Android 5.1 for Moto X will roll out next week for both generations

As per a Google+ update by David Schuster, Senior Director of Software Product Management at Motorola, Android 5.1 soak testing is well under way for both handsets across a number of regions. Barring any major hiccups, full deployment should commence from next week, with users across dozens of markets set to reap the benefits.

Moto X 2013 expected to get Lollipop update in few weeks

Motorola has said that the first-generation Moto X, which was released back in 2013, should receive the Android Lollipop update in a few weeks.

"I am glad to announce that we are starting TestDrive in both the US and Latin America. If all goes well we should start full deployments in a few weeks," said the company's senior director of software product management David Schuster.

It's worth mentioning that the Lenovo-owned company has already announced that the device won't be getting Android 5.0, rather it will be updated directly from KitKat to Android 5.1. The news comes just a few weeks after Motorola started soak testing the Android 5.1 update for the device in Brazil.