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Apart from the 6 key improvements in Android M - app permissions, web experience, app links, mobile payments, fingerprint support, and power and charging - there is a lot of interesting stuff that Google just couldn't show at the event, or it would have become a marathon for the viewers.
This, however, shouldn't stop us from looking and trying to decipher all the novelty in Android M starting with what Google itself has highlighted as important new features. We counted a total of 55 new features, and we plan on trying to understand each one of them, starting with the most important ones. Let's go.
Major new Android M features
#1: Easy word selection and floating clipboard toolbar
"Finally," someone in the crowd at Google I/O shouted when software head David Burke announced that Android M brings improved word selection and a new clipboard toolbar. Currently, you have a bar of obscure icons at the top when selecting text and that is changing to a floating window that appears alongside your selection (a much more logical place) and features clear and concise buttons rather than obscure icons: 'cut', 'copy', and 'paste' is what the buttons say. Word selection is now also improved as you can select jumping word by word, or character by character.
#2: Fingerprint sensor support
Finally, Google is building a standard API for fingerprint support that - it seems - apps can make use of, and it will be a unified way for phone manufacturers to encode support for fingerprint scanners, knowing that they are compatible with the new Android Pay NFC-based system.
#3: Direct Share
Sharing on Android is by far the best of any mobile operating system, but it's still far from perfect. When you have a bunch of apps installed, you end up with a huge list of sharing options that is extremely frustrating to operate. Direct Share in Android M fixes that by prioritizing and putting first the options that you use the most and that are the most logical for that particular item.
#4: Doze
Doze is a deeper state of sleep, especially useful for Android devices like tablets that spend a lot of time laying idle on a night stand, only to be picked up at night. By hybernating apps and allowing only for alarms and priority notifications to stay awake, Android M brings significant improvements to standby battery life, extending it up to twice on a Nexus 9 unit that Google tested.
#5: Simplified volume controls
If it ain't broken, don't fix it. Google, however, did try to fix the non-broken volume controls in KitKat, and that resulted in an outcry from users frustrated with volume controls in Android 5 Lollipop. So, it was time to fix what has been fixed: volume controls are now again granular, with separate control for ringer volume, alarm volume, and media volume. Finally!
#6: Google Now 'On Tap'
Google Now is getting contextually aware in Android M. What does that mean? With the new Google Now 'On Tap' feature, your voice searches will be recognized contextually within an app. Say, you have the music player on, you can fire up voice search and ask something like "what year was this recorded?", and the search will understand that 'this' refers to the song. Neat!
#7: Auto backup for apps (link to Android developers)
The Android system in M will automatically make a full data backup and restore for apps. This is something that is done for apps targeting M by default, with no need for developers to code in anything. If users delete their Google accounts, their backup data is deleted as well. Automatic backups happen every 24 hours, when the device is idle, charging, AND connected to a Wi-Fi network. This way, when you upgrade to a new device, or wipe clean a device, you can restore easily and pain-free.
#8: Contextual assist framework
#9: Secure token storage APIs
#10: Setup wizard: IMAP sign-in
#11: App Standby
#12: Flex storage
less important android m features
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1. Data Usage API for work profiles
2. Bluetooth SAP
3. Voice interaction service
4. App link verification
5. Text selection actions
6. Unified app settings view
7. Corporate owned single use device support
8. Improved trusted face reliability
9. New runtime permissions
10. Google Now Launcher app suggestions
11. 5GHz portable Wi-Fi hotspot
12. Seven additional languages
1. Work contacts in personal contexts
2. Hotspot 2.0
3. VPN apps in settings
4. Duplex Printing
5. Seamless certificate installation for Enterprise
6. Undo/Redo keyboard shortcuts
7. Do Not Disturb automatic rules
8. Material design support library
9. Android Pay
10. USB Type C charging
11. Battery historian v2
12. BT 4.2
13. Improved bluetooth low-energy scanning
14. Improved text hyphenation & justification
15. Improved diagnostics in systrace
16. IT admin acceptance of OTAs
17. Chrome custom tabs
18. UI Toolkit
19. Enterprise factory reset protection
20. Do not disturb quick settings and repeat caller prioritization
21. Improved text layout performance
22. Alphabetic app list with search
23. Stylus support
24. UI toolkit performance improvements
25. Unified Google settings and device settings
26. Work status notifications
27. MIDI support
28. Bluetooth connectivity for device provisioning
29. Power improvements in Wi-Fi scanning
30. Data binding support library Beta
31. Delegated certificate installation

Abbey2sam:
[size=38pt]so you throw way your old smart phone? you can lie o [/size]

guy its just a post ni

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Smartphones, being a fairly new sector in tech and still evolving on, one could say, a monthly basis, can sure become obsolete fast. A device that was top-notch last year is "adequate" this year, "usable" a year after, and "long due for upgrade" on the next. That's just how the cookie crumbles when it comes to new tech, we guess, as the same was true for PCs back in the '90s, when they were slowly becoming the mass-produced consumer item that they are now.
Useful things to do with an old smartphone
1. Fitness tracker
If you have an old iPhone 4s , you can update it to iOS 8, or if it's an Android handset that runs on Android 4.0+, you can download Google Fit – in both cases, you end up with a device that will run each platform's official fitness tracking app. This is a good idea, because a small iPhone or an old, beat-up Android phone are surely the better choice to have on you when you are engaging in a physical activity instead of risking, or just dirtying up, your shiny new handset. As a bonus, you can still use them to listen to music, or even stick your SIM card in when going for a workout, making sure that anyone who wants to get in touch will still be able to.
2. E-reader
Granted, older phones, with their smaller screens and inferior resolution are not the best choice for book-reading – you may still want to consider the option when going on a trip that will have you spending a long time between power outlets. Doing the reading on a phone that you otherwise wouldn't use, while keeping the battery of your main communications device undrained is probably a good idea.
3. Internet Radio
Plug it in a loudspeaker and run Spotify on it – instant makeshift radio! As a bonus, if you have an iPhone 4s or an Android 4.3+ device, you can couple it with your Apple Watch / Android Wear watch and remote-control the song playback as you walk around, doing your business. Pretty comfy.
4. IP Camera
A couple of weeks ago, we suggested a great app to turn your old smartphone or tablet into a home surveillance device, which you can monitor remotely. Pretty cool use, though, we'd recommend you make sure your “camera” doesn't overheat, as some of the old smartphones weren't made with constant video recording in mind.
5. Portable drive / SD card reader
It goes without saying that an old Android phone sure makes for an easy flash drive substitute or even SD card reader. Sure, the aforementioned devices aren't so expensive, or so rare that you'd have to come up with such makeshift methods, but for situations when you just don't have access to such gadgets – open that drawer and reach for the good ol' smartphone.
6. GPS tracker
How much this would be useful probably depends mostly on the old device's size. With all the “find my phone” functions and apps that have come out in recent years, you can easily use an old handset to track a specific item, person, or pet, while you are on a hike, for example. Strap that doggy backpack on Fido and let him carry his own water on one side, and his personal GPS tracker on the other – you know, for a peace of mind. This method will require a SIM card, though, so it's best to have an old prepaid one laying around, and be mindful of areas where there is low to no coverage. It's a makeshift tracker, after all.

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beinstein:
OP kindly modify your post( i don't care which ever launcher you will remove ) and insert Nova launcher right up there. Be quick about that.

are u satisfied

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1.Google Now launcher
Google has been working on the Google Now Launcher (formerly known as the Google Experience Launcher) for a bit before its official launch last year, slowly expanding the availability of the app to more devices. It ultimately released the Google Now Launcher into the Play Store free for all, though. The best two features of the Google Now Launcher are, not surprisingly, ways to access Google Now/Google Search faster.
2.Z launcher
Like any good contextual launcher, Nokia Z will keep track of what apps you use, and when you use them; then, it will automatically adjust the shortcuts it offers at different times a day, in order to offer you the most relevant apps at all times. Although, Nokia Z seems to only focus on the time of day, and doesn't go as far as others, One interesting feature that Nokia Z brings is "scribble", which is basically like Google Gesture Search, and allows you to draw a letter on the screen, and it will show your apps and contacts that start with that letter.
3.APUS Launcher
The developer mentions that APUS is just 1 MB, which is ten times less than popular launchers like NOVA, GO, or APEX. In addition, the claims are for two times faster turning of homescreens, precisely on account of the tiny footprint of the new launcher. Naturally, you can't expect the layers and layers of features and functionality that are available with most of the popular full-fledged interface replacements, either. APUS houses apps, folders, shortcuts and widgets on your homescreen, has an app drawer and basic settings and connectivity toggles in the notification bar, and that's that. The only perk you are given are smart folders for app categorization, and the ability to get curated app search and recommendations from the launcher itself.
4.Everything Me launcher
EverythingMe uses contextual awareness and tries to predict what app you may need at any given time. Yes, such homescreen replacement apps usually fail to deliver, but that's certainly not the case with EverythingMe – based from our experience with the app, it will successfully guesstimate the most suitable array of apps 9 times out of 10. How does it do its magic? Well, pretty simple – EverythingMe does not only take the time of day and your location into account. For example, it will show you news-related apps right after you get up in the morning, office-based ones throughout the day (while you're most likely working at the office), and even suggest you restaurants or similar venues if it finds out that you are having a walk in the evening. Being the contextual launcher it is, EverythingMe is touted as gradually becoming better and more accurate as you use it. Still, the launcher has a pretty limited set of customization options, but that's not the point of EverythingMe, after all.
5.Aviate
Another time and location-aware launcher, it sounds a lot like Google Now to us, and we’d indeed call Aviate the Google Now of launchers. Aviate features one dynamically changing main home panel called ‘Spaces’, a second one with ‘Collections’ of apps, a third one that is an alphabetical list of all your apps, and a last one with settings and nearby places.
6.Terrain Home
A custom Android launcher called Terrain Home that functions similarly to Google Now has arrived on the Google Play Store, but with even more cards to show you all the information you need at a quick glance. The launcher aims to make your Android user experience “simpler and more streamlined by putting everything you care about in one place,” and the app is made by a developer, sponsored by Samsung’s Accelerator start-up incubator. Terrain Home has three home panels: a central one that looks like regular Android, one on the left (swipe to the right to bring it up), with a Google Now-like card interface, and another one on the right, with an app drawer that you can easily search through.
7.UR launcher
UR Launcher is an amazing new piece, just released a few days ago, and already amassing accolades. It features the oh-so-trendy minimalistic and lightweight take on the Android launcher paradigm. It's a no-frills launcher that helps you get to your apps faster, fitting everything you need in a handy pop-out bar. Just touch the tab and get access to your recent apps, phone settings, and customization options. No more endless searching in your app drawer. Apps are sorted by profiles, called UR moods, that group together your apps by activity.
8.Blur
This is different than the plethora of sidebar add-ons and launchers out there, and resembles the Google Now Launcher in a great way. Naturally, Blur also supports the goodies you can find with most popular interface replacements out there, like widgets, text, icons, homescreen and drawer grid resizing, landscape option, and so on. Hiding apps and unread counts are added as well. Even the "OK Google" buzzword is active on Blur, so if you want to give a nice sidelined alternative to the Google Now launcher a try, hit the source link below. Make sure you watch the clip first, since a video is worth a thousand pictures, as the old saying goes.
9.flow home (beta)
Don't let your hopes up, Flow is still in beta, but that pesky invitation process is no more, as you can take the latest iteration for a spin from the link above, and have fun with the widget system that was just added, for instance. Flow's simple premise is organized around social media as an endless feed on your homescreen, as you can see in the video below. It currently lets you interact there with Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr, and Feedly, with Reddit on the way.
10.Zero launcher
ZERO prides itself on being just 1MB in size, and yet offering some fancy 3D effects, animations and transparencies. It is amazingly fast, too, with 0.2 seconds to launch, and offers free premium themes, as well as HD wallpapers and icons, with easy switching between them. As for fucntionality, besides the usual frills, you can speed up games and apps by cleaning up memory (RAM) and boosting performance with a single tap, or perform fast app search and quickly lock of the phone in a single touch.

1.Google Now launcher
Google has been working on the Google Now Launcher (formerly known as the Google Experience Launcher) for a bit before its official launch last year, slowly expanding the availability of the app to more devices. It ultimately released the Google Now Launcher into the Play Store free for all, though. The best two features of the Google Now Launcher are, not surprisingly, ways to access Google Now/Google Search faster.
2.Z launcher
Like any good contextual launcher, Nokia Z will keep track of what apps you use, and when you use them; then, it will automatically adjust the shortcuts it offers at different times a day, in order to offer you the most relevant apps at all times. Although, Nokia Z seems to only focus on the time of day, and doesn't go as far as others, One interesting feature that Nokia Z brings is "scribble", which is basically like Google Gesture Search, and allows you to draw a letter on the screen, and it will show your apps and contacts that start with that letter.
3.APUS Launcher
The developer mentions that APUS is just 1 MB, which is ten times less than popular launchers like NOVA, GO, or APEX. In addition, the claims are for two times faster turning of homescreens, precisely on account of the tiny footprint of the new launcher. Naturally, you can't expect the layers and layers of features and functionality that are available with most of the popular full-fledged interface replacements, either. APUS houses apps, folders, shortcuts and widgets on your homescreen, has an app drawer and basic settings and connectivity toggles in the notification bar, and that's that. The only perk you are given are smart folders for app categorization, and the ability to get curated app search and recommendations from the launcher itse
4.Nova launcher
Nova Launcher is one of the lightest and most feature-packed AOSP-like launchers out there. It's often lauded as being the best all-around launcher for Android. It now comes with even more features than before and really sets itself apart from the competition. It already supports Google's Voice Search hotword ("OK, Google), allows its users to greatly alter the layout of their home screen, as well as the transition animations, icon shortcuts, etc. The paid version of the app, Nova Launcher Prime, will provide you with even more customization features. It's essential for customization devotees.

5.Aviate
Another time and location-aware launcher, it sounds a lot like Google Now to us, and we’d indeed call Aviate the Google Now of launchers. Aviate features one dynamically changing main home panel called ‘Spaces’, a second one with ‘Collections’ of apps, a third one that is an alphabetical list of all your apps, and a last one with settings and nearby places.
6.Terrain Home
A custom Android launcher called Terrain Home that functions similarly to Google Now has arrived on the Google Play Store, but with even more cards to show you all the information you need at a quick glance. The launcher aims to make your Android user experience “simpler and more streamlined by putting everything you care about in one place,” and the app is made by a developer, sponsored by Samsung’s Accelerator start-up incubator. Terrain Home has three home panels: a central one that looks like regular Android, one on the left (swipe to the right to bring it up), with a Google Now-like card interface, and another one on the right, with an app drawer that you can easily search through.
7.UR launcher
UR Launcher is an amazing new piece, just released a few days ago, and already amassing accolades. It features the oh-so-trendy minimalistic and lightweight take on the Android launcher paradigm. It's a no-frills launcher that helps you get to your apps faster, fitting everything you need in a handy pop-out bar. Just touch the tab and get access to your recent apps, phone settings, and customization options. No more endless searching in your app drawer. Apps are sorted by profiles, called UR moods, that group together your apps by activity.
8.Blur
This is different than the plethora of sidebar add-ons and launchers out there, and resembles the Google Now Launcher in a great way. Naturally, Blur also supports the goodies you can find with most popular interface replacements out there, like widgets, text, icons, homescreen and drawer grid resizing, landscape option, and so on. Hiding apps and unread counts are added as well. Even the "OK Google" buzzword is active on Blur, so if you want to give a nice sidelined alternative to the Google Now launcher a try, hit the source link below. Make sure you watch the clip first, since a video is worth a thousand pictures, as the old saying goes.
9.flow home (beta)
Don't let your hopes up, Flow is still in beta, but that pesky invitation process is no more, as you can take the latest iteration for a spin from the link above, and have fun with the widget system that was just added, for instance. Flow's simple premise is organized around social media as an endless feed on your homescreen, as you can see in the video below. It currently lets you interact there with Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr, and Feedly, with Reddit on the way.
10.Zero launcher
ZERO prides itself on being just 1MB in size, and yet offering some fancy 3D effects, animations and transparencies. It is amazingly fast, too, with 0.2 seconds to launch, and offers free premium themes, as well as HD wallpapers and icons, with easy switching between them. As for fucntionality, besides the usual frills, you can speed up games and apps by cleaning up memory (RAM) and boosting performance with a single tap, or perform fast app search and quickly lock of the phone in a single touch.

honorbule:
yeah i just did.....why is sara back?....i thought she was dead...(black canary)

resurrected by nyssal al ghul with the great Lazarus pit Sarah is a minor villain tho in the comics and laurel is the original black canaray

kombats:
atlast the introduction of my most favourite character/villian VANDER SAVAGE, the undying, the most persistent.... Patiently waiting for DARKSEID, then the justice league.

guy u will wait till when dangote buys arsenal football club darkseid and justice league in TV series its like telling marvel to do avengers season film

Guykhena:
woah,what a way to wrap up a first season...
But also begs the question from viewers,like,'Wait,that's just it? Flash? '
So many cliff hangers ,plot threads left open ..
Still excited for the multiverse introduction tho..

guess they had to introduce the multiverse bit because Barry does not have a really a main villain after the reverse flash but too many plot treads left open who saw gay Gariicks helmet I suspect eobard thawne knew what it was so Barry's world is a parallel world I guess we will be seeing other parallel versions of himself .annoying thing S2 till octobet-november

with Arrow and flash finale a around the corner  and am sure most of u enjoyed the flash more than arrow because arrow has become a bit boring,the two DC comic TV shows have been a massive hit for CW . That’s why it came as no surprise the network was interested in securing yet another superhero show from producers Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim and Andrew Kreisberg – the power trio behind Oliver Queen and Barry Allen’s small-screen adventures.
From the first we heard of it, the Arrow/Flash spinoff was planned as a team-up show featuring a variety of heroes and villains, including The Atom, Captain Cold, Heatwave and more. Then it was revealed that renowned time traveler Rip Hunter (played by Doctor Who‘s Arthur Darvill) would also be joining the show. With that news it became clear the spinoff would be more than just a team-up of The CW’s current heroes and villains, but a show with characters from across the time stream .
This is the official synopsis
When heroes alone are not enough… the world needs legends. Having seen the future, one he will desperately try to prevent from happening, time-traveling rogue Rip Hunter is tasked with assembling a disparate group of both heroes and villains to confront an unstoppable threat – one in which not only is the planet at stake, but all of time itself. Can this ragtag team defeat an immortal threat unlike anything they have ever known?
DC’S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW stars Victor Garber (“The Flash,” “Alias”); Brandon Routh (“Arrow,” “Superman Returns”); Arthur Darvill (“Doctor Who”); Caity Lotz (“Arrow”); Ciarra Renee (“Pippin”); Franz Drameh (“Edge of Tomorrow”); with Dominic Purcell (“The Flash,” “Prison Break”); and Wentworth Miller (“The Flash,” “Prison Break”).
Based on the characters from DC Comics, DC’S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW is from Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television, with executive producers Greg Berlanti (“The Flash,” upcoming “Pan”), Marc Guggenheim (“Eli Stone,” “Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters”), Andrew Kreisberg (“The Flash,” “Eli Stone,” “Warehouse 13”) and Sarah Schechter (“The Flash,” upcoming “Pan”).

for u guys doubting hawkgirl coming in e23 zoom in the pix nd see the heroes that will be shown in e23 this pix is from e20

MockinJay:
Really? That's amazing. You know, Flash was suppose to meet with Arrow then Superman before any other league member according to past movies/comics.

Still good though. I hope the writers won't label hawkgirl as a victim to the reactor blast.

nah I sincerely doubt it

MockinJay:
They need to start introducing new heroes or show a justice League member.

wait for e23 hawkgirl is appearing

today's episode of flash and last image is Oliver's solution to solving the reverse flash problem

TheRealAdonye:
Lol which Book?
The up down up down left down right - SubZero Fatality, etc one?

l Neva kept a book for Mk 9 characters like smoke,quan Chai,raiden,kung Lao my favorite characters in mk9 knew thier fatalities nd special powers in my head

Palmtrick:
Yeah and Oliver wouldn't become rhas al ghul anymore cus Sarah wouldn't have died. every ugly situation caused by Sarah's death would be averted

do u remember the theory of time travel when u change the timeline to save someone time will only look for a very worse situation and besides they are ruining flash if they do that

number 2 nd 5 has been a big prob for me because doing online waste of time,energy nd money because poor internet service in Nigeria

Palmtrick:
She's actually dead, its just that Barry would run back in time to change somethings that would bring her back to life.

wait u too u are bringing ur own theory so Barry changes the timeline Sarah nd Thea comes back to life na wa oooo

lexrichy:
So thea is dead raul has really done it this time.

guy she isn't dead when they stabbed oliver did he die one thing I like of ras al ghul he doesn't give up when he wants something

Ijawboi:
all episodes of Daredevil is on Netflix. And its pretty much the best Comic book Tv show right now.

downloaded everything not yet ready to watch it

Ijawboi:
that doesn't mean that eddie will get superspeed. Eobard is reverse flash, he is from the future and according to the comics, he made himself the reverse flash by replicating the process that made Barry The Flash because he was a super fan and kinda obsessed. He travelled back in time from the 23rd century using the speed force to meet his mentor but Barry saw the bad in him and bla bla bla..

that's the old comics u realize that flash is based on the new 52 comics

Palmtrick:
The fights are quite good but thats it, I couldn't really follow the storyline, being the fact that I already know about daredevil before.

daredevil is nice had a 9.5 rating have all the episodes haven't even startd

Ultimatesammie:
Barry and caitlin
I dont know why I prefer d him with her dan iris.

is not only u bro

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guys I went to the future and saw somethings that will happen in the flash I cudnonly catch a glimpse tho loollll

TonySpike:
Does anyone here know that Eddie Thawne is an ancestor of Eodbard Thawne? Eddie Thawne is going to develop superspeed sometime later. Eodbard Thawne is just an obsessive person called Professor Zoom a.k.a Anti Flash. I'm only worried as to how Eddie develops an hatred for Barry.

boy don't hope no super speed for Eddie thawne he is sure hiding something

seriously op m9 as second taaa
remove that nonsense m9 was the biggest disappointment @mwc 2015