Ready for new info on the status of the Lollipop update for your 1st gen Moto X, Moto G with LTE, and Moto E.

Ready for new info on the status of the Lollipop update for your 1st gen Moto X, Moto G with LTE, and Moto E? According to David Schuster, the senior director of software product management at Motorola, all of those phones just mentioned will be updated directly from Kit Kat to Android 5.1.

After issuing test builds of Android 5.0.2 over the previous couple of months to a handful of devices, Motorola has decided that the improvements made in Android 5.1 are good enough that they aren’t going to waste any more time with any other Lollipop builds. Schuster did not mention when Android 5.1 updates would start rolling out, but they are testing it.

Now, I know you wanted news on a release of the update and we don’t have that today. I also know how frustrated many of you are at not having received Lollipop yet. Just keep in mind that most of the early Lollipop builds were bug-filled messes that did more harm than good in many cases. I’m not trying to make an excuse for Motorola, but almost every other manufacturer is also updating phones to Lollipop much slower than they had all anticipated. This was a big update, and Google hasn’t made it easy to deal with after having issued three major bug-fixing revisions to it since it first dropped in November.

As we learn more, we will be sure to keep you updated.
Source- droidlife

Team Kang members are working with Xiaomi on a new and refreshed MIUI 7, which will be finally based on Android 5.1, and be coming on the Mi 5.

Xiaomi, the company often referred to as China's Apple, has teamed up with the Android Open Kang Project (popularly known as AOKP) for its MIUI 7 custom user interface based on Android 5.1 Lollipop.
The news was confirmed via AOKP's official blog that revealed both Xiaomi and Team Kang were working closely on MIUI 7, which will debut on the next flagship smartphone, the Mi 5. For the uninitiated, AOKP develops custom Android ROMs for smartphones and tablets, much like what Cyanogen does with CyanogenMod.

The blog said, "With all the pieces of the deal in place, I wish to announce that all Team Kang members are working with Xiaomi on a new and refreshed MIUI 7, which will be finally based on Android 5.1, and be coming on the Mi 5."

The company revealed that MIUI 7 is internally codenamed MiKangy, which will see a new take on the Android UI. It added that the new UI will include popular features from top ROMs such as CyanogenMod, ParanoidAndroid, Omni, and AOKP to "create an experience which completely submerges the user in his own world."
The ROM maker stresses that the upcoming UI of the Mi 5 will evolve with the user and after few months of usage, the UI of each Mi 5 handset will have personalised features.

According to the company, MarcLandis will lead the technical development of MIUI 7 aka MiKangy, while Zaphod will oversee the product development.

The ROM maker also claimed that the tie-up with Xiaomi won't affect the future of AOKP, discarding any acquisition rumours - if any.

Xiaomi earlier this week announced a price cut for the Mi 4, which ties-in well with the company's plans for the Mi 5 release expected this year.

The Xiaomi Mi 4 will retail at CNY 1,799 (approximately Rs. 18,000) for the 16GB variant down from the previous price tag of CNY 1,999 (approximately Rs. 20,000). While a 'lite' variant of the Xiaomi Mi 4 with 2GB of RAM instead of 3GB, will retail at CNY 1,699 (approximately Rs. 17,000) - a CNY 100 price cut from the earlier price of CNY 1,799. Notably, both the Mi 4 variants would be available at reduced priced starting April 8.

Source- ndtv

Redmi 2A. The device is a more affordable version of the Redmi 2, which is available for the equivalent of $120 in India.

After redefining the budget segment in emerging markets like China and India, Xiaomi is at it once more with its latest product launch, the Redmi 2A. The device is a more affordable version of the Redmi 2, which is available for the equivalent of $120 in India.
Xiaomi was able to drive the price even lower by going with a 1.5GHz Leadcore L1860C SoC, which features a quad-core Cortex A7 CPU and Mali T628MP2 GPU. Other specs of the Redmi 2A include 1GB RAM, 8GB internal storage, 4.7-inch 720p display, 8MP camera, 2MP front shooter and a 2,200mAh battery.
All that is available for just 599 RMB ($96). Xiaomi has announced that it will be slashing the price of the handset to 499 RMB ($80) on April 8 to commemorate its five-year anniversary.

Source-Android central