Android Marshmallow is available now -- if you have a Nexus device

Android Marshmallow is available now — if you have a Nexus device

Mashable What's This? Dave Burke, Vice President of engineering at Google, speaks about the new Google Android 6.0 Marshmallow software during a Google event on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015, in San Francisco. Image: Tony Avelar/Associated Press The wait for the newest version of Android is finally over. If you have a Nexus device, that is. Android 6.0 Marshmallow is beginning to roll out to Nexus handsets and tablets, Google announced Monday. The latest version of Android includes battery life improvements, better controls over app permissions and a revamped version of Google Now. The Nexus devices that support the update are the Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 7 (2013), Nexus 9 and Nexus Player. Google's new Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P will ship with Marshmallow pre-installed when they hit shelves later this month. As with other major Android releases, the exact timing of when the Android 6.0 update becomes available as an over-the-air update will vary slightly depending on your carrier.

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