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SirLewis:
And tecno, infinix and gionee haven't even upgraded to 5.0 yet.

i tire o, many people never get kitkat talkless of lollipop and android m wan come.

Android 5.0 Lollipop might have only arrived to 10 percent of devices, but attention is already turning towards the next version, currently known as Android M (or Android 6.0). Expected to arrive with improved notification features, as well as Android TV and Android Auto support, here’s what we know so far about Android M. Update: a concept video for some features which might appear in Android M has made its way online, and we like how it looks. Check it out at the update section below.


Android M design and interface

We expect Android M to be what iOS 8 was to iOS 7: the big changes in Android’s interface, like the adoption of Material Design, have already been implemented. We doubt Android M will look vastly different to Android Lollipop: expect evolutionary change and refinement rather than a gee-whiz new look.

Update: A concept video for Android M has been uploaded by Android Hackz, and for all it's an unofficial video, we're impressed by some of what's shown -- particularly the "app close" animation. Will Android M end up looking like this? There's no reason why it can't.


Android M features

Improved notifications
Notifications are always being improved upon because they are so frequently complained about. We want relevant notifications, which only appear when we need them, and currently, this is not an exact science.

Rumor has it that the next step Google is taking with notifications is to unify them across all platforms. A notification seen on your PC would not appear on your phone or tablet, for example. It’s early days, but we’re expecting some changes to the way notifications are both displayed and interacted with on Android M.


Smart home
Android 5.0 Lollipop already focuses on consolidating everything Android has brought us thus far and makes attempts at providing a more stable and quality-assured platform.

On the broader front, the Smart Home will be an increasingly important feature of Android, with complete control over your connected devices at home and in the office via Nest and other third-party makers.


Security
With smartphones being increasingly used for, well... everything, security is something which grows ever-more important. Google recently introduced a "find my phone" feature to Chrome, and a "kill switch" option in Android 5.1 to make stolen phones useless, so look out for further security enhancements on Android M.

Android Wear
With reports that the Apple Watch has already shipped one million units (more than Android Wear devices did in the whole of 2015), Google will be searching for a way to fight back. Android M will undoubtedly bring some improvements to how smartwatches and smartphones interact, and probably with regard to notifications (once again) and voice input.

We may even see some AI robots introduced on which Android M will be demoed... or perhaps I'm just getting a little carried away. Whatever happens, we're pretty sure Android M will be all about bringing Android to as many new frontiers as possible: from your pocket, to your wrist, to your car and home to who knows what else.

Android M release date
Android KitKat was around for roughly a year between Android Jelly Bean and Android Lollipop update, so it is possible that the Android M release date could be set for October or November 2015. Since Google is on an annual release schedule for Android, it's possible that Android M will be unveiled at Google I/O 2015, and released in the fall or early winter alongside the rumored Nexus 5 (2015) could be on the cards. However, we tend to think that KitKat was more of a gap-filler than Lollipop is, so we may not see Android M until 2016.


Will Android M work on my phone or tablet?
Possibly not. As we saw with the KitKat release, Android can only go so far backwards with compatibility. With Android 5.0 Lollipop already taking advantage of 64-bit processors and large amounts of RAM we’d expect that some older, less powerful devices won’t be invited to the Android M party - and of course some older devices that should work will be dependent on manufacturers and/or network operators making updates available, which isn’t always guaranteed.

Typically, Android devices are supported by updates for 18 months, just in time for your carrier-contract to run out so you can spend more money on a new handset (I mean, if you want to be cynical about it). Is this something that's likely to change with the introduction of Android M? Put simply, no.


Android Auto
According to a report from Reuters, Android M will have a significant focus on Google's Android Auto software, and that the functionality may be built into upcoming cars as standard, without the need to even plug in a phone.

The first wave of cars to integrate with Android Auto will arrive next year (we'll probably see them at CES 2015 in just a few weeks), but these early vehicles will require a device (running Android Lollipop) to be plugged in to access music, maps, and whatever else.

Within the next "year or so", claims Reuters, this will no longer be the case, and car-optimized version of Android M will control all of your vehicles entertainment, messaging and GPS in a standalone format.


Android M name
Google typically names its Android versions after a sweet or candy. In chronological order, we've seen Cupcake, Donut, Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb, Ice Cream Sandwich, Jelly Bean, KitKat, and Lollipop.

As for the Android M name, the most recent speculation suggests it will be Android Muffin, but other contenders are: Milky Bar, Milky Way, Marshmallow, M&Ms, Mud Cake, and Mars. We're tipping Android Marshmallow right now because it strikes us as a more dreamy, colorful, Candy Land-style name in-keeping with the Jelly Bean/Lollipop trend.

What are you hoping to see in Android M?


source: http://www.androidpit.com/android-m-release-date-news-features-name

FuckYou:
I got there by mistake.. Couldn't reverse or drive .before I realise na untop person table I park

lol

Kitkat

martineverest:
Hololens ll come in sizes and grades,just like fones and computer...there ll be cheap ones as well as xpensive ones.besides,analyst predict 500/600 dollars as starting(dats below cost of iphone 6 price)..........surface pro 3 is a complete tablet with more functions.are tablets not computers?

surface pro is laplet to replace laptop jst as laptop replace desktop pc. What will u do with hololens.

8gig ram wetin i wan use am do.

martineverest:
Dont forget dat both phones and pc now use same kernel(first of its kind) and there re 1.5 billion PCs around d world and 700million are up for upgrade;microsoft now allow windows on raspberry and aduino;internet of things(with windows as d best for this phenomenon); surface tablets re now top tablets and replace ipads as the best and innovative tablets/device around;hololens is around the corner.......

does hololens look like something u and i can afford wht wil u use it for. And surface pro are still computer seperated from its keypad. Stop comparing it to normal tablet.

FuckYou:
Can Mtn Bis work with simple server

yea

martineverest:
Developers create apps for os dat has large users....windows 8 and windows phone 8 neva had,because ppl never liked both 0Ses(dis made users remain with windows7)......the unification of all windows 0Ses and xpectations for windows 10 is xtremely high dat some ppl cant wait for it release.if its actually released and it surpases analyst predictions(dat windows 10 ll b on billions of systems)......where do u think developers ll switch to? think

no u think, people that want win10 are those that already have win8 phone and windows 10 cnt be on billions of system cause some system can even run windows 8. Developers wil hardly face win10

martineverest:
Yeah.....but,i see a situation whereby developers will prefer using microsoft visual studio rada than using astoria and islawood,when windows 10 bcomes successful.

u are speaking as if u know the future. Microsoft have no intension of making developing app easy 4 developers, the did nt because their ios and android iz far more popular and have more apps than windows os and they think because of that developers will port their apps. developers are nt lazy 2 create app and they target popular OSes.

Too much noise. We should wait and see wht windows 10 gat when its been release.

jworos:
welcome

bbc day is back

the worst thing be say when u dey use their free 10mb the browse the network go good small bt when u buy any plan all the network go fly commot...............

S5 iz better bt ready ur 50k if the screen crack.

Wetin concern me. I dey enjoy my stable windows 7 ultimate

Bad network.

Fulaman198:
You do realize that windows 10 can run Android and iOS apps now right?

it can rum them at dosent mean it can do the full feature which the app perform on android and ios

holo lens is awesome

The way this guy talk abt hololens and surface hub look as if it can bring down google and apple. And surface hub iz an augmented reality

This guys dnt jst know how to design phone.

gustav25:
my guy abeg any news for eti payg?

no.

barnabasitisi:
Mr Collins the phone is not locked..... So what will I unlock

u need to unlock the 3g

I dnt believe in trash.

I dnt believe trash.

2Mekus:
U see yourself? U were laughing at my ignorance only to show your own. If internet speed is majorly the determining factor for streaming, how come 3g ram phone is faster than a 250mb ram one? Why do we prefer a higher gig ram?

dude ram does nt make ur device run faster. Ur cpu speed determines that. Ram iz use to run app and games.

Wetin concern phone ram and video streaming.

Hmmm

Like some1 said earlier, try unlocking the phone.

Yesterday i was have #195 on my new mtn sim, bt this morning i saw #95, #50 was deducted when i did not activate any service. Why? And i want to use the money to sub on my bb phone because of poor network last night thats why i did not subscribe. Why was my money taken. 08067287831

lanre316:
Let's wait and see. If this is just gimmicks or not. That's how they shouted when they released windows 8 and we all know what eventually became of it.

tell them my bro. Worst mobile os ever.

Vivly:
Help. Since I restarted my laptop, it has been showing 'Configuring windows features. 100% complete. Do not turn off the computer' for long. I've removed the battery, put it on again yet it shows the same thing.
HP 250.

it seem u have a lot of undating installing. Jst allow it to do its thing.

martineverest:
I pity google,cyanogen is coming to haunt dem...most android oem are not happy with google monopoly and strictness on android....oem are likely to go cyanogen.the recent patnership with xiaomi by microsoft is google headache giving

have u used cyanogen rom once, if u do u wil see that they cant haunt google down. And windows 10 wil stil end up as windows 8.