Motorola Moto G3

CPU / SoC: Qualcomm SnapDragon 410 (MSM8916)
GPU: Adreno 306
display: 5 inch, 1280x720, 294ppi, Corning Gorliia Glass 3
RAM: 1 GB
storage - internal: 8 GB
storage - microSD card slot: up to 32 GB
Networks: GSM/GPRS/EDGE, UMTS/HSPA+, 4G LTE, CDMA
camera - front: 5 MP, f/2.2, field of view 72 degrees, fixed focus,
camera - rear: 13 MP, f/2.0, field of view 76 degrees, CCT dual-LED flash,
SIM card: Micro-SIM
usb: micro-USB
audio: 3.5 mm headset jack
Bluetooth: 4.0 LE
Wi-Fi: 802.11b/g/n (2.4 GHz)
location services: GPS, AGPS, GLONASS
NFC: - no -
battery: 2470 mAh, non-removable
water resistant: IPX7
Operating System: Android 6.0.1 (was: Android 6.0 (claimed to be: Android 5.11))
SKU: XT1541
serial number: ZY22433RRV

Hints: force reboot - press power for 10 - 20 seconds,

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Links

Links: GSMArena Moto G3, Motorola: Unlock your bootloader, more links: XDA forums: Moto G 2015 General, XDA threads: Moto G (3rd Gen) Factory Firmware Images, LineageOS links: LineageOS, Moto G 2015 (osprey), builds for osprey, Extras, verifying builds,

History

2021-10-27: LineageOS - update 21. oktober 2021, download, install, reboot, working.

2021-04-19: LineageOS - update 16. april 2021, download, install, reboot, working. Install failed the first time, so I had to reset the phone (power button held) and try one more time.

2021-04-19: LineageOS - update 9. april 2021, download, install, reboot, working.

2021-03-28: LineageOS - update 26. mars 2021, download, install, reboots a few times. Then the phome is usable again.

2021-03-28: LineageOS - update 19. mars 2021, download, install, reboots a couple of times. Then: boot up, show initial screen, screen turns black. It turns on with a short press on the power button. After a while it looks like the phone works again

2020-07-06: reboot - the phone reboots, and starts the normal install procedure (connect to mobile network - skipped, connect to WiFi - I do, then it looks for updates), next is copy apps and data from the old account (long pause - I had to recover it), and after more setting up, finally LineageOS 17.1 is installed. It is a bit strange having Android 10 on a phone from 2015, but hey, I'm not complaining.

2020-07-06: recovery - next is sideload from adb, I connect the phone to my machine again, and verify that adb devices shows it

tingo@z30b:~/doc/Motorola/G3$ adb devices
List of devices attached
ZY22433RRV    recovery

ok, on the phone I select Apply update, Apply from ADB.

on my machine i do

tingo@z30b:~/doc/Motorola/G3$ adb sideload lineage-17.1-20200703-nightly-osprey-signed.zip
Total xfer: 1.19x

and the phone screen confirms that the install succeded. Next up is open GApps: I repeat Apply from ADB, then

tingo@z30b:~/doc/Motorola/G3$ adb sideload open_gapps-arm-10.0-nano-20200630.zip
Total xfer: 1.00x

again the phone screen confirms successful installation of package.

I select "reboot system now" from the main recovery menu.

2020-07-06: recovery - Factory Reset, Format data

2020-07-06: recovery - hold Volume Down + Power, use menu to select recovery - nice I now have LineageOS recovery 17.1

2020-07-06: fastboot - install a new recovery

tingo@z30b:~/doc/Motorola/G3$ fastboot flash recovery lineage-17.1-20200703-recovery-osprey.img
(bootloader) slot-count: not found
(bootloader) slot-suffixes: not found
(bootloader) slot-suffixes: not found
(bootloader) has-slot:recovery: not found
target reported max download size of 268435456 bytes
sending 'recovery' (13646 KB)...
OKAY [  0.434s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [  0.363s]
finished. total time: 0.796s

2020-07-06: adb - reboot into bootloader

tingo@z30b:~/doc/Motorola/G3$ adb reboot bootloader

check that fastboot sees it

tingo@z30b:~/doc/Motorola/G3$ fastboot devices
ZY22433RRV    fastboot

2020-07-06: adb says

tingo@z30b:~/doc/Motorola/G3$ adb devices
List of devices attached
ZY22433RRV    device

2020-07-06: I checked update son the phone this evening; there are 4 updates for LineageOS 17.1 (which is Android 10.0), but the info says "this update can't be installed with the updater app". Checking on the LineageOS wiki, it looks like osprey is supported again. But from the upgrade guide it looks like I need to install again, including a wipe.

2019-09-29: it looks like /e/ is supported on osprey. Still in beta, but interesting. It is pro privacy, Google free and more.

2019-03-11: LineageOS - upgrade to LineageOS 14.1 - February 20, 2019 (I skipped older updates), it's 319 MBytes. Download takes about 27 minutes.

2018-12-02: LineageOS - upgrade to LineageOS 14.1 - November 21, 2018 (I skipped older updates), it's 318 MBytes

2018-01-16: LineageOS - upgrade to LineageOS 14.1 - Jan 5, 2018 (I skipped older updates).

2018-01-16: app - upgrade to Device Health Services 1.1.0.177467947,

2017-10-29: LineageOS - upgrade to LineageOS 14.1 - Oct 26, 2107 (I skipped Oct 12 and Oct 19 updates).

2017-10-29: battery - about 11 days before it is down to 15%. I put it on charger - the front (camera?) LED lights up (white) while charging.

2017-10-13: LineageOS - upgrade to LineageOS 14.1 - Oct 6, 2107. Then upgrade to LineageOS 14.1 - Oct 12, 2107.

2017-10-09: LineageOS - I now have LineageOS 14.1 (which is Android 7.1.2) installed.

2017-10-09: LineageOS install. 1. boot into recovery (hold volume down + power, select recovery and enter. 2. push files with adb

[tingo@localhost LineageOS]$ sudo adb push lineage-14.1-20171006-nightly-osprey-signed.zip /sdcard/
lineage-14.1-20171006-nightly-osprey-s... 5.4 MB/s (331331927 bytes in 58.764s)
[tingo@localhost LineageOS]$ sudo adb push open_gapps-arm-7.1-nano-20171009.zip /sdcard/
open_gapps-arm-7.1-nano-20171009.zip: ... 5.7 MB/s (190661088 bytes in 32.055s)

install os, the GApps from recovery.
reboot - the first boot takes a long time

2017-10-09: microSD card - I inserted a 16 GB Transcend microSDHC UHS-I. class 10 card.

2017-10-09: flash TWRP recovery is device there

[tingo@localhost Moto_G_2015]$ sudo fastboot devices
ZY22433RRV fastboot

flash recovery

[tingo@localhost TWRP]$ sudo fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.1.1-0-osprey.img
(bootloader) slot-count: not found
(bootloader) slot-suffixes: not found
(bootloader) slot-suffixes: not found
(bootloader) has-slot:recovery: not found
target reported max download size of 268435456 bytes
sending 'recovery' (7522 KB)...
OKAY [  0.240s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [  0.226s]
finished. total time: 0.465s

verify by booting into recovery - ok.

2017-10-09: unlock bootloader first I got the unlock data via $ sudo fastboot oem get_unlock_data next, I entered the data at Motorola's web site, and requested an unlock key, which I got via email. then I unlocked the device via $ sudo fastboot oem unlock UNIQUE_KEY on the screen of the G3 I can now read (in yellow text) "Device is UNLOCKED. Status Code: 3". cool.

FWIW, oem device-info isn't supported:

[tingo@localhost Moto_G_2015]$ sudo fastboot oem device-info
(bootloader) slot-count: not found
(bootloader) slot-suffixes: not found
(bootloader) slot-suffixes: not found
...
(bootloader) 'device-info' is not a supported oem command
(bootloader) See 'fastboot oem help'

FAILED (remote failure)
finished. total time: 0.005s

ok.

2017-07-03: system update - New system software is available. New version: 24.226.17.en.EU is available (Android Security updates). Size 40.2 MB downloaded. Install time estimate 10 minutes, finished in much less time. Update complete message "Your Moto G has been successfully updated to version: 24.226.17.en.EU". About phone says

Android 6.0.1
Android security patch level 1 April 2017
Baseband version M8916_2020632.44.03.21.54.01R, OSPREY_EMEA_CUST
Kernel version 3.10.49-g2e9678a, hudsoncm@ilclbld98 #1, Thu Apr 6 10:26:52 CDT 2017
System version 24.226.17.osprey_reteu.reteu.en.EU reteu
Build number MPIS24.107-55-2-17

2017-06-10: system update - New system software is available. New version: 24.216.12.en.EU is available (Android Security updates). Install time estimate 10 minutes, finished in much less time. Update complete message "Your Moto G has been successfully updated to version: 24.216.12.en.EU". About phone says

Android 6.0.1
Android security patch level 1 January 2017
Baseband version M8916_2020632.44.03.21.54R, OSPREY_EMEA_CUST
Kernel version 3.10.49-g8299559, hudsoncm@ilclbld73 #1, Mon Jan 16 04:18:18 CST 2017
System version 24.216.12.osprey_reteu.reteu.en.EU reteu
Build number MPIS24.107-55-2-12

2017-06-10: system update - New system software is available. New version: 24.201.5.en.EU is available (Android Security updates). Install that too. Install time is estimated to 20 minutes. Fortunately, it didn't take long. Update complete message "Your Moto G has been successfully updated to version: 24.201.5.en.EU". About phone says

Android 6.0.1
Android security patch level 1 October 2016
Baseband version M8916_2020632.44.03.21.54R, OSPREY_EMEA_CUST
Kernel version 3.10.49-g80097ed, hudsoncm@ilclbld36 #1, Mon Nov 7 11:00:27 CST 2016
System version 24.201.5.osprey_reteu.reteu.en.EU reteu
Build number MPI24.107-55-2-5

2017-06-10: system update - version 24.71.2.en.EU Android 6.0.1, Marshmallow is available, so install that too. "update complete" message "Your Moto G has been successfully updated to version: 24.71.2.en.EU". About phone says

Android 6.0.1
Android security patch level 1 July 2016
Baseband version M8916_2020632.44.03.21.54R, OSPREY_EMEA_CUST
Kernel version 3.10.49-ge6a5415, hudsoncm@ilclbld87 #1, Tue Jul 26 04:33:20 CST 2016
System version 24.71.2.osprey_reteu.reteu.en.EU reteu
Build number MPI24.107-55-2

2017-06-10: system update - version 24.61.55.en.EU Android 6.0.1, Marshmallow is available. I select "Yes, I'm in" and the download (132.5 MB) starts. After the download finishes, I go back into settings, system update and select the "INSTALL" button. The phone restarts and starts the installation. Afterwards, an "update complete" message "Your Moto G has been successfully updated to version: 24.61.55.en.EU".

About phone says
Android 6.0.1
Android security patch level 1 March 2016
Baseband version M8916_2020632.44.03.21.54R, OSPREY_EMEA_CUST
Kernel version 3.10.49-gf0dab7f, hudsoncm@ilclbld28 #1, Thu Feb 25 03:45:21 CST 2016
System version 24.61.55.osprey_reteu.reteu.en.EU reteu
Build number MPI24.107-55

2017-06-10: wireless - ready for the world, so I connect the phone to my wireless network.

2017-06-10: developer options - I press build number seven times. In developer options I enable

OEM unlocking (allows to unlock bootloader)
USB debugging

ok.

2017-06-10: first power on. Press and hold power button. I selected English (United Kingdom) as language, skipped Wi-Fi network for now (it found many), privacy - I turned off both settings, selectec GMT+1 (Amsterdam) for timezone, corrected data and time, input my name, "protect your phone" turned off for now, Google services - turned off, and I'm done. About phone says

Android 6.0
Android security patch level 1 January 2016
Baseband version M8916_2020629.41.03.21.51R, OSPREY_EMEA_CUST
Kernel version 3.10.49-gf9e7acc, hudsoncm@ilclbld97 #1, Fri Jan 8 11:59,57 CST 2016
System version 24.44.1.osprey_reteu.reteu.en.EU reteu
Build number MPI24.65-33.1

Hardware info says

RAM size 1.00 GB
ROM size 8.00 GB
Display 1280x720 HD
Version p2b
SKU XT1541

ok.

2017-06-06: package contents - the phone, a usb to micro usb cable, a "getting started" leaflet, and a thick "book" with warranty and various other legalese.

2017-06-06: I got a pickup message (text message) during the day, and picked up the package from Coop Prix Hausmannsgate on my way home from the office.

2017-06-02: CDON package - I got two messages (email), the package is delayed. When I checked the order tracking, I found out that the shipping company (PostNord) had managed to ship my package to Haugesund somehow. Oh well.

2017-05-31: the package from CDON.no was shipped.

2017-05-30: sale on CDON.no, I found a Motorola G3 for NOK 848.- including shipping. I could be a good backup phone, or just to play with LineageOS or something, so I ordered one. Motorola Moto G (3rd Gen) Black.