After several previews, the official version of Android 6.0 finally appeared with the Nexus 5X/6P, and on October 6, Beijing time, it was pushed to upgrade the Nexus series of products. This new version of the system is highly consistent with Android 5. X in terms of UI and interaction, so what improvement has it made?
For the experience of the first preview version of Android 6.0 (Android M), we can see the video we did at that time:
UI： Classic inheritance?
Android 6.0 is generally consistent with Android 5.0 in terms of UI, so if you don't look carefully, you will think it is the same system. However, due to the update of Google search application, the launcher will feel much more flexible next time. In addition, the style of the clock plug-in and the new wallpaper bring us a different feeling.
Android 6.0 still keeps the tradition of secondary menu. Compared with the old system, the application list has changed to the top and bottom without pagination, with four recently opened applications displayed at the top and search function.
In the drop-down bar, WiFi and Bluetooth are placed on the top of the shortcut switch, and the Do Not Disturb mode is added, which is very similar to the feeling of 5.0. When the screenshot is completed, the notification bar will be displayed, which is more than the original Delete the screenshot directly Function of.
Multi task management is still card based and integrated with the search bar. You can only close the application alone, not clear it with one click (this is consistent with iOS).
Set menu, still that "flavor". We experience the official Android 6.0 system of Nexus 6. The version number is MRA58K , added in system information Date of security patch 。
The function of the photo taking interface is still relatively simple, only the fill light HDR+、 Grid, timing and manual exposure adjustment are even less than those of the iPhone in terms of functions, and have not changed compared with the native camera of Android 5.0.
Function: deeper integration with search
Some people may be tired of seeing this. Why can't this new system distinguish itself from Android 5.0? Although there is no change in the system UI this time, many new functions are missing. Let's take a look:
support Application permission management And settings. This function is very practical. It can prevent some applications from calling system resources too "intelligently". When downloading applications in the Play Store, we can also view the permissions obtained by the applications.
Android 6.0 newly supports USB connection MIDI , you can set it after connecting the data cable, or you can find the corresponding options in the developer options. In addition, you can see that audio output is supported. However, there is a bug. By default, the system only charges. If it is set to MTP mode, the next connection will still jump back to the charging mode, which is very inconvenient.
Android 6.0 introduces new Doze mode , which can greatly improve the endurance (it is claimed that it can save 30% of the power). Its principle is that when the application is not used for a long time, it will automatically sleep. In the setting menu, you can also set separate Optimize the endurance for each application 。
The new list format is stored in the setting menu, and the built-in File Manager 。
Android 6.0 introduces an important feature update called“ Now on Tap ”, which can be understood as a global fast search function Long press the home key realization. You can turn this function on and off automatically in Google search settings（ The premise is that the system language needs to be changed into English, and "scientific Internet access" is also necessary ）。
We tried the Now on Tap function in Google's built-in application "Toutiao". You can see that after starting it, you can automatically search for relevant keywords and collect relevant web pages, videos and pictures.
The third party application (Sina Weibo) can also operate Now on Tap, which is convenient to use.
In addition, for some applications, real-time translation/search can also be carried out. For example, when Chrome is browsing the web, we can select a word and immediately use the Google search function to search for words. Other information search results will also be given below.
Finally, it should be mentioned that Android 6.0 has brought a new colored egg, which is the logo of marshmallow (Android 6.0 code: Marshmallow, namely marshmallow). At the same time, the built-in colored egg game has also been updated for the logo of the new system, making the painting style more lovely.
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For the test device itself, the GPU driver of Nexus 6 has been updated to V127 after upgrading Android 6.0, which is also the latest driver of Qualcomm Adreno series.
After upgrading the new system, the overall fluency of Nexus 6 is also very high.
However, after the Nexus 9 updated the latest system, the GPU driver did not change. It is still 343.00. It seems that NVIDIA has basically abandoned Tegra K1
After upgrading Android 6.0, the drop-down bar of the tablet will be divided into left, middle and right positions according to the position of the finger (horizontal and vertical screens will be the same), as shown in the above figure.
From the experience of the official version of Android 6.0, although it doesn't look very different from Android 5.0, when you go deep into the experience, you can see that Google has updated in many details to varying degrees. The key function of Now on Tap is to give full play to the "fast+intelligent" search. At any time, users can immediately search for the information they need as long as they want. However, for native Android, there is still a "big problem", that is, our domestic network can not log on to Google network happily, so Android 6.0, despite its powerful search and information integration functions, is only a "natural combination" for most domestic users. The optimization of Android 6.0 in terms of endurance and fluency may be the most practical improvement. We also look forward to more mobile phone manufacturers pushing new systems based on Android 6.0 as soon as possible.
