Upgrade Motorola Moto E 2nd Generation phone from Android6 to a later Android version.
Can I upgrade Motorola Moto E 2nd Generation phone from Android6 to a later Android version?
My wife and I have these now circa 7 year old phones. They do everything we need and we do not want to buy new phones.
I have been warned that my HSBC banking app will stop working under Android6 soon and I need to upgrade to Android7.
Is this possible and how do I do it?
Can I go higher than Android7?
Thanks
PS: Would this be better in the Techie forum?
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No banking apps will run on anything other than an official Android release of software, to allow this would circumvent some security protocols that are "hard-baked" into the OS.
"Rooting" your phone to install non-standard stuff is quite good fun from a techie hobby perspective but you should be prepared for the phone to die forever if something goes awry.
If you want to update to a similar (ish) phone, Motorola sell newer phones in the Moto E range, the latest being the Moto E7 which costs around £100.
Time for new phones I suppose as HSBC won't be the only issue we face with an old version of Android.
I will check out the Moto E7.
He said to the salesman, “My wife would like to talk to you about the Volkswagen Golf in the showroom window.”
Salesman said, “We haven't got a Volkswagen Golf in the showroom window.”
The man replied, “You have now mate".