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Moto G 3rd Generation : Android 6.0 vs Android 6.0.1

Moto G 3rd Generation ( AKA Moto G 2015 ) comes with Android 5.1.1 Lollipop and was updated to Android 6.0 Marshmallow few months back . 




Recently Motorola rolled out Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update for Moto G 3rd generation , which was the next huge update after Android 6.0 . 

Also Read - Motorola Moto G 3rd Gen : Lollipop vs Marshmallow


Android 6.0.1 comes with few changes over Android 6.0 Marshmallow . Though Android 6.0.1 seems to be last Marshmallow version , but it contains many major bugs ( which need to be fixed ) . 



So , In this post I will be pointing out the difference between Android 6.0 and 6.0.1 . 


Moto G 3rd Generation : Android 6.0 vs Android 6.0.1 -


Battery -


Android 6.0 Marshmallow Battery life vs Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow Battery Life



After Marshmallow 6.0.1 update the Battery life got terrible , Battery will be draining a lot faster than even Android 6.0 Marshmallow. I mean even Marshmallow 6.0 was eating A lots of battery over Lollipop . And 6.0.1 just came to make it more worse !

On Android 6.0 Marshmallow ,When Charged Battery to 100% , Battery lasted for 1 day, 1 hours, 3 minutes , After a normal usage .
Android 6.0.1 MarshmallowWhen Charged Battery to 100% , Battery lasted for 15 hours, 43 minutes , After a normal usage .

WTH ? Seriously ? Android 6.0.1 just made the battery life worst !



Dialler -

Android 6.0 Marshmallow Dialler vs Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow Dialler


The new Marshmallow 6.0.1 Dialler is almost same as Android 6.0 Marshmallow Dialler . There is nothing new but the Name Text is Appearing a bit Bolder .



USB Computer Connection -


Android 6.0 Marshmallow USB Connection vs Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow USB Connection

Android 6.0 Marshmallow has a dark interface popup for USB connection option and Android 6.0.1 has a light interface popup for USB connection with some information about the type of connection ( PTP , MIDI , etc) .

Though This time you don't have to format your SDcard in order to access it from your Desktop .


Some other changes of Android 6.0 vs Android 6.0.1 includes -


  • Calculator is improved with some additional option ( Inverse , DEG etc ) .
  • Chrome app has been automatically updated .
  • Double Tap Power button to access camera .

Pros and Cons of 6.0.1 Marshmallow update on Moto G 2015 -

Cons -

  • Battery life is terrible .
  • Ghost touch issue 
  • Phone is heating too much 

Pros -


  • Camera shutter sound option added 
  • Double chop for flashlight and Twist for camera gestures are working faster . 

Overview -

The update literally made my Moto G 3rd Generation worst ! I mean not only 6.0.1 , even 6.0 was the worst update for Moto G3 . But still 6.0 was better than 6.0.1 . My Moto G 3rd Generation stood only for 15 hours after a normal use and The time it was running on 5.1.1 Lollipop , It made a score of running for 1 Day , 7 hours !                                                                                                                   What was Android 6.0.1 update ? It came with some fixes for the bugs that came with 6.0 only ? The update just Rectified only some of the mistake it caused in 6.0 Marshmallow .             My Moto G3 has just became worst after this 6.0.1 Update !  


Comment below , how's your experience with Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow on Moto G 3rd Gen !



Android 6.0.1 update rolling out for Moto G 3rd Gen and Moto G Turbo in India

Motorola has finally started rolling out Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow Update for for both ( Moto G 3rd Generation and Moto G turbo edition ) . Android 6.0.1 Seems to be last Marshmallow version and its finally out for Moto G3 and Moto G Turbo users .



The Update comes with Latest March 2016 Security patch . The Update is of 371.4 MB ( For Moto G 3rd gen ) and 132 MB ( for Moto G Turbo ) .






Motorola has also added the new features of Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow in this sweet update , The new update comes with -

  • Android Security Includes the updates of Android security patches until March 1st 2016.
  • Power button to launch camera - You can now launch the camera by double-pressing the power button.
  • Camera shutter tone switch - The camera shutter tone switch is back. Now you can turn off and on the sound of the camera shutter at any time.
  • Stability Improvements - Includes changes that fix bugs and improve the stability of your phone.


Screenshots -


Android 6.0.1 update rolling out for Moto G 3rd Gen and Moto G Turbo in India
Android 6.0.1 Update Moto G 3rd Gen ( Thanks Prashanth Reddy Nalla for SS )


Android 6.0.1 update rolling out for Moto G 3rd Gen and Moto G Turbo in India
Android 6.0.1 Update Moto G Turbo ( Thanks Satish Dhillon for SS )
If you haven't got the notification of update , Just check settings > software update .




LG reveals Marshmallow based UX 5.0 UI

LG has finally unveiled LG UX 5.0 User interface which is based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow . The New UI is now available for LG G5 and will be available for Other LG devices later on .


LG reveals Marshmallow based UX 5.0 UI


The New LG UX 5.0 comes with many new features . Some of the features are -




  • LG Friends Manager
  • New enhanced Camera with many new features
  • New Home screen and App Drawer 
  • Many new applications - LG Health, Always on, Smart Doctor, World Clock, File Manager, Quick Help, LG Backup, and Diverse Security Method for fingerprint recognition.







Motorola posts Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow Release Notes for Moto G Turbo Edition

Motorola posts Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow Release Notes for Moto G Turbo Edition



Few days back Motorola rolled out Android 6.0.1 update for Indian users of Moto G 3rd Generation and also Motorola posted release notes for the same . Though the update is not available for every Moto G3 users , but "Yes" Motorola has started rolling out 6.0.1 update .

Read full article - Moto G 3rd Generation Getting Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update in India




Today , Motorola has just posted Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow Release notes for Moto G Turbo edition . The release notes are only for Indian Moto G Turbo edition users .


Motorola posts Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow Release Notes for Moto G Turbo Edition

Motorola has also added the new features of Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow in this sweet update , The new update comes with -


  • Android Security Includes the updates of Android security patches until March 1st 2016.
  • Power button to launch camera - You can now launch the camera by double-pressing the power button.
  • Camera shutter tone switch - The camera shutter tone switch is back. Now you can turn off and on the sound of the camera shutter at any time.
  • Stability Improvements - Includes changes that fix bugs and improve the stability of your phone.





For now only few users have got the update of Android 6.0.1 on Moto G turbo edition .  Keep checking the Settings > Software update .

source - Motorola

Moto G 3rd Generation Getting Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update in India

Update - The Rollout has started and every Moto G3 user living in India is getting 6.0.1 Update !


Motorola has finally started rolling out Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow Update for Moto G 3rd Generation . Android 6.0.1 Seems to be last Marshmallow version and its finally out for Moto G3 users .

The Update comes with Latest March 2016 Security patch . The Update is of 371.4 MB and will update Moto G 3rd Generation from Marshmallow 6.0 to Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow .



Motorola has also added the new features of Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow in this sweet update , The new update comes with -

  • Android Security Includes the updates of Android security patches until March 1st 2016.
  • Power button to launch camera - You can now launch the camera by double-pressing the power button.
  • Camera shutter tone switch - The camera shutter tone switch is back. Now you can turn off and on the sound of the camera shutter at any time.
  • Stability Improvements - Includes changes that fix bugs and improve the stability of your phone.

Screenshots -








Motorola has also posted release notes of Moto G 3rd Gen update for India .

For now only few users have got the update , Keep checking your Smartphone's Setting > Software update .. the update is on its way !

Thanks Jitendra Jaiswal for Screenshots and Info

2.3% of All Devices have Android Marshmallow Installed

Every month Google updates Android distribution statistics . This time according to Google's Android distribution statistics , Marshmallow is running on 2.3% of all Android Devices .

Android Marshmallow share has grown upto 1.2% from past month . 



For now , Android Lollipop (5.0 and 5.1) is the most popular version of Google’s mobile operating system with a combined share of 36.1% , followed by Android Kitkat v4.4 with a share of 34.3%.


2.3% of All Devices have Android Marshmallow Installed

While Android Jelly bean  (4.1, 4.2, and 4.3) have a total share of 22.3% devices, followed by Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.3 and 4.0.4 had a share of 2.3%. Android Gingerbread 2.3 and Froyo 2.2 are still active with a share of 2.6% and 0.1% respectively. 

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[Guide] How to Downgrade Moto G 2nd Gen from Marshmallow to Lollipop

Moto G 2nd Generation comes with Android 4.4.4 Kitkat and was updated to Lollipop a year ago . Skipping Android 5.1.1 , Motorola Recently updated Android version of Moto G 2nd Generation to Marshmallow .




If you are not liking the new Operating System  (  Marshmallow ) then you can Downgrade the OS to Lollipop , by following our below Guide .

Note - We TechDroider is not responsible for any Damage that will be caused to your Smartphone .

How to Downgrade Moto G 2nd Gen from Marshmallow to Lollipop 

Requirements -



Step 1. Extract Both the Above files in the Same folder .


Step 2. Boot your Phone to Bootloader mode and Connect your Device to PC .

Step 3. Open Command Prompt on the Folder ( Press shift and Click Right mouse button and open Command Prompt ) .

Step 4. Now Paste this Command 

mfastboot.exe flash partition gpt.bin
mfastboot.exe flash logo logo.bin
mfastboot.exe flash boot boot.img
mfastboot.exe flash recovery recovery.img
mfastboot.exe flash system system.img_sparsechunk.0
mfastboot.exe flash system system.img_sparsechunk.1
mfastboot.exe flash system system.img_sparsechunk.2
mfastboot.exe flash system system.img_sparsechunk.3
mfastboot.exe flash modem NON-HLOS.bin
mfastboot.exe erase modemst1 
mfastboot.exe erase modemst2 
mfastboot.exe flash fsg fsg.mbn
mfastboot.exe erase cache 
mfastboot.exe erase userdata
mfastboot.exe reboot


Now your Moto G 2nd Generation will boot to Android 5.0.2 Lollipop , If you are still getting problem or Your Phone doesn't Boot after following above process , Flash Marshmallow firmware again to restore it back .


Telus : Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update coming to Moto X Play

Telus has updated their software update schedule and they are going to roll out Marshmallow update for many devices this month .



Below is the dates and details of devices which will get the updates according to telus . Along with Moto X Play , many other nexus and samsung devices will be getting some updates .



But the Good thing is that Moto X Play will be the first Motorola device to get Android 6.0.1 update , Along with new Android update the device will get Bug Fixes + Enhancements + Security Update On 9th Of March .

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Moto G 2nd Generation Getting Android 6.0 Marshmallow in US

Few days back Motorola pushed Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for Moto G 2nd Generation in India and Brazil . Along with the update , Motorola also published Moto G 2nd Gen Marshmallow kernel files .

Now , Users living in US are getting Android Marshmallow update on their 2nd Generation Moto G .



Moto G 2nd Generation Comes with Android 4.4.4 Kitkat and was updated to Android 5.0.2 Lollipop Last year . Now users can update the device to Android 6.0 Marshmallow Skipping Android 5.1.1 Lollipop .

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Verizon's Motorola DROID Turbo 2 Getting Marshmallow via Soak Test

Some Droid Turbo 2 users are finally getting Android 6.0 Marshmallow update via Soak test . The users those have registered for Soak Test are not getting Marshmallow update .



The update is of 1164.3 MB and will update Motorola Droid Turbo 2 to Marshmallow , Along with Marshmallow update the smartphone also got latest security patch ( March 1 , 2016 ) .

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Question to Motorola : Where is Android 6.0.1 Updates for Moto Devices ?



Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update was released back in December 2015 and Motorola Moto Devices are still getting Android 6.0 Marshmallow updates ! 

We all know that there are too many bugs in Android 6.0 and Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow can fix many of these bugs ! So Why Motorola is not rolling out Android 6.0.1 Updates for Moto Smartphones ?


Once there was a time when Moto Devices gets every firmware updates early just after Nexus and Android One devices and today we are waiting for Android 6.0.1 update and Motorola hasn't even completed their Android 6.0 Update .

Is this because Lenovo owned Motorola ? May be !

We are not blaming Motorola for the bugs that are in 6.0 Marshmallow , but they should roll Android 6.0.1 Immediately to solve the bugs present in Android 6.0 . 

We are waiting , Motorola ! For Android 6.0.1 and security patches !


Moto G 3rd Gen XT1543 Started getting Marshmallow update in Brazil

Motorola has started rolling out Official Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for Moto G 3rd Generation ( AKA Moto G 2015 ) , Recently Moto G3 XT1550 users got Marshmallow update in India and now the update is rolling over Brazil .

Users of Moto G 3rd Generation XT1543 living in Brazil are getting Marshmallow update , the new system version after the update will be 24.44.1.en.01 .





Thanks for Tip - Raffael Fernando

Motorola Releases Android 6.0 Kernel Source For The Moto X Play

Recently Motorola Released Official Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for Moto X Play and now the Company has made the Marshmallow kernel source for Moto X Play to its Github .



Its very useful for Developers to make a proper Custom Rom , by using these Kernel Source .

Developers can go ahead and Download theses Sources from Github .

Moto G 3rd Gen Started getting Marshmallow update in Europe

Motorola has started rolling out Official Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for Moto G 3rd Generation ( AKA Moto G 2015 ) , Recently Moto G3 XT1550 users got Marshmallow update in India and Brazil and now the update is rolling over Europe .

Users of Moto G 3rd Generation XT1541 living in Europe are getting Marshmallow update , the new system version after the update will be 24.41.33.en.EU .


The update is of 425 MB .

Here's a preview of Marshmallow on XT1541 on YouTube .

Thanks for Tip - Steven Apergis

Moto G 2nd Generation XT1068 Android 6.0 Marshmallow Firmware available

Its been few days since Motorola pushed Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for Moto G 2nd Generation XT1068 . Now the Marshmallow Android 6.0 Firmware for the device is out and Can be Downloaded from our Firmware section .

Moto G 2nd Generation Android 6.0 Marshmallow Firmware available


The firmware is helpful for those who are coming from custom rom , or want a fresh Marshmallow Installation .


Firmware details -

  • Baseband version - MSM8626BP 1032.31 16.99.000R EMEA DSDS CUST 
  • System version 24.41.34 titan retaildsds.retaildsdsall.en.03 retin 
  • Build Number- MPB24.65-34


Motorola Releases Android 6.0 Kernel Source For The 2014 Moto G

Recently Motorola Released Official Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for Moto G 2nd Generation and now the Company has made the Marshmallow kernel source for Moto G 2014 to its Github .



Its very useful for Developers to make a proper Custom Rom , by using these Kernel Source .

Developers can go ahead and Download theses Sources from Github .

Moto E 2nd Gen with 4G started getting Android Marshmallow update in India

A month back Motorola started soak test of Marshmallow update for Moto E 2nd Generation with 4G LTE and now the update is officially rolling out for all users of Moto E2 4G .




The new update is of 453.9 MB with a new version 24.51.39.en.03 . The new update has a latest security patch level of 1 February 2016 .

As Motorola said earlier that they will only update Moto E 2nd Generation 4G ( surnia ) , so the 3G Model ( otus ) will not get Marshmallow update .

You can update your Moto E 2nd Generation LTE to Marshmallow by checking the update from Settings > About phone > software update .

Thanks for tip and screenshots Siva Kumar

Moto G 2nd Gen started getting Android 6.0 Marshmallow Update in India

Few days back only Motorola released release notes of Android 6.0 Marshmallow for Moto G 2nd Generation . Now Moto G 2nd Generation users have started getting Android Marshmallow update on their Devices .

The update is of 464.2 MB and New system version is 24.41.34en.03 . 





Your Moto G 2nd Generation should be on Stock Android 5.0.2 in order to receive update . To get the update , just reboot your device and Check the update from Settings > About device > software update .



[Android 6.0 Marshmallow] How to enable hidden chat / call feature on Motorola Help App

 Motorola has already started rolling out Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for Moto Devices and many of them already got the update . 


Motorola has done many changes in Android 6.0 Marshmallow , they have removed Motorola Migrate , Motorola Connect , Chat and Call feature from Moto Help Application and more .


Motorola Chat / Call feature on Help application enables user to chat to Motorola Customer Care and ask your queries to get a solution . But Motorola Removed that feature in Android 6.0 Update .




Although you can still enable Chat and Call feature on Motorola Help application , by a simple trick !





Open Setiings > Storage & USB > Internal storage > Apps and there you will find Help application !

Just Open it and Clear data and Clear cache !



Now the hidden feature is no more hidden ! But you will have to do the above steps every time you Open help application , in order to chat with customer care !




How to Move Apps to External Sd card on Android 6.0 Marshmallow

How to Move Apps to External Sd card on Android 6.0 Marshmallow
How to Move Apps to External Sd card on Android 6.0 Marshmallow


Android 6.0 Marshmallow comes with many new features over Android 5.x Lollipop . Although Marshmallow UI is somewhat complicated in comparison to other Android versions .



Due to shortage of storage , many users prefers moving applications to External sd card and Marshmallow allows you to do the same . 

Here's a Guide on How to Move Apps to External Sd card on Android 6.0 Marshmallow -



Note - This will format your External Sd card to first take a backup of it before moving ahead !

Step 1. Go to Settings and under device section open Storage & USB .




Step 2. Now in Storage & USB , in Portable Storage section open your Sd card .




Step 3. Press three dots and select Settings .




Step 4. Now in Settings menu , Press Format as internal .




Step 5. This will format your External Sd card .




Just Eject and Re-mount your External Sdcard to set it up !

Now its time to move the applications !

Step 6. Again Go to Storage & USB and Select Internal Storage .




Step 7. Select Apps .




Step 8. Choose the application you want to move ! I will choose Marvel Champions !




Step 9. Now under Storage used , select Change!



Step 10. Choose the external storage , ( Mine is Samsung SD card ) .


Select "Move" and the application will be moved to External storage !



Use the same procedure ( from step 7 ) for other applications ! This method will work on all the devices running Android 6.0 Marshmallow .

Still having some problem ? Comment below !