Monday, June 1

Five under-the-hood features to look forward to in Android M

If you want to see a big, comprehensive overview of all the visual tweaks Google has made in Android M so far, we’ve got your hookup here. But for the vast majority of phones that don’t use Google’s UI, what else does M bring to the table?

Google has already covered a few of them, including the new permissions system, the fingerprint scanner API, and improved idle battery life. We’ve covered a couple more in some detail, including the new backup system for app settings and data and the support for USB Type-C and MIDI devices. Today we’ll highlight a few more—these changes won’t all be universal, but chances are there’s an under-the-hood improvement or two in Android M that will change how you use the platform.

Bluetooth stylus support

Good news for you stylus people: Android M now natively supports Bluetooth styluses. According to Google’s developer documentation, “position information from the touch screen is fused with pressure and button information from the stylus to provide a greater range of expression than with the touch screen alone.”

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