yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] hjbuzzi:
A little off topic but as many would be interested, I will share a few comments about battery life prior (Marshmallow 6.0.1) and after (Nougat 7.1.1) in my Moto G4 Play XT1600. First to take into account is that I'm a very light user. On a daily basis, my typical use is never turn on bluetooth, make only a few voice calls (less than 10 minutes each), rare use of GPS (maps and driving). Wi-Fi is always on and 90% connected to my home network. 2 or 3 hours connected to 4G when I'm out from office. VERY Important: my screen brightness is always set to about 40% and adaptive brightness is ON.. Battery Satus under 6.0.1 I usually displayed 16 hours or more. With 7.1.1, Battery status shows more than 24 hours. I never let the battery drain because at night I connect it to the charger. Phone is not rooted. Greenify: Agressive mode ON. All these settings are OFF: Shallow hibernation, Wake-up tracking, Automated hibernation, Alternative Screen Off mode, Quick action on nav bar, Don't remove notifications, Xposed features. AFTER I installed 7.1.1, I followed this tutorial from Greenify"s website: https://greenify.uservoice.com/knowledgebase/articles/749142. Using these instructions, I used the command to ENABLE "Aggressive Doze on Android 7.0+ (non-root)".

Bottom line: I unplug my phone from the charger at 7 AM and by 11 PM battery status says I may have at least 10 hours more.

If you have your screen brightness set to more than 50%, if you use bluetooth, GPS, listen to music, play games, record videos, make lots of phone calls, of course all of this will drain your battery much faster than mine.

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After upgrade to 7.1.1, my Moto G4 Play XT1600 is having these issues:

- when making regular phone calls, the proximity sensor not always turns the screen off when I put the phone close to my face. Sometimes when I cover the proximity sensor with my finger, the screen remains lit. Therefore sometimes the proximity sensor works and sometimes it does not work when making regular phone calls.

- In Whatsapp voice calls, the screen goes completely dark after answering a call, regardless if I have the phone away or close to my face. The voice call is ok but tapping the screen or quick pressing the power button does not turn the screen on. Only after the other person ends the call, my screen turns on again.

I would like to hear from the other users if they are experiencing these problems and what was done to fix them.
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] lean.geba93:
how change boot image ? any one have logo.bin for ota update?, sorry for my bad english :silly:
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] dussycole92:
can someone please help, how do i use fastboot to downgrade? im on the feb 1st 2017 security patch and build number MPIS24.241-2.35-1-13
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] DanHutchins:
Why do you need to downgrade? You need to be on February security patch to flash the soak test through fastboot. If you are on May security patch you can flash the .zip file in twrp. Just keep in mind there are bugs.
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] dussycole92:
Cause the build number is different and I'm not rooted, was trying to flash it through stock.
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] DanHutchins:
As far as I know you must be on February security patch, if you are already there is no need to downgrade. I went through all the posts here and this is what was said multiple times. If I am wrong please someone chime in.
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] dussycole92:
It fails when I try and flash t says I need to be a different build number

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I need to be on MPIS24.241-15.3-16, and mine is MPIS24.241-2.35-1-13
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] DanHutchins:
That's strange, going by everything posted here it's important to be on February security patch. Not sure why it wouldn't work. I used the twrp . zip file and it flashed fine on May security patch but there were a lot of major bugs, haven't tried it on February security patch. If it is important for you to have nougat on your device right away I would flash twrp and install over February security patch. Just keep in mind the actual OTA is supposed to be on its way out. Everyone should have it by September, but then again this is Lenovo and we really can't rely on them.

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https://xdaforums.com/g4-...5#post70987395

Should be able to find the correct build number here. These are only for twrp.
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] dussycole92:
What are the major bugs? And how do I unlocked my bootloader and root?
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] DanHutchins:
if that link doesn't work it's on page 1 post 9.
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] dussycole92:
I have both zip files downloaded, the update zip and the zip for the downgrade, but I have no clue how to do it? The file is 1GB
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] DanHutchins:
If you are using the ones from the link you need to flash twrp (for your device) then install the files in twrp.
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] dussycole92:
The thread says you can flash it via fastboot
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] DanHutchins:
Ok, you have to read carefully, if you got the files from the link I gave or from page 1 post 9 they can only be flashed with twrp. If you got them from here they must be flashed using fastboot. If you have no clue how to do this Google is your bestie. If flashing with fastboot you need a PC, if flashing with twrp but twrp is not installed yet, well you need a PC.
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] dussycole92:
Is it the same outcome if you do it via twrp and/or stock recovery update?
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] DanHutchins:
The only difference is, (from what I'm getting from the posts), it is safer to flash using twrp because you will be able to downgrade back to original firmware much easier than fastboot because the twrp .zip files do not have the updated bootloader. But to answer your question, yes same outcome.
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] dussycole92:
Okay thank you so much for your help, I'll unlock the boot loader and flash twrp, what twrp is available for this phone? I've seen a few different posts
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] DanHutchins:
Honestly I prefer squids twrp, just Google it and you will see a listing for it on xda.

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Please mash the thumbs up button one time, I have been at 82 thanks for close to a year now.
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] dussycole92:
so i need this one correct? "MPIS24.241-15.3-16 (Latin America Generic)" or a different one i currently have the unlocked moto g4 play in the U.S

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and what type of bugs are there? ive been reading that it runs amazingly on our phone?
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] DanHutchins:
Answer to first question: not sure, I asked the same question and never got a valid response. I just flashed the Latin America soak test. Then tried rooting with SuperSU, the bugs were: after flashing SuperSU I couldn't get WiFi to work and I couldn't get mobile data, couldn't make calls, receive calls or text messages. Everything worked fine before flashing SuperSU.
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] dussycole92:
Okay, so before SuperSU everything worked good? And I'm more of a magisk guy lol like to hide root sometimes, so if I don't root, the ROM should be perfect?(:
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] DanHutchins:
Magisk should work for rooting, this is just based on what I was told I haven't tried it myself. I think that rooting with SuperSU was the issue. I'm not familiar with magisk at all so I wouldn't have a clue where to start with that.

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and yes everything worked fine before SuperSU
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] dussycole92:
I've been using magisk for a while now, but if the ROM is smooth and no issues there might not be a reason to root
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] DanHutchins:
was flawless before root.
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] dussycole92:
Again man thanks so much for your help and input!(:
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] DanHutchins:
No problem, that's what I'm on xda for, I don't build or anything so I help out in many other ways.
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] dussycole92:
I feel it, I picked up this phone for $50 aty Walmart and I also have the Moto g3 lol
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] DanHutchins:
I have Moto g2, Moto e surnia ( can't remember what generation it is I think 3) and Moto g4 play. Also have been involved in lower end Samsung Galaxy phones and lower end LG phones.
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] dussycole92:
Nice lol, last phone I was heavily involved with was the Samsung s2 maybe on virgin mobile lol since then I've been out of it lol just poking in here and there.
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] muhammadnaqvi03:
Does your Moto G4 play have 1GB RAM? I have XT1604 and it has 1GB of RAM.
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] ruh01:
1GB
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] MOTOG4PLAY:
Can I get the official OTA after flashing this?
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] rybshik:
On my XT1601 , after successfully flashing this Soak Test, I flashed HARPIA_RETAIL_6.0.1_MPIS24.241-2.35-2-17 with Fastboot excluding the first two:

fastboot flash partition gpt.bin (exclude)
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img (exclude)

In other words, I run:

fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.0
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.1
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.2
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.3
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.4
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.5
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.6
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.7
fastboot flash oem oem.img
fastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin
fastboot erase modemst1
fastboot erase modemst2
fastboot flash fsg fsg.mbn
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot erase customize
fastboot erase clogo
fastboot erase DDR
fastboot reboot

XT1601
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] MOTOG4PLAY:
Did not work on xt1607 and am on Feb. I get an error before installation and it aborts.
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] MOTOG4PLAY:
My phone is on February update but the build number does not match what I need to be on. MPIS24.241-235-1-13. Any ideas?
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] jfeletricista:
Eu posso instalar no moto G2?
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] jadephyre:
English, do you speak it? Read the terms and conditions again...
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] MOTOG4PLAY:
I'm sorry if I'm blowing up this forum by asking the same question. I'm on February 2017 security patch but my build is mpis24.241-2.35-1-13 and that's not the build number I need to be on. I need to be on build number MPIS24.241-15.3-16
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] MOTOG4PLAY:
Why does my February security patch have this build number? mpis24.241-2.35-1-13. It should have something else. Meaning I can't flash the soak test. Can someone please help me instead of yelling at me? Please and thank you
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] DB126:
This is getting ridiculous -> https://xdaforums.com/g4-play/help/7-1-1-soak-test-t3652293/post73312018
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] MOTOG4PLAY:
It would be nice if instead of you complaining you came up with a solution. A simple answer would be better don't you think!
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] DB126:
You are spamming multiple threads with the same issue; the lack of response from a knowledgeable and generally helpful G4P community should be telling. Reposting the same question every few hours is a violation of XDA protocol.

If someone has an answer they will respond to one of the numerous posts you have made over the past two days. Give it a rest.
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Shadabx8:
can i install this ota by the 1 may 2017 security patch non-rooted
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] DEYBBY:
easy

[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj8DpdOO35A[/YOUTUBE]
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] DB126:
FYI - XDA app (or however you posted) farkled the URL. Easy to edit/fix but no doubt some noob will click and be stumped. Might want to clean that up.
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] lean.geba93:
I can return of 7.1.1 to 6.0.1 vía fastboot?
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] eskilao:
tv digital

Bom dia ,essa stock tem compatibilidade com tv digital,pois instalei a lineage 14.1 (android 7.1.2)mais a minha tv nao funciona ,o que faço?
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] DB126:
All posts must be penned in English (XDA rule). A native language translation can be included if desired.
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] echo92:
I personally wouldn't recommend it - you may be able to without flashing GPT/bootloader, but if you forget you've downgraded and take an OTA, there's a real risk of you hardbricking your device (just look at the Moto X, Moto Z Play and Moto G4s, at the very least, that have been hard bricked by downgrading and taking an OTA). Generally, downgrading is risky and as Motorola (and I imagine other OEMs) increase security, the process becomes even riskier.
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] sensi277:
I got this error when trying to flash the Feb. patch update on my retla XT1601:

E:footer is wrong
E:signature verification failed
installation aborted

Am I just being dumb? What am I missing here? MD5 on the update file matches.
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] DanHutchins:
You can easily go back to 6.0 if you use the twrp flashable zip just by flashing stock in fastboot mode.
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] DB126:
Read this before initiating a rollback. Best to understand all exposures and potential consequences.
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] DanHutchins:
That is only if you are using the downgrade and ota to flash the soak test. If you use the twrp flashable zip you can return it to 6.0 by just flashing the stock room via fastboot. I only say this because I have done it myself.
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] DB126:
It's not returning to 6.x that is problematic; rather the brick potential if an OTA update (eg: security roll-up) is subsequently taken. At least that's my take.
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] theuso:
When will they fix the proximity sensor bug? I hate unplugging the battery to hang up a call.
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] DB126:
Are you referring to the "soak test" (would not expect any fixes before GA) or something that occurs on the stock Android 6 build? If the latter I have never experienced the issue that you describe.
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] DanHutchins:
Agreed, but that is why people need to read before doing anything. If they don't read the instructions they are just asking for a broken phone.
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Axel85:
Hi guys, I have a question for you... Does the update to nougat upgrade the radio firmware from marshmallow? Here where I live I have signal problems with my g4 play. 4g , 3g and 2g signal strength are good, but when I call or receive calls sometimes connection drop or the call is entirely mute . I can see the signal switching from 4g to 3g or 2g even 1 second before the phone rings ,same things happens when I try to call someone . Same things happens if I try to put the sim card on slot 2 or if I try with another sim from the same provider . With another provider it does work , and I think that this one works because it s only switching to 3g not even trying 2g . The same doesn't happen on a Motorola nexus 6 and on two Moto g3 mixing any of the sim cards I tried. The g4 play with the problem has been exchanged form Amazon without any benefits , all the 2 I tried had the same problem. I'm a technician , so I tried every solution that came in my mind
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] kleiverefs:
They are deploying a new version for soak testers

Source: Moto G4 Play Brazilian community on Google+ (I can't post Links)

So we will wait a month more at least I think.
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] :
Yeah just saw, August patches and version NPI26.48-24. Now I hope that we will get this version in all countries.
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] dbal:
Are you a registered member of the Motorola feedback Network to receive this?

Or there is a slight possibility this can be the final firmware that started rolling out globally??
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] kleiverefs:
You need to be registered at Motorola feedback network. I think they get it a month before everyone at least (depends too of your carrier). So we need wait a bit more. As good news, this update seems more stable so most likely will be the last test.

EDIT: some testers are reporting more bugs in new version than in the previous one, and high battery usage. Looks bad man :(
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] dbal:
I did my registration today - still wondering why haven't done this so far while knowing the existence of the program...

What I clarified for myself from the Google+ community in Brazil, is that soak testers received a small (56MB) OTA update with bug fixes and August security patch, so testing is alive and proceeding and, cross your fingers we might be close to the final retail firmware...
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] OSTUNG:
Hello , this stock have native tv app for digital tv like M.M ?
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] kleiverefs:
I saw this in a FB Group. Final release I think, because the software channel.
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] manasn:
I think I'm done. I have been waiting for official Nougat since March back when they were promising to release in April/May. I'm tired of checking every day about Nougat news for this device and browsing threads. I'm going to root my device today. When they release official Nougat for my beloved xt1602, I hope I can get back to stock and receive it.
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] kleiverefs:
Some amazon phones are getting the OTA,
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] manasn:
The ones in the USA too?
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] kleiverefs:
Yes USA and Euro Amazon phones. Looks like an open test. I'm trying to capture it.
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] manasn:
I'm really confused now,

https://mobilesupport.lenovo.com/ca/en/softwareupgrade

According to above link, Nougat rolled out in Canada in March? I see no mention of it here though.
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Saivilas98:
Hi,

Did you root your Moto g4 play?
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] almeidaeldo:
Não se preocupe amigo! Fiz no meu XT1600 e todos os aplicativos instalados continuam sem problemas. Estou usando há uma semana e está rodando muito bem no meu aparelho ela está bem mais rápida que a marshmallow, transições e aberturas de App. O único problema que encontrei foi que quando você procura o app do Netflix na Play Store diz que o app não está disponível para o seu aparelho mas é só instalar via apk que funciona de boa!

Fiz todo o processo como se estivesse fazendo no XT1603... Instalei a stock ROM do 1603 com o patch de fevereiro e depois instalei o OTA conforme o tutorial e deu tudo certo no meu XT1600
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] DB126:
Sorry, all posts must be in English (XDA rules). Native language can follow English translation.
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Ashish88:
Need xt1607 latest stock rom link! Pls
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] DB126:
Disregard - XDA Labs app being stupid; can't handle special characters.
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] goosnarrggh:
Canadian user here:

Lenovo is lying. They probably put up that message as a catch-all statement to cover the general release of Nougat for the entire G4 family. But not all members of that family are being treated equally.

As an owner of a Canadian G4 Play, I can confirm that Nougat is still nowhere to be seen.
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] manasn:
Thanks for the confirmation! At least I stand by my root for now.

I've seen this many places, most don't even know that there is a difference between moto g4 plus and play and they assume moto g4 is all g4 series have.

I am glad though I rooted and installed Android N-ify to get some of the Nougat goodness (not brave enough to flash a custom rom yet :P)
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] DB126:
Any supporting evidence? Perhaps a leaked email admitting guilt. Wait - it gets better as Lenovo continues to run 'soak tests' which are essentially dry runs of the OTA update process which must be 99.xx% successful on dissimilar SOCs and hardware (not to mention different varients of the G4P itself). Clearly part of an evil corporate rouse - or at minimum the minions within your country. Oi!!

It's quite possible 'official' Android 7 will never come to G4P devices. Saw this with the long promised but never delivered Android 5.1 update for several Moto X varients. That said, there is a difference between "lying" and failing to deliver due technical/logistical challenges whether legitimate or due to poor planning or outright incompetence. That we'll never know.
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] goosnarrggh:
Supporting evidence of the absence of an upgrade? LOL.

The only material I could possibly show you is a series of screen shots showing my current OS version, and then showing the upgrade screen telling me that there are no new updates available for my still-running-Marshmallow device, and then follow it up with referring you back to the previously quoted statement (from Lenovo's own support website) falsely claiming that the upgrade was already released. You could piece it together from that. But I don't think that would really gain anybody anything.
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] DB126:
Please do. I suspect you will find those statements to be both ambiguous and nebulous lacking specificity regarding which G4 varients have been released, including technical and/or regional builds. Poor practice on the part of Lenovo for sure but doesn't rise to the level of 'lying".
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] kleiverefs:
Well, I don't know if this is enough, but is sure the canadian page of Lenovo has wrong info, if you click "Find out" you will be redirected to G4 Plus Page.
[Moto G4 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] goosnarrggh:
Fair enough. My G4 Play is at home; I'll arrange screenshots when I get home. I will prepare to eat my serving of humble pie if circumstances warrant it.

For now, here's a summary of the data you can extract from Lenovo's support website:

Retail / Factory Unlocked Mogo G4 Play: Supposedly rolled out Nougat in March 2017. (With a "find out" link that takes you to the Mogo G4 Plus (?) website).

Wind Mobile: Same as above, down to the wonky "find out" link.

Telus: Same

Sasktel: Same

Bell Mobility: Same

Virgin Mobile: No data for this phone (odd, because Virgin Mobile did sell the G4 Play; their parent company Bell is listed)

Koodo: No data for this phone (odd, because Koodo did sell the G4 Play; their parent company Telus is listed)

Videotron: No data for this phone (but that makes sense because they don't appear to have ever carried this device).

Rogers: No data (same)

MTS: No data (same)

Fido: No data (same)

Public Mobile: No data (Public Mobile doesn't actually sell any devices at all, so this entry in the list is something of an enigma to me. They only sell service via their parent company Telus, and are strictly bring-your-own-unlocked-phone.)