Google Android M has Doze and App Standby as one of its winner features. On the other hand, Apple iOS 9 has Rootless and Trusted Wi-Fi. Each mobile operating system offers unique benefits. However, will the company’s respective OS winner features win the hearts of the majority?
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BlackBerry may put Android system on new device: sources
BlackBerry (BB.TO) is considering equipping an upcoming smartphone with Google Inc.'s (GOOGL.O) Android software for the first time, an acknowledgement that its revamped line of devices has failed to win mass appeal, according to four sources familiar with the matter.
Google Hangout 4.0 Update: Google Updates Hangouts 4.0 For Android With A Lot Cleaner Interface
Google has updated its Hangout interface chasing the Material Design language. Now a brand-new interface of Hangouts 4.0 is about to be presented with an edgy and a lot more clearner interface.
Apple HomeKit Features And Safety: Apple Watch (OS 2) Connects To HomeKit Even Without Phone
On the on-going Worldwide Developers Conference unveils Apple's HomeKit features and security system. What's more, the company introduces Apple Watch support system; the Watch OS 2 which you can connect to your Apple HomeKit to regulate your home even without your phone.
Tests show Android M delivers up to 500 hours standby time; New feature holds key to extra battery life
Tests show that a feature in Google's Android M OS dramatically improves battery life on supported devices.
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The efficiency of Android M’s Doze mode was tested in a Nexus 5 for 4 days. The test revealed that the feature can potentially make the battery life last for 13 days.
Android 5.0-5.1.1 Lollipop status update for Google Nexus, Motorola Moto, HTC One and Desire, Samsung Galaxy, Huawei, LG, Sony Xperia, Asus Zenfone and Padfone, OnePlus One, and Oppo Find 7.
The 2015 Google Nexus devices are expected to run Android M, featuring a native finger support. The native fingerprint support would bring two new APIs: Confirm Credential and fingerprint API.
Dave Burke reveals 6 key areas that Android M would be focusing on in order to improve core use experience upon its release around Q3 2015. In Google’s I/O event, M is set to enhance app permissions, web experience, app links, mobile payments, fingerprint support, and power and charging.
Google recently presented its second version of the Google Cardboard which will enable school children to go on virtual field trips. The Google Cardboard is the cheaper alternative to Oculus Rift and Project Morpheus.
Apple’s iOS 9 will only have limited features in order to have a “big focus on quality,” while Google’s Android M is designed to “focus on quality end-to-end.” A table shows the comparison between the “qualities” that each mobile OS focuses on.
2015 LG and Huawei Google Nexus devices are expected to run Android M. Features that could be included are App Ops, fingerprint reading, “Doze” mode, USB-C port, and Google Now on Tap.
Swedish fingerprint sensor firm Fingerprint Cards said it had cooperated with Google on fingerprint recognition in the new Android software platform, as the U.S. software group looks to boost the use of fingerprint sensors on mobile phones.
An alleged reliable source tips that there is going to be two Google Nexus devices being worked on. Perceived to be the 2015 Nexus 5, Google is working on a 5.2-inch screen device codenamed as LG Bullhead. The 2015 Nexus 6 is codenamed as Huawei Angler, and would be coming out with a 5.7-inch display.
