ASUS rolls out Marshmallow starting with ZenFone 2 Laser

ASUS has started seeding Android 6.0 Marshmallow to its ZenFone 2 series of smartphones starting with ZenFone 2 Laser (ZE500KL).

For the ZenFone 2 Laser (ZE500KL), the update will carry the firmware version number V13.10.6.16. Aside from the improvements brought by Marshmallow, it will also remove some apps like ASUS Email, ASUS Calendar, and ASUS Messaging, and will be replaced by Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Messenger.

To check for the update, you go to Settings –> About — > System Update.

source: ASUS ZenTalk

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List of HTC Smartphones That Will Get Android Marshmallow

Hot on the heels of the Google’s announcement about its plan of rolling out Android Marshmallow to all supported Nexus devices starting next week, HTC posted a status on its Twitter account which provided an initial list of HTC devices that will be updated to the latest version of Android.

Here’s the list of smartphones that are included on HTC’s list of devices that will receive Android Marshmallow:

HTC One M9
HTC One M9+
HTC One E9
HTC One E9+
HTC One M8
HTC One M8 EYE
HTC One E8
HTC One ME
HTC J Butterfly / Butterfly 3
HTC Desire 816
HTC Desire 820
HTC Desire 826

According to the Taiwanese company, HTC One M8 and HTC One M9 users can expect the Android Marshmallow update to arrive to their handsets before the end of 2015. As for the other devices on the list, HTC hasn’t release an exact date or even an estimated date when the new version of Android will arrive.

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Google To Roll Out Android Marshmallow To Nexus Devices Next Week

As is customary after announcing the hardware, Google officially outs the latest version of its mobile operating system Android 6.0 or more commonly known as Android Marshmallow.

While discussing some of the features of their new smartphones, Google touched upon some of the key features of the new mobile OS. This include a feature called Doze which extends the battery life of a device by minimizing the background processes when it detects that the phone is not being used for a period of time.

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Unsurprisingly, the newly-launched Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P and Pixel C will come pre-installed with Android Marshmallow out of the box.

As for the older Nexus smartphones and tablets, not to mention the Nexus Player, Google stated that it plans to roll out the new version of Android starting next week.

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Android M 6.0 is officially called Marshmallow

Google has just announced that Android M will be officially called Android 6.0 Marshmallow.

The Developer Preview 3 has been released and the official Android 6.0 SDK is actually now available for download. The preview images for the Nexus 5, Nexus 6 and Nexus 8 are near final but they are not yet intended for consumer use.

Android 6.0 Marshmallow is set to be released to the public around September. Those who would like to try out the Developer Previem will have to download the factory images and manually flash their Nexus devices.

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