I'm a complete Android newb. I recently purchased a $40 MOTO E (2nd gen) LTE. I'm on a Sprint MVNO (RingPlus).
My phone is on Android version 5.1.
I read that my North American phone is excluded from any further Android updates (Marshmallow), according to:
- androidcentral.com/moto-e-2015-going-receive-marshmallow-update-after-all-albeit-select-regions
- motorola-blog.blogspot.in/2015/10/marshmallow-and-smore.html
What are my options for upgrading it to 6.0+ on my own? Is this possible?
Keep in mind I'm new to this so I'm not familiar with "rooting" and stuff like that. Any explanations would be very appreciated!
This is a tread for the moto e (1st gen)
hetor99 said:
This is a tread for the moto e (1st gen)
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Oh sorry! Wrong forum. Thank you.
Well there is a few options, first you can flash an android 6.0 soaktest from motorola. Or you can flash and install CGM 13 as it already has android 6
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Moto E is $50 at Best Buy right now and all I want to do is to get it and install Blackberry Apps (as instructions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/port-apks-blackberry-priv-venice-t3244542 )
I noticed there are several Moto E's and some of them are not upgraded to 5.1, and 5.1 is required for BB Apps.
Thanks in advance.
If i'm not wrongm there isn't root for 5.1 yet for Verizon Moto E 2nd. And without root, its very complicated to have recovery, so the answer would be no, you can't.
Hi,
I have read in a blog post saying that Moto E 2nd Gen started getting Android update. I am using 3G variant. I haven't yet got the update. Is any one got the update? Is it for 4G variant or all the variants of Moto E 2nd gen?
Is any performance improvement after update if you already received?
a4aniruddha said:
Hi,
I have read in a blog post saying that Moto E 2nd Gen started getting Android update. I am using 3G variant. I haven't yet got the update. Is any one got the update? Is it for 4G variant or all the variants of Moto E 2nd gen?
Is any performance improvement after update if you already received?
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Can you post a link where you read that?
hydroman202 said:
Can you post a link where you read that?
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I read it in GSMARENA.com and many other blogs. I not able to paste link here.
a4aniruddha said:
Hi,
I have read in a blog post saying that Moto E 2nd Gen started getting Android update. I am using 3G variant. I haven't yet got the update. Is any one got the update? Is it for 4G variant or all the variants of Moto E 2nd gen?
Is any performance improvement after update if you already received?
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It's only for lte variant
I have Republic Wireless and it says my operating system is up to date but im in Lolipop 5.0 and want to upgrade to Marshmallow 6.0 without having to buy a new phone. How can i do this. Please and thank you.
Tony
You can unlock the bootloader, flash the twrp 3.0.2 and install an custom operating system like cyanogenmod 13.
Search an guide on the general section of the moto e 2nd generation.
This threads is for moto e 1st generation
Can you post a link to where i would go? I am new here and still learning to navigate the site.
I also have no idea what bootloader, twrp 3.0.2, and cyanogenmod 13 are? I am trying to install marshmallow 6.0.1.
Hi,
My wife has a Cricket XT1021 Moto E (sim unlocked/Bootloader UNLOCKABLE). She recently got a new car and would like to connect with Android Auto, but her phone is Kit Kat 4.4.4 and the app only runs on lollipop or higher. She is not interested in upgrading the phone because she likes the size of the Moto E. All the new phones are too large for her liking...even the 5 inch models.
The next option is to upgrade to Lollipop but I'm not entirely sure how to go about it. Checking for updates on the phone (with data & wi-fi) says it has the latest firmware, which I know is not true. I have downloaded the Cricket 5.1 zips from here, but am not sure of the differences between version LPC23 and version LPCS23. I have found instruction to upgrade to the Soak test here:
www. droid views .com/install-android-5-0-2-lollipop-ota-zip-moto-e (remove spaces for link)
Can I just follow those same instructions and simply replace the soak test zip with one of the versions I downloaded? I am fairly confident that will work I am just not clear which zip to use.
I appreciate your advice. I have rooted and flashed all my phones, but hers...I cannot screw up for obvious reasons.
I have the 2020 US Edition of the Moto G Power (codename Sofia) and I've yet to find any resources for a custom ROM
Does anyone else have this device? Have you had any luck updating past Android 11? I know 12 is not being officially released
I had the option of buying a 2021 handset but all the reviews suggested the 2020 hardware was superior
StarSage said:
I have the 2020 US Edition of the Moto G Power (codename Sofia) and I've yet to find any resources for a custom ROM
Does anyone else have this device? Have you had any luck updating past Android 11? I know 12 is not being officially released
I had the option of buying a 2021 handset but all the reviews suggested the 2020 hardware was superior
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Start here: Subforum
(I have a sofia device running A11 Havoc OS beautifully, btw)
Note: a)sofia & sofiar are interchangeable, b) if you are on official software released since early 2022 you may have anti-rollback installed which makes going to custom ROM difficult (impossible?) - a A12 ROM is in development that should be installable.
More info on Telegram groups (if you can side-step all the stupid posts).