While all the major manufacturers have decided to resign themselves to modifying the Android shutdown menu on their own, the Japanese Sony has decided to take the lead by communicating to Google that it is time to make changes in this section. We talk about the option to "Reset", which incorporate a while all smartphones range Xperia from Sony. As obvious as its presence may seem to us, it turns out that the Android operating system does not include the option to restart the device in the shutdown menu by default. And Sony has decided to take action on the matter.
To understand this story, we must first know that Sony has been working for a few weeks on a test version of Android 6.0 Marshmallow for the Xperia. This version in tests is being tested by a group of users who have an internal forum in which they can express their comments about the update, and precisely the absence of a "Restart" option is one of the most active criticisms in the Sony Android 6.0 update. As we read on XperiaBlog.net, the previous version of Sony's Marshmallow dispenses - and will dispense - with the restart option “ until Google agrees to incorporate this option into the developer settings section ". The ones that do remain are the " Shut down " and " Take screenshot " options, but no sign of restarting the device.
What Sony asks Google is to incorporate the "Restart" option in Android 6.0 as standard, although, yes, in its request it clarifies that this option should only be available to users who previously activate the developer options on their Xperia ( Settings - Developer Options) . In other words, either Google incorporates the option of " Restart " and links it to the developer options, or Sony forgets about it forever.
Once they are in the situation, the next thing that we will be interested in knowing is Google's reaction to this request. In short, Google has completely scrapped the idea of introducing the option Sony requests to Marshmallow. What Google has done with Sony's request, published in this link by a user identified with the email from " @ sonymobile.com ", is to integrate it into this other request, which at the time was simply rejected by Google (without explanation involved).
Therefore, at the moment it seems that Google is not very busy incorporating the "Restart" option in Android 6.0 Marshmallow. In this way, manufacturers will have no choice but to continue including this option through their customization layers; We do not know if Sony's comment is based on a measure of pressure, or if he really intends to dispense with the restart option in his final version of Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
