I upgraded my MOTO G 3rd Gen (XT1550) to Android M. After that I tried to root My Phone but unable to Root Android M. So I decided to Downgrade to Android L. But also unable to Downgrade.
I upgraded my MOTO G 3rd Gen (XT1550) to Android M. After that I tried to root My Phone but unable to Root Android M. So I decided to Downgrade to Android L. But also unable to Downgrade.
I got a solution for Downgrading MOTO G 3rd Gen (XT1550) Android M to Android L
1) Extract the folder *.zip
2) Enter in the Extracted folder.
3) If "fastboot" not installed
Then you can download it from here Download Fastboot
4) Test fastboot by typing: fastboot devices
You should see:
<serial number> fastboot
5) You are now ready to flash the fastboot files
Fastboot Commands:
"Do commands manually, one at a time - checking that each one returns an [OKAY]."
NOTE: system.img_sparsechunks may differ in number + name - Always check contents of folder you're working with.
fastboot oem fb_mode_set
If you want to Downgrade from Android M to Android L the Don't flash gpt.bin
fastboot flash partition gpt.bin <---- Don't Do this Step
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img
fastboot flash logo logo.bin
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.0
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.1
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.2
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.3
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.4
fastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin
fastboot erase modemst1
fastboot erase modemst2
fastboot flash fsg fsg.mbn
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot erase customize
fastboot erase clogo
fastboot oem fb_mode_clear
fastboot reboot
For Rooting MOTO G 3rd Gen (XT1550) Android M
1) Flash(Permanent) or Boot(Temporary) with TWRP
You can download TWRP from Here Download TWRP
Flashing TWRP
fastboot flash recovery {
TWRP File's Name with extension
}
Booting TWRP
fastboot boot {
TWRP File's Name with extension
}
2) Restart the phone in recovery mode (If flashed) <---- Those who use booted using TWRP Skip this step
3) Using TWRP flash the SuperSU
You can download SuperSU from Here Download SuperSU
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