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Motorola’s Moto G6 and Moto E5 series will have really poor software support

Motorola’s Moto G6 and Moto E5 series will have really poor software support

April 20, 2018
Motorola announced the new Moto G and Moto E series lineup on Thursday, and we have posted our first impressions of the new devices. The Moto G6 Plus is the flagship Moto G series device, and it will launch in various international markets, but not the US. In the US, the Moto G6 and the Moto...
Motorola Moto G6, Moto G6 Play, Moto E5 Plus, and Moto E5 Play announced: Here are the Specifications, Pricing, and Availability

Motorola Moto G6, Moto G6 Play, Moto E5 Plus, and Moto E5 Play announced: Here are the Specifications, Pricing, and Availability

April 19, 2018
Last month, Motorola confirmed that new Moto phones would be launched in April with a change in leadership. At an event in Brazil on Thursday, it officially announced the Moto G6, Moto G6 Play, Moto E5 Plus, and Moto E5 Play. The Moto G6 is the successor to the Moto G5S. The Moto E5 Plus and...
Motorola Moto G6, Moto G6 Play, Moto E5 Play, and Moto E5 Plus First Impressions

Motorola Moto G6, Moto G6 Play, Moto E5 Play, and Moto E5 Plus First Impressions

April 19, 2018
Motorola, the Chicago-based subsidiary of Lenovo, stumbled upon a winning strategy with the Moto E and Moto G series. The mid-to-low-tier smartphones remain incredibly popular in developing markets such as India, where the company has shipped more than six million units to date. But they're also a top seller in the U.S., where they're subsidized...
Weekly Debrief

Weekly Debrief

September 17, 2016
While this was a pretty slow week for Android news, there were at least a few interesting things going down. The Galaxy Note 7 issue continues to get more absurd every day, even though most of us are probably tired of talking about it. There are also a few other stories that you might want to check...
Motorola’s Success: The Repertoire That Saved Them

Motorola’s Success: The Repertoire That Saved Them

February 3, 2015
Motorola had a big turn-around in just a few years. While their Droid line-up was one of the devices to kick-start the hearts of Android fans, they had a short period of time where their direction was not all that clear. For a while they released devices like the Droid Razr that weren't bad in...
How to Control Both Moto G and Moto E LEDs

How to Control Both Moto G and Moto E LEDs

November 28, 2014
Notification LEDs offer a great way to check for notification at a glance on the Moto G (2013) and Moto E. That being said, you may want greater control over them to check on charging status as well or even your eMMC (internal or external storage) activity. All of this is possible, assuming your device...
MultiROM Ported to the Moto E

MultiROM Ported to the Moto E

September 2, 2014
Few categories of Android development are as intrinsically interesting as the ability to boot into multiple operating systems. Multiboot, as it's most commonly known, allows one to do exactly this. The most popular implementation of multiboot that we've seen on the Android platform comes in the form of XDA Recognized Developer Tasssadar's MultiROM. MultiROM has been officially and unofficially ported...
Get to Know Your Moto E Inside Out with All-in-One Guide

Get to Know Your Moto E Inside Out with All-in-One Guide

July 13, 2014
Ever since it was announced and released earlier this year, the affordable and powerful Moto E has been embraced by a very active community here and hence has seen much development. Of course, this is also due to the open nature towards aftermarket support Motorola has given it, as seen with gestures such as the...
Let’s the Games Begin! SlimKat and Unofficial CM11 Ported to the Moto E

Let’s the Games Begin! SlimKat and Unofficial CM11 Ported to the Moto E

June 28, 2014
The Moto G, which was released back in 2013, has seen great success. The cheap and powerful device almost immediately found its way into the pockets of many XDA users around the world. Lenovo, after purchasing Motorola, decided to release an even more budget-friendly successor, the Moto E.The Moto E's firmware is close to AOSP, but in contrast to Nexus...
The Moto E is One Step Closer to Source-Built ROM Goodness

The Moto E is One Step Closer to Source-Built ROM Goodness

June 12, 2014
Motorola released two very successful devices last year: the Moto G and Moto X. Both were (and still are) great smartphones in their respective categories. And by releasing the G, Motorola showed other OEMs that good devices don't have to be very expensive. Not too long ago, Motorola released the even more wallet friendly Moto E, which is poised to conquer the developing markets. Right after...
Android 4.4.3 Rolling Out to Moto X, E, and G Starting Today!

Android 4.4.3 Rolling Out to Moto X, E, and G Starting Today!

June 3, 2014
Folks, it looks like Good Guy Moto is at it again! Just yesterday, we covered the launch of Android 4.4.3, and today we took a look at the latest version of KitKat what exactly has changed in 4.4.3. Also earlier today, the update started making its way out to the WiFi-only version of the Nexus 7 (2013). Now,...
GPL-Mandated Moto E Kernel Source Finally Released, Razr M/HD Source Updated to KitKat

GPL-Mandated Moto E Kernel Source Finally Released, Razr M/HD Source Updated to KitKat

May 31, 2014
We've talked quite a bit about the highly affordable Moto E ever since its launch earlier this month. We first shared a system dump a little under two weeks ago, and that was quickly followed by a preliminary TWRP build. Then two days after that, Motorola graciously allowed us to bootloader unlock the device.Despite all of this early progress, one thing...