Moto G 1st Generation getting March 2016 Android Security Patch

Motorola Moto G 1st generation has started getting Latest March 2016 Android Security patch . This update brings important security improvements to Moto G 1st Gen .

Motorola has already announced that Lollipop is the last Android Updated for Moto G 1st Gen , But The device will keep getting Android Security update till Motorola discontinues it .

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The update is of 10.5 mb and will install security patch into your smartphone .

You can check the update by Going to Settings > About Phone > Software update on your smartphone .

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Moto G 3rd Generation was one of the best Smartphone , until Marshmallow ruined it !

Few months back Motorola shared a information with us that " Moto G 3rd Generation breaks previous Moto G's sales record " , Motorola also added that it was the one of the Motorola's most sold smartphone .

Moto G 3rd Generation was launched back in July 2015 and I bought it Instantly just after first release . The Smartphone came with Stock Android 5.1.1 Lollipop OS ( Motorola usually uses Pure vanilla Android for best performance ) and yes the performance was incredible in comparison with other smartphones , the battery was literally amazing and at this Cost ... Any Smartphone cannot beat Moto G 3rd Generation in terms of performance , quality and specifications  ( at that time ) .

All was Going well , Moto G 3rd generation was giving an amazing battery backup , one can usually spend a day playing games , listing music , surfing on web and chatting etc ... after charging it approx 100% . 

The Day when Marshmallow update came , I wasn't that much excited to update my smartphone , but I updated it to 6.0 just to make a review of Marshmallow update effect on Moto G 3rd generation . 

Read it Here - Motorola Moto G 3rd Gen : Before and After Marshmallow Update


After updating my Moto G 3rd Generation to Marshmallow , It started heating just after normal use , the battery life became terrible ( One have to charge it two times a day ) , UI was a little bit laggy , External SD card was not accessible and many worse changes were that that covered the Good changes . 

The thing was , one cannot even downgrade it to Official Lollipop 5.1.1 ( without unlocking bootloader , rooting and flashing lollipop rom ) .

After few months , I got used to of using Marshmallow 6.0 on Moto G 3rd Generation then got a new big update of Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow and that was just like " icing on a ruined cake " . 

Also read - Moto G 3rd Gen , Marshmallow 6.0.1 vs 6.0

Android 6.0.1 bought many new changes , but again the changes was for bad ! Wifi and Screen ate my 60% Smartphone's battery , Moto G 3rd Generation started heating badly ( The Temperature of Screen becomes too high after a normal use ) , Ghost touch issue was there and yes now i can say " Moto G 3rd Generation was one of the best Smartphone , until Marshmallow ruined it ! " .

The change is not always for Good ! Share your experience of Marshmallow update on Moto G3 by Commenting below !

N-ify Lets you use Android N features on Devices running Lollipop and Marshmallow

Recently Google released Android N developer preview , which comes with many new features over Android Marshmallow . Google will release the official Android N later on , but Android N developer preview already gave us a hint , What next Android version will feature .

Non-nexus users have to wait to get Android N ( some of the Android devices will get through custom roms , some will get officially ) . 

But , Now you don't have to wait so long to get Android N features on your Android Device . Those Android devices which are running Android 5.0 Lollipop or Android 6.0 Marshmallow , can get Android N features through N-ify .

Android N feature : Setting title summary on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

N-ify is a xposed module that lets you use Android N features on your Device running on Android Lollipop or Marshmallow .

Currently it supports -

• Settings tile summaries and 
• Double-tap recents to switch to last app . 

But soon it will support - 

• New notifications and quick settings 
• Night mode 
• Doze mode when device is moving 
• Navigation draver in Settings 
• Use recents button to navigate through recents 
• Emergency info on lockscreen

You can go to XDA developer , to know more about the module and download it .

[Guide] How to Downgrade Moto G 2nd Gen from Marshmallow to Lollipop

Moto G 2nd Generation comes with Android 4.4.4 Kitkat and was updated to Lollipop a year ago . Skipping Android 5.1.1 , Motorola Recently updated Android version of Moto G 2nd Generation to Marshmallow .

If you are not liking the new Operating System  (  Marshmallow ) then you can Downgrade the OS to Lollipop , by following our below Guide .

Note - We TechDroider is not responsible for any Damage that will be caused to your Smartphone .

How to Downgrade Moto G 2nd Gen from Marshmallow to Lollipop 

Requirements -

• Android 5.0.2 Lollipop Firmware - Moto G2 Firmwares

• ADB and Fastboot - Download Here

Step 1. Extract Both the Above files in the Same folder .

Step 2. Boot your Phone to Bootloader mode and Connect your Device to PC .

Step 3. Open Command Prompt on the Folder ( Press shift and Click Right mouse button and open Command Prompt ) .

Step 4. Now Paste this Command 

mfastboot.exe flash partition gpt.bin

mfastboot.exe flash logo logo.bin

mfastboot.exe flash boot boot.img

mfastboot.exe flash recovery recovery.img

mfastboot.exe flash system system.img_sparsechunk.0

mfastboot.exe flash system system.img_sparsechunk.1

mfastboot.exe flash system system.img_sparsechunk.2

mfastboot.exe flash system system.img_sparsechunk.3

mfastboot.exe flash modem NON-HLOS.bin

mfastboot.exe erase modemst1 

mfastboot.exe erase modemst2 

mfastboot.exe flash fsg fsg.mbn

mfastboot.exe erase cache 

mfastboot.exe erase userdata

mfastboot.exe reboot

Now your Moto G 2nd Generation will boot to Android 5.0.2 Lollipop , If you are still getting problem or Your Phone doesn't Boot after following above process , Flash Marshmallow firmware again to restore it back .

Motorola DROID Ultra, Maxx, Mini will not get Lollipop Update , Special Discount Offered instead

Today Motorola has announced that they will not update Motorola Droid Ultra , Motorola Droid Maxx and Motorola Droid Mini to Android 5.0 Lollipop .

The three devices will be sticking to Android 4.4.4 KitKat forever officially ! The news was posted by David Schuster, Senior Director, Software Product Management at Motorola.

David Schuster said -

For our DROID Ultra/Maxx/Mini users on Verizon:
We apologize that we will not be upgrading DROID Ultra/Mini/Maxx to Android Lollipop, as we had hoped. We know how important software upgrades are to our customers, and we're very sorry that we are unable to provide the upgrade.
We would like to offer something to people who purchased this device.
Please click on the link below for more details
We know that some of our DROID Ultra/Mini/Maxx users will still be disappointed, but we hope that this helps to make amends.

For this , Motorola is offering discounts on Motorola Droid Turbo 2 and Motorola Droid Maxx 2 for the users of Motorola DROID Ultra, Maxx, Mini only .

Users can avail the Discount and Offer by going to Motorola's Droid promotion Webpage .

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