Moto X Pure Edition Gets Marshmallow in “Next Few Weeks,” Here are the Improvements

According to Motorola’s David Schuster, they have begun the approval process for the Moto X Pure Edition Android 6.0 Marshmallow update. If all goes well there, the phone should receive the update within the “next few weeks.”

The note about the status of the Moto X Pure’s update came during an announcement that Motorola is already starting to push the Android 6.0 update to Brazilian variants of the Moto X Style (the Pure for Brazil) and the Moto X (2nd gen). The update will rollout slowly to those phones over the next few weeks. 

Along with news of these 6.0 updates, Schuster also gave us a full changelog for the update. Below, you’ll find a shortened overview of the changes, which include Doze, Google Now on Tap, a System UI Tuner, RAM manager, automatic app backup, and more. If you would like to see the full list, jump through the source link.

• A new Memory Manager that lets you check memory usage of all your installed apps
• Volume controls have been greatly improved
• Do not disturb button has been added to the quick settings panel for easy access.
• System UI Tuner will appear in the settings menu at the very bottom once enabled. It provides a few simple UI tweaks.
• Google Now on Tap allows contextual information to be delivered based on content on your screen with a long press of the home key.
• Doze is a battery management feature that detects when your device is not in use and it  will automatically go into a deep sleep state which saves your battery.
• App Standby reduces battery drain by putting seldom-used apps into a reduced activity state.
• Expandable Storage support allows for microSD cards to be used either in a portable storage or an internal storage mode. Portable storage allows your pictures, videos, audio and other media files to be stored. Internal storage allows both media storage along with apps and games but can not be used by other devices.
• RAM manager in settings which allows a consumer to view memory used by the system or an individual app over different time frames
• Automatic App backup not only backs up your apps but their associated data so when restored they will be the same as they were before
• Text selection has been improved

Folks in Brazil, let us know if you see the update!

Via:  +David Schuster | Motorola

Cheers Jason!