We know, Motorola is well known for providing the time-to-time updates for their phones, and users love this fact. So, you may probably taste the new updates of Android, if you are using a Moto phone. Last year, Motorola announced that we are not giving Android Oreo 8.0. But, The Android Oreo 8.1 will be available to Moto G5/G5S/G5 Plus/G5S Plus, Moto Z/Z Play/Z2 Play, and Moto X4 very soon. But now, the information leaks about Moto G4/G4 Plus on the Android Oreo update. Well, this is one of the best sellers of 2016 by Lenono’s Moto. So, Let’s take a look on Moto G4/G4 Plus Android Oreo 8.1 Soak Test.
Moto G4/G4 Plus Android Oreo 8.1 Soak Test
The update first leaks on XDA, by the senior contributor rajatgupta1998. Thanks to Rajat for sharing the information with us, they also share some screenshots on how Android 8.1 oreo update looks on Moto G4/G4 Plus. This OTA software build number is OPJ28.128, & this update packs with November 2018’s security patch. Once you install this update, you won’t able to downgrade your phone to Android Nougat. Here’s the preview. At first, you need to download the OTA package for your Moto G4/G4 Plus, from the link given below. Also, Download the TWRP Backup recovery. As I said earlier, all the files are published on XDA, so all thanks to the editor rajatgupta1998.
Download Android Oreo for Moto G4/G4 Plus
Download OTA: block_delta-Blur_Version.25.236.3-28.1.43.athene.retail.en.US.zip TWRP Backup: twrp-backup-block_delta-Blur_Version.25.236.3-28.1.43.athene.retail.en.US.zip
Requirements:
Make sure to charge your phone more than 50% of battery. Your phone must run on Android Nougat with NPJS25.93-14-18 build number. TWRP Recovery may need with bootloader for the 2nd method.
Install Android Oreo on Moto G4/G4 Plus
#1 Method: Sideload OTA via Stock ROM
#2 Method: TWRP Backup Method
Extract the TWRP Backup on the PC. And Copy the folder on your phone’s internal storage, make sure to store the file in internal storage/TWRP/BACKUPS. Now follow this process. Once your phone is updated to Android Oreo, the first boot may take some time to start up. As every phone takes the time. After the wait, you can get dive into the Android 8.1 Oreo. If you’d face any other issues, while using this ROM then you can ask them on XDA forum. But if you’ve face any issue, during the installation process, drop a comment in the comment section. Also, share this post with your Moto G4/G4 Plus friends, across all your social media handles.
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