Android Marshmallow (codenamed Android M during development) is the sixth major version of the Android operating system and the 13th version of Android. First released as a beta build on May 28, 2015, it was officially released on September 29, 2015, with the Nexus devices being the first to receive the update. The first phone with Android Marshmallow was Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P.
Marshmallow primarily focuses on improving the overall user experience of its predecessor, Lollipop. It introduced a new permissions architecture, new APIs for contextual assistants (first used by a new feature "Now on Tap" to provide context-sensitive search results), a new power management system that reduces background activity when a device is not being physically handled, native support for fingerprint recognition and USB-C connectors, the ability to migrate data and applications to a microSD card, and other internal changes.
As of May 2022, 2.54% of Android smartphones ran Android 6.0 Marshmallow, and 3.71% of Android tablets. Android 6.0 is no longer supported with security updates since October 1, 2017.
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