Android M: New Google OS rollout rumoured to skip prominent Asus Zenfones

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Google's latest Android M (Marshmallow) OS update, which is confirmed to hit a number of smartphones manufactured by popular brands such as HTC, LG and Samsung, could entirely skip seeding to prominent smartphones belonging to the Asus Zenfone family. The handsets include the more recent Zenfone 4, 5 and 6.

According to a report published in The Android Soul, that quotes an internal Asus forum member, the Taiwan-based company has not begun work on seeding Android M as an OS update to the Zenfone 4, 5 and 6 smartphones. The apparent reason cited is these devices fall into the first-gen Asus smartphones category and hence ineligible for receiving the newest Android OS update.

All three Asus Zenfones, the Zenfone 4, 5 and 6, were released in 2014 and are currently up for purchase. The Android Soul, quoting the Asus forum member, also expresses apprehensions with regard to Android M seeding to next-gen Asus Zenfones such as the Zenfone 2 range of smartphones.

Asus's Zenfone 2 smartphones have received the Android 5.1 (Lollipop) OS update. Therefore, owners of the smartphone can still expect Android M OS update, but comparatively later than other smartphones.

Smartphones ready to receive Android M as an OS update:

List of brand-wise smartphones currently announced as eligible to receive the Android M OS update includes: