Hi guys...
my moto g LTE (XT1039) had a super hard brick (some contacts completely gone thru physical damage) and I just received my brand new moto g LTE 2nd gen today (Thea model). As I am eager to get it rooted etc. (maybe CM in a near future) it would be great to see a sub-forum for the 4G variant of the 2nd gen moto g. What do you think?
I believe you have moto g 2015 there is already a forum and cm for that model
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g-2015/orig-development
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i have order the Moto G (2nd Gen.) US GSM from the moto web site and i was wanting too no if that model of the phone is the Pure Edition of the phone
Snow755 said:
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i have order the Moto G (2nd Gen.) US GSM from the moto web site and i was wanting too no if that model of the phone is the Pure Edition of the phone
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I don't think there is a Pure version of the Moto G 2nd gen, there only was of the 1st gen, either way it would have specified and stated that it was a Pure edition, if it didn't then it won't be.
It's not an official statement but this leads me to believe that the rumours are correct.
of course right around the corner, i found the 2014 G LTE on presale in chinese websites already.
expect a mid february release.
With the Moto E line of phones being popular, and with multiple variants within the line, it can be difficult to tell what ROMs, recoveries, and other items are compatible which device. The model # can be important when determining what resources to use or perhaps more importantly what resources not to use. In the interest of greater clarity here is a list of the different Moto E models #s with brief descriptions. Now up to 12 of them.
It should be noted that in CM ROMS the model # is not reported by the OS (at least for Otus) but removing the bezel reveals a slide out paper tag paper tag (on the opposite side from the SD/SIM) which shows model # IMEI and SN. You can also see the model by booting to bootloader and selecting "Barcodes"
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2014 - 1st Gen
Motorola Moto E:
Motorola Moto E XT1021
Motorola Moto E XT1019, CDMA, US
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Motorola Moto E Dual SIM:
Motorola Moto E Dual SIM XT1022
Motorola Moto E Dual TV XT1025 with Digital TV
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2015 - 2nd Gen
Motorola Moto E (2nd gen):
Otus - 3G
Moto E, (2nd Gen), 3G, XT1511 - for USA
Moto E, (2nd Gen), 3G, XT1505 - Global models
Moto E, (2nd Gen), 3G, XT1506 - Dual SIM
Surnia - 4G/LTE
Moto E, (2nd Gen), 4G/LTE, XT1527 - for USA
Moto E, (2nd Gen), 4G/LTE, XT1524 - Global models
Moto E, (2nd Gen), 4G/LTE, XT1521 - Dual SIM
Moto E, (2nd Gen), 4G/LTE, XT1526, (CDMA) - for Sprint (Sprint Prepaid, Boost, Virgin Mobile), USA
Moto E, (2nd Gen), 4G/LTE, XT1528, (CDMA) - for Verizon Prepaid, USA
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More resources:
A side by side comparison between 1st and 2nd Gen Moto E:
http://www.droidguiding.com/main-differences-between-moto-e-gen-1-and-moto-e-gen-2/
Details from Motorola about specific Moto E models and official status of updates
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone/country-selector/motoe
More details but here at GSM arena: http://www.gsmarena.com/results.php3?sQuickSearch=yes&sName=Moto+E
Please report any inaccurate information or missing model #s contained here-in.
[EDIT 9/8/15: Add Motorola Moto E XT1019, CDMA, US. Thanks @magnetboard]
[EDIT 9/17/15: 3:00pm EST] Adding/organizing links to Moto E resources. Correct error in list; xt1527 mislabeled as xt1511] .
[EDIT 10/1/15: Reorganizing 2015/2nd Gen by ROM codename in preparation for adding links to resources.]
[EDIT 10/25/15: Add XT1526 and XT1527. Thanks @bw 1].
Please post this type of info/threads on General Section of this Forum, this Orig-development Section belongs to ROM Developers/Development only.
P. S, Mods, please move this thread to General
Adarsh1998 said:
Please post this type of info/threads on General Section of this Forum, this Orig-development Section belongs to ROM Developers/Development only.
P. S, Mods, please move this thread to General
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I put it in Dev for good reasons that benefit us all and there is a case to be made for doing so. If the Mods move it in spite of that so be it. Also if you are replying to me as you seemed to be doing (addressing me directly by implication) please use the reply function.
Here is the reasoning behind placing it in Dev:
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Since the purpose of this thread is to clear up the confusion that abounds in all the Moto E Dev threads and since that confusion could result in wrong items being flashed and damage to devices, there seems to be a strong case for posting it in dev.
It seem like just a list of models but the importance of that list to dev is huge yet it this information is lacking in the dev threads. Also by posting in Dev it will reach more people (those who browse through the Dev threads from the top down instead of searching for keywords).
With the aforementioned in mind, moving it to general would undercut its reach and value to Mot E dev so so could you please tell mewhy the move to general?
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As I said, If it stays in general so be it. It will still reach most folks (but not all) who it might help. BTW - do you not appreciate that someone bothered to make this list? You are welcome
You can add XT1019 to the First gen Moto E. Its the CDMA variant.
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You can add XT1019 to the First gen Moto E. Its the CDMA variant.
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My goodness! Another one? I'll add it to OP. Do you know if that one is US or Global?
Thanks.
US only, to my knowledge.
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You're also missing:
Moto E, (2nd Gen), 4G/LTE (CDMA), XT1526 - for Sprint (Sprint Prepaid, Boost, Virgin Mobile), USA
Moto E, (2nd Gen), 4G/LTE (CDMA), XT1528 - for Verizon Prepaid, USA
There may also be a CDMA version for US Cellular but I don't know what the model number is.
Thank you for those additional details. They help make it even clearer how Motorola has the line organized. I'll incorporate them into the original post.
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Moto G1, G 4G, G Turbo, G2, G3, G4 Play, G4 and G4 Plus users will be welcome too.
A co-worker has a lightly used T-Mobile G6 I'm thinking about picking up. Obviously this phone is too new for custom ROMs to be out there yet, and from reading here it looks like there are no custom recoveries either; but when that all starts to happen, will separate custom ROMs have to be created for each carrier variant, or will any ROM run on any carrier variant?
Pardon me if this is a dumb question. I'm coming in from the Nexus 5, which didn't have carrier-specific models. Thanks.
From previous experience there's enough difference between carriers to requirements different ROMs.
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Good questions, I think most of the time this is necessary, but with the S7 for example it wasn't. This is my first LG too so we'll have to wait and see.
I have seen a few instances where two models have been compatible with one another. An old example would be the HTC Inspire 4g with the HTC Desire HD; the former was the domestic US models and the other was foreign. In another case, models both have bootloader unlocked and root available so the community choose to create roms compatible with both revisions.
I found the H850 and H830 (the LG G5?) had cross compatible development in some instances... Also, you could use Nexus 4 roms on the LG Optimus G once you completed the conversion process. I had the Optimus G and loved this capability!
Will it happen again, who knows.... we can only hope! I'm no developer, but just a rom junkie ;-p
But to answer the question directly: from the phones I've owned & read on the forums, you usually have carrier dependent roms. Now it seems more common to have no support on certain models altogether. This is why I sold my Galaxy Note 3 and now the LG G6 from at&t to get an unlocked T-Mobile variant.
reignlight said:
I have seen a few instances where two models have been compatible with one another. An old example would be the HTC Inspire 4g with the HTC Desire HD; the former was the domestic US models and the other was foreign. In another case, models both have bootloader unlocked and root available so the community choose to create roms compatible with both revisions.
I found the H850 and H830 (the LG G5?) had cross compatible development in some instances... Also, you could use Nexus 4 roms on the LG Optimus G once you completed the conversion process. I had the Optimus G and loved this capability!
Will it happen again, who knows.... we can only hope! I'm no developer, but just a rom junkie ;-p
But to answer the question directly: from the phones I've owned & read on the forums, you usually have carrier dependent roms. Now it seems more common to have no support on certain models altogether. This is why I sold my Galaxy Note 3 and now the LG G6 from at&t to get an unlocked T-Mobile variant.
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All the 2014 Moto Quarks run the same custom ROMs.
Droid Turbo XT1254,
U.S. Moto Maxx XT1250,
Moto Turbo XT1225 (India), and
"international" Moto Maxx XT1225 (LTE bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 17).
All the way from Lollipop, Marshmallow, and now Nougat.
[ROMs][Quarks][List for Moto Maxx/Moto Turbo and Droid Turbo]
The phones are split between two different XDA forums, but the same ROMs are used by all the phones. The original CM dev @Skrilax_CZ made sure the kernel was cross-compatible, and it's stayed the way ever since.
The Quark was released at the same time as the Moto Nexus 6, and was basically 5.2" version of that phone -- but had a 3900 mAh battery! The Droid Turbo was the best known of the series, but I owned three of the Moto XT1225 as it has all the AT&T LTE bands. For some reason, Motorola changed the model names depending on country/carrier, but they all had the same hardware. The Droid Turbo was actually a CLONE of the U.S. Moto Maxx XT1250, with the same FCC ID and radio bands (LTE/CDMA). The XT1250 would run on Verizon with a Verizon SIM card because it was the EXACT same device. You could cross flash Verizon Motorola stock firmware onto an XT1250 to convert it into a "Droid Turbo" if you wished.
The XT1225 models had different FCC ID and radio, but still all the custom ROMs were compatible with ALL the Quarks, thanks to @Skrilax_CZ talent and foresight. And remains so to this day, even with a bunch of other devs now maintaining a variety of ROMs.
It seems the T-Mobile variant has a locked bootloader (which is not un-lockable). I'm guessing that will probably limit the amount of development for this variation of the G6. The only US model that is un-lockable is the US997 (not the US997 from US Cellular).
lemmyslender said:
It seems the T-Mobile variant has a locked bootloader (which is not un-lockable). I'm guessing that will probably limit the amount of development for this variation of the G6. The only US model that is un-lockable is the US997 (not the US997 from US Cellular).
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Yeah, I wound up buying unlockable US997s from B&H, passing up T-Mo's $500 buy-one-get-one offer with real regret.
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Yeah, I wound up buying unlockable US997s from B&H, passing up T-Mo's $500 buy-one-get-one offer with real regret.
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Didn't realize the OP was that old. Whoops. Still probably good info to have on the thread.
Got mine from B&H too.