Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Is Getting Updated to Marshmallow in India





It's been almost half a year since Google released the final version of Android Marshmallow, but there are still a lot of users out there who have yet to receive the update. Samsung is one of the companies that makes efforts to push the Marshmallow update to its smartphones and the good news is they haven't forgotten about their older smartphones either.

According to the guys at Sammobile, the South Korean company has begun pushing the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update to the Galaxy Note 4 in India. The information comes from the Note 4 owners in the country who begun reporting that the new firmware update is hitting their devices. They even provided a screenshot as proof.

As the norm is with software updates, the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update is being rolled out in phases, meaning it would take a while until it spreads to all users. Usually, when the servers push the OTA update to your terminal you should be able to see a message in the notifications panel letting you know that a system update is pending. Tap on the notification, select 'Download now', wait until the update file is downloaded, then select 'Install'. Your phone should now reboot and flash the new update automatically.

In case the system update notification failed to show up, you can also check for the update manually under Settings > About phone > System updates > Check for update. Another way to check for the update manually is to connect your phone to the PC using the USB data cable and to launch Samsung's Smart Switch software tool.

Remember that only the smartphones running an official Android build are eligible to receive the update over-the-air or via Smart Switch. If you are running a custom ROM on your Note 4 or if you have altered the OS in any way, then your only option is to flash the Marshmallow update manually using the ODIN too.

It's also worth noting that the Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update for Samsung Galaxy Note 4 has a size of 1.4 GB, so we are recommending you to download it using a WiFi connection in order not to harm your data plan. Also, make sure that you have enough battery left as you won't want your smartphone to shut down during the installation.

As you may already know, the jump to Android 6.0 Marshmallow is not as major as the transition from KitKat to Lollipop, but you have every reason to want it installed on your smartphone as it comes with lots of changes and improvements. Marshmallow arrives with Doze Mode which improves the battery life of your smartphone while idle by putting apps in a deep sleep state, a new app permissions system which enables apps only to ask for permissions when they need to access certain features of your phone, Google Now On Tap which is capable of scanning what's on your screen and pull out relevant information about the said content, Direct Share for faster and smarter sharing with the people you contact most often, Deep Linking so you won't see that annoying app selector that often, Chrome custom tabs for quick in-app webpage loading, the ability to use SD cards as default storage (although Samsung might have not enabled this feature), automatic app data backup, and more. Of course, it also comes with TouchWiz-specific improvements such a white theme for the notifications panel and quick settings area, updated native apps, bug fixes, and performance improvements.

Are there any India-based Galaxy Note 4 owners reading this? Have you guys received the Marshmallow update on your devices? How's the update treating you? Please let us know in the comments section below.