Just got an update on my 818P, don't really see any changes that are significant.
It's posted here, as with a lot of other details relating to both dual sim G4 versions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=61876287&postcount=288
I too notice no changes/differences from a to d.
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At the moment on XDA, there is a device forum for the Moto G4 and another one for the Moto G4 plus... Given these are 'similar' devices are there any thoughts on pooling discussions/ ROMs etc.
Note, the Moto G4 (X1622) device forum has little content, probably cause most people have bought the G4+.
Or have i got it wrong and due to the camera and fingerprint scanner, there is enough of a difference.?
Update:: just doing a quick dig, Motorola's codename for these devices is Athene for both as such has common released kernel source...
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I'd opt for combining, when the codename and kernel is the same for both. Also, when people want to know if it's wordt to go for one or the other it's nice to read replies on the question from both user groups without having to cross post.
I want to get rid of my Honor 7 which is totally dead regarding ROM support (and EMUI is awfull) and I want to choose a device with good support from developpers, especially for CyanogenMod.
I like the G4 Plus (especially because of it's fingerprint sensor) but I'm worrying that it will not have same support as the G4 version.
Are the ROM easy to port from G4?
Is it safer to choose the G4 or do you think the G4 Plus will catch up and gain the same activity ?
patriiice said:
I want to get rid of my Honor 7 which is totally dead regarding ROM support (and EMUI is awfull) and I want to choose a device with good support from developpers, especially for CyanogenMod.
I like the G4 Plus (especially because of it's fingerprint sensor) but I'm worrying that it will not have same support as the G4 version.
Are the ROM easy to port from G4?
Is it safer to choose the G4 or do you think the G4 Plus will catch up and gain the same activity ?
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This kind of post should go in the "questions and answers" of the device, I can tell you that by reading the contents in the development sections, it seems the opposite.
G4 Plus seems more supported than the regular version, although I could be wrong.
umberto1978 said:
This kind of post should go in the "questions and answers" of the device, I can tell you that by reading the contents in the development sections, it seems the opposite.
G4 Plus seems more supported than the regular version, although I could be wrong.
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It's true, wrong section, my mistake, and thanks for your answer!
Each rom here , support both g4 and g4 plus , there is no specific rom for either g4 plus or g4
Both phones (Moto G5 Plus and G5s plus) have same hardware except for camera and display. Afaik, camera is the only hurdle on the software side that is preventing a direct interchangeability of firmwares between the phones.
So, is it possible, with little modification, to have G5s Plus firmwares (and custom ROMs too) work on G5 Plus and vice versa?
If my assumption is wrong, what other bottlenecks are there? Can they be overcome to achieve interchangeability?
If we somehow figure it out, we'd have a huge merged community with great support and more custom ROMs. It'd also ease the software development for both devices.
Immediate benefit would be getting the Oreo on one device from the firmware of the other, depending on which gets the update first (And thereby, future updates too)
Also, if anyone is willing and has a phone with unlocked bootloader, please try flashing G5s Plus 7.1.1 firmware on G5 Plus using fastboot (may be skip unnecessarily partitions, but then again, I have no idea how to go about it).
https://firmware.center/firmware/Motorola/Moto G5s Plus/Stock/
I am also really curious about this. I don't have one, so I can't test this out, but will probably buy one in the next month or so. If this would work, it can dramatically improve both groups.
I was going to try, but i don't jave any replacement device right now and i don't wanna mess up.. hope someone can help us
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I was going to try, but i don't jave any replacement device right now and i don't wanna mess up.. hope someone can help us
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Exactly my situation. If I had a backup phone, I'd have already tried.
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Exactly my situation. If I had a backup phone, I'd have already tried.
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M1810 said:
I was going to try, but i don't jave any replacement device right now and i don't wanna mess up.. hope someone can help us
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Just a heads up, there are very popular steps of getting out of a hard brick scenario with this phone fairly easily. The following link is one example:
http://www.aryk.tech/2017/09/moto-g5-plus-unbrick-solutions.html
That being said, I can't blame you guys for not wanting to test it under your situations. Hopefully this can be figured out quickly, so that we can make some progress with the Moto G5 plus.
Anybody know if/when this update is coming? Verizon updated their version of the G6 last week. Also, is anyone else frustrated that it is taking LG so long to update Android? Oreo was released August 2017 and it is May 2018. I like LG hardware a lot on the G6 and G7 models. But I am having a lot of second thoughts about buying their phones in the future due to the lack of software support. Maybe I should just get a Pixel next time.
LG says they have created a new division in the company focused on improving the speed of Android updates. I am not sure they will focus on older devices though.
https://techcrunch.com/2018/04/12/l...-bringing-android-updates-to-its-smartphones/
Would it help at all to contact LG and tell them I am switching to Pixel due to their poor software support?
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Also, is anyone else frustrated that it is taking LG so long to update Android?
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No, no one else is frustrated with it. Nobody else has even thought about it. It's literally only you. That's why when you searched, you didn't find any other threads about this.
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Would it help at all to contact LG and tell them I am switching to Pixel due to their poor software support?
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It could help you feel better. LG won't give a shit, though. You wouldn't be telling them anything they don't already know. They won't even reply to your email. I'd take that to mean, "Okay. Enjoy your Pixel, then."
I mean no disrespect to the initiator of this thread, but I really wish there would be some moderation and conglomeration of the threads, I requested this elsewhere.
Basically the whole Q and A forum has become useless-- just a bunch of unrelated and random threads about Oreo with unanswered questions and random observations, often without any relation to the title.
Everytime I visit the forum, there is yet another pointless "oreo" thread started, which divides people's time, attention and effort to answer.
There should be one thread on Oreo updates and that's it!!!
People, please stop posting of new oreo threads!
The thing is that the other Oreo threads did not have details on unlocked model us997. In any case, for a person with medium tech skills, how hard is it to load a custom Oreo rom to this model LG G6?
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The thing is that the other Oreo threads did not have details on unlocked model us997. In any case, for a person with medium tech skills, how hard is it to load a custom Oreo rom to this model LG G6?
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You have to unlock your bootloader first
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g6/how-to/official-lg-g6-bootloader-unlock-t3614719
I received us99720a last night
Anyone know how long it takes after they roll out a software update for us to get a kdz to flash I still don't have the update yet.
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Anyone know how long it takes after they roll out a software update for us to get a kdz to flash I still don't have the update yet.
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No one knows
LG continues to be indifferent to software updates especially for non-carrier unlocked phone. I am also not going to buy LG cell phone once I switch to G5 in 6 months.
For H870 models., mine Israeli.
So far haven't found any differences.
Let me know what you guys find.
Update notice said the usual general statement about improvement in phone performance and features.
BTW its also available here
https://lg-firmwares.com/lg-h870-firmwares/