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Android marshmallow is out now and hopefully landing on your phone in the next few months here are my top 5 new features in the update number one now on tap press and hold your phone's home button and boom Google now appears offering up extra information on whatever is on your screen you'll get links and app shortcuts relevant to whatever you're looking at so if a friend texts you about dinner and a movie you can get information on both without any effort now on tap is arguably the best new feature in Android marshmallow number two app permissions no longer do apps have carte blanche access to every inch of your phone now you can turn off access app by app to your photos contacts and more just go to settings apps and tap the gear icon then pick a feature like location or microphone and decide which apps can use it number three fingerprint support finally built-in fingerprint support this means we'll hopefully see more Android phones with fingerprint scanners in the future and fingerprints are a much more convenient way to secure your phone without a password or a pin plus the feature allows you to pay for stuff in an app on your phone and authorize the payment with your print number 4 doze mode your phone spends a lot of time resting on a table in your pocket or in your bag when your phone's sitting idle it will now use less power blocking background processes that drain your battery this means if you're not tapping on your phone all day it may even last until the next morning number 5 a redesigned app drawer the app drawer is a bit smarter these days showing you suggested apps at the very top that Android thinks you want right now based on the time of day and your habits there's a search field to to easily find what you need head over to cnet.com to learn a whole lot more about android marshmallow