Motorola Races Into Android 17 Beta Testing As Pixel Users Hit a Wall

Last year, Motorola pushed Android 16 faster than expected with the Edge 60 Pro and Edge 50 Fusion leading a surprise rollout across select regions. It’s eight months later and they’re now beta-testing Android 17. For a brand that historically dragged its feet on updates postLenovo acquisition, this is a pretty striking turnaround and we love to see it.

Motorola is on a winning streak with these fast updates

Earlier this month, Motorola announced Android 17 beta testing for the Razr+ 2024 across many countries, including the EMEA, LATAM, Brazil, India, and USA. 

Three colorful Motorola Edge 60 Pro phones resting on a stack of booksThree colorful Motorola Edge 60 Pro phones resting on a stack of booksImage: Motorola

The posts were published on their community forum. Across a few weeks, the brand has expanded across multiple device lines. They include, but aren’t limited to, the following:

Razr series Razr+ 2025 (US). Razr+ 2024 (US). Razr 50 Ultra (India, EMEA, LATAM, Brazil). Razr 60 Ultra (EMEA, LATAM, Brazil). Edge series

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