Motorola announced today that will be releasing Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for Moto X Style in India. The new update will have feature improvements of the latest OS like doze mode, app standby, expandable storage, do not disturb, now on tap, direct share and more.

This update is tweaked for Moto users. For example - as Marshmallow has the Do not disturb setting and data backup, Motorola has took away the Moto Assist and Moto Migrate features from the phone. They're also getting rid of the Google Chrome extension from Motorola Connect. Motorola says that as people have moved beyond SMS and to other OTT messaging apps, they see no requirement to continue with the app and this will free up some space in the device.

As per Motorola, users should make sure that the battery is at least 50 percent charged and the device is connected to a Wi-Fi network while installing the update. It is expected that there will also be some changes to the Moto Enhancement features with the Android M update as well.

As the update is getting shipped in phases, don't panic in case you haven't got the notification till now. The Moto X Pure Edition should also start receiving the update within the next few weeks.

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Motorola is definitely going to release a successor for its last year's Moto 360 smartwatch, we saw many leaks and rumors about the new Moto 360. Today, we got the first official renders of the Next-generation Moto 360 smartwatch.

The new renders show two slightly different size variants of the next-gent Moto 360. As previously reported, the larger model could be called Moto 360L (or Moto 360 2 L), while the smaller one might be dubbed Moto 360S (or Moto 360 S). It's said that the former has a 375 mAh battery, while the latter comes with a 270 mAh one. Both may offer displays with resolutions of 360 x 360 pixels. For now, we don't know anything else about the two new smartwatches.

Motorola may plan to announce its new Moto 360 smartwatches next week at IFA 2015 in Berlin, and we assume that both will be available to buy in the near future.

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Motorola is definitely working on a successor to its last year's Moto 360 rounded smartwatch. The new wearable may even be offered in two different sizes, just like what Apple did. Today a few images have been leaked showing the new model in the wild, on people's wrists actually.

Although it bears quite a resemblance to its predecessor, including that 'flat tire' for the screen, this is the next generation Moto 360 and you can tell because of the position of its button. On the original this was placed at the 3 o'clock mark, while this time around Motorola's moved it to 2 o'clock for whatever reason.

These shots allegedly come from around Chicago, an area in which Motorola has its US headquarters. So these may be company employees testing the device.

As before, it looks like Motorola will bet big on customization. These pictures show two different versions of the 360, an all-black one with leather strap, and another with a Rose Gold casing and Cognac band.

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Motorola is rolling-out the latest official Android 5.1.1 Lollipop to the first generation Moto X.

The update has been sent out OTA to U.S. and Brazilian retail units, and for Rogers customers in Canada totin' the model. Since the update takes the device from Android 4.4.4 to Android 5.1, it includes Lock Screen notifications, Material Design, the new Recent Apps page, the Quick Settings flashlight, enhancements to Quick Settings, the ability to open multiple user accounts, screen pinning, Battery Saving Mode, 64-bit ART compiler that opens apps faster, and the Smart Lock that allows a trusted device to unlock your handset.

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After Google published the code for the Android 5.1 Lollipop update, Motorola was quick enough to work on it. The Google Play Edition of the Moto G is getting the Android 5.1 Lollipop OTA update.

Though the Motorola Moto G Google Play Edition was discontinued early this year, the company hasn't forgotten about the phone.

Bearing LMY47M build number, the OTA measures about 171MB and mostly brings under-the-hood tweaks and performance improvements to achieve overall stability.

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