[Moto G7 Play Questions & Answers] emilelonghart2:
Hello. This is still me. EmileLonghart. Forgot my password. Hehehe....I'm stupid.

Anywho, I actually already did put a new logo.bin file on it XD.

I kept researching and tried the Magisk to root with a patch file. It bricked it, but turns out LMSA's Rescue function can reflash the stock firmware(with the "bad key") on it again as a way to always rescue it.

So, then I tried each and every stock firmware from mirror.lolinet, used all the boot.img files, did another form where I typed out each fastboot command imaginable from the same mirror.lolinet stock firmware, tried to use the mirror.lolinet stock firmware in the LMSA, AND tried renabling the "recovery mode" each and every time or "unlocking the bootloader".

Needless to say, nothing worked for too long. But, I flashed it back on the stock firmware provided from LMSA, and I'm back to where I was with "bad key" again. I essentially bricked or froze this phone so...many...times! But that LMSA program is awesome by the way. I don't care what anybody says. That program always revived the phone after me constantly putting it into cardiac arrest XD.

Either way, I did discover a few things for me personal that might be useful for others and about my Moto G7 Play phone and what was exactly wrong with it.

1.) LMSA is the best to revive a bricked phone even if it says "bad key" or anyhting else.

2.) LMSA can flash other stock firmware from others on there program. Pretty cool :)

3.) With the Magisk patch firmware, I was able to enter the recovery mode before all the text turned to white bars then died(LMSA came to the rescue for that one too).

4.) I finally learned on my own thanks to trying to unlock the bootloader that the "recovery mode" was "corrupted" from what I guess was MetroPCs. Whoever used it before, unlocked the bootloader THEN they flashed stock firmware back onto the Moto G7 Play(Model:XT1952-6) without ever "relocking the bootloader". This is what gave the "N/A" as the first logo. When I flashed LMSA, "bad key" was displayed cause it is finally telling me that something on the flashed firmware is off which is actually that the bootloader is "unlocked" and canNOT be "relocked".

Hope this makes sense.

5.) I discovered the "logo.bin" a while ago before doing ANY of the other stuff I was doing. Turns out, you need to type in "orange" into the bottom left corner of the *MotoBootLogoMaker* program(which you'll need to use in order to change the bootloader exactly on this Moto G7 Play. I tried doing it without the program and...yeah...that bricked it too XD.

But, yeah. applying a new logo also will not remove the "bad key". I tried covering it up with many different logos. Annnnnnndddddd, yeah no. Didn't work. Only the MotoBootLogoMaker program worked, but I''ll try yours too. Future me speaking, "bad key" is somehow still there. Like a tree through a windshield, it's persistent and unavoidable that "bad key" XD.

So, this is all I've learned. I'm surprised I kept going despite bricking my phone hundreds of times. I've been using it since 5:00pm Us Central Time and it's now 9:57pm. It's at 63% and runs just fine with the custom logo.bin that still keeps putting the "bad key" in the corner in white text on a dark background or black text on a bright background(remember to type and replace "orange" in MotoBootLogoMaker to change the logo.bin in a or b).

At least I've learned A LOT from all the passionate, helpful individuals on this XDA Forums like youself. I think I managed to find your post I believe on this Moto G7 Play Forums. You also brought up the Xbox root and unroot functions when describing the a and b sections with regular mode and recovery mode by flashing Magisk patch file, right?

Anywho, I'm very grateful for everyone on these forums working with others and providing info for enthusiast, repair, and plain curiosity. Of course, even though I put a post to ask for info or help, I managed to do everything the *hard way* by myself. And on each failure, I learned more and more on how and what to repair and what wasn't repairable on the Moto G7 Play. My model has a very "bad key" source code that by the time I tried to repair the "recovery mode" by "relocking the bootloader". I would only end up bricking the Moto G7 Play and paying only $30 for this phone essentially made me say to myself 'You know what? If it dies cause I'm trying to fix it, then it take that brick to the head like I did back in boot camp."

I just want to say, 'Thank you' to everybody on this forum for what y'all do and helping others. I still wish and would like say that the XDA Forum still needs to be better in making a coherent guide that should be simpler and without having to go to hundreds of multiple links explaining something that should take like 5 minutes or less. Like everybody talks about the ADB and Fastboot programs as though if like 'You completely understand this complicated Command Prompt that is only explained as well as the nervous system of the human body. You know? Like how to make rockets that only the government decorated with a bouquet of heavenly fried chicken legs by Gordan Ramsey. It's as simple as that." If nobody understands sarcasm, I'm essentially saying that it's better to be clear and concise then straightforward and confusing. Still, great work and everybody is being very, VERY helpful and I'm extremely grateful. It's just that communicating these technical terms that are constantly changing is difficult for beginners only looking for ways to repair there phones or understand functions or programs.

I hope that communications like creating a bulletin board of repair guides or other guides could be on the top of the forums for those looking for better comprised ways to use programs on there phones.

For you, I just want to say, 'Thank you so much for your help.' You have been very patient with me and I am extremely grateful for all your help. I'll continue to look into the "bad key" logo.bin and try to find a better way to cover it. I did use yours and I'll keep trying others. Who knows? Might find an awesome pictures to put on the logo.bin. So, thank you and I hope you have a wonderful day...or night...I don't know your timezone. I hope you have a good day(Ther. I cheated XD )