Category: Android Marshmallow

Although it is only hitting Asia and Europe at the moment, the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is starting to see the Android Marshmallow 6.0.1 update roll out globally.  The update will bring the latest security updates to the phablet along with several other UI tweaks that are exclusive to Samsung.  While the South Korean company has made no official announcements – and they rarely do – it is expect that this update will roll out globally over the course of the next few days.

Owners of the HTC One M9 on Verizon are now starting to see the Android Marshmallow update roll to their devices.  The updated software is version 3.37.605.7 in Verizon numbering convention and brings the M9 up to Android Marshmallow 6.0.  If you remember, HTC rolled out the Marshmallow 6.0 update to the unlocked variant of the M9 back in December.  Those devices have subsequently been further updated to Marshmallow 6.0.1 so yes, this update from Verizon is behind in security updates and features.  Still, it’s here at that is very much a positive sign.

Since the update to Android Marshmallow on Nexus devices, a number of Gmail users have had issues with notifications.  Some users don’t get notifications while others get them sporadically.  I posted a way to get around this a few weeks ago but even that isn’t 100%.  Google has been working on the issue for some time and it looks like relief is in sight.  In the Nexus Product Forums, Googler Orrin (the community manager) has posted that a fix for the issue is rolling out and should be getting to all users soon.

Following the release of the Android Marshmallow update to the LG G4 on Sprint and T-Mobile, AT&T has followed suite and begun rolling out the latest major build of Android to the device.  The build is MRA58K and weighs in just shy of 1GB on the download size.  If you know your Android Marshmallow builds, you will know that the MRA58K was the original posted build of Android from Google back last fall.  It is unfortunate that it isn’t the latest 6.0.1 build but at least the upgrade is released which the good news.

As expect and right on time, Google has posted the February security update for Android Marshmallow today.  The update takes the 6.0.1 build to version MMB29Q and it is now available for flashing on the Factory Images page of the developer site.

There are a lot of security fixes in this update, the biggest of which is a fix for remote code execution which was discovered in January.

The most severe of these issues is a Critical security vulnerability that could enable remote code execution on an affected device through multiple methods such as email, web browsing, and MMS when processing media files. The Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Broadcom’s Wi-Fi driver is also Critical severity as it could allow remote code execution on an affected device while connected to the same network as the attacker.

Google points out in the security bulletin that they are not aware of any customers being impacted by this issue but is encouraging users to update as soon as the build is available to them.

NVIDIA has released the promised and much anticipated Android Marshmallow update to the Shield Tablet.  The update was released this morning and referred to as Software Update 4.0 on the NVIDIA support site.

Along with all of the goodies that come with Android Marshmallow, the company has also added or improved several aspects of the tablet.  The first thing users will notice is the updated User Interface.  It has a far more Material Design look to it than in previous releases.