According to support pages on T-Mobile's website, Samsung will be releasing Android 8.0 Oreo for the Galaxy S6, S6 edge, S6 edge+, and Note5, some of which are nearly three years old.
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Google has already released its July security update for Android, but Samsung is among numerous manufacturers that still haven't delivered the June security patches to many of their devices.
The Galaxy S6 and S6 edge are over two years old now, but they're still being updated with new security patches. Samsung has now begun rolling out the latest June security update to both handsets.
After promising to do so a few days ago, T-Mobile has begun rolling out the Android 7.0 Nougat update for Samsung's Galaxy S6 and S6 edge. The carrier also updated the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 this week.
Two months after Sprint brought Android 7.0 to the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge, T-Mobile has announced that it will finally begin rolling out the Nougat update to both of those handsets this week.
Over eight months after Google originally released Android 7.0, AT&T has finally begun rolling out the Nougat update to its Galaxy S6 handset family, including the April security updates for Android.
The Verizon variants of the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge are receiving over-the-air updates for Android 7.0 Nougat today, bringing a number of new features and improvements to both of the devices.
Eight months after Android 7.0 was released, Samsung has now begun rolling out the update to its Galaxy S6 and S6 edge in Canada. Rogers has said that its rollout will begin early next month.
Three months after Samsung began its Nougat rollout, and eight months after Google originally released Android 7.0, the update now appears to be making its way to the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge in India.
After making Android 7.0 available for the Galaxy Note5 and S6 edge+ last week, Sprint has finally begun its rollout for the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge, almost eight months after Nougat's original release.
After beginning its Android 7.0 rollout for the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge in several European markets last week, Samsung has now brought the Nougat update to both of those devices in India too.
Samsung planned to roll out Android 7.0 to the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge in February, but briefly delayed its release. The rollout finally began this week, and it's quickly making its way to more markets.
Samsung delayed its planned release of the Android 7.0 update for the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge last month in order to "review its quality" - but the update has finally begun to roll out today.
Samsung said last month that it would release its Android 7.0 update for the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge by the end of February - but that rollout has been delayed, and it's unclear when it will begin.
Although Samsung itself has not yet confirmed the Nougat rollout to eligible older devices, the Galaxy S6 edge+ has received Wi-Fi certification, indicating it's a step closer to getting Android 7.0.
While Nougat hasn't shown up for Samsung's S6 devices yet, the February security patch, based on Android Marshmallow 6.0.1 has now started rolling out in India. It weighs in at just over 134 MB.
Samsung has published a detailed roadmap for its Android 7.0 upgrade plans in Turkey, providing a rough guide for which of its phones and tablets will get the Nougat update in other markets, and when.
According to the vice president of Samsung Turkey, Nougat will land on all Galaxy S6 variants before the end of February. The announcement also mentions the S7 rollout, which is happening right now.
Samsung has begun rolling out the latest Android security patches to its Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge, and Galaxy A3 (2016) - but the wait continues for the Android 7.0 update on those devices.
After beginning its Android 7.0 rollout for the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge last week, Samsung has now formally announced details of its Nougat upgrade plans for other devices in its range.
While Samsung has released an Android 7.0 preview for its Galaxy S7 and S7 edge flagships in some markets, the company is also working on its Nougat update for several other devices in its range.
T-Mobile US has published a list of the first nine devices to get the latest version of Android, which began rolling out last week - but it could be several months before they're actually upgraded.
Samsung, via its Galaxy Beta Program, has rolled out a new user interface for users in China and S. Korea. The UI scraps the launcher button, includes new icons, and has redesigned menus.
A few weeks after releasing Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow for the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge, Verizon is rolling out a software update for both devices, promising "bug fixes, enhancements and other changes."
Three months after Samsung started its Marshmallow rollout for the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge, and seven months after Google first released Marshmallow, AT&T has at last started upgrading both devices.
While Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon have all rolled out their Marshmallow updates for the Galaxy S6, AT&T customers have been kept waiting - but it looks like the wait may finally be coming to an end.
After Samsung began its Marshmallow rollout for the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge in February, the update is now starting to make its way to both devices in Canada, starting on Eastlink, Bell and Telus.
Verizon has become the latest carrier to roll out Android Marshmallow to both the Samsung Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge. The update brings quite a few new features to the device.
Samsung has pushed the Marshmallow update to Galaxy S5 users based in Trinidad & Tobago. The update is the first outside of South Korea, Samsung's home country. More countries should follow soon.
Marshmallow began rolling out for the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge a month ago, and has been available for those devices on Sprint for the last couple of weeks, but T-Mo says it's now testing the update.
Android 6.0 Marshmallow, the latest version of the OS, continues to make slow progress in reaching more devices, but it's now making its way to Samsung's Galaxy S6 family of handsets in India.
Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow - the latest non-preview version of the OS - is now rolling out to Samsung's Galaxy S6 on Sprint, in a 1235.87MB update that bumps the build number up to G920PVPU3CPB6.
Samsung has started rolling out Marshmallow to S6 edge+ devices on the South Korean phone network SK Telecom. The update can be downloaded through Samsung's Smart Switch desktop app.
Samsung has said that Google's newest iteration of Android is beginning to roll out globally to the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge, with the latter model getting some welcome usability improvements.
Samsung has so far only made the Marshmallow update available to the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge in South Korea - but a carrier has announced that the update is now "on the way" to those devices in Poland.
Almost four months after Marshmallow began its rollout, Samsung is finally starting to upgrade its devices. Android 6.0.1 is now making its way to the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge, starting in South Korea.
A leaked image comparing the dimensions of the next flagship smartphones from Samsung has revealed that the the Galaxy S7 Edge will feature a larger screen compared to the regular Galaxy S7.
After launching a similar program in South Korea this week, Samsung is now inviting UK owners of the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge to sign up for a beta program to test its Android 6.0 Marshmallow update.
Samsung wants Galaxy S6 and S6 edge owners in South Korea to help test Android 6.0 through to January 18, which suggests that a wider rollout of the Marshmallow update is still several weeks away.
Verizon is finally getting on board with Wi-Fi calling and the feature will begin rolling out to users tomorrow. Unfortunately, only the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge will be getting it this year.
