Samsung's Android 6.0 Marshmallow Update Roadmap Leaked With OTA Firmware Update

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Samsung may not have started pushing Android 6.0 Marshmallow update to its Galaxy devices, however, a leaked list claims it should start next month. It's worth noting that this is not the first time a list has surfaced online with the claim of detailing Samsung's Android 6.0 Marshmallow update roadmap. Back in October a similar list was leaked online. Android 6.0 Marshmallow was released in August and number of smartphone companies announced their Android marshmallow update schedule for selected devices. This includes Motorola, Sony Xperia devices, Huawei, HTC and others except Samsung. Samsung hasn’t yet officially announced its Android 6.0 Marshmallow update schedule, but we have some exclusive information about the Samsung Galaxy Android Marshmallow update schedule. So, read on to check if your Samsung Galaxy device is eligible for Android Marshmallow and when. The Samsung Galaxy devices that will receive the Android Marshmallow update includes a number of Samsung devices and the time frame of the update. The Android Marshmallow update for Samsung Galaxy devices will be rolled out in two phases. In the first phase of update following devices will receive the update: Galaxy Note 5 (SM-N920G) and Galaxy S6 Edge+ (SM-928G) are approved to receive Android Marshmallow in December 2015 Galaxy S6 (SM-G920I) and Galaxy S6 Edge (SM-G925I) are approved to receive Android Marshmallow in January 2016 Galaxy Note 4 (SM-910G) and Galaxy Note Edge (SM-915G) are approved to receive Android Marshmallow in February 2016 First phase also includes devices like Galaxy S5 (SM-G900G) and Galaxy Alpha (SM-G850Y) that are waiting approval for the Android marshmallow update and their is no estimated time mentioned in the leak for these two devices in first phase. Some of the new features of Android 6.0 Marshmallow (previously just Android M) include revamped app permissions; Google Now on Tap feature; new Chrome feature that will change the Web experience for Android users; new ways to handle Web links; Android Pay mobile payment system is now official with Android M; new fingerprint APIs for developers to add into their apps, New Silent feature for sound and vibrate mode as well as a 'Do Not Disturb' mode to block all sounds or only alarms and notifications, and battery saver features called Doze that will make Android devices smart about managing power. Some of the other additions include new RAM manager, adoptable storage devices, new app drawer, auto backup and restore for apps, and support for USB Type-C ports. We can expect Samsung to integrate Marshmallow features to its customised UI for the Galaxy devices. Samsung late last month started rolling out an OTA firmware update for its Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge+ smartphones primarily bringing improvements for call stability and battery life. OTA firmware update Samsung last week started rolling out an OTA firmware update for its Galaxy Note 5 smartphone, primarily bringing improvements for call stability and battery life. As per user reports, the South Korean company has started rolling out a similar update for the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+. Sammobile reports that the Galaxy S6 Edge+ users in India have started receiving OTA update notifications with build number G928GDDU2AOJ5. It is about 140MB in size. There is no word whether the OTA firmware update is rolling out in other markets as well. The OTA update for the Galaxy S6 Edge+ claims to add improved stability of call, battery usage optimisation, apart from security enhancements. The update notification screenshot shared shows that once updated, the Galaxy S6 Edge+ won't allow users to downgrade due to changes in the security policy. Considering that both the Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge+ smartphones sport similar innards; there is no surprise that both the handsets are receiving similar OTA updates. So far, Samsung has not revealed any plans to update the Galaxy S6 Edge+ alongside other top of the line handsets such as the Galaxy Note 5 to Android 6.0 Marshmallow. However, a previous leak suggested that the smartphones are part of the company's first wave of Marshmallow rollouts. Samsung India launched the Galaxy S6 Edge+ back in August priced at Rs. 57,900 for the 32GB variant. The Android 5.1 Lollipop-based Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ features a 5.7-inch QHD (1440x2560 pixels) Super-Amoled display with a pixel density of 515ppi, and is powered by a 64-bit octa-core Exynos 7420 SoC with four Cortex-A57 cores clocked at 2.1GHz, and four Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 1.5GHz, apart from 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM. The highlight of the handset is its dual-edge screen. So far, Samsung has not revealed any plans to update the Galaxy S6 Edge+ alongside other top of the line handsets such as the Galaxy Note 5 to Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The new leaked list however suggests that the smartphones are part of the company's first wave of Marshmallow rollouts. In the 2nd phase of Android Marshmallow update, following device will receive the update: Galaxy A8 (SM-A8000) Galaxy A7 (SM-A700F) Galaxy A5 (SM-A500F) Galaxy A3 (SM-A300F) Galaxy E7 (SM-E700H) Galaxy E5 (SM-E500H) The leaked roadmap image also confirms that the left Samsung devices, not mentioned in the update roadmap list, will receive the Marshmallow update in the 3rd phase that will start after the initial testing.