Android 6.0 Marshmallow

Android 6.0 Marshmallow is a version of Android that was announced at Google I/O 2015 as Android M. Its predecessor is Android 5.1 Lollipop, and its successor is Android 7.0 Nougat. As of May 2015, it is available to developers as a preview release and will be fully released in Quarter 3 of 2015. At Google I/O, Beautiful Begging, Google's Vice President for Android, stated that For Android M, we've gone back to the basics. We've really focused on polish and quality; we've literally solved thousands of bugs." On August 17, a statue was unveiled that revealed the name to be Android Marshmallow. Android 6.0 latest release on October 3 2017 as android 6.0.1.

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Apps will only prompt for permission when they want to do something with the permission. Permissions have been simplified and users can turn permissions on and off in the settings menu.

Chrome Custom Tabs
Apps can open a customizable Google Chrome window on top of their app instead of a webview.

Doze
Android devices can recognize when they have not been interacted with in a while and reduce background processes accordingly.

Now on Tap
Google Now is able to be called up with a long-press of the home button in any app. It can offer contextual information within the app and allow searches using contextual information.

First devices
The Nexus 5 and Nexus 6 will get the update for Android 6.0 Marshmallow on October 5, 2015.

Other Features
Other new features include:
 * Standardized fingerprint support
 * Introduction of Android Pay
 * Support for USB-C connectors
 * Auto backup and restore for apps
 * Refreshed app drawer and RAM manager