How to Install Stock ROM on Moto G Stylus XT2043-8 (Firmware Guide)

In this guide, we’ll be sharing the easy steps to install the Motorola XT2043-8 (Moto G Stylus) firmware flash file. As an open-source platform, Android devices do come with plenty of customization options which can also lead to bricking or stuck in the boot loop issue due to unsupported file flashing or even improper flashing steps. Needless to say that most Android users want to heavily customize their devices via flashing third-party firmware files or rooting.

In some cases, the device performance may become slow, starts lagging, networking issues, etc. So, installing the stock firmware on your Motorola Moto G Stylus (codenamed sofiap) device will bring back a stable life like before.

Steps to Install Motorola XT2043-8 Firmware Flash File

Now, if you’re ready to flash the stock firmware manually on your Motorola Moto G Stylus XT2043-8 device then you need to download the flash tool, firmware file, and necessary drivers. So, without wasting any more time, let’s get into it.

Pre-Requirements:

• This ROM is supported for the Motorola Moto G Stylus XT2043-8 (sofiap) variant only.
• Make sure that your device should be charged at least 50% or higher.
• You will require a PC or Laptop with a USB Data Cable.
• We always recommend our readers take a full data backup of the device for safety purposes.
• Install Motorola USB Drivers and Rescue and Smart Assistant Tool on your PC
• To flash, you must download the ADB and Fastboot tool

Motorola G Stylus XT2043-8 Firmware Flash Files:

Firmware Installation Guide:

Check out the firmware flashing guide below for the Motorola Moto G Stylus XT2043-8. First, make sure to install or extract the adb and fastboot tool on your PC. Now enter the bootloader on your device.

Step 1. Bootloader Mode

Enter bootloader mode on your phone. To boot first, turn your phone off. Once your device turned off completely, press and hold volume down, and turn it on. You should see the bootloader screen.

Step 2. Connect Your Device to PC:

After booting your Motorola Moto G Stylus into bootloader mode, now connect it to the PC using the USB Cable.

Step 3. Download Stock ROM/Firmware:

To get the full ROM, you can use the LMSA or Rescue and Smart Assistant Tool. Download the zip file and copy it to somewhere on your PC. LMSA tool will unzip the file and will remove the zip file you downloaded.

You can also download the full stock ROM from the above download flash file section on this guide.

Step 4. Flashing Guide:

1. 1. The next step is to open the command window and go to the adb folder
   2. Enter the following command to flash the firmware.

      fastboot oem fb_mode_set 
      fastboot flash partition gpt.bin 
      fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img 
      fastboot flash vbmeta vbmeta.img 
      fastboot flash radio radio.img 
      fastboot flash logo logo.bin 
      fastboot flash boot boot.img 
      fastboot flash dtbo dtbo.img 
      fastboot flash recovery recovery.img 
      fastboot flash super super.img_sparsechunk.0 
      fastboot flash super super.img_sparsechunk.1 
      fastboot flash super super.img_sparsechunk.2 
      fastboot flash super super.img_sparsechunk.3 
      fastboot flash super super.img_sparsechunk.4 
      fastboot flash super super.img_sparsechunk.5 
      fastboot flash super super.img_sparsechunk.6 
      fastboot flash super super.img_sparsechunk.7 
      fastboot flash super super.img_sparsechunk.8 
      fastboot flash super super.img_sparsechunk.9
      fastboot flash super super.img_sparsechunk.10
      fastboot flash super super.img_sparsechunk.11 
      fastboot flash super super.img_sparsechunk.12
      fastboot flash super super.img_sparsechunk.13
      fastboot flash super super.img_sparsechunk.14
      fastboot flash super super.img_sparsechunk.15 
      fastboot flash super super.img_sparsechunk.16
      fastboot flash erase userdata 
      fastboot flash erase ddr 
      fastboot flash dsp dspso.bin 
      fastboot oem fb_mode_clear

   3. Now your device will reboot into bootloader with the firmware you installed.

That’s it, guys. We hope this guide was helpful to you. Feel free to ask in the comment below for additional queries.