This Mod comes with IR, wireless charging, USB ports and more!

 By Felipe Berhau on March 06, 2017       

In recent months, we've seen Motorola come up with some cool Moto Mods for its Moto Z line of smartphones, but a Mods challenge was also launched, with competitions in the US, India, Argentina and China. Now it's time to show one of the contestants.

This is the Storage Mod. It's a powerful Mod that's a 2,800mAH battery pack with wireless charging but the battery feature won't be its main one. There's a microSD slot, a headphone jack, USB ports, HDMI ports, and a remote control feature on the upper part of the Mod, so you can use it to change channels on your TV. 

The Mod will cost $189 and you can check all the developer info here: Storage Mod

Via: Motorola Fans

List of Official Moto Mods for the Moto Z

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 05, 2017       

There is no fact denying that Motorola is betting big on the future of Moto Mods and the recently concluded hackathon event is a proof for that. As of now, there are various Moto Mods to play music, capture images, project a picture, etc. 

Motorola will be releasing more and more Moto Mods in the near future. The company has already released half a dozen new Moto Mods at the MWC 2017. So, Here's the complete list of Official Moto Mods for your Moto Z.

JBL SoundBoost speaker

The JBL SoundBoost speaker snaps easily onto your Moto Z so you can immediately pump up the volume with powerful stereo sound.

Moto Insta-Share Projector

The Moto Insta-Share Projector snaps easily onto your Moto Z phone so you can immediately start sharing vacation photos or that video everyone’s talking about. It projects up to 70” on any flat surface so the big screen’s always with you.

Hasselblad True Zoom

The Hasselblad True Zoom snaps easily onto your Moto Z phone so you can capture detailed photos from a distance without affecting resolution with 10x optical zoom.

Incipio offGRID Power Pack

The Incipio offGRID Power Pack contains a 2220 mAh battery, giving you up to 22 additional hours of battery life whenever you need it.

Incipio Vehicle Dock

The Incipio Vehicle Dock snaps easily onto your Moto Z phone and allow users to do a hand-free navigation and even use Android Auto while driving.

Moto Style Shell

The Moto Style Shell Transform your phone to fit your style. You can Choose from premium materials like real wood and leather, or pick out a patterned fabric. The Moto Z comes with a free Style Shell Inside the box.

Mophie juice pack

The Mophie juice pack contains a 3150 mAh battery, giving you up to 60% more battery life to your phone. The built in USB-C connector allows you to fast charge your juice pack even when it’s not attached to your phone.

Announced: Coming soon

Turbo Charger

Turbo Charger Mod quickly adds more power to your Moto Z Smartphone, The built in USB-C connector allows you to fast charge your juice pack even when it’s not attached to your phone.

Wireless Charging 

Charge your Moto Z Smartphone Wirelessly with the Wireless Charging Moto Mod, will be available in colorful Shells.

One Compute Mod -

One Compute is a system that will turn the Motorola Moto Z into an Android powered desktop computer.

Motorola Power Pack

The Motorola Power Pack contains adds more battery to your Moto Z, will be available in different colors.

Gamepad Mod

A Gamepad Module which adds gaming controls to the ends of the phone to give you a full gaming experience. 

Robot Mod

This Moto Mod  could turn your Moto Z phone into a robot.

Unannounced: Coming soon

Adventure Mod

This upcoming Module will make your Moto Z Waterproof and will let you use the device under water.

Will keep this post up-to-date, So which Module are you looking forward to buy for your Moto Z? Share your thoughts in the comment section below!

LG to release Nougat for G4 in third quarter, V10 in second half of this year

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 04, 2017       

South Korean tech giant LG has already updated few of its newly launched Smartphones to Android 7.0 Nougat. Now, the company has decided to offer the latest Android OS for the V10 and G4.

LG plans to update the V10 in the second half of this year and the G4 in the third quarter. Note that this schedule applies to phones sold in South Korea, while the consumers using the specific models outside of the South Korea will be notified in a separate schedule later.

Source: LG

Here's what's new in the Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 04, 2017       

The Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus are now official, both of the devices comes with beautiful metal-body design, competitive specs and a bunch of new features.

The Moto G5 (or Moto G 5th gen) sports a 5" Full HD display (1080p), 5MP front camera, 13MP rear camera, 2800mAh removable battery, Snapdragon 430 octa-core processor, 2GB/3GB RAM, 16/32GB internal storage with SD support and Rapid charging.




The Moto G5 Plus is the exact same phone as the Moto G5 in terms of design, Specs wise, the G5 Plus features a 5.2 Full HD display (1080p), 12MP Dual Autofocus Pixels camera, 3000mAh battery, Snapdragon 625 octa-core processor, 2/3/4GB RAM, 32/64GB internal storage with SD support and Rapid charging.

The latest videos from Motorola shows "what has been added to the Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus", Check them out:-

Moto G5 Unboxed: "Motorola" is back

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 04, 2017       

Last month at MWC, Lenovo revealed the 2017 Motorola Moto G Series including Moto G5 Plus and Moto G5. The G5 Plus being 5.2" Smartphone while the Moto G5 is a 5" Smartphone with low end features.

The Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus is going to be launched next week in Brazil and Mexico, while the Indian launch is set for 15th of March. The Smartphone finally gets its first unboxing video revealing that Moto by Lenovo "Motorola" brand is back! Lenovo has used Motorola branding several times on the box.




Via: Motorola-fans

Gboard 6.1 Beta brings improved theme selector, built-in Translator, and more

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 03, 2017       

Latest Gboard (Google keyboard) update brings new features including built-in Translate, new theme selector, emoji prediction and support for the Bashkir language.

The built-in translator lets you type text in your language and automatically translates and enter the translated text in the text field as you type. For now, this feature only works when online.

The new update also brings, a new theme selector UI, which separates solid color themes, recently used, Custom and Landscapes into separate rows. "Landscapes" is a collection of stock images that can be used as background images.

Download Gboard 6.1 for Android (Sign up for Beta and update)

via: AndroidPolice

Lenovo decides to use Motorola branding again!

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 03, 2017       

Last year, after acquiring Motorola, Lenovo decided to phase out the Motorola name from its smartphones, and instead use 'Moto by Lenovo'. However, this is going to get over very soon.

According to CNET, Lenovo will no longer shy away from using the Motorola name, Instead we will soon see the Motorola batwing back in action.



In an interview with CNET,  Huckfeldt said, "It was foolish to throw it overboard." He adds, "Give us 12 months, and everyone in the US will know the new Motorola."

Moreover, Lenovo plans to bring Motorola brand globally and eventually phase out the other names including ZUK.

Hello Moto, once again!

Google confirms Pixel 2 is coming this year & it's staying premium!

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 03, 2017       

In 2016 we saw some incredible decisions taken by some of the reputed companies over the globe. One such decision that stands out from every other is that Google releasing their own smartphones. The Google Pixel phones were the search giant's first attempt to take on the Apple iPhone. 

And, they succeeded in doing that. The Pixel XL is widely regarded as the best smartphone of 2016 and best camera smartphone of all time. 

The latest rumors about Google's upcoming flagship date from January claimed that Google is working on a budget-segment "Pixel 2B". Despite of all these rumors, Rick Osterloh (Google's head of hardware) has confirmed that the second-generation Google Pixel will be released this year and will remain "premium".

"There is an annual rhythm in the industry. So, you can count on us to follow it."


"Pixel stays premium, Google will continue to leave lower price segments to other manufacturers."

With the Pixel 2, Google is expected to bring new features and upgrades with some improvements in various areas like the camera, design and SoC.

What features and changes do you want to see in Google Pixel 2? Let us know in the comment section below!

Source: AndroidPit | Pixel 2 Concept: Deepal Pallav Suthar

Google Assistant is now rolling out for more Android phones

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 02, 2017       

As Google promised, the Google Assistant is now officially rolling out for all Android devices running Android 6.0 Marshmallow and Android Nougat with Google Play Services.

The Google Assistant is now live for the English users in the U.S., users living in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, as well as German speakers in Germany.



Just long press on the Home button or say “Ok Google” to get started!