yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Moto G General] Eurofighter_ty:
I sent an email (today 23.07 ) to motorola about Android 4.4.4 update here what I get:

We would like to inform you that the 4.4.4 KitKat Update has been released only in Germany and UK so far in Europe. We expect it to be released in other countries in Europe shortly as well.

Each device gets the update based on the IMEI and the country of origin.

If the update is not released in the country of the device's origin, the device will not get the update.
[Moto G General] ThomasVanhoutte:
Can't find it, it isn't in /cache
[Moto G General] denzel09:
Probably you deleted it. But i think the OTA is really near.
[Moto G General] ThomasVanhoutte:
I downloaded it, ~180MB, then said 'later' and went straight to /cache

I also tried /data/data/com.android.providers.downloads/cache/
[Moto G General] denzel09:
Don't worry ..
[Moto G General] ThomasVanhoutte:
Got it!

---------- Post added at 09:22 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:54 PM ----------

Something seems to be going wrong here, the file itself appears to be ~19MB, can't be right. Let's try that again.
[Moto G General] chrismine:
I had to revert to stock to get the update.

Unrooting did not help and also flashing the file from TWRP failed - I THINK it may have been because TWRP is not the correct size...

It does gives and error to the effect when flashing.

It may have worked with CWM though as I have seen a comment to the effect - maybe something to keep in mind?
[Moto G General] woahnelly:
Here's the OTA I received (UK). Not updated myself tho.

http://d-h.st/SHg

https://mega.co.nz/#!4hNVzAgD!lu0HD_6Xu9mKJVWdWKE1vYsoRHrau1-rAfU1mWsTfsY
[Moto G General] xenas:
I guess you're one lucky guy of many, by receiving the Eu . Retail. Eu. 4.4.4

In many places no one received yet...
[Moto G General] ThomasVanhoutte:
I personally don't own a Moto G any longer, I switched to a Nexus 5, but my brother has received it - and he doesn't even want to update at all.
[Moto G General] sublist:
Moto G Update Error

Hi there.

I have a rooted UK based Moto G

I alway get an update Errror when upadting from 4.4.2 to 4.4.4

docs.google.com/file/d/0BwsJfTH8miRWNWswc2JwVEJFaHpacWtTRDdWaFgwU2tZSENJ/edit

I justed unlocked und rooted that phone. I did not change or install anything special.

For a newbie like me, what can i do to solve that problem?

thxs :)
[Moto G General] swedkg:
Have you un-rooted it before you started the update? Otherwise it would not complete.
[Moto G General] sublist:
No. i did not unroot it.

So i have to unroot it to do the update, right?

Do you have a link for unrooting the moto g.

Otherwise i will look for my own...

I read about ways to do the update with a rooted phone, but that seems to be kind of tricky...
[Moto G General] swedkg:
Yes, you need an unrooted phone. Maybe you have to go back to stock recovery as well, but it worked in my situation. All you have to do to unroot it is to un-check "Enable Superuser" on SuperSU.
[Moto G General] drfr:
No, you don´t need an unrooted phone. You don´t need to go to stock recovery either.
[Moto G General] Rejh:
Not updating is not smart. 4.4.4 fixes openssl vulnerabilities.
[Moto G General] swedkg:
You should have told me that before :D

How did you do that?
[Moto G General] suiller:
yep me too wanna know :silly:

right now I have non-stock-non-gpe 4.4.4, rooted, unlocked & custom recovery

in few words nothing official :D

anyway I suppose only these steps (for who comes from 4.4.4 non-gpe):

mfastboot flash boot boot.img

mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk1

mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk2

mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk3

mfastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin

mfastboot erase modemst1

mfastboot erase modemst2

mfastboot flash fsg fsg.mbn

mfastboot erase cache

mfastboot erase userdata

with 4.4.4 radio... mfastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin won't necessary

right?
[Moto G General] sublist:
Can you provide some Infos how to do it?

Would be great! :)
[Moto G General] vlt96:
We need factory images for that.
[Moto G General] Rejh:
In case you're just as impatient as I am

I didn't want to wait for the ota for RetailEU anymore so I flashed the UK version (4.4.2) and within minutes I got the 4.4.4 notification. I've put up a 'howto flash' guide because the guide I was following didn't work for me - well, it worked mostly but there were some minor differences and since flashing roms can be a dangerous business I thought this could help others:

How to flash UK Retail 4.4.2 on EU Retail 4.4.2

http://storage.rejh.nl/_stored/res/plus/ref.motog.flash_factory_image.html

Let me know if I (for)got something (wrong) :)
[Moto G General] dorwoo:
You can apply an OTA when you have a different version installed? I mean from 4.4.4 de version to 4.4.4 uk version.
[Moto G General] Fenderstratocaster87:
is it possible that only one person(in this forum) received the update EU??what a@[#[@].....i'm tired of waiting..........:crying:
[Moto G General] moto_g_:
Flash the uk firmware, are the same
[Moto G General] suiller:
and latest UK rom isn't? a bit confused... :confused:
[Moto G General] Fenderstratocaster87:
guaranty?
[Moto G General] suiller:
should be... band freq are the same...

big differences are between asian, US & canada models
[Moto G General] Rejh:
Yeah the UK version is the same as EU, haven't noticed a difference. They even have the stupid carrier name in the status bar (which you can finally disable in 4.4.4). Follow my guide to flash 4.4.2 (or just google one) and you should get the OTA notification within minutes.

And no, you don't get an EU Retail OTA after you've installed UK Retail 4.4.4. You then have UK Retail 4.4.4, period. But you will receive the next update also, and probably again earlier than EU.
[Moto G General] Mickyvai:
I really can't understand the delay for the EUretail version. What is the problem?
[Moto G General] vlt96:
You don't unlock the bootloader, and the software is signed by Motorola, guess
[Moto G General] Mickyvai:
Hello everyone! I just received the EUretail firmware OTA! Finally it's rolling out ?
[Moto G General] Eurofighter_ty:
Me too

Sent from my XT1032
[Moto G General] insanezz:
Yes yes my friends!

Check your update I got it too in the Netherlands!

I can't capture it because I'm not rooted so. It should reach you soon
[Moto G General] Bazilli:
Finaly! My wife just texted me about her upgrade message. :D
[Moto G General] insanezz:
Since the update wiping the cache doesn't seem to work for me anymore.. It's just stuck at the android guy deleting the cache. Does anyone else have this issue that wiping the cache isn't possible after 4.4.4?
[Moto G General] fgclem:
Don't worry, it's normal, you have to wait a bit to complete the process wipe cache partition.
[Moto G General] insanezz:
Yeah lol i found that out, not sure why its taking so long tough. Since it was pretty fast on 4.4.2
[Moto G General] Snapphane:
I also got the EUretail here in Sweden. Not noticed too much difference, but it's still early in the day ?
[Moto G General] fgclem:
I would not say bull**** but it seems to me that before the same procedure does not work at all which is why it was so quickly.
[Moto G General] insanezz:
Well, on my nexus 7 it's also pretty quick to wipe the cache so.. I'm not really sure lol it could be that it now does things better then before. But ah well at least it ''works'' haha :p
[Moto G General] fgclem:
Wait what the experts think.
[Moto G General] xxxmoscoxxx:
I've just updated my girlfriend's moto g 16GB EU version. 4.4.4 up and running. The installation is very quick!

P.s. Stock,locked and unrooted
[Moto G General] francomile:
OTA 4.4.4 Portugal 210.12.40_falcon_umts.EURetail.enEU

Hey guys, Just received 4.4.4 OTA here in Portugal :D

Flashed stock recovery, updated and re-flashed CWM + SuperSU. Everything working fine.

Device: XT1032

System version: 210.12.40_falcon_umts.EURetail.enEU

Compilation number: KXB21.14-L1.40

Android version: 4.4.4
[Moto G General] Quark^2:
I heard that it's possible to flash the captured OTA zip directly in Philz recovery.

I copied the zip from /cache and am attempting to install it with the latest Philz.

I get this error in Philz when flashing the zip:

Verifying current system...

"EMMC:boot:10485....................... a0" has unexpected contents.

I restored my stock kernel (was running Faux before). My bootloader is unlocked and I am rooted.

Is it possible to flash directly? Or must I restore stock recovery, flash and reroot?
[Moto G General] justanicename:
For me to succesfully update the OTA i had to do follow the steps in the OP of this Post. I tried a lot of flashing, but in the end only this worked:

http://xdaforums.com/moto-g/general/ota-file-indian-dual-sim-4-4-4-t2810166

Just follow the steps below the text:

REVERT TO STOCK WITHOUT LOSING DATA OR ANYTHING ELSE

Phone is unlocked, rooted and had xposed modules on it
[Moto G General] zedaale:
Where did you get the stock recovery from?

Thanks
[Moto G General] xenas:
We have to wait for the full firmware Europe.retail.

Does anyone have it already?
[Moto G General] vlt96:
Yeah, but for the xt1039...

http://www.filefactory.com/folder/c6cdedc45a775d27
[Moto G General] PolarXBoy:
Received today the 4.4.4 EURetail.en.Eu OTA. :D No problem during update,the system is working fine. Stock XT1032 8GB Moto G :)
[Moto G General] xenas:
Good, But we need it for the xt1032
[Moto G General] vlt96:
There is a "xt1042" model, but I don't know what variant is that, sounds more like a typo for the gpe.

Edit: looks like it's the US version of the LTE.
[Moto G General] xenas:
One must use the right firmware for its own model type.

Still waiting for the 4.4.4 eu. Retail.eu xt1032 full firmware

[emoji4]
[Moto G General] vlt96:
But if one got the dual sim model because the single sim wasn't easy to find in Romania, one must flash the EU single sim firmware...
[Moto G General] francomile:
from here: http://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=14

Unzip your stock firmware zip and flash the "recovery.img" inside (fastboot flash recovery recovery.img) , in fastboot mode of course. unroot and if you didn't made any changes to system like flashing custom kernels you can install the OTA without problems. Then you can flash CWM recovery again and SuperSU.
[Moto G General] zedaale:
Thanks. Which file did you choose? I've got eu retail. Thanks

Edit: forget my question. Stupid question... [emoji15]
[Moto G General] francomile:
You have to choose the one that says exactly the same your System Version on "About phone" in you device settings.

I suppose you have the same model as I so I send you for the XT1032 16Gb, EURetail.en.EU, bought in Portugal.

I've attached to this reply a zip containing the recovery.img file for this model.

Cumps,
[Moto G General] zedaale:
Did what you suggested. Everything working great and I think smoother after the update! Thanks
[Moto G General] 2hipso:
also have german retail

I also have German retail and no update...

who else is checking for that update every minute? :fingers-crossed: :victory:
[Moto G General] :
quote from a google developer on androidpolice

"IOW, once your device checks in and gets turned down, that's it until the next batch. Mashing on the "check for updates" button just causes your device to check in again, and get automatically turned down again. Think about how that makes your device feel! WON'T SOMEONE PLEASE THINK OF THE PHONES?!"
[Moto G General] michalurban:
To think about the phones? CHA! All my phones have always known about my darkest fantasies and dark obsessions about ... OTA UPDATES ... :D
[Moto G General] BBOXPT:
me!

But i'm definately stopping now!

Looking for dat german retail OTA zip to sideload :\
[Moto G General] 2hipso:
okay

ooooh poor phone .... I will check it tomorrow (what is in 7 minutes mahahahahaha :laugh: )
[Moto G General] michalurban:
Czechoslovakian OTA madness ... :D
[Moto G General] gee2012:
For the impatient folks:

Sometimes an OTA can be forced to be downloaded by going to /settings/apps/all apps/ Google Services Frameworks stop the app and clear the data, reboot and see if the OTA is available (you may have to do that a few times).
[Moto G General] :
From the same androidpolice post, on that matter:

"Doing this changes the primary ID by which Google knows your device. As far as the servers are concerned, the device was basically factory reset. There are many downstream effects of this, but a big one is that this invalidates the tokens used by any app that uses GCM (which is nearly all the Google apps, and a ton of third-party apps.)

How apps react to GCM IDs changing varies by app. With Play Store you have to log out and log back in, I think Gmail usually handles it transparently eventually but won't get new mail notifications for a while, etc. Some apps you may have to clear data on to recover. All apps will simply stop getting GCM push-messages, until they get a new GCM ID; some do this frequently, others rarely, and some apps use the GCM ID as an ID on their own servers (as it is opaque and basically random), so other things besides push messages may not work.

Nothing bursts into flames, but it makes a ton of nuisances on the device, including some that can look pretty mysterious. Your mileage will vary depending on what apps you use.

All of this can be avoided by just doing an 'adb sideload' if you are impatient."

It doesn't do anything good... but bad.
[Moto G General] michalurban:
I read this can mess some services up (like push for example) and should be avoided ... So, should I expect I would need factory reset after that?

BTW should I do factory reset after any OTA update?
[Moto G General] gee2012:
I personaly have never heard of or experienced any issues by doing this procedure, you only do it a few times off course.
[Moto G General] 2hipso:
yeah, where you ordered Moto G? and what version, retail?
[Moto G General] :
I would think google engineer Dan Morill knows that better:

"In a reddit thread on the subject, Morrill states, essentially, that clearing the framework data is going to break stuff. Specifically, any apps relying on GCM functionality (Google Cloud Messenger) for things like push updates may freak out, stop sending notifications, or engage in other odd / less than useful behavior."
[Moto G General] 2hipso:
so...

what about that factory reset? If I run it right after update, is it good? Does I lose my data? (mp3s, pictures..)
[Moto G General] :
i would wait for Floechen95 who has also a german device and said that he/she is uploading the update right now. that is what i am doing.
[Moto G General] gee2012:
Going outside the box will always have a theoretical risk of faillure, that also goes for undervolting, overclocking, changing DPI and altering frameworks etc etc. But these things are all solvable by a wipe/data factory reset.
[Moto G General] debaj:
Guys, can't you just sit tight for a couple more days? :)
[Moto G General] digital0:
OTA does not do factory reset.
[Moto G General] 2hipso:
yes, but I mean if I manually do the factory reset. Will I lose my data? becouse I had droid razr and when I performed factory reset there, I lost my apps, but mp3s, pictures etc. stays there
[Moto G General] michalurban:
eBay, unfortunately. In the end it cost me more and its Tesco UK. :D Now Im unlocked with retail ROM ... You?

Not really. Ill be busy in the upcoming days, now Ive got some time to fool around (what I do, lol) ... :)
[Moto G General] 2hipso:
I have mine unlocked from German store named Phone House. Paid 199€ including shipping, leather case and charger. So it's retail but 8GB version
[Moto G General] debaj:
Then why not flash one of the US ROMs instead of waiting for an European one to sideload? :) As I read, they work perfectly on single-SIM devices.
[Moto G General] Ja_som:
Please guys, is there Slovak or Czech language (i think is not, but for sure :) )? And carrier name is there?

I have US rom :)
[Moto G General] gee2012:
I don`t see these languages on my 4.3 rom (Retail.en.DE) so i guess 4.4.2 won`t have these languages also.
[Moto G General] Ja_som:
Oh, I read it wrong, I thought you get update :)
[Moto G General] michalurban:
Youre right, but Im still a bit nervous about some problems I might encounter in the longer run ... these two devices still differ in some HW ways, or so I read ...

I paid £191.98 for UK 16GB plus few pounds for rubber case and a pack of screen protectors (I had a charger already).
[Moto G General] EZTEQ:
Here is the German OTA Zip Package (falcon_umts.Retail.en.DE):

http://ul.to/m12jm49l

md5: e41b3460d68b752b7fc7f0ee51619ea6
[Moto G General] BBOXPT:
do we just adb sideload this?
[Moto G General] vick33:
Can i flash DE 4.3 with fastboot on my UK stock device then sideload this without opening the bootloader?
[Moto G General] BBOXPT:
Apaently no. I'm on Retail.DE 4.3 rooted (stock kernel and no CWM) and tried to sideload this on stock recovery.
[Moto G General] vick33:
I flashed the latest stock 4.3 DE firmware on my UK moto G without unlocking the bootloader from here with fastboot. It did not even wiped the data, then sideloaded the DE OTA. Now it is booting up.
[Moto G General] denzel09:
Root is the problem. Unrooted ;)
[Moto G General] michalurban:
So, I should flash German 4.3 and then this German 4.4 OTA ... Do I understand it correctly?
[Moto G General] coursemyhorse:
For those people using carrier version ROMs of the phone in the UK such as Tesco, do you think that:

1: OTA update will work and come to our phone direct at the same time if we keep the carrier ROM?

OR

2: There will be a delay until the carrier tests and roles out the ROM?

I read that the Tesco ROM is identical to stock ROM with only the name of the version is different. I am wondering if there is even a need/benefit to flashing the stock UK retail ROM on, or just waiting to see if I get official OTA anyway.

Cheers
[Moto G General] denzel09:
Yup :highfive:
[Moto G General] ManBearrrPig:
is camera better than before? or better than on US kit kat?
[Moto G General] flibblesan:
This isn't aimed at you personally but I do wish people would stop asking this. The camera is as good as it can be due to the hardware. Any future tweaks will be delivered via the camera app which is upgradable from the Google Play Store so a different ROM won't make any difference at all.

Upgrading to kitkat improves overall performance of the phone but doesn't transform the 5mp camera into something better. Sorry.
[Moto G General] michalurban:
Where should I expect the OTA zip to appear - apart from here, of course?

Here, for example? http://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=14

Or is there any better site for those files to appear?
[Moto G General] Munszu:
Link

Here's a link for the german OTA update:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/zssbizucmcjvd2b/Blur_Version.174.44.9.falcon_umts.Retail.en.DE.zip

I've copied the .zip to my SD card, rebooted, then the phone offered me the update.
[Moto G General] debaj:
I hope Motorola will add more customization in the software such as tweaking the noise filter levels. When I tried Infusion ROM which has AOSP camera app instead of the Motorola one, the picture quality was much better. Check out these images (both are around 1M in size, beware with modem/2G):

AOSP camera in Infusion B2 (4.3 based):

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/13379291/IMG_20140101_031820.jpg

Motorola camera in stock 4.3:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/13379291/IMG_20140106_220748364.jpg

I know it is not much a comparison, but I snapped both pictures in our house around the same light conditions. So yes, the camera of the Moto G is not the best of the best, but if you can skip the agressive noise filtering, it is still pretty capable.
[Moto G General] King p1n:
Unless you get a comparison using the same subject its a pointless comparison that.

Doesnt really show it being much better, you say the same condiitons but it looks to be in two different parts of your house...many other facotrs can affect the photo.

Theres been other comparison shots on here using other camera apps and to me they have little or no difference.
[Moto G General] lollerblade:
Still no news for .EU firmware? :D
[Moto G General] debaj:
I just wanted to show that the noise reduction can be done in much less agressive way than the current Motorola camera app does and this way the overall image quality will improve. The second picture is much worse in this aspect while there was much more light to work with. And these are just two sample shots, not the only ones I want to draw any conclusion. :).
[Moto G General] kaosz2:
It works! Thanks :laugh: (kösz!)
[Moto G General] Kas206:
Official news from UK moto G owners

https://motorola-global-en-uk.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/97708/p/30,6720,9050/action/auth

Enhadget also reporting it

http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/07/moto-g-kitkat-android-4-4-uk/

Should be anytime now ?
[Moto G General] debaj:
Still the same announcement as in the OP... ;)
[Moto G General] mickutz:
That page was live for some days now, the writer did not do enough research probably. Apparently Motorola admitted it went live by mistake before the update being available and they just left it there.
[Moto G General] 2hipso:
thanks man

thanks, I doesn't knew you can manually copy that file and run it. Copied, rebooted phone, inserted PIN and now I'm running it! Thanks!
[Moto G General] gowengel:
Somehow the method to copy it to the root of SD Card isn't working.

Still "no update available"

UK Phone 14.71.8.falcon_umts.Retail.en.GB, using it here in Germany.

Did you guys done something else?! Or is it just for those who already had the german 4.3 rom? :(
[Moto G General] debaj:
You need to have the German ROM version to use the posted zip file.
[Moto G General] 2hipso:
i dont know

I think update is working only for:

14.91.11.falcon_umts
[Moto G General] jujuc:
German version is available to download here : http://d-h.st/JRE

Thanks to Houamei to upload it to dev-host.

1st post updated
[Moto G General] jujuc:
double post sorry
[Moto G General] crondom:
Awesome, done :D
[Moto G General] gowengel:
So it would be the best to wait for the UK zip.

Shouldn't be too long. :laugh:
[Moto G General] FuelFlo:
Do I need root access to use the .zip for updating to KitKat....or is it possible without?
[Moto G General] 2hipso:
root/unroot

you don't need root acess. By downloading .zip and putting to your phone, you just skip the first two steps:

1.Getting notification about update

2. Downloading this update

just copy to your phone and turn it off, then turn phone on and on home screen will appear information about update
[Moto G General] mezaetos:
Well it seems that we are getting closer and closer, check out the link.
[Moto G General] FuelFlo:
awesome, thx! :)
[Moto G General] artov:
Based on the same source as the OP. Old news, but still no UK update pushing out.
[Moto G General] BurningKoala:
The .EU version is just for Italy and Spain?
[Moto G General] -=bhf=-:
Is it possible for you to provide a download link, please?
[Moto G General] Ross_Ross:
Have spoken with a contact from Google UK and OTA tranches for UK Moto G users are scheduled to begin on the 23rd of January. The press release is a dud as it came out far earlier than it was supposed to.
[Moto G General] TotalD3str4ct:
How can it be that much later when the french and german one is already out?
[Moto G General] Ross_Ross:
Is a couple of weeks really 'much later'?
[Moto G General] miklosbard:
Considering the same hardware and software(yes I know, 3 numbers are different) yes it counts as much later for me too.
[Moto G General] denzel09:
And Belgium
[Moto G General] Irish GrumPy:
Running System Version: 14.71.8.falcon_umts.Retail.en.GB

Anyone manage to get the OTA with this?

My handset was bought on Amazon.co.uk, and it's got a Vodafone IRELAND SIM card...
[Moto G General] miklosbard:
The OTA is not released yet for UK handsets
[Moto G General] michalurban:
Yes, more than two weeks is much later - considering the situation even one week would be much later ...

Ive got this (14.71.8.falcon_umts.Retail.en.GB) version and nothing there ...
[Moto G General] Ja_som:
Anyone with german version (4.4.2)?
[Moto G General] 2hipso:
yes

me, if you want know something specific you can send me PM in slovak :D