Marshmallow rolling out for unlocked Motorola Moto G (2015)

On the heels of the Android 6.0 Marshmallow updates rolling out for the Motorola Moto X (2014), the smartphone maker continues to drop some holiday cheer in the way of operating system updates for their devices. This time, owners of the Motorola Moto G (2015) are the recipients as the Marshmallow update is rolling out to unlocked devices in the U.S. and Canada.

According to sources, the update will show up on unlocked, SIM-free handsets, although other variants should being getting the same update soon. For those with an unlocked device that has a SIM card installed, you may be able to try removing the SIM card to see if that triggers the option to receive Android 6.0 Marshmallow.

The update reportedly clocks in at about 2GB in size, so you will likely want to be on Wi-Fi to grab it. Once completed with the update process, your device should be on software version 24.11.25.en.US.

Like the Marshmallow update for the Motorola Moto X Pure Edition/Style and the Moto X (2014), the update for the 3rd generation Moto G brings all the expected Marshmallow changes as well as removal of a couple Motorola apps that became redundant. Marshmallow for the Moto X Play is also rolling out in a limited way – to the Canadian market – so expect to see that update start appearing in other markets as well.