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OS Update rolling out according to @Motorola

http://twitter.com/#!/Motorola/status/46027762670108672
doesnt look like it includes flash, but has the *things* required to support it once 10.2 is available for android
here is the changelog.. a bit vague though
http://www.motorola.com/staticfiles...es/Maintenance-Release-Notes-Xoom-10 2011.pdf

Is there going to be any problem updating for us rooted folk?

My xoom is stock but I only have the wy fy model how can I get these updates?

goldsworthy said:
My xoom is stock but I only have the wy fy model how can I get these updates?
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the wifi model isn't out yet... how do you have it!

I went to Best buy today and asked for a unlocked xoom for wy Fy use only and they sold it to me. I didnt sign up for any service at all. They took it off the shelf and took my cash.

Apparantly the official files to unroot and lock again are posted to the motodev site but noone on the moto forums will tell me where. I am not seeing them anywhere.

onicrom said:
the wifi model isn't out yet... how do you have it!
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like me and many others here, he probably ordered it without contract and not using it on 3g but just wi-fi. who knows haha

ryan562 said:
like me and many others here, he probably ordered it without contract and not using it on 3g but just wi-fi. who knows haha
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Thats about it! I just walked into Best Buy and told them I wanted a xoom and didnt want to sign up for any service. I am just useing my home router to get on line. I had to pay the full cost for it. I hope I didnt do anything wrong? Anyway, my question remains unanswerd how do I get the needed updates?

goldsworthy said:
Thats about it! I just walked into Best Buy and told them I wanted a xoom and didnt want to sign up for any service. I am just useing my home router to get on line. I had to pay the full cost for it. I hope I didnt do anything wrong?
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you should be fine. you can still receive the OTA update via wifi.

jmc2543 said:
Apparantly the official files to unroot and lock again are posted to the motodev site but noone on the moto forums will tell me where. I am not seeing them anywhere.
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if you find them please post them thanks

ryan562 said:
if you find them please post them thanks
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Matt, the Moto forum mod, is working to fix the link for the official software. As soon as the files are accessible I will post them in a new post.

Motorola official relock Files are posted here
http://bit.ly/dX9few

How do you know this is the update? There is no date/info on the page.

This is not the update these are the files for those that are rooted to get back to Official software so they can fastboot oem lock

And by doing this, the device will go back to stock/out of the box status?
Do you know if this will wipe the 32gb partition (sdcard)?

Yes it does wipe the device. It is back to stock status but you will not have to reactivate the device. If Moto or VZ can tell its been unlocked I dont know.

Wifi causing crashes?

So, I just got myself a brand new Nexus 6P today, and I'm in love. However, after unlocking the bootloader, connecting to my Wifi network (haven't gotten to test others yet) seems to cause my device to slow down and lock up. This happens on both the stock rom and on cyanogenmod. Has anybody else experienced this, or know how to fix it without RMAing my phone?

Pyrokineticdew said:
So, I just got myself a brand new Nexus 6P today, and I'm in love. However, after unlocking the bootloader, connecting to my Wifi network (haven't gotten to test others yet) seems to cause my device to slow down and lock up. This happens on both the stock rom and on cyanogenmod. Has anybody else experienced this, or know how to fix it without RMAing my phone?
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I never faced any such problem, ever. Which Android version and build number are you currently running on your 6P?
Also did you try re-locking and then checking if it works fine?

DJBhardwaj said:
I never faced any such problem, ever. Which Android version and build number are you currently running on your 6P?
Also did you try re-locking and then checking if it works fine?
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I'm on Android 6.0.1 and my build number is rather large because I'm on cyanogenmod right now, you can see a screenshot of my about page if you go to imgur slash 1b8VtH7 and yes, it did persist when I re-locked it
EDIT: If you want, I can make a video of the behavior so you can see it for yourself.

Pyrokineticdew said:
I'm on Android 6.0.1 and my build number is rather large because I'm on cyanogenmod right now, you can see a screenshot of my about page if you go to imgur slash 1b8VtH7 and yes, it did persist when I re-locked it
EDIT: If you want, I can make a video of the behavior so you can see it for yourself.
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I could see in the screenshot that your radio version is latest, so my doubts are clear, and everything is fine there. To rule out the software aspect completely, you could give a try to a factory reset by flashing the factory image.
If that doesn't work, I would advise you to re-lock bootloader, and take your phone to the service centre.

Yeah, I was gonna give re-flashing stock a try in the morning. As far as bringing it to a service center, I've got no idea what to do, since I bought the phone through Amazon. Hopefully there should be some sort of RMA procedure available through them

Pyrokineticdew said:
Yeah, I was gonna give re-flashing stock a try in the morning. As far as bringing it to a service center, I've got no idea what to do, since I bought the phone through Amazon. Hopefully there should be some sort of RMA procedure available through them
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Good luck. :good:
Even I brought my Nexus 6P through Amazon India. I had an issue with a misplaced volume key, so what I did was, I restored stock, relocked and took the phone to the nearest Huawei service centre. Took the phone, box, and all accessories, and also a copy of invoice from Amazon itself.

DJBhardwaj said:
Good luck. :good:
Even I brought my Nexus 6P through Amazon India. I had an issue with a misplaced volume key, so what I did was, I restored stock, relocked and took the phone to the nearest Huawei service centre. Took the phone, box, and all accessories, and also a copy of invoice from Amazon itself.
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Well, I got antsy and just reflashed a bunch of different versions and roms; it's all the same, but now it's actually saying there's a problem instead of just hanging; gotta send it in -_- Oh well, at least I know when it finally gets here (again) I'll have an awesome phone.

Pyrokineticdew said:
Well, I got antsy and just reflashed a bunch of different versions and roms; it's all the same, but now it's actually saying there's a problem instead of just hanging; gotta send it in -_- Oh well, at least I know when it finally gets here (again) I'll have an awesome phone.
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Good luck with it. :good:

Maybe an updated version of software by Google will fix the BLOD

Hello guys.
I live in South Korea and just had contact with customer service.
They said once my warranty is now passed, they might not be able to provide me a free repair, but google will soon release an update that is supposed to fix the BLOD(Boot Loop Of Death), so I'd better wait for it.
I don't know if it will work, but for me, and people having a phone which can't even get to recovery but only bootloader, who seem to have nothing to lose, this update will worth the wait.
Let's hope that's true and we can get our 6P back to life.

Didnt Google mentioned BLOD is a hardware issue earlier?

Aswin08 said:
Didnt Google mentioned BLOD is a hardware issue earlier?
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Yeah. There's a news that Google said it's hardware problem, but Huawei did say the upcoming update will fix it.
IDK which one is truth.. just hoping simply updating software will fix it.

frostydawn said:
Yeah. There's a news that Google said it's hardware problem, but Huawei did say the upcoming update will fix it.
IDK which one is truth.. just hoping simply updating software will fix it.
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If it's a software issue why does it happen with Marshmallow, Nougat and custom ROMs? I don't think Huawei is being honest.

jhs39 said:
If it's a software issue why does it happen with Marshmallow, Nougat and custom ROMs? I don't think Huawei is being honest.
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Oh it didn't occured to me..
I also have some doubt that it's a software-related problem, because downgrading to MM doesn't even work.
Well, maybe they are fixing bugs that they haven't found before, or also maybe, the defective OS has triggered something..
I'm not sure that update will fix my phone, but for now, this is my last hope.

frostydawn said:
Oh it didn't occured to me..
I also have some doubt that it's a software-related problem, because downgrading to MM doesn't even work.
Well, maybe they are fixing bugs that they haven't found before, or also maybe, the defective OS has triggered something..
I'm not sure that update will fix my phone, but for now, this is my last hope.
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Good luck but I honestly wouldn't get my hopes up too high. But you aren't the first person Huawei told this to. Hopefully there is something to it besides them trying to brush people off. I personally think people should file a class action suit against Huawai since the phone appears to be defective and it should last for more than a year given its premium price. I've never had a phone from HTC, LG or Samsung break, no matter how long I kept using them. I've never even heard of another phone that has all the issues the 6P does.

jhs39 said:
Good luck but I honestly wouldn't get my hopes up too high. But you aren't the first person Huawei told this to. Hopefully there is something to it besides them trying to brush people off. I personally think people should file a class action suit against Huawai since the phone appears to be defective and it should last for more than a year given its premium price. I've never had a phone from HTC, LG or Samsung break, no matter how long I kept using them. I've never even heard of another phone that has all the issues the 6P does.
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Yeah I'm suspecting if there's an inherent hardware defects, and if that's the case, I think they should provide us a proper support like LG providing refund of Nexus 5x in US.
But, I'm not an expert and don't know what caused boot loop.
As I saw another person who may live in another country of mine, heard from Huawei that update will fix the problem, there may be something google is preparing for.
For now, there best thing I can do, is wait android 7.1.2 beta image.
If it won't work, that's a problem of then.
p.s. luckily I have unlocked bootloader, but considering boot looping devices can update their software only through unlocked bootloader, what should normal people having locked bootloader should do?

frostydawn said:
Yeah I'm suspecting if there's an inherent hardware defects, and if that's the case, I think they should provide us a proper support like LG providing refund of Nexus 5x in US.
But, I'm not an expert and don't know what caused boot loop.
As I saw another person who may live in another country of mine, heard from Huawei that update will fix the problem, there may be something google is preparing for.
For now, there best thing I can do, is wait android 7.1.2 beta image.
If it won't work, that's a problem of then.
p.s. luckily I have unlocked bootloader, but considering looping devices can update their software only through unlocked bootloader, what should normal people having locked bootloader should do?
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Exactly, with those people have warranty expired and locked bootloader as well will have to throw it away?

Blod, I assume thats bootloader something something. Wish everyone would just write ..... Nevermind.

dontbeweakvato said:
Blod, I assume thats bootloader something something. Wish everyone would just write ..... Nevermind.
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Battery life of death...

dontbeweakvato said:
Blod, I assume thats bootloader something something. Wish everyone would just write ..... Nevermind.
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Sorry for not writing post in a way everyone can understand easily and using only abbreviation.
BLOD means Boot Loop Of Death

tigsandmitch said:
Battery life of death...
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*Boot Loop of death

Hardware Issue
frostydawn said:
I don't know if it will work, but for me, and people having a phone which can't even get to recovery but only bootloader, who seem to have nothing to lose, this update will worth the wait. Let's hope that's true and we can get our 6P back to life.
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If you have exhausted your warranty options, it's time to put the phone down and move on.

v12xke said:
If you have exhausted your warranty options, it's time to put the phone down and move on.
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Maybe you're right.
I'm not sure if the update will fix my phone, and whether they meant 7.1.2 beta or officially update.
I also have a bad feeling that my phone won't back, but if this phone doesn't return, I have no choice but keep using my old-fashioned Nexus 5.
If the beta update doesn't fix it, maybe I'll just give up or give it a second chance for official update.. but for now, I can see some hope because Huawei said it to me.

There's some news about what I tried, but there ain't good things.
First, I downloaded N4F26O update(https://developers.google.com/android/images), which was uploaded in 2 days ago(Yeah, I only thought about 7.1.2 beta, abd didn't think about this) and installed it.
It didn't work.
So I contacted with Huawei and Google's consumer care center.
Huawei said, to talk about softwares, I should contact with Google.
Google said, they didn't receive any plan of the update which is supposed to fix boot loop. I got confused, since a days ago, Huawei once did say there will be that update.
They also said, if I have a secondary phone, I'd better use that phone and see if the update will be released and fix my phone.
So... I didn't gain anything. Google and Huawei both said they can't assure the update will fix the bootloop, and the only clear solution is to change its motherboard.
Well, I won't give up, at least unti thel 7.1.2 beta's release, but I'm tired and for now, have nothing to do.
I'll just wait for the 7.1.2 beta.
I'll just keep waiting...

If you feel compelled to support, and bring attention to this issue.
https://www.change.org/p/google-inc...utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink

frostydawn said:
There's some news about what I tried, but there ain't good things... I'll just keep waiting...
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Since you have nothing to lose, why not try this while you are waiting. I would direct any questions you have about this method to the dev.

v12xke said:
Since you have nothing to lose, why not try this while you are waiting. I would direct any questions you have about this method to the dev.
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But that's seems to be for devices that's stuck in EDL mode.
I still can access bootloader, so thank you for your advice, but that seems to not work.

I'm afraid that you'll have to let this go.. Huawei is know for telling customers BS on the phone. Even the warranty repair center sucks. They downgrade people their phones and say that the battery issue is now resolved. It really is a shame, but they don't give a rat's *ss about you or any other customer who has already paid for the product.

G5 plus with amazon ads?

tbh the price is catchy more than the original release. but how far the ads are annoying? and how far i'd lose official patches/updates in comparison ?
regarding compass, it's not on EU variant, but it's there for US, right?

I wonder if this version can have the bootloader unlocked

bvsbutthd101 said:
I wonder if this version can have the bootloader unlocked
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The G4 version couldn't so I'm assuming not
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brandoncheney05 said:
The G4 version couldn't so I'm assuming not
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Definitely a no go for me then, full price version it is.

bvsbutthd101 said:
Definitely a no go for me then, full price version it is.
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Exactly same here!
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Has anyone actually tried to unlock the Amazon phone?

cellgeek said:
Has anyone actually tried to unlock the Amazon phone?
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I definitely won't be the guinea pig lol. Just preordered my full price g5 plus 64gb today. Should be delivered on release day. My moto x 1st gen somehow had the pins bent on the usb port. Stuck using my work phone (iPhone 6s) as my main phone. Can't stand iPhones!

idk if i care bout bootloader or not, i have moto g 1st gen which sadly fell down -many times- but last time the LCD screen film got broken from inside -not the screen itself- , too bad i wanted to try new cooked OS on it but it's unusable now
so now i've to order new phone and based on moto policy of getting kinda cheap phone + 99% vanilla android+future upgrades ,then it's what i want except i'm appealing for amazon price than original overpriced one

Just received my G5+ Amazon version and the bootloader unlock is a no go from the Moto site. Assumed as much after the G4.

Assumed so, got my g5+ in today and unlocked and rooted already. Saving the money on the amazon version would have been nice but I wanted to unlock it.

bvsbutthd101 said:
Assumed so, got my g5+ in today and unlocked and rooted already. Saving the money on the amazon version would have been nice but I wanted to unlock it.
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Did you root using Johny Cipeli's method posted here or by some other way? My $299 no-ads rootable version is out for del'y.

Dahenjo said:
Did you root using Johny Cipeli's method posted here or by some other way? My $299 no-ads rootable version is out for del'y.
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I sure did. There's a youtube video link on that page if you want visual instructions. It's super easy, just make sure whenever you restart recovery/power off in recovery you choose "Do Not Install" every time otherwise you'll brick the phone and you'll have to reflash the stock rom.

Argh, this is unfortunate. I stumbled upon a G4 thread that was saying how to remove it. I was surprised how easy it was so I decided to go purchase a G5 Plus.
Little did I know later in the thread it was discovered an error in Motorola's unlock system that was giving out codes.
The only thing I really look for is the rooting so I can backup apps and what not... really don't mind the ads. Is there any hope for a work around to unlock the bootloader?

bvsbutthd101 said:
I sure did. There's a youtube video link on that page if you want visual instructions. It's super easy, just make sure whenever you restart recovery/power off in recovery you choose "Do Not Install" every time otherwise you'll brick the phone and you'll have to reflash the stock rom.
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Thanks, someone else made another nice rooting video and posted it in the Guides section today.

at last,I still don't know if a G5 plus with amazon ads can be unlocked ?can it be rooted?

bvsbutthd101 said:
I wonder if this version can have the bootloader unlocked
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No, you can not. I just returned this version because the bootloader was locked.

MacFett said:
No, you can not. I just returned this version because the bootloader was locked.
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You must not have read the thread, I know this already. I got my non-ad version yesterday, unlocked and rooted :good:

Oreo beta on sprint phone

very much like to try Oreo beta on my essential phone from Sprint.
As the phone is still locked to sprint, will the flash affect the unlocking later?
anyone has some idea? thanks

coolshi said:
very much like to try Oreo beta on my essential phone from Sprint.
As the phone is still locked to sprint, will the flash affect the unlocking later?
anyone has some idea? thanks
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Try it...you're gonna love it. I'm locked to Sprint too but I sideloaded the Oreo beta 2 straight from N without problems.
As long as you stay with Sprint for 50 days then your phone will be unlocked no matter what version you installed.

Assuming you pay it off
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avd said:
Assuming you pay it off
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Has anyone gotten an essential phone unlocked after 50 days yet?

wolfu11 said:
Has anyone gotten an essential phone unlocked after 50 days yet?
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I activated mine on 11/22... Still locked and still waiting!!!

wolfu11 said:
Has anyone gotten an essential phone unlocked after 50 days yet?
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I fear it's an urban legend at this point.
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Caltinpla said:
Try it...you're gonna love it. I'm locked to Sprint too but I sideloaded the Oreo beta 2 straight from N without problems.
As long as you stay with Sprint for 50 days then your phone will be unlocked no matter what version you installed.
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Thanks. I guess I will wait a little bit. Official Oreo will be out in a couple of weeks.
Yes. I paid off. Double checked with online chat and a unlock request has been submitted.

shiqiansa said:
Thanks. I guess I will wait a little bit. Official Oreo will be out in a couple of weeks.
Yes. I paid off. Double checked with online chat and a unlock request has been submitted.
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You probably get a denial email unless you're been with Sprint for at least 50 days to be eligible for unlock.

Caltinpla said:
Try it...you're gonna love it. I'm locked to Sprint too but I sideloaded the Oreo beta 2 straight from N without problems.
As long as you stay with Sprint for 50 days then your phone will be unlocked no matter what version you installed.
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Thanks. Do you know if the official Oreo will be delivered through OTA to beta. Or I have to do side load again?

shiqiansa said:
Thanks. Do you know if the official Oreo will be delivered through OTA to beta. Or I have to do side load again?
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Most likely it will be OTA but carriers more often delay updates so they can add/update their bloatware as well. You talk about weeks maybe months delay, so for me as soon as Essential releases it on the website I will sideload it... it's just me :victory::silly:

shiqiansa said:
Thanks. Do you know if the official Oreo will be delivered through OTA to beta. Or I have to do side load again?
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Some developer from essential confirmed that official Oreo will be OTA, no matter if you are on nougat or oreo beta