Hands-on with Google’s first Android M preview

After loading Google’s first developer preview of Android M onto a Nexus 6, we’ve just had our first peek at what’s to come when the big update is ready for consumer release in Q3. For starters, most of the most important features that Google announced today are nowhere to be found. The very cool Now on Tap feature isn’t yet active (hopefully that’ll come in a later preview update), Android Pay’s not yet ready, and obviously the Nexus 6 isn’t going to do much in the way of scanning fingerprints. So what’s left? Well, the first developer preview shows that Google has been working to refine and polish the work that began in Android 5.0 Lollipop. 

The first thing you’ll notice is a slightly tweaked font on Android M’s home screen….

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