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Android 6.0 has been named and its name is Marshmallow. / © androidupdt Android 6.0 Marshmallow The Google Developers blog post didn't mention many specifics for the Android 6.0 Marshmallow release, so details are still relatively sparse. It did say that the final Android 6.0 Marshmallow release date would be "later this fall", but we kind of already knew that. It did give us more information on Android 6.0 Marshmallow features, though, in the shape of a  changelog  for API level 23. There aren't many changes in the Android M developer preview 3. As the blog post states: "Compared to the previous developer preview update, you will find this final API update fairly incremental." The two most significant changes are user-facing app permission controls – what most are calling granular app permissions – and the change to API level 23, which introduces stock fingerprint scanner support for Android 6.0 security. Here's the short version from...

The Android M developer preview was released at  Google I/O 2015  in May, and has just seen the last of three planned updates prior to its final release. It's also been announced that Android M stands for Android Marshmallow. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to install the Android M Developer Preview 3 on your Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 9 or Nexus Player. Note:  The Android M developer preview has only been released for the Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 9 and Nexus Player, so do not try to flash the firmware on any device other than these, or you will be in for a world of pain. Or at least, you won't get very far. In any case, this process will wipe your device, so make sure you have a backup before you proceed. The Android M developer preview 3 is available for anyone with a compatible device to try. / © androidupdt How to get the Android M developer preview 3 Flashing Android M couldn't be simpler. The fi...

Amidst all the excitement of the  Android M preview  and other announcements at  Google I/O 2015 , one of the biggest game-changers still only exists as a pilot project. But when Google Now on Tap comes full circle, you can bet it's going to completely change the way we think about Search, Google Now and Android itself. Aparna Chennapragada, Director of Google Now, took the stage during the  Google I/O keynote  to give some updates on everybody's favorite digital assistant. She mentioned how much more accurate Google Now's voice recognition is, dropping from an error rate of 23 percent to just eight percent in the last year. Chenapragada's presentation focused around three key areas for Google Now: context, answers, actions. The three pillars of Google Now. / © androidupdt Context Google Now understands more than 100 million different contexts. That means that when you ask Google Now something, chances are that it's going to know what you're talking...