Developers can now grab it to start building custom ROMs for the phone

Jan 15, 2014 02:56 GMT  ·  By

Motorola is well underway with the delivery of the Android 4.4.2 KitKat operating system upgrade for the owners of Moto G smartphones out there, and the company has decided to make the source code for the software available for download.

The availability of the kernel source should prove a great thing for developers interested in coming up with their own set of custom ROMs for the smartphone. Moreover, the availability of the code shows Motorola’s commitment to support the Android development community out there.

The Moto G is the most affordable smartphone that Motorola made available lately, featuring a 4.5-inch screen, 1.2GHz quad-core CPU, 1GB of RAM, and 8GB or 16GB of internal memory.

The handset also comes with a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera, a front camera for making video calls, and with a 2070 mAh Li-Ion removable battery inside.