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HTC One A9, One M9 Start Receiving Android Marshmallow Updates

HTC One A9, One M9 Start Receiving Android Marshmallow Updates

By Robin Sinha | Updated: 2 March 2016 13:35 IST

As promised before, HTC has finally started seeding the Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow and Android 6.0 Marshmallow updates respectively to its One A9 (unlocked) and One M9 smartphones.

The announcement comes via HTC's VP of Product Management Mo Versi, who on Wednesday tweeted, "Happy Holidays! Updates to the Unlocked A9 6.0.1 and Unlocked M9 6.0 will be able to be downloaded within next 24 hours! Enjoy :-)." It is not yet clear as to when HTC plans to bring the update on carrier-based models. However, Versi replied to users stating that the company is already working with Verizon and T-Mobile.

The Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update for the HTC One A9 brings several bug fixes and the latest set of emojis from Unicode 7 and Unicode 8. The previously available emojis have also received visible tweaks in terms. Google Keyboard also gets updated as a part of the new OS version. It also brings with it the December Security Update for Android devices alongside minor tweaks such as adding revamped navigation buttons for tablets. It is worth mentioning that Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow started rolling out to Nexus devices earlier this month.

As for HTC One M9, users on the XDA forum (via GadgetzArena) are reporting that the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update arrives in two parts. While the first update (2.11.617.180) prepares the device to install Android 6.0 Marshmallow weighing 99.47MB, the second one downloads and installs the new OS version weighing in at 1.21GB. The second update also brings the software version to 3.35.617.12.

Android 6.0 Marshmallow (previously just Android M) brings features such as revamped app permissions; Google Now on Tap feature; Android Pay mobile payment system, and new fingerprint APIs for developers among others.

HTC One A9

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Good screen
Excellent performance
Decent cameras
Up-to-date software
Good Wi-Fi and network handling

Bad
Average battery life
Weak audio from speaker
Quick Charge-compatible charger not included

Read detailed HTC One A9 review

Display 5.00-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 617

Front Camera 4-Ultrapixel

Rear Camera 13-megapixel

RAM 3GB

Storage 32GB

Battery Capacity 2150mAh

OS Android 6.0

Resolution 1080x1920 pixels

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HTC One M9

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display 5.00-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 810

Front Camera 4-Ultrapixel

Rear Camera 20-megapixel

RAM 3GB

Storage 32GB

Battery Capacity 2840mAh

OS Android 5.0

Resolution 1080x1920 pixels

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