Google nexus, Android One devices are getting the Android 6.0 marshmallow update making its users happy and forcing other smartphones manufacturers to rollout the new Android Marshmallow to their devices as early as possible. And now, Sony has also joined the manufacturers list that have annouced to provide Android marshmallow update to their devices.
In an official blog post yesterday, Sony has provided the list of Xperia devices that will get the new Android marshmallow update. The list includes the following Sony Xperia devices:
- Sony Xperia Z5
- Sony Xperia Z5 Compact
- Sony Xperia Z5 Premium
- Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet
- Sony Xperia Z3+
- Sony Xperia Z3
- Sony Xperia Z3 Compact
- Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact
- Sony Xperia Z2
- Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet
- Sony Xperia M5
- Sony Xperia C5 Ultra
- Sony Xperia M4 Aqua
- Sony Xperia C4
“We’ve been working hard to bring this major update to as many of our devices as possible, as quickly as we can. We’re really excited about the new Sony features & functionality and the improvements we’ve made to the user experience – and we’ll be sharing more soon.” Sony wrote in the post.
Sony hasn’t posted any time frame for the updates to start roll out on the above list of Xperia devices but we can expect the rollout to begin soon.
The new Android 6.0 marshmallow comes with exciting features and new look, as we saw on Nexus devices. The new Marshmallow update comes with Now on Tap feature, Battery improvements using Doze and App Standby features, privacy enhancements and many other new features and enhancements.
The new Android update brings new security features including support for fingerprint sensor for fingerprint sensor enabled devices. Fingerprint scanning can add extra security while authorizing transactions in the Google Play Store, signing into 3rd party apps, and checkout with Android Pay and other payment gateways.