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Galaxy S6 Android Marshmallow update guide

If you have any questions or problems on Galaxy S6 Android Marshmallow update, these guides are to address all your questions on Android Marshmallow update for Galaxy S6 and Android Marshmallow update for Galaxy S6 edge.

Galaxy S6 Android Marshmallow update guideSamsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge were released with Android Lollipop 5.0. They were later updated to Android Lollipop 5.1 in almost all regions.

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1) Top 10 new features in Android Marshmallow update for Galaxy S6
2) FAQs on Android Marshmallow update for Galaxy S6?
3) Changes on using fingerprint to unlock Galaxy S6 in Android Marshmallow update for Galaxy S6, S6 edge and S6 edge+
4) How to manage app permission in Galaxy S6 Android Marshmallow update?
5) What is auto factory reset in Galaxy S6 Android Marshmallow update?
6) Changes on waiting time for wrong input on Galaxy S6 lock screen in Android Marshmallow update
7) How to use the new quick settings panel in Galaxy S6 Android Marshmallow update?

Galaxy S6 Android Marshmallow update was released earlier this month in a few regions.  More and more Galaxy S6 owners can enjoy Android Marshmallow (Android 6.0) on Galaxy S6 and S6 edge.

This Galaxy S6 Android Marshmallow update page was created to answer your questions on Galaxy S6 Android Marshmallow update.

Detailed guides showing you how to use the new features in Galaxy S6 Android Marshmallow update will be added gradually.

For other Galaxy S6 how-to guides, please check this page.

For Galaxy S6 online manual, please check this page.

You can also read and download PDF version of official Galaxy S6 user manul,  Galaxy S6 edge user manual and Galaxy S6 edge+ manual inn your own languages.

Here are the list of Galaxy S6 Android Marshmallow update guides.

More guides will be released gradually. If you cannot find the Galaxy S6 Android Marshmallow update guide, you may check this page later or post your question/request in the comment box below.

  1. Top 10 new features in Android Marshmallow update for Galaxy S6

    Android Marshmallow update for Galaxy S6 brings many new features and under-the-hood improvements. This Galaxy S6 Android Marshmallow update guide explains to you the top 10 new features you will enjoy in Galaxy S6 Android Marshmallow update: fingerprint as a backup security measure; customizable lock screen; new app permission control; dose mode; revamped quick settings panel; scroll capture (smart capture); new Google settings and Now on tap; video collage and live broadcast camera modes; auto factory reset and auto restart and more edge screen functions. These top new features and many other improvements in Android Marshmallow update for Galaxy S6 may justify the update. Read on.…

  2. FAQs on Android Marshmallow update for Galaxy S6?

    You may have some questions on Galaxy S6 Android Marshmallow update, e.g., when you will get Android Marshmallow update for Galaxy S6, how to solve performance or battery drain issues after installing Android Marshmallow update for Galaxy S6. These guide will help you make better decision and usage of Android Marshmallow update for Galaxy S6. This guide will give you answers.

  3. Changes on using fingerprint to unlock Galaxy S6 in Android Marshmallow update for Galaxy S6, S6 edge and S6 edge+

    Samsung made substantial changes on the usage of fingerprint to unlock Galaxy S6 in this Android Marshmallow update. You must use other lock screen security methods together with fingerprint. Fingerprint cannot be used to unlock the phone after a reboot, or after 24 hours of inactivity. You also cannot use fingerprint to change lock screen security methods. Read on...

  4. How to manage app permission in Galaxy S6 Android Marshmallow update?

  5. What is auto factory reset in  Galaxy S6 Android Marshmallow update?

    Galaxy S6 auto factory reset is intended to protect your data by wiping all personal data if it is stolen. It is a compliment to FDR (factory data reset) protection since Android Lollipop 5.1. This Galaxy S6 Android Marshmallow update guide explains to you whether you need enable this feature and how to enable/disable this feature. Read on…

  6. Changes on waiting time for wrong input on Galaxy S6 lock screen in Android Marshmallow update

    To prevent brute force attack on Galaxy S6 lock screen security, substantial changes on waiting time for wrong input on Galaxy S6 lock screen in Android Marshmallow update were made. This Galaxy S6 Android Marshmallow update guide explains to you these changes in detail, and what you can do if you are locked out of your Galaxy S6. Read on.…

  7. How to use the new in-app browser in Galaxy S6 Android Marshmallow update?

  8. How to use the new quick settings panel in Galaxy S6 Android Marshmallow update?

    With Android Marshmallow update, you can swipe down with 2 fingers to access all quick setting toggles, and enable/disable features immediately. You can also enable/disable Quick connect in quick settings panel. Please follow this guide on how to use the updated quick settings panel in Galaxy S6  after Android Marshmallow update. Read on...

Please note, many Galaxy S6 features do not change in the Android Marshmallow update.

So, if you have any questions that are not mentioned on this page, you may check these guides:

Galaxy S6 how-to guides: step-by-step guides on how to use Galaxy S6.

Galaxy S6 camera guide: detailed guides helping you use Galaxy S6 camera and Galaxy S6 edge camera.

Official Galaxy S6 user manual: download official Galaxy S6 user manual (user guide) (in PDF) in your own language.

Galaxy S6 online manual: easy-to-follow guides are suitable for everyone to master Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge and galaxy S6 edge+

Do you have any questions or problems on Android Marshmallow update for Galaxy S6?

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  2. Becca says

    Did this update remove the night clock feature for the edge? It was really the only reason I got the edge instead of just the s6. It doesn’t seem to be an option in edge screen any more.

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  3. Jenn says

    My lock screen wallpaper will no longer change to match a theme. I’ve tried changing it manually to just a gallery imagine as well but it remains stuck on the default theme pic.

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  4. Gerald says

    Hi,

    I recently upgraded my Samsung galaxy s6 edge+ to Marshmallow. However, the color of my status bar (top bar with battery, etc.) is grey and it doesn’t change with themes either. Is this normal with Marshmallow? Hope you could help me.

    Thanks!

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  5. CC says

    I keep getting error code 411. Verizon has no idea why the update won’t run? Any ideas? Very strong wifi signal and full 4 g and battery!

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  6. Allicyn says

    I just updated my Samsung Galaxy S6 to Marshmallow 6.0 and can’t seem to do a home screen edit. The one where you can press and hold any empty space on your home screen and you can adjust the icon grid sizes, you can add a home screen or change which one is the default, etc. Is that still usable? If so, mine isn’t working.

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  7. Nicole says

    I updated my S6 today and my shortcuts on my lock screen no longer show up. It says they are activated but none show up on the lock screen.

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  10. Terri says

    I’m sorry, I HATE the new update. My lock screen used to have the water effect, now it’s gone. My texting key pad has changed. My Icons have changed…how do I uninstall Marshmallow 6.0?????

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  11. Cindy says

    Notifications are going off every 60 seconds on my (Verizon) Galaxy S6 until I clear it. I just want to hear my trusty sound when an email comes in, I don’t want to have to clear the little notification bell, or listen to it every 60 seconds. I got an email in the middle of the night, and the darn notification kept going off every minute. Not conducive to a good night’s sleep. (And I wanted to wake up to the alarm, so I had to have it by my bed.) How do I fix this so it works the way it used to? A notification shouldn’t keep repeating like an alarm!

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  12. Cadie Crupi says

    I just did the update and now my home screen has some kind of instructional text smack in the middle of my wallpaper picture and I don’t know how to get rid of it. Please help

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  13. Marisela Morales says

    How do i get back the water effect on lock screen, why all the updates want you to get rid of battery saving option (like with the bar at the top that’s gray on battery saving option and black when it’s off) and how to get back the sound when locking the phone that was before the update?

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  14. flenderka@aster.pl says

    Hi,
    How do I get back the water effect of the lock screen after updating my smartfone?
    Could you please help me to restore somehow the lock streen effect. I really liked that option and the lock screen effects are no longer available.

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  15. flenderka@aster.pl says

    Is there also any chance to remove tha bar (the grey bar from the top of my home screen ) while having the power saving mode on??as I dont want to turn it off

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  17. Cindy says

    I am having the same issue. I can get sounds from my email, but not messages. And I have tried several different ringtones.

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  18. Vasco Lopes says

    Hi, I’ve updated My Galaxy S6 to Marshmallow and now when I make a call or when receiving one, the image from the contact doesn’t appear. It only appears after i answer the call, and with Lollipop the image from the contacto is always available. Is there e way to make the behaviour like it was in Lollipop?

    Specially when i receive a call it’s very annoyning to read the contact, the image was a easier way to identify the caller.

    Thank you, Vasco Lopes

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  19. Jared Milne says

    My phone recently upgraded to Marshmallow (at least, I’m assuming it did) and the Manual function is no longer available in the Settings screen. Is there some way to get it back?

    (I know this may sound like a stupid question, but I’m really not that tech-savvy and only have a basic idea of how to use my phone…)

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  21. Ashley Stempien says

    I just did my latest system update for my Samsung Galaxy s6, and I lost my “sparkling bubbles” unlock effect. Not to mention when I go to lock screen and security, the option “unlock effect” no longer appears. Was this something new from the system update where you can no longer have other effect options to unlock your phone? I’m not a fan of the swipe option and it’s all I have now. Can anyone else help me?

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  22. Michaela says

    Hi bit of a simple question really but since the new marshmallow update when I am using the easy mode homescreen it seems very basic with no weather info or any way of adding or moving the time etc is this normal ???,

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  23. Veronica Gillmer says

    I want to know? When I change my theme it change the pic but not the icons? Why coz a thene isn’t a theme without the icons. I don’t like this update. I liked the unlock effect and that was also taken away! I hope Samsung will bring it back. Please help. I did update my themes but nothing. In the beginning it said some of the file galary (something like that) was missing. Please help!!!!

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  25. gdf says

    Before the update, my lock screen clock used to be left-justified. Now it is centered, making the minutes hard to read. Is there some way for me to move it back to where it was?

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  27. phanindra says

    hi friends i have got new sprint s6 edge from my friend as gift , i have unlocked it and using in India , now i got update 6.0.1 marshmallow ota notification but i was tensed little if i update it is that again i have to unlock my device please friends suggest me

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  29. Jorge Allan S. Tolentino says

    My s6 edge plus doesn’t show the drop shadow in the clock and icons in the home screen. Is there a way to get back this option.

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  30. Katlynn Smith says

    My issue is when I go give permission to an app, what pops up is there’s an overlay detected so I would have to turn them all off but when I do it keeps looping me around and around saying the same thing and not letting me give permission for the app to work.

    Can anyone help me?

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  31. Ron says

    Only got the S6 Edge last week, Marshmallow 6.0.1, so forgive me if these are dumb questions:

    1. Swiping down home screen shows notification from T-Mob saying 46 MB of plan data used. Edge screen Data Usage Manager says 829 MB used. (T-Mob confirms 46 MB.) Settings>Data Usage says Android OS used 782 GB. So is Edge Data Manager including data over WiFi? Any way to get the Edge screen Data Usage Manager to include only 4G LTE data usage?

    2. Edge screen Data Usage Manager seems mis-formatted. It says “Data Usage” in white letters in black stripe at top. Below that there’s much longer stripe with orange background, followed by narrow black spacer separating a small stripe with blue background. The actual data usage info is written over the junction between the orange/black/blue, making it hard to read and annoying. Is that a bug? Should the data info all be in the orange part of the stripe? Any way to fix this?

    3. When any of the Edge screens is shown, there’s a description of that screen in upper left corner of the main screen. Is there any way to turn off the descriptions? I think it’s obvious what each Edge screen does without the description…

    Thanks!

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    • simon says

      1. the data usage panel pulls data from Settings– data usage and is mobile data usage only by default. In Settings–data usage, you can show both mobile data usage and total (WiFi+mobile). Tap More button in Settings–data uage, tap hide Wi-Fi usage to show mobile data usage only. This number should match what you get in the data usage panel.

      The inconsistency of settings–data usage and T-mobile reporting can be cause by 1). the billing cycle. You can change the cycle in Settings–Data usage to match your billing cycle; 2). some data usages are NOT counted by T-Mobile, for example, Bing on. Anyway, you should always trust your carrier’s number because they charge you based on this number.

      2. it is not a bug. Black background displays the limit you set, organge background displays the warning you set, and the blue background displays the actual usage. The problem is if you do not set limit or warning, a narrow strip is still there (without numbers). You can set the limit, warning in Settings–data usage– Set mobile data limit. Limit is the maximum you can use. if you reach this number, mobile data will be disabled. Warning is a reminder once you reach this number.

      3. There are many new edge screen users. I think Samsung will leave the words there for long time.

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  32. Bradley says

    For edge lighting how do I select a color for the person I used to do it but now with marshmallow I don’t know how something changed

    I want the edge light to be green for my brother and purple for my mom but don’t know how to change the default colors

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  33. Ron says

    Hi-
    Two questions about the S6 Edge with Marshmallow 6.0.1:

    1. Just started using the calendar app which was pre-installed. Got alert for first event I scheduled on desired date/time and deleted it on the alert screen. Next morning, got alert for same event at the set time. Clicked to delete, but message said “not found”. Same thing on day 3. Opened calendar and the event is not listed on any of those dates or on any future date. Where is it hiding and how do I kill it?

    2. Usually charge phone with Samsung’s stock charger overnight. It charges to 100% in a few hours using fast charging, but phone stays connected all night. Is there any advantage to turning off fast charging, even if it takes longer, since the phone is connected all night anyway?

    Thanks!

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  34. SBrass says

    Before marshmellow update on Verizon Samsung s6, when I put my phone on vibrate (like while at work) all three other Sound options, ie Media, Notifications and System, would be on vibrate also, so it would vibrate when I received a text message.

    Now, when i put the ringtone on vibrate, it completely turns off notifications and systems. Can’t even manually swipe them over to the right to set them to function. Any ideas?

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  35. Tim Hughes says

    After updating my samsung s6 to 6.0.1 matshmellow. The background on my phone is back, with icons. The status bar has gone and when someone calls there is no display. Any ideas? I have reset factory settings and have now lost all contacts, pics etc and still the back ground is back and still have the other issues. Im ready to smash my phone up. Please help

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  36. Ron says

    Galaxy S6 Edge, Marshmallow 6.0.1

    Can’t activate the setting for call waiting notification. The Call Waiting slider is Off, and I can’t move it to On. (Never tried to change this before today…)

    Any suggestions?

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  37. Sheila Teesga says

    I cant update my device (Samsung S6) from Lollipop to Marshmallow. It keeps saying device registration failed. What is the problem? Kindly assist.

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  38. Ismael says

    I have a question I have a sm-g920v model and every time I try to update to marshmallow I tells me that it is unavailable and to try again later can someone tell me how can I update it

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  39. Zuzanna says

    Hope you smart people can help me 🙂 I’m having problems accessing “permissions” for different apps. It just pops up that I have to turn of screen overlay in the settings, but when I go there, I don’t have to permission to do so… It is driving me completely insane bc I can use almost all my apps. I restarted in all the way back to factory settings with no improvement…

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  40. Ron says

    S6 Edge (Marshmallow 6.0.1) was behaving badly – wouldn’t send MMS, frequent black screens etc. Powering off and rebooting didn’t help.

    Followed instructions to clear the cache partition and when it rebooted there was notice of pending OTA update (T-Mob). Hadn’t seen that notice before clearing the cache.

    Anybody know what that update was? The update was ~640 MB and took ~10 min to install with “Android working…” on the screen. It still says Android 6.0.1 so it wasn’t updating to Nougat which T-Mob’s site says is coming…

    At least the phone is behaving better now, so maybe the pending update was responsible for all the bad behavior..??

    Thanks!

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  41. Kristie Womack says

    Since updating my S6 to Marshmallow 6.0.1 my home button does not take me home when i am in any other screen. i have to use the back key. but it does recognize my fingerprint.

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  42. Sal says

    I have the update on my S6 I changed my pin and it did a reboot, I have no recollection of my pin, and my fingerprint is not working as primary security with this update as indicated. How can I get in my phone? I can not afford a reset because I have precious pictures , which I can not afford to lose. My back up is not set up to auto back up and doesn’t include the pics. I’ve called Samsung support not much help at all, and neither was Google support . 🙁 It is ridiculous that I can’t get in my own phone, with google account, fingerprint etc without doing a full reset . Any help appreciated…

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  43. Jack says

    Hi guys, ever since the new update for Galaxy S6 Edge, the inactive widgets in the notification bar are not visible. For example previously when the torch was not in use, the torch button was greyed out but clearly visible and easy to see in case you wanted to switch it on. Also when in silent mode the sound widget that lets you cycle between vibrate, full sound, or on silent mode is now invisible. There is just a blank spot where the inactive widget should be. This has to be an error, has anyone else experienced this? Can anyone tell me how to fix it?

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  44. Hamid Reza Hasani says

    Can I disable the lock waiting time in my cellphone? Imagine that you have a little boy and he picks up your cellphone for a moment, in this case you can not use your phone for 10 minutes or more! specially in a trip this is horrible!

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  45. Nikki says

    How do I “UNDO” the Marshmellow update on my Galaxy S6? I DON’T LIKE ANYTHING ABOUT THIS UPDATE! I would rather go without a phone
    than to have to suffer any longer with this update that won’t let me open up the apps I use daily. My phone now closes apps by itself or freezes up when I finally get it to open. Just point me to the “UNDO” button please.

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  46. kirubel says

    hey, my data connection icon is disapeared from my galaxy s6 the nottification pannel how can i solve it?

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  47. Emily says

    Is there not a way to change set data limits and restricted data usage with this update? I’m really frustrated with it.

    Reply

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