Samsung users have yet to receive the new OS update, the Android 6.0 Marshmallow, and while there is no release date yet confirmed, a new report says that the update is currently being beta tested to selected Galaxy Note 5 in the U.S.
9to5 Google, in its report, in the past weeks, Samsung opened up and Android 6.0 Marshmallow beta testing program for selected users of Galaxy S6 Edge, S6 Edge+ and the Galaxy note 5. And now, according to the report, beta testers with the AT&T variant of Samsung's Galaxy Note 5 have received the update.
The report added that with the beta version being rolled out, it means the firmware is already being finalized and it won't be long until Samsung users in the U.S. get the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update.
For the beta testing, 9to5 Google said that approximately 200 users for the AT&T Galaxy Note 5 were selected. The selected users were sent an e-mail instructing how to install the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update, which was almost 1.4GB in size and has a build date of February 2.
Furthermore, those who have tested Android's latest OS have got a "snappier" experience, with phones performing better than with the previous OS, Android Lollipop. Having the new Android 6.0 Marshmallow "almost feels like having a new phone," the report says.
In another news, according to Google's latest Android distribution chart (via NDTV), Android 6.0 Marshmallow now runs on 1.2 percent active Android devices, which is a 0.5 increase from the company's 0.7 percent figure last January. It took five months after it was first released to Nexus devices that the figure has surpassed the 1 percent adoption mark.
Based on the latest Android distribution chart, Android Lollipop has a total share of 34.1 percent of active Android devices while Android Kitkat has a share of 35.5 percent.