14 DAY TRIAL // Back in March, we told you Motorola announced that the DROID Turbo smartphone wouldn’t receive the Android 5.0 Lollipop treatment, but would be updated to Android 5.1 directly.
But back then, we weren’t given any specific dates for when that might happen, so DROID Turbo owners were left hoping they wouldn’t be forced to wait long. A recent report coming out of IBT apparently reveals when the software update will begin going out to users.
A lot of Motorola handsets like the Moto X and Moto G have already received Android 5.1, not to mention Android 5.0, so a lot of DROID Turbo users were probably frustrated for being stuck at Android 4.4 KitKat.
Motorola DROID Turbo is getting Lollipop, finally
According to the new information, Motorola will start rolling out Android 5.1 for said smartphone starting on June 10, so we’re just a few days ahead of the big happening.
As with most updates, some owners of the phone will be hit sooner, while others will have to wait a few more days or even weeks, depending on their location. Users can also take the proactive route and try to check manually if the update has arrived for their phone by going to Settings>System Updates.
The update will arrive as build number 23.11.23 and will include a lot of the features characteristic to both Android 5.0 and Android 5.1, including Lock Screen notifications, Material Design, the new Recent Apps page, two-finger Quick Settings menu from any page, battery saver mode via Project Volta, and more.
At the moment, we don’t know whether Motorola will include some of its own tweaks into the new software, but we’re bound to find out in a few days.
Motorola DROID Turbo specs
The Motorola DROID Turbo saw the light of day back in October 2014, arriving with a 5.2-inch Super AMOLED display with 1440 x 2560 pixel resolution.
The phone drew life from a Snapdragon 805 SoC working hand in hand with 3GB of RAM and either 32GB or 64GB of internal storage.
With specs like these, it was a real shame the phone remained stuck at Android 4.4 KitKat. But luckily, Motorola is finally delivering what was promised.