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Motorola has not yet officially responded to the query of this petition, but we are seeing some progress and they have noticed us.
https://supportforums.motorola.com/message/355098#355098
The Quick State of Play:
Motorola recently stated that there would be an announcement to their bootloader policy that would help to benefit Developers while protecting its users.
(Refer: http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=495971028278)
This Groubal is in place to request that Motorola provide an unlocked/unencrypted bootloader option for its end users. This option should be applicable to all currently supported Motorola phones and upcoming phones.
At the very least this should also be a call to have Motorola make its official announcement sooner rather than later.
I encourage the following types of user from the Android community to support this Groubal:
• Developers with a Motorola Phone
• Developers who have left Motorola due to this reason
• Developers who will not touch a Motorola phone due to this reason
• Advanced Users with a Motorola Phone
• Advanced Users who have left Motorola due to this reason
• Advanced Users who will not touch a Motorola phone due to this reason
• Any End User that believes in the openness of the Android Platform
Please also spread the word about this Groubal on Facebook and Twitter and use the following hash tag to help it trend. #unlockmoto
Also consider following me on twitter if you want to keep involved:
check out moto's fb page!! over 16,000 people voted on their fb poll to unlock the bootloader!! hopefully they unlock the bootloader
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alx294 said:
check out moto's fb page!! over 16,000 people voted on their fb poll to unlock the bootloader!! hopefully they unlock the bootloader
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they better be soon..
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they better be soon..
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It will never happen. Sorry. Believing otherwise is giving Motorola too much credit. When you carefully read the facebook announcement it says nothing. They were just defusing a PR bomb.
Motorola releases more devices than they can support and we were triaged. As recently exposed by Cincinnati Bell, Motorola has already been lying to our faces by telling us that it's the carriers that refuse them to allow 2.2 updates for the XT720. Motorola screwed Cincinnati Bell, and now Cincinnati Bell is selling Samsung. Motorola are snake oil salesmen from Texas. End of story.
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It will never happen. Sorry. Believing otherwise is giving Motorola too much credit. When you carefully read the facebook announcement it says nothing. They were just defusing a PR bomb.
Motorola releases more devices than they can support and we were triaged. As recently exposed by Cincinnati Bell, Motorola has already been lying to our faces by telling us that it's the carriers that refuse them to allow 2.2 updates for the XT720. Motorola screwed Cincinnati Bell, and now Cincinnati Bell is selling Samsung. Motorola are snake oil salesmen from Texas. End of story.
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so .. disappointed at MOTOROLA ..didn't even give us any updates to fix the bugs in stock 2.1 (low mem when 720p taping,the lag,freeze ,hang problem,slow processing...etc....)..can't believe they treat their customers like this ..such a liar
Motorola promises to unlock our bootloader in the end of 2011. (maybe NOT EVERY ?? )
For everyone speaking german: http://www.android-hilfe.de/news-ankuendigungen/98282-motorola-verspricht-entsperrte-bootloader.html
And for everyone speaking english: http://ausdroid.net/
But I fear that this might be just for new devices
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Motorola promises to unlock EVERY bootloader in the end of 2011.
For everyone speaking german: http://www.android-hilfe.de/news-ankuendigungen/98282-motorola-verspricht-entsperrte-bootloader.html
And for everyone speaking english: http://ausdroid.net/
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Smartest move moto could make. Hope they update all devices. Older and newer
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It is our intention to enable the unlockable/relockable bootloader currently found on Motorola XOOM across our portfolio of devices starting in late 2011, where carriers and operators will allow it.
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Guess we'll see whatever is supposed to happen (new or old phones + carrier willingness + Moto not lying) in quite a while...
Please sign these petitions to make motorola atleast look at us
Motorola is very good in fake promising
But we will force them to do things!!!!
This one is to force motorola unlock the bootloaders
This one is to tell motorola that this will be the last purchase of moto phones if they dont unlock the bootloaders
This one is to make them release an ics update for defy
And finally this one is to help other people who bought their products
Motorola triumph..Help them too please
Force moto release an gingerbread update for triumph
We devs need to thrive hard to make motorola get most of their phones an unlocked bootloader!!
We should stand as one army and thrive hard!!!!!
please for god sake sign these petitions!
Please don't let this die
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Please don't let this die
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No offence but ........ lol
Buhahahahahahahaha
You guys want the honest truth, majority of Motorolas sold, for example the RAZR are not to techies but to everyone. Majority of my customers don't even know what a BL is and let alone how it affects them. As much as I would like to go back to Motorola, these petitions will never have the same effect as the HTC ones a while back ago. But who knows, maybe Google will implement some changes regarding way locked BLs.
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vote with your wallet
Personally, I think the best way to petition motorola is to vote with your wallet and refuse to buy their products. Moto will only change their bootloader policies and lack of timely updates is if they see their actions have a negative effect on their sales. So instead of signing a petition, buy an HTC device that is unlockable with the official HTC bootloader unlock tool or buy a Galaxy Nexus. They won't react to an online petition, but they will react if developers convince their friends to stop buying products from a company that breaks promises and is hostile to development efforts.
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Personally, I think the best way to petition motorola is to vote with your wallet and refuse to buy their products. Moto will only change their bootloader policies and lack of timely updates is if they see their actions have a negative effect on their sales. So instead of signing a petition, buy an HTC device that is unlockable with the official HTC bootloader unlock tool or buy a Galaxy Nexus. They won't react to an online petition, but they will react if developers convince their friends to stop buying products from a company that breaks promises and is hostile to development efforts.
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Not trying to be mean or discerning but that will not work either. Devs/techies and their families only makeup a small percentage of the buying field. Best option is to slam Motorola with filed complaints on the Better Business Bureau website then they will respond.
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The reason I'm trying hard to get votes is that Google has little influence over Motorola and This might change something
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There was a similar action with Sony Ericsson, the x10 community basically pounded the SE official site, petitioned, emailed, and generally publicly highlighted SE's failure to provide support or development. It worked, eventually, but SE(obviously now Sony) were a different proposition from Motorola as in the x10 was their first android phone and their share of the smartphone market was relatively small compared to Motorola, so they had more to lose, so to speak.
I have searched and searched but it seems as if there is no chatter of any updates to the Ultra. Has anyone found sites with info or any news of possible 4.3 upgrade?
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I have searched and searched but it seems as if there is no chatter of any updates to the Ultra. Has anyone found sites with info or any news of possible 4.3 upgrade?
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This same question was asking in the official Motorola forums and the Motorola forum manager responded with;
The link is here, and you can always find it on the home page of this forum, in a red box toward the bottom of the page.
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This same question was asking in the official Motorola forums and the Motorola forum manager responded with;
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One of these days I might buy a phone that isn't obsolete or passed over for Dev as soon as it comes out. If anyone one wants advice on which phone not to buy just ask me to pick one out and don't choose it.
Let's see Since on VZW
HTC Droid Eris
Moto DX2
Moto Ultra (NOW)
Errrrrr!!
morphius2036 said:
One of these days I might buy a phone that isn't obsolete or passed over for Dev as soon as it comes out. If anyone one wants advice on which phone not to buy just ask me to pick one out and don't choose it.
Let's see Since on VZW
HTC Droid Eris
Moto DX2
Moto Ultra (NOW)
Errrrrr!!
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The Eris had a pretty rich dev community. Lots of devs, with some great GB ROMs, which is remarkable for the crap hardware for that thing. It even has S-OFF for the bootloader.
I mean Official Dev from VZW.
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The official devs come from their respective companies (Motorola, HTC, etc). But we really need to also blame Verizon for their slow (or what they call rigorous) approval process for updates.
Do you think the Droid Ultra and Maxx will get treated as second-class citizens on Verizon? The Verizon Moto X seems to be getting its update.
Can't be long now! Too bad the Maxx/Ultra/Mini community is not heavily steeped in an enthusiasts base. There may already be a soak test out. Anyone a member of the Motorola forum?
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bwheelies said:
Can't be long now! Too bad the Maxx/Ultra/Mini community is not heavily steeped in an enthusiasts base. There may already be a soak test out. Anyone a member of the Motorola forum?
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According to Motorola terms and conditions; a soak test member cannot talk about the soak test (aka fight club). They would get banned on the Moto forums. Best sources would be all the Android blogs, which I believe haven't said anything as of yet.
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According to Motorola terms and conditions; a soak test member cannot talk about the soak test (aka fight club). They would get banned on the Moto forums. Best sources would be all the Android blogs, which I believe haven't said anything as of yet.
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Something must have changed. Every soak test performed on other Motorola phones always become available through the forums before the official OTA drops.
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Actually, a user has to be a forum member AND opted in to the Motorola Feedback Network for each device. This is a subset of Forums members who have volunteered to provide feedback when asked. Members respond to surveys, provide feedback on new software in advance of full release and are a key group they turn to when they need "real user" information.
Already a known quantity. For the other Motorola phone I had, I never took an ota as someone ALWAYS brought it to the enthusiasts forums before an official ota dropped. Is this your first Motorola phone? Have you never side loaded a soak update?
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This is my 3rd Moto device and I have not personally sideloaded a soak update before. Though, I did heavily follow and discuss the Bionic leaked soaks from Gingerbread to ICS that took over a year, that was quite interesting. Has project Cheesecake stopped since people have moved past Gingerbread?
Using a new Verizon Droid? Your update is coming soon
ANDROID CENTRAL - ANDROID FORUMS, NEWS, REVIEWS, HELP AND ANDROID WALLPAPERS | OCTOBER 23, 2013
http://pulse.me/s/sBTDm
Have hope Droid users, you have not been forgotten -- you're just on Verizon Standard Time While a solid date would be better, there's finally some...
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Have hope Droid users, you have not been forgotten -- you're just on Verizon Standard Time While a solid date would be better, there's finally some...
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Well OK, but why is the Droid update lagging behind the Moto X update in the first place? They're pretty much the same phone.
reggie14 said:
Well OK, but why is the Droid update lagging behind the Moto X update in the first place? They're pretty much the same phone.
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Is this a rhetorical question, or do you think I somehow have more information than the article I copied & pasted?
My guess would be that the X is on a bunch of different carriers all over the world, but upgrades to Verizon-exclusive phones are delayed by Big Red's process of inserting crapware and approving the upgrade.
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Well OK, but why is the Droid update lagging behind the Moto X update in the first place? They're pretty much the same phone.
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The Motorola X is Motorola's flagship phone. The Droid Series are phones built under contract for Verizon. They're going to take care of their flagship first.
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My guess would be that the X is on a bunch of different carriers all over the world, but upgrades to Verizon-exclusive phones are delayed by Big Red's process of inserting crapware and approving the upgrade.
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There's very little in the way of additional crapware on the Droid lineup compared to Verizon's Moto X, and the approval process is almost certainly the same for updates.
doogald said:
The Motorola X is Motorola's flagship phone. The Droid Series are phones built under contract for Verizon. They're going to take care of their flagship first.
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I would have a lot easier time buying that argument if the Droid lineup had different hardware or required different software than the Moto X. But instead, they're basically the same phones in different cases. It sure seems like the most efficient route would be to develop and test the Droid updates at the same time as the Moto X updates.
The assumption is that they are the same hardware, but I don't think that has been substantiated with any real evidence short of the X8 label. Can anyone prove me wrong?
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jesta192 said:
The assumption is that they are the same hardware, but I don't think that has been substantiated with any real evidence short of the X8 label. Can anyone prove me wrong?
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I sent samurihl the XML files for the X and the full droid lineup for his house if moto he said he couldn't believe how close they really are. Almost identical I am not sure this proves the hardware is the same but I would guess its a pretty good indication. I think the X got the update first because it is on other carriers. I'm sure were not far behind.
Please sign our petition requesting Moto to provide the Android N update to the Moto G 2015 and Moto G Turbo.
https://www.change.org/p/motorola-please-include-moto-g-3rd-gen-for-android-nougat-update
You may be wondering why I am asking other Moto owners to support the G3 and Turbo by signing our petition... We are asking Moto to simply do what they said when they released the device, by providing fast updates for 18 months and not drop support for this clearly capable device. This could easily effect all of you in the future just like Moto is trying to do to these devices if we don't call Lenovo/Moto on their clear violation of what they stated previously as if they get away with this, what is to stop them from providing updates for any other device in a far shorter time span than promised.
Part of the beauty of Moto devices was the promise of a near stock Android experience with fast updates for an 18 month period, this is one of the reasons many of us purchased these devices over other choices that were available, we should hold Moto to what they sold us on and letting them get away with not doing that now will likely mean other devices will be dropped before their time in the future.
As of this posting, we have over 680 supporters and could still use everyone's support.
I thank you in advance for your assistance. Feel free to share this link in any appropriate group or community you chose.
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Please sign our petition requesting Moto to provide the Android N update to the Moto G 2015 and Moto G Turbo.
https://www.change.org/p/motorola-please-include-moto-g-3rd-gen-for-android-nougat-update
You may be wondering why I am asking other Moto owners to support the G3 and Turbo by signing our petition... We are asking Moto to simply do what they said when they released the device, by providing fast updates for 18 months and not drop support for this clearly capable device. This could easily effect all of you in the future just like Moto is trying to do to these devices if we don't call Lenovo/Moto on their clear violation of what they stated previously as if they get away with this, what is to stop them from providing updates for any other device in a far shorter time span than promised.
Part of the beauty of Moto devices was the promise of a near stock Android experience with fast updates for an 18 month period, this is one of the reasons many of us purchased these devices over other choices that were available, we should hold Moto to what they sold us on and letting them get away with not doing that now will likely mean other devices will be dropped before their time in the future.
As of this posting, we have over 680 supporters and could still use everyone's support.
I thank you in advance for your assistance. Feel free to share this link in any appropriate group or community you chose.
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This is moto g4 group bro .!
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Hari Haran said:
This is moto g4 group bro .!
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I am well aware... I wrote a root tutorial for G4.
Did you read my post? I am asking all Moto users to sign this petition, not because we just want Nougat, but because Moto has a history of 18 months of support for a device and "lightning fast updates" and if they just drop one of the most popular handsets of the last year without following through, what is to stop them from doing it to the G4, G4 Plus, Z, or any other model Moto device going forward.
BTW, I don't even use the Moto G 2015 anymore (my son "borrowed" it when he broke the screen on his HAM2)... I have moved on to the MXPE, but I am still supporting the ENTIRE Moto community where I can, and writing root tutorials and spreading the word on this are some of the ways I can help.
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I am well aware... I wrote a root tutorial for G4.
Did you read my post? I am asking all Moto users to sign this petition, not because we just want Nougat, but because Moto has a history of 18 months of support for a device and "lightning fast updates" and if they just drop one of the most popular handsets of the last year without following through, what is to stop them from doing it to the G4, G4 Plus, Z, or any other model Moto device going forward.
BTW, I don't even use the Moto G 2015 anymore (my son "borrowed" it when he broke the screen on his HAM2)... I have moved on to the MXPE, but I am still supporting the ENTIRE Moto community where I can, and writing root tutorials and spreading the word on this are some of the ways I can help.
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Yeah thanks..I understand.. I'll share and sign it bruh
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Hari Haran said:
Yeah thanks..I understand.. I'll share and sign it bruh
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Awesome! Thanks for your help!
Signed!?
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Happy to see users standing upto "Motonova" ... Although now I'm a bit concerned about how many more updates my G4 plus will receive...
Signed the petition.
Realistically speaking, will they start working on the update based on this petition?
harith.unnikrishnan said:
Happy to see users standing upto "Motonova" ... Although now I'm a bit concerned about how many more updates my G4 plus will receive...
Signed the petition.
Realistically speaking, will they start working on the update based on this petition?
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No idea... But if we do nothing we know the outcome already so there is nothing to lose here.
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where he has read about 18 months support ??
magdeoz said:
where he has read about 18 months support ??
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18 months has been the Motorola standard since they agreed (like most major OEMs) to the Google standard for updates in 2011... Google it, its not hard to find. Although "promise" is probably not the right term to use, it has been the standard Moto has used in general for some time where technically possible in unlocked devices (carrier branded devices don't count, because... Carriers). Also, they have failed in their clearly visible marketing promises of "lightning fast updates", Google that and you will find a multitude of references to it.
But I am not here to argue, just ask for your assistance for a few seconds by signing the petition, if you read it and disagree... Fine, walk away... Otherwise we would appreciate everyone's assistance.
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Done! Let's hope this works in our favour
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I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who has signed the petition... We have exceeded the 1000 signature milestone and received confirmation this be a featured story on at least major Android news outlet in the coming days.
I am still requesting everyone to actively sign the petition.
Again, thank you.
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Yeah, let's think what we are asking here. Divert developing time from the models that where announced to "support" a model that probably was tested already and had issues that determined the Lenovo team to leave it aside. Sometimes there are small things like... speaker not working right, or camera drivers not being available anymore, or Lenovo not having access the correct documentation for those devices, or... who knows what. The models need to be also tested and approved by carriers in their own homologation labs.
A "petition" like this will just result in put more burden on existing developing team, is not like Lenovo will say "ah, ok, lets hire more devs because those guys at XDA are upset"...
So... it's NO from me.
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Yeah, let's think what we are asking here. Divert developing time from the models that where announced to "support" a model that probably was tested already and had issues that determined the Lenovo team to leave it aside. Sometimes there are small things like... speaker not working right, or camera drivers not being available anymore, or Lenovo not having access the correct documentation for those devices, or... who knows what. The models need to be also tested and approved by carriers in their own homologation labs.
A "petition" like this will just result in put more burden on existing developing team, is not like Lenovo will say "ah, ok, lets hire more devs because those guys at XDA are upset"...
So... it's NO from me.
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Well, you are in the minority on this but I understand and respect your opinion.
Hopefully we don't have go through this for you next year...
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Yeah, thanks, but I usually sell my phone and get a new one every 18 months. And if it is still working as new, I don't die to have the latest version of OS. On most of the older devices, newer OS it will cause problems anyway
SoNic67 said:
Yeah, thanks, but I usually sell my phone and get a new one every 18 months. And if it is still working as new, I don't die to have the latest version of OS. On most of the older devices, newer OS it will cause problems anyway
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Cm 14 runs extremely fine on moto E itself..why not the g3
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Hari Haran said:
Cm 14 runs extremely fine on moto E itself..why not the g3
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It runs mostly fine, with a few camera/video and BT glitches... But no VoLTE. We really need the kernel source and proprietary blobs for Nougat for an optimal experience. But I'm sure your CM14 is just like ours, a hack hybrid of Marshmallow and Nougat.
I am sure devs would eventually get everything working, but if we had those things it would be so much easier.
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While I am worried that this will divert and delay development for the devices that have already been announced to be supported I also believe that the moto g3 and moto g turbo should at least have a chance to receive nougat
khaoticking said:
While I am worried that this will divert and delay development for the devices that have already been announced to be supported I also believe that the moto g3 and moto g turbo should at least have a chance to receive nougat
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Part of the whole point of this is that getting N on these devices will take minimal work because they are almost identical to models slated to get Nougat already, there shouldn't be any real effects on other devices...
I suggest reading this article: http://www.xda-developers.com/motorola-and-updates-how-the-oem-plays-up-on-planned-obsolescence
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Please sign our petition requesting Moto to provide the Android N update to the Moto G 2015 and Moto G Turbo.
https://www.change.org/p/motorola-please-include-moto-g-3rd-gen-for-android-nougat-update
You may be wondering why I am asking other Moto owners to support the G3 and Turbo by signing our petition... We are asking Moto to simply do what they said when they released the device, by providing fast updates for 18 months and not drop support for this clearly capable device. This could easily effect all of you in the future just like Moto is trying to do to these devices if we don't call Lenovo/Moto on their clear violation of what they stated previously as if they get away with this, what is to stop them from providing updates for any other device in a far shorter time span than promised.
Part of the beauty of Moto devices was the promise of a near stock Android experience with fast updates for an 18 month period, this is one of the reasons many of us purchased these devices over other choices that were available, we should hold Moto to what they sold us on and letting them get away with not doing that now will likely mean other devices will be dropped before their time in the future.
As of this posting, we have over 680 supporters and could still use everyone's support.
I thank you in advance for your assistance. Feel free to share this link in any appropriate group or community you chose.
I would suggest this article for reading, it is one of the best articles I have read recently that is Android related, even if you don't agree with our petition... Moto and Updates: More Planned Obsolesce from Lenovo’s Motorola
Please post a link to where they promised 18 months of fast updates and I'll sign. Since they never updated to 6.0.1 they have already violated that promise.
lafester said:
Please post a link to where they promised 18 months of fast updates and I'll sign. Since they never updated to 6.0.1 they have already violated that promise.
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I can't find an actual link that says they promised, or it was even their policy, to support devices for 18 months, although Moto did agree to follow Google's recommendations (along with most other major manufacturers) of 18 months of updates for capable devices back in 2011 and has mostly followed it since then. A quick Google search of "Moto promise of fast updates" will show you that they marketed the Moto X Style/Pure and G/E models as getting "lightning fast updates".
If you don't want to sign because you don't want to agree with the petition, fine... but Moto has clearly let down their customers on their updates.
Good luck from a Motorola Atrix 4g owner. If you don't know the story on it, I'll give you a shortened version.
Moto stated on their website that the Atrix would be upgraded (specifically by the model), then said it wasn't going to be.
Until the Moto XPE actually gets upgraded, I'm not believing it. So you might be adding this phone to your petition before it's over.
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Moto G is not a flagship. Dont think levono cares about non flagship devices when it comes to updates. Hell, MXP is still on 6.0 lol
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techware7 said:
Moto G is not a flagship. Dont think levono cares about non flagship devices when it comes to updates. Hell, MXP is still on 6.0 lol
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Moto G is not a flagship, but it is one of Motorola's best selling phones as far as I know. That's a lot of people to screw over and leave on 6.0 December security patch like my wife's phone currently is.
I will definitely sign the petition. I don't own a Moto G 3rd Gen but I bought two Moto g 3rd for my parents a few months ago. they don't care about updates but would be nice to get Nougat on their phones. Lenovo is very lazy when it comes to updates.
I signed it. I don't know why manufacturers are so notorious for having horrible updating habits. It's not that hard to keep phones updated. Not to mention the security risk they run for not updating phones.
Done .
The point is why these companies are so stubborn, they sell us a device and then forgot us.
They have this horrible habit.
I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who has signed the petition... We have exceeded the 1000 signature milestone and received confirmation this be a featured story on at least major Android news outlet in the coming days.
I am still requesting everyone to actively sign the petition.
Again, thank you.
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quakeaz said:
Moto G is not a flagship, but it is one of Motorola's best selling phones as far as I know. That's a lot of people to screw over and leave on 6.0 December security patch like my wife's phone currently is.
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Most consumers that buy these phones don't care as much as you think for updates. Heck I got family members with Lg G4 and Galaxy S6 and they've been having an update icon on their phone and don't care for it. It's the bottom line, plus if it's a top seller, they'll just make the next version and sell more. I love your passion and I'm with you, but believe me the cheap phones will not get as much support as the expensive ones, that's just the bottom line.
Motorola Updates
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acejavelin said:
Please sign our petition requesting Moto to provide the Android N update to the Moto G 2015 and Moto G Turbo.
https://www.change.org/p/motorola-please-include-moto-g-3rd-gen-for-android-nougat-update
You may be wondering why I am asking other Moto owners to support the G3 and Turbo by signing our petition... We are asking Moto to simply do what they said when they released the device, by providing fast updates for 18 months and not drop support for this clearly capable device. This could easily effect all of you in the future just like Moto is trying to do to these devices if we don't call Lenovo/Moto on their clear violation of what they stated previously as if they get away with this, what is to stop them from providing updates for any other device in a far shorter time span than promised.
Part of the beauty of Moto devices was the promise of a near stock Android experience with fast updates for an 18 month period, this is one of the reasons many of us purchased these devices over other choices that were available, we should hold Moto to what they sold us on and letting them get away with not doing that now will likely mean other devices will be dropped before their time in the future.
As of this posting, we have over 680 supporters and could still use everyone's support.
I thank you in advance for your assistance. Feel free to share this link in any appropriate group or community you chose.
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done.,...
Pretty good read, probably one of the better written Android news articles in a while... even if you not a fan of our petition, I suggest all users read this article.
http://www.xda-developers.com/motorola-and-updates-how-the-oem-plays-up-on-planned-obsolescence
Recommended reading... Moto and Updates: More Planned Obsolesce from Lenovo’s Motorola
acejavelin said:
Recommended reading... Moto and Updates: More Planned Obsolesce from Lenovoâ??s Motorola
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This is pretty much true for most things today. I've noticed that is a couple of previous phones there was an update that actually occurred right after the 18 month support mark. And sure enough, it seemed to cripple the phone slightly. I'm not surprised one bit.
Good on folks for trying but I wonder how these types of petitions are meant to work. You get the signatures needed, then what? And how is the number of signatures needed determined? Again, credit for trying to speak up about this. I just wanted to understand this method fully.