In other words, this is more of a lateral move than an upgrade for many
Moto G owners.
Moto G owners like me are gonna be really angry and sad.
In addition, customers get an extra 50 GB of Google Drive storage for two years and, as with all Android devices,
Moto G owners have access to more than 1 million apps and content in the Google Play Store.
This isn't surprising considering most USB - C accessories and cables cost more than their micro-USB counterparts, which increases the total cost for
Moto G owners.
The company also revealed exchange offers for Moto E and
Moto G owners.
Not exact matches
The new Android 5.0.2 Lollipop update for the
Moto G 2014 is currently available OTA for
owners for the 2nd Gen
Moto G in US.
It looks like
Moto 360 (1st gen) and LG
G Watch
owners won't get a chance to check out the latest version of Google's smartwatch OS without first upgrading to a newer device, as neither Motorola nor LG plan to release Android Wear 2.0 updates for their first generation Wear smartwatches.
The new
Moto G (3rd Gen) software update brings Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow to this device, a similar update that
owners of the
Moto X Play received about a month ago.
Naturally, this was great news for
owners of its latest and greatest phones, but Motorola then managed to usher out the update to most recent
Moto G devices, the
Moto G4 and
Moto G4 Plus, in India before the end of 2016.
Yesterday, we covered the update heading to
Moto 360
owners and now, it's rolling out to the Gear Live as well as the
G Watch R.
While it's unclear whether that means the
Moto X will remain and the
Moto G and E will become the Vibe of the same, it speaks to the different strategy Lenovo is taking over its previous
owner, Google.