Android Marshmallow Update Is Available For Sprint HTC One M8 And M8 HK Owners

HTC has took to twitter to announce that owners of HTC One M8 who are on Sprint network will receive Android Marshmallow update. HTC’s Mo Versi tweeted that the company has received technical approval on the update, and the over-the-air-update will start shortly.

Sprint HTC One M8 / M8 HK Owners! Great news, we have received technical approval on the Marshmallow OS update! OTA will start tonight! Thx!

— Mo Versi (@moversi) January 29, 2016

The update is being rolled out in batches and if you are a Sprint HTC One M8 customer and had not received the update then please again after few hours.

Versi also tweeted that the Android Marshmallow update for the One M9 on Sprint will also be released soon, or next week to be exact. As for the One M9 on other carriers like AT&T, Versi mentioned that they are still several weeks out for AT&T, and that he will provide a more specific date as it gets closer to its release.

Main Features of this update

App Permissions

Let you define what you want to share and turn permissions off any time.

Now on Tap

Pulls up extra information in the top of whatever you are doing based on what is on your screen.

Smarter Power Management

Doze – a smart energy saving feature to the battery is introduced.

Please note that the update will take up to 60 minutes to download and install and you will find your smartphone become noticeably warmer during installation. Also, make sure you got your phone charged at least by 50% and hook it up to your Wi-Fi to save your phone data.