4 Reasons Not to Install Marshmallow & 3 Reasons to Do It

With the Nexus Android 6.0 Marshmallow release starting to pick up speed, we want to take a look at some reasons why you might want to install it right away and some reasons why you might want to hold off when it arrives for your phone or tablet.

In late September, Google finally announced when it would deliver the Nexus Android 6.0 Marshmallow update to Nexus 5, Nexus 7, Nexus 6, Nexus 9, and Nexus Player. The company selected October 5th for the start of the roll out and as promised, Android Marshmallow started rolling out on October 5th.

This is a Google Android release that we’re talking about here which means that the October 5th release date was limited.

Google pushed the upgrades into AOSP but there are a lot of people that don’t like to manually install their Android updates. The company also started pushing out updates Over-the-Air but progress has been slow for all Nexus users.

This week, we’ve finally started to see the Nexus Marshmallow OTA pick up speed. Today, we received the update prompt on several Nexus devices, a sign that Google’s roll out is ready to hit tons of Nexus devices around the world.

With that in mind, we felt like it was appropriate to outline some reasons why you might want to install Android 6.0 Marshmallow right away. We also felt like it was the right time to outline some reasons why you might want to hold off on installing the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update, at least for right now.

Google won’t make you download and install the update on your device so you can take your time. Many of you will want to be patient with this update. It’s a big one.

You’ll want to keep these seven reasons in mind as you do your research ahead of a potential Nexus Android Marshmallow installation.

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