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Android 6.0 Marshmallow OTA Update Schedule for Samsung Galaxy Handsets

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(Photo : Getty Images) Samsung's rollout calendar for the Android Marshmallow 6.0 has been leaked online.

Samsung will soon release the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for its Galaxy handsets, according to a recently leaked roadmap. The said upgrade will come with the most recent TouchWiz UI. The roadmap leak revealed that Samsung will roll out the update for the Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge+ first and will continue the release on the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge until March.

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Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Note Edge and Galaxy S5 will reportedly receive the Android 6.0 update between March and April. Meanwhile, the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update is already officially available for the unlocked versions of the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge handsets in South Korea and the U.S. The Galaxy S5 is expected to get the Android update in May, along with the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8-inch and 9.7-inch variants.

The Samsung Galaxy Alpha, on the other hand, will receive the update in June. The South Korean tech giant is poised to release the update on the Galaxy A7, Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A3 2016 editions, while the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge handsets will likely come with the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update out of the box.

The Marshmallow update reportedly improves the TouchWiz notification bar and the camera app Pro mode. The Android 6.0 Marshmallow update will bring new features such as the Doze Mode, which extends battery performance on standby mode, and the Google Now on Tap, which provides improved and more accurate info to the user. It will also come with more than 200 new emojis, Apps edge, a wider edge panel and the People edge panels. Other new features include a Quick tools panel, Tasks edge panel, a new app permissions and Silent mode, Android Pay and enhancements on Chrome.

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