Four months later, first Samsung Marshmallow update comes to Galaxy S6

Samsung's Galaxy S6. (credit: Ron Amadeo)

Samsung has announced that it will ship its first Android 6.0 Marshmallow update today. The newest version of Android will be coming to the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge, with the announcement saying that "other Galaxy devices will soon follow."

Samsung doesn't explicitly say so, but we would guess today's rollout is only for unlocked, "International" devices. The announcement cryptically states that Samsung will "make separate announcements on details of OS updates schedule for each market according to market situation and carriers’ requirements."

Last year, Samsung started rolling out Lollipop to the flagship Galaxy S5 just 31 days after launch. For Marshmallow, that delay increased to a whopping 133 days. Of course, this number only pertains to unlocked devices. If you bought a device through a carrier, it's up to it to stick its fingers in the update pie.

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