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\n* Nexus Special #41: Google Nexus Event 2015
\n* Android – Marshmallow
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\nOverview
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\n* Keeps the UI of 5.0, and adds a bunch of new features. This is great, because material design is beautiful.
\n* Now on Tap
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\n* Removal of swipe up to Now/listening
\n* Doesn\u2019t seem useful most of the time; it\u2019s a neat shortcut, but more of a peripheral feature
\n* I wish they had left the swipe up gesture, so you could choose at any time if you wanted to do Now on Tap or go straight to your Now Cards
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\n* App permissions
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\n* Many Google apps are asking for permission first, which is great
\n* It will take a long time to get many major apps (Facebook, Instagram, et al) to participate
\n* I have been experimenting with revoking permissions to various apps, including apps that have not been updated to fit the new permissions system. I am not sure if I have broken anything yet.
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\n* Do not Disturb
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\n* Total silence
\n* Much better placement in the quick settings area
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\n* Volume control
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\n* Still no visual toggle for volume in quick settings
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\n* System UI Tuner
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\n* Tune your quick settings
\n* Remove some of the clutter in the status bar
\n* \u201cDemo mode\u201d is hilarious. 6:00!
\n* Great start, needs more
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\n* SD card: adaptable
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\n* Sure, if any Nexus phone had SD support
\n* This feature will be a godsend to people with 16GB devices with expandable storage
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\n* Text selection
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\n* Better, needs finer controls anyway, possibly included in a coincidental tablet update
\n* Everyone says Google \u201cfixed\u201d it because they use words now instead of icons.
\n* I do not like that \u201cSelect All\u201d has been hidden in the overflow menu. When I select text, most times I want to select all, then copy it.
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\n* Battery
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\n* Doze
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\n* I will have more to say about this once the SHIELD tablet updates to 6.0; that device spends most of the day sitting on my bedside table.
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\n* App Standby
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\n* But wakelocks are still rampant in first party and third party apps
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\n* Lock screen: voice search replaced the phone
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\n* Best change ever, sort of
\n* If you use that, there are some voice commands that will tell you \u201cActually, I can\u2019t do that while the device is locked. To keep going, unlock your device.\u201d even if SmartLock has the device unlocked.
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\n* Memory section in settings
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\n* Great
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\n* Now show what part of Android Account Manager and Google Play services is screwing me over
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\n* Shows average memory usage over the last 3, 6, 12, or 24 hours.
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\n* Bolder clock on lock screen
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\n* Beautiful Roboto Mono: https://www.google.com/fonts/specimen/Roboto+Mono
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\nAttributions
\nFree Music Archive: Beat Doctor – Organic (electric edit)