Moto X (2014) is now near to the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update as Motorola confirmed the official release of the software to the device beginning in Brazil and India. According to reports, Marshmallow must come in the US before the year ends.
Android 6.0 Marshmallow update is set to release to Moto X (2014) units across the globe with Brazil and India first in the next few weeks, David Schuster, Motorola president, said. In the words of Schuster on his Google+ account, he expressed his gladness on the news. "I am happy to announce that we are starting initial deployment of the Android 6.0 Marshmallow upgrade for the following devices and channels: 2015 Moto X Style (3rd Gen) in both Brazil and India retail and 2014 Moto X (2nd Gen) in Brazil retail."
According to his post which he shared publicly, full deployment will continue in phases over the new few weeks through a notification. Schuster underscored that the approval process for the device has already begun.
As furthered by the posting, the Android 6.0 Marshmallow software will give Moto X (2014) a host of new changes and features, to wit:
- A new memory manager that lets you check memory usage of all your installed apps;
- Volume controls have been greatly improved;
- Do not disturb button has been added to the quick settings panel for easy access;
- System UI Tuner will appear in the settings menu at the very bottom once enabled. It provides a few simple UI tweaks;
- Google Now on Tap allows contextual information to be delivered based on content on your screen with a long press of the home key;
- Doze is a battery management feature that detects when your device is not in use and it will automatically go into a deep sleep state which saves your battery;
- App Standby reduces battery drain by putting seldom-used apps into a reduced activity state;
- Expandable Storage support allows for microSD cards to be used either in a portable storage or an internal storage mode. Portable storage allows your pictures, videos, audio and other media files to be stored. Internal storage allows both media storage along with apps and games but cannot be used by other devices;
- RAM manager in settings which allows a consumer to view memory used by the system or an individual app over different time frames;
- Automatic App backup not only backs up your apps but their associated data so when restored they will be the same as they were before; and
- Text selection has been improved.
Google will also bring additional features along with the update.
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