Nextbit, the people who brought us the Robin and some pretty fancy methods to manage your storage space, announced some news about a pending update today on their community forums.
The update, coming sometime in April, will bring Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow to the Robin, along with some much needed improvements to the camera software. As mentioned in our review of the Robin, the camera app took a bit longer than expected to actually take a picture once you tapped the button, especially in HDR mode. This, as well as small improvements to the user interface in both the camera app itself and the gallery have been addressed, and Nextbit says the picture taking is now "at least twice as fast." They also demonstrated this on Twitter.
Thanks for tuning into our #RobinUpdate! Here's a comparison of the new updated camera speed. #RobinCam pic.twitter.com/zrKLR4V7W7
— Nextbit (@nextbitsys) March 30, 2016
the April update also was designed to improve battery life by further optimizing the "thermal tuning" for the processor. This should also improve overall performance. In addition, audio improvements should make the speakerphone more clear sounding to both parties, and playback for the Robin's two front facing speakers has been further tuned. One final issue addressed is the viewability of the screen in bright sunlight, which should improve with the April update.
A smaller update is also pushing now, and it addresses "trouble with certain apps like Uber crashing." Expect the big update, and Marshmallow, sometime next month.
Reader comments
An April update will bring faster Marshmallow and camera improvements to Nextbit Robin
I'm no owner of the Robin but I'm glad to see Nextbit starting to provide future software updates to help improve the user experience.
I'll be more intrigued with the second generation phones if they go that route. I'm glad I didn't get the phone but impressed by what they have accomplished so far. Just add more memory. I'm not sold on the cloud solution for phone space.
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I assume you mean storage space. I switched to Robin from an HTC One M8, and the extra GB of memory makes WORLDS of difference. Unlike my M8, this thing has never stalled or stuttered on me. Yeah, there is plenty of room for improvement, but memory is very low on that list.
The way u are defending the Robin, seems like u probably regret buying it. Enjoy ur fone, man!
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Your logic is impeccable. This statement is only enhanced by your decision to discuss the completely unrelated G Flex 2 in response to a Robin article. You keep excelling at life, good sir.
On the money bruh
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I hope they are successful enough to make a follow up to the Robin. Maybe the next phone will be compatible with all carriers from the beginning. I like what they are doing and it's a start up that I'd be willing to get behind, unlike some others out there.
I was an early adopter but ended up returning the phone and getting a Sammy S7. The Robin was a bit bigger than I expected but the dealbreaker was the camera. It was really frustrating and I just lost my patience to wait for the next update. Other than that it was an excellent phone.
Backer here. Yeah, it has its issues, but that's the beautiful thing about Android - if it's not hardware related, you have recourse. I just downloaded a different camera app.
Even the Robin is getting updated. What is LG doing for their more flagship G Flex 2? It would be sad if the Flex 2 doesn't get updated as all issues concerning it seem to have been taken care of since the 5.1.1 update. I recently got tempted to buy this phone which came with 5.1.1 out of the box, and I must say I haven't really regretted this yet. But come on, 6.0.1 is not too much to ask for.
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The reason I the G flex 2 isn't getting updated is purely because it's the G flex 2
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G Flex 2, you mean that toaster fire?
Dr. Satan is my physician
Did u hear about the 5.1.1 update? No concerns for heating again my friend.
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Meaning? It was still crafted by LG and intended to be their high-end curved flagship.
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