Author: Clinton

Android Marshmallow has taken another big step forward in the number of devices the platform is install on according to the latest report from Google.  For the week ending April 4, 2016, Marshmallow represented 4.6% of all devices that came to the Google Play Store.  That is a 100% growth over the March figure of 2.3% and is reflective of the significant number of devices that have seen the update come to them or new devices hitting the market.

The April security update for Android was announced last week along with the factory images of the new build being available.  For most Nexus device users, the OTA updates will start rolling out this week if you are not carrier locked.  If you are, it could be a few more weeks after that.  Along with the images, Google has released the Security Bulletin for the update too and it has a wealth of information on what was fixed in the update.

It has been a long wait and one that more than a few (Clinton raises his hand) thought would happen.  Android Marshmallow has finally comes to the OnePlus One thanks to the release of Cyanogen 13 for the device.  While Cyanogen has been working on Marshmallow for a variety of devices, it wasn’t clear if the OnePlus One, OnePlus’ original phone from 2014, would see it as the companies have parted ways from a business perspective.  For now, at least, those concerns are settled.

Good news for a Monday morning for those who have the LG V10 on the T-Mobile network.  According to T-Mobile’s product manager, Des Smith, the V10 will be seeing the Android Marshmallow update drop sometime this week.  The news came from Des via Twitter and

Guess who should start seeing #Android #Marshmallow next week! #LGV10 👍😄🤘#tmobile pic.twitter.com/jRR7cuUjzU

— Des (@askdes) April 8, 2016

While a exact day that the update will come to the V10 isn’t clear, the good news is that it is coming finally.

Verizon has started rolling out the Android Marshmallow update to customers who have the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge on their network.  The updates will come to users as an OTA update and it could be several days before everyone sees it.  The updated version you are looking for on your device is build MMB29K.G920VVRU4CPC2 and that is the same build for either device.  This update is a big one, approaching 1GB in size, so you will have to make sure you are connected to Wi-Fi before the update will download.

If you remember Monday of this week, there was a minor update to the Chrome browser for Windows, Mac and Linux that rolled out.  It was the second month in a row that a mid-stream update had happened on the browser and it was specifically aimed at addressing some security flaws.  Now, as expected, the updated version of Chrome OS has started to roll out to devices with that same update.  The version you are looking for is build 49.0.2623.111 (Platform version: 7834.66.0/7834.67.0) and it is for all Chrome devices.