Samsung is starting to update the Samsung Galaxy S6 and Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge to Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow. At the moment this new version is only reaching the devices that are sold in the company's native country, South Korea, although it is a matter of time before it begins to be deployed in the rest of the territories where they are also sold. This news is not too surprising, as Samsung recently released a new beta review of Marshmallow for the Galaxy S6.
As we say, for now the South Koreans will be the only lucky ones to have Android 6.0.1 on their devices , specifically those who acquired their phones with the country's operator SK Telecom. The update is expected to reach the rest of the world shortly. We think that in Europe the deployment would begin to take place in the United Kingdom, since in this country a beta tester plan was launched a few weeks ago. Even so, it is a matter of time before the users of both phones receive a pop-up message on the screen of their devices informing them of the new update.
With this update, the company is meeting the deadline set for the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, but not for the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus, which were precisely the highest priority devices to be updated to Android 6.0.1. The truth is that there are quite a few changes that come with this new version. One of the main novelties is related to the graphic layer, which has undergone a major renovation. New colors are now visible in the notification area. Likewise, in the icons on the home screen, which present a completely different redesign than that seen in previous versions of TouchWiz.. Its shape sufficiently close to the aesthetics that follows the interface EMUI of Huawei.
For its part, the themes, colors, wallpapers and widgets section also greatly benefited from the update, as well as the settings section, which is now more graphical and intuitive, with a system that gives the possibility of checking the changes of each theme without us having to apply them immediately. Also, another of the great novelties that we can highlight in the Android 6.0.1 update for the Samsung Galaxy S6 is the appearance of the camera shooting function in RAW format. From now on it would only be necessary to activate the PRO mode option from the Camera application settings.
For the rest, the popular Doze function , which came with Android 6.0, would also have an important gap in the Galaxy S6 with Android 6.0.1. The first reports report a duration of more than 40% if we compare it with previous versions of the platform. It is clear that this new update is going to bring a major change in direction to Samsung devices, with battery and display being two of the most important.
