Samsung Galaxy S6 LTE-A Up for Android 6.0 Marshmallow Test

By Staff Writer

Nov 01 2015, 00:17 AM EDT

Samsung Galaxy S6 LTE-A is now bound for the testing phase of Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The flagship smartphone is categorically under the development stage wherein the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) has confirmed to support the upgrade.

Samsung is now on the verge for the Android 6.0 Marshmallow software upgrade for Galaxy S6 LTE-A. The device is ready to go through testing which is duly expected to begin next month.

Testing stage to undergo Galaxy S6 LTE-A in a certification procedure. Accordingly, this method will be the springboard to ensure finest quality of Marshmallow.

If deemed effective, release will officially begin. However, exact release date can only be determined as per discretion of the carrier and the device's location.

Galaxy S6 LTE-A units have build number SM-G920W8. One-half of the devices had just been updated with Android 5.1.1 lollipop software version while the other half still run on Android 5.0.2.

Android 6.0 Marshmallow software will bring in innumerable enhancements in user interface, guest mode, security and so many more.

Being the biggest Android update in history, Marshmallow will emphasize on six major features for a complete and enhanced user experience. These include Google Now, app links, web experience, app permissions, fingerprint support, mobile payments and power ability.

Meanwhile, Doze is the latest addition. It a new power saver feature whose role is to monitor app activities. It shuts down background processes of the device and disables network connection. If notifications flagged as priority message, Marshmallow will still show it up unless it is on airplane mode.

Big contributor is the App Standby which directly brings apps idle when not in use. It also disable apps that have not been used recently. The basis for this is if there is no process and notifications generated.

However, the downside is that Marshmallow has the tendency to deactivate an app unexpectedly. The best way to keep it is to launch the app once in a while or manually restore it in settings.

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