Google Android Marshmallow is now rolling out to Nexus devices

Oct05

by Sindy Cator on October 5, 2015 at 4:32 pm

Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider

Google has announced that Android 6 (Marshmallow), the newest version of its mobile OS, is now rolling out for the Nexus 5, 6, 7 and 9, as well as the Nexus Player. Among the headline features of the new OS is support for fingerprint readers, allowing you to authorize purchases and log into your phone and Google Now on Tap, which surfaces relevant information without dragging you away from whichever app you were previously using. Perhaps more promisingly for users, however, Google says that Android M is less power-hungry than previous versions. It also has a new Doze mode that switches into a…