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Android 6.0 Marshmallow and the mistakes of the past
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September 30, 2015 at 5:00 p.m.
Nothing is perfect and in the field of technology, this statement also has a place. Whether in the physical devices themselves, in the applications or in their operating systems, failures of different considerations may arise that can range from a simple damaged file that can be corrected to the complete use of the device in the most serious cases.
The big firms, as well as the developers of applications and operating systems, are aware of this and, although some are more willing than others to correct the deficiencies, as a rule, with the new products the deficiencies in previous versions are improved. The arrival of the new Android update, Marshmallow 6.0 can correct some existing bugs even in this operating system used by more than 900 million usersHowever, will it present the same problems as its predecessors in terms of security?
The fingerprint: Essential element
One of the novelties that this operating system brings, It is the recognition of footprint. With this technology that unfortunately, users with versions prior to 6.0 cannot enjoy and available only in the most recent terminals, the user can protect his device with a lock that will only be lifted with the owner's fingerprint.
Backup
If the device has been infected by a virus or the user You have been forced to restore your factory performance for this or other reasons, Now you can restore all the contents stored in the terminal and even pass them to another thanks to the possibility of making a duplicate of everything that was previously stored.
Permission Manager: Android obeys users
This tool has been one of the most demanded by all those who have Android. However, the improvement has been long in coming. With the new update, the user can decide what permissions granted to the applications that are downloaded such as calendar, contact list, photographs … This new element is a great point in favor of the new version of the operating system.
Lights and shadows
Although Android has improved a lot in Marshmallow security, it is logical that users still distrust the fact that it is safe to use your terminal. The new version, very complete, has focused more on other elements such as battery and memory optimization as well as offering greater customization among many other improvements. This can arouse misgivings among many for whom, with all justification, security is never enough.
Historical failures
All firms claim to be safe and guarantee user privacy. Apple, for example, stands as one of the great defenders of these rights when the reality is that the firm accumulates a long list of gigantic security errors that it still does not seem to solve mainly in its iOS operating system. But nevertheless, Gaps are also common in Android and that should not go unnoticed. A very recent example is in the failure produced in July of this year and that could affect 95% of users of this system worldwide. The mistake was very simple: A virus inserted in a video It infected the terminal and acted without even playing the file.
