It's a good time to own a Moto X. Hell already froze over earlier this week when the Verizon version of the handset was the first to receive an OTA to Android 4.4, beating the Nexus 4 and both Google Play Edition devices. Now the update is rolling out to phones running on T-Mobile.

The update is rolling out in phases, but the first wave is heading out today. Since the Moto X doesn't come with that many customizations, most of the notes in the changelog detail changes found in KitKat.

  • Android™ 4.4, KitKat®

  • Android 4.4, KitKat, is the latest release of the Android platform. KitKat includes enhancements such as restyled status and navigation bars, a new full-screen mode, color emoji support, improved closed captioning support, stronger security, smarter power use, and more tools and capabilities for better app development.

  • Phone dialer

  • Improved the phone app with the ability to look up contacts directly from the dial pad, see and tap frequent contacts, and search your corporate directory easily.

  • Camera - Focus and exposure

  • Enhanced the "touch to focus" option with a new circular, on screen control that can be dragged by your finger around the viewfinder to adjust a photo's focus and exposure.

  • Gallery - Photo editing

  • Added new photo editing options to the Gallery app including new filter effects, draw on your photos, advanced cropping, and adjustments to color, exposure, contrast and more.

  • Hangouts -SMS/MMS support

  • Incorporated a new version of Google Hangouts that supports integrated SMS/MMS messaging. Hangouts can be set as the default SMS app under Settings > Wireless > Default SMS app.

  • Touchless Control - "Find my phone"

  • Added a new "Find my phone" command to Touchless Control. Just say "OK, Google Now-find my phone" and your Moto X will ring loudly to let you know where it's hiding when you've misplaced it nearby.

  • NFC - Host card emulation

  • Enhanced support for NFC Host Card Emulation (HCE), to improve experiences such as contactless payments, loyalty plans, transit passes, card access and more.

  • Accessory support

  • Added support for Square credit card reader

    This is obviously great news for T-Mobile Moto X owners. As for those on other carriers, just sit tight. Motorola says it will have more updates to share very soon.

    Source: Motorola [1], [2]

    Thanks, Samarth Rajendr.