Google today released the second developer preview build of Android M for a bunch of its Nexus devices. The company had mentioned on its website that the second preview of Android M should land sometime in late-June to early-July, so it has just managed to release the update within the promised timeframe. The second Developer Preview of Android M comes with a lot of major and minor changes that further improve the usability of the OS. Below, we list all the changes that we have come across in Android M Developer Preview 2 running on a Nexus 5.
The home screen is now available in landscape orientation on Android handsets.
The app drawer has been redesigned once again and now does not display apps by breaking them in alphabetical category.
There is now an option to reset only Network Settings in Android M. It is now possible to delete screenshots directly from the notification bar.
The Settings menu gets two new entries: Storage & USB and Memory. Both menus have been given a overhaul and boldly display the amount of used storage space and RAM. ‘Memory’ also displays a breakdown of the amount of RAM being used by your installed apps over the last 3, 6, 12 hours or 1 day. Google Now on Tap related settings are present throughout the Google app included in Android M Developer Preview 2. The Dark theme, which was initially introduced in the first Developer Preview, has been removed from this build.
Besides the changes listed above, there are a lot of other under the hood improvements and bug fixes in Android M. You can find the detailed changes in Android M Developer Preview 2 here.
