software channel correction.

[riyan65]

Hello, my Moto g5 is having retin software channel which seems to be Moto g5 plus should have.is any one is having retin software channel in they Moto g5. If anyone is having please let me know as it seem to have Moto g5 plus software channel.

You can see in the screenshot which I have capture on both device's:-

 

[TheFixItMan]

Hello, my Moto g5 is having retin software channel which seems to be Moto g5 plus should have.is any one is having retin software channel in they Moto g5. If anyone is having please let me know as it seem to have Moto g5 plus software channel.

You can see in the screenshot which I have capture on both device's:-

I just need some clarification as I don't fully understand what are trying to say

retin just means I imagine you are a retail India software channel

If you own a moto g5 plus Potter you have posted in the wrong forum

 

[riyan65]

I just need some clarification as I don't fully understand what are trying to say

retin just means I imagine you are a retail India software channel - are you saying that you own a moto g5 cedric & since updating to oreo with the soak test ota your device now displays as a moto g5 plus potter?

If that is the case then Motorola have just mucked up the build.prop - these are just text lines and can be changed to display anything you like in about phone

If you own a moto g5 plus Potter you have posted in the wrong forum

Thanks for replying,but I want to say that my Moto g5 has retin software channel which belongs to Moto g5 plus as I am having both the device I have put the screenshot of them.i just want to know that retin software channel is belong to Moto g5 or not, and other Moto g5 is having retin software channel or not.and I didn't register for Moto MFN.

 

[TheFixItMan]

Thanks for replying,but I want to say that my Moto g5 has retin software channel which belongs to Moto g5 plus as I am having both the device I have put the screenshot of them.i just want to know that retin software channel is belong to Moto g5 or not, and other Moto g5 is having retin software channel or not.and I didn't register for Moto MFN.

All moto devices will have a retin software channel (if sold in India)

Ret means it's a retail device (instead of an Amazon device)
in - means it's an Indian varient


So both moto g5 and g5 plus will have a retin software channel

 

[riyan65]

All moto devices will have a retin software channel (if sold in India)

Ret means it's a retail device (instead of an Amazon device)
in - means it's an Indian varient


So both moto g5 and g5 plus will have a retin software channel

Thanks for clarifying,but my Moto g5 came with amazin. After replacement of motherboard my device is having retin so that I am having dought. And if I install Oreo soak test which is for amazin does my device again get bricked.

 

[TheFixItMan]

Thanks for clarifying,but my Moto g5 came with amazin. After replacement of motherboard my device is having retin so that I am having dought. And if I install Oreo soak test which is for amazin does my device again get bricked.

You can change the channel just by flashing a stock rom firmware from a different country

Obviously when you bought the phone from Amazon it came with Amazon firmware so it would display amazin
When your motherboard was replaced they flashed retail firmware on it so that's why it now shows retin

You can flash what ever firmware you like (assuming that there's no phone frequencies that are different or not compatible between countries)

As long as your phone is unmodified (no custom rom/recovery root etc) you will be able to ota update

 

[riyan65]

You can change the channel just by flashing a stock rom firmware from a different country

Obviously when you bought the phone from Amazon it came with Amazon firmware so it would display amazin
When your motherboard was replaced they flashed retail firmware on it so that's why it now shows retin

You can flash what ever firmware you like (assuming that there's no phone frequencies that are different or not compatible between countries)

As long as your phone is unmodified (no custom rom/recovery root etc) you will be able to ota update

so I can use amazin OTA update for retin also???

 

[TheFixItMan]

so I can use amazin OTA update for retin also???

No - the ota looks for the build number of the current version installed - if the ota is for the Amazon varient you will need that firmware installed

You won't damage your device if you try & flash an ota in stock recovery that is for the wrong firmware - it simply won't flash and gives an error about the wrong firmware version detected


Unless the ota updates both Amazon & retail varients it won't work

 

[riyan65]

No - the ota looks for the build number of the current version installed - if the ota is for the Amazon varient you will need that firmware installed

You won't damage your device if you try & flash an ota in stock recovery that is for the wrong firmware - it simply won't flash and gives an error about the wrong firmware version detected


Unless the ota updates both Amazon & retail varients it won't work

Can we flash stock rom with locked bootloader???

 

[TheFixItMan]

Can we flash stock rom with locked bootloader???

Yes

 

[riyan65]

Yes

Is there changes of hard bricked??

 

[TheFixItMan]

Is there changes of hard bricked??

Only if you're flashing gpt or bootloader parts - unless you need to change these there's no need to flash them

There is always a risk in anything you do - if you don't know what you're doing use Google YouTube or just stay on stock unmodified

 

[silent03]

any link for amzin img ?

 

[TheFixItMan]

any link for amzin img ?

All firmware can be found here
https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/moto/cedric/official/