Android 6.0 "Marshmallow" is here!

Google contracts with whomever for each product.

Yup! You have to unlock the bootloader in order to root. I can't imagine not rooting my own device; it's the same as not having admin access to your computer. Crazy.
Tip: really explain this when selling your bootloader-unlocked phone on Craigslist!

 

Yeah mate, just gotta find a custom ROM that was designed to run on S2. Been running 5.1.1 for a while now, performed dirty updates (over the top of existing) along with fresh installs (clean wipe everything). According to BetterBatteryStats, I see a drop of .3 to .4 battery % per hour. I've also used a PIT file to split my storage down the middle (some apps say 6gb/6gb, some say 5gb/7gb), as opposed to stock S2 ROM of "2gb/the rest". If you find a ROM with Privacy Guard inserted, it can quieten down data retrieval by apps (similar but not as hardcore as the XPosed Privacy app).

If you would like more info, hit me up via PM so we don't derail the thread. Up to you.

 

You need to check and make sure it uses the same 3G (and 4G if the phone has 4G support) frequencies as your mobile provider. Also you need to make sure it supports all of the frequencies your provider uses. For example, if you network provider uses two 3G bands, the phone needs to support both of these bands. One is not enough, because there will be some areas where you will only get coverage on one of the bands.

Another thing to bear in mind, there may be different models of a phone, with different frquency support. As an example, there are different models of Galaxy S6 and LG G4, with different frequency support released for different carriers and different countries. So, you need to make sure you check the frequency support for the speicifc variant of the phone you want to buy. As an example, this Wikipedia article shows that there are eight different models of the LG G2. In some cases you can flash a ROM from a different varient of the same phone to get different frequency support. But, this is rare, and usually the frequencies the phone uses can't be changed.

 

I disagree. There are many excellent top quality Chinese phones. Unless you are talking purely about getting timely updates to a new version of Android, in which case you are right.

 

What is a "Chinese" phone? I think virtually all phones are more or less "Chinese".

 

"Made in China" and an actual Chinese company aren't the same thing.

 

I'm talking about Chinese brands of phones, e.g. Meizu, Xiaomi, LeTV.

 

Rooted it via Nexus Root Toolkit > Advanced Utilities > Manual Input following these instructions: https://www.reddit.com/r/Nexus5/comments/3nrfxz/official_android_60_root_beta_with_supersu_250/

Funnily enough, SuperSU "updated" from beta 2.50 to stable 2.4.6... Of course binary files wouldn't install, so I manually installed the beta 2.51 APK.

Also my USB connection was set to charging only, so I had to set it to MTP. Strangely, that notification didn't show up until after a few reboots.

Google Now on Tap replaced Home Launcher Button, so time to reorganize a few things. Otherwise, the update went smoothly and enjoying the Marshmallow experience!

*Greenify isn't likely to work well without beta or tweaking, so uninstalled it cause Marshmallow is supposed to have this feature: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/10/android-6-0-marshmallow-thoroughly-reviewed/9/#h2

*Accidentally disabled Google Now on Tap cause they worded it as if it's for newbies or people with learning disabilities needing help displayed. Re-enabled in Google Now settings.

*Lastly, found this new app called "Messenger" showing in the app drawer even though I haven't installed it yet... So much for integrating SMS with Hangouts, but this is much simpler.

 

Tempted to root my S4 to get rid of all the AT&T rubbish but chickened out of it.

Searching for Kingo Root brings up www.kingoapp.com and www.kingoroot.org/kingo-root/. Are they one and the same?

 

@djg05 Use the kingapp link.

 

Thanks

 

Yes the chinese phones offer more bang for buck i.e hardware is better than other devices in the price range . But they usually have skin , like xiaomi have miui and others have different skin . For pure android and timely updates - nexus , android one and motorola are the only options

 

Oh my and the boated TouchWiz too--unless you really like TW; I didn't on my SIII and went to an AOSP ROM (forgot which one) and made the phone perform like it had twice the hardware.

 

@Sherlock_Holmes Do you have any idea what the quality of Motorola phone is like these days. The pre Android non smart phones I used all had problems. I owned a Motorola Defy phone with Android, and the build quality was excellent, but the software was buggy.

 

The phones have excellent build quality and the since the software is stock android with a few moto additions its very smooth and fast . And apart from nexus they are usually the first to get updates . I have Moto G 2013 , my few friends have Moto G 2013 and everyone is happy , my 2013 Moto G got updated to 5.1.1 . Although I am not hoping for 6 since its 2 years old now , I am very happy with the software updates and performance even now .

 

I had a Motorola Triumph. That ruined the brand name for me probably forever.

If your phone is popular enough, it'll get updates through custom ROMs anyway.

 

I got a notification that I could upgrade to Marshmallow on my Nexus 9. So I did. The only bad thing I have noticed is that my HBO app started crashing. Obviously the HBO people is unaware that they need to update their app :/ As I understand it, it is not even a difficult change they have to do to make it compatible with Marshmallow...

 

I don't want to update my phone with custom roms , too much hassle .

 

We use several Motos X and G in my household, no problems, they are good and get updates, which is very uncommon where I live. My current phone is a Moto G third generation with dual SIM.

Motorola has changed over the years, now is owned by Lenovo. I think there´s no point in comparing currently models with the ones released several years ago.

 

Aren't those two models not getting M?

 

Micromax Android One here. Got the marshmallow update a few days ago. I noticed battery usage was higher than what I previously experienced (on Lollipop). Then someone suggested I reboot. I did and now the battery life is much, much improved.

 

Battery statistics may have been wiped during the update; it'll take a bit to recalibrate on its own.

I'm waiting for rooting process/apps to be proven before updating wife's phone.

 

I am in the market for my first smartphone, and I am looking at getting the Moto G 2015 (3rd Gen)...Trouble is there is not enough competition in the marketplace. So, I will wait for the price to come down. AUS$369...I should be able to do better, than that.

 

Expansys have it for $284.99

 

Hi roger_m

That is for the 8 GB model ...I am interested in the 16 GB.