Who’s going to get the Android L update first?
Nexus
It’s well known that Google’s Nexus devices generally get updated with the latest version of Android first. There are always exceptions to this rule and we’re seeing it happen right now with the LTE variant of the 2013 Nexus 7 tablet. It is still waiting on Android 4.4.4 KitKat. We’re expecting Google to release a new tablet soon and that will be the first device with Android L. Shortly afterwards, we expect to see the Google Nexus 5 updated, followed by the 2013 Nexus 7, then the Nexus 4, the Nexus 10 and then the 2012 Nexus 7.
Motorola
Motorola has been on a roll lately with very fast Android updates. It was one of the first OEMs to release an Android 4.4 update, 4.4.2 update and even the 4.4.3 update. We know the Moto X as well as the Moto X+1 will most definitely receive an Android L update. Devices like the Moto G and Moto E might not be so lucky, although we’re likely to see those updated as well. Motorola is able to do this because of their near-stock Android experience, so they don’t need teams of programmers hammering away at the keyboard for weeks at a time. We’re expecting to see Motorola push out their first Android L update within a month after it’s released.
SONY
Sony is another company that has been doing a great job of pushing out Android updates to their device. Not only are their flagship smartphones getting updated, but they’re also updating dozens of their mid-range devices too. They’re also updating them pretty fast too. Sony is another one of the first OEMs to push out Android 4.4.4 KitKat to their devices. Much like with Motorola, we’re expecting to see Sony push out their first Android L update within a month after Google releases the source code. With such a big update though, we could see both Sony and Motorola take two or even three months before the update gets pushed. We just don’t have any way to know exactly how much of the Android architecture has changed.
HTC
HTC has been one of the most transparent OEMs in the smartphone market over the past couple of years. They weren’t always this way, but recently we’ve seen them set new ground rules for themselves. This includes being as open and honest with their customers as possible, but it also meant giving an Android L ETA. HTC has vowed to push the Android L update within 90 days of receiving the source code from Google. We expect this to land on the HTC One M8 first, followed by the HTC One M7. Much like with Sony and Motorola, this all just depends on how much things change with this new version of Android.
Samsung
The community likes to pile on Samsung for their slow software updates, and we’ve discussed why they take so long before. With dozens of Samsung devices being sold right now, it will take them a long time to get Android L onto them. We’re expecting to see the Galaxy Note 4 updated with Android L first, followed by the Galaxy S5. Then we could see the Galaxy Note 3 updated before the Galaxy S4, although this is really debatable. They could prioritize the S4 over the Note 3, so we could see the S4 receiving the update first. There hasn’t been any word from Samsung on when they hope to update their devices, so we will just have to play it by ear.
LG
We feel that LG will be the last of the major OEMs to update their smartphones to Android L. It took them a year and a half before they updated the LG Optimus G (aka the G1) with Android 4.4.2 KitKat. We saw them skip the Android 4.3 update entirely, to go from 4.2 to 4.4.2, so anything is possible with LG. We have seen confirmation that the LG G3 and the LG G2 will receive Android L – we just don’t know when this will be. As soon as we hear something though, we will be sure to let you know.
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