China and the US carrier-branded versions of the device remained on Lollipop ,   with a minor upgrade to version 5.1.  However , the 2nd generation Moto E in the USA did continue to receive support via Android Security Patch updates until at least the October 1 , 2016 patch for the LTE variant  and the November 1 , 2016 patch for the non-LTE variant.
Moto E devices in the US will continue to receive updates for a limited time .