Droid Turbo Marshmallow - please answer

[neburg964]

When I bought my Turbo, the Moto X 2014 was also on the shelves at the VZW store and it was running Marshmallow.  I was coming out of a first-gen Moto X and really liked the phone, just wanted a bigger screen with more battery power.  My sales rep at the time ASSURED me that the Turbo would in fact be receiving the Marshmallow update "very soon" and this assurance is what led to me deciding on the Turbo rather than the X.  

Motorola says on its website that the update is available "pending partner support".  The Turbo ("Quark XT-1254") is a Verizon exclusive so there is no other partner, at least in the US.  I know that the Turbo received Marshmallow WiFi certification on July 1, 2016 (the WiFi certfication ID is WFA66489) AND that the Indian market version of the Turbo received Android 6.01 on July 21...

So what gives, Verizon?  I was thinking about getting a Z Force but Lenovo is not exactly a paragon of virtue for updating its products and as this phone is a Verizon exclusive, I have lost faith that Verizon will update it in a timely manner.  Next up was the Pixel but now I see Verizon is going to be in charge of software updates on this phone as well.  This is causing me to SERIOUSLY rethink staying with Verizon. These "flagship" phones aren't cheap and if I'm going to give Verizon $600-700-800 dollars, I want GUARANTEES, not "assurances", that updates will be implemented even in a semi-timely manner.

I can always buy a Pixel direct from Google and activate it with AT&T.  Don't want to go there but at this point it has to be a viable option.

So please, Verizon, don't pay us lip service anymore.  Give us a straight answer as to what your plans are with this phone.

[neburg964]

Really??    Where did you see that Ann?  That's great news!  Please let me know

[neburg964]

I just read this on Phone Arena:

"Verizon has confirmed that its customers will get updates at the same time as unlocked users. According to the carrier, all operating system and security updates to Pixel devices happen in partnership with Google, and Verizon won't stand in the way of the delivery of any major updates.

Moreover, the carrier version of the Google Pixel is unlocked as well, has only three Verizon apps pre-installed, and all of them are removable. This puts to rest expectations that updates to the Verizon version of the Pixel and Pixel XL will be typically slow due to the time-consuming carrier approval process."

If this turns out to be true, then I won't have any problem buying from Verizon.

[Ann154]

I think this was posted in another thread on the community already too. Verizon and Google confirm Wi-Fi calling and HD voice will work with Pixel phones from Google Store

[neburg964]

Interesting... Android Police says the VZW version's bootloader is locked, Phone Arena says it isn't.

What I'm hearing is great news, but I'll wait until the phone is actually in VZW stores, has been tested, and see what the reviewers say on these subjects.  Either way, a Pixel XL is definitely in my immediate future.

I'll give the Turbo to my mother-in-law.  She won't care which version of Android it's running.  It'll be a big ugrade from her 2013 Moto X.

[Ann154]

Phone Arena is likely listing the Google store version as that bootloader is unlockable. Honestly unless you are really into modification of the software most people don't need to unlock the bootloader.