When Will Moto E, Moto G, Moto X and Moto Z Receive Android Nougat?

When Lenovo acquired Motorola, it promised to deliver great experience on the software and hardware fronts. So far, it has done a great job at living to its promise. With major lines of smartphones such as the Moto X, G, Z and others, there are enough devices for all. If you have a Moto device you bought a few months ago, then there is the chance that it qualifies for an update to the latest mobile operating system from Google; Android nougat. If your question is “when will Moto E, Moto G, Moto X and Moto Z receive the update?”, here is your answer.

When Will Moto E, Moto G, Moto X and Moto Z Receive Update?

The exhaustive list of the Moto devices that will get or have already received their nougat updates is as follows;

  • Moto Z (2016)- XT1635-03 (Received)
  • Moto Z-Droid (Received)
  • Moto Z-Force (2016) (Received)
  • Moto Z Force Droid (Received)
  • Moto G4 Play (2016) – XT1609
  • Moto G4 (2016) – All Models (Received)
  • Moto G4 PLUS (2016) – All Models (Received)
  • Moto X Play (2015) – XT1562
  • Moto X Pure (3rd Gen)
  • Moto X-Force
  • Moto X STYLE (2015) – XT1572
  • Moto DROID TURBO 2 (2015) –XT1580 XT1585
  • Moto DROID MAXX 2 (2015) – XT1565
  • Motorola Nexus 6 (Already received)

Sadly, the Moto E series smartphones are clearly missing from this list. The E series are a budget series of smartphones which have had a good run in the market. However, no reason has been given as to why they will not be getting the latest Android operating system. The complete list of the Moto devices that will not be getting Android nougat is as follows;

  • Moto E3 Power
  • Moto E2
  • Moto G2 (2nd Gen)
  • Moto G 2014 4G Edition
  • Moto G3
  • Moto G3 Turbo Edition
  • Moto X
  • Moto X2
  • Moto X-Force
  • Moto Droid Turbo
  • Moto Droid Maxx

Why nougat?

Nougat improves Android smartphones in various ways. Among the main highlights of this operating system include;

  • Multiwindow mode
  • Direct notification reply
  • Bundled notifications
  • Improved battery saving features
  • Night mode
  • Improved Doze feature
  • Subheadings in settings
  • Unicode 9 emoji support
  • Improved security
  • Better system performance.

Updating an Android smartphone to the latest operating system has always been a hit and miss issue. Unlike iOS where devices are updated up to five years from their time of manufacturing, Android devices only get updates for about two years. Unless you are running the pure version of Android such as the Nexus and Pixel phones, expect no more support than that. However, Google’s latest IO conference brought to surface an important aspect about updates. Titled Project Treble, the announcement aims at separating the hardware from the software in Android phones such that the operating system can be updated or changed as needed without changing the hardware. However, if you are wondering when will Moto E, Moto G, Moto X and Moto Z receive.


However, Google’s latest IO conference brought to surface an important aspect about updates. Titled Project Treble, the announcement aims at separating the hardware from the software in Android phones such that the operating system can be updated or changed as needed without changing the hardware. However, if you are wondering when will Moto E, Moto G, Moto X and Moto Z receive update, then project treble will not come to your aid. Only phones built with this feature will be receiving updates for a long time.

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