Privacy and pay central new version Android – Telegraaf.nl

During its I / O developer conference, Internet giant Google the latest unveiled version of its mobile operating system Android. Android M, as the job name currently reads, privacy is fundamental, and can easily be paid contactless

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Users can Android M in greater detail to determine what access to parts of the smartphone apps. For each component, the user can then decide whether he is here or not agree. WhatsApp so for example, requires access to the microphone if the user wants to send a voice message, after which it is possible to grant or to block this access. This application can no longer with data or parts of the phone without the user having given permission explicitly.

Pay

Android M also Android Pay introduced. This is a new payment and competitor to Apple Pay. Users can store their credit cards in the service and then pay with the phone by holding it against a payment terminal. It’s also support for fingerprint scanners to verify them as payments. Google already had payment service Google Wallet, but this will largely be replaced by Android Pay. The main reason is that the latter standard is built into the operating system, so no separate app needs to be opened.

Battery

device’s battery Android M must also be a lot longer due to the new feature Doze. These apps are “frozen” into the phone notices that he is not moving and is not used in all probability. According to Google, a tablet or smartphone will last up to two times longer on a single charge.

Google Now

Google has also addressed his personal assistant Google Now. The idea behind the service is that the information that the user has needs, but he has not explicitly asked for. Android M service can better understand the context of questions. The company demonstrated the ability to request information about an artist directly from the music app. This Google Now understand that every artist goes where being listened to at that time. The same applies to websites, where pressing a name produces more direct information about the person in question.

As of today is a special version of Android M available for software developers. When the ultimate variant is available, it is not yet known.

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