Well, Today I was looking for TWRP Flashable stock ROM for my Moto E4 Plus. Well, the reason is flashing Stock ROM using adb sideload method need PC and also little technical knowledge. I do have technical knowledge. This article is for those who are using TWRP Recovery on their phone. You can flash the latest version of TWRP Recovery for Moto E4 Plus here. In this guide, I will share the latest Moto E4 Plus TWRP Flashable Stock ROM(both Full ROM and OTA).
Before moving to installation and upgradation part, let us make things more clear. If you are a newbie, make sure your phone as an UNLOCKED Bootloader and installed TWRP Recovery. To check, please turn off your Moto E4 Plus, boot into bootloader/fastboot mode. If you see the screen which says bootloader unlocked, then you can skip this guide to Unlock Bootloader on Moto E4 Plus.
Thank you to an XDA Senior member GetOffMyLawn&!+¢#{$ for sharing the ROM on XDA Forum. He shared even the detailed guide to flash the stock ROM using TWRP Recovery.
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Steps to Install Moto E4 Plus TWRP Flashable Stock ROM using TWRP
Before starting the procedure, please follow the pre-requisites step first.
Supported Model:
Moto E4 plus (Owens) Qualcomm Snapdragon variant (XT1775, XT1776).
Moto E4 Plus Sprint, Boost and even any network with Qualcomm.
Download TWRP Flashable Zip Files
- OWENS_XT1776_BOOST_Stock_7.1.1_NCR26.58-26_cid50-V1.zip
- OWENS_RETAIL_XT1775_7.1.1_NPR26.58-25_cid50_V1.zip
- OWENS_XT1776_SPRINT_Stock_7.1.1_NCR26.58-26_cid50_V1.zip
Pre-Requisites:
- Charge your phone for at least 50%.
- You need Unlocked Bootloader on Moto E4 Plus.
- Install TWRP Recovery on Moto E4 Plus.
- Now download the above Stock ROM file and move the file to your phone using USB Cable.
- Follow this guide to take a full backup, How to Backup Complete Stock or Custom ROM using TWRP recovery.
Instructions to Flash Stock ROM using TWRP Recovery
- Download the Moto E4 Plus TWRP Flashable Stock firmware file.
- Now move the downloaded Moto E4 TWRP Flashable stock ROM to SD Card using USB Cable from PC.
- Turn off your phone and boot into recovery. (TWRP)
- Once you are booted into TWRP, now Wipe –> Now wipe the system, data (not absolutely necessary if already running stock but if you have problems, wiping data may solve them), cache and dalvik-cache.
- Make sure you have an external SD card (NOT FORMATTED FOR USE AS INTERNAL STORAGE) or USB OTG drive to store your backups and ROM and other zips you want to flash. If you boot a ROM without flashing a zip to disable force encryption, your internal storage will be encrypted. If your external SD card is formatted as internal storage and you format /data your external SD card may also be wiped.
Encrypted internal and external storage CANNOT be accessed by your PC. If you have files, there you need to save you’ll need a USB OTG drive to copy them from your device while the OS is booted. - Now Flash the ROM –> TWRP —> INSTALL –> Browse for the Stock ROM file –> Select and SWIPE To flash.
- You can root by flashing the latest Magisk.
- flash a zip to disable dm-verity (no-verity-opt-encrypt will make force-encrypt optional, no-verity-force-encrypt will force encryption).
- REBOOT RECOVERY to make TWRP stick.
- Reboot and Enjoy!
I hope this guide was helpful to flash the Moto E4 Plus TWRP Flashable Stock ROM using TWRP Recovery. Any queries or feedback, please leave a comment below.