Rollout of Google Assistant starts today

Google announced at Mobile World Congress that it was bringing Google Assistant to non-Pixel devices. While they didn’t specify a timeline, it seems the wait is shorter than we think. It has started rolling out in the US for both Android Marshmallow and Nougat devices. Google even made a quick announcement on YouTube and Twitter for it. After the US rollout, Google Assistant will be coming to Canada, Australia, the UK, and German speakers in Germany. So it shouldn’t be too far off when you can install the voice-activated Assistant on your device.

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Sony Canada stops Android Marshmallow update for Xperia Z5 due to Play Store bug

A bug affecting the Marshmallow update for the Xperia Z5 is bad enough that Sony Canada is pulling the update for its users. One of the big issues caused by the bug is the Google Play Store crashing, even after cleaning all app data or cache. Some users can’t even open the app at all. There’s no specific date yet when the fixed version will be up. At the moment, the fix is to do a clean install of the firmware again. What users of the Z5 and Z5P need to do is clear the data of the Play Store. Head over to Settings > Apps > Show system > Google Play Store > Storage > Clear Data. From there, proceed to Settings > Location > and then move the slider to the OFF position. After that reinstall Android.

Source: Xperia Blog

Telus and Koodo rolling out Marshmallow update to HTC One M8 and M9 smartphones

Android 6.0 Marshmallow has been slow to come to older devices but it is slowly happening. Telus and Koodo customers with HTC One M8 and HTC One M9 smartphones are slated to get the OTA (Over-the-Air) update anytime now. This update was actually slated back in December but pulled due to some buggy software which has since been fixed. The update notification began popping up in Telus and Koodo devices recently.

Source: Telus

ASUS ZenFone 2 to get Android Marshmallow

Great news for ASUS ZenFone 2 users, your affordable smartphone will be getting Android’s latest operating system. The Android 6.0 Marshmallow update will be coming to the ZenFone 2 (ZE550ML) but there is no specific timeline for it yet. Even better news is ASUS is bringing it to a number of its newer devices, too. These include the PadFone S (PF500KL), ZenFone 2 Deluxe / Special Edition (ZE551ML), ZenFone 2 Laser (ZE500KG / ZE500KL / ZE550KL / ZE600KL / ZE601KL), and ZenFone Selfie (ZD551KL).

Source: ASUS