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Safest way to upgrade to android 6?

Hello
I have p8 currently stuck on b118 ,and need to have newer version to be able to upgrade to marshmallow .
I have GRA-L09.
I live in south africa so OTA updates takes month sometimes years before we get it ,so I need to do manual way.
Which firmware should I get to so that can upgrade to marshmallow? Download link would be nice also

I think its written step by step in the Marshmallow thread mate, you have to install B200 first and then Local Update with 6.0

mirost1 said:
I think its written step by step in the Marshmallow thread mate, you have to install B200 first and then Local Update with 6.0
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Thanx downloadling b200 now.
Have the marshmallow one downloaded .

hereticangel said:
Thanx downloadling b200 now.
Have the marshmallow one downloaded .
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Just flash B200 when downloaded, and then update to 6.0.
Good luck

hereticangel said:
Thanx downloadling b200 now.
Have the marshmallow one downloaded .
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I dont recommend to you to install beta mashmallow for everyday use, people say its buggy from what i read, like call disconecting, memory leaks etc. But if you want to try it, good luck!

Great sorted was easier than I thought

[ROM] Android 7.0 Moto M XT1662 and XT1663

Moto M nougat 7.0 stock ROM with Google apps, playstore and multilanguage
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2qnxzTijG5YeFoyZEdPeEFKa3c

orbirixx said:
Moto M nougat 7.0 stock ROM with Google apps, playstore and multilanguage
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2qnxzTijG5YeFoyZEdPeEFKa3c
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The file is XT1663_USR_S356_1706211351_mp7V1_ROW_target_bin.7z
So it is for XT1663. Are you sure we can use in XT1662?
Is it a custom rom??
TYIA

kolomalo said:
The file is XT1663_USR_S356_1706211351_mp7V1_ROW_target_bin.7z
So it is for XT1663. Are you sure we can use in XT1662?
Is it a custom rom??
TYIA
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Yes, it works in XT1662

orbirixx said:
Yes, it works in XT1662
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I have read in russian forum that flashing eu version with xt1662 rom would lose imei. How can i known flashing xt1662 with xt1663 rom will not be wrong?
I buyed my phone on ebay. Model is xt1662 but some system apps version is 6.0_xt1663_s096..... seller told me is a Chinese version but prepare to overseas... what do you think? Do you have the same and tried it?
Some Motorola forums reports some bugs in Nougat, so i found xt1663_usr_s356_1706211351_mp7V1-ROW and i want to flash it but I'm afraid of brick my phone.
Thank you so much.

Please Custom ROMs Moto M xt1662 or 1663. Android 8.0 Oreo

IMEI issue
I live in Canada, I got this xt1662 from China. No luck with installing google play at all. The xt1663 rom works for the xt1662 phone, however, the IMEI is not working at all. I cannot make phone call at all.

I have the same problem, could you solve it?

Apparently it's a matter of luck ... My moto M that came from China does not have any problems with the iMEI. I'm sorry if you had problems, I'm going to remove this software from here :/

orbirixx said:
Apparently it's a matter of luck ... My moto M that came from China does not have any problems with the iMEI. I'm sorry if you had problems, I'm going to remove this software from here :/
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Don't remove it if it works for the XT1663, just remove the XT1662 par from the title and the posts.

CJ2311 said:
Don't remove it if it works for the XT1663, just remove the XT1662 par from the title and the posts.
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Please don´t do it! - The Nougat 7.0 firmware for XT1663 (xt1663_usr_s356_1706211351_mp7V1-ROW) works very well on the XT1662! Including mobile phone network connection.
After flashing firmware the only thing is, your have to write back your IMEI´s to the NVRAM. Use the tool maui meta & the right modemdb file to find the right address pointers (= nvram database). A generic MTK 6750 modem database file are perfect, because the xt1662 & xt1663 uses a higher clock variant of thr cpu (MTK6755). Please take time and search for the right quides. It is very easy to do it
If you do not know your two IMEI´s please have a look on the shipping package. There is a label with your IMEI´s.
Just my 2 cents
Best regards.

Moto M brick
Hello, try to flash this rom with the flashtool and now it does not turn on, either in fastboot mode but the pc does recognize it although it does not install the rom correctly.
Please help me to relive it.
Thank you

Is there any custom ROM for Moto M, thanks in advance.

cimfcmw said:
I live in Canada, I got this xt1662 from China. No luck with installing google play at all. The xt1663 rom works for the xt1662 phone, however, the IMEI is not working at all. I cannot make phone call at all.
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Same Issue, got the phone from GB in China, now after flashing it won't connect to Fido or Bell, how you got it fixed, cause I haven't

I flashed xt1663 fw in xt1662, but erased imei and maui meta dont recognize the cell. Baseband is unknown.

Very good, yerstaday I flashed my xt1662 this firmware. Yes, IMEI erased. I did backup nvram.img and nvdata.img
and flashed it back after install Android 7. Work done. Previous Android 6 is suxx.
I can write link for restoring IMEI.

Eu instalando essa Rom meu XT1662 perde 1GB de RAM?

S371?
kolomalo said:
The file is XT1663_USR_S356_1706211351_mp7V1_ROW_target_bin.7z
So it is for XT1663. Are you sure we can use in XT1662?
Is it a custom rom??
TYIA
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does it work onS371?
please let me know

rdaga22 said:
does it work onS371?
please let me know
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my device is XT1662, after flash
XT1663_S371_171109_ROM

after flash with SP flashtool v5.1616.00.000 and latest mtk drivers, flash done all partitions.
This rom xt1663 working perfect in xt1662
Thanks for share!
BR

That's a really good ROM, and it's been working just fine. But where did you get it?

[Q] How to root my new Nokia 6 TA-1033 ??

Hi all
[Q] How to root my new Nokia 6 TA-1033 ??
is there allready a way to root this device ?
i looked allready but could not find it .
Can please some one help me with this ??
Many many thanks in advance
Micheal

megasounds said:
Hi all
[Q] How to root my new Nokia 6 TA-1033 ??
is there allready a way to root this device ?
i looked allready but could not find it .
Can please some one help me with this ??
Many many thanks in advance
Micheal
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Atm theres no way to root nokia hmd devices safely
You have to wait until Hmd opens it up

megasounds said:
Hi all
[Q] How to root my new Nokia 6 TA-1033 ??
is there allready a way to root this device ?
i looked allready but could not find it .
Can please some one help me with this ??
Many many thanks in advance
Micheal
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Exactly, it is hard to root it, almost there is noway to root it
Otherwise the Kernel should published from the HMD to working on the System resources !

i dont understand ..
some people say that its possible ( with a different TA model )
i am a little bit scared to use a procedure for a different TA model.
i do not want to brick my TA-1033
Can one of you PLEASE tell me how the did it or make a simple (noop) how-to to do it ???
many thanks
micheal

megasounds said:
i dont understand ..
some people say that its possible ( with a different TA model )
i am a little bit scared to use a procedure for a different TA model.
i do not want to brick my TA-1033
Can one of you PLEASE tell me how the did it or make a simple (noop) how-to to do it ???
many thanks
micheal
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Hi micheal, i told you that i have sucessfully rooted my TA-1033 and i confirm that the method works, even the guy who did this method told us that it works with every variant so go ahead and try !

Any news about it ? Can you link the method ? Thanks for the help !

Vanilord said:
Any news about it ? Can you link the method ? Thanks for the help !
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i will wait until HMD opens up the bootloader(s)
if you want to give it a try
https://forum.xda-developers.com/no...de-how-to-flash-custom-recovery-root-t3702354
but keep in mind :
10. After your phone rooted, you can reboot your phone. DO NOT INSTALL ANY OTA UPDATES OR YOUR PHONE WILL GET STUCK AT STOCK RECOVERY (However I've never tested Magisk on Nokia 6), but I’ll recommend you to disable automatic update in settings.
so .. i will wait for it

Do you think it will ever happen ? (The fact that HMD opens up the bootloader)
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but keep in mind :
10. After your phone rooted, you can reboot your phone. DO NOT INSTALL ANY OTA UPDATES OR YOUR PHONE WILL GET STUCK AT STOCK RECOVERY (However I've never tested Magisk on Nokia 6), but I’ll recommend you to disable automatic update in settings.
so .. i will wait for it
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For this part, I don't really care, updates aren't really interesting anyways. Even Oreo is no worthing it versus a root device.

Last update provided an update to Android 8 Oreo. Is it worthy to update ?

LemuTheLemurian said:
Last update provided an update to Android 8 Oreo. Is it worthy to update ?
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Yes it is

Downgrade Nokia 6 TA-1021 from PIE/9

hi everyone i update my ta-1021 to pie and after that i facing manny problems ... i find this video on youtube, wich teachs a way to downgrade ta-1021
video link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZhNBwHvqIE
has anyone tried it? is it possible?

milwakii said:
hi everyone i update my ta-1021 to pie and after that i facing manny problems ... i find this video on youtube, wich teachs a way to downgrade ta-1021
video link:
has anyone tried it? is it possible?
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Yes it could be, but make sure to backup your data then you can carry on..it will simply downgrade your bootloader and recovery of your phone and then your phone is able to get updates because recovery is downgraded .. and download firmware from there use patched ost tool and flash it ..

Emmykay223 said:
Yes it could be, but make sure to backup your data then you can carry on..it will simply downgrade your bootloader and recovery of your phone and then your phone is able to get updates because recovery is downgraded .. and download firmware from there use patched ost tool and flash it ..
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so thats mean i can even downgrade to 7.1.2 ?
because it best rom without any problems and bugs for nokia 6 2017

milwakii said:
so thats mean i can even downgrade to 7.1.2 ?
because it best rom without any problems and bugs for nokia 6 2017
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You can downgrade it to 7.1.1 too..
But i will suggest you to downgrade it to oreo it's more stable than nougat and pie (maybe but it's my experience so i am sharing it with you )

downgrade question
Is it possible to downgrade even if the oem unlock bootloader not able to be unlocked?

riswan3 said:
Is it possible to downgrade even if the oem unlock bootloader not able to be unlocked?
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Yes

Plz tell me the process

Try This
milwakii said:
hi everyone i update my ta-1021 to pie and after that i facing manny problems ... i find this video on youtube, wich teachs a way to downgrade ta-1021
video link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZhNBwHvqIE
has anyone tried it? is it possible?
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Hi there,
I wrote an article on how to downgrade you Nokia 6 2017 model to the stock firmware. Please visit my page and you'll find the post
How to Flash Nokia 6 stock firmware 7.1.1 by KIBS2173
https://forum.xda-developers.com/general/help/how-to-reinstall-nokia-6-stock-firmware-t3884876
Regards
KIBS2173

P9 lite - VNS-L21C432B160

Hello there,
I have just received an old P9 lite - VNS-L21C432B160. I has Android 6.0 an EMUI 4. I wanted to flash a custom ROM but I am not able to. I have bootloader unlocked. I am able to instal TWRP 3.0.2-0. But all custom ROMs I tried, gave me ERROR7 or Signal 11. (It is not possible to correct Error7 according to manuals here...)
There is TWRP 3.2.1 for this phone but it doesn't work at all. I found out, it wants EMUI5.x which I do not have. Is it correct that I need to update to Nougat7 and EMUI5 first? I am trying to do it maybe 4 days already. I have tried everything which is available on the internet but I failed. I have original Stock ROM file with Android 6 - it works.. I also have update file for Android 7 (B336), but the phone doesn't want it. According to official manual, I need some kind of transfer package, which is not available.
Can anybody help me with flashing a custom ROM to this phone? I would love to have LineageOS 14.1
Thank you very much
Karel

xykarelxy said:
Hello there,
I have just received an old P9 lite - VNS-L21C432B160. I has Android 6.0 an EMUI 4. I wanted to flash a custom ROM but I am not able to. I have bootloader unlocked. I am able to instal TWRP 3.0.2-0. But all custom ROMs I tried, gave me ERROR7 or Signal 11. (It is not possible to correct Error7 according to manuals here...)
There is TWRP 3.2.1 for this phone but it doesn't work at all. I found out, it wants EMUI5.x which I do not have. Is it correct that I need to update to Nougat7 and EMUI5 first? I am trying to do it maybe 4 days already. I have tried everything which is available on the internet but I failed. I have original Stock ROM file with Android 6 - it works.. I also have update file for Android 7 (B336), but the phone doesn't want it. According to official manual, I need some kind of transfer package, which is not available.
Can anybody help me with flashing a custom ROM to this phone? I would love to have LineageOS 14.1
Thank you very much
Karel
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Hi Karel,
use Firmware Finder app to update to android 7.
I recommend vpn/dns method.
You should point to B370 FULLOTA-MF-PV one...
All info are inside the app and some videos are on You_tu_be...
You can update the same way to latest firmware.
Good luck... :fingers-crossed:
Dude if you will succeed do not use 3.2.1 twrp, use instead 3.1.1-1 one..
Cheers

Hello Hello, thank you very much !! I was successful. The phone runs with the latest firmware now. I tried to install lineageOS 14 but I am not able to do that. I am stucked at the boot logo .. I found info: "If you stuck on boot screen, change your file system"... filesystem of what? SD card? Phone?
Thanks in advance!
Karel

xykarelxy said:
Hello Hello, thank you very much !! I was successful. The phone runs with the latest firmware now. I tried to install lineageOS 14 but I am not able to do that. I am stucked at the boot logo .. I found info: "If you stuck on boot screen, change your file system"... filesystem of what? SD card? Phone?
Thanks in advance!
Karel
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Dude, the instructions are so old,
also i never installed LineageOS 14 on my p9 lite. (I do not have it anymore)
I can tell you to use twrp version 3.1.1-1 and I recommend posting it
in the appropriate thread, maybe other users can answer in more detail ..
Regards

Hello, I have the same problem, I want to update my android to android 9 but I didn't really find any tutorials for it, no Roms or anything else,
did you get anything bro please help me?
thanks

MaKhaleD said:
Hello, I have the same problem, I want to update my android to android 9 but I didn't really find any tutorials for it, no Roms or anything else,
did you get anything bro please help me?
thanks
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Hello dude,
i wish to help but i think it's not possible....
anyway the best you can wish for is having android 7 stock
or some custom version of android 8.
As you wrote you have the cinese variant (G9 Youth). It should have
a different processor and need a personalized rom, can you check it ?
Go in settings, phone info...
Please report your complete firmware version
(example: VNS-L21C432B160/VNS-AL00C00B230)
and chipset version (example: Kirin 650/Snapdragon SD 617)
P.S.: You don't need to post in multiple sections.
It is also considered to be a duplicate and it is
against the rules ...