Friday, Motorola presented the list of handsets that are about to receive an update to Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Even if the names on the list were expected, it was surprising that from the Moto X (2nd gen) line, only the Pure Edition will get the update.
No mention of data carriers for the U.S. raised question marks as well, but everyone assumed that Motorola did not address the issue due to ongoing negotiations with the mobile companies. Matt, Motorola's forums manager addressed the issue, and left users in dismay.
"The carrier versions -- AT&T and Verizon -- will not get the upgrade," Matt stated.
What this means is that neither AT&T, nor Verizon variants of the Moto X (2nd gen) will receive the update to Android 6.0. Just to recap: the flagship phone from Motorola that is on the shelf for only a year does not receive the latest update to Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
There is little reason for Motorola to remove support for this phone after just a year, but according to the forum manager, the company is determined to do just that.
The full list of smartphones scheduled for the Android 6.0 update includes: 2015 Moto X Pure Edition (3rd gen), 2015 Moto X Style (3rd gen), 2015 Moto X Play, 2015 Moto G (3rd gen), 2014 Moto X Pure Edition in the US (2nd gen), 2014 Moto X in Latin America, Europe and Asia2 (2nd gen), 2014 Moto G, Moto G with 4G LTE2 (2nd gen), 2014 Moto Turbo, 2014 Moto MAXX, Nexus 6 and DROID Turbo.
"As for timing, we have high standards, so we'll work fast but we won't push the upgrades out until we know they're ready," the company posted on its blog.
The company highlights a few Improvements that the update will offer: Doze Mode will extended battery life, Now on Tap synchs well with Google Now, Android Pay enables easy purchases using just the phone, and Direct Share makes data exchange faster than ever.
New Android OS releases create hype, but it seems that their rhythm can be too fast for the developers. Sometimes, time is simply not enough to fix all bugs and clean all coding errors between updates. This being said, we're keeping fingers crossed that the Marshmallow behaves better than Lollipop did in its debut.
