Rushil Agrawal / Android Authority
For years, Motorola has been terrible at software updates — both in the length of its update policies and the speed at which it releases them. If you buy a Motorola phone, poor update support is an expected consequence you have to deal with.
As much as this practice annoys me, Motorola’s hardware is so good that I’ve (begrudgingly) overlooked it. Some of the company’s budget Moto G handsets offer incredible value; the Razr lineup is one of the strongest on the market for flip-phone foldables; the upcoming Motorola Signature looks incredibly promising.
However, Motorola has just crossed a line that has me rethinking everything. I’m a self-proclaimed Motorola fan, but after what the company has just done, I think I’m done recommending Moto phones.
Are you OK with Motorola releasing a phone that won't get any Android updates? 50 votes No! Motorola has lost me as a customer. 68 % I don't like it, but I'll keep buying Moto phones. 8 % If it's just one phone, it's fine. 16 % I don't care / Other (let us know in the comments). 8 %
Motorola has dipped to a new update low
Joe Maring / Android Authority Moto G17
Last week, Motorola quietly launched the Moto G17. It has a 6.7-inch 1080 x 2400 IPS display, a 50MP primary camera, a 5,200mAh battery, and a MediaTek Helio G81 chipset. At its £150 price in the United Kingdom, it’s a pretty standard offering.
Motorola typically offers just two Android OS upgrades for this caliber of Android phone, as we see with the $200 Moto G Play (2026) in the US. But the Moto G17 is different.
The Moto G17 isn’t getting two OS upgrades. It’s not even getting one. Instead, the Moto G17 is promised zero Android updates. That’s right: zero. Besides two years of security updates (which is embarrassing in its own right), the Moto G17 will never see a major Android OS update.
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