Motorola Moto G5 (codename: cedric) launched in February 2017. The phone came out of the box with Android 7.0 Nougat and later upgrade to Android 8.0 Oreo. Are you looking to install the stable version of Android 8.1 Oreo on Motorola Moto G5 (cedric)? then you are at the right place. Today we will guide you on how to install Android 8.1 Oreo on Moto G5 smartphone.
Talking about the specifications, Moto G5 features a 5.0-inches display with a screen resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels. It is powered by Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430 processor coupled with 2/3GB of RAM. The phone packs 16/32GB internal memory. The camera on the Moto G5 comes with 13MP and 5MP front shooting camera. It is backed by a Removable Li-Ion 2800 mAh battery with Fast battery charging. It also has Fingerprint sensor in the front.
If you are here for the first time to install Android 8.1 Oreo on Moto G5, then let us make things more clear. It’s been few months, the developers are struggling to bring stable build of Android 8.1 Oreo to many supported devices. Earlier we had shared some of the custom ROM known as Lineage OS 15.1, Pixel Experience ROM, AOSiP, OmniROM, Resurrection Remix Oreo etc based on Android 8.1 Oreo. You can simply check out the link to see if you have your device in it.
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Android 8.1 Oreo and Features:
Well, Android 8.1 Oreo is the latest update of Android Oreo which was released in August 2017. The Android Oreo is the 8th iteration of Android OS and comes with many new features such as New emoji, picture-in-picture mode, multi-window, Better public Wi-Fi connections, Revamped notifications, Notification Dots, Notification channels, Google Play Protect, Project Treble, Autofill, smart text selection, Better battery life and performance and also new Settings menu and other UI tweaks. After rolling the 8.1 Oreo, Google also pushed the Android 8.1 Oreo branch tree to Android Open Source Project (AOSP).
Also Read: Top 10 Features of Android Oreo
Steps to Install Android 8.1 Oreo on Moto G5:
Follow our below guide to install the Android 8.1 Oreo on Moto G5. Simply download the below given ROM and Gapps file to experience the PURE Android Oreo Stock build on Moto G5 smartphone. To install any Custom firmware on Moto G5, you should have TWRP Recovery or any custom recovery.
Before grabbing the download link and installing the custom ROM, then make sure to follow the pre-requisites.
Pre-Requisites:
- This ROM is for Moto G5 (Don’t Try this on Any other device):
- Charge your phone up to 80% or 70%.
- Download Motorola USB Drivers.
- You will lose the original ROM or any CUSTOM ROM if you already installed on your phone. So make sure to Backup your complete ROM before doing this step using TWRP or CWM or any Custom Recovery.
- If you have root installed, then take backup of all your apps using Titanium Backup or backup complete without Root
- Watch Full Video on How to Install TWRP on any Android Phone.
- Download all the Zip files from below and Place it in your phone’s root of internal memory.
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Download The ROM and Gapps
| OS | Download File |
| OmniROM | Download |
| Dirty Unicorns | Download |
| AOSiP OS | Download |
| Liquid Remix | Download |
| CrDroid OS | Download |
| ViperOS | Download |
| Bootleggers ROM | Download |
| DotOS | Download |
| AOSPExtended OS | Download |
| Resurrection Remix | Download |
| Pixel Experience | Download |
| Lineage OS 15.1 | Download |
Instructions to Install:
- First of all, you need to Unlock Bootloader on Moto G5
- Now install TWRP Recovery for Moto G5. Watch Full Video on How to Install TWRP on any Android Phone.
- Download the below Android 8.1 Oreo for Moto G5.
- Now boot into TWRP Recovery, Here is the method to boot into Recovery.
Link to Install
Guide to Flash Custom ROM using TWRP Recovery
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Don’t flash SuperSU if you want to try Magisk Root on your phone
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