Even if you have a smartphone with 32GB internal memory and more, you also use the MicroSD card as the internal memory.

However, there are some nuances. Android-application developer StereoMatch did some experiments and discovered that Android 6.0 Marshmallow really allows you to use an external storage device as an internal memory, but it is not so simple.

When Android 6.0 Marshmallow sees that you have inserted the MicroSD memory card, the system will ask whether you want to MicroSD card worked as an external memory or internal storage.

If you choose the external memory, the operating system will consider the MicroSD card as a removable storage device, as it was in earlier versions of Android. Thus, you can store movies, photos, music, and photos to MicroSD card, but not a games or an applications.

If you choose MicroSD card as the internal memory, it is encoding. After you formatted the MicroSD card will only work for internal storage. If you try to run it through the computer, the card does not work.

Also, if you go to the section “Storage and USB-drives” setting in Android, you do not even see that smartphone has more built-in memory. You will only see the free space that is available to MicroSD card.

Of course, you can still install applications on a real built-in memory and the card MicroSD, which has been formatted, and now works as an internal memory. But if you phone has 8 GB of internal storage and 32 GB MicroSD card on, you can use only 32 GB for all content, such as movies, games, music and other files, rather than 40 GB.

But what is more important: a real built-in memory of the smartphone is faster than any card MicroSD. Therefore, if you have a smartphone with 32 GB of internal memory, we do not recommend to use the new feature.

On the other hand, if you have a cheap Android smartphone with a 4 GB or 8 GB of internal memory, you can use a MicroSD card to increase the built-in memory, but you should be prepared that your phone will run a little slower.

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Attention! The first step is to back up all data. Copy all the photos, videos, documents and other information you need in a safe place.

Manual update deletes all user data from the device, and if you’re an unlucky person, you can turn your Nexus in a brick. So think before you do anything.

Preparation of the mobile device to update

The first thing you need to do to enable debugging via USB. You must click on “Settings” and scroll to the bottom of the screen. There is a button “For developers”.

If there is no button, then go to “Settings”, and click on the “About phone”, and the last in the list is “Build Number”. Tap on it seven times.

After receiving reports about the status of the developer back to the “Settings” then “For Developers”, find the item “debugging USB” and turn it.

Download image

Manual installation of Android comes from the image. Find and download the required image can be on the relevant page Google Developers.

We install Android 6.0 Marshmallow on the Nexus 5, so download the image to the smartphone.

Downloading and installing the tool to download the image to your device

For installation the image to your phone you need to download the utility ADB Installer. You can download ADB Installer at XDA-Developers.  We confirm every request with «Y» and Enter.

Agree and install Google USB Driver.

Now, if you look in the drive C of your computer, you will find a new folder adb. It is everything you need to manually install the image of Android.

Preparing the image for the installation

We return to our image that is already downloaded and stored on disk as TGZ-archive. It is necessary to unpack with any suitable archiver. For example, 7-Zip.

TGZ-archive has a more one file format TAR. It is also necessary to unpack. As a result, you’ll have a folder here with such content.

And the final step is to move the extracted files to a folder adb that was created in one of the previous step.

Installation

Now you can install Android 6.0 Marshmallow on your device. Turn off your mobile phone and connect it to your computer. Now you need to get you started your device in the mode of fast boot.

Open the folder with image of Android 6.0 Marshmallow. There you will find file called flash-all.bat. Click on it to start the installation of Android 6.0 Marshmallow on your device.

Your device should reboot, and then you will have a new version of the operating system Android 6.0 Marshmallow.

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Android 6.0 Marshmallow: Doze – Advanced power saving mode

Doze – is a smart and attentive innovator that analyzes the way the user works with the device every day, and corrects the functionality of the system and applications based on the characteristics of human interaction with the device.

What does it all mean? For example, your tablet each day idle for several hours, as you not take it to work, and only use it at the toilet in the morning and in the evening on the couch. In the hours of inactivity Doze disable all functions that consume energy. Stop the application, disable notifications and so on.

Naturally, after the release of “coma” will take several seconds to update the content in applications, but the working time of the device, according to Google, could double.

Android 6.0 Marshmallow: Setting Application Permissions

Previously, the application asks for all the necessary permits and they were doing it just before you install or upgrade. Now everything will be different. The application will ask for permission to request only when this function is used.

For example, you have installed messenger. First, as expected, you will be prompted to access the Internet, that there was a connection, as well as access to the terminals to check the user know the people in the service. If the messenger supports voice communication, the request for access to the microphone will only appear when you attempt to make the first voice call. Videophone? Access to the camera will be asked just before the first video call. And so on. This is very important because the new format of permitting a much more secure and understandable.

In addition, the new system allows you to give access permission selectively.

Android 6.0 Marshmallow: Working with the fingerprints at the system level

Among Android smartphones and tablets already have several models with a fingerprint reader. Until recently, manufactures create your own soft stuffing for the reader. Google realized the inevitability of the development of this technology and introduced support for fingerprint reader directly into the system.

Third-party developers will have the necessary API, accelerate and simplify the integration of the fingerprint reader into applications.

Android 6.0 Marshmallow: Google Now can be called from any application

Smart assistant has become a real superhero who comes to the aid of the first call of the user. Now, no matter in which application you are and what you see on the screen, a long tap on the Home button launches an assistant, who literally scans the contents of the screen and displays all related information that it was able to discover and compare.

How it works? For example, you are in the messenger and your interlocutor mentioned the name of the film and the actress, which you know nothing. In this case, Google Now tighten all key information.

Android 6.0 Marshmallow: Improved clipboard

Interface tool “to cut, copy, paste” was a significant improvement. Earlier options located at the top of the screen, but now the control menu appear directly above the selected content.

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Feature of the tablet Google

Said device “lit up” in the popular mobile test Geekbench 3. Screen device, according to the benchmark is 8 inches.

They became known characteristics and other “tablet.”

At the heart of the gadget – a processor with 8 cores. Operating platform with 1.3GHz. It is assumed that the chip is used MediaTek.

In the role of the operating system performs Android 5.1.1 Lollipop. However, this is a test sample. Most likely, the release device will update to the latest build Android 6.0 Marshmallow.

The information is not official. When the tablet Google Nexus 8 will be on sale – not reported.

Source: wccftech

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Feature of Android Marshmallow

Until recently, the platform had only code mark (cited above). However, the developers decided to confirm the user guesses. And declassified official “name” of the system.

The assembly will present in the autumn as the Android Marshmallow. This time the creators were inspired by marshmallow-like delicacy, popular in the West.

As proof: Google office appeared before the statue of the green android. With appropriate confection in hand.

Sweets for Android is not unusual. All previous versions of the operating system called the same way. Suffice it to recall KitKat, Ice Cream Sandwich, Jelly Bean, or Lollipop.

Android Marshmallow differ from these modifications? Support of corporate payment service Pay, fingerprint scanners and connectors USB Type-C. Right “out of the box.”

Furthermore, optimized energy consumption, as well as embedded data backup mechanism.

Source: 9to5google

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