Wednesday, 12 November 2014

Motorola steals LG's thunder, rolls out Android 5.0 Lollipop for 2014 Moto G

Although some media outlets report Moto G’s update is still in soak test phase, Ars Technica claims Lollipop is widely available stateside.



LG sure caught us off guard with its timely Android 5.0 upgrade announcement for the G3, but as it turns out, the first-to-Lollipop prize ultimately goes to the second-generation Motorola Moto G. No, not the X, the G, with its mixed bag of hardware goodies, modest 1 gig of RAM and middling quad-core 1.2 GHz SoC.

Keep in mind that, if this proves to be a general, official rollout, it’ll make the 2014 G the very first Android device to move from 4.4 KitKat to 5.0 Lollipop. And that includes members of the Nexus family. Save for the N6, of course, which runs 5.0 out the box, but it’s harder to come by than pure gold.

A lot of confusion currently hovers over G’s Lollipop promotion, and it’s unclear if Motorola mistakenly let the firmware slip over-the-air, or if this was the plan all along. One thing’s for sure, they didn’t take long to test it out, so be wary of various bugs and glitches.



As you all know, recent Moto releases aren’t as “clean” software-wise as Nexus gadgets, but they’re extremely close. As such, expect a near-stock version of 5.0 to come your way, packed with Project Volta battery life improvements and a so-called “Material Design” with remodeled themes and widgets and fluid animations.

According to Ars Technica, the gift package weighs in at close to 400 MB, so an active Wi-Fi connection is imperative, as is 50 percent+ battery juice. Users of the unlocked US model should be first in line to get the update, although it couldn’t hurt to try to download and install it anywhere else the phone is available.

You can either wait for an automatic notification message, or dive right in your Settings menu, select About Phone, System Updates, and then, Yes, I’m in, if there’s anything waiting for you at the end of the line. We’d very much appreciate it if you shared with us your findings after performing all the steps, and so the comments section is all yours.

Source: Motorola



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