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Android Marshmallow update: Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 Edge, Galaxy S6 Edge Plus Android M update to arrive in March or April; Android 6.0.1 update to enhance battery saving and UI experience [UPDATED]

| Mar 03, 2016 11:41 AM EST

Certain Samsung smartphone models may jump to the Android N update

Good news Samsung device owners, as certain Samsung smartphone models will finally get the much awaited Android Marshmallow (6.0.1), which was released by Google in October 2015, update.

The first devices who was able to experience Android 6.0 was certain Nexus models, which received the update same month when the Android Marshmallow was released, Times of India reported. Now, it's Samsung's turn to receive the said update to certain devices.

Samsung had already started receiving Marshmallow update to its Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge models in the middle of February; however, not all of these devices were able to receive and experience the changes. It is said that this is because Android Marshmallow rollout for Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge still depends on the user's mobile carrier.

Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 Edge, Galaxy S6 Edge Plus Android M update is already available in South Korea and SK Telecom subscribers, through Samsung's Smart Switch App, while Canadian mobile carrier Telus will be rolling out its update on March 16 to Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge while Galaxy S6 will receive it on April 13.

For the United Kingdom users, it was already announced by T-Mobile that Android 6.0.1 update will be rolling out to its Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 Edge and Galaxy S6 Edge+ devices; however, no specific date yet was mentioned as these devices are still under manufacturer development stage.

On the other hand, for major carriers in the United States, no exact date was given when the new firmware will arrive to Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge, but Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy S5 and Galaxy Note Edge users should expect the Android Marshmallow update within March and April.

The new Android M update file size for Samsung devices will be over 1GB, which will bring numerous features that include Now on Tap and Doze Mode. For S6 Edge and S6 Edge Plus, the new firmware update will enhance the devices' battery savings, will improve users UI experience and will introduce more security features.

The Marshmallow update will also bring 159 emojis that includes Upside-Down Face, Thinking Face, Face with Rolling Eyes, Robot Face, Face with Thermometer and Money-Mouth Face, to name a few.

See Android Marshmallow (6.0) review below:

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