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[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] psychopac:
Finally someone did it. Official OTA for RETBR channel

Edit: Captured by [MENTION=7912799]rt.raphael[/MENTION]

https://plus.google.com/116142993672750486749/posts/38icrGGWe6H
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Scarecrow.:
Is this the final stable release??or the last soak???
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] RohitJainWorld:
Can I install it on Indian variant XT1686?
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] rt.raphael:
Hi, I, who captured the version, came to me, official version Oreo.
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] RohitJainWorld:
I am getting an error in recovery.

Internal and External memory can not be mounted
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Rocketfin:
You probably can since retbr and retin builds were intercompatible in the past, but it will likely change your software channel which can cause updates to break until you sideload a retin channel update
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] psychopac:
It's the final stable release, not a soak

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Yes, you can

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Agreed, so it's recommended to flash this update keeping what [MENTION=7057852]Rocketfin[/MENTION] said in mind
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Scarecrow.:
Thanks?

PS:Atleast we know moto not messing with us lol??
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] psychopac:
Now we know for sure :D

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Many thanks to you man, I'm sure a lot of people will thank you for this. Good job ??

Edit: given you proper credits
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Scarecrow.:
Hey..thanks for the great news!..if you don't mind can you put up a few screenshots?:silly:

Cheers!:laugh:
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] RohitJainWorld:
Can't install

Error Internal and External memory can't be mounted in recovery mode
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] BlackbirdSCV:
I'm downloading right now, and link claims it's OPS28.85.13, do you know what compilation number does last soak version have?

And will it work if I'm on retla software channel with june security patch?

Oh, and BTW, I previously sideloaded the June Security Patch OTA, which was supposed to be for retmx or openmx (I don't remember which one TBH), but after installation I was still on retla (my bootloader is locked, probably that was the reason)
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] echo92:
Looks to be the same build as the soak test 4 build - which isn't surprising as Motorola usually makes the last soak test build the official build if they're happy with the soak test build.

If you're downloading from the Google Drive link, ensure you have NPNS25.137-92-14 on your device. Software channels won't usually change with firmware updates and some updates do flash to multiple devices (though they do control what updates you should be getting). This official Oreo OTA will only flash onto NPNS25.137-92-14 devices as per the OTA updater script.

Package expects build thumbprint of [B]8.1.0/OPS28.85-13[/B]/b8ea:user/release-keys or [B]7.0/NPNS25.137-92-14[/B]/16:user/release-keys
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] RohitJainWorld:
Thank you echo I have updated it.

It is a soak test.

Pre release version ?
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] echo92:
Isn't the pre-release just telling you what version of the GCC compiler was used to build the code and the firmware? I don't see any indication that this is a soak test - else why would Motorola release a build updating the latest Nougat general release to the latest Oreo build (i.e. updating NPNS25.137-92-14 to OPS28.85-13)
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] BlackbirdSCV:
Then I'm fine, thanks!

[MENTION=7970352]echo92[/MENTION] said Motorola tend to release latest soak test version as the stable one, and it makes sense as it's released in the same markets the software was tested at. Also, why would they make another compilation just to change its number? It makes no sense and it would make us wait even longer, and it's not like we've been waiting a little
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] JassielF:
Did you install the update through recovery mode ?
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] BlackbirdSCV:
No, just copy it to your root folder in the internal memory, give access to storage to Moto Update (find it through Settings -> Apps) and then restart your phone and it should detect the update
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] handy5876:
So the g5plus oreo update is still going to use linux kernel 3.18 which is an ancient EOL kernel with a mountain of hacks. This is an informative article by Greg Kroah Hartman the maintainer of the linux stable kernel on all that is wrong in the SOC world http://kroah.com/log/blog/2018/08/24/what-stable-kernel-should-i-use/
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] kykemejia:
Thanks friends Chileno, worked fine for me your instructions

Enviado desde mi Moto G (5) Plus mediante Tapatalk
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] jgmmjg:
I installed the update its working fine
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] rt.raphael:
I hope I have helped the community, I see that the news spread quickly.
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] amitinder11:
it a good idea to install Brazilian oreo on Indian retin channel ? The update is detected on copying the files to internal storage. I'm sceptical for any issues regarding volte support for jio or other network issues.
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] irfanalinawaz:
If you messed up your device in past eg. installed custom oreo and gone back to stock and lost imei and volte amd thn restored them with any method thn you are out of luck, if ypu flash it you will lost your imei, network, volte etc. And then ypu will also lost option to go back to previous version of stock rom, last night same I messed my device even after restoring efs and persist I didn't get network, got only imei. But after lots of hassle I managed to install custom oreo rom and bring back network and volte also. So be careful, before doing anything don't forget to take backup.
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] amitinder11:
No I have never made any modifications with my device. I never installed any roms and never rooted the phone. So will I be safe then . I mean will the same update be rolled out to Indian devices too or with any modifications.
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] irfanalinawaz:
Thn you can flash without any fear and I think in India and Brazil moto roll outs the same builds. Both region have same firmwares in past so I think its will b same.
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] amitinder11:
Thanks for the reply. I just installed the Brazilian firmware and everythings seems to work fine . Although now I don't understand the desperation for Oreo as it does not provide much useful changes compared to Nougat. Lol...
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] irfanalinawaz:
Yeah you are right there are not much changes compared to android 7, just android version changed and security patch is latest. If peoples messed there devices with unlocking, rooting and with custom roms and switching back to stock android 7 and restored someone others persist or baseband is having a, e, u other thn R in last thn stay away to upgrade, its will be better to stick with your current working rom, I was thinking in past that oreo update will correct everything but its not true, you will end up with no imei or network signal or a hard bricked device. So be careful and dont be in hurry to update to oreo.
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] BlackbirdSCV:
Well, there were supposed to be some great features like PiP or automatic WiFi enabling once you get back home which were either exclusive for Pixel devices or removed by Motorola. Night mode is also absent.

I wonder if there's a way to enable them?

BTW, Oreo works like a charm. Performance has been better than Nougat so far, battery life has also improved to the point that even Turbocharge is a bit faster now, and startup is a lot faster than in Nougat. So far it's been a good change, but I'm disappointed with the missing features, though
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] amitinder11:
Pip works for youtube desktop site when opened in chrome. Pip for youtube app is available for free only in US.
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] BlackbirdSCV:
I can't get it to work, the PiP window closes immediately after going back to desktop
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Faizan Tarlekar:
Hey, can u pls provide screenshot of about phone?
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Mrkblo:
My G5 plus is currently on the June security patch, but it is not retail (software channel is timbr). I've seen that the update is compatible with my phone, however some people are saying that if I flash it using that Motorola Update app, I won't receive any more OTAs (new security patches, for instance). Can anyone confirm this? Also, if I update now, in case I can get ahold of the future security patches in a flashable form, would I need the Retail patch or the timbr patch?

Thanks in advance.
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] kykemejia:
Screenshots preview and after

Enviado desde mi Moto G (5) Plus mediante Tapatalk
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Fir3lordZuk0:
This is soak test build rt, it's says pre_release
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] echo92:
This seems to be the same build as the last Oreo soak test. However, the pre release seems to be for the kernel GCC compiler and also this OTA flashes onto the latest general release build. Thus, it looks like Motorola was happy enough with the last soak test builds to compile an OTA from those test builds for general release deployment. You could argue that this itself is still a soak test but the fact this OTA is flashable onto NPNS25.137-92-14 (a build that may not have been available to soak testers) and the adverts around Oreo suggest this is the actual update.
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Fir3lordZuk0:
Got it

But I am still not convinced that update in rolled out...Lenovo is just making an excuse and buying time by calling it out phase wise roll out
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Scarecrow.:
There's hardly anything we can do about what moto does...the only reason I'm waiting for Oreo is cause I'm waiting for 9.0 development to get more solid..once that's established.. Bye bye stock?
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] riyan65:
There are just fooling as by saying they have release the stable version, as there are many bugs present such as wifi, you didn't get wifi if normally connect to it you need to close to the modem or need to turn on airplane mode to use wifi, I have complained many time but till now it didn't get fix, when I ask them why the bug still not get fixed they said they are investigating it. So there is no stable version is being made.they are many more bugs such as launcher, volume button,wifi,camera app and etc.
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] rmsrohan:
Works well

Downloaded and updated using Zip yesterday. Works well... No bugs as of now...

Moto Support / Development team has gone pathetic and this might me just my last Moto device for sure...
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] seriousia:
Just updated my indian Moto g5 plus using shared ota file to Oreo :D

Took around 30 - 40 min

Working fine for now
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Anilpandit2000:
build number??

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please share link.. of ota
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] seriousia:
My build number was NPNS25.137-92-14 after upgrade it is OPS28.85-13

Here is the link to the post , credit [MENTION=7912799]rt.raphael[/MENTION]

https://plus.google.com/116142993672750486749/posts/38icrGGWe6H

Upgrade at your own risk
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] kykemejia:
also for me without problems

Enviado desde mi Moto G (5) Plus mediante Tapatalk
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Anilpandit2000:
please share screenshot of about phone
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Fir3lordZuk0:
Are you expecting the version numbers to change in about phone? Ppl have already shared screenshots earlier, it's gng to be remain same.
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Scarecrow.:
Hey,

Does anyone know how to turn on night light on stock oreo??and not using any third party app for night light??unable to find the settings for the same...in nougat it was a hidden feature...wonder why they didn't include in oreo?

Thanks..

Cheers!:laugh:

PS: I'm sorry if this is the wrong thread for this question :silly:
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] riyan65:
Night display feature is not supposed as I have ask to they Moto agent.
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] BlackScout:
Broken English sometimes is just so bad that it's literally impossible to understand what some people are trying to say.

How come Night Light is not "supposed" to be in Oreo. It's a standard feature. Motorola is nuts.
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Jimisballjohn:
How did you activate it on Nougat?
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Scarecrow.:
Use this app..easy peasy..you can uninstall the app once you're done..read the instructions they're simple enough..

Night mode enabler(for nougat)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.michaelevans.nightmodeenabler
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] rajeshkoshti:
Did u try-

1) pull down notification with two fingers

2) tap and hold small "settings" icon, it will rotate

3) go into settings u'll find hidden menu, there u can enable/disable many features including night light, battery%, show seconds in time etc.
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Scarecrow.:
Apparently it's not built into the stock rom by Motorola..typical..here's the screenshot for system UI tuner...
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] rajeshkoshti:
Ok mate, i thought it must b thr like nougat. They delayed it too much so I switched to AEX. Anyway will try to find another way.
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Scarecrow.:
Hey,

For people who installed rt.raphael's uploded zip..is the MOTO display changing colours with change in background.. Cause for me that's not happening.. Just a minor thing...oh and chrome PiP isn't working ?(works on whatsapp though)...Thanks..

Cheers!:laugh:
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] BlackbirdSCV:
Not to me, but that's because they updated Moto Display app, and the newer version doesn't have that feature (which I don't mind missing TBH). However, it shows the battery circle in red when you have 15% or less, and blue if you have more than 15%, which is more useful IMO. You can also reply messages directly from Moto Display now, instead of being able to open the respective app to reply, something that X4 already had if I'm not mistaken.
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] david.gs.gm:
How unlock New Oreo bootloader C0.92? After update my IMEI os 0...now needed install twrp to put EFS...

Anyway to return to stock 7.0 with old bootloader to unlock again and install twrp?
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] kartiklohia:
Night Mode is available on Oreo also. Motorola is trying to fool you.
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Scarecrow.:
It's available inbuilt for oreo only on pixel devices...other oem's have added it in their rom..moto has not done that for the G5+
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] kartiklohia:
But i think night mode is available in Moto Display and also attentive screen in oreo 8.1 soak update.
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Scarecrow.:
Attentive screen yes...No night mode...
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] TheIronLefty:
Stop spewing bull****, its available on AOSP which is what brands base their skins and themes off.
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Scarecrow.:
You're free to find it on stock oreo and point it out to me?

Ps: do post a screenshot.. And I'm talking about build OPS28.85-13..
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] TheIronLefty:
I dont own a g5 plus, i brought one for my dad but hes on retus so 7.0, but i own a device that had AOSP 8.1 and it had night light.

if moto removed that feature, it just shows how big of a ****s they are.
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Scarecrow.:
Moto hasn't implemented it...****ty as usual..
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] TheIronLefty:
No, not implementing is a different thing, This is built in to the android 8.0 system, you have to specially remove it.
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Scarecrow.:
Then I guess they did that?
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Androidtroll:
Any news about reteu?
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] prokaryotic cell:
Night Light has to be specifically enabled on ALL devices by the manufacturer. What happens is that on Nougat it could be enabled through a hidden menu on unsupported devices, but that has been fixed on AOSP Oreo and is no longer available. So blame Google for axing it. Motorola could probably have easily ported Night Light, but since it has always been unsupported for the Moto G5 it probably went under their radar. This or they like being dicks.
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] TheIronLefty:
Why should we blame google wtf? they are just fixing a bug, they shouldn't and wont care about OEM's preferences and how they act towards devices, the only company you should be angry towards is motorola and lenovo for literally giving 0 ****s about their 1yr old devices.
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Wolfcity:
Does it really matter which OEM is to blame because of one small feature? I would not have a problem to stay on nougat if night light were an important thing for me. I bought this device because it has a really good working stock ROM and good hardware for a cool price. I don't give a damn about any Oreo features. Everyone was waiting for the update and complaining that it took so long. Than it's rolling out and now it's missing things to complain for.....
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] TheIronLefty:
Sorry but you're the kind of people who allow these companies to pass bull**** like this, no matter the price, a damn promise is a promise, WE WERE PROMISED THE OREO UPDATE A FKIN year ago in DECEMBER!.
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Wolfcity:
You misses my point.

I agree, they promised Oreo and it's their duty to deliver it. But they don't promised a feature called night light. That's all I wanted to say. If someone needs that thing for his life he is free to stay on nougat.

Just because I can live without it (and maybe without the whole update) I don't allow any company to lie. They promised Oreo, they are rolling out Oreo. I'm a long time Moto user and nobody must tell me that it's very late, my first Moto got it's update just when Google updated their Nexus devices.

So please don't tell me I'm "that kind of people".
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] riyan65:
Finally stable version is releasing
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] woodman:
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Remember there are rules to follow on XDA, in particular this bit below:

So please stay polite and civil. I will monitor this thread, hoping it won't derail.

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[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Ritik17:
Nice alarm title in the screenshots.
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Scarecrow.:
Is anyone facing WiFi drop issue...initially I didn't have a problem.. Since today WiFi keeps disconnecting... I did wipe cache from recovery but I doubt that would be the cause...any suggestions?

Thanks in advance!

PS:I'm on stock oreo..updated using the link..
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Venomous Viper 119:
You mean, Wi-Fi automatically disconnects, right? That used to happen to me on nougat. Usually happens when the signal strength is low. Apparently there used to be a setting in the developer options (if I remember it correctly) to choose what to do when you're connected to a Wi-Fi signal that has low strength. It'd give you the options to turn Wi-Fi off, switch to mobile data or to stay connected. I don't know where it is now. I don't seem to have Wi-Fi issues on my Oreo. Check to see if anything else is causing the issue for you. Btw, in which apps the PiP mode is working for you? Is there any way to get it to work with YouTube? Does the PiP mode work with YouTube on Oreo based custom ROMs?
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Scarecrow.:
Thanks!..PiP is working for whatsapp so far..Didn't work with YouTube on chrome...or the YouTube app..as for custom roms I'm sorry I haven't used any yet..

Cheers!:laugh:
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] riyan65:
I am also facing this wifi disconnecting issue. If you kept your device on airplane mode and use wifi then it works correctly.
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Venomous Viper 119:
It's not working for me even on WhatsApp :'(. How to see it coming into action? Please help
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Scarecrow.:
When I said whatsapp I meant that it would work with whatsapp when video calling..Not for normal texts(not sure if it's supposed to work for normal texts)..in case it isn't working for video calling also..Go to settings >>Apps and notifications >>Advanced>>Special app access>>Pip>>Then check if it's enabled for whatsapp.

Cheers!:laugh:

PS: as for seeing it come to action... Just video call anyone and once the other person picks up just press the home button. It should automatically switch to Pip.?
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Venomous Viper 119:
I thought it'd work when playing videos inside WhatsApp. Anyways, thank you!
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] amitinder11:
Pip in stock oreo

Pip mode for youtube app works only on Youtube premium subscription or it works in the US without premium YouTube .

You can make pip work in chrome. Open desktop site of youtube in Chrome, then play any video in fullscreen mode and then just press the home button. Pip also works in G maps while navigating.

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I'm facing weak wifi connection. My balcony is 2 walls away from the router and the connection gets pathetic. When I was on stock nougat the wifi worked fine in my balcony but now everytime I need to get back to the room.
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Wolfcity:
I wonder that the pip mode is such a big deal. Play store is full of apps that can create a floating windows for YT and every other kind of app, for example https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.andromania.videopopup

Maybe I'm missing something but for me this feature is available for a long time (if you really need it).
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Venomous Viper 119:
It's not an issue when you don't have the feature. It's an issue when you have it and it isn't working because it tells you that the update you've received is buggy. I would like to play a YouTube video and personalise my home at the same time. I don't want an extra app for that functionality when it is already built into to the OS.
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Don DD:
This one?
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Venomous Viper 119:
Yeah, I think so...
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Scarecrow.:
Hey,

I'm having this weird issue when both WiFi and Bluetooth are simultaneously on..the WiFi speed is reduced..webpages taking longer to load..even logging onto my router home page doesn't happen...

Anyone else facing this issue????

Ps: on stock oreo 8.1
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Wolfcity:
WiFi is working on 2,4 GHz. Bluetooth is working in a similar range. This is a known problem. Set your router to a different channel or, if your router supports 5 GHz use that. Here's a guide how to solve these issues:

https://www.dsibinski.pl/2017/04/wifi-and-bluetooth-interference-diagnosing-and-fixing/