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Moto X,G,E. Android L. News, Rumors...

I open this thread, for speak the future update of Android L.
When is avaiable for Nexus?
How long for us?
The first rumor.....
au.ibtimes.com/articles/566701/20140918/android-5-0-l-eligible-ineligible-smartphones.htm
Early 2015 Android L for Moto X.
Two months.. :/

Android 5.0 L Eligible And Ineligible Smartphones: Motorola, Samsung Galaxy And Sony Xperia
http://www.androidorigin.com/androi...o-x-moto-g-htc-one-m8-note-4-galaxy-s5-xperia
Until 2015.......

Motorola have been pretty good about providing timely updates, even beating out some Nexus devices. Punit Soni himself confirmed the 2013 X will get Android L, so there's that. However, with the 2014 X out now, it could get pushed back. I think January 2015 is a solid target month to expect the 2013 X to get updated.

I wouldn't be surprised of Motorola decides to just cancel the update they've done it before with the photon 4g
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Even if we do get L, it would take long time

I doubt it will take anywhere near that long, that sounds more like a timeline for heavily skinned device. The moto x is pretty barebones with only a few apps so i'd say it'll be a relatively quick update. I'd guess mid November with mid December being the latest.

It’s Official: Android 5.0 Lollipop Coming to Moto X, Moto G, Moto E and More

Keeping in mind that Motorola made the brand new Nexus 6, I am pretty sure it must be an easy task to push L very soon to all its devices. But this was the same with the previous update. Moto promised that they will push the 4.4.4 update very soon but they took quite some time due to carrier issues and quite a few other stuff to all its devices.
I just hope we all also get the L soon so that we can lick our LOLLIPOPs :victory:

It shouldn't be long for us, remember how fast the update for 4.4 came

I'm pretty sure 5.0 will be fast to port and release. After all, Moto probably got 5.0 before anyone else due to the Nexus 6. I wouldn't be amused if it's almost done for Moto X 2014.

wiidbzxt said:
I'm pretty sure 5.0 will be fast to port and release. After all, Moto probably got 5.0 before anyone else due to the Nexus 6. I wouldn't be amused if it's almost done for Moto X 2014.
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You're probably right..

This is no surprise. The question has always been when will it arrive.

Not holding my breath, my USCC 2013 X is still on 4.4.2

cdodge04 said:
Not holding my breath, my USCC 2013 X is still on 4.4.2
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That wouldn't Moto's fault. That's US Cellular's Dev teams fault..

Motorola is owned by Google thus of course mostly everything will be updated to lollipop.

simpledesign said:
Motorola is owned by Google thus of course mostly everything will be updated to lollipop.
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Owned by lenovo now
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Android Lollipop features
I've been following Android Police's covering of all the Android Lollipop Dev Preview (which is basically as close to the finished OS as you can get before the final release) features. It seems that the Nexus 6 (and also Android 5.0) will be coming with an always listening feature for hotword detection of "OK Google" and something akin to Moto Display called "Ambient screen". It seems that Google is really utilizing those patents it acquired from Motorola before selling it to Lenovo. I would love to try these features out! Maybe someone will make a basic ROM of 5.0 (here's to hoping!)... At any rate it seems more and more that the Moto X 2013 was really a beta test of some of Google's 5.0 features. Can't wait for the official release!!!

MarcquisDale said:
Owned by lenovo now
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No, they're still owned by Google. Lenovo still hopes to have their acquisition of Motorola Mobility close by end of 2014. It's taking longer than many expected, but it's not done just yet.

It's completed now
jaykresge said:
No, they're still owned by Google. Lenovo still hopes to have their acquisition of Motorola Mobility close by end of 2014. It's taking longer than many expected, but it's not done just yet.
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I just found out, http://www.cnet.com/news/lenovo-closes-acquisition-of-motorola-mobility-from-google/

How is possible that Moto G 2nd generation have lollipop before that moto x 2013?????

[OFFICIAL] [NEWS] Moto E gets Lollipop as Promised !!

It’s no secret we love Android. That’s why every one of our Moto phones is built on a foundation of pure Android - it’s easier to use, delivers amazing performance and lets you choose how you want to use your phone. So we have more sweet Android news to share...
When a new version of Android is announced, one of the first questions on everyone's mind is "when will my device be getting updated?" Fortunately, Motorola has moved towards complete transparency and providing timely updates over the past couple of years, and with the announcement of Lollipop it is providing details on what Moto owners can expect in the coming weeks.
That the Moto X, G, and E are all getting Lollipop is probably a good sign. Here's what the Official Statement Reveals :
Once Android 5.0 L is officially released, we intend to bring this latest upgrade to many of our other Motorola devices, as well. This includes Moto X (1st and 2nd Gen), Moto G (1st and 2nd Gen), Moto G with 4G LTE, Moto E(yaay !! ), Droid Ultra, Droid Maxx and Droid Mini.
Motorola is fantastic.... it updates even a very much low end Phone i.e Moto E to Lollipop. Cheers Moto !!
Don't Forget to Press THANKS.... It never hurts to click THANKS !!

Happy to hear that. Thanks for the information. Now the question is when do we expect it?

VeerAmrit said:
Happy to hear that. Thanks for the information. Now the question is when do we expect it?
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Within 90 days fr the date of android L SDK release.

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Lollipop

So with the second gen moto G and X starting to get lollipop, how much longer do you guys think untill we start seeing our soak tests?

Is the Verizon Moto X and G getting the update or just the gsm version? If the Verizon Moto X is getting it, then it shouldn't too much longer for us. maybe a few weeks I would guess.

Nope just unlocked gsm versions. I'm thinking January if moto keeps with their quick updates like last year.
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verizon probably needs some time to prepare the bloatwares

Let's hope xposed will be compatible with ART by then. Who knows, maybe a Lollipop based AOSP ROM will be released before Verizon's. Either way, not in a big hurry since my phone is pretty much running all Lollipop Gapps. The only thing not updated is the dialer.

Johnny Wong said:
Let's hope xposed will be compatible with ART by then. Who knows, maybe a Lollipop based AOSP ROM will be released before Verizon's. Either way, not in a big hurry since my phone is pretty much running all Lollipop Gapps. The only thing not updated is the dialer.
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droid maxx will probably get the update in about a week or two...werent the 2013 droids the first to get 4.4.4? even before nexus if i remember right...
either way im really loving an improved battery and LTE on T-mobile on my droid maxx after the su5 23.3.24 update

My guess is that the 2013 Droids won't see Lollipop until 2015. Motorola will want to update the 2014 Moto X, the 2014 Moto G, and the 2013 Moto X, maybe the 2013 Moto G and E, and Verizon will want to update the Turbo, before both get around to the Ultra/Maxx/Mini. The 2012 Droids (Razr M and Razr HD series) got a KitKat update in May. Hopefully the update will get to the 2013 Droids before next May, but I think we still have to wait for those other phones to be updated first.

In depth review of Lollipop: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/11/android-5-0-lollipop-thoroughly-reviewed/

Based on Nexus reviews(6) Lollipop has integrated Google Now with hot word detection so the Moto Assist app will be obsolete. It also means much quicker operation without the extra app handing off data to Google Now.

bwheelies said:
Based on Nexus reviews(6) Lollipop has integrated Google Now with hot word detection so the Moto Assist app will be obsolete. It also means much quicker operation without the extra app handing off data to Google Now.
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At the expense of more battery drain. I think I'll stick with touchless controls/Moto Voice and its use of the low power processor. (The assist app announces text messages and voice calls while you're driving, so I think you mean Moto Voice...)

bwheelies said:
Based on Nexus reviews(6) Lollipop has integrated Google Now with hot word detection so the Moto Assist app will be obsolete. It also means much quicker operation without the extra app handing off data to Google Now.
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well I don't know about your phone but my droid Maxx runs faster with a cyst it gets to Google faster and Google runs faster than going straight from Google yeah may be weird but it does

Motorola says the update is ready just waiting for carrier approval. Hopefully this means they will soak test soon.

nicotheandroidguy said:
Motorola says the update is ready just waiting for carrier approval. Hopefully this means they will soak test soon.
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Huh? Haven't seen this news yet. Do you have a source?

jaydotelloh said:
Huh? Haven't seen this news yet. Do you have a source?
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Yeah it says pending partner (Verizon) support. https://motorola-global-portal.cust...iZHltTzNmOW0iLCJzZXNzaW9uSUQiOiJ5VU5uM2Y5bSJ9

http://motorola-blog.blogspot.in/201...inkId=12303485
Moto Maxx now has a soak test for Lollipop. So, Turbo should be next and then we can get it on the Maxx.

s_u_n said:
http://motorola-blog.blogspot.in/201...inkId=12303485
Moto Maxx now has a soak test for Lollipop. So, Turbo should be next and then we can get it on the Maxx.
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May not be so soon according to this. If I understand correctly that the Droid Ultra/Maxx has the same processor as the 2013 Moto X but someone correct me if I am wrong on that.
On the downside, Motorola tweeted via its official support Twitter account about the status of the Moto X (2013) Lollipop update, suggesting that it was still some way off.
Motorola Support @MotorolaSupport
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@ac2k9 Moto X (1st Gen) will get L, but chipset requires more effort. We're working to deliver satisfactory experience, performance.
2:21 PM - 9 Feb 2015
The 'L' in the tweet is referring to Lollipop, and the chipset in question is the Snapdragon S4 Pro.
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Tweet link
https://twitter.com/MotorolaSupport/status/564881795767095298
Story
http://www.androidpit.com/moto-e-and-moto-maxx-android-lollipop-update-incoming

Id sure like to know where the lollipop update is for the droid maxx, mini and ultra.

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Id sure like to know where the lollipop update is for the droid maxx, mini and ultra.
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Or "If" it is... Seriously, at this point I am hoping that they do make us wait till 5.1.. With the reports of fixes and improvements, it will be worth it...
Here is my theory why: Our phones are reaching the outer edges of carrier,OEM and Google support. If we get 5.0, 5.01 or 5.02,,, we may not see another update beyond that. We could be stuck with whatever they give us for good. I am checking like everyone else for the update, but aside from my own personal desire for instant gratification, I believe we may be better off to not get it with a shot at 5.1...
This is very difficult for me since this is the first Android device I have had with no unlocked bootloader or root. But the phone still rocks pretty hard.

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Id sure like to know where the lollipop update is for the droid maxx, mini and ultra.
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Seriously, it's not coming until after the Droid Turbo, and almost certainly after the 2013 moto x on Verizon. Neither phone is even in a soak test right now.
Last year the 2012 Droids got KitKat in may. I'd say that's the earliest the Maxx gets Lollipop this year.

doogald said:
Seriously, it's not coming until after the Droid Turbo, and almost certainly after the 2013 moto x on Verizon. Neither phone is even in a soak test right now.
Last year the 2012 Droids got KitKat in may. I'd say that's the earliest the Maxx gets Lollipop this year.
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not positive we will even get it tbh. glad this isn't my personal device, just a work phone.

[OFF-TOPIC] Moto G 3rd Gen [Discussion]

And then today I see this on google now
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Flipkart-lists-third-generation-Motorola-Moto-G_id69291
Its not even been a year and they release a 3rd gen model... I mean to say why is motorola in a hurry to realease things... Infact a 3rd gen moto x is also rumour. What are views on it guys.

Makes no sense for me. If they go on like this we have the Moto G 43th Gen in 2 or 3 years
Maybe Motorola thinks everyone buys the next Gen just for one or two specs (like LTE) and maybe they are right? I don't know. Otherwise they could have built LTE right from the start in the 2nd Gen and release a 3rd with really NEW features.
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Vedant Mistry said:
And then today I see this on google now
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Flipkart-lists-third-generation-Motorola-Moto-G_id69291
Its not even been a year and they release a 3rd gen model... I mean to say why is motorola in a hurry to realease things... Infact a 3rd gen moto x is also rumour. What are views on it guys.
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But this phone looks like a treat
If its cheap enough, then maybe ill get it
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koradiavatsal said:
But this phone looks like a treat
If its cheap enough, then maybe ill get it
Sent from my Moto G 2014
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-_- rich people be like: " New phone in the market, lets buy it".
This no fair :'(

Vedant Mistry said:
-_- rich people be like: " New phone in the market, lets buy it".
This no fair :'(
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xD Lol
Thats not the case or else i would have bought moto x 2nd gen

Moto g 3rd gen is a better option
This may be because there are already some better smartphones launched in the market after moto g 2nd gen. Motorola wants to stay in market and provide better option to the customers. Moto g 3rd gen is really better than most of the smartphones in the same price range. You can see the specs of Moto g 3rd gen here. They are really good.

Those specifications are completely not the right ones.... Actually Moto 3rd gen looks like not a big improvement and it still will have only 1GB of RAM..

The specs from GSM Arena are just rumored specs that were launched before the actual details being leaked. A more accurate representation is posted here. Also here you can find a more detailed presentation of the topic at hand.

Wish Motorola would devote as much energy to prompt updates to fix crucial bugs as they apparently do in pushing new models onto the market. I guess they're probably not alone in that, though.

28th July is looking interesting
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Posted before reading the links above oops

Android P update for the G5 Plus

Motorola recently announced that it will be updating the G4 Plus to Android Or as well. But it also stated that it usually updates the G line to only one major Android version. Does this mean that the they'll hang the G5 Plus at Oreo? Or does the marketing material say otherwise, and we could use it to get P for us as well?

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Motorola recently announced that it will be updating the G4 Plus to Android Or as well. But it also stated that it usually updates the G line to only one major Android version. Does this mean that the they'll hang the G5 Plus at Oreo? Or does the marketing material say otherwise, and we could use it to get P for us as well?
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Bro lets just see how much time does it time takes for moto (lenovo) to give us official Android O update:cyclops:

till december we will get oren and forget about P...that s for sure as of now,according to the above statement from moto!

I read on Lenovo forum a comment from Motorola employee that they have policy of one major os update in Moto G line. So android P for G5 is unlikely.
G4 plus is getting Oreo because Motorola advertised (by mistake, as they say now) it like that at the time of G4 release

1 major update policy for Moto G line is lies!
The original Moto G got updated from Jellybean to Kikat and Lollipop
The 2nd gen Moto G for updated from Kikat to Lollipop and Marshmallow

So? That was in the past.

I have hope in getting Android P in MoTo G5 PLUS

All hope is in us. I'm afraid that we will have to fight on social media and forums (Lenovo profiles, forums, etc.) to get Android P in future.

I wouldn't be surprised if we never see Android p on g5 through Lenovo. My Moto X Pure Edition (Clark) was promised nougat for a long time and when I switched to g5 a few weeks ago I still hadn't received the OTA

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1 major update policy for Moto G line is lies!
The original Moto G got updated from Jellybean to Kikat and Lollipop
The 2nd gen Moto G for updated from Kikat to Lollipop and Marshmallow
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Everything changed on G3, they started to give just a major update

We just have to tell them that every other budget phone gets two upgrades so it is stupid that Motos can only get 1

oSandmaNo said:
1 major update policy for Moto G line is lies!
The original Moto G got updated from Jellybean to Kikat and Lollipop
The 2nd gen Moto G for updated from Kikat to Lollipop and Marshmallow
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Motorola was a different company then, it wasn't owned by Lenovo for a start.
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redman321 said:
I wouldn't be surprised if we never see Android p on g5 through Lenovo. My Moto X Pure Edition (Clark) was promised nougat for a long time and when I switched to g5 a few weeks ago I still hadn't received the OTA
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I sold my Moto X Play for the same reason, promised 7 at the beginning of the year and months later still no OTA.

You guys are forgetting that Lenovo owns Motorola​
And the fact that they have released many useless phones in short span
Shows that they are not going put in the effort
And update every budget phone till 1 next major update

nigaindelhi said:
You guys are forgetting that Lenovo owns Motorola​
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For this reason, when Google owns Motorola the updates are two major versions. With Lenovo only one major update. Nothing more.
My next phone will be another brand... :crying:

Me too

NOKIA

Ok fine, but when will we get the Oreo update?

LiteSoul said:
Ok fine, but when will we get the Oreo update?
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when its ready...
source dropped less than a month ago...

LiteSoul said:
Ok fine, but when will we get the Oreo update?
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If Lenovo's history continues... later this year (November or December) at the earliest, possibly beginning of next year.
Remember, even they don't even have Nougat out to all models that are getting yet... US users with the Moto X Pure are still waiting and that was a flagship for like 16 months.

Why do you want Oreo so much anyway? I don't see anything worthy waiting