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Android Marshmallow
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<p>Android Marshmallow (<a href="/facts/Code_name/MRq0mo4b">codenamed</a> Android M during development) is the <a href="/facts/Android_version_history/YJ4PXAgS">sixth major version</a> of the <a href="/facts/Android_(operating_system)/nNyHb0xz">Android operating system</a> developed by <a href="/facts/Google/GT9Sugza">Google</a>, being the successor to <a href="/facts/Android_Lollipop/kAem58xg">Android Lollipop</a>. It was announced at <a href="/facts/Google_I%2fO/dccHXkGF">Google I/O</a> on May 28, 2015, and released the same day as a <a href="/facts/Software_release_life_cycle/z4Q4RElA">beta</a>, before being officially released on September 29, 2015. It was succeeded by <a href="/facts/Android_Nougat/SXtFe2ha">Android Nougat</a> on August 22, 2016. </p><p>Android Marshmallow primarily focuses on improving the overall user experience of its predecessor. It introduced a new opt-in permissions architecture, new APIs for contextual <a href="/facts/Virtual_assistant/BuouwL2U">assistants</a> (first used by a new feature "<a href="/facts/Google_Now_on_Tap/Tn2sCw5M">Now on Tap</a>" to provide context-sensitive search results), a new power management system that reduces background activity when a device is not being physically handled, native support for <a href="/facts/Fingerprint_recognition/5WLcd20T">fingerprint recognition</a> and <a href="/facts/USB-C/7qVuop6e">USB-C</a> connectors, the ability to migrate data and applications to a <a href="/facts/MicroSD/RLL9UTly">microSD</a> card, and other internal changes. </p><p>Android Marshmallow was met by low adoption numbers, with 13.3% of Android devices running Marshmallow by July 2016. Usage of Marshmallow steadily increased since then, and by August 2017, 35.21% of Android devices ran Marshmallow, before receding. As of January 2025<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Android_Marshmallow&action=edit">[update]</a>, 1.04% of Android devices ran Marshmallow. Security updates for Marshmallow ended in August 2018. </p><p>As of January 2025, Android Marshmallow is the oldest version of Android still supported by Google Play services. </p>