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[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] echo92:
Someone will have to leak the stock Oreo fastboot ROM (likely from the Motorola servers). However, you'd have to wait for the soak tests to be completed for the stock ROM to be available. Depending on how long the soak tests take, that could be in 1-2 months, or later.

Whilst you could downgrade to Nougat, if you have an unlocked bootloader, I caution against it. Unless you are careful in what firmware you downgrade to, the subsequent OTA may hard brick your device (especially if another Nougat OTA is released before the Oreo release. Flashing a Nougat OTA onto an Oreo bootloader is a really bad idea). We've got enough hard bricks as it is, that's why I'm suggesting to wait for the Oreo firmware, as you are upgrading and not downgrading.
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] Nani dhfm:
So I have to wait until someone leaks the stock Oreo fastboot rom..:(..what if it's not leaked??..oh!good..

Got ur point..tq bro
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] echo92:
With such a major release, I'd be surprised if it's not leaked. However, if no-one leaks it, then you'd either have to hope you find all the OTA updates or stay on the soak test you're on. Or risk the Nougat downgrade...
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] Nani dhfm:
Haha..

Tq for explaining me everything with patience..

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And in ur Guess when will be official rollout of Oreo for Moto g5s plus.
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] abyz12:
I recently updated to 8.1.0 manually stock soak test & everything thing is working very well no issues here are some screenshots
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] Nani dhfm:
Have you applied some theme?..

After some usage..pls review about battery
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] abyz12:
Yes monoart themd. Okh
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] Nani dhfm:
How is battery backup??
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] abyz12:
Its good
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] Nani dhfm:
Better than nougat??

If possible pls attach the screenshot of battery cycle..if possible
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] echo92:
No worries - I hope that helps you make an informed decision with whether to flash the soak test, or wait for the official OTA to come out.

As for guesses for the official rollout, if everything goes well and there are few bugs, I'd hope to see the rollout in 1-2 months (so global deployment may begin late July-August; not everyone will get the update at the same time). If there are serious bugs to fix, or a major issue arises (such as the Samsung Galaxy S7/S8 Oreo update bootloop issues), it may take longer and the update may be pulled for fixing, depending on how long it takes to fix. I would hope that the testers in the soak tests, both this one and any subsequent ones, catch bugs like this before a general release - but then that's why flashing soak tests can be very risky, as you'll be subject to those potential bugs but without support from Motorola (though from what I've read, seems the Galaxy S7/S8 bootloop issues didn't arise during testing, only when the OTA was officially deployed... I wonder if Motorola's deployment of v8.1. may bypass these issues? )

So far, it seems that the leaked soak test has no major bugs, but that can change between builds.
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] Nani dhfm:
Tq bro..for the information

No major bugs??..do u mean there are minor bugs

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Have u gone through bug report??.

Some people are saying that battery is draining fast..

Some even complained about Keyboard bugs..what are the bugs you are aware of??
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] echo92:
Entirely possible there may be minor bugs. From what I understand, in software deployment, there's a decision to be made whether to release a firmware with minor bugs (possibly annoyances, but nothing more) and fix them in a future patch, or hold the release until the bugs are fixed (but then you don't know how long it'll take to fix). It really comes down to the nature of the bug and how long it would take to fix - all the while whilst users are asking (and complaining at) Motorola when this Oreo OTA will come... Of course, show stopper bugs will have to be fixed, no question - for bugs that are trickier to fix or not a priority, that fix could come in a future patch (alongside the security patch).

Without a G5S Plus, I cannot comment on whether there are bugs, with a huge update like the Oreo update there will be some and that comes down to the soak testers to find and report (or if you know a soak tester, then you can pass on detailed descriptions and logs to them to relay onto Motorola).

EDIT - what reports have you seen about the update?
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] pranjal24:
I have tested it too battery is same as nougat slightly improved in terms of standby and while watching videos i m getting 4hrs of usage fair enough for hevc 1080p 10bit.

No battery drain experianced. Overnight just 2 3% loss i guess
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] Nani dhfm:
Screenshots pls
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] echo92:
Hmm, what complaints have you read of, do you have a source or bug reports?
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] Nani dhfm:
[MENTION=7970352]echo92[/MENTION]..bro I followed the above steps..and the update got copied to root folder..but now I don't want to update (as I got complete picture with ur explanation)..i m getting a notification to install the update..what should I do ??..to get rid of the notification..pls help me..

Does it effects the official OTA???
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] abyz12:
I dirty flash the soak test & didn't face any issues so far everything is working perfectly
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] Nani dhfm:
Dirty flash??..through stock recovery...?...

If u don't mind pls review about battery..

Is battery backup increased?? In comparison to nougat..
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] echo92:
Hmm, can you dismiss the notification (e.g. is there an option to install later) and then delete the soak test OTA from the root of your internal storage (of course, different from rooting)? I don't think it should affect your official OTA, since the OTA server checks your build and software channel, so provided you don't install this, you should be okay? I've not tried to abort an OTA, so try the above and see if it works? If you can delete the soak test OTA, it should then stop asking you as there's no OTA file to flash... You may then wish to remove storage permissions from the Motorola updater if you so choose.
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] abyz12:
I have a locked bootloader & yes i dirty flash through stock recovery and i didn't saw any difference in battery life
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] Nani dhfm:
How to remove update from root folder..?..I cant see it
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] echo92:
Are you using a file explorer like Amaze, and did you copy it to your internal storage (alongside the Alarms, Documents, Download folders etc)?

Failing that, you could try connecting your device to your computer - via USB - whilst your device is booted to system. Then pull down on the notification shade and change from 'charging via USB' to 'transfer files' (or something similar). You should see Windows mount and open your device on your computer. If you open your device on your computer, it should open to the root of your internal storage. Hopefully the file is there and you can delete it.
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] Nani dhfm:
Thank you..can u exactly tell the path
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] echo92:
If we're talking about the root of your internal storage, it should be /storage/emulated/0

If your bootloader is locked, most file managers may default to the root level of your internal storage (since you don't have root, you shouldn't be able to save files to / ). If you see folders like Alarms, Download, Documents, Music etc on your device internal storage, I think that's the right directory to have a look for that file. Do you remember where you copied the file to?
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] Nani dhfm:
S bro..I copied it to internal storage..but later it got copied to root folder..
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] echo92:
Can I see a screenshot of the file copied to root please? I honestly don't know of a way to abort the installation without an unlocked bootloader and root (i.e. using root to disable the Motorola updater). Perhaps someone else has ideas?
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] Nani dhfm:
Here I copied the Soak test OTA...later it got copied to root folder...

I decided not to flash the update..so I deleted the file from internal storage..

But still notifing to install update..

From the 2nd screenshot u can see the size of motorola update services..so it's clear that the file is copied to it's folder..bt I can't access it..
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] echo92:
Ahh, I see what you mean - the Motorola updater appears to have copied the OTA to the updater data folder (I think it's /data/data/com.motorola.ccc.ota/app_download ) Unfortunately, to access /data (and any folder in /data) you'd need to be rooted and thus have an unlocked bootloader.

I'm not aware of any methods to get rid of that notification without root, short of actually flashing the soak test, unfortunately. There have been a few reports suggesting the soak test is stable, but I'm honestly not sure how to abort an installation without root :( You could in theory try a factory reset to wipe /data, but of course that will delete your app data as well (it should keep your internal storage intact, but you'd have to back up all your important files on internal storage and make sure everything is backed up in the cloud or you're willing to lose it).
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] Nani dhfm:
I can reach till the path motorola.cc.ota..but I can't go further..:(
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] echo92:
Yeah, unless you have root, I don't think you'd be able to see that folder or the OTA file within to delete it. Hrm, I guess you could try a factory reset (but as previously mentioned it'll wipe your data). There doesn't appear to be a way to wipe the Motorola updater data, and I'm not sure if resetting the permissions for the Motorola updater will do anything... Anyone else got ideas?
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] Nani dhfm:
Ok bro..will do it tomorrow after taking backup of my files.nd I will share the result
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] Satyam_Mishra:
Hey Bro, Go for it

I also had this problem 2 days ago, and i wiped my data

I also tried "pm clear com.motorola.ccc.ota" but failed saying "can't clear data, permission denied"

but reseting mobile phone helped me, now waiting for official OTA:fingers-crossed:
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] Satyam_Mishra:
Interesting Facts About Motorola G5(S) Plus Oreo (Soak Test)

Hey XDA!!!!

I've Found Some Interesting Things About Oreo, I Unpacked Oreo System Dump, And Open BUILD.PROP,

What I Found Is

1. The Rom Was Compiled On June 2nd 13:18 PM CDT 2018, Means, The Rom Was Completed On 2nd June Just After 2 Days Of release Notes....:o

2. No Treble:( As "ro.treble.enabled=false" at line 524

3. Dolby DS2 Has Been enabled in this update:D:D:D:D as "audio.dolby.ds2.enabled=true" at line 314

I'd Attached BUILD.PROP File, You Can See it........

And You Also Found Something Interesting, PM ME:laugh:

View attachment build.prop.7z:cool:
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] Nani dhfm:
I m unlucky...

Yesterday I met my frnds..my phone is with one of my frnd.. and the killer notification came..he just clicked install now..I m not aware of this..he gave me the phone after installation...nd he told the entire story later..

I didn't notice any problems yet..

Hope official Oreo firmware will be out soon..

And I m requesting XDA people to guide me to install official OTA firmware when it is released..pls..

Tq

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Treble???
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] Satyam_Mishra:
You Know Na, Now You've To Find All Updates, Otherwise You'll be stuck What You Have.......:(

And Treble Is New Project By Google By Which, We Can Use Android Like Windows, Where, Android Uses Generic Drivers too, So One Android For All.....

Means You Just Have to make A GSI (Generic System Image) And Flash It in Every Treble enabled device
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] Nani dhfm:
Yup I know bro..thats y I decided to factory reset.. but unfortunately it got installed..:(..

As per Senior Member [MENTION=7970352]echo92[/MENTION] there is way to get back to track by flashing the official Oreo firmware..

And tq bro for the information about treble..
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] thippu46:
Bro do not try to install any Nougat firmware now, just wait for further updates!

As i saw in other threads of this forum, they says when you try to down grade the OS, your phone might be bricked as the oreo Modems are different from those of Nougat.

Meanwhile can you just brief us about the current ROM's performance and other details! If possible provide some screenshots!!

That would be helpful for others as well.
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] Satyam_Mishra:
Ok so You Have Oreo Installed, I wanna ask You A Simple Question, Hope You Will Help

its About power menu, as in oreo 8.1, google revamped its power menu, and it comes from, where the power button is located

but, most of phones had power button up than volume rocker, but we have it down to the volume rocker, but in AOSP source code released by Google has default location of power menu up, not in middle....

so my question is.......

does motorola edited it to come from down or it comes from the upper button of volume rocker??????

if its coming from upper side, then it will look ugly.....
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] Nani dhfm:
From the screenshot attached I hope u can get the answer....

Both power off and restart options are beside Volume rockers..and the emergency option is beside the power button
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] Nani dhfm:
Yup..

I am aware of it..that y I decided to reboot my phone..thanks for ur suggestion..

Hope official Oreo firmware will be out soon..

From my 1 day usage..

I didn't notice any lags..

Battery backup is same as nougat..I didn't find any improvement..

UI is good..

Camera is not working fine..I have attached some screenshots..so that u can understand the issue..
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] Satyam_Mishra:
thanks man, for the information:angel:

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Everything is Fine, But what about camera crashes, does it occur too much or just some time????

thanks for the screenshots:angel:
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] thippu46:
Thank you bro! I got an idea about..... how the oreo would be on our phone!!:)
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] pranjal24:
I also Installed soak test did the factory reset clean setup and i never experienced camera crashes.
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] Kchauhan8:
failed yo verify whole file signature signature verification failed error 21 installa

error 21
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] echo92:
Which method are you getting the error 21 with?

1)Have you checked the file you downloaded is intact? The file size should be 1.15 GB (1,245,431,889 bytes) as reported by Windows, with a md5 checksum of: 0a9f1a670cc5c27ae0b281dbfc2483dd

2)If you're using ADB sideload, are you using a high quality USB cable (preferably the original USB cable or a data cable) and is your device securely connected to your computer?

3)Check your minimal ADB/fastboot is up to date https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2317790 or update to the latest platform tools from Google https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=70474143&postcount=10

Again, this software update is a soak test (a beta release), which is still in testing.
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] Killer1987:
Working good no battery drain isu
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] Nani dhfm:
Just some time bro..after restarting phone it's ok for me..no crashes are noticed..

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Nope..I think it won't..even after factory reset u will be in Oreo only..

Camera crashes are fixed after restarting my mobile..
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] Satyam_Mishra:
One More Query (For Those Who'd Updated their phones to soak test)

I Found That Dolby Is Enabled in BUILD.PROP, SO Can anyone open audiofx and check out option for dolby?????

or install dolby app from apkmirror and try to run that...

PLS....;)
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] Saadatrm:
There is no such option in audio fx...

Can u give me dolby app?

Or dolby app from Moto g6
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] Berny_533:
I am enrolled in the MFN but my phone hasn't seen the soaktest update if I use this method will I still receive OTA updates?
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] echo92:
If you use the soak test OTA from this thread, you may not receive OTA updates. By flashing this OTA, you are on the soak test path, meaning you should not receive official OTA updates, unless the soak test update and the official OTA builds are the same. That usually happens when the soak test ends - the final soak test build is typically the same build as deployed to the official channels.

Thus, by flashing this, you may have to find the remaining soak test OTA updates (if and when they are leaked, if there are any more) in order to return back to official OTA updates. If you have not been selected for the soak test, then you probably won't receive soak test OTA updates (as Motorola has not selected you). There's no guarantee that they will be captured/leaked, though given the attention around the Oreo soak test, you may be lucky. If you miss one OTA, you may have to wait until the official Oreo stock ROM is leaked or risk downgrading to stock Nougat.

Bear in mind being part of the MFN does not automatically select you to receive soak test updates (and you should have been notified if you were specifically selected for the soak test, in which case you're under a non disclosure confidentiality agreement). If you received an actual email informing you have been selected and have a link to the soak test forums on the Motorola official forums, and you haven't received the soak test, I'd contact Motorola via those soak test forums.
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] Berny_533:
Clearly it was my mistake as I have since realized this is for the G5S+
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] pratham.kamath:
How do i downgrade?? Fastboot commands fail now :( I had unlocked bootloader i just installed stock rom and updated using soak build but now i wish to downgrade or install twrp as it doesnt allow me to use any fastboot commands now. OEM unlocking is grayed out and says bootloader already unlocked

please help..........
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] echo92:
Are all fastboot commands failing? Did you update your ADB as I suggested? It could well be that flashing 8.1 has meant you need the latest fastboot/ADB tools to communicate with your device again (it's possible the same tools working under 7.1.1).

Failing that, what device do you have (I'm guessing an Indian device), so I can point you to the correct firmware? Be warned that there is the June 2018 7.1.1 patch which I cannot advise flashing onto a device flashed with Oreo if you downgrade.
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] pratham.kamath:
Yes all fastboot commands r no longer responding. I installed latest minimal adb and fastboot version 1.4.3 still no luck. Some one mentioned that updating to 8.1 soak test i need to unlock bootloader. It was unlocked earlier when I was on 7.1.1 not sure if need to again unlock bootloader also OEM unlock in developer option says bootloader is unlocked but it's grayed out. All I want is to install twrp and root phone so can use full potential. But even to do that fastboot has to respond. Pls help.
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] echo92:
If your bootloader was previously unlocked, it should still be locked - OTA updates don't lock your bootloader.

I'd try using a different computer, try using an USB 2.0 port rather than USB 3.0. Change the USB cable as well.
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] pratham.kamath:
I honestly don't think it's an issue with pc but will try on different pc and confirm in few minutes. Also OEM unlock is grayed out and says bootloader is unlocked is that normal?cud that be possible reason y fastboot command doesn't work. As initially when I had unlocked bootloader I had to enable usb debug and OEM unlock from developer options. This time since grayed out its refusing fastboot commands. I need to root and have twrp installed if not downgrade to 7.1.1 pls help
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] echo92:
The OEM unlock is greyed out, though the text in the OEM unlock does say that your bootloader is already unlocked. It shouldn't matter unless you're trying to re-lock your bootloader.

From what I understand, in order to re-enable the OEM unlock, you could root with magisk but of course, without being able to flash on your computer, that's difficult. Without being able to flash via fastboot, you can't really downgrade to 7.1.1 either (though I would not recommend downgrading. If you do downgrade, I would avoid flashing the June 2018 Nougat OTA). No fastboot would mean you're stuck on stock.

Did you try downloading the Google fastboot/adb? That might be newer than the minimal ADB/fastboot. On the Pixel 2, fastboot/ADB issues appear to be fixed by updating to the latest tools.
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] pratham.kamath:
That's exactly where I am stuck. Soak 8.1 with no root, no twrp, fastboot fails at all commands, OEM unlock grayed out but says bootloader is already unlocked. So technically I am stuck and can't make any changes which is a pain as I usually mod a lot right from font to audio mods to smiley app :) and without root /twrp can't do anything. I had installed to test didn't knew I would be stuck like this. :(
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] echo92:
Did you try the Google fastboot adb tools? I don't recall reading if you tried them and if they worked or not. As you've updated to 8.1, you may need updated tools for them to work properly - I'd uninstall the old tools, download the newest Google tools and try again.

This is always a risk when updating, especially with a major update like that soak test. Tools such as fastboot/abd, or TWRP may not be updated to support (though from what I understand, TWRP is working from some users). It's your responsibility as to what happens with your device.

The only other explanation is that there's an issue with your device, however, with no warranty that may become expensive to fix.
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] pratham.kamath:
No sir I haven't tried Google adb yet. Arranging alternate system to try that. Will provide an update soon. And yes few users say they have updated to 8.1 and are still able to use twrp and root etc. So it's definately something missing on my part. I will try it today and will post update. Thank you sir for quick response.
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] pratham.kamath:
I did try a different PC and was able to get twrp installed with root but as I was facing slow charging issue and Google play didn't work right I cleared dalvik cache and also reset from within Rom and also twrp but as nothing worked eventually thought of going to Android 7.1.1 I was able to downgrade but this time lost imei as now it says 0. Followed thread and updated to aosp 8.1 I now have my imei back but sim 1 if selected as 4g signal bars drops drastically however if I select 2g /3g get good signal. Any quick fix for this apart from erase modemst1 as that is not fixing the issue. If there is any way out to erase all the changes made and to flash stock rom such that phone goes to day 1 when I bought it and also retains IMEI if I update via ota

pls help sir.