Get ready to toast some Marshmallows. (credit: Ron Amadeo)
Android 6.0 Marshmallow will come with the new Nexus 5X and 6P when they arrive next month, but part of the reason people like Nexus devices is that older models get quick updates too. Google announced today that Marshmallow updates for the Nexus 6, Nexus 5, 2013 Nexus 7, Nexus 9, and Nexus Player will begin rolling out next week.
Unfortunately, Marshmallow drops support for the aging Nexus devices from 2012: the original Nexus 7, the Nexus 4, and the Nexus 10. Those gadgets should continue to receive security patches under Google's monthly patch program, and they'll keep getting app updates through Google Play for the foreseeable future (hey, Android 5.1 is still newer software than most Android devices are running right now). But if you use Nexuses so you can run the latest version of Android, it's the end of the road for these models.
Some of that hardware, particularly the 2012 Nexus 7, was already having trouble with the newest software, so this move may be for the best. All three have had around three years of full software support, which is a fair amount of time even for Nexuses—the Galaxy Nexus, Nexus S, and Nexus One all received updates for a little under two years.
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