Last month, Motorola began rolling out the Android 15 rollout for Moto Razr 40 and Razr 40 Ultra in global markets. Now, the company has expanded the availability of the anticipated Android 15 software upgrade to the US for Razr and Razr+ (2023) models. As expected, the update bags a slew of new useful features and changes.
Reddit user (Specialist-Tart8725) who owns a T-Mobile carrier-locked Razr+ (2023) has reportedly received the Android 15 update. In response, another user, Chiaotzu21, confirmed that the update is also available for the standard Moto Razr (2023). Additionally, Motorola has officially confirmed the Android 15’s availability for Razr 2023 lineup.
The first major update for the Razr (2023) series, Android 14, was released in July last year. Now, after a six-month gap, these foldable devices are set to receive their second major software upgrade.
At the time of writing, the update is limited to T-Mobile carrier-locked models, the update will also be pushed by Rogers, Fido, AT&T, and other carrier operators in the coming days. If you reside in the U.S. or Canada, it’s a good time to back up your important data and prepare your device for a major software upgrade.
Motorola is pushing the Android 15 update to Razr and Razr+ 2023 with support for features like new lock screen customization features, updated quick panel, private space, control video recording view, clone apps, Gen AI emojis, new emoji stickers, improved connections, and more.
Here’s the complete list of changes coming with Android 15 update.
- 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.
If you own the Moto Razr or Razr+ 2023, you can manually check for new updates by navigating to Settings > System updates > Check for system updates.
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