[G 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lucas Eugene:
[SIZE=+1]Q1: How to access Fastboot?[/SIZE]

Hold PowerButton and VolDown during boot.
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[SIZE=+1]Q2: How to unlock Bootloader?[/SIZE]

Boot to Fastboot and follow my guide

or Motorola guide on Motorola's website
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[SIZE=+1]Q2: How to relock Bootloader?[/SIZE]

Boot to Fastboot and give the command "fastboot oem lock"
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[SIZE=+1]Q3: How do i get adb and fastboot drivers ?[/SIZE]

For windows, follow this guide or this one

although, it seems Motorola Device Manager works ok for win7x86-32 (but not for win7x64-64?) i cannot answer this i'm under linux

other USB drivers if first method failed, source

For Linux, get fastboot files here also, adb and fastboot can be installed using repos for ubuntu-based distros packages needed are : android-tools-adb and android-tools-fastboot (android-tools-fsutils may be useful too)

eg:

sudo apt-get install android-tools-fastboot

[SIZE=+1]Q4: How to flash Stock Firmware?[/SIZE]

Please Follow this Guidehere.​

[SIZE=+1]Q5: How to Root my device ?[/SIZE]

First you'll need to unlock your bootloader,

then follow this guide

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[SIZE=+1]Q6: Where can i find a Custom recovery ?[/SIZE]

TWRP 2.7.1.1
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[SIZE=+1]Q7: How to access bootloader?[/SIZE]

- Via ADB :

adb reboot bootloader

- The hard(ware) way :

With the phone powered off, press the VOL DOWN KEY for 2-3 seconds then POWER key then release.

The device will display different BOOT OPTIONS

Use the VOL DOWN Key to SCROLL to Recovery and VOL UP Key to select

[SIZE=+1]Q8: How to access recovery?[/SIZE]

using terminal, if the device is already rooted

su
reboot recovery

via adb

adb reboot recovery

via bootloader

boot to bootloader (see Q11) and select recovery (use Use the VOL DOWN Key to SCROLL to Recovery and VOL UP Key to select)

[SIZE=+1]Q9: How to force reboot my frozen device?[/SIZE]

Press and hold the Power button for 10 - 20 seconds, the device will restart and go through the boot-up sequence [source]

(VOL DOWN hold + a quick tap on POWER should force reboot when in bootloader) [source]

[SIZE=+1]Q10: How to charge my device and extend battery life?[/SIZE]

Follow Motorola tips:

How do I properly charge my device?

How can I extend my battery life?

[SIZE=+1]Q11: Does rooting/unlocking your phone invalidate its warranty? (In EU)[/SIZE]

In short: No. Just the fact that you modified or changed the software of your device, is not a sufficient reason to void your statutory warranty. As long as you have bought the device as a consumer in the European Union.

For Indian customers, The warranty is void if you unlock/root your device. Motorola also reserves the right to maintain the records of unlocked bootloader devices. So you may not even get the warranty by relocking the device

[source]​

[SIZE=+1]Q12: What to do if my battery is fully discharged and not re-charging?[/SIZE]

[source]​

[SIZE=+1]Q13: Lost IMEI ? : How to backup / restore PDS partition and why?[/SIZE]

On Motorola devices the 'pds' partition contains information specific to your machine: IMEI, MAC address, serial number, etc. This partition can be lost by accidental format or over time due to filesystem corruption. If you have made a backup, there is a good chance you can bring your handset back to life.

==> PDS backup will help to restore lost IMEI. It is a situation when the phone reports that the IMEI is unknown. ; This works like a vaccine, apply before having issue with IMEI, after it will be too late !

Instructions:

**Root Required**

Using ADB you can make a copy of the partition and move it to a safe place (Google Drive?):

adb shell

su

dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/pds of=/sdcard/pds.img​

To restore in the event of corruption or loss:

adb shell

su

dd if=/sdcard/pds.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/pds​

(assuming you've pushed pds.img to internal SDcard storage first)

If for some reason this doesn't work, maybe your IMEI isn't destroyed but only not "readable" by system (file system issue? misread cluster reading frame ? no idea), in that case you may read the following story : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=52648789

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[SIZE=+1]Q14: How to disable/enable auto On/Off screen with Flip Shell?[/SIZE]

for stock rom : (disabling, since it's enabled by default)

install Xposed framework (and reboot)

install and enable MotoMagnetOff (and reboot)

Follow this FAQ​

[SIZE=+1]Q15: How to remove the 'unlocked warning' message?[/SIZE]

Follow this method and default Motorola logo will be back :).​

[SIZE=+1]Q16: How to reboot into 'safe mode'?[/SIZE]

Press power button, on the pop up, either keep pressing 'shut down' [stock] or 'reboot' [AOSP based]

more infos about this feature​

[SIZE=+1]Q17: What are the Moto G(3rd Gen) tech specs[/SIZE]

(Dual Sim)

[SIZE=+1]Q18: How to get OTA updates even after Rooting and Flashing a custom Recovery[/SIZE]

Use the full unroot option from the Super Su

Flash the stock recovery Use Code : mfastboot flash recovery recovery.img

Now you'll be able to get OTA updates as before

[SIZE=+1]Q1: How to Unlock Advanced Camera Settings?[/SIZE]

Refer to this thread
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