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Android KitKat coming to Moto X in 'weeks,' says Motorola CEO

Dennis Woodside confirmed on Wednesday that Moto X users won't be stuck with Jelly Bean for long.

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Back in the heady summer days of rampant Moto X rumors, there was some talk that the first phone to come from the mind meld of a Google-owned Motorola might come with a brand-spanking-new version of Android.

Alas, it was not to be, and the Moto X launched with Jelly Bean. Later we were introduced to the merging of sweet mobile software and random branding synergy that is Android 4.4 KitKat on the Nexus 5.

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Now, Motorola CEO Dennis Woodside says it's finally almost time for the Moto X to get its shot at the only mobile OS named after a (sigh) brand-name chocolate confection. Woodside said on Wednesday that KitKat would be rolling out to Moto X users in "a matter of weeks."

If you're impatient and adventurous, a leaked build of KitKat for the (apparently T-Mobile version of the) Moto X has popped up over at XDA Developers.