Android 6.0 Marshmallow update has been confirmed coming to LG G3 handsets in the United States by March 2015 following a revelation from a Canadian carrier for the device. According to news reports, major mobile carriers are now heading to the final stretch of Marshmallow tests for G3 units.
LG G3 units of mobile carriers AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, US Cellular and Verizon Wireless are coming closer to the official over-the-air (OTA) Android 6.0 Marshmallow update, after Canadian carrier, Telus, revealed it is releasing the new build to its units of G3 on March 14. The update has already begun rolling out to G3 phones in Poland since December 2015 and has been under way in other parts of the map.
Recent revelation also underscored that a source code of Marshmallow has already been made available to the carriers so that they can begin integrating their software to the build. Testing will commence once the source code gets integrated to the new build.
In another face of the news, the South Korean company is also busy prepping Marshmallow for G Flex 2 and V10. Last December, G3 was already reported to be updated with Marshmallow before 2015 will end but it did not push through. Instead, G4 and G Stylo on Sprint were the ones updated.
Android 6.0 Marshmallow will come out with features like Doze, improved Google Now with Now on Tap, more convenient Android Pay, better app permissions, simpler volume controls, app links, direct share, new app drawer, fingerprint support, USB Type-C support and so many others.
Doze manages the phone's activity and puts it into a deep sleep when unused to prolong battery life. Google Now on Tap gives more precise and more useful suggestions based on the users' possible scope of interest. Android Pay expands to more payment methods to make purchases without the need to launch another app, unlock phone, etc.
