Android M, or Android 6.0 Marshmallow, is in its rollout phase, now that the Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X are hitting the public and Android M has begun rolling out to other first-in-line Nexus devices.
Now, thanks to an unofficial AOSP (Android Open Source Project) ROM based on the CyanogenMod kernel, OnePlus One owners can get Android 6.0 Marshmallow, or Android M, ahead of the official OTA firmware rollout.
The natural question for those with Android devices outside of Google's Nexus line is, which handsets will get the Android M 6.0 (Marshmallow) update, and when? For Huawei owners, the answer to the first question has been revealed, though the second question remains up for debate.
Now that Android 6.0 Marshmallow, or Android M, has started rolling out to Nexus devices, the race is on for other Android manufacturers to upgrade their flagship smartphones. But that race already has a first-place winner, and it's the LG G4.
As Android 6.0 Marshmallow is currently rolling out OTA to Google's Nexus line of devices, Sony has made the full Android M update available for download right now for the through its open source binaries based on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP).
As the Android 6.0 Marshmallow, or Android M, update is already beginning to roll out to Google's own Nexus devices, the next question for Android land is which OEM devices from HTC, Samsung, LG, and others can expect the update and when.
People naturally gravitate towards flagship phones for obvious reasons: they pack the best technology that's currently available, often come with unique features, and, of course, they're what everyone is talking about.
Google announced the rollout of its latest mobile OS update, Android 6.0 Marshmallow or Android M, to the Nexus family of devices during its big Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X unveiling event. HTC released its list of devices getting the update soon after.
Just as promised, Google began the update rollout for its later-year Nexus devices, including the Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 7 (2013), Nexus 9, and Nexus Player.
Now that the Google Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X have been unveiled, the big question for Android fans is about whether and when their devices will get the Android M update, also known as Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
As the release date of Android 6.0 M, (now known to be Android 6.0 Marshmallow) approaches, users of Google's mobile operating systems may be wondering what's coming in the update that's different from the last operating system it released, Android 5.0 Lollipop.
It may seem too soon after Google launched their Android Lollipop 5.1.1 update, but, now, they are bound to release the latest on their system, the Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
Android 6.0 Marshmallow, first known to developers simply as Android M, is expected to be released along with the 2015 next-generation LG Nexus 5 and Huawei Nexus 6 devices this fall. But which Android flagships are getting the latest sweetly-named version of Android after that?
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Android M gets a name Android M is no longer being code-named but has an official name. The next mobile operating system from Google will be called Android Marshmallow, CNet reports.
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