General Convert Moto x40 (CN) to Motorola Edge 40 Pro (EU)

[molni44]

Could you (or anybody else) please confirm that the following are working on CN rom ?
- Google Play + payments
- Banking apps
- Microsoft apps
- Netflix
- VPN
- Google sync (contacts)

So basically "Moto X40" would be the same thing as "Motorola Edge 40 Pro", right?

I am using all, except VPN, and all works for me.

 

[pro4329]

Hi all, a question for the language, if i buy an x40 now, the chinese rom has only china+eng or there's a way to add other languages?

 

[Knobi1205]

Hi all, a question for the language, if i buy an x40 now, the chinese rom has only china+eng or there's a way to add other languages?

You can use the MoreLocal2 App and some fastboot commands to change the language. But after a restart everything returns to stock settings (English).
But don't be afraid, it's really really easy to do. Just Google a guide

 

[Zechosenjuan]

Finally CN rom update T1TR33.4-30-62 arrived and now CN rom unlocked the 5G restriction. No disadvantages with CN ROM from my point of view . Everything working fine just no languages supported.View attachment 5912115View attachment 5912119

Are you able to make Nearby Sharing work? I'm on the same model and ROM version.

 

[discoheaven]

Hi been busy lately sorry.
His name on telegram is @Friend008

Many thanks! Already taking to him

@Sheldor_95
@fabus
Could you share (if any) progress regarding how to oem-unlock devices with the test firmware of the version 43-20-5?

 

[fabus]

@Sheldor_95
@fabus
Could you share (if any) progress regarding how to oem-unlock devices with the test firmware of the version 43-20-5?

It was not possible to unlock bootloader again, but @Friend008 flashed me somehowagically official firmware and now everything is working like it should of course money.

 

[devils13]

it is ok ,only issue is that google one sync cant work.

x40=edge 40 pro(hardware)

And location history is not working for me either.

 

[devils13]

Finally CN rom update T1TR33.4-30-62 arrived and now CN rom unlocked the 5G restriction. No disadvantages with CN ROM from my point of view . Everything working fine just no languages supported.View attachment 5912115View attachment 5912119

Mine doesn't have the 4g calling toggle. I guess it is carrier dependant.

 

[gunitmhs]

Hi there i've purchased the x40
Do you recomand to convert it to the europain version ? Or staying on cn rom?

 

[JamieNZ]

Hi,

I got an X40 last week with the China ROM and I intially has trouble getting Google Play Services going on it, but got there in the end by using the Moto Mover to copy my data from a Moto G82. I had to reinstall a few apps but all was good except for Google Assistant would need to be deslected/reselected as default Digital Assistant after each restart, and gmail stopped pulling mail and notifying.

So I thought I'd try starting again with a factory reset. Now I can't get Google Play Services to connect. I get
'Checking info...'
then...
'Couldn't sign in. There was a problem communicating with Google Play Services.'

I've tried deleting cache data, checking, permissions, date/time, different networks, restarting etc and that doesn't help. I also tried doing the Moto Mover data copy again, but now that doesn't seem fix the issue let me run anything Google. Frustrating as I did have it almost perfect.

Any ideas? I didn't see anyone else mention this particular issue with the Chinese ROM? I'm using this in New Zealand.

I'm tempted to try the EU ROM if I can't connect to Google but I'm not totally new to this and from the posts it seems that there are mistakes to be made, and different approaches with different consequnences!

Now that some time has passed,, could someone please provide a link the the latest official EU ROM that is tested to be working without too many issues, and provide a brief instruction of the best/safest way to go about installing it, e.g. what exactly to do and not to do?

Thanks

 

[jody2k]

Hi there i've purchased the x40
Do you recomand to convert it to the europain version ? Or staying on cn rom?

No don't recommend stay on the chinese version, no reason at all to converting to EU version

Hi,

I got an X40 last week with the China ROM and I intially has trouble getting Google Play Services going on it, but got there in the end by using the Moto Mover to copy my data from a Moto G82. I had to reinstall a few apps but all was good except for Google Assistant would need to be deslected/reselected as default Digital Assistant after each restart, and gmail stopped pulling mail and notifying.

So I thought I'd try starting again with a factory reset. Now I can't get Google Play Services to connect. I get
'Checking info...'
then...
'Couldn't sign in. There was a problem communicating with Google Play Services.'

I've tried deleting cache data, checking, permissions, date/time, different networks, restarting etc and that doesn't help. I also tried doing the Moto Mover data copy again, but now that doesn't seem fix the issue let me run anything Google. Frustrating as I did have it almost perfect.

Any ideas? I didn't see anyone else mention this particular issue with the Chinese ROM? I'm using this in New Zealand.

I'm tempted to try the EU ROM if I can't connect to Google but I'm not totally new to this and from the posts it seems that there are mistakes to be made, and different approaches with different consequnences!

Now that some time has passed,, could someone please provide a link the the latest official EU ROM that is tested to be working without too many issues, and provide a brief instruction of the best/safest way to go about installing it, e.g. what exactly to do and not to do?

Thanks

I had the same issue what fixed this for me is factory resetting your phone again and then enable the google play services in settings first, then as last step install google play store apk (you can download it from your browser). It's important installing google play apk as last step otherwise you'll have this "There was a problem communicating with Google Play Services.'" error and there will be no way to fix it unless you completely factory reset the phone.

 

[JamieNZ]

No don't recommend stay on the chinese version, no reason at all to converting to EU version

I had the same issue what fixed this for me is factory resetting your phone again and then enable the google play services in settings first, then as last step install google play store apk (you can download it from your browser). It's important installing google play apk as last step otherwise you'll have this "There was a problem communicating with Google Play Services.'" error and there will be no way to fix it unless you completely factory reset the phone.

Thanks Jody2k! I actually tried following your instructions several times without luck. Also tried installing the lastest Google Play Services via APK first before everything, without luck. I also noticed that Google Services kept getting hidden/disabled from the (main) Settings menu, and from the Apps list. Also Play uninstalled after restarting, and was wondering if it might be due to the phone now having the latest April Chinese ROM version, rather than the shipped one I originally set up on. I was about to check the updates when I found an additional Google Play Services option in Settings > System > I clicked this and the phone blacked out for a minute or two, then all was working!!!

SOLUTION: Looks like just choosing to 'Enable Google Play Services' is not enough, you also got to also select it in Settings > System > Google Play Services (On). Maybe this is stupidly obvious? But was new to me, so hope it helps someone else positing here.

Now to reinstall everything again and hope that my other pre-reset Google issues will be resolved! Cheers

 

[JamieNZ]

Sadly the two issues I had noticed are still present using CN ROM, even after factory reset and fresh install of the basic Google apps.

1. Notification and gmail sync speed is slow. Notifications that would appear on other devices virutally immediately take about 3-5 minutes to come through. Even if I open up gmail and look I need to swipe to refresh to see new email. Then funnyly enough if I don't open the email and go away the notification for that email will come through 5 minutes later (even though it is already landed in the app after manual refresh! Have just testing Yahoo and notifications are slow too (but not as bad as Gmail). Occasioanly they seem to come thorugh faster when I pick up the phone to unlock, but not alaways. Feels like they are getting routed through some Chinese goverment department for manual approval before sending them through!
2. Google Assistant asks to be set as the default assistant (which is is already) and I have to select None, then Google again to set before it works. Then after restart I have to do this again. Also when I go to the Hey Google/Voice match, the switch is greyed out and says it is not currently available on this device.

Could someone else on the lastet CN update please confirm if you are also having these issues? Or any suggestions to fix the above. I've tried the usual updates, clearing cache data etc. Every other Moto phone I've used has just worked so this is very frustrating. Can live without the Assistant, but slow notifications just sucks. Not sure if I should just try and sell it, or try the EU ROM to see if that is better?

Thanks

 

[jody2k]

Sadly the two issues I had noticed are still present using CN ROM, even after factory reset and fresh install of the basic Google apps.

1. Notification and gmail sync speed is slow. Notifications that would appear on other devices virutally immediately take about 3-5 minutes to come through. Even if I open up gmail and look I need to swipe to refresh to see new email. Then funnyly enough if I don't open the email and go away the notification for that email will come through 5 minutes later (even though it is already landed in the app after manual refresh! Have just testing Yahoo and notifications are slow too (but not as bad as Gmail). Occasioanly they seem to come thorugh faster when I pick up the phone to unlock, but not alaways. Feels like they are getting routed through some Chinese goverment department for manual approval before sending them through!
2. Google Assistant asks to be set as the default assistant (which is is already) and I have to select None, then Google again to set before it works. Then after restart I have to do this again. Also when I go to the Hey Google/Voice match, the switch is greyed out and says it is not currently available on this device.

Could someone else on the lastet CN update please confirm if you are also having these issues? Or any suggestions to fix the above. I've tried the usual updates, clearing cache data etc. Every other Moto phone I've used has just worked so this is very frustrating. Can live without the Assistant, but slow notifications just sucks. Not sure if I should just try and sell it, or try the EU ROM to see if that is better?

Thanks

Sadly yes i'm experiencing the same issues with the CN rom, EU rom won't be much different my guess but I haven't test it myself. Motorola beeing motorola I guess, their firmware is known to be mediocre at it's best, the notification and sync issues also have the same issues on other models. Not even talking about the issues you can have when you try to unlock and re-lock the bootloader, impossible to unlock it again and high risk to brick your device.

One thing is for sure i'll avoid motorola in future imo it's not worth the saving in costs, better off with buying a more expensive samsung or google phone in the long run.

 

[JamieNZ]

Sadly yes i'm experiencing the same issues with the CN rom, EU rom won't be much different my guess but I haven't test it myself. Motorola beeing motorola I guess, their firmware is known to be mediocre at it's best, the notification and sync issues also have the same issues on other models. Not even talking about the issues you can have when you try to unlock and

That's annoying to hear it's not just me. I've been using a cheap Moto G82 with a local Asia Pacific firmware on Android 12 and the notifications a along with the other software is perfect. Much better than the Samsung UI.

Can anyone using EU ROM please test your notification sync speed? Thanks!

 

[gibberishman]

That's annoying to hear it's not just me. I've been using a cheap Moto G82 with a local Asia Pacific firmware on Android 12 and the notifications a along with the other software is perfect. Much better than the Samsung UI.

Can anyone using EU ROM please test your notification sync speed? Thanks!

I'm running the EU ROM after doing the full conversation, everything for me works perfectly fine. No delayed texts or emails. You're getting the delay from what I assume is very intense battery monitoring which is common with China ROMs. I say the conversion is worth it, mostly cause I hate the China ROM bloat and the issues with play services that crop up.

 

[gibberishman]

Sadly yes i'm experiencing the same issues with the CN rom, EU rom won't be much different my guess but I haven't test it myself. Motorola beeing motorola I guess, their firmware is known to be mediocre at it's best, the notification and sync issues also have the same issues on other models. Not even talking about the issues you can have when you try to unlock and re-lock the bootloader, impossible to unlock it again and high risk to brick your device.

One thing is for sure i'll avoid motorola in future imo it's not worth the saving in costs, better off with buying a more expensive samsung or google phone in the long run.

You're using a device not made for the market you're currently in, of course you'll have issues lol. If you don't want the issues that come with the Chinese ROM then flash the EU ROM.

 

[JamieNZ]

I'm running the EU ROM after doing the full conversation, everything for me works perfectly fine. No delayed texts or emails. You're getting the delay from what I assume is very intense battery monitoring which is common with China ROMs. I say the conversion is worth it, mostly cause I hate the China ROM bloat and the issues with play services that crop up.

Thanks for confirming. I did play around with the Gmail battery opt settings and got those coming through quickly now, but Yahoo for example was still slow, so would need to check other important notifications. But still may convert to EU this weekend.

Did you follow the exact same steps as per this guide? Thanks.

 

[gibberishman]

Thanks for confirming. I did play around with the Gmail battery opt settings and got those coming through quickly now, but Yahoo for example was still slow, so would need to check other important notifications. But still may convert to EU this weekend.

Did you follow the exact same steps as per this guide? Thanks.

That's the guide I used, yes. I didn't end up using that moto flash software that the guide recommended, I just used lolinet's flashing tool.

 

[JamieNZ]

That's the guide I used, yes. I didn't end up using that moto flash software that the guide recommended, I just used lolinet's flashing tool.

Thanks. I followed that guide last night including the Moto Flash tool. All worked flawlessly. It was so refreshing to see the non-Chinese welcome screen and painless Google setup!

The EU ROM does solve all of the issues I was having with the Chinese version. Everything I use works perfectly and feels very much like a Motorola now. I also keep noticing many subtle improvements, features and even the responsiveness overall feels slightly better. Highly recommend the conversion to an Edge 40 Pro!