Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow OTA Update Available For Galaxy Note 4; Release Imminent For Galaxy Note Edge

The Android Marshmallow update is available for Samsung’s 2016 flagship phones like Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 Edge, Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge+. Now, the South Korean tech giant is working on rolling out the software update for older devices. The Android 6.0.1 is now seeding to international variant of Galaxy Note 4. Users of Galaxy Note Edge are expected to receive Android M by this month.

Earlier in this month, Sprint had released Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update for Galaxy S5, Galaxy S5 Sport, Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy Note 5 smartphones. Sprint’s Galaxy Note Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update is 1.4 GB in size and includes last month’s security update.

According to Sam Mobile, the owners of SM-N910C Galaxy Note 4 are now receiving Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update. It is the international variant of Note 4 that is powered Exynos 5433 chipset. The smartphone was launched with Android 4.4 KitKat in September 2014.

The screen-off memo feature that allows users to directly start typing on a black screen after ejecting S-Pen is now also available for Note 4 users through the Android 6.0.1 update. The said feature is also expected to be available for Galaxy Note Edge users.

Samsung had also released a Snapdragon 805 CPU variant of Galaxy Note 4. This variant is expected to receive the software update in the near future. Apart from Sprint, no other carrier in the U.S. has released Android M update yet for Note 4 users. However, other U.S. carriers are likely to release the software update soon.

The OTA update will automatically show an alert on the Note 4 when it is available. However, users can check its availability manually by going to About Phone > System updates > Check for updates.

The Galaxy Note Edge users are still waiting for Android M upgrade. However, a leaked Samsung document has revealed that the dual-edge screens sporting smartphone is slated to receive the update in this month.