BlackBerry is now pushing out its first Marshmallow beta update for the Priv to those who signed up to help test it. In addition, BlackBerry will be sending out invites for T-Mobile customers within the next 24 hours.
BlackBerry is preparing to roll out Marshmallow to Priv beta testers who have opted into the program and completed necessary enrollment steps. The company has confirmed in the beta zone that Marshmallow will be released to the program from today.
BlackBerry has announced the Marshmallow beta for the Priv will begin shortly. The company is now accepting registrations for testers who purchased from Amazon, ShopBlackBerry or Carphone Warehouse.
Michael Clewley, the director of Handheld Software Product Management at BlackBerry, hinted in his personal Twitter feed that the company will release a Marshmallow beta test for the Priv smartphone.
As per the earnings call, BlackBerry has confirmed that Android 6.0 Marshmallow will be rolling out to the Priv by late April, early May. The software update was spotted running on the smartphone earlier this week, but it's great news that we now have an estimated time of arrival.
During a CES 2016 presentation, BlackBerry executive Ron Louks stated that news on the upcoming Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for BlackBerry Priv will be revealed sometime later in the first quarter of 2016.