yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Just_a_fan:
Thanks for the link. Searching with google would have been to easy (aka "I was a blockhead"). Will try this one today.

To your hint: Thanks, but I don't want to receive the OTA. I just want a clean unroot to root again, cause my superSU app is acting strange. It grands my apps the needed permissions (according to the short pop ups) but on the other site superSU says "Device not rooted" and after every "grand" -message for the apps comes a "denied"-message.

I hope, the unroot makes it possible to install magisk, 'cause until now the installation ended with Error 1.
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Wolfcity:
You're welcome. SuperSU is problematic since it's not supported anymore. Magisk should work, for me magisk 16 is running flawlessly. Error 1 is often related to the recovery, be sure to have the latest one installed. Good luck.
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Just_a_fan:
I already had the newest TWRP. Magisk didn't install because of the already modded boot.img, for further information, look here. (already linked you there, but just for future readers/context)
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] praveen Glaxi:
Dude please tell me if i can install the same firmware on my Moto g5 plus Indian variant XT1686 can i flash everything i mean mainly i need boot loader for my phone after November update
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Wolfcity:
No, this is the version for reteu/retus. You have to look for a firmware ending on 92-x, not 93-x.

edit: I don't know which one is the one with November security patch, 92-4 in January. Here is a firmware for India: https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmwar...ubsidy-DEFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml.zip
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] echo92:
Yeah, NPN25.137-92 is the Brazil/Indian November 2017 firmware (for EU/US/Asia Pacific, as you mentioned, the corresponding firmware is NPN25.137-93).

NPNS25.137-92-4 (India/Brazil) or NPNS25.137-93-4 (EU/US/Asia Pacific) is the Jan 2018 security update.

NPNS25.137-92-8 (India/Brazil) or NPNS25.137-93-8 (EU/US/Asia Pacific) is the March 2018 security update.

I'm glad Motorola's unifying the firmware now, rather than the mess that the G5 firmware used to be in the beginning of the device's release...
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] calebcabob:
Hey guys, I'm a total noob when it comes to Moto's, I am used to Nexus/Pixel & older Samsungs :p.

Before I update my wife's phone from a custom 7.1.2 ROM and wipe it clean and flash a stock image I want to make sure I'm on the right track here. Am I correct in understanding that if I want to bring her Moto G5 Plus (US unlocked, m8953_02.03.07.06r) from 7.1.2 to 8.1.0, I will want to lock the bootloader and flash the latest zip image from the link below?

https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/moto/potter/official/RETAIL/​

Thanks in advance!
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Wolfcity:
So the device is on a 7.1.2 custom rom und you want to bring it back to stock? Because you wrote "..from 7.1.2 to 8.1.0..." and as there is no 8.1.0 for the Moto G 5+ (and probably will never be, it should be upgraded to 8.0 sometime) I understand your post in the way you want to go back to stock for receiving future OTA's.

You won't have to lock the bootloader, you just have to be on pure stock incl. recovery.

Make sure that you don't flash any firmware that is older than the one that was on the device,

(93-4 is the latest one available with january security patch) best would be the one that was installed before especially if you have to use parts of a backup.

If you haven't made a nandroid backup of all partitions before flashing custom rom (you better should) make one from the actual rom, especially of EFS because there's a risk of losing 4g. That concerns Oreo custom roms in the first place but better to be on the safe side.

The way to go is to make a backup and flash stock firmware. No need to lock the bootloader.
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] calebcabob:
Hey Wolf! Thanks for the reply. Sorry, I came across unclear. I don't care about OTA's. I am trying to get my wife's potter up to date with the latest firmware (then I will build my AquariOS ROM for it (which is a caf based 8.1.0 ROM). I just want to make sure I am using the proper firmware for her device - as I don't want to sleep on the couch ;)

Once I make AquariOS available for potter, I will likely share it with community on XDA as well :good:
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Wolfcity:
Ah,ok understood. You should be good to go with the latest firmware of the link you posted if the device is retail US or EU. As far as I found out the ones with a 93-x ending are for US, Europe and Pacific Asia, 92-x for India and Brazil.

To be completely up to date you'll have to be on 93-8 (march security patch) but I didn't see this firmware uploaded.

If you're building your own rom you know that there's always a chance to sleep on the couch ?.

As a flashaholic I'm looking forward to AquariOS.
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] calebcabob:
Haha, indeed. This is the exact answer I was searching for. Too bad there isn't some guide online for matching your fw to your variant for us custom rommers. Anyways, much appreciated! :good:
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] dunderball:
Does anyone have the full stock image for NPNS25.137-93-8 ? The last one available was 137-93-4 but I don't know if I can flash back to that (so that I can take the new April OTA when it comes around). Any ideas?
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] bishal360:
Is this firmwares work for November security patch?

Is Brazilian firmwares working for November security patch? Because last time I am using November security patch with stock rom. :confused:
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Randumb_User:
-4 was just recently made available. I waited a few months, maybe longer for it. Don't expect it anytime soon.
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] echo92:
If you're in Brazil, you'd likely want to flash NPN25.137-92 or later (NPNS25.137-92-4 for Jan 2018 patch, for example or the NPNS25.137-92-8 for march 2018). You'll either find the firmwares on that website (though be warned the website appears to now come with a crypto currency miner, though the firmware looks clean) or from guides in the G5 forums.

Please do not flash the NPN25.137-15 firmware, else you may hard brick your device if you use OTA updates.
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] bishal360:
No I am in India. So please give me the link of November security patch:)
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] echo92:
Okay, the Indian firmware builds appear to be the same as the Brazilian builds (though you asked about the Brazilian builds).

NPN25.137.92 is on that firmware website which is the November 2017 firmware

https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmwar...ubsidy-DEFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml.zip

If you want the Jan 2018 firmware, it's here https://xdaforums.com/g5-plus/how-to/potternpns25-137-92-4-relocking-t3760954

As always, it's your responsibility ultimately to check what firmware you need and whether you choose to lock your bootloader (if you unlocked it before). Also, ensure you have your data or important files in a safe backup before flashing any of these. If you are reverting from a previous flash of the custom Oreo ROMs, ensure you have a backup of your efs partition too, as there appears to be issues of lost IMEI and lost signal when reverting from custom Oreo to stock Motorola ROMs.
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Cupcake 1.5:
Is this the latest for eu/gb:

POTTER_NPNS25.137-93-4_cid50_subsidy-DEFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml.zip

I am trying to get my imei straight and the original firmware is not helping.
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Smeagal192:
Yes, this should be the whole thing, you can easily tell should be 1.4gb approx in size.
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] grilledcheesesandwich:
that's nice. i just went to firmware.center and Norton picked up a javascript from coinhive trying to mine bitcoin through my browser.
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] psychopac:
Yes, they do that. Probably to cover server cost. Try not to keep the website open in your browser for long periods of time to avoid slowdowns.
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] bazinga137:
Here's the link of the last nougat firmware for XT1685 on RETEU. This + ota takes you to oreo. This link was pulled from lenovo's smart assistant app and is official.

download.lenovo.com/lsa/Rescue/Smartphone/Copperfield/POTTER_NPNS25.137-93-14_cid50_subsidy-DEFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml.zip

Edit: I also tried to grab oreo images from this site by altering the file name in the address, sadly did not work.
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] eduardobastier93:
Thank you very much
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] sbcontt:
This is what I hate about non-Sony Android devices. Nothing comes close to Xperifirm.

I have no idea what these terms like "Default", "NPN", "CID", "regulatory", "subsidy", "retail" etc mean. Which one is the latest for India?

---------- Post added at 09:11 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:47 PM ----------

Where did you find the version number of your device? I have checked the "About phone" section, the SIM tray, but I could find it nowhere.
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] sasukay:
lolinet mirrors - firmware, software, iso etc.

lolinet mirrors - powered by h5ai

mirrors-obs-2.lolinet.com

working link with all firmwares
[Moto E Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] utkarshpant:
It's been 5 or 6 months since our little beast got the Nougat update thanks to our developers who are doing amazing job with our 3 year old device.

I want to know Is there any Nougat ROM which is absolutely stable, and with great battery life like MM ROMs.

Since Xposed for Nougat is not ready at the moment, Greenify and Amplify are not that effective. I am not a flasholic who try every ROM so plz suggest me the absolute best one of them you use. It will also help many other users who want a stable Nougat ROM.

PS: I have tried CM14.1 , RR 5.8.0

Now back to RR 5.7.4 MM
[Moto E Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ankit_29:
Every ROM is not perfect. I will only be able to suggest you according to your priority.

If you need best battery life & performance then try Cardinal, Aoscp, DU, Aosp-CAF

If you want decent battery life & performance with lots of customization then try RR (by anderson), AEX and LOS (it will give you a better performance but you won't get Theme support).
[Moto E Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] utkarshpant:
Cardinal was the best MM ROM I've used in terms of battery and stability but is not for Nougat yet.

I just want a stable ROM with everything working fine(including ROOT) and good battery life( upto 5 hours of SOT) and can be used for a like long time.
[Moto E Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ankit_29:
Cardinal will be back soon. You can try Citrus ROM made by the same team. Be aware you won't get updates soon. https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=745425885120712605

I would suggest you to go for DU or AOSCP both are great.

The latest DU rom is https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=529152257862719486

And for aoscp wait as within a week you will get updated v3.6.2 on their official site.
[Moto E Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] utkarshpant:
I just downloaded DU ROM and noticed that it does not have system< build.prop folder. What does it mean?
[Moto E Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ujwal Agrawal:
What do u want to do. :rolleyes: just flash and enjoy.
[Moto E Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ankit_29:
Why would you need that?

If you want Google assistant to work then don't worry now its come inbuilt in Opengapps just flash nano gapps or more.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] robinsc:
Hi this is a specific issue that may occur. The fix is a simple mechanical one so there should be no harm to try it. I don't advocate disabling any of the thermal protections because you may damage your device.

Somethimes you will find your LG G# ( and probably G4) shutting off saying the temperature is too high even though the set is only mildly warm and the battery once opened is comparatively cool. If you use battery temperature monitoring software ( I use osmonitor 3.5.0.7 from eolwral) you will see spurious battery temparature reading of the order of 110 + degrees faranheit just before phone shutoff even though the battery is cool to the touch.

I belive the reason for this is the battery temperature sensor lies on the top edge of the battery just beside the battery contacts . This sensor is normally pressed against the battery pack. However over time and due to the way the upper plastic tab which houses the charging circuitry and battery contacts is placed it can separate from the battery pack. when this happens the sensor is no longer able to read the values from the actual pack and starts giving spuriously high values probably as a failsafe measure.

There is a simple fix for this. Take some celltape and wrap the battery from top to bottom. this forces the top plastic tab back down against the battery pack and enables it to get consistent readings again. I first suspected this when I bought some refurbished batteryes and found that they had a slightly different silver covering that included a flap that went over the top part of the battery . Subsequeitly I opened Up a battry that had failed and noted that there is a thermal pad between the lower part of the plastic tab and the battery pack on the inside. [IMG="LG g3 + Sticky Tape"]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-o1zLV5Kb0dw/WPmk2w-6agI/AAAAAAAFUco/UWTANSel2AUR1qCgF8vcfWfMDJ8NhSPbACJoC/w530-h298-p-rw/20170421_114024.jpg[/IMG]
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bulletbeef:
There is an issue with this... Even if a temperature sensor is detached from the battery the readings it would have would still be within the acceptable range as if a battery is cold/unused it doesnt freak out. Pressing the pcb against the battery works for some but not all and i believe it depends on the version of the battery. The 2014 batteries and the 2015/2016 ones arent the same. Paper trick works for the earlier ones but the later ones require a solder
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Abad khan:
LG g3 F400l

I have LG g3 F400l I use this from an year ago last time when I use my mobile it won't charge the charging was struck at 1% then I remove battery and reinsert into mobile but the mobile show invalid battery sign then I remove battery again and reinsert it then mobile show something in Korean language I translate it and it show charging paused due to high temperature if anyone have solutions please help me ?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Dreadk:
Hi,

I'm really disappointed, I got my brand new s8 yesterday, and it looks and feels amazing like really really great.

Sadely it stutters a lot after a few swipes scrolling down in many apps, most disappointing were Instagram and Fenix, two perfectly smooth apps on my Pixel.

Is my device defective? What's your experience?

I think I 'm going to return it though :(

Best,

Dreadk
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] MagicOnline:
Instagram feels fine while scrolling ... even fast scrolling is good.

Maybe your Inet connection bandwidth?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] tuk1maar:
My s8 stutters. I have no lag in instagram. Samsung browser lags a lot, also apparant on xda-dev forum site. My s7 edge never stuttered, it's buttery smooth. Both devices are Exynos. I am contemplating about returning it and sticking to my galaxy s7 edge. Batterylife also is worse than my s7 edge. On my s7 edge, I averaged at around 1000-1500mAh used for the battery. On my s8, I averaged at around 800-900mAh....

My phone is always warm, Android System is also quite high at about 10% when the display is at 40%. I am not happy with the S8. My s7 edge is much louder with dualspeakermod as well. The s8 has a very very weak earpiece speaker, so dualspeakermod won't be amazing at all.

Rear-facing camera favours retaining highlights on the s8. On the s7 edge it always wants to up the shadows. S8 camera has less noise but it's nothing special compared to my s7 edge.

Front facing camera is nice on the s8...but the autofocus is a pain in the ass. On the s7 edge, focus is always perfect due to fixed focus. On s7 edge, sometimes it needs refocus and can result in blurred image....
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Dreadk:
I got a 500Mb fiber and my Pixel on the same wifi scrolls smoothly anyway.

Wish it could be a simple fix like that ^^
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Dreadk:
Wow looks like you have much more complaints than I do, anyway I didn't test the phone further, smooth scrolling is one on my most wanted feature ; so I stopped digging deeper.

Why no reviewer did notice this stuff though?

I remember it was the same with iPhone 7 stuttering everywhere (10.3 greatly improved that recently, but too late).
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] choccy31:
Guys,

How are you installing your apps?

Are you doing a transfer from old phone to S8?

Sometimes installing apps fresh is best. Also double check your settings.

I usually use Nova Launcher so will see what the stock launcher is like for a day or two and then decide if Nova will be better.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Dreadk:
I did a transfer first and then two factory reset installs (only installing instagram and fenix) because I couldn't believe it :(

I wonder if it's not an Exynos only problem, I suspect Samsung might have optimized the snapdragon / US version much more than the European one; US market is way more important I guess.

Any clue about that?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Dreadk:
Nova launcher works fine ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] :
I have the US Verizon variant and mine lags a lot. Tons of jank when simply pulling down the Notification Shade. Very disappointed. Doesn't matter whether I run the TW or GN launchers; both do the same thing. For having a SnapDragon 835 and a truckload of RAM, I expected it to be very smooth. I've tried turning down the display to just HD and that didn't make any difference at all.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] mobilehavoc:
I have a US GS8 on VZW and I actually feel this is the smoothest device I've ever used. I'm coming (back to Android after a mini break) from an iPhone 7 Plus and in some places the GS8 is smoother and more fluid than the iPhone. It's way better than what Android used to be.

Maybe there's an app or something running in the background?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] :
I thought that too but this did it right out of the box before I even started loading apps. I'd love to figure out what's wrong. Considered doing an FDR just for the sake of doing it before I get too comfortable with the initial setup, as I know I'm lazy and will put it off. I mean could I have a CPU disabled or something? I guess I could contact Samsung support but I'm assuming they are going to be swamped for the next couple of weeks... but need an answer before my return window comes up.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Dreadk:
As I said, I factory reset two times, only installing instagram and fenix after initial setup and without modifying any option. No luck :(

Maybe I got a defective unit.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] BarryH_GEG:
Because everyone configures their phone differently and the likely cause of these random issues isn't the phone it's some combination of user specific apps and settings.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] marvi0:
I remember a few years ago when the note 5 was released. Boy did that phone lag, it was unbelievable. The thing is not many people would notice it and like you I use fenix and talon for Twitter and if a phone lags on these 2 apps it's glaringly obvious for me. Please let me know how you get on with this as was hoping to get a s8 from work.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Dreadk:
Please read my posts, I did factory reset the phone two times only installing instagram and fenix, not changing any settings.

Definitely not user specific, I wish it could be though, easy fix...
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Dreadk:
I did a video, can you see the stutter (the video is 60fps) ?

https://youtu.be/YTTYtT8JR_U

The worst part is around 12 to 17 sec.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] abdelha:
give the phone a bit of time to adapt, there is always small updates to fix these minor issues
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Dreadk:
Guess you're right, I'm quite sure the stutter is caused by Samsung software trying too hard to smooth the scrolling.

Because to get the stutter I must scroll without pause, if I pause and scroll again things stay smooth.

I really hope they fix that soon but what if they don't and I can't return the phone...

PS: it tooks Apple 6 months to fix the same kind of issues on the iPhone 7.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] qwertyuiop89:
UK s8. Upgraded from a Google Pixel and it feels like a downgrade in terms of speed and smoothness. Not buttery at all. Stutters everywhere!

Seriously, Samsung? Don't they test these things?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] eniorodriig:
Recently got a new update G955FXXU1AQDD

Things seem to be a lot smoother for me.

Even got a new option in the Face Recognition called "Faster Recognition" which has improved a lot as well.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] jeffonion:
Using pixel shows us nothing on the background should affect scroll smoothest. Haha
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] mattogodoy:
I got my S8+ Black yesterday, and I love it, but I have a couple of setbacks. In the first place, my screen is reddish, but adjusting the red slider in the settings makes it better.

Until today I was having lag/stutter while scrolling through ANY app in the phone. Please look at the comparison I made with my Nexus 6:

[YOUTUBE]Q0Jkvr0sJR4[/YOUTUBE]

So today I started uninstalling apps and rebooting now and then. Incredibly it worked!

I'm still not sure which of the apps caused the issue, but I reinstalled most of them but these:

- Steam

- Pushbullet

- Button mapper

I'm not sure any of those 3 apps caused the issue, but I can't explain it otherwise. Now the scrolling is as smooth as the Nexus 6 and I'm happy again.

I know you have made a factory reset, so I think this won't apply to you, but maybe helps someone.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Dreadk:
Yeah I wish it could have solved my problem :/

Oh and there was indeed some suspicions that button mapper might be the culprit on some other discussions I stumbled upon.

I returned the phone today, I may try the g6, if no luck I'll stick with my trusty Pixel XL.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] pieman13:
I tried the g6, horribly laggy device. My s8 is as smooth as my pixel. Us att version.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] BigBen60:
I had scroll stuttering too when I first used my S8. It happened also in settings !

I uninstalled many bloatwares (microsoft apps, some Google apps (like Allo, musics, films), some Samsung apps (gear, health, smart switch, etc), every carrier apps, I disabled the Bixby panel on homescreen, etc... I also disabled some useless options in settings to save RAM & battery. Now every scroll is smooth

Btw, Samsung launcher is soooo laggy !! So many lags when we swipe to Bixby on homescreen, some lags when swiping to drawer, or even when swiping on drawer ! I seriously considering going back to Nova launcher !
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Dreadk:
Weird I tried package disabler, disabled everything from samsung I wouldn't use, but still had the lag :/

Anyway I returned the phone, I don't want to fight with my gadgets to get them to just work, that's madness...

Does anyone pictures himself fixing his car engine before driving it for the first time?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Dreadk:
Guess I'll return the g6 too... And keep my Pixel ^^
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] iamnotkurtcobain:
Pushbullet was the reason for the stutter.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Lodix:
The Exynos variant seems to be less optimized right now compared to the Snapdragon.