Motorola, a Chinese smartphone brand, is facing challenges in releasing Android updates in Australia, despite being known for its poor update history of Android OS and Motorola UI. The company has just begun rolling out Android 16, while Google is already working on Android 17. This delay puts Motorola at a disadvantage, as competitors have already moved on to newer versions, and Google is accelerating development. The Android 16 update, weighing around 4GB, offers incremental improvements and refinements rather than major visual changes. Motorola's Hello UI continues to integrate its services and software ecosystem into its devices, but timely software support remains a key differentiator for consumers paying premium prices for foldable smartphones. Australian customers are still waiting for the update, while users in the United States, Europe, and India have already received it. The Razr 2025 and Razr Ultra 2025 models are running Android 15, the version they shipped with, and users can check for the Android 16 update by navigating to Settings > System > System Updates. The availability of the update varies by region and carrier, and the question of how long users will have to wait for Android 17 once it officially arrives remains a concern.
