1. Protection against espionage

Privacy on the Web is complicated, especially after government scandals in the United States. Even if you are not a secret agent, you will not be pleased if your biography published on the Internet.

According to a document prepared by the Office of the District Attorney of New York, Google has remote access to Android KitKat. Google may ignore your passwords and have full access to the content inside your smartphone.

The good news is that Android 5.0 Lollipop is more secure so Google cannot access to your smartphone as easy as before. This is one of the reasons not to buy Android KitKat.

2. Security hole Stagefright

Security hole is related to the library that manages media of your device. This library is called “stagefright” and is present in 95% of Android devices from version Android 2.2 to Android 5.1 (Lollipop). Library has a bug by which hackers can control the device via MMS.

Google corrects errors in Android source code. However, many devices with version Android 4.4.4 and lower remain vulnerable to Stagefright.

3. You will not get Android 6.0 Marshmallow

If you have a device that still has Android KitKat and have not already received the update to Lollipop, then most likely you will not get Android Marshmallow.

Android 5.0 Lollipop was available for Nexus line in November 2014. Google does not guarantee upgrades to devices, which were released more than 18 months.

4. Android KitKat has not material design

The interface of the operating system is one of the most important features for the user. Google introduced the Material Design in 2014 with Android Lollipop. Icons and applications have completely updated design and new philosophy.

All these changes are not available with Android KitKat.

5. Android KitKat has not Doze resources or heads-up notifications

Android Marshmallow has new Doze mode, which optimizes power consumption when the user does not use the smartphone. Another feature of Android Lollipop are heads-up notifications.

Of course, you can easily add all functions with the help of third-party applications. However, often these applications do not work as well as the native version of the system.

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Under this name hides a succinct very effective power saving function. Also reduces the activity of applications in finding the phone in the idle state. And for better definition of the status Doze uses motion sensor gadget. This allows you to set the phone just lying on the table.

Thanks to this innovation testing Android M on Google Nexus 9 showed a two-fold increase in battery life compared to the plates with the same gadget running under Android Lollipop.

If we add this feature also USB Type C port forwarding while charging the phone 3-5 times. So we can say that Google has performed a titanic work.

Features of Android M

Another feature of the operating system was the native support for fingerprint readers.

A special API will allow third party developers to take advantage of its capabilities in their applications. This scanner is involved in the new payment system Android Pay. And it allows you to make NFC-payments in shops, without disclosing the data to the sellers of the card.

And Google has already expressed support for this service by large companies such as McDonald`s, Subway, Best Buy, Coca Cola and Pepsi. And as the largest cellular operator.

Not the last role played by the features of Android M and the updated system of permits. Whereas previously users had to give permission to the application already during the installation. So now these inquiries will only appear during the first use of the program.

More addition, Google has provided editing rights already granted for each application and view programs that have received certain rights.

A huge number of web-based applications has forced Google to work on the browser and Chrome. Now, when you start such a program to the users will not open the browser. A simple custom tab, made in the style of the application.

Conclusion of Android M

Google has already begun to distribute Android M for developers. Among the owners of some gadgets Nexus, including devices such as the Nexus 5, Nexus 9, Nexus 6 and Nexus Player.

But the final release of the operating system will take place no earlier than the 3rd quarter of this year. At the same time, we learn her full name.

Source: WirelessWeek

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