Motorola Moto X Play which was launched around 2 years ago with Android 5.1 Lollipop was promised by the company to receive the Android 7.0 Nougat update at some point. That point somehow never seemed to have come. In what can only be called good news for the owners of Moto X Play the device is not getting the Android 7.0 update. That’s because it is now being directly updated to Android 7.1.1 Nougat by Motorola. For a device practically 2 years old, this is rather surprising, even for Motorola. The new update comes with several bug fixes and improvements. It also brings with it, aside from the most recent mobile OS from Google, the may 1, 2017, safety and security patch.
Thus, you can be sure that your device is as protected as an Android smartphone can get. Motorola’s official support site already has documentation about this update listed, so the over-the-air rollout ought to already be reaching out to you soon. The OTA update is about 1.1 GB is size so make sure you’re on an limitless plan or connected to a Wi-Fi network. considering this is a Nougat update, you will be getting features such as bundled notifications, split-screen, improved Doze mode, quick reply and more. If you didn’t see a notification already, you can check for the update in settings > about phone > System updates.
Don’t want to wait for the OTA? You can also get the update by flashing the official factory images offered by Motorola. We’ll show you how, but you’ll need to meet certain requirements first.
Prerequisites
Set up ADB and fastboot on your PC. If this is your first time using adb, it’d be better to install minimal ADB and fastboot.
Install Motorola USB chauffeurs on your PC.
Moto X Play Android 7.1.1 Nougat factory image (Download from below)
Backup all your essential data because it might get wiped.
Ensure that your Moto X Play has at least 60% battery.
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Moto X Play Android 7.1.1 Nougat factory Image
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Things to consider …
Flashing an official update shouldn’t void any warranty that you may have. but if you don’t follow the steps correctly, you might end up with an unusable device. Sometimes, even when you’ve seemingly done everything best things might not work out. Human errors are always a possibility. In any case, DroidViews does not take any responsibility. but we are prepared to help resolve your problems.
Also, note that you cannot downgrade to a previous software version after installing this update. That is unless your Moto X Play has an unlocked bootloader. If it doesn’t have an unlocked bootloader, flashing the official ROM will not automatically re-lock it. It will, however, unroot your device if it is rooted.
How to update Moto X Play to official Android 7.1.1 Nougat
Once you have the required factory image, connect your phone to the PC with a USB cable. Make sure the cable television offers a proper connection and isn’t lose at any ends.
Now launch the ADB command interface. Hold down the shift essential and right-click an empty area in the ADB installation folder to do so. This can also be done by simply typing cmd in the Windows Explorer address bar and pressing enter.
Type is the following ADB command to see if your device is detected.
adb devices
If it fails to do so, check your chauffeurs and USB connection.
If it is detected, boot your Moto X Play into fastboot mode with the following command.
adb reboot bootloader
You may also boot your phone into fastboot mode by pressing and holding the Power button and volume down button together for a few seconds.
When the phone is in fastboot mode, enter the following commands one by one.
fastboot oem fb_mode_set
fastboot flash partition gpt.bin
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
fastboot flash fsg fsg.mbn
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot erase customize
fastboot erase clogo
fastboot oem fb_mode_clear
fastboot reboot
These commands first flash the required image files, wipe your data and then reboot your phone.
The first boot after an update will take up a bit longer than usual. but when your phone does boot up, you ought to be running Android 7.1.1 Nougat.