Samsung
recently officially announced that it is rolling out Android 6.0 Marshmallow
update to the Galaxy
S6 and the Galaxy S6 Edge globally. The company said the update
other Galaxy devices will follow.
The
company, in a blog post added that it will be making separate
announcements on the details of OS schedule for each market for the other
eligible models. The update roll out will however, vary based on market
situation and carrier requirements.
Samsung
added that the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update brings enhanced edge screen and
new edge features for the Galaxy S6 Edge smartphone. After the update, users
can widen the edge panel from 260 pixels to 550 pixels, enabling more content
to be displayed. Users will be able to customise up to nine panels including
the People edge and Apps edge panels.
In
the People edge panel, contact names will be shown below the user photographs
unlike before where it only showed a small photo icon. A shortcut to the
settings menu has also been included. As for the Apps edge panel, the update
will let users add ten apps instead of five. Users can even add entire folders
for maximum smartphone organisation, instead of apps.
The
update introduced a Tasks edge panel that provides shortcuts to often used app
features and tasks, like creating an event in S Planner, setting an alarm or
composing a text message. A Quick tools panel has also been introduced that
includes a ruler, compass, and customisable flashlight. Customising the Edge
handle is also possible after the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update.
"Additionally,
Yahoo! Finance, Yahoo! Sports and Yahoo! News come pre-equipped with the OS
upgrade, delivering the latest stock reports, the scores of the big games and
the biggest headlines right to the edge screen," said Samsung in the post.
For
those unaware, 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.
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