David Schuster, Senior Director SW Product Management Motorola Mobility posted an update on Google plus profile and confirmed that Moto G (1st Gen) will be getting the Android 5.1 update soon. He also posted that he will post an update about Android 5.1 Update for Moto E (1st Gen) next week.
He wrote,”I see a lot of questions about when if Moto G (1st Gen) will be getting updated to 5.1. The answer is yes… we are working on it. I know you guys want dates but we have run into a few complications so as soon as timing becomes a little more clear I will post an update”, and then he posted an update,”I will have more info on Moto E (1st Gen) next week….”