Motorola users will be among the first few OEMs to finally receive Google's latest Android Nougat update before anyone else. The Lenovo-owned company has already confirmed the list of smartphones which will be getting the new software. The smartphones include Moto G4 Plus, Moto X Style, Droid Turbo 2 and Nexus 6.
If you currently own a smartphone which was released in the past year, there is a high possibility that it will be updated to the Android 7.0 Nougat sooner than later. According to Motorola, the update process will begin in Q4 2016.
We have a confirmed list of Moto smartphones eligible for Android 7.0 Nougat. The company's latest smartphones, Moto Z and Moto G4 will be among the first ones to receive the update, but you can also find the other phones that will be updated in the days to come.
- Moto G (4th Gen)
- Moto G Plus (4th Gen)
- Moto G Play (4th Gen)
- Moto X Pure Edition (3rd Gen)
- Moto X Style
- Moto X Play
- Moto X Force
- Droid Turbo 2
- Droid Maxx 2
- Moto Z
- Moto Z Droid
- Moto Z Force Droid
- Moto Z Play
- Moto Z Play Droid
- Nexus 6
In case your smartphone is not listed above, it is possible the handset is not eligible for the latest software update. However, there are a few smartphones which will not be updated beyond Android Marshmallow. They include, Moto G Turbo, Moto G (3rd Gen), Moto Turbo, Moto E 4G (2nd Gen), Moto G (2nd Gen) and Moto X (2nd Gen).
Older Motorola smartphones such as Moto E 3G (2nd Gen), Moto X, Mot G and Moto E will be stuck on Android 5.1 Lollipop. But there are other ways to get Android Nougat, which is through custom ROM installation on rooted phones.
