Chirag Chandnani • [C.hackeD] •

Android M: OS will let users acess Android Pay; list of key features   Google's Android 6.0 Marshmallow or Android M, which was unveiled at the I/O Developers Conference 2015, would be available for older smartphones, including Samsung Galaxy devices, by the end of the year. And now, a list of key features that the OS would offer to current-gen Android handsets has surfaced online. Android M would let users access features such as Android Pay and Google Now on Tap. Check out the list below to find out what the OS would offer: Key features of Android M Google Now on Tap : Android M will tweak Google Now to support the "On Tap" input, which would let users access more information by simply holding the virtual home key. Google Now collates data and provides multiple references to the content queried by a user. Android Pay: When users shop at a merchant, Android Pay allows them make payments, but does not send the actual credit or debit card number ...

  Last Friday Google released a video asking “what’s M going to be?”, while teasing us over Android M’s final candy-themed naming convention choices. The arrival of the video had us hoping that a big unveil might be sooner than we think. This morning things heated up further, as Google’s official G+ account put up a new teaser saying “Guess who’s excited for the arrival of Android M?”, and a Google employee by the name of Jeff Sharkey has also posted a photo on Google+ of what appears to be the latest Android statue on the Google Campus — conveniently covered up by a big tarp. The only text in the post is “Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm?” Now it’s official! Android M is Android Marshmallow! Even more intriguing, it appears Google is going with Android 6.0 for the version number. Google has taken to its developer’s blog  to announce the final Android 6.0 Marshmallow preview, giving developers a final opportunity to get their apps ready for Marshmallow. For those in...