[GUIDE] Restore To Kitkat From Lollipop Moto G(with Video)

hannyso · Jan 27, 2015

:angel:NOTE:- You should have your Bootloader unlocked. I don't hold any responsibility if you brick your device.

If u want to restore your Moto G to Kitkat From Lollipop.
STEPS:-
1.Download & install this ADB Drivers - http://bit.ly/ADBdrivers
2.Download the Firmware according to your model -

3.Download This Mfastboot-v2 - http://goo.gl/5GPn1o
4.Extract the Downloaded File Mfastboot-v2 & Firmware into the same folder.
5.Put the phone into bootloader mode by Holding the POWER + VOLUME DOWN for five seconds.
6..Connect the USB Cable.
7.Hold shift & right click inside the folder & hit Open Command Line Here.
8.Now Flash These Code One By One Very Carefully.

Code To Be Flashed:-

Code:

mfastboot flash boot boot.img
mfastboot flash recovery recovery.img
mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.0
mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.1
mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.2
mfastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin
mfastboot erase modemst1
mfastboot erase modemst2
mfastboot flash fsg fsg.mbn
mfastboot erase cache
mfastboot erase userdata
mfastboot reboot

9.FINISH

Remember- Flash using the following commands only as they have skipped bootloader and partition table file of kitkat or you would HARD-BRICK your device.

Also See,
Full Written Guide - http://geekstay.com/?p=117

If u face any issues,tell me in the comment below.I would Love to HELP!!!
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shekhar1986 · Jan 26, 2015 at 9:49 PM

my phone softbricked during the update process , now it is not booting up,
how to check if my bootloader is updated or not , and can i use your method for flashing stock firmware again.
I can boot into recovery and bootloader mode , in recovery it shows kitkat recovery
XT1033

andreheitor · Jan 27, 2015 at 2:45 AM

My XT1033 Dual Sim Brazilian was in 4.4.4.
I updated to 5.0.2 via OTA official by the device itself.
But I found the slower Lollipop and would like to downgrade.
I never did bootloader unlock.
This method serves for the Moto G XT1033 Dual Sim Brazil Retail?

hannyso · Mar 14, 2012 65 14 0

Follow this

shekhar1986 said:
my phone softbricked during the update process , now it is not booting up,
how to check if my bootloader is updated or not , and can i use your method for flashing stock firmware again.
I can boot into recovery and bootloader mode , in recovery it shows kitkat recovery
XT1033

If u have locked bootloader-unlock it first,then follow this same video.
yes,u can flash stock firmware(4.4.4) again,thats the whole point of this video!!

hannyso · Jan 27, 2015

andreheitor said:
My XT1033 Dual Sim Brazilian was in 4.4.4.
I updated to 5.0.2 via OTA official by the device itself.
But I found the slower Lollipop and would like to downgrade.
I never did bootloader unlock.
This method serves for the Moto G XT1033 Dual Sim Brazil Retail?

Yes,u can use this method to downgrade - just where i download the asia firmware,u have to download this brazilian firmware -BR | http://www.filefactory.com/file/7koj5z8zk1mf/XT1033_RETAIL-BR-DS_4.4.4_KXB21.14-L1.40_38_cid12_CFC_1FF_SVC.xml.zip
and follow the same steps in video.

It is recommended to unlock the bootloader first.

andreheitor · Apr 20, 2010 110 34 0

Could you explain me better this:
"Remember- Flash using the following commands only as they have skipped bootloader and partition table file of kitkat or you would HARD-BRICK your device."

Thanks for attention

hannyso · Jan 27, 2015

andreheitor said:
Could you explain me better this:
"Remember- Flash using the following commands only as they have skipped bootloader and partition table file of kitkat or you would HARD-BRICK your device."

Thanks for attention

the command we used has two skipped commands,these code r published on many pages but they don't skip those files and phone gets bricked due to that,so its a warning that don't copy from there.

abhi.jangid15 · Nov 14, 2014 11 2 0

hannyso said:
the command we used has two skipped commands,these code r published on many pages but they don't skip those files and phone gets bricked due to that,so its a warning that don't copy from there.

so if i use ur method and downgrade my system to kitkat from lollipop without using that two commands
then after downgrading can i flash kitkat again but this time using that bootloader and partition command ??
bcos now my system is running on kitkat........so will my phone brick
or will i have to use a diffrent method to downgrade the bootloader too.....

hannyso · Feb 5, 2015 at 4:30 PM

U can just simply install lollipop as usual..... Refer to this - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp5JqW5SVWQ

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zari_ivanov · Feb 6, 2015 at 4:09 PM

This method is tested by me yesterday and is 100% working. Only one problem -now when I have bootloader unlocked and kitkat 4.4.4 , every restart of phone I have thease stripes going from up to down on the screen and causing defect of the picture. If I turn off and on the display- everything is ok. Anyone knows something about this bug? Thanks . Sory for my English

hannyso · Feb 6, 2015 at 4:28 PM

Its is common bug,i m also having this.....there is no fix for this yet.but there is no need to worry as this doesnt cause any problems with the device!!

Sent from my XT1033 using XDA Free mobile app

goldeneagle1972 · Feb 8, 2015 at 4:36 PM

AlaaTorinoo said:
Can I use this method to downgrade straight to jelly bean

Please show some respect to OP, stay on topic

AlaaTorinoo · Dec 7, 2014 20 1 0

Sorry bro didn't mean to but am on same topic which is downgrading

hannyso · Feb 8, 2015 at 4:53 PM

Its cool bro......but i don't think u can downgrade straight to jellybean through this method!!

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hannyso · Feb 8, 2015 at 5:09 PM

AlaaTorinoo said:
Sorry bro didn't mean to but am on same topic which is downgrading

Its cool bro......but i don't think u can downgrade straight to jellybean through this method!!

zari_ivanov · Feb 9, 2015 at 4:00 PM

why you need JB? Kit Kat is perfect imo

dhruvateja · Feb 12, 2015 1 0 0

Restore Kitkat from lollipop for Moto g 1st Gen

I have few doubts after restoring to the Kitkat from lollipop,
1. what happens to the data. Means the data will be lost or the will be there in the mobile ? Data like photos, contacts, messages, apps,music etc
2. After downgrading, in future shall i get the updates or not?
3. If some features in lollipop are improved, then can i able to update my mobile to the latest version of android(like lollipop etc.)
4. what happens to the warranty that is given by motorola?

Please let me know about these and it is more helpful to me.
Thanks.

sigma95 · Mar 8, 2015 at 3:54 PM

dhruvateja said:
I have few doubts after restoring to the Kitkat from lollipop,
1. what happens to the data. Means the data will be lost or the will be there in the mobile ? Data like photos, contacts, messages, apps,music etc
2. After downgrading, in future shall i get the updates or not?
3. If some features in lollipop are improved, then can i able to update my mobile to the latest version of android(like lollipop etc.)
4. what happens to the warranty that is given by motorola?

Please let me know about these and it is more helpful to me.
Thanks.

1. All data is lost. Make a backup.
4. This method requires an unlocked boot-loader, which voids your warranty.
I'm not sure about the rest of the questions.(I believe you should be able to get updates/upgrade to the latest version of android)

lohanbarth · Mar 9, 2015 at 5:57 PM

thank you man, I raised my moto G :fingers-crossed:

emmmile · Apr 5, 2015 at 5:34 PM

I tried to downgrade from 5.0.2 but I gave also the two additional commands, therefore I bricked the device.

Tried to flash the 4.4.4 firmware and clearly it doesn't work.
Tried to flash again the 5.0.2 (BR version), but no luck. The phone remains in the unlocked bootloader screen.

I can throw away the phone? :crying:

[GUIDE] Restore To Kitkat From Lollipop Moto G(with Video)

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