Is It Worth It to Keep Updating My Moto G Software?

Launched in November of 2013, Motorola's Moto G is a budget smartphone manufactured by Motorola Mobility, a satellite company under Lenovo's leadership. The Moto G sports a myriad of unique features that smartphone users can access at reasonable prices.

Aside from exterior qualities such as a 4.5-inch screen display with a resolution of 720x1280 pixels and a pixel density of 329 pixels per inch, the phone operates with a 1.2 GHz help quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor. The processor is backed by one GB of RAM with the entire phone running on a non-removable 2070mAh and Android 4.3 software.

On the outside, it has a 1.3-megapixel front camera for selfies and a robust 5-megapixel back camera, based on the time of its entry into the market. The phone, measuring 129.9mm, 65.9mm, and 11.6 mm in height, width, and thickness, respectively, has an innate storage capacity of eight GB, with some variant versions having 16 GB of ROM.

That aside, it offers a wide range of connectivity options, including WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, FM radio, WiFi Direct, GPS, Bluetooth v4.00, and 3G. Additionally, the phone has accelerators, ambient light sensors, proximity sensors, and a magnetometer to enhance user experience.

Even though the phone's Android 4.3 Operating System works just fine, the company rolled out a 4.4.2 update to improve its efficiency. Below are the new features that make it worthwhile for you to keep updating your Moto G software.

Is it worth it to keep updating my Moto G software?

To understand why keeping your Moto G software updated could be worthwhile for you, you can take note of the various improvements that followed the Android 4.4.2 software upgrade package. They include:

• Differently styled status and navigation bars.
• Enhanced closed captioning support.
• Stronger security features.
• More efficient power use.
• Additional tools and capabilities for improved application development.
• A new full-screen mode.
• Color emoji support.
• An improved phone app with the ability to look up contacts directly from the dial pad. The improved phone app also simplifies how you search the corporate contract directories, and it allows you to see and quickly access frequent contacts.
• Additional photo editing options incorporated directly into the gallery app. These editing options include new filter effects, advanced cropping, color adjustment features, and improved exposure and contrast. That aside, you can now draw on your photos.
• Added support for printing Google Docs files, photos, or Gmail messages using Bluetooth, hosted services such as HP e-printers and Google Cloud Print, and WiFi.
• A new version of Google Hangouts that supports integrated messaging through SMSs or MMSs.
• Additional support for the Square credit card reader.

With that in mind, you may also need some knowledge of how to go about installing the upgrade. Before you start the process, your phone should have at least 50 percent of the charge connected to a WiFi network. If that's in place, follow the steps below to update your Moto G software manually.

• Open the apps menu.
• Click on the "Settings" icon.
• Choose the option that reads, "About Phone."
• Select "System Updates."
• Choose the "Download" option and once the software has been downloaded, click on "Install."
• Once this is over, your Moto G will restart automatically.

Alternatively

If you want to know why it could be worth your while, if you keep making Moto G software updates, you can contact Motorola's customer care desk for further assistance.