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[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] jimberkas:
so i've been ad free for some time now and I'm pretty happy with the phone, other than ghost touching madness when its charging.

anyway, last few days it tells me that an update is available. of course, the update errors out and that's fine. but it won't stop telling me about the update, even when i say No Thanks, Maybe Later.

is there any generic way to just stop getting notification updates? When I go to Settings>Apps, there is no Motorola Update Services option
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] Tel864:
You have to hit the 3 dots and show system apps then it should show. You probably won't be able to disable it but you can try turning off it's notifications.
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] ANDROIDRAZRM:
Can anyone else confirm that this works? I'm on the fence about buying the prime G4 and would be willing to do so if it meant that I could install updates as-needed without annoying icons, etc.
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] jimberkas:
I am pretty happy with mine but you can't install updates without flashing the stock rom. I got a killer deal on the phone, but I would probably suggest that someone just buy the non-prime version.
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] HKSpeed:
My phone shows build# MPJ24.139-48 with Android Security Patch date May 1, 2016. Am I missing an update on my Prime Edition Moto G4? I haven't received any update notifications and my phone states I'm up to date. I de-Amazoned my phone on Sept 12. Did Amazon push an update since then? Do I have to flash the stock ROM to get the update notification?
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] Tel864:
That is the build number that should receive the update and I haven't received it either and I did what you did by flashing with a non-Amazon factory rom. I'm not sure on this but I suspect that by flashing the non-Amazon rom, we're not going to receive the OTA which is fine by me because I suspect (again I don't know) that if we did get an OTA, it would put the ads back on the phone. There is a new factory rom located on File Factory that is a lot newer that I'm going to try flashing if it ever finishes downloading. Here is the link to that if you want to try it.

http://www.filefactory.com/file/3sq...ubsidy-DEFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml.zip
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] ItsDon:
Interesting, thanks for sharing. Would love to hear your thoughts on the update after you've flashed it.
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] HKSpeed:
Thanks for the info. I thought about flashing the MPJ24.139-64 file for the XT1625 that's on Motorola's website, but the site states "IMPORTANT!

DO NOT USE THESE IMAGES/PACKAGES ON NON-DEVELOPER EDITION DEVICES OR ON DEVICES WITH A LOCKED BOOTLOADER." So I'm reluctant to try it.

https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone/bootloader/recovery-images#
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] Tel864:
The File Factory download finally finished so I'll probably try flashing it sometimes this afternoon. I must have flashed my G3 a hundred times and this G4 twice so far but every time I start flashing I get that nervous feeling like jumping out of a plane, "should I really be doing this?" :)
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] HKSpeed:
I know the feeling LOL.

I saw on a different thread you wrote you saw the factory Amazon firmware on Motorola's site. Can you provide the link? I'd like to have it for future reference. Thanks.
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] netseraph:
I found one here: http s://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone%2Fbootloader%2Frecovery-images#. The file name is ATHENE_AMZ_MPJ24.139-64_65_cid50_amz.tgz. It looks to be the one for AMZ channel.
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] Tel864:
DON'T FLASH THAT NEW ROM!!!. I now have a soft bricked XT1625 that's telling me I tried to flash an unauthorized rom. So far I've tried several things and nothing has worked. I'm going to try the amz img that netseraph posted and see if that works. If not, then I've got a nice black paperweight.
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] acejavelin:
Except your bootloader is still locked, right? Warranty replacement is a definite possibility.
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] Danny1976:
Was you bootloader unlocked? Where you one of the lucky ones who were able to unlock before Amazon stopped it?
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] Tel864:
Yes it is. I'm going to contact them and tell them I had a brainfart and bricked me phone.
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] Danny1976:
New Update

Tomsgt, Do you have the new update for the MOTO G4? ATHENE_AMZ_MPJ24.139-64_65_cid50
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] umrdyldo:
I'm still working on the stock XT1607 Amazon phone.

I see several of you reporting you flashed a stock motorola image and it works.

But my bootloader can't be unlocked so I can't write the OEM file.

Can you write a stock Motorola file to a different phone with a locked bootloader?
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] ANDROIDRAZRM:
You can write an oem file on a locked bootloader but not system or recovery (so no root or custom ROMS).
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] A.Fitz:
RSD Lite is failing on the oem.img flashing process no matter what for me. I am trying to flash a non-amz oem.img on my amz XT1607. If I can only flash the amz oem.img, how am I supposed to remove the ads?
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] murphyhobo:
I'm in the same boat as Tel864. I flashed the new update and the phone is telling me to contact customer service. Anybody got the stock rom specifically for the Amazon variant? I think I'm bricked here. And no returns for me, my bootloader is unlocked.
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] mobile-junky:
Can you please ellaborate the steps you took post you bought the phone?

And also from where did you buy the phone?
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] Danny1976:
Found solution thanks to GaBuzz. Put a tutorial together to help others. This is for Amazon G4 with unlocked bootloader.

http://xdaforums.com/moto-g4/how-to/how-to-update-unlocked-bootloader-t3478939
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] HKSpeed:
Today I got an update notification on my deboated Moto G4 (locked bootloader). The 699MB update undid all Amazon debloating: all Amazon apps and lockscreen/notification ads restored. The Consumer Cellular apps installed by RootJunky's debloating dissappeared. The Moto File Manager was disabled/hidden, but I enabled it from the Play Store. My phone updated from MPJ24.139-48 to MPJ24.139-64.
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] PesSarmiento:
Same here did you find a way to remove the adds again? is not working anymore for me the tutorial.

Hopefully with time we can have a chance to unlock thee bootloader
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] HKSpeed:
I didn't bother trying to remove the ads. I'm afraid of soft-bricking my phone (like others on this forum) or blocking future updates (like Nougat).
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] jatan1986:
Got the same update notification -- haven't installed it yet
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] gyannelis:
So if my phone isn't rooted is there any way to remove the update notification? I've done the add removal and I don't want them back so I would rather just not do the update at all
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] tkosngr:
Anyone else?

Anyone else with with Moto G4 on Verizon lose their Visual Voicemail after the update? On first reboot after the update I had to give permissions to the app again but when I launch it now it just calls my voice mail and reinstalling doesn't fix it.
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] AnderGuzmanD:
Ditto friend accidentally updated, and returned all applications appear amazon. :pag
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] BigFuzzyArchon:
So we shouldn't update to MPJ24.139-64. if we don't want ads right?
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] patt2k:
Anyone tried blocking ads on the new update?
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] JSquare:
Any luck on a replacement or repair under warranty, I'm on the same boat with locked BL.
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] tkosngr:
I tried it last night using the original bat file I used prior to this security update and it failed.
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] AnderGuzmanD:
Soft-Bricked Prime Exclusive XT1625

WE HAVE DETECTED AN ATTEMPT TO FLASH UNAUTHORIZED SW ON YOUR DEVICE.

Help! Please
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] jatan1986:
Can't help -- just wondering what you did/were trying to do?
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] AnderGuzmanD:
try to flash a ROM, ATHENE_MPJ24.139-64_cid50_subsidy-DEFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC. But apparently it does not run and I receive the following message now at the bottom
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] Danny1976:
Try to flash a boot.img from version 48 or 49.

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Try flashing this boot.img file

https://mega.nz/#!QtsDSbYb!rEQ32qUaUK3OB2IknJQ4-jMRAngsJvuGJA9EW45RIXw
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] AnderGuzmanD:
my phone is amazon prime moto g4 friend and flashee a rom he should not

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and no way to unlock the bootloader of amazon prime
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] AnderGuzmanD:
Bricked moto g4 Prime Exclusive XT1625

Soft-Bricked moto g4 Prime Exclusive XT1625

WE HAVE DETECTED AN ATTEMPT TO FLASH UNAUTHORIZED SW ON YOUR DEVICE.

Help! Please

He was installing the ROM ATHENE_MPJ24.139-64_cid50_subsidy-DEFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml.zip

:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] AnderGuzmanD:
friend run this tool can bring to life my motorola g4 amazon

http://xdaforums.com/moto-g4/development/unbrick-hard-bricked-moto-g4-amazon-t3486578
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] bmurphr1:
Does FlashFire not work on these devices? I would imagine that if you were able to gain root access somehow, even if it were only temporary that you could install the latest FlashFire release and modify just the system partition without touching the bootloader...but I'm wondering if this would require a special *.zip type flash meant for FlashFire installs. This is how most Fire 5th generation tablets were able to run custom firmware...my tablet doesn't have an unlocked bootloader but it still boots into a custom firmware that's pretty close to stock Android.
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] acejavelin:
No... No bootloader unlock means no root, period.
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] Scorpius666:
Not exactly. You can still exploit the kernel. With the dirty c0w bug there's real possibility to gain root access in any phone.
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] acejavelin:
Let us all know when you figure that out, OK? :)
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] Scorpius666:
That sounded sarcastic but we have had partial sucess with it. The bug works and is present. More info in this thread: http://xdaforums.com/general/security/dirty-cow-t3484879

You can gain root access. Maybe the phone won't be rooted every time you reboot, but you can gain root access every time after booting it.
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] acejavelin:
It was partially sarcastic... Great info though!

Still doubt Flashify will work with a locked bootloader though.
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] beano311:
I have an unlocked bootloader and I'm on the -64 update (XT1625_ATHENE_AMAZON_MPJ24.139-64). How can I remove the ads from this version of the firmware? I'm assuming I can't just flash the modified OEM partition from this thread.
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] mobile-junky:
If you have a unlocked bootloader then the procedure has been mentioned in this thread should work for you ..
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] beano311:
Are you talking about the steps in OP? Because I tried flashing XT1625-Amazon-Bloat-Ads-Remover-Without-RSDLITE (RSDLite doesn't work for me in Windows 10). I think the issue is the partition table doesn't match. If I try to flash directly using the batch file in the zip, I get errors ("(bootloader) Image primary_gpt failed validation" and "(bootloader) Preflash validation failed") and it will only boot into TWRP. If I try flashing the OEM partition from the zip alongside the gpt.bin from the firmware I'm on, I get no errors while flashing, but it still will only boot into TWRP. Reflashing my original gpt.bin and oem.img_sparsechunks fixes the boot issue, but brings back the ads...
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] Danny1976:
The 64 update does not have an OEM file like the 48 or 49. Amazon compiled it together on the system image so, that the ads could not be removed. You need to flash the Retail version firmware and not the Amazon version, since you have access to TWRP. If you have root, you should be able to remove the files that are causing the ads.

Here is the post RootJunkie wrote about it:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=68508421&postcount=382
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] InFamousD147:
Hey just wanted to follow up being in IT, buy more American IT products

BLU is not a Chinese phone maker, if fact they are one of the few who try and use as little chinese or overseas chips to manufacture there devices. The company's headquarters is based in very closely to a military base in Florida. If anything they are are Cuban or Hispanic American based...but not the less they hire American workers, manufacture in the states, and I have bought 2 for my parents. For the price you cant go wrong America doing it rite here with these if they only manufactured CDMA I would quickly jump on board. Another great PC maker in US is Lotus - https://lotuscomputerusa.com/. Unfortanutly Fact is most chips and internals are made in Tawian or overseas....but I believe America can bring this back...I have been dissapointed by Dell, Moto sold out, Lenovo locks BIOS &whiteless wifi cards.....Bring it back to America we got this...

BTW im still rooting for Motorola since the Pure X I own is unmatched, and 1 of there still standing headquarters is in TX vs Lenovo which is overseas. I just got my brother the Moto G4 (Amazon Edition) I am currently working on unlocking the bootloader I have just broken down the sign string with the OEM bootloader so it wont be long this this ones bootloader is unlocked mean time just disable the bloat...Well bang this out soon enough. : ) thats what XDA community does best. Aslong as you can root, and remove bloat that should hold you till bootloader is unlocked. But yah anyways I wanted to clear up the info about BLU I actually got to met the owner when I worked repairing cell phones for WiGO clinic, and Radioshack.... hes very nice guy that takes care of his employees and doesnt use child labor etc. I recommend people consider BLU phones over Chinese spyware phones ; P

:)

Fastest growing mobile

manufacturer founded in 2009.http://bluproducts.com/into-blu/about-us

Sold 35 million BLU devices

headquartered in Miami, FL.

CEO: Samuel Ohev-Zion

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o yah u can unlock BLU phones 2 I have unlocked many you just need to know the right forums., and people in GitHub, and sometimes have some Linux talent : )
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] willmiii:
Question I just go the Moto G 4th gen device and am running build # MPJ24.139-49. Will this method still work for me? The bootloader is not unlocked. I also received a software update prompt that I have not yet taken.
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] evilkorn:
I've installed the update and used command 'adb shell pm hide com.amazon.phoenix' but still have the ads. Has anyone found a way to use a simiar command to hide them or are they packaged with something else now that we shouldn't hide?
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] webman2k:
Just an FYI to those attempting the hacks to remove the ads... As a previous poster suggested, I simply contacted Amazon support chat (choose Kindle-E-reader, other, etc... to get the live chat option) and asked them, as a loyal prime member, if they could remove the ads from my device. The rep initially told me she could, but it would be a $50 charge. I made the case that the full screen ads are too bright sometimes, and very jarring in a dark environment (which they are). The ads were advertised as non obtrusive, but I was having a difficult time with these. The rep then complied, and offered to remove them for free due to the inconvenience. 1 minute later, I don't have ads on my device. Any amazon apps I don't use are disabled, so it's exactly the same as a stock version.

Amazon's goal is keeping their loyal customers happy, so sometimes just asking with a good enough reason, will get you what you want.

Your experience may vary, but I wanted to share mine.
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] PunishedSnake:
Still able to get OTA?
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] webman2k:
Assuming this was meant for me? If so, of course. This is the official method of removing ads from the device. You can do it from your Amazon account by paying $50, by changing your "subscription" status for receiving the offers and ads.
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] HKSpeed:
I wonder if a bootloader unlock request to Motorola would be approved for your phone.

I assume Amazon deactivates the Amazon Offers system app to turn off ads. I wonder how they're able to do it. I also wonder if the ads would return if you reset the phone or deactivated the device from your Amazon account. In other words, is the ad removal tied to the Amazon account logged in to the phone?

Attached is a screenshot of the $50 ransom ( :p ) to remove the ads through the Amazon account.
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] acejavelin:
If memory serves, the answer is no... Several users have tried this and the bootloader still cannot be unlocked.
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] webman2k:
Yes, I imagine it's just a preference change in the ad serving app, telling it not to display any ads. I can see it still running, but it's used 0 battery, and only 34mb of ram in the last 3 hours, so I'm not going to worry about it.

To be fair I think Amazon has been pretty honest here. They've knocked $50 off the phone to show you ads. You have the choice to buy the full price one, or to change your mind and pay the difference to turn off the ads. If you bought the phone you're a prime member, so you at least use the Amazon store app, and probably the music and video apps because of free content.

I'd agree that you should be able to unlock the bootloader if you pay (or get them) to get the ads off the device, but I imagine this wouldn't be an issue for almost all users who buy an Amazon exclusive phone anyway. Those looking to heavily modify their phone or use root only apps would likely go for retail versions.

I got mine on the deal of the day promotion a few days ago, when it was $119. So, after tax - $130 for this phone without ads (after contacting them to remove them). That's an absolute steal.
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] PunishedSnake:
Can't find that section
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] PesSarmiento:
I know with time we will get a way to root, unlock the bootloader and more... Hopefully sooner than later.
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] Poli169:
I just recently bought a new moto g4 with the last sale. But i noticed that this doesn't work anymore like it did when i bought my first one. Is there a update to doing this or what would i have to do to remove the ads?
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] kokercey:
Update Notifacation

Amz Prime XT1625, bootloader is

Locked

but it has been de-bloated and updated to the **49 img from Tomsgt(root junky). I have received the **64 update notification which i will not take but i would like to rid my phone of the constantly returning notification. I have tried but so far been unsuccessful, is there a way to permanently eliminate it or do i have to live with it
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] Scorpius666:
I think that's a rumor. There's no such option in Amazon website to pay $50 and they send you an OTA update without the ads. I've been looking for that option for MONTHS. At this time, I'd rather go for the $50 than wait forever for a exploit that works.

If you know how can this be done, please share.
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] webman2k:
Not a rumor - officially supported. You can do the same with any Amazon device with offers and ads. Log into your account, and go to your account main screen. Go to the Digital Content box, and click "Manage Your Content and Devices." Click on "Your Devices." Now, select the device you'd like to manage - once you've signed into the device with your Amazon account it should be listed here.

Underneath the device name, you'll see this listed:

Special Offers / Offers and Ads: Subscribed Edit

Click the Edit button, and you can pay for the removal.

Once you've done that, go to your phone and place it in Airplane mode, then back again. When the phone connects to wifi, the Amazon offers app will connect to your account and verify the subscription status. After 10-20 seconds, the ads should disappear.

I've attached a screenshot of my preference page to show the unsubscribed status.

Here is a link to the official support section which explains how this is done:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=202064590
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] Scorpius666:
Oh... I have bought 3 Prime devices (Blu H1 RD, Moto G4 16, Moto G4 32) but relatives have them and they are not logged in with my Prime account.

That's why there are no devices in that list except for all my Amazon Echos.

That means I would have to log in with my Amazon account on that device, that's fine if after I pay the $50 I can unpair that device with my account, but if my account has to stay there forever is a no-no.
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] sodium11:
Thanks for pointing this out. I did this and it's been over 24 hours and my lockscreen still shows ads and all the Amazon bloatware apps are still there. I did the airplane on/off toggle with Wifi on but that didn't work. Any suggestions?

Also, after doing this, is it permanent (i.e., if I factory reset and don't login to my amazon account, will the ads come back)? thanks

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Does anyone know if we can downgrade back to the older version to remove ads (if bootloader is locked). Any other way of removing ads on the current version?
[Moto G4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] webman2k:
I can only share my own experience. I had Amazon remove the ads for me, and after turning off wifi, then turning it on again, the ads were gone. I use Amazon regularly, so I've remained logged in.

Removing the ads does not remove the apps, but the apps can easily be disabled if need be.

If you paid to have them removed, and your account reads unsubscribed but you're still getting ads, get on a chat session and I'm sure they'll help sort it out.