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Android 6.0 Marshmallow (2015)
Android 6.0 Marshmallow was released in the fall of 2015. It has many
improvements regarding the security and app permissions. It also included
features like new vertically scrolling app drawer, along with Google Now on Tap,
native support for fingerprint biometric unlocking of a smartphone, USB Type-C
support, the introduction of Android Pay and more. Google’s Nexus 6P and Nexus
5X smartphones and Pixel C tablets were first devices which were based on
Marshmallow. Right now Marshmallow OS is being used in about 32 percent of all
Android based devices in the world and it is right now the most used Android OS.