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Android 6.0 Marshmallow is Here !! Post your findings

Happy to be the free-wheelin' guinea pig here :D


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I think it's more about the process of working out the bugs than anything. We all know the features of Android 6, but it's all the unknowns in getting it ready for a specific phone that they don't want out.

Does Motorola typically release changelogs of what's new in their updates? I'm really curious to see if they improved screen on time battery life, made it run better, and less crashing.
 
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Boy that's a bummer. I've seen you talk about the battery life thing, but I haven't had any of those issues, especially no crashing or issues with it running well. I wonder if you've gotten a dud of some sort. Maybe talk with support and see if you can exchange.

I really can't... I had a friend ship the phone to me since I don't live in America and he does, so I can't return it without paying money to...

Yeah idk if the battery I'm having is what most people are having, or worse... I need an app or something that will diagnose what's hurting my phone.
 
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There is no full-fledged soak test yet. According to Motorola’s David Schuster on Google+:

There have been a couple reports of a Marshmallow “soak test” that has started for Moto X 2015 Pure Edition. Just want to make it clear that we have NOT started a formal “soak test”. We have started a small TestDrive for the Marshmallow upgrade on Moto X 2015 Pure Edition. We will be conducting these tests for the next couple of weeks. Pending the feedback during this test cycle will determine the timing of a full soak test.”
 
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According to an article in today's INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES:

"Motorola has already started the release of Android 6.0 update to select group of users for testing on the Moto X Pure Edition (2015). The company is currently testing the firmware that will be followed by a soak test. It will be then eventually rolled out for general users."

It sounds as if the official "soak test" has not started yet.
 
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According to an article in today's INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES:

"Motorola has already started the release of Android 6.0 update to select group of users for testing on the Moto X Pure Edition (2015). The company is currently testing the firmware that will be followed by a soak test. It will be then eventually rolled out for general users."

It sounds as if the official "soak test" has not started yet.

So when will it be available to everyone? Like the full stable release. I mean, other Android OEMs are going to end up getting it before this phone...
 
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It IS near stock Android, but there are Motorola enhancements in it and Moto wants to make sure everything works before they make the update widely available. First a limited test drive, then the full soak test, and then deployment. Plus this buys time for developers to get their apps updated to Android M compatibility. Few things worse than losing your favorite app's functionality because it wasn't updated for the latest operating system.

EDIT: Just saw this:

http://www.latinpost.com/articles/9...-soak-test-leaks-is-the-moto-x-style-next.htm
 
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