New reports indicate that LG is looking to skip the Android 5.1.1 Lollipop update for its devices in favor of the newly announced Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
The South Korean company's G3 and G4 devices will reportedly receive the Marshmallow, while the G2 could get stuck on the Lollipop platform.
As noted by the Gospel Herald, skipping platforms is not entirely new for LG. The company already did the same move when the Android 4.4.4 KitKat arrived. Other companies, however, such as Samsung, like to systematically roll out new versions of Android operating systems once they come out.
Users of LG's current flagship device or the G4, which is already running on the Android 5.1 Lollipop, may not be able to get version 5.1.1. Instead, they can expect their devices to jump on the Marshmallow platform before this year ends.
The G3, on the other hand, will get updated to Google's latest platform sometime in early next year.
As for the G2, it is not yet officially confirmed if the device will receive the same treatment. However, according to the Vine Report, the device will reportedly not receive the Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
The G2 first came out in 2013 and featured the Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean as its stock operating system. It was then updated to Android 5.0.2 Lollipop. Although there are rumors that the handset will not get the Marshmallow, GSM Arena that LG will still update the device to version 5.1.1 of the Lollipop.
The name of Google's latest platform was officially unveiled earlier this month. The announcement was accompanied by a new statue of the Android mascot holding a large marshmallow at Google's headquarters.
Currently in its third developer preview version, the Android 6.0 Marshmallow is expected to be officially unveiled in October of this year. It will come with new features including an updated permission system for the use and installation of apps.
"Along with the new platform like the fingerprint support and Doze power saving mode, Android Marshmallow features a new permissions model that streamlines the app install and update process," Jamal Eason, Google's Android product manager wrote in the Android Developers Blog.
"To give users this flexibility and to make sure your app behaves as expected when an Android Marshmallow user disables a specific permission, it's important that you update your app to target API 23, and test the app thoroughly with Android Marshmallow users," he added.
