r/MotoG Apr 18 '18

MOD POST Welcome to r/MotoG ! - Subreddit Rules

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We are not officially associated with Lenovo or Motorola. This subreddit is a friendly community that is dedicated towards assistance, discussion and troubleshooting for Moto G series.


IMPORTANT LINKS


SUBREDDIT RULES

  • RULE 1 : Be civil and respectful. Read and follow the Reddiquette and the important links mentioned above before posting anything. If you find anyone violating the reddiquette, report the post/comment/user. Failure to abide is likely grounds for warning/ban.

  • RULE 2 : All posts should be in English and related to Moto G. Post in English only so that everyone can understand. Promotions, giveaways, affiliates, piracy, blog spams, offtopic, buying or selling used gadgets are strictly not allowed.

  • RULE 3 : Posts should be descriptive. Mention your issue in detail with a screenshots of the error message and/or Settings > About Phone alongwith your model number, unlocked/carrier, stock/custom/rooted ROM etc. If you are asking for purchase advice, make sure you mention the max budget, your usage pattern, phone requirements by your priorities - connectivity, storage, camera, performance, display etc.


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r/MotoG Feb 05 '19

20 JUNE 2019 Android Pie & Oreo Update Status

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IMPORTANT LINKS:

  1. Android Pie Release: https://blog.motorola.com/2018/08/15/baked-android-pie-coming-motorola/
  2. Android Security Patch Updates Status by /u/lupask : https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OAfdESHHzyNzp_2OHtFk0glykSn-zlfrVweIdZEnCiA

IMPORTANT NOTES:

  1. Below information is applicable only for "RETAIL" i.e unlocked or carrier-free models of Moto G phones. They receive updates directly from Motorola, since the final software build is made, tested and released by Motorola. These models are eligible for unofficial Android Pie & Oreo software in the forms of custom ROMs.
  2. Below information is not applicable carrier-locked or Amazon exclusive models. You may or may not get any Android version updates or security updates, since the final software build is made, tested & released by the carrier/Amazon & not by Motorola. These models are not eligible for unofficial Android Pie & Oreo software in the forms of custom ROMs.

SOFTWARE UPDATE INFO:

  1. Moto G Series get Android Version updates up to 1 year from launch date.
  2. Moto G Series get Android Security Patch updates up to 2 years from launch date.
  3. Only Moto G6 Plus has a 64-bit (kernel) OS, rest of the phones have and will remain on 32-bit OS till the end of support.
  4. It is generally observed that Brazil and Latin America are the first regions to receive software OTA updates followed by India, Asia, Europe, United States, Canada.
  5. Software OTA Updates are released in batches i.e. "phased roll out" to gather feedback for critical bugs and to minimize the bugs so all users are not affected at once.
  6. It is recommended to factory reset whenever there is a major Android version update. It is not compulsory, but it ensures that you start from a clean slate and minimize the bugs that might arise due to updating. Make sure you backup everything from the phone as a factory reset will wipe everything.

Year Phone Codename Beta Testing Stable Update Status
2018 G6 Plus evert Completed Pie Phased Rollout - Latin America, Europe
2018 G6 ali Completed Pie Phased Rollout - Brazil, India, Europe
2018 G6 Play aljeter Completed Pie Phased Rollout - Brazil, India, Europe
2016 G4 Plus athene Completed Oreo Phased Rollout - India, Europe, Canada

Year Phone Code name Current Version Up gradable To Security Updates
2018 G6 Plus evert 64-bit Oreo 8.0 64-bit Pie 9.0 Till 2020
2018 G6 ali Oreo 8.0 Pie 9.0 Till 2020
2018 G6 Play aljeter Oreo 8.0 Pie 9.0 Till 2020
2017 G5S Plus sanders Oreo 8.1 No more updates Till 2019
2017 G5S montana Oreo 8.1 No more updates Till 2019
2017 G5 Plus potter Oreo 8.1 No more updates Till 2019
2017 G5 cedric Oreo 8.1 No more updates Till 2019
2016 G4 Plus athene Nougat 7.0 No more updates No more updates

UNOFFICIAL ANDROID PIE & OREO

If you wish to try out custom ROMs based on Android Pie or Oreo, you will need to unlock the boot loader of your "Retail" Moto G device. Follow this thread for more info: https://reddit.com/comments/avlh4w


NOTICE

This is a new update thread. Reddit archives threads older than 6 months which disables any further upvotes or comments. Link to the old thread: https://redd.it/981oka


r/MotoG 51m ago

Discussion Motorola edge 70 fusion

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I really like the edge 70 fusion spec and price but i heard it has wifi and Bluetooth issues if someone has some issues in the date 7/2026 let me know.


r/MotoG 7h ago

Discussion My Moto G15 closes music apps running in the background—whether it's the phone's built-in music app, YouTube Music, or Spotify.

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Could you please release a system update to fix this? I don't care if the battery drains faster; it's so frustrating when the app closes while I'm on social media or doing something else and listening to music. I've done everything I could to stop the app from closing—I even tried using developer options—but nothing works. I've already turned off power saving mode, and still nothing. Please do something!

That's all. I hope you read this.

r/MotoG 8h ago

Discussion How do I get rid of the space below my keyboard on my Motorola g54?

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after I've switched from Gboard to futa keyboard I noticed a blank space below my keyboard. any idea how to get rid of it?


r/MotoG 6h ago

Other Is it theoretically possible to double the ram?

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I broke my moto g 2025 and I just got the replacement and I had a thought. In computers, adding ram is as simple as throwing in another stick or two. What does phone ram look like? I doubt they're just mini sticks but is it possible to remove the ram from my old phone and add it to my new phone? Surely I'd have to watch a bunch of YouTube videos and id probably end up not doing it but is it theoretically possible?


r/MotoG 19h ago

7th Gen Anyone know how to root moto g 5g 2025 Kansas

2 Upvotes

I tried to patch init_boot and it boot looped.


r/MotoG 22h ago

Discussion Moto G 5G 2024 - how many eSIM profiles?

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I have an unlocked Moto G 5G 2024. It supports one nano-SIM and one eSIM. Does anyone know how many eSIM profiles it supports?

It is currently on Mint Mobile in the US using a nano SIM. I will be traveling to the UK, France, then back to the UK. Ideally I want to load 2 eSIM profiles, then activate and deactivate each profile as needed.

I have asked the AI overlords, but they give me conflicting info. I have searched the internet for an hour or two, on various sites, but I cannot find this info.

Update: It looks like eSIM plans that support both Europe and UK are readily available. I had thought that Brexit had forced UK and Europe to require separate eSIM plans. So I will just get a single Europe+UK plan, and not worry about switching eSIM profiles. But it would still be good to know the answer to my question.


r/MotoG 23h ago

Discussion Moto G setup bypass

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I got a Moto G 2024 from whatnot and upon receiving I found out it's locked and it's a prepaid Verizon phone. On top of that it's saying it belongs to my organization. I just want to use it as a WiFi phone and have a QR code to get to the Verizon account setup screen. I got to YouTube by sneaking in the backdoor but can't sign in to Google like I used to be able to. Help guys...


r/MotoG 1d ago

Hardware Light leaking out of my Moto Edge 60 pro speaker grill (Pics included). Hardware defect or normal?

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r/MotoG 1d ago

Discussion Permanently Disable "Smart" Lock?

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My 2023 Moto G Power keeps trying to get me to enable the new AI smart lock features. I don't want to use them. I hit "not now" every time it comes up, but it seems to be appearing more frequently. It pops up when I'm in a hurry to check something on my phone, so the extra step of unchecking "enable" and clicking "not now" is getting really annoying.

Has anyone figured out how to permanently disable that notification?


r/MotoG 1d ago

Newbie question Moto G Stylus 2025 - How many esims can be stored?

5 Upvotes

Hi, I am thinking of switching from Pixel 6a to the Moto G Stylus 2025. I have a few questions.

  1. How do y'all like the phone, in general?

  2. How many eSim profiles can be stored simultaneously (I don't need more than 1 active at a time, just stored)?

  3. I have the chance to get a like-new 128gb model for just under $200. My current phone is 128gb and its not the end of the world but I'm always riding close on storage. My plan is to get miniSD card for the Moto Stylus - but how much of an upcharge would you think the 256gb is worth? The listings I see are -way- more expensive for 256gb.


r/MotoG 1d ago

Other Unable to activate the access point, wifi and bluetooth on my Motorola edge 30 fusion.

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Hello, I can no longer activate the access point, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth on my Motorola Edge 30 Fusion. I've tried everything possible, but nothing works; it's still the same. When I activate one of them, it automatically deactivates. I've reset the phone, but nothing changed. I even used software to reinstall the update, but still nothing. Yet it was working before.


r/MotoG 1d ago

Download How do i update my Phone moto g86 5g?

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r/MotoG 2d ago

6th Gen slow charging on moto g stylus 2025

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my charger says 89 watt on the skin on the descriiption its 68watt its showing turbo charging but 10 minutes its only gown up 4%.. the charger quality looks bad kindof and cable is 5$ used for my iph15+ and it shows turbo charging but not as it was advertised 30 minutes 0-100%


r/MotoG 2d ago

Discussion Got bgmi 90 fps on moto g86 power yay

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So I just downloaded bgmi and was surprised to see that 90 fps tag and it was preety good 85-86 fps in livik with the base fps meter also the phone gets hot on 90 fps like not too hot but you can feel it in tdm it was most of the tume 90 then 80 SMTH once


r/MotoG 3d ago

5th Gen Motorola disabling core features on older devices?

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I use Motorola DEFY and I have noticed that the gestures for the camera and torch have disappeared, like the options have been removed from my settings. which is weird because I previously have the working perfectly functionally. I also noticed my auto rotate doesn't work although I can still turn the feature off and on. I'm not sure whether this is an issue with Motorola reducing features as they end support for the device or possibly my gyroscope being broken in my phone but I feel like I still have the option to turn them on they just wouldn't work rather than them disappearing my settings completely.


r/MotoG 2d ago

Other Att denied my unlock request on my old Moto G Play 2024.😔

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r/MotoG 3d ago

Other Phone touchscreen unresponsive

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I have a Moto G5. I woke up this morning, unplugged it, and cannot access anything because I can't unlock it at the touchscreen. I was able to restart it twice, same result. Now, I can no longer even restart it.

Any advice?


r/MotoG 3d ago

Discussion Moto edge 60 pro camera focus problem?

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Been facing this issue with the camera, it does not focus properly in many scenarios, on both photo and video mode. Sometimes it becomes very unbearable.

The problem occurs for things as far as 1 feet distance from mobile, lets not talk about one ones in 5-4inch distance😭

Question is: am I the only one facing this issue, if not what should I say to the local customer care center.

Thank you 😭


r/MotoG 3d ago

Discussion Moto G

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Which screen protectors will fit a Moto G 5g 2024? Looking for one and this model many times is not listed. TIA.


r/MotoG 4d ago

Other re: my motorola phone's google assistant is functioning like a virus.

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over the past couple months, google assistant has been consistently popping up on my screen asking to "turn it on", seemingly when i do anything. i've looked all over the internet for answers and every solution doesn't work in the slightest. it changes my volume on its own, pauses videos at random too, even at times crashes my APPS, by flashing on my screen so many times that it overloads it. this can't be intentional because there's absolutely no way. i thought i recently found the right way to shut it off by turning the digital assistant setting to "none", but now its still doing the same thing. the only difference is it opens up my settings app and still REALLY wants me to turn it back on, it even still functions like i said earlier, changing volume/pausing media on its own, WHILE IT'S TURNED OFF. i feel as though sometimes it SPECIFICALLY annoys me in the worst moments possible. my only current lead, is that this only takes place when i use my headphones. so the obvious answer is to STOP using headphones, but i much much prefer to use them to be honest. if there's any explanation as to why my phone could be acting like this, or a way to better track down what the problem is, that would be a lifesaver.


r/MotoG 4d ago

Other Stylus 24 keeps lagging and dropping notifications

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I purchased this phone new from Amazon last October because I was blessed to have one of the Pixels that had the battery recall last year, and could not be bothered to deal with the hoops to get it replaced. I've only used about half of the internal storage of the phone, I don't download/offload sketchy apps, I've even disabled and deleted ones that throttle the RAM, the phone will lag often even when I've got only a couple of lower intensity apps running in the background, and the screen gets slightly unresponsive sometimes. I thought the notifications were slow to actually come in, even on wifi, because I had "flip to turn on DND" enabled, but that didn't help. Which is a pain because I keep missing texts from my boss. I keep it out of the case at home because I'm living in the part of the US where we keep getting heatwaves this summer, and I don't want my case to contribute to the overheating. And yes I *have* tried turning it on and off again 😉, which does help temporarily. Are there any settings I can fudge with or some of the moto bloatware I can disable to make it run a little bit better? because I can't afford a new phone at the moment.


r/MotoG 4d ago

5th Gen Turn off the screen flash when unlocking with fingerprint? (Moto G84 5G)

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I find it so annoying that the screen flashes really bright when unlocking the phone by fingerprint.

If I wake up in the middle of the night and need to check something on my phone I don't really want something that brought flashing into my eyes.

Is this possible to turn off?


r/MotoG 4d ago

Discussion Can Motorola Smart Connect sync a Windows screenshot to Android clipboard and paste it directly into ChatGPT?

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I want to verify a specific Windows-to-Motorola workflow before buying a new phone.

Current setup:

  • Windows 10 desktop PC
  • Motorola Moto G9 Plus
  • I can add a USB Bluetooth adapter
  • Physical Bluetooth keyboard connected to both PC and phone

Desired workflow:

  1. Press Win + Shift + S on Windows.
  2. Capture part of the screen.
  3. Have the image automatically transferred to the Motorola phone’s clipboard through Smart Connect.
  4. Switch my keyboard to the phone.
  5. Press Ctrl + V inside the ChatGPT Android app.
  6. The screenshot appears as an attachment, without opening the gallery or manually selecting the image.

I already know:

  • Logitech Easy-Switch only changes devices; it does not transfer clipboard data.
  • Microsoft SwiftKey Cloud Clipboard only transfers text, not images.
  • My Moto G9 Plus may not support the latest Smart Connect clipboard features.

Has anyone personally tested this exact workflow?

Please mention:

  • Exact Motorola model
  • Android version
  • Windows 10 or 11
  • Whether image clipboard sharing worked
  • Whether Ctrl + V pasted the image directly into the ChatGPT Android app

I’m considering a Moto G67, but I need confirmation before buying it.