Google is said to be rolling out updates now for their Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow operating system. The updates, however, are limited on selected Android One smartphones. The first smartphone to receive the Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow is the Cherry Mobile G1, a smartphone available in the Philippines and the General Mobile 4G. This may come as a surprise for majority of Google's Android OEM partners; Android 6.0 Marshmallow hasn't been released for their handsets.

Though there is no official word yet about what the latest update might bring, reports say that it isn't really anything major. It would only be a few bug fixes, a few tweaks on some functions and features plus improvements on stability. The latest update though, is not connected to Google's latest security patch this November.

Posted screenshots also reveal that Google seems to have integrated their December security patch with this recent update. The screenshots from an Android One phone show that the Android security patch level is listed as Dec. 1, fuelling speculations that it might be the day that Google might release the update to a bigger audience. Meanwhile, another screenshot shows the Android 6.0.1 update notification to be at a size of 87.5MB which might mean an incremental update.

There are also talks that while the Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow will arrive this coming months, Android 6.1 Marshmallow is expected to rollout by next year. Although Google has not released any official statement regarding the updates, some users have already stated that they already received it.

Earlier this month, the November Android security updates have started rolling out. The release is said to be in compliance to Google's promise for monthly security fixes. The November update focused on addressing the security issues that the operating system of Nexus devices has.

On a different note, it was reported that the share of active phones that are using Android 6.0 Marshmallow has increased by 0.3 percent.