Motorola Signature 27’s seven-year update promise comes with a pretty big asterisk

The Motorola Signature 27 is scheduled to receive up to seven major Android OS updates and bi-monthly security updates for up to seven years.

Unlike recent Pixel and Galaxy flagships, Motorola isn’t promising monthly security patches, and even its two-month cadence isn’t guaranteed.

Some Motorola fans are fine with fewer, more stable updates, while others are more concerned about those two words: “up to.”

Motorola’s software reputation has never quite matched the appeal of its hardware. Its phones can be fast, stylish, and packed with clever ideas, but software update support often becomes the part buyers grumble about later. The Signature 27 looked like a chance to rewrite that story, with Motorola finally putting together a proper premium flagship aimed at the same buyers considering a Pixel or Galaxy. Now we know what that phone’s software support actually looks like, and the headline sounds better than the fine print.

Motorola says the Signature 27 is scheduled to receive up to …