Android Lollipop Update Moto X 2013 Arriving Next Week, 5.1 Update for Moto X 2014 Stopped
The first generation Moto X, which was actually released into the tech market a couple of years ago, will finally be getting its fair share of the Android Lollipop update next week, according to David Schuster, senior director of Motorola’s software product management department.
In a statement posted on Google Plus, Schuster shared, “We have started full soak testing in France and Germany retail this week with the expectation of full deployment next week, if all goes well.”
“In addition, we have addressed an issue we found in a previous soak test and should start full soak testing in the U.S. and Brazil for retail later this week. If all goes well, full deployment can happen the following week,” the executive added.
If this week’s soak testing results also turn out to be positive, the first wave of the latest Android Lollipop updates will be rolling out for the first generation 2013 Moto X units in India within the week.
Motorola, which is now owned by Lenovo, has already confirmed that the 2013 Moto X device will be getting the Android Lollipop update directly from KitKat to Android 5.1.
Although this is very good news for first-gen 2013 Moto X users, the same cannot be said for 2nd-gen Moto X Pure Edition users. Because of a certain bug, the roll out of the Android 5.1 update for the 2nd-gen Moto X Pure Edition has reportedly been stopped.
“We ended up detecting an issue that we want to correct prior to moving to full deployment,” Schuster wrote. “We already have identified the fix and are in the process of testing internally this coming week and expect to submit to carrier labs for a quick approval the following week.”
Sadly, to date, there has been no word on when the company will resume the update’s roll out. That said, Motorola will continue to distribute the latest Android Lollipop update to the 2nd-gen Moto X Pure Edition once testing has generated successful results.
There are actually three stages of testing, which Schuster explained in his Google Plus post. The TestDrive is the early phase wherein a small cluster of selected people test out the product for up to several months – depending on how the results turn out. The next stage is soak testing, which is only begun once a “final” release has been estimated and will be done up to a week – depending on the requirements of the carriers. And, lastly, full deployment occurs when all of the results are successful.
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