If you got your hands on a new Android smartphone this Christmas and it came installed with Google’s newest mobile operating system, Android 6.0 Marshmallow, you’ll probably want to know how it works and what it can do.

We’ve got a roundup of our top Android Marshmallow “how to” articles and tips and tricks to help you learn everything you need to know about Marshmallow.

How to fix 5 common Android Marshmallow issues

It is not uncommon for newly released mobile operating systems to contain bugs and experience performance issues. While developers usually fix these in subsequent releases and updates, there are a few things users can try to resolve any issues.

We show you a few tricks and fixes you can try for resolving Android Marshmallow issues, including excessive battery drain due to Wi-Fi usage and outdated apps, erratic Wi-Fi and mobile data connectivity, and annoying stability and performance issues.

How to personalize Do Not Disturb

With Android Marshmallow, Google made setting notifications more granular and also made it easier to configure by bundling notification management under a new Do Not Disturb section.

Our step-by-step guide shows you how to personalize each of the Do Not Disturb features, including how to set up Priority Notifications for multiple tiers of contacts, how to configure notification rules for Downtime, and how to prioritize or block individual app notifications.

How to set granular app permissions

Easily one of the most-anticipated features to come to Android, Granular App Permissions in Android 6.0 Marshmallow allows users to control which phone resources and data individual apps have access to.

Learn how to use Granular App Permissions to grant or deny apps access to things like contacts, location information, social media profiles, cameras, microphones and more to take back control of your privacy.

How to customize quick settings and status bar using Android Marshmallow’s hidden System UI Tuner

Android Marshmallow lets you customize the Quick Settings panel and status bar by hiding or showing specific quick settings tiles and notification icons. To do this, you first need to enable the hidden System User Interface (UI) Tuner.

Our guide shows you how to enable Android Marshmallow’s System UI Tuner and how to customize your Quick Settings panel and hide or show status bar notification icons like Cast, Bluetooth, Alarm, Airplane mode, and show the embedded battery percentage.

How to improve location accuracy using Bluetooth

If you’re trying to navigate using Google Maps and experience poor GPS signal, you can turn on Wi-Fi to help improve location accuracy. By pinging off nearby cellular towers and Wi-Fi hotspots, Android can more accurately pinpoint your exact location.

To further aid location accuracy, Android Marshmallow can also use Bluetooth scanning to help triangulate your location.

Learn how to combine Wi-Fi, Bluetooth scanning and GPS to improve location accuracy.

8 Android Marshmallow tips and tricks you can show off to your friends

Apart from the major new features, Android Marshmallow includes a few smaller tweaks and improvements that let you personalize your phone and get more use out of it. We walk you through eight Android Marshmallow tips and tricks, including how to personalize Doze mode, nifty uses for Google Now on Tap, how to use Google Translate, new ways to share content and more.

How to find and use Android Marshmallow’s secret file manager

With Android Marshmallow, you can dump your third-party file manager app(s) and use Androids native file manager to find and organize things like saved screenshots, PDF docs, videos or any other files you have saved on your device.

Note, though, it’s not a full-blown file manager app and it’s a little hidden away in the Android settings, so you’ll have to go find it every time you want to use it. It does offer you the same granular functionality as even the best third-party file managers, so it’s well worth using instead of installing yet another app.

We show you exactly how to find Android Marshmallow’s hidden file manager and use it to delete, copy, cut, share and view files.

8 new features Marshmallow brings to Android smartphones

If you haven’t discovered all the new features brought to your Android smartphone by Marshmallow, explore our list of eight new Android Marshmallow features, including Google Now on Tap, USB Type-C support, fingerprint recognition (if your device has a fingerprint scanner), new share options and improved Google voice search access.

How Android Marshmallow’s Doze mode conserves battery life

We’ve already shown you how to use Android Marshmallow’s new Doze mode to conserve battery life, but how does it work and just how much extra battery life can you expect? In this article, we discuss how Doze mode works, the estimated battery life gains you can expect, and show you how Doze mode compares to Apple’s new Low Power mode in iOS 9.

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