Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge (Photo : Reuters)
Android 6.0 Marshmallow update is likely to hit four of Samsung's 2015 flagships - the Galaxy Note 5, the Galaxy S6, the S6 Edge and the S6 Edge Plus - very soon as a new report indicate of an upcoming massive software upgrade from the South Korean tech giant.
According to SamMobile, "the Korean manufacturer is currently preparing a major update for the Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 Edge, Galaxy S6 Edge Plus and the Galaxy Note 5." It is understood that the firmware bump for the four devices, which all run Android 5.1.1 Lollipop, is a huge jump, likely a major departure from the routine updates that Samsung normally deploys.
While the likelihood of providing better stability and performance for the latest Android Lollipop version is not being discounted, the report highlights the forthcoming changes for the Galaxy S6 Edge for instance. The curved S6, SamMobile said, is geared to leap from firmware build G925FXXU2COH2 to G925FXXU3COI6.
The build number change alone suggests of user interface enhancements that Samsung will soon drop for S6 Edge users, the report added.
So the best at the moment is Android Marshmallow will come to town for users of the four mentioned Galaxy flagships. And if the information provided will prove accurate, it is likely too that Samsung's 2014 flagship phablet, the Galaxy Note 4, is getting the Marshmallow treatment at around the same time that Android 6 is arriving.
The timing of the actual Android Marshmallow touchdown, however, remains a mystery but a safe bet would be in the immediate months ahead or before the end of 2015. It is likely that Samsung is hard at work to upgrade its current hero phones to Android 6 and become the first Android devices to absorb the latest Google mobile operating system, next of course to the Nexus devices.
Mobile devices that will chew in Android 6.0 Marshmallow soon are set to benefit from the fresh features introduced with the OS - bannered by better performance and stability with increased power efficiency that aims to extend battery life.
