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While some Nexus devices still wait for their Android 5.1 update, Motorola could conceivably beat Google to the punch updating their Moto X 2014 to Android 5.1. Motorola has released a changelog for Android 5.1 for the Motorola Moto X Pure Edition (XT1095).

Motorola has previously beaten some Nexus phones in updating but this is a post-Google owned Motorola, so seeing the speed of update is pretty exciting (Kudos Motorola and Lenovo). The update is fairly full featured and due to the mostly stock Android build on Motorola Moto X phones, it gives you an idea of what’s in Android 5.1. The release notes:

Notifications & Interruptions

Usability improvements include:

  • Block interruptions until your next alarm. This choice will show only when you have an alarm set within the next 12 hours. It will prevent you from missing an alarm when you choose ‘No interruptions’.
  • You can choose to enter a scheduled downtime early. For example, if you are going to bed early and change your notification settings, you can choose “Until your downtime ends”. This option will be visible when within 4 hours of the scheduled start of your downtime.
  • Adds icons to the volume settings panel that match those that will show in the status bar (None, Priority).
  • You can now alter notification volume controls while media is playing. With the volume controls showing, a tap on the bell icon will bring up notification volume controls.
Heads-up
Notifications		 In addition to dismissing a heads-up notification, you can now swipe it up to remove it from your screen. It will remain in your notifications tray and you can dismiss it later.
Quick Settings You can quickly select different Wi-Fi access points or different paired Bluetooth devices with a new pull-down menu on each tile. Conditional settings tiles that only show if you use the feature – like “Invert Colors” or “Hotspot” – can now be hidden via a long-press on the tile.
Camera Reduces noise in low-light shots and improves responsiveness of the viewfinder with the front-facing camera (selfie).
Device Protection Lost or stolen devices will remain locked until you sign in with your Google account, even if reset to factory settings. Note that you must have a Google account on the device to automatically enable this feature and set a PIN, password or pattern screen lock.
Performance Improvements in the Android Runtime (ART) lead to faster application launch times.
Lockscreen If you have enabled Ambient Display, the minimum swipe distance has increased to reduce accidental interactions.
Bug Fixes

Issues fixed in this release include:

  • Clock in the status bar isn’t updating and alarms are not going off
  • Can’t delete SMS messages when the SIM card is full
  • No ringer audio while making an outgoing call
  • Calculator floating point calculations
  • Chrome crashes on launch
  • Frequent restarts while watching Netflix
  • Wi-Fi will not automatically reconnect to your home Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi not connecting after being idle all night
  • Wi-Fi connection issues with multiple routers in one location
  • Bluetooth discovery is not triggered when you refresh settings
  • CPU wakelocks that contribute to heavier battery drain
  • Connection and synchronization issues with MS Exchange servers
  • Incorrect default APN
  • Can’t unlock the SIM with a PIN/PUK code
  • Can’t play ‘pinned’ content
  • General stability improvements

We know that a number of readers have imported the XT1095 (The Australian model is the XT1092), so if you’re interested you can actually grab the Motorola Android 5.1 OTA update for the phone from over at XDA-Developers.

We’ll be very interested to see what happens with the update and how quickly it propogates to the Australian version of the Moto X Gen 2. If you’ve flashed the update (Do so at your own risk), let us know how it goes.

Source: MotorolaXDA-Developers.

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Pumpino

And they still haven’t released 5.0 for the Moto G 4G. I wish I’d bought my wife an HTC M7 off eBay instead.