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Nougat update for unlocked Moto Z due in February, Moto Z Play in March
June 10, 2025
Owners of Motorola’s unlocked version of theMoto Zhave been waiting very patiently to get theAndroid Nougatupdate that has been promised for some time. The Verizon versions of the Moto Z Droid and Moto Z Force Droid were able todownload those updates in mid-November, so it’s understandable why unlocked owners would be a little impatient. Now there’s some concrete news on a time frame for when the unlocked Moto Z will get the same update love, along with both the unlocked and Verizon Droid versions of the budget-pricedMoto Z Play.
According to a Motorola spokesperson, Android Nougat will begin rolling out to the unlocked Moto Z sometime in February. The unlocked and Verizon versions of the Moto Z Play will take a bit longer, though. The spokesperson stated that those phones will receive the Nougat roll out sometime in March.
While it may seem strange that the carrier-exclusive version of the Moto Z got Nougat before the unlocked version, there is a simple explanation. Since the Verizon Moto Z Droid was actually released first in July, two months before the unlocked variant, the software updates for the carrier model got a jump in its development before work began on the unlocked version.
Hopefully unlocked Moto Z owners won’t have to wait too much longer to get the most recent version of Android on their phone. Do you think Motorola could have done a better job with Nougat updates on its Moto Z family? Let us know in the comments!
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