Motorola is doing well with the Android 15 rollout. The company has already released the update for the Razr 2023 series, the Edge 50 series, Moto G Power 2024, Moto G54, and Moto G64. Today, the American smartphone maker has pushed the anticipated Android 15 update to Moto G34 and Moto G45.
Motorola has officially confirmed the Moto G34 Android 15 update. The update is rolling out in a staged manner with V1UG35H.75-14 firmware version. Several users across Brazil and India have received the update, a broader rollout should commence in a matter of time.
Android 15 update for Moto G45 weighs around 1.9GB in download size. Strangely, it has the same build number as the Moto G34. Currently, the update is available to a small set of users, it will be available to everyone in the coming days.
Motorola kicks off the Android 15 update with a bunch of new features, including the new lock screen customization features, updated quick panel, Gen AI emojis, new emoji stickers, improved connections, and more.
- Improved Connections and Sharing
- Control more Bluetooth features from quick settings
- Previously, in quick settings, you could tap bluetooth icon Bluetooth to turn it on or off.
- Now when you tap bluetooth icon Bluetooth in quick settings you can do much more:
- Turn Bluetooth on or off
- Pair a new device
- Switch paired devices
- See remaining battery on paired devices
- Disconnect or forget a paired device
- For a paired device, change sound settings and access to contacts and history
- Use satellite messaging when mobile network is unavailable
- Not all carriers support this feature.
- Now, even when your mobile network is unavailable, you can send SMS. Your phone will automatically connect to a satellite, letting you send text messages.
- You’ll see a message on your lockscreen and in the messages icon Messages app, notifying you that you’re connected to a satellite.
- Use one-tap hotspot to connect devices with same Google account
- If your phone and device you want to connect to its hotspot are using the same Google account, you no longer need to enter a password to connect.
- Accessibility Improvements – Control hearing devices from quick settings
- Quick settings now has a tile to control hearing devices. Tap the tile to peek at hearing device battery levels, change device settings, and turn other audio features like Live Caption on or off.
- You can also switch between preset sound profiles that automatically adjust your hearing device based on your listening environment. Get presets for:
- Restaurants
- Work
- TV
- Outdoors
- All-round (neutral, balanced)
- Get more vision support
- Now it’s easier to read using font scaling that prevents text from being too large.
- You can now connect modern refreshable Braille displays to your phone’s screen reader over USB or Bluetooth with Braille Display HID support.
- Security enhancements
- Find powered-off phones and connected accessories can now help you locate:
- Your phone, even when offline
- Headphones, tracker tags, and other compatible devices, even when powered off
- Get secure, simpler to use authentication:
- To slow down phone theft attacks, adaptive authentication now locks the screen after 5 failed authentication attempts (PIN or biometrics).
- For apps designed for Android 15, access your saved passwords with facial recognition, a fingerprint, or your screen lock to log in. If you accidentally dismiss the passkey prompt, you’ll still find passkey or other suggestions in autofill screens, like keyboard suggestions or dropdown menus, making signing in easy.
- Other improvements
- See larger thumbnails in photo picker: Now thumbnails of photos and videos are easier to see and select for sharing.
- New emoji stickers: New Emoji Kitchen stickers are available, like the disco ball and headphones. Whether you’re rocking out to hip hop, country, or jazz music, there are now more ways to express your musical self.
- Gen-AI emojis: Create customized emoji with a wider range of expressions, styles, or themes with Gen-AI. Remix your favourite emoji and share them from Gboard as stickers.
Whether you own the Moto G34 or Moto G45, you may have already received the OTA notification. If you missed the notification, you can manually check for new updates by navigating to Settings > System updates > Check for system updates.
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