Android 6.0 Marshmallow: update overview for smartphones and tablets

AndroidPIT Android 6 0 Marshmallow teaser — Read on to see which devices we know are getting Android Marshmallow. / © ANDROIDPIT

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Android 6.0 Marshmallow update: Asus

On November 16, Asus posted a list of devices that are set to receive the new Android update on the Asus ZenTalkmessage board. Pay attention to the model numbers – given Asus talent for releasing huge numbers of similar devices, they are very important.

ASUS MARSHMALLOW UPDATES	ANDROID 6.0 MARSHMALLOW
PADFONES PF500KL	Confirmed
ZENFONE 2 ZE550ML/ZE551ML	Confirmed
ZENFONE 2 DELUXE / SPECIAL EDITION ZE551ML	Confirmed
ZENFONE 2 LASER ZE500KG/ZE500KL/ZE550KL/ZE600KL/ZE601KL	Confirmed
ZENFONE SELFIE ZD551KL	Confirmed

Theres no indication yet of how long it will be before the update arrives, or whether any other devices will get it, so dont hold your breath on either of those fronts.

Android update: Google/Nexus

Googles Android 6.0 Marshmallow OTA (over-the-air) update to the Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 7 (2013), Nexus 9 and Nexus Player has begun. The rollout will occur in stages, with some carriers set to receive the update sooner than others. The Nexus 4, Nexus 7 (2012) and Nexus 10 are not scheduled to receive the update.

Googles Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P devices launched with Android 6.0 pre-installed in October.

Factory images for Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow are now available directly from Google.

It includes a quick camera launch on the Nexus 5, 6, 7 and 9, the same as was already present in Android 6.0 Marshmallow on the Nexus 6P and 5X. Double-pressing the power button should now, in theory, launch the camera. Whether this happens, or whether your device will simply go to sleep, is a gamble.

The update also adds more than 200 new emoji characters and some other, very minor additions and fixes.

GOOGLE NEXUS MARSHMALLOW UPDATES	ANDROID 6.0 MARSHMALLOW	ANDROID 6.0.1 MARSHMALLOW
NEXUS 4	No	No
NEXUS 5	Available	Available
NEXUS 6	Available	Available
NEXUS 7 (2012)	No	No
NEXUS 7 (2013) WLAN	Available	Available
NEXUS 7 (2013) LTE	Available	Available
NEXUS 9	Available	Available
NEXUS 10	No	No
NEXUS PLAYER	Available	Available

google io 2015 android m — Youre now looking at Android Marshmallow. / © Google

Android update: HTC

Thanks to the official HTC Twitter account, we have a confirmed list of HTC devices due to receive Android Marshmallow. Though the Android 6.0 update is scheduled to roll out at the end of 2015 for the HTC One M9 and HTC One M8, the fine print notes that not all carriers will be able to deliver it.

Honor has begun taking sign-ups for Marshmallow beta testers in the UK for its Honor 6, 6 Plus and 4X devices.

To participate in the test, just head over to the Honor signup page and enter your devices IMEI 1 number and select the build number of your devices firmware.

In January, HTC One M9 owners in Canada began seeing Marshmallow roll out. The carriers releasing the update were Rogers, SaskTel, Videotron and Wind.

Elsewhere, HTC One M8 owners on Sprint in the US also began receiving the update, while T-Mobile has scheduled the release for January 25.

HTC Vice President of Product Management Mo Versi confirmed via Twitter that the HTC One M8 GPE will receive Android Marshmallow sometime in October. GPE (Google Play Edition) phones were originally designed to offer a pure Android experience on non-Nexus devices, and were second in line only to Nexus phones when it came to Android updates, but theyve been dying out lately. HTC has breathed a little life back into its GPE device with this update news.

HTC also confirmed that the HTC One M7 would not receive Marshmallow because it is now more than two years old and outside of the update window.

This list below is not final and we will keep you informed of all other HTC devices that are added to it.

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