Android M, 6.0 Marshmallow Update Release Date: Verizon's Droid Maxx 2 Rollout, Minor Update for LG G5, Samsung Galaxy Note 5, & Galaxy S6 Edge Plus

By Staff Reporter May 10 2016, 17:40 PM EDT

Android M, or Android 6.0 Marshmallow, was released in late 2015, but it's still spreading across Android land, even as Android N quickly approaches.

This week, Verizon began rolling out Marshmallow to the Droid Maxx 2, along with minor software updates for the LG G5, Samsung Galaxy Note 5, and Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus. Here are the details.

Droid Maxx 2 Gets its Marshmallow

Released by Verizon in the U.S. in August of 2015, the Droid Maxx 2 (internationally known as the Moto X Play) is finally getting Android 6.0 Marshmallow, through an OTA update rolling out across the country right now.

The update will actually be hitting Droid Maxx 2 devices in two parts, according to Android Central. Once the updates are finished installing, the Droid Maxx 2's Android M software version should be fully up to date at version 24.64.4.

Android Marshmallow brings several under the hood improvements, including "Doze mode" for longer battery life while the droid is idling, Google Now on Tap, which brings Google Now up in any app with a long press of the home button, and better user control over individual permissions for apps.

Verizon said the update will also bring the latest security patches in addition to the upgraded Android firmware.

LG G5, Galaxy Note 5, & Galaxy S6 Edge Plus Updates

The LG G5, Samsung Galaxy Note 5, and Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus all have Android Marshmallow already, but Verizon is rolling out various small updates to these devices this week as well.

Much of the update is about bringing these devices to the current security patch level, but there are some interesting features coming to each phone, according to Android Central.

Verizon said the LG G5 was getting a more user-friendly Visual Voicemail app, along with a more secure Airplane Mode. The Note 5, meanwhile, is getting a bug fix to eliminate the "No SIM card detected" error that sometimes crops up for no reason.

Both the Galaxy S6 Edge Plus and Galaxy Note 5 are getting tweaks to the video call feature, allowing users to answer them the same way they pick up voice calls, and the audio of that call will be more intelligently routed to either an active earpiece or the device's speaker.