yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] rajatgupta1998:
Great news, fastboot flashable firmware of stock Oreo 8.1 build OPJ28.111-22 is now available. The flashing instructions are same just like for 7.0, and are available in the OP of the thread.

Note: Even I haven't tested the firmware right now, just asked a friend to upload it on my SourceForge archive. I am still downloading it and will then test it. (Blame poor internet at my side) I will update this post and the OP once i confirm that all models work fine. Those who are willing to experiment can do so. TLDR, retail versions of the Plus models should work fine at least. I will test on my 1643.

Downloads:

ATHENE_OPJ28.111-22_cid50_subsidy-DEFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml.zip

MD5: 3380255b16d4f7c96517f1c4bd7e6604

SHA1: d988e30e7d719b4a952c4c89b50718eb8e9e539e

Also, I will be sharing a newer blankflash zip soon, so those who have hard-bricked their devices can recover them now, will update accordingly ;)

Edit 04.17 PM IST:

Here's a new blankflash file from OPJ28.72 build, this should work on OPJ28.111-22 as the bootloader version is same.

Obviously I can't test it since I haven't bricked my phone. Any other news shall be given out whenever it appears.

Download:

blankflash_athene_8.1.0_OPJ28.72.zip

MD5: ada83fc6809218084739ca0cc87c9f4a

REQUEST: All queries regarding how to flash the fastboot firmware and similar things should be taken care of in this thread.
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] SinghD95:
Can it be flashed over first soak OPJ28.108 with non rooted stock recovery ?
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] shekharendu:
Same query.
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] pankajkh:
Yes You Can Flash It, The First Zip via Fastboot
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] TLastPrism:
DAMN. I expected the fastboot version to come next month at least, but out of nowhere, here u are with it. that was fast AF. Thanks!
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] anhoxhrs:
Low volume

any solution for the low volume of front speaker(system wide).Tried hard reset,fastboot flash of the latest .zip stock,viper4android.Volume stays normal for 2-3 seconds and then permanently falls.No problem with earphones,bluetooth etc.
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] shekharendu:
Tried to flash. Signature verification failed.

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Same here
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] echo92:
What are you trying to flash? If it's the fastboot firmware mentioned above, you need to use a computer and flash the firmware whilst your device is in the bootloader mode. You cannot flash the fastboot firmware in stock recovery.
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] shekharendu:
Will you please mention the procedure link?
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] echo92:
Please read the opening post of this thread https://xdaforums.com/moto-g4-plus/how-to/stock-rom-npjs25-93-14-4-march-1-t3608138

Note you do not have to use the OEM lock commands if your bootloader is already locked or you do not wish to relock. Using the 3 OEM lock commands will erase your device.

Furthermore, if you're on the soak test and want to try to keep your data, omit the command 'fastboot erase userdata' from your flash script or do not copy and paste to your ADB terminal. However, ensure you have a backup in case you have to factory reset.
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] keval3492:
Same problem here after update to oreo,i called motorola care and discuss this problem ,they said if there is same problem in most of device then other next update is also launch.
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Ujjawal1810:
So I can just flash it using the commands given in op and after removing the "erase userdata" line and "oem lock" lines, I would be on latest update!

I am on Nov sock test with unmodified rom
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] echo92:
Yes, flashing the Oreo stock ROM should put you on the latest update.

As with any firmware flash, ensure you take plenty of time and do not rush the procedure.
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] eriqmondu:
Works ok over first soak

I was stuck in first soak test OPJ 28.108 (locked bootloader, i never modified my phone). I flashed the full and lastest OPJ28.111-22 firmware without the fastboot erase userdata and i was able to update successfully without lose my information. No bugs at all. I have normal Moto G4 XT1621 retmx.

The commands i used here

fastboot oem lock begin

fastboot flash partition gpt.bin

fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img

fastboot flash logo logo.bin

fastboot flash boot boot.img

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

fastboot flash dsp adspso.bin

fastboot flash oem oem.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 modem NON-HLOS.bin

fastboot erase modemst1

fastboot erase modemst2

fastboot flash fsg fsg.mbn

fastboot erase cache

fastboot oem lock

fastboot reboot
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] echo92:
For anyone flashing this stock Oreo firmware over OPJ28.108, or stock firmware and doesn't want to erase their device whilst following the above mentioned commands, make sure you don't flash fastboot oem lock begin (entering this twice will wipe your device) as well. One general set of commands for updating from stock Nougat or previous Oreo builds, without OEM lock commands and without erasing user data is:

fastboot flash partition gpt.bin
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img
fastboot flash logo logo.bin
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash dsp adspso.bin
fastboot flash oem oem.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 modem NON-HLOS.bin
fastboot erase modemst1
fastboot erase modemst2
fastboot flash fsg fsg.mbn
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot

Note that these steps will erase your EFS and also that if you're reverting from a custom ROM, it's advisable to erase userdata'. Regardless, please back up before flashing stock firmware.
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] eriqmondu:
I flashed with the oem lock begin and oem lock commands and i dont get wiped as u said. Maybe because i was fully stock and with the locked bootloader already since i got my phone.
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] echo92:
Looking at your flashing instructions, you only used fastboot OEM lock begin once. That should have prompted you to enter the command in a second time to begin the bootloader locking process which would have erased your device.

You omitted the 2nd OEM lock begin command which is why you likely didn't get your device erased.
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] eriqmondu:
Yes, you are right. This was my fastboot commands output https://pastebin.com/pXvXmJMk

Anyway, when i used both commands i got the (bootloader) Not in unlocked state output so i think those commands has no effect in my G4.
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] optionalmgrr.la:
When:crying::crying::crying:
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] tyratron:
Well... I've flashed it on my XT1642 reteu and everything went fine ?
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] optionalmgrr.la:
oh that's great! I'm worried that because the LTE bands and modem firmware won't match
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] x64Daniel:
But isn't there a world of difference? And I hope that if I do decide to try it, I would still be on the same software channel right?

I am retapac XT1642
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Ganesh M:
Can we install xposed on this stock rom 8.1
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] pankajkh:
As Of Now, we can't

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Any Information About the Release of Source Codes?
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Ganesh M:
Thanks
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] TLastPrism:
Sad news everybody! At least for me, the problem with CTS Profile is real :( The first time i updated from nougat 7.0 to Oreo 8.1 i didn't noticed this problem at all as i still could download Critical ops from playstore but not Instagram and Candy crush friends as it says 'this version is not compatible with this device’ bc the CTS Profile fails. But after some time, i unlocked my bootloader and flashed magisk on Oreo 8.1, and everything was fine, i could download intagram and candy crush friend from playstore. But right now i'm back to locked bootloader and stock 8.1 final stable version wich i flashed via fastboot with the new fastboot version of Oreo, and the problem still exist even after a totally clean flash of the latest version of Oreo. :( my model is Moto g (4) XT1626 dtv. Can someone who has an g4 plus with locked bootloader and update via offical OTA confirm if this problem exist even in g4 plus version? Thanks in advance. :)
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] optionalmgrr.la:
OK I jumped shark and fastboot ota on my retapac xt1642 everything works thanks!
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] brundark:
I also have an 'XT1626', and the CTS is normal.
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] optionalmgrr.la:
Still on retapac channel
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Edduardoa:
I'm having the same issue, locked bootloader, flashed stock rom
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] TLastPrism:
Screenshot?
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] staknhalo:
US Unlocked XT1644 - our build version of Nougat is too new to apply the upgrade to Oreo lol

Upgrade expects a build of NPJS25.93-14-18 but the XT1644 is on NPJS25.93-14.7-8

Oh well, I'll just have to wait.
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] keval3492:
I had this problem but after clear data of playstore it show install button.
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] tarsomagno:
Anyone has a "flashing phone on PC for dummies" ?

Never done this before and don't want to brick my phone, thanks in advance also for the ones who saved me from the 108 update :)

I have stock everything, never done any update except of putting files on root directory and forcing updates.
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] kayserxx:
is there any way to have root + xposed in the oreo firmware of the moto g4 plus?

I installed the official firmware 8.1, I installed magisk 18.1 via twrp + buxybox v1.29.0 + Xposed Framework v90b3 oreo but when restarting the phone does not pass the logo therefore I had to erase the firmware via twrp and flash back to firmware oreo via fastboot and all good, fluid, I love it but I need root + xposed to hibernate the app and save battery....
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] strongst:
There's also a fastboot version now available https://xdaforums.com/moto-g4-plus/how-to/stock-rom-npjs25-93-14-4-march-1-t3608138
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] tarsomagno:
But this fastboot version requires PC, and that I've never done before, the tutorial seems pretty explained but I still have doubts othe process, do you have any links with further instructions for newbies?
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] strongst:
The process is easy and written precisely. Did you read it? What further instructions you're looking for?

If you have further questions please feel free to ask here https://xdaforums.com/moto-g4-plus/help/help-thread-question-noob-friendly-t3526598
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] stompi27:
any solution for burnt screen? in this rom?
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] pankajkh:
Search Playstore for Colour Changer Pro

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At this moment, xposed is not working, you can try downloading Greenify from the Play Store
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] stompi27:
Colour changer pro? give me a link.. is that app for free?
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] pankajkh:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.omegacentauri.red
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] x64Daniel:
Juat adding this, you will need root to use the app (FYI)
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] keval3492:
My sound problem is increasing in after oreo update ,so I decide to use Franco or some other kernel to flash,so can you guys help me to how to do that in oreo step by step??I have totally unmodified system .
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] poisonofchoice:
Is this the soak test build or the first OTA build?
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] x64Daniel:
Final build but there are 2 known issues though
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] pankajkh:
Custom Kernels are not available for now. For Basics, you can unlock the bootloader and flash Twrp or any other custom recovery and wait for the custom kernels
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] harshal2234:
I'm on stock 8.1 , Magisk 18.0 and using colour changer app, I'm loosing battery a lot faster I don't even get close to 4hr sot and it gets a lot hot than it used to be, while I used to get around 5 and 1/2 sot on 7.0 stock and my usage is medium without much of gaming. Can someone tell me what might be wrong?
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] shady_11:
I am on the same condition as you, with root and the color changer app, and I am only getting 4 hrs of sot.

I don't know if is because the battery has already 2 years or if is because of root and the app.

And the battery when the phone is on standby drops a lot quicker, I tried the app naptime to force doze but didn't saw any difference.
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] harshal2234:
I don't think battery might be problem cause I was getting around 5-6hrs on 7.0. I think it might be because stock kernel runs on little more than lower frequency or it might me just the app.
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] shady_11:
I edited my previous message, the problem is I don't think there is another app that allows to change the RGB
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] harshal2234:
Ya you are right. Some app helps with screen burn but they don't work on status bar because the restriction of overlays
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] shady_11:
On Oreo you need to root to fix the screen burn, since the system restricts the overlay just for some spots.
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] harshal2234:
Ya that is true.
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] shady_11:
If anybody knows another app other than this one https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.omegacentauri.red_pro that allows change the RGB values please let me know.
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] shekharendu:
Brother, follow my instruction.

first download these 3 softwares:-

1. adb-setup-1.4.3

2. minimal_adb_fastboot_v1.2_setup

3. Universal AdbDriver Setup

install these 3 softwares.

now, after finishing the minimal adb software (do not forget to check create desktop icon), you will see a " minimal adb" shortcut on your desktop.

put your phone to fastboot mode. to do so, first switch off your phone, then hold power and volume down button together, it will take you to the fastboot mode.

connect usb.

now, download the zip (ATHENE_OPJ28.111-22_cid50_subsidy-DEFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml) file from the OP and unzip to a folder, copy all the files from this folder to the "minimal adb" folder (C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot).

run minimal adb as a administrator and run command "fastboot devices" (without quotes ) you will see the phone is detected.

now in command prompt (minimal adb) run these commands one by one:

fastboot oem lock begin

fastboot oem lock begin

fastboot flash partition gpt.bin

fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img

fastboot flash logo logo.bin

fastboot flash boot boot.img

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

fastboot flash dsp adspso.bin

fastboot flash oem oem.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 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 oem lock

fastboot reboot

now you're good to go.

in case your phone gets disconnected during this operation, dont panic, start this whole process again(from putting your phone to fastboot mode, run these commands again).

if you want to keep your phone data then skip command "fastboot erase data".

if you have locked bootloader the skip all commands mentioned with "oem lock"

enjoy:fingers-crossed:
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] tarsomagno:
This is what I call noob-friendly:D, thank you for the detailed steps.
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] pabliyofp:
Did anyone got the OTA in the retus software channel?
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] x64Daniel:
Just updated, running a bit slow though.
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] strongst:
Blue light filter app, you'll find it in the tread.
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] ashish.22:
With each new Android update, SOT has always been affected.

Either it is because of android becoming more demanding or 'planned obsolescence' from the part of developers.

However, there are some easy quick fixes for rooted devices.

I am also using the same color changer app, and getting around 5hour SOT with 1-2% standby battery drain.

I am using kernel adiutor to fix moto G4's common heating issue - underclocking, power save modes etc.

I am using Nova launcher which almost looks like stock android launcher BUT is far more smoother and lag free then the stock one and also probably less resource intensive.

Using "Servicely" that drastically reduced standby drain, even one day I had zero % battery drain - (that was shocking)
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] shady_11:
I am using nova launcher, I tried use naptime and the stand by time didn't improve. I going to try greenify and servicely.

About kernel adiutor what did you change?
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] ashish.22:
There are so many options to mess around, and if you do anything wrong the phone might act weird or shut off immediately. Good thing is, by next restart those bad effects won't be applied unless you have enabled the setting "Apply on boot" .

You can tweak CPU frequency to the lowest without any worry, use Powersave as the governor in the CPU section.

As for the other settings, which most of us smartphone users have no knowledge about, I just followed a video showcasing how to get best battery life using Kernel Adiutor and applied the same tweaks.

It was about I/O Scheduler, Low memory killer , virtual memory, Entropy etc. You can easily find them on web/Youtube
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] rahulroy.e1004:
Everytime I try to install I get this message....I am using twrp-3.2.2-r1 arm64 [emoji80][emoji80]

Any fix?View attachment 4716593
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] echo92:
This stock ROM OTA update is not flashable with TWRP - you need to flash via stock recovery. That will usually mean reverting fully back to stock firmware.

If you want to keep TWRP , flash the TWRP flashable of the stock firmware https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=78932768&postcount=703
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] jimmycc2:
I am wondering, it is the same if I use this ota to upgrade or if I wait to receive the update by Motorola? Thanks in advance!
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] pankajkh:
Yes, it's the same update. As the Author of this post only captured the ota update sent out by Motorola. Go Flashing :svetius:
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] ikarna:
Update problem

I'm moto g4 plus user, i couldn't not update my phone to oreo stable version, I'm stuck on opj28.108, is there any way to update my phone ?
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] tarsomagno:
Yes, I was also stuck on the 28.108 soak and followed the instructions on this thread to update to 28.111-22 via fastboot, really easy to do.

I was on locked stock bootloader on my xt1640 retbr

I followed the steps on the 1st post, skipping the "OEM lock" commands

Also if you don't want to reset to factory defaults skip also the "erase userdata" command, but I would advise you to backup your data and erase it to start fresh
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] jimmycc2:
What do you mean if I have the XT1644 I cannot apply this upgrade?
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] shekharendu:
Go to OP. download the fastboot rom. Flash it in fastboot mode via adb. A lot of posts out there in this thread about flashing procedure.

Goto this thread:- a noob friendly instructions are given

https://xdaforums.com/moto-g4-plus/how-to/guide-moto-g4-g4-oreo-soak-test-update-t3871136/page106
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] ablonn:
After the first reboot(at least form what I noticed) wakeup time is insaaaanely high, on average 10 seconds. that's so anoying when every unlock takes ages to finish. Some times, the screen goes black(powered on), and the phone does not wake up for minutes, until reboot. I've experienced this(the reboot thing) 3 times after the last factory reset, 2 days ago.

First time I flashed the latest version, the same thing happened.

I was on lineage 15.1, flashed stock 7 from this post, than flashed the stock oreo from the post using sideload on stock recovery.

Has anybody experienced this? Is there a fix?

Edit: That all happens while things are working on the background, like music, podcasts, and more, and the music or task does not lag, or stop. It just keep working while screen take ages to power on and unlock, using the fingerprint. on the hardware button, the wake up time is lower, but still very high, like 5 seconds.
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] poisonofchoice:
Your flux settings?
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] pankajkh:
The default settings that come with the app
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] pablo_cba:
Hi! I could install this latest version, the problem I have is that certain notifications I do not receive until I open the application, for example Whatsapp or Instagram, has happened to you? Sorry for my English, I'm using the google translator
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] shekharendu:
Have you checked notification settings for those particular apps?
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] pankajkh:
This might happen due to any dozing Application ( if you have root and are using it).

Otherwise, it's Android Doze, to fix it follow:-

1) Settings > Application

2) WhatsApp > Battery Optimisation > Don't Optimise or Search "Battery Optimisation"
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] willsolo:
This version after I flashed it made a Moto g4 out of my Moto g4 plus, no fingerprint sensor.

Can not downgrade the bootloader

Even stock nougat says G4, but in twrp recovery,

PC shows Moto g4 plus.
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] sulligogs:
I have an XT1642 that has had the Oreo OPJ28.111-22 flashed to it. So, its on Oreo stock with a locked bootloader. However, I may want to go back to Nougat... :)

I understand that the bootloader on Oreo is higher that the one on Nougat, which can cause problems. Can I just unlock my bootloader and push twrp-3.2.1-0-athene.img? And then from there use TWRP to flash TWRP-athene-7.0.0-NPJS25.93-14-18.zip (from https://xdaforums.com/moto-g4-plus/development/rom-oreo-8-1-0-soak-test-t3873367)

Thanks :)