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Marshmallow has something up its sleeve? Photo: Google

Marshmallow has something up its sleeve? Photo: Google

Android 6.0 Marshmallow is packed full of new features and big improvements to performance and efficiency — but there’s one new addition you probably knew nothing about.

It’s called “System UI Tuner,” and it’s a secret menu that provides access to a whole host of customization options that were previously unavailable on Android without root access.

Google Drive backup is on its way. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Google Drive backup is on its way. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

WhatsApp for Android is getting the ability to backup conversations to Google Drive, ensuring you don’t lose important or sentimental messages when you switch devices.

Prepare for better browsing on mobile. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Prepare for better browsing on mobile. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Google wants to make your mobile browsing experience better than ever with its new Accelerated Pages Project. The company hopes to dramatically improve the performance of the mobile web so that pages, videos, animations, and graphics load “instantaneously.”

Is your Sony smartphone getting Marshmallow? Photo: Sony

Is your Sony smartphone getting Marshmallow? Photo: Sony

Sony has released a list of Xperia devices that are getting an Android 6.0 Marshmallow upgrade — and it’s not good news for those with an Xperia Z1.

Don't expect a 'like' from this guy. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Don’t expect a ‘like’ from this guy. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

If you give yourself a silly name, you can’t complain when it’s not taken seriously.

A British man is learning this the hard way after continually getting his Facebook account closed down by administrators who assume it is fake. Why? His name is “Something Long And Complicated.”

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