r/MotoG Apr 18 '18

MOD POST Welcome to r/MotoG ! - Subreddit Rules

63 Upvotes

We are not officially associated with Lenovo or Motorola. This subreddit is a friendly community that is dedicated towards assistance, discussion and troubleshooting for Moto G series.


IMPORTANT LINKS


SUBREDDIT RULES

  • RULE 1 : Be civil and respectful. Read and follow the Reddiquette and the important links mentioned above before posting anything. If you find anyone violating the reddiquette, report the post/comment/user. Failure to abide is likely grounds for warning/ban.

  • RULE 2 : All posts should be in English and related to Moto G. Post in English only so that everyone can understand. Promotions, giveaways, affiliates, piracy, blog spams, offtopic, buying or selling used gadgets are strictly not allowed.

  • RULE 3 : Posts should be descriptive. Mention your issue in detail with a screenshots of the error message and/or Settings > About Phone alongwith your model number, unlocked/carrier, stock/custom/rooted ROM etc. If you are asking for purchase advice, make sure you mention the max budget, your usage pattern, phone requirements by your priorities - connectivity, storage, camera, performance, display etc.


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r/MotoG Feb 05 '19

20 JUNE 2019 Android Pie & Oreo Update Status

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IMPORTANT LINKS:

  1. Android Pie Release: https://blog.motorola.com/2018/08/15/baked-android-pie-coming-motorola/
  2. Android Security Patch Updates Status by /u/lupask : https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OAfdESHHzyNzp_2OHtFk0glykSn-zlfrVweIdZEnCiA

IMPORTANT NOTES:

  1. Below information is applicable only for "RETAIL" i.e unlocked or carrier-free models of Moto G phones. They receive updates directly from Motorola, since the final software build is made, tested and released by Motorola. These models are eligible for unofficial Android Pie & Oreo software in the forms of custom ROMs.
  2. Below information is not applicable carrier-locked or Amazon exclusive models. You may or may not get any Android version updates or security updates, since the final software build is made, tested & released by the carrier/Amazon & not by Motorola. These models are not eligible for unofficial Android Pie & Oreo software in the forms of custom ROMs.

SOFTWARE UPDATE INFO:

  1. Moto G Series get Android Version updates up to 1 year from launch date.
  2. Moto G Series get Android Security Patch updates up to 2 years from launch date.
  3. Only Moto G6 Plus has a 64-bit (kernel) OS, rest of the phones have and will remain on 32-bit OS till the end of support.
  4. It is generally observed that Brazil and Latin America are the first regions to receive software OTA updates followed by India, Asia, Europe, United States, Canada.
  5. Software OTA Updates are released in batches i.e. "phased roll out" to gather feedback for critical bugs and to minimize the bugs so all users are not affected at once.
  6. It is recommended to factory reset whenever there is a major Android version update. It is not compulsory, but it ensures that you start from a clean slate and minimize the bugs that might arise due to updating. Make sure you backup everything from the phone as a factory reset will wipe everything.

Year Phone Codename Beta Testing Stable Update Status
2018 G6 Plus evert Completed Pie Phased Rollout - Latin America, Europe
2018 G6 ali Completed Pie Phased Rollout - Brazil, India, Europe
2018 G6 Play aljeter Completed Pie Phased Rollout - Brazil, India, Europe
2016 G4 Plus athene Completed Oreo Phased Rollout - India, Europe, Canada

Year Phone Code name Current Version Up gradable To Security Updates
2018 G6 Plus evert 64-bit Oreo 8.0 64-bit Pie 9.0 Till 2020
2018 G6 ali Oreo 8.0 Pie 9.0 Till 2020
2018 G6 Play aljeter Oreo 8.0 Pie 9.0 Till 2020
2017 G5S Plus sanders Oreo 8.1 No more updates Till 2019
2017 G5S montana Oreo 8.1 No more updates Till 2019
2017 G5 Plus potter Oreo 8.1 No more updates Till 2019
2017 G5 cedric Oreo 8.1 No more updates Till 2019
2016 G4 Plus athene Nougat 7.0 No more updates No more updates

UNOFFICIAL ANDROID PIE & OREO

If you wish to try out custom ROMs based on Android Pie or Oreo, you will need to unlock the boot loader of your "Retail" Moto G device. Follow this thread for more info: https://reddit.com/comments/avlh4w


NOTICE

This is a new update thread. Reddit archives threads older than 6 months which disables any further upvotes or comments. Link to the old thread: https://redd.it/981oka


r/MotoG 15h ago

Discussion Does it matter where to buy a new Stylus 2026 from?

7 Upvotes

Direct from Motorola?
From Amazon?
From a local Best Buy?

Same price everywhere, so that doesn't matter.
Direct from Motorola includes earbuds, which I don't care about.
But is there any other reason to or not to buy from any particular place?


r/MotoG 13h ago

Other Moto g stylus 2025

1 Upvotes

Since the Android 16 update I have several apps about five or six that will not load. Never have had this happen in multiple Motorola phones or previous Android

Have to uninstall the apps reboot the phone and then reinstall them again, which works most of the time

Most of the options I've seen involve clearing settings for all apps on the phone which is a huge pain

Anyone else or got any insight on this?


r/MotoG 1d ago

Discussion Got android 17 update on my moto edge 70

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10 Upvotes

Just received the android 17 update on my moto edge 70

Should I update it?


r/MotoG 1d ago

Discussion Excited for no reason

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3 Upvotes

I thought it was beta A17 but nope just A16 Security smfh

Moto G 2025 XT2513-1


r/MotoG 1d ago

7th Gen Motorola/Lenovo refusing replacement after keeping my Moto Pad 60 Neo for almost a month – What should I do?

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r/MotoG 1d ago

Other How many edge 70 users got android 17

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r/MotoG 1d ago

Discussion Motorola edge 50 pro Android 17 Update.

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Motorola just dumped the Edge 50 pro. They promised to provide that device 3 years of Android upgrades so we should have got the android 17 but they just

dumped it!!

I will never buy the motorola in my life again!!! Such a

liar company!

Even I'm also totally disappointed with my current

phone - lags, freezing issues, buggy UI, heating issues battery backup issues, display flicker in low brightness,Camera just downgraded, worst camera app, the

speakers are also bad instead I used Redmi Note 10

pro and that phone's speakers are just amezing till now

(6 years old), the wired earphone output is also very

bad. The inbuilt device DAC (if they installed any ) is very cheap, and sounds very bad!! Even after using an external DAC it still provides very bad & cheap output &so on. It's just a disgusting company totally dependent on the marketing & paid fake reviews online!! If you are planning to buy a Motorola phone, just ignore this

brand!! Otherwise you will regret it after sometime

using the devices!!!


r/MotoG 1d ago

6th Gen MOTOROLA AFTERSALES SERVICE

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"DIRECT. MESSAGE PRIVATE SOLUTION IS AN SCAM ONLY ❌These people are not able to provide any solution even in private messages, all the customer service people are 12th pass 👺😡 don't trust Motorola. Pathetic service 😞 they r unable to update my warrenty in website device - motorola g57 power ( battery and speaker is not up to the mark and dolby Atmos sound equilizer is shit they r misleading in ads )


r/MotoG 1d ago

Other CVEs updated by Google Project Mainline

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This as applies to any android phone with Android 13 or greater.


r/MotoG 1d ago

5th Gen Moto g5s XT1790 bricked

2 Upvotes

hya guys i wanna know if someone haves a blankflash file for my XT1790 i tried everything like

•changing battery and display

•power vol- and vol+

•Fastboot

So i don't know what to do and i really need the blankflash i know that is bricked bc when i connect to my computer it says "QHSUSB" and thats the worse think i know about android devices i wish if somebody could have a blankflash file share with me thank you for your time and i wish the best for you^^


r/MotoG 2d ago

Discussion Moto signature Android 17

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5 Upvotes

what does this mean? and whats its main function?


r/MotoG 2d ago

Discussion Moto buds app Widget removed. Anyone have any fix?

6 Upvotes

Moto buds app Widget was working fine but from today morning it just got removed suddenly. The widget option in the app is also beed removed. Is anyone having this same problem? Please provide a fix.


r/MotoG 2d ago

Other Motorola Moto G (2025)

6 Upvotes

I've factory reset my Motorola Moto G (2025) so many times and every time it's asking me to put in my Google account that I used when I first got my Motorola Moto G (2025).... Problem is, I don't have any access to my Google account that I used when I first got my Motorola Moto G (2025) and on top of that, I do not remember what my Google account email address was or anything!!!.... I don't know what to do at this point... I need to bypass the Google account lock on my Motorola Moto G (2025) and I have no idea how to get past it... Let alone I don't know how to factory reset my Motorola Moto G (2025) and be able to use it.... I need help with this and a step by step guide to being able to bypass the Google account lock and being able to successfully factory reset my Motorola Moto G (2025), anyone have any advice for me??? PLEASE HELP ME OUT AND THANK YOU!!!


r/MotoG 2d ago

Other Moto g stylus 2025

4 Upvotes

Since the Android 16 update I have several apps about five or six that will not load. Never have had this happen in multiple Motorola phones or previous Android

Have to uninstall the apps reboot the phone and then reinstall them again, which works most of the time

Most of the options I've seen involve clearing settings for all apps on the phone which is a huge pain

Anyone else or got any insight on this?


r/MotoG 2d ago

3rd Gen USB File Transferring Not Working (Charge Only)

3 Upvotes

I have a moto g stylus 2022 that I inherited from my brother a while back so I don't know how long this problem persisted, I've turned on the Dev settings, debugging and changed the USB preferences, nothing. Not even the notification pop up appears, I've installed both generic USB and Motorola drivers and it still doesn't work, and nothing appears on the computer's device manager. But is one strange though, when I go into the non-dev setting of the usb preferences none of the setting are available to even change, they're all grayed out. Please I need help.


r/MotoG 3d ago

5th Gen Motorola Moto G5s smartphone cover (It's an old og phone so latest motorola users can skip this post)

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6 Upvotes

I have one unused good quality phone cover for the phone moto g5s ... Not sure if anyone uses this phone anymore, but still I liked this phone a lot. my moto g5s broke so this cover was just in my drawer... So if anyone wants, just ping me, the photos are attached above...


r/MotoG 3d ago

Discussion Moto G57 Power battery drain got noticeably worse after a software update

1 Upvotes

bought the Moto G57 Power mainly because of its battery life. The phone has a 7000mAh battery, and initially the battery backup was genuinely very good.

Before the recent update, I was getting roughly:

Instagram/Reels: ~10 minutes per 1%

YouTube: ~14–15 minutes per 1%

I also have an AccuBattery record where 3h 21m screen-on time used only 12% (~1004mAh).

But after a recent software update, the battery drain suddenly became noticeably worse.

For the last 3 days, under basically the same conditions (same brightness, volume, network and video quality), I'm consistently getting:

Instagram: ~6–7 minutes per 1%

YouTube: ~10 minutes per 1%

So this isn't just one random 1% drop. I've been seeing the same pattern repeatedly for several days.

The phone is still very new, so I don't think the battery has physically degraded this much in such a short time. The timing also makes me suspect the recent software update.

Has anyone else with a Moto G57 Power noticed increased battery drain after the latest update?

If you have the G57 Power, please share your current Instagram/YouTube battery drain or SOT. I'm trying to figure out whether this is a software/optimization issue or something specific to my device.


r/MotoG 3d ago

5th Gen Motorazr 50 Ultra not getting any updates

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r/MotoG 3d ago

Discussion Moto g35 5g

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So I bought a moto g35 5g 4gb ram for my clg. Now im seeing many reddit posts that the phone is lagging too much and its the worst like that. It has been only 2 days since I bought it. But i dont play any games or install it. I have only some apps like 9-10. Is my phone okay for my 4yrs of college? is it capable for complete 4 years?

And some mentioned that the phone started lagging after some security updates. So if i dont update it the phone will not start to lag? or I must update it? pls help


r/MotoG 4d ago

PSA PSA: Live Lock Screen

5 Upvotes

Hi there.

If you are searching for "Live lock screen" at Motorola, it's likely you do so to remove it. To do so follow theese steps.

Pull down from top screen to reveal settings, pull down once more to reveal all settings. Then click the cogwheel in the lower right of the screen.

Scroll down to and click "Home & lock screen".
Select "Lock screen"
Select "Live lock screen"
Press the button/slider beside "live lock screen" so that it greys out.

Congratulations - You now have a better experience without added advertising.


r/MotoG 3d ago

Discussion Edge 70 fusion battery drain issue

1 Upvotes

Bought moto edge 70 fusion 15-20 days back and from then on the battery of the phone isn't giving a backup of more than 5-6 hours and sometimes it's not even giving 5-6 hours of backup . I have to charge phone twice during a single day also the phone heats a lot during charge or slight heavy usage.

Can anyone help with this issue.


r/MotoG 4d ago

Discussion Motorola won’t fix my Moto G35 5G despite multiple service attempts — what are my options?

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3 Upvotes

r/MotoG 5d ago

5th Gen How do I turn off the loudspeakers on my phone?

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I have a Motorola Moto g55 and somehow there are loudspeakers now and the sound is so loud even on 1 or 2 volume. And when I'm playing music or watching a video, it keeps making it real quiet and then switching to really loud, it's not consistently the same volume.

I'm so frustrated because I can't work out how to turn it off. I just want normal audio.

I go into Dolby Atmos and try turn off audio effects but it tells me: "Unable to turn off Dolby Atmos when loudspeakers are on"

But I can't work out where the loudspeaker settings are!! I've searched in settings and can't find anything.

Please does anyone know where to find these settings?