Friday, September 29, 2017

Moto X Play starts receiving Android 7.1.1 Nougat update

One of Motorola‘s popular older smartphones, the Moto X Play has started receiving Android 7.1.1 Nougat update. The Moto X Play launched back in 2015 with Android 5.1.1 Lollipop, after it which it received Android 6.0 Marshmallow update in early 2016. Motorola has skipped Android 7.0 Nougat update altogether and rolled out the Android 7.1.1 Nougat update for the device.

Motorola announced back in June the rollout of Android 7.0 Nougat for the Moto X Play but didn’t provide a date. According to screenshots shared (via TAS) by Moto X Play users in Brazil, Android 7.1.1 Nougat has arrived on the smartphone. With this update, Moto X Play users will get access to features such as split-screen mode and improved battery life, among others.

You can also now double tap the recent apps key on your smartphone to go back to the last app. In addition to this, with the Android 7.1.1 Nougat update, Google Duo will be installed on the smartphone as a system app. Google has also released its monthly security patch but the month isn’t listed. It could be for either August or September. The update will roll out gradually to Moto X Play users globally. If you haven’t received a notification for the update you can manually check for it using the following steps. Head over to Settings>About Phone>Software Update. This would be the last Android OS upgrade for the Moto X Play.