Lenovo-owned Motorola, which ranks among the Android phone brands with the worst software support, does not have a clearly defined update policy. The company generally decides the software support period on a phone-by-phone basis, which can make it difficult to determine exactly how many years of updates you can expect for a particular Motorola phone. You can’t assume anything, and that’s why we’ve compiled exactly how many years of Android OS and security patches each of the 2,026 Motorola phones launching in the US will receive.
The Motorola Razr Fold, which is the company’s most expensive smartphone and a book-style foldable, has the longest software support period. The phone will receive seven Android OS updates and seven years of security patches. However, other Razr phones aren’t so lucky. The Motorola Razr (2026), Razr+ (2026), and Razr Ultra (2026) will all only receive three Android OS updates. There has been some confusion over how many security patches these Razr phones will receive; however, Motorola’s support website lists four years for all three phones.
The Motorola Edge (2026), which is among the latest additions to the company’s lineup in the United States and is the flagship of traditional smartphones, has been shortchanged by the company and only gets two major updates to the Android operating system and three years of security patches. Likewise, the Moto G line, which includes some of Motorola’s most popular phones, is also limited to two major Android operating system updates and three years of security patches.
How does Motorola’s software support compare to other major Android brands?
Outside of its foldable flagship, the Motorola Razr Fold, the company’s software support policy is rather lackluster compared to other major phone brands. Apple, Samsung and Google offer at least five years of software support. Apple is known to roll out iOS updates for iPhones over a period of up to six or seven years. Similarly, Google promises to update each of its phones, including the mid-range A series, for seven years. Samsung also provides updates for seven years for its high-end phones, and even the company’s 2026 mid-range and budget phones are expected to get six years of Android OS updates and security patches.
OnePlus, which has officially pulled out of the US and Europe, may not match Google or Samsung in terms of support period, but it is certainly better than Motorola. The company offers four major Android updates and up to five or six years of security patches for its phones.
