Make the most of it, you'll not be getting an update to the next one.
Dark horse shocker: Verizon first to ship KitKat update for Moto X
Motorola's Moto X will be one of the first smartphones to be upgraded to Android 4.4 "KitKat," and in a surprising break with tradition, customers on Verizon Wireless will be the first to receive the update. Verizon may be the US's largest wireless carrier, but its track record for delivering Android updates is lousy. Phones …
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Tuesday 19th November 2013 22:27 GMT Gene Cash
That is a shock
I wonder if Google rolling out the Nexus 4 without LTE expressly to poke a finger in Verizon's eye actually had an effect on their attitude? I think that was the first time a manufacturer had the gall to stand up to them.
OTOH I will be blocking the update on my Nexus 4. I don't want the screwed up SMS app and all the cloudy garbage. Google stepping on my balls asking every 10 minutes if I want to switch my Youtube account to my G+ account has got me nostalgic about the Microsoft good-ol-days.
At least they were out-and-out unapologetic bastards out to make a quick buck from day one and didn't bullshit about "do no evil" and other hippy whalesongs.
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Tuesday 19th November 2013 22:28 GMT Anonymous Coward
Haters hate...
Given that Moto are squeezing this update out 3 weeks after Kitkat launched on Nexus 5, they're obviously sticking to their guns at keeping it close to bog-standard with limited changes. So what's to stop more quick updates in future? Why wouldn't they?
Great work. They deserve a pint or ten.
Find my phone: I did some reading before I posted. Looks like the 'Touchless Control' keyword listening thingy has added a new trick. You'd have to shout "OK Google Now, find my phone"