November 2014, March 2015)
Android 6.0 Marshmallow (autumn 2015).

Among the new features of Android 6.0 Marhsmallow, we find a more intuitive approach to the management of permits, a payment platform with proprietary support for biometric sensors (Android Pay), native support to USB Type-C, Now on Tap for further information items of any screen, Doze to optimize the length of the operational independence single charge. On a chart, it will be maintained Material Design introduced with Android 5.0 Lollipop.

According to the information available to date, the release of Android 6.0 will Marshmallow accompanied by the launch of two devices of the series Nexus: the first will be 5.2 inches and produced by LG, the second will be built by Huawei and will have a diagonal of 5.7″.

Both will incorporate a biometric sensor for fingerprint scanning, which is essential to exploit all the features of the new platform.