Moto Z Droid and Z Force Droid getting their first software update, security patch included

posted by Florin T. / Aug 29, 2016, 5:11 PM

Moto Z Droid and Z Force Droid getting their first software update, security patch included

Verizon and Motorola today started rolling out a software update - the very first - for the Moto Z Droid Edition and Moto Z Force Droid Edition. Following the update, the two handsets will still run Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow (just like they did at launch, in late July), but with various enhancements and improvements.

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Verizon isn't detailing the aforementioned enhancements and improvements, we know that the update, weighing in at 436 MB, includes the July Android security patch that was promised before the Moto Z Droid family hit the market.

Not long ago, Motorola committed to releasing regular security updates for the Moto Z series, but it couldn't guarantee that these would arrive on a monthly basis. In any case, both the Moto Z Droid and Moto Z Force Droid will certainly be updated to Android 7.0 Nougat, though for now there is no word on exactly when that's supposed to happen.

Do you own a Moto Z Droid or Moto Z Force Droid? If yes, have you received the update including the July security patch?

via: Droid-life

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4 Comments

1. cholmes

Posts: 7; Member since: Aug 29, 2016

First to comment.

posted on Aug 29, 2016, 8:03 PM 0

2. JackDiesel

Posts: 11; Member since: Oct 03, 2015

Good to know. I'm holding out hope the new Nexus will be released on Verizon but if not then Moto Z Force isn't a bad second option.

posted on Aug 30, 2016, 12:04 AM 0

3. tokuzumi

Posts: 1957; Member since: Aug 27, 2009

Verizon most likely won't offer one in their stores, or online, but just buy it from the play store, and pop in your Verizon sim. The Nexus 6 and the 5X/6P were the same way (although the Nexus 6 was available at a Verizon store).

posted on Aug 30, 2016, 7:29 AM 0

4. JC557

Posts: 1925; Member since: Dec 07, 2011

That's funny, mine says May 1st and not July... I'm guessing Verizon is not in the mood to push that out to me or maybe it's gonna get less support because I bought it from Best Buy. Not likely but hey Verizon refused to support my blue HTC One M7.