marshmallow

Google has already given us the developer preview of Android N, yet only a small percentage of devices have actually made it to Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The Nexus lineup and a few select devices from OEMs like Samsung, LG, HTC, and Motorola have received the update. You can now ad OnePlus's One...

Mark Skippen has just made a pretty big update to the Pro version of his Unified Android Toolkit. The toolkit is one of the easiest ways to root, unroot, factory reset, bootloader unlock, flash stock images and more on your Nexus and other various Android devices. The latest update adds...

The Gear S2 is Samsung's flagship smartwatch. If you purchased a Galaxy S7 or S7 Edge from Verizon you are actually eligible for a free Gear S2 unless you would rather have the Gear VR. This is an incredible value. The S7 and S7 Edge come from the factory with Android Marshallow preinstalled...

After installing the latest Marshmallow update, my home button no longer takes me home. It doesn't do anything except in one instance. Long-pressing it does in fact bring up Google On Tap, but a simple click does absolutely nothing. The only way for me to get back to the home screen is to hit...

CyanogenMod is finally starting to focus on CM13 and has recently been cranking out nightlies for lots of devices. This is huge news for owners of older devices as many of the devices now supported have long ago been end of lifed by their OEM. While OEMs won't be updating your older device...

No Marshmallow update for my Galaxy S6 Edge yet, but plenty of other devices are starting to receive their Marshmallow updates. The update did wonders for my Galaxy Note 5. Things got faster, my battery life improved, and the overall experience improved after the update. The Lenovo K3 Note was...

I probably sound like a broken record here, but the reason I have always loved roms is because they allow you to run the latest and greatest versions of Android no matter how old your device is. As long as there is a developer willing to develop for the device you can have have the newest...

Themes have been a big part of customization for the mod community. Themes became so popular that OEMs like Samsung started including a Theme Chooser. There are hundreds of themes in the Samsung theme store. Marshmallow is slowly trickling out for Samsung devices. For now a few variants of the...

Today Verizon Note 5 users finally received the coveted Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update! It looks like Verizon will be approving the Marshmallow update on a few more devices. Specifically the HTC One M8 on Verizon will receive the update on Monday March 7! This will bring the software version...

Hi; I have a droid turbo1, bought from the USA with Verizon. Actually the phone is unlocked with another carrier; do you think I'll get the upgrade to Marshmallow? Please tell me. Thank you

We all got a bit prematurely excited this month when Verizon announced that they would begin the rollout of Marshmallow on the Droid Turbo 2. Right after the announcement they retracted to the bewilderment of anxious DT2 users. Apparently the update was not quite ready. Today Verizon reposted...

Samsung is at it again adding their own flare to Android even though it is not necessarily needed in this case. They have skinned the Marshallow Emoji in touchwiz. The emoji definitely look much more refined and polished, but Samsung did make some weird choices. For instance an "eye roll" is...

Several Droid Turbo 2 users are reporting that they are receiving a two part update that ends with their devices being updated to Marshallow. The update brings the device up to software version 24.14.10. If this update is the official update it appears to be rolling out pretty slowly. This...

Last week Samsung started rolling out the Marshmallow 6.0.1 update for the Galaxy Note 5 world wide. The update started with Cambodian devices. My Verizon Note 5 has yet to take the update. I am guessing Verizon has to add their bloatware and all their junk so it could be up to a month before we...

Today Samsung started the Marshmallow OTA rollout forr Note 5 devices. The first device to receive the update was the Cambodian version. The update should slowly trickle out to devices worldwide. Of course Verizon has still not rolled out the update so I have not had a chance to check it out...

Samsung has been infamous for slow updates. This is what happens when you have to cover AOSP Android in a heavy custom skin. We are six months past the release of Marshmallow. Google has given developers plenty of time to get things updated. We had several months to preview Marshmallow still no...

Little by little various OEMs are beginning to test out Marshmallow on their devices. So far only a handful of devices, namely nexus devices, actually have official Marshmallow builds. Sony has just started the rollout of a Marshmallow beta test program. The beta will be available for Xperia Z2...

The Marshmallow soak test for the Moto G 2nd Gen was just announced yesterday. It was also announced that the Moto G 4G would be a bit behind on the soak test front. The good news is that Motorola has now officially released source code for the Moto G 4G kernel. This means that developers will...

Android Open Kang Project quickly became the most popular Rom in the Android dev community a few years back. They sat on top of the Rom world having gained a following with broader reach than even CyanogenMod. This went on for quite a few months. AOKP gained all this popularity by adding some...

All the old school phone hackers remember when the only custom recovery option available was Clock Work Mod Recovery. Upon arrival it mostly used the volume keys and power button, or the physical navigation buttons to select options in the recovery. Something really bad started to happen. Some...