Motorola recently released phones with awful update policies, but it the company may have found a loophole regarding EU update laws.
Motorola recently launched several phones with no Android updates but five years of security patches in Europe.
This could be due to the company’s interpretation of EU regulations regarding software updates.
It seems like the regulations don’t actually force smartphone makers to offer software updates at all.
The European Commission introduced a variety of regulations for electronics that went into effect last year. One of these rules forces manufacturers to up their game when it comes to software updates. Unfortunately, it sounds like the EU’s own wording has enabled brands like Motorola to actually offer phones with disappointing update policies.
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Motorola has launched phones in Europe, such as the Moto G17, which offer five years of security updates but no Android OS upgrades.
