Android M: release date and features
Android M will be the next major release of the Android operating system, but it is a long way off yet. With massive changes already underway in the Android 5.0 Lollipop release, there will be several incremental updates of that version before Android M ever enters prime time.
Having said that, the life of Android KitKat was only around a year between Android Jelly Bean and the upcoming Android 5.0 Lollipop update, so it is possible that we could see Android M in October or November 2015. However, we tend to think that KitKat was more of a gap-filler than Android 5.0 Lollipop will be, so we may not see Android M until mid-2016
Also, since Google is on an annual release schedule for Android, Android M looks like a shoo-in for Google I/O in 2015 and a release in the fall or early winter. As ever, some handsets - notably Google’s own Nexuses - will get it earlier than others.
Android M: design and interface
We’d expect Android M to be the iOS 9 to Android 5.0 Lollipop’s iOS 8: the big changes in Android’s interface, the adoption of Material Design, have already happened. We’re not expecting Android M to look much different: expect evolutionary change and refinement rather than a gee-whiz new look.
Android M: new features
By the time the Android M release arrives, 64-bit support in Android will be old hat and we'll be looking at new frontiers. The future crop of flagship devices will all have 64-bit chips and at least 4 GB of RAM, with many of the second-tier and even mid-range devices probably having those specs too.
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