Motorola posts Android 7.0 Nougat release notes for Moto G4 and G4 Plus

 By Vaibhav Jain on October 20, 2016       

Looks like Motorola will soon start rolling out Android 7.0 Nougat for 2016 Moto G4 and Moto G4 Plus. The company has posted Android 7.0 Nougat update release notes for the device on its India support website. 

Also Read:- Moto G4 Plus Review: The Budget King

As reported earlier, Motorola will begin the Nougat update for Moto G4 and Moto Z Family by the end of October and Yes It's Finally Happening. Other Devices which are officially listed to receive Nougat will get the update sooner or later this year, Check the Full list here.



Yesterday we reported that Motorola Moto G4 Plus in Brazil is getting Android 7.0 Nougat soak test update. Now, Motorola is finally all set to roll out the Sweetest Android OS to it's 2016 Smartphones.



Also Read- Hot Features of Android 7.0 Nougat

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Android 7.1.1 Developer Preview now Available for Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, and Pixel C!

 By Vaibhav Jain on October 20, 2016       

Android 7.1.1 Developer Preview Images and OTA's are now available for few Nexus Devices including the Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P and Pixel C. 

As announced earlier by Google that Developer preview will hit the Nexus Devices by the end of October and Yes, they are finally here. 



Also Read:- What's New in Android 7.1

Users can get the Android 7.1.1 Dev Preview update in three ways namely

1) Android Beta Program
2) Flashing Factory Images
3) Flashing OTA .Zip file



The new Android 7.1.1 has build NPF10C, You can download the Factory Images and OTA .zip from the link below.

Download:- Factory Images | OTA .Zip Files

Exclusive: Moto M Plus Images and Specs

 By Vaibhav Jain on October 19, 2016       

Motorola has been on a roll lately. The company launched its Moto Z series some months ago and is now ready to launch yet another phone. Making it the ninth or tenth device to launch this year.



We've received some pictures of a device that we knew very little of: the Moto M Plus . We've talked about the Moto M before, but that one is a whole different device, with the M Plus being closer to Motorola's traditional design language.

The new Moto M Plus  features a front facing fingerprint scanner and a 6.0" 1080p display for those Nexus 6 fans. And there's also a Snapdragon 652 on board, so expect this device to be sold as a premium/upper mid-tier device.



Unlike the Moto M (without the Plus ), this one doesn't come with a rear fingerprint scanner. As you will see in the next picture, the back of the phone comes with a very similar design to the original Droid Turbo (you can see the curves) and the Moto Z camera set up.

Image via- weibo

We also got some info about its brother, Moto M, which will be announced very soon, with a late November or early December international release. However, we don't have information on Moto M+'s release date or if it will ever come out of China.

Android 7.0 Soak Test Is Starting For the Moto G4 Plus In Brazil

 By Vaibhav Jain on October 19, 2016       

Earlier this month, Motorola announced the list of devices getting Google's newest Android i.e. Android 7.0 Nougat. You can go through full list- Here.

As said earlier by Motorola, the Moto Z and Moto G4 Family will start getting Android 7.0 Nougat update in Quarter 4 and Yes... Seems Motorola has started rolling out Android 7.0 Nougat for Moto G4 Plus Soak testers in Brazil.



The update costs 953MB and is hitting Soak testers of Moto G4 Plus in Brazil. 

Thanks Aditya Verma 

Motorola Moto Z Play Unboxing!

 By Vaibhav Jain on October 19, 2016       

Few days back the Lenovo-Motorola Moto Z and the Moto Z Play went on sale in India and If you have ordered the Device, Your order will be arriving by the end of the week. We Got a Moto Z Play, Lets Do its unboxing.


In this YouTube Video, we’ll take you around the packaging of the phone, share some initial thoughts on the in-hand feel. Following the below video, there are some Unboxing Images of the Moto Z Play.

Let's unbox the Moto Z Play!

Moto Z Play Unboxing Images-

Google Assistant features an insane trivia game for your Pixel Phone

 By Vaibhav Jain on October 19, 2016       

Just say- OK Google, “I’m Feeling Lucky” to your Pixel Smartphone and you will become a part of T.V. style audio-only trivia game show.



The new Google Assistant which comes integrated to Pixel and Pixel XL has a hidden Easter egg inside, which was first discovered by ArsTechnica. 

To play this "Trivia" game, all you have to say is "OK Google, I'm Feeling Lucky" to Google Assistant. The same will open with an introduction, Theme music starts playing, the Google Assistant introduces itself, the audience cheers, and the questions start. If multiple contestants want to play, a round-robin format is used as players take turns answering questions. At the end of the game, Google Assistant announces the winner.



So, Are you feeling lucky?

Source:- ArsTechnica

Motorola Droid RAZR's 5th birthday!

 By Felipe Berhau on October 18, 2016       

Today is a very important birthday. It was October 18th, 2011 when Motorola and Verizon announced the DROID RAZR and the MotoACTV smartwatch. 

Announced as the thinnest and most powerful phone, the RAZR was incredibly thin at 7.1mm, running a dual-core processor with 1GB of RAM and came with the innovative Smart Actions feature which later became Moto Actions on newer phones. 

The launch event was huge, with 50 Cent performing in it and lots of media coverage. Droid RAZR was released a few weeks later and quickly became one of the best selling phones of 2011/2012.

Initially released in black, Motorola then released White, Blue, Purple and Red versions. Plus, a MAXX version was released, and won Phone of The Year at CES 2012. Droid RAZR launched with Gingerbread and saw two major updates being pushed. One of its most innovative feature, the webtop app, also got updated and showed us how Android would look on a laptop.

We are covering this story because this phone was one of the best designed phones of the past years and its design and features are still current and powerful. Happy birthday, Droid RAZR (and MotoACTV)!

Gameloft Announces Asphalt Xtreme, Features No Road, No Rules

 By Vaibhav Jain on October 18, 2016       

Gameloft has finally announced a newest addition to our Favorite long-lasting Racing Game i.e. Asphalt. From JavaME to Android and iOS, Gameloft has been entertaining millions of mobile gamers with its Asphalt series for over a decade now. 



Asphalt Xtreme is the 11th installment to the Asphalt series. With "No Road, No Rules" slogan, Asphalt is going all wild with this newest upcoming game. 




The latest teaser trailer of the game showcases a dusty track of Egypt. The Game will feature 35 vehicles including SUVs and buggies but the only currently confirmed one is the Predator X-18 Intimidator. The tracks haven't confirmed yet, though developers confirmed the game will be having places like Thailand, Svalbard, and the Gobi desert. 

The Game is coming very soon to Play Store, iTunes and Microsoft store.



Source:- AsphaltXtreme | Via:- AndroidHeadlines

Mysterious Motorola Smartphone spotted online

 By Vaibhav Jain on October 18, 2016       

We have already seen multiple Motorola Moto Smartphones this year, Starting from 4th Gen Moto G, New Semi-Modular Moto Z, 2016 Moto E3 and E3 Power and an unannounced Moto M.



It seems that Motorola is baking another High-end Flagship Smartphone with tiny side-bezels. The device could be the 2016 Moto X or Moto M Plus and could feature a rear facing fingerprint sensor. However, since we don't have any confirmations yet take it with a grain of salt.

This new Moto Device was first spotted at onwhite.ca which is a image production website. The website was probably building the default Mysterious Moto Smartphone wallpaper. 

Source:- Onwhite.ca | via:- Evleaks

You can now buy Unlocked Moto Z Play

 By Vaibhav Jain on October 18, 2016       

The Motorola Moto Z Play (Unlocked Version) is now available for purchase in the United States. The Device went up for pre-order back in September. 



Moto Z Play was Announced back on Lenovo's booth at Germany's IFA 2016 show, the Play is the newest addition to the Motorola portfolio.

The Device features 5.5" full HD screen, a Snapdragon 625 SoC and a 16MP camera. It's 7mm thin and comes with a headphone jack. In terms of design, it doesn't differ much from the Moto Z, though this one comes with a glass back. You can Go through Full Specs Here.

Motorola is Offering the device at $450, You can hit the below source if you want to grab one.



Source:- Motorola

Android 7.0 Nougat coming to LG G5 in November

 By Vaibhav Jain on October 17, 2016       

The latest and sweetest Android OS i.e. Nougat is now about to get delivered to different Company Devices. HTC, SONY and Motorola have already posted the road-map of Nougat update for their devices.



Now Australian carrier Optus has confirmed that LG is going to rollout Android 7.0 Nougat update for LG G5 in November. Since this is a carrier-branded G5, the unlocked version of the smartphone might get the Android 7.0 Nougat update slightly earlier.

Comparing other Smartphone companies, LG, Motorola and HTC has making good progress regarding Software updates. Unlike Samsung which is lagging behind!



Recalling again, Android 7.0 Nougat comes with many new HOT Features, Read them all here. 


Source:- Optus

Install New Google Pixel Dialer App on Moto Smartphone

 By Vaibhav Jain on October 16, 2016       

Few days back Google Pixel's System Dump was leaked on the Internet and We found that the Smartphones comes with a new Google Dialer and Contact Application which can be easily Installed on Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P.

However, Developer kulankit97 (XDA) found a solution for Installing the new Google Dialer from Pixel on Motorola Smartphone running Android 6.0 Marshmallow. (Tested on Moto G4 Play, Moto G4 Plus and Moto G3)



You can follow the below Video Tutorial to Learn How to Install the Newest Google Dialer on Moto Phones.

How to Install New Google's Pixel Dialer App on Moto Smartphone- 

Step 1. Download the MM... zip file, Google Dialer and Contacts App from Below.

Step 2. Boot to Recovery Mode and Flash that MM... Zip file.

Step 3. After Flashing the Zip file, Turn on your System.

Step 4. Go to File manager and Install other two Apk ( Google Dialer  and Contacts ).



Step 5. Go to Settings > Apps > Gear Icon and Set Default Phone App to Second Phone App.

Downloads-

MM... zip file- Download Here

Google Phone- Download Here

Google Dialer - Download Here

Source:- XDA 

Survey says 40% of Samsung owners will never buy Samsung Phones again

 By Vaibhav Jain on October 15, 2016       

Samsung really messed up during Galaxy Note 7 recall and discontinuation, the situation got even worse after a Second recall.



Ecommerce solutions conducted a survey, which was followed by the official discontinuation of Samsung’s problematic Galaxy Note 7. When asked to 1,020 US-based consumers if they would buy another Samsung phone? 

40% of current Samsung phone owners said that they would not buy another Samsung phone in the future. That figure is up from the 34% who made a similar claim in the company’s first survey. Branding Brand said that 46% of respondents had become Samsung smartphone users within the past two years, while more than half — 54% — had been loyal Samsung phone owners for three years or more.

70% of the users said they will go for another Android Smartphone, while the remaining will choose iPhone.

#tbt Samsung's software update policy and their every week/month new Smartphone launch thing is seriously messed up and following this, Samsung launched a problematic Galaxy Note 7... uh!



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Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P users can now Download and Install Pixel Camera Application

 By Vaibhav Jain on October 15, 2016       

Google Pixel comes with a new Camera application, that has now been ported to Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P running Android 7.0 Nougat. 



Google Camera v4.2 which comes with Pixel Smartphones, has been modified by Developers at XDA to make it work on Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P.

Here are the Screenshot of Google Camera v4.2

The new Google Camera v4.2 has long-press to lock the exposure/focus, manual exposure, and new UI grid options. What are you waiting for? Give it a try right now!



Download Pixel Google Camera v4.2

Via:- XDA

Pixel Phones from the Google Store Will have Unlockable Bootloaders

 By Vaibhav Jain on October 14, 2016       

Yes, the Google Smartphones i.e. Pixel and Pixel XL will be having unlockable bootloaders, at least if you buy the device from Google Store.



We already know that Google Pixel and Pixel XL on Verizon will not have unlockable bootloaders, though as per earlier reports both the Google Store and Verizon version of Pixel and Pixel XL will get timely Software updates.

Android.Wonderhowto reached Google regarding this "Unlock Bootloader" thing and Google Spokesperson Iska Saric told them the following:

Yes, Pixel owners who purchased the device from the Google store will be able to root their devices.
Pixel phones purchased from the Google store will ship with an unlockable bootloader.

Unlockable bootloader means one will be able to explore their device in depth by rooting and Installing custom roms and much more.

Via:- Android.Wonderhowto

Moto Z and Moto Z Play (Indian Variant) to come with a free Style MOD

 By Vaibhav Jain on October 14, 2016       

Few days back Lenovo launched the Moto Z, Moto Z Play and Moto Mods in India. The Devices will go on sale starting from 17th October on both Flipkart and Amazon.

As far as the Pricing are concerned, The Moto Z costs ₹39,999 while the Moto Z Play is priced at ₹24,999. To find more about Pricing and Other Details you can check out our previous post.



Lenovo will be providing a free Style Mod along with the Smartphones, Probably the Wood shell which costs ₹1099 would come inside the box.

As the Flipkart listing (Moto Z/Play) shows-

Sales Package-
Handset, Style MOD, Turbo Power Charger, Wired Headset, Warranty Guide, Getting Started Guide, Legal Guide, SIM Removal Tool

Comment below and Let us know which Moto Z variant you will be buying? Standard Moto Z or Moto Z Play?

Google Pixel Commercial: Crush by you, Phone by Google

 By Vaibhav Jain on October 14, 2016       

Google Pixel and Pixel XL are now available for pre-order in few Countries. The latest Google Flagships comes with great features and they are probably one of the Note 7 alternatives, you can buy!

Go through-

• Google Pixel Official Specs

• Google Pixel XL Official Specs

Here is the Two New Google Pixel Commercials-

Motorola Solutions: the "other" Motorola

 By Felipe Berhau on October 13, 2016       

Built In Chicago just published its Top 100 Digital Companies in Chicago list. Being the crazy Motorola fan I am, I searched for the company I love, only to find out that Motorola Solutions - not Motorola Mobility - had made the list and it was top 10.

And it got me thinking...why do we pay so much attention to Motorola Mobility and get obsessed with it? There are other Motorolas out there! One is called Motorola Home and the other one happens to be a huge 12-Billion-dollar company with around 20,000 employees that is very innovative, called Motorola Solutions.

What is Motorola Solutions?

It was mid-2010 when both co-CEOs, Greg Brown and Sanjay Jha were discussing the separation Motorola, Inc., the company that changed the 20th Century and released many iconic and innovative products, into two different companies. The company was #1 in public-safety, retail and home-networking, but its smartphone business had been hit by the smartphone era and the strong competition from Asian players. The mobile business was hurting the other divisions and the overall company, and they had to act fast.

The original plan was to split the company in 2009 but the huge 2008 Downturn delayed the split until 2011. Both kept the Motorola brand and trademarks, with the right to use them forever. Motorola, Inc. changed its name to Motorola Solutions, Inc. and separated its Mobility division. Motorola Mobility kept the Home and Mobile divisions, while Solutions kept the Enterprise and public-safety divisions.

Both companies had their own fates, and while Mobility was absorbed by Google and then Lenovo (and still makes the best smartphones out there while its accessories and Home divisions were sold or licensed to other companies), Motorola Solutions became the boring one to consumers, or the one we know little about: some even call it the other Motorola. But the truth is that its products are actually more important than any smartphone or smartwatch we can buy.

What is public-safety?

Motorola Solutions leads public-safety, so what is it? It's everything we don't see. It's all the communications between agencies, firefighters, paramedics, industry workers, policemen and so on. Motorola Solutions does what Motorola did 88 years ago: connect people in real-time to make the world a safer and better place. 

From two-way radio products to software solutions that enable faster communication between first responders, Motorola Solutions is there to improve productivity, prevent disasters and reduce crime. 


Cool Motorola Solutions products:

WAVE 
Wave is a smart PTT platform that allows you to communicate with radios, PCs, landlines and smartphones to increase productivity. This platform is available to all smartphone users (download).



LEX L10 smartphone
Yes, they make smartphones too, although you won't be able to buy one of these. LEX L10 is a rugged quad-core smartphone that runs a secure Android version. 

MOTOTRBO
TRBO - not Droid Turbo - is a range of two-way radios designed for organizations, businesses and industry workers that comes with applications and accessories that will allow you to work more efficiently in the harshest conditions without the bulk of traditional radios.




Why should Motorola fans care?

Through the years, we haven't taken Motorola Solutions seriously or simply didn't care enough, because we couldn't buy their products or interact with the company. But it's time we start looking at the company and stop considering it the other one.

Solutions just moved its headquarters to Chicago, is focusing on intelligence and software solutions, is worth 12B with its stock price at $73, and it's starting to interact with consumers and businesses on social media. And most importantly, Solutions embraces its legacy more than any other Motorola. 

We should definitely stop considering this as the other Motorola. Fans should be proud of its accomplishments while regular consumers should know that it's making our world a safer and more productive place.

You can now Pre-Order Pixel Phones at Flipkart, get upto ₹27,000 off on exchange

 By Vaibhav Jain on October 13, 2016       

Launched back on October 4, the Pixel and Pixel XL (Smartphones by Google) are available for Pre-Order at Flipkart.com. The eCommerce website is providing amazing deals on Pixel Phones.

As far as the Pricing is concerned, The Pixel starts with ₹57,000 (32GB) and ₹66,000 (128GB) while the Pixel XL costs ₹67,000 (32GB) and ₹76,000 (128GB).

Here are the deals offered by Flipkart-

• No Cost EMIs from ₹3,167/month . Other EMIs from ₹2,764/month
• Get upto ₹27,000 off on exchange
• First 1000 customers to get EGV worth Rs.5,700

Pre-Order the Device at- Flipkart

Pixel and Pixel XL on Verizon will get updates at the same time as Google’s

 By Vaibhav Jain on October 13, 2016       

The Google Pixel and Pixel XL on Verizon will be getting updates at the same time as unlocked users. As reported by Ars Technica, the operating system and security updates of Pixel Smartphones will happen in partnership with Google.



The Pixel and Pixel XL on Verizon comes with 3 extra Apps installed including My Verizon and Verizon Messages, which can be easily uninstalled. Also, the Verizon version of the Google Pixel will be carrier unlocked, so you can use it where ever you like.



Google confirms the statement saying-

"OS updates and monthly security patches will be updated on all Pixel devices (Verizon and non-Verizon versions) simultaneously."

Source:- Arstechnica