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[Motorola Moto G20] ajox:
Short update..

After a while i managed to get into fastboot mode, Volume Down + Power did not work for any reason, Assistant Button + Volume Down + Power did instead:

(sorry for the poor quality)

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Device was than recognized but ran into problems anyway:

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[Motorola Moto G20] Chris776:
Greetings!

I just purchased the motorola moto g20 xt2128-1 (unlocked) from "A to Z" and I ran into these exact issues. This is what worked for me:

FASTBOOT: VOL UP + POWER

The OEM UNLOCKING option was also grayed out in my Developer Settings. After getting into FASTBOOT MODE (the exact screen in your SHORT UPDATE) on my PC, COMMAND PROMPT (admin):

fastboot devices (to verify)

fastboot flashing unlock

This worked for me. In the upper left corner on phone, I had to confirm that I wanted to unlock. WARNING!!! ALL USER DATA WILL ERASE!!! It took about 3 minutes.

The option is still grayed out in my Developer Settings, but it now says BOOTLOADER IS ALREADY UNLOCKED

I hope this helps you!
[Motorola Moto G20] MkosTOPs:
This really works. Did you install some recovery and some gsi?
[Motorola Moto G20] Radiobuzz:
Chris776's solution worked for me too, thanks! I didn't managed to get twrp on it yet, and I tried getting root through patching the boot file to no avail.

EDIT: I'm starting to feel maybe Chris766's solution doesn't work? The option is still greyed out although it says the bootloader is unlocked, however when trying to flash twrp or a modified boot image I always get the same error via fastboot:​

writing 'boot'...

FAILED (remote: Write img fail!)

If anyone has any idea...
[Motorola Moto G20] sd_shadow:
For moto device if the the bootloader is unlock, the OEM unlocking option in Dev options should be greyed.

That's normal
[Motorola Moto G20] Radiobuzz:
Then would you know why I get that error with fastboot?
[Motorola Moto G20] sd_shadow:
Many people get that error with an unlocked bootloader.

what does this say?

fastboot getvar securestate
[Motorola Moto G20] Radiobuzz:
Literally nothing lol:

securestate:

finished. total time: 0.000s
[Motorola Moto G20] sd_shadow:
Ok, securestate should still be on the Phone's screen while in fastboot mode.

Maybe listed like one of these, but moto keeps changing the phrase.

It will be right under the battery state

Device is locked
OEM_locked
flashing_unlocked
Device is unlocked

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[Motorola Moto G20] Radiobuzz:
Ok this is what I get while the phone is booting and on fastboot:
[Motorola Moto G20] sd_shadow:
Thanks for the screenshots.

The first screenshot is while booting?

The second is fastbootd not fastboot(bootloader)

the bootloader is what I meant

Anyways, it does appear to be oem unlocked
[Motorola Moto G20] Radiobuzz:
Yes the first one is while the phone is booting up, it appears every time. The bootloader screen is all white and all it says is "Fastboot" and then a track ID, which are letters and numbers, nothing more. Do you have any idea why it doesn't allow me to flash anything on it?
[Motorola Moto G20] sd_shadow:
I believe you should be flashing the patched boot.img in the bootloader mode

edit: if that fails use fastbootd
[Motorola Moto G20] Radiobuzz:
Ok I just tried that with no luck. I tried the fastboot getvar is-userspace command and it came back negative so I assume I'm not using fastbootd. I still tried it though and it just never connected (it kept on "waiting for device"), then I tried again flashing it from the bootloader (white screen) but I keep getting that "write img fail" error.
[Motorola Moto G20] MkosTOPs:
when installing the corrected boot.img you have to use fastboot flash boot_a boot.img
[Motorola Moto G20] LiOnDubSeleKta:
working for me thanks!!!! any root method working? magisk maybe? going for it
[Motorola Moto G20] anoldman57:
It work for me....waiting for rooting.... Thanks for sharing!!

Greetings from Argentine
[Motorola Moto G20] Grom9A:
{Mod edit: Link removed}

I will try some flashing on this device soon... Please enter this group from telegram.

Pronto voy a estar probando rootear e instalar GSI en el G20.

Únanse al grupo de telegram. Así a quienes nos interesa ese tipo de cosas podemos ayudarnos
[Motorola Moto G20] Juanube:
Do you have Xt2128-1 model?

I have XT2128-2, does this method work for both?
[Motorola Moto G20] LiOnDubSeleKta:
i have xt2128-2 with unlock bootloader and waiting for any news for rooting. it's not my phone and i don't have it now. if vol+ doesn't work try vol-
[Motorola Moto G20] Juanube:
That's a good news. Thanks for the quick reply
[Motorola Moto G20] andre10000:
HELLO, FIRST INSTALL STOCK ROM THE OTHER COUNTRY , Y USED EEUU, WITH THIS IN DEVELOPERS OPTION THE OEM .... ARE NORMAL, DEPURASION USB, AFTER OFF YOU PHONE(G20 XT-2128) AND POWEE WHIT VOL - AND GOOGLE BOTOM WILL SOLTAR ALL BOTONS WHEN YOU SEE IMAGE ANDROID ROBOT IN THE SCREEN , AFTER POWER + VOL + THEN MOVE ONLY VOL + TO VOL - AND ALWAYS BOTOM POWER , YOU WILL SEE FACTORY REVOVERY AND IN THE OPTIONS YOU CAN SELEC FASTBOOTD BOOYLOADER WIPE FACRORY, FOR UNLOCK BOOTLOADER GO IN THIS OPTION AN INGESED THE CODE OF MOTOROLA E-MAIL, SORRY FOR MY INGLISH, BUT THIS IS THE FOR , AFTER YOU WILL INSTALL GSI R ARM64 AB
[Motorola Moto G20] ShadowRz:
Ei Hi I've been trying for a long time to unlock the oem option but I didn't understand very well your explanation could you explain it better thank you
[Motorola Moto G20] ShadowRz:
Could you explain better how you did it, because I didn't understand very well how you do it, I don't speak English either, I'm using Google translator
[Motorola Moto G20] #Aaron1764:
https://xdaforums.com/t/stock-lite-z-v1-0-for-motorola-g20.4418381/

Go to this thread, it has a lite version of the stock rom, and it´s not necessary to unlock the oem.

Besides, the same developer has the tool to do it and you can also install other gsi versions that are compatible with the G20.
[Motorola Moto G20] toxinburn:
wrong it stays grayed out for like 3-7 days typically unless someone can find a way to trick the timer you will have to wait to go in dev settings to turn it oem unlock on then redo those fastboot commands i may try to flash a different variant to my new one to see if it would work cause i had another one and when i updated to android 11 from 10 the moto site said it could not be unlocked either even though oem unlock was turned on but i went into fastboot entered the codes anyway and it worked fine. Seems since lenovo took over its getting glitchy.
[Motorola Moto G20] LiOnDubSeleKta:
inglish jaja capoo ;)
[Motorola Moto G20] ShadowRz:
hi I found only europa XT2128-2 but mine is XT2128-1 have a problem?

I would love to be able to fix my problem with the locked bootloader
[Motorola Moto G20] moyuzai:
Thank you @chris7776 ! It worked for me, If I hadn't seen your post, I would have spent at least 7 days unlocking it!

I have no idea why this is working, but I am so glad I finally have my G20 unlocked!
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro Questions & Answers] VC_Project:
Hello, I'm a CHN-UNICOM user(need 3V),But maybe the paranoid Quartz 5 OS have set the sim Voltage to 5V.How to deal with it?
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro Questions & Answers] veloo:
Oh, is that why Paranoid Android didn't work for me? I tried many times, and it was always trying to detect sim card, detects it, and then complains no sim card. This process repeated endlessly. In the end, I gave up and went back to MiUi.

Now I'm very happy with LineageOS with MicroG, very lightweight, fast, and efficient. Everything works, and no garbageware services.
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] sanjsrik:
So, I received mine on September 1.

I just put in the return for today and will most likely send it back tomorrow.

Here are my reasons:

* Constant disconnects from sleep tracking

* Hit-or-miss notifications, they really just didn't work when synced from phone, GW3 never has this issue

* AWFUL, and I can't stress this enough, AWFUL battery life

* NO watchfaces

* Half Tizen/Half WearOS, neither one works

* How many of the actual features were dropped that were the point of buying this thing?

* Have I mentioned the just ridiculious battery life? Not even a full day with minimal usage

* Workouts just don't sync between the watch and the phone even though BOTH are samsung devices, sometimes, the workouts don't even start recording on the watch

After the watch ran down literally after 12.5 hours of use and then when I put it on the charger and the phone STILL read 84% charge while the watch showed 3%, I was done.

It's like they WANTED to kill this version of the watch and made something that just was totally frustrating to use and didn't work. They rushed this thing to market for whatever reason and did NOTHING to support it. It's literally half-finished in almost every way.
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] wilky76:
There is plenty of bugs that need to be sorting out on the Watch 4, I'm also a bit disappointed with it though some of the issues you have with your's i don't have, like battery life which is pretty decent for me and i have everything on continuous monitoring.

I've put mine back in the box won't be selling just yet, I'm gonna give Samsung a chance to sort these bugs out first, in the meantime I've gone back to using my Active 2 44mm, which has been solid for me for the past couple of years i've had it.

I think Samsung decided or was force to ditch Tizen in favor of Watch OS because of the pressure from Apple with the Apple Watch ie app support being the main thing, something that was severely lacking on Tizen.

I personally didn't really care about having more apps as i never used any other than what came with the watch, fitness tracking and notifications was all i needed and the past, & Tizen watches did this without any issues, even Samsung pay I could use running my card though Curve as my Bank doesn't support Samsung Pay, but alas it is nice to have the useful google services now on a Samsung Watch.

Ultimately the Watch 4 44mm i have is better than my Active 2 in many ways ie google pay, google maps & hopefully google assistant at some point plus a few new health features, but atm it just not there stability wise to be used on a daily basis.
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] spangelaregreat:
Hi

Coming from the Gear S3 Classic.

SLEEPTRACKING - Consistent with performance I got with the Gear S3. No disconnects.

NOTIFICATIONS - Not noticed any issues with this.

BATTERY - I am now getting two days (as opposed to about 2.5 days on the Gear S3), that is AOD off, wrist wake up on, notifications on, Heartrate 10 mins, Blood Oxygen manual, using a watchmaker face. It would have been better if the battery time was the same as the Gear S3 but its enough to meet my expectations.

WATCHFACES - Only really use two, a Rolex GMT on Watchmaker and the digital one that comes with the watch.

TIZEN/WEAR - It works as well as Tizen did, some bits not as good some better. I expect it will improve with updates as Tizen did. Samsung Pay was very temperamental for me with the Gear S3 but works flawlessly on the GW4 as an example.

MISSING FEATURES - Agree with you on this one, not including Google Assistant is a big negative, Bixby might be a bit better but it is still not great and I do not use it. No sure what other features you are missing but not a big deal for me.

WORKOUTS - Not used these yet, and I only occasionally used them on the Gear S3.

Unfortunately we live in a time where phones, smart watches all get released with bugs and not quite polished OS, but they do tend to get it right overtime. The downside of being an early adopter.

Regards
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] sanjsrik:
I disagree with your last sentiment most of all. This was released without proper testing making us the (you pay) beta testers. This should have been tested A LOT MORE than it was. I don't think it was.

I'ts nice you only use two watch faces. That's you. Me, I don't want to have to give up actual functionality simply because there's new hardware that doesn't work with the software provided.

The battery DOES NOT LAST, maybe if you've turned off ALL functionality in the watch and are using it "watch only" mode, sure, but then, what's the point of having a smartwatch? I'm not using that much functionality, but waking up and seeing that I have less than half of the watch battery left after only one night of use to track sleep AND that the sleep app was disconnected halfway throught the night. What WAS IT TRACKING to use that much battery, then?

Notifications, that is a deal-breaker. The fact that notifications DO NOT TRIGGER for mail, and almost ANY of the other apps that triggered normally on the GW3, that made me just want to not use this "new" hardware.

If you're not using the workouts feature then that's on you. It's a very big selling point for most of us. If the accuracy isn't there and so many have reported that it isn't, then there's no point in the "upgrade" if you can't get the same basic functionalty you had in the previous version.

This may have been an "upgrade" in some respects, it was a HUGE step back in ALL of them:

* battery

* workout tracking

* notifications

* sleep tracking

* watchfaces

Those are the basic things that this was doing well in GW3 that are either broken or don't work in the GW4.

It's sad you don't think having non-buggy to the point of non-functioning software is your baseline. I work in software and I'd be embarrassed to have released this thing in its present state.
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] spangelaregreat:
Calm down dude, just giving you my experience of it. If it don't work for you then send it back. Life is too short to stress about a watch.
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] sanjsrik:
Telling someone to "calm down" because they disagree with you is childish. You're coming from a watch that is YEARS old. I'm coming from a watch that is literally still being sold alongside this "new" one and being touted as the next awesome thing when clearly it's not.

* The software is buggy

* The hardware is lackluster (and not a vast improvement from the previous version)

* We paid for this, it wasn't a freebie, when you pay for a product that's talked up everywhere, you expect non-****ty results instead, what we got was subpar performance and a confusing mess for a UI/UX

Even the $50 trade-in coupons are coming up with issues. I've read over and over where people are being told you can't use the $50 coupons for WATCH-RELATED items at Samsung???
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] behzad.bz:
I don't have any of these problems to be honest.
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] TheIntruder:
Why post here just send it back and be happy...

Btw battery life, had mine about a month and it's increased week by week as batteries tend to do, getting a day and a half here with most things switched on...
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] Fousekis7:
What a pointless post, if you are not happy with your watch return it. Probably you have a faulty device anyway as mine has no issues at all with notifications, sleep tracking and workout syncing between watch and phone. With regards to battery life after a couple of weeks I am getting consistently two days with everything on except for AOD. This include an 1-hour workout a day. You say that the other poster is childish while your post is the childish one ranting in a forum about your unique issues instead of just returning your device and moving on. Plenty of options out there, good luck with finding a better one.
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] fliptwister:
Interesting. I have none of the issues you are speaking of. My watch has never had issues with: sleep tracking, notifications, or workouts not syncing (and I don't have a Samsung phone).

With watch faces I pretty much use Matteo Dini's faces exclusively (have been for years) and he has all ready converted 31 of his Tizen faces to Wear faces.

As far as battery time I don't believe I have gone less than 2 days for the last 4 charges. I had a charge last week that lasted 3 days 11 hours. I do not have any functionality turned off. Location on, HR every 10 minutes, notifications on (texts, gmail, messenger), and always on display off. I only use bluetooth (wifi and NFC off). I also use bedtime mode when sleeping.

Have you considered if this might be an issue with your specific watch? Might there be an app you have installed which is creating these issues?
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] kkellogg378:
I had this issue at first, I would get notifications for certain apps on my phone but not my watch. The reason for that is because many apps are disabled by default, not because the watch is broken. There's a section in the Galaxy Wearable app for choosing what notifications pop up on your watch
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] JayRolla:
Sounds like you jumped a bit quick on this device. Updates tend to always make them better and knowing samsung they tend to sort all these issues out and the new device 99% of the time ends up being the better device than the previous generation.
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] adfree:
IMHO.

Samsung doing this ever and ever again...

Spit out "new" Product...

"Nothing" work... "nothing" available...

Few "features" Country restricted... so also not available...

IMHO not every user has time enough to wait monthS... sometimes yearS before "perfect" Product...

They NOT spread enough infos nor Tools to App Developer... to start BEFORE this "magic" is in Store...

This is so funny...

3 Apps...

No idea if it makes sense to buy Apple Product...

I have not enough money...

Only as info...

My personal opinion.

Best Regards
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] JayRolla:
True. And that's why you don't be an early adopter if you want a "perfect" stable device. Keep using your current tech until the new stuff has been out, updated and reviewed so you can make an informative decision on what to buy. Don't be the guy that preorders and complains when it has an issue 2 weeks after release.
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] sanjsrik:
Tried it. Doesn't fix the issue.
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] jtOttawa:
Don't mean to hijack the thread, but I'm still rocking the Gear S3, and I've wondered whether having MST might be the source of some of the Samsung Pay fails - it seems to me that sometimes the pay terminal picks up both the NFC and MST signal, and that causes the 'card read error.' I've even wondered if that might be at least part of the reason Samsung chose to remove MST, and why the newer watches work more reliably with Samsung Pay. It's just a theory of mine - welcome other views.
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] cile1977:
Me neither (Galaxy Watch 4), and I have POCO F3 phone and modded health monitor from Dante. Maybe it's bad bluetooth in his Samsung phone, so watch always connects through wifi which uses more energy?
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] carlitos66:
Agree with original poster, did send mine back after 2 weeks. Not worth upgrading from my Watch 3. I will skip this year and see what they come up with next year. Using the watch with Fold 2. No major issues with Watch 3, occasional stutter switching between apps but excellent battery life. Screen always on, full day use ( 14 hrs + ) and at the end of the day still 36%...
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] Fousekis7:
I have like 50% with the same setting on my GW4
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] exocetdj:
My first Smart watch so cant really comment vs any previous models.

Still, over the moon with my watch classic 4 - and yes, this is the "Dreaded" 42mm version - on LTE (durrr durrr dummmmmm!!!!! - cue evil music etc etc).

I have disconnected LTE for the most part as i can make calls via bluetooth using my phone - more than ample for my needs

I have also disconnected wifi - again, I don't need the extra connections when the phone is ample and i can watch youtube videos on my watch over the bluetooth connection on odd browser (completely pointless but proves this sentiment)

AOD only serves a purpose if you are heavily exercising or want to pretend you have a rolex or something stupid like that - that has been turned off as it takes about quarter of a second for the screen to wake each and every time i raise it to view - more than ample.

Yesterday i decided to see what all the *****ing about battery was about - Between 9am and 3pm i had only lost about 15% battery life.

There is ###k all wrong with this device :ROFLMAO:
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] jtOttawa:
I would add that I have no complaint about charging speeds - seems to charge up fast enough as far as I'm concerned - but then, I'm not watching over it like a hawk as it charges so maybe that's why it seems OK... 😊
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] exocetdj:
yeah charges quick enough here too - i get that everyone has an opinion and i would fight til the death for everyone's right to it however...........

Is there REALLY any need for these hating threads? lol - that said i hope the OP finds a more suitable watch for themselves as if you have a device that is not up to your expectations then that sucks (fold 3 is tainted by the camera bug for example) i can defo relate to that, even if my personal opinion of the device is a favorable one (y)
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] exocetdj:
9 til 3pm without a charge - only 10% battery gone with BUI5
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] jtOttawa:
Actually, yes, as we need to hear all perspectives, good and bad, as both are useful. I have my own 'hating' thread, where I describe my initial disappointment with the watch. I in fact returned my first one too - only to buy one again when faced with combined discounts I could not pass up.

The watch does have issues - I must admit I have been shocked by the numerous, obvious bugs - but it also has a lot of potential, and that's why I decided to stick with it (and it was a no-brainer at the price I paid).

Navigation with Google Maps was the game changing feature for me, and @Dante63 saved the day with BP and ECG (for which we have been waiting forever it seems here in Canada, and probably won't arrive officially any time soon). Without these features, I would have given it a miss, as my Gear S3 still mostly meets my needs just fine.

Also, I'd like to think (perhaps naively) that consumer complaints will prompt Samsung and Google to step up their game and fix the issues with Wear OS3.

All of which is to say that yes, I think we do need these perspectives as well as your own so we can all make informed decisions as to what meets our needs and expectations and what doesn't.
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] crxssi:
No, those are not the only reasons to have AOD on. Watches, since the beginning of watches, have AOD. Many of us want to see the time without having to perform some magic movement to wake the screen. Other times, we want to see the time without making it known to everyone else around us that we are doing so, because it could look rude.

So, while you can choose to not use AOD, and that is perfectly fine, try not to categorize everyone else as doing something "stupid" other than when "heavily exercising." Even in the case where it really is just a cosmetic choice, that isn't necessarily "stupid" either... any more than trying to choose a nice watch face or band, or outfit you are wearing.
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] Vegatta:
Okay, I personally find the tone of some people here questionable. Guys, no need to get worked up.

I agree, we are early adopters and some features drive me crazy (the simple watch face if some app is open) but after using it for 1.5 weeks I have no big problems.

AOD on (one of the Samsung watch faces), sensors on, all notifications, bp thanks to the mod on here, sometimes sleep tracking ( 46 classic and I don't need it really, but takes 15 percent a night and snoring feature is fun)

on the weekend with minimal use (taken directly from app)

Watch used since last charge 1d3h, 1d5h left.

Normal use 7 am day one till 19 pm next day with sleep tracking

Without sleep tracking and watch 8h next to bed 7 am to next day 23pm

I charge it always on the second day. I have 0 connection problems to my a40 and receive all notifications (but sometimes they could stay active longer but that's my settings). Probably I am lucky, but most critic is anecdotical too. Admittingly, the difference to gw 3 isn't that big, to my s3 it was enough.