Sony Smartwatch 3: Android Marshmallow update rolling out to users

Sony SmartWatch 3 Review - SWR50 — Sony's third SmartWatch is receiving the latest Marshmallow update IBTimes UK

Google has started seeding the Android Marshmallow update for the Sony Smartwatch 3 with users slated to get the update within a week's time. With this, Google also declared that all Android Wear devices have now received the latest Marshmallow update.

The announcement was made by Wayne Piekarski through his Google Plus account where he had earlier made the announcement for the update on Android Wear features. Piekarski also mentions that he will soon make another announcement so that developers know when they can remove API 22 support from their apps as the company is ready with an API 23 rollout.

LG Urbane Watch 2 was the first watch to receive the Marshmallow update with both generations of Motorola's Moto 360 smartwatch getting the update shortly thereafter and followed by the Huawei Watch and Asus ZenWatch. The Smartwatch 3 is the last of the Android Wear devices to get the update.

On 4 February, Google had announced a number of features to be incorporated in Android Wear-powered smartwatches when it released the update. These include:

Navigate your watch with new gestures. Scrolling up and down your card stream is as simple as flicking your wrist. You can also expand a card, bring up your apps, or return home to your watch face with a push, lift or shake. You'll be able to stay connected to what's important, while keeping your phone (or other hand) in your pocket.
Send more messages with just your voice. With Android Wear, you've always been able to get answers to spoken questions. Now you can also use your voice to send messages from apps like Google Hangouts, Nextplus, Telegram, Viber, WeChat, and WhatsApp. Running late for lunch? Just say "OK Google, Send a WhatsApp message to Nathan: I'll be right there."
Make calls and listen to messages with speaker support. Screening calls from your wrist is a nice convenience that comes with Android Wear. Thanks to speaker support, you can now make and take calls over Bluetooth. And you can listen to audio/video messages with apps like Glide.