Another company just beat Samsung to Android 15 – and it’s not who you’d expect

Motorola has begun rolling out a beta version of Android 15 to select Edge 50 devices, becoming one of the first phone makers to give users a taste of the latest Android operating.

Currently, only some Motorola Edge 50 Fusion devices are eligible for the beta, and we aren’t quite sure of what the criteria for selection is – nonetheless, it’s very encouraging to see this type of movement early on.

Such early deployment of Android 15, even in beta form, comes as something of a surprise from Motorola given that the company isn’t exactly known for rapid upgrades. However, Motorola launched the Edge 50 series with the promise of five years of OS updates, so speedier updates could be a product of this new commitment.

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The fight for second place in the Android 15 stable release race is still on – for the latest updates as we hear them, be sure to keep up with our Android coverage.

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Jamie is a Mobile Computing Staff Writer for TechRadar, responsible for covering phones and tablets. A lifelong tech-obsessive, Jamie began his writing career as a music blogger before studying journalism at Goldsmiths College, and joined TechRadar in 2024. He thinks the iPhone 5S is the greatest phone of all time, but is currently an Android user.

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