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Look out with the new Moto Mods, you need Moto Mod platform 1.6 for them to work.

I live in the Netherlands and own a first gen Moto Z Play , I bought a Turbopower pack when they were available, my Moto Z Play is still on the April security patch with no clue as to when the May patch or 7.1.1 will come. I did research and made a thread on Reddit as well, it turns out that in the USA and other parts of the world one of these 2 updates are rolling out, but in Europe there is not even a hint. The reason these updates are important is because they come with Moto Mod platform 1.6, currently I am 1.5.
When I got my new mod and put it on my phone it said I required an update. I tried circumventing it by installing the Moto Mod app via the American Playstore, using a VPN. Nope, phone still stuck on 1.5. I tried using an APK, as well as another user, one other user on Reddit provided the APK for the Moto Mod platform. It did update the app but not the 'internal app' Moto Mod platform.
This is.... extremely lazy on Moto's part, I can't believe their new mods are quite literally unusable in the EU with the first gen Moto Z Play and possibly the normal Moto Z if they didn't have an update.
To check your platform go to your Options menu and open the Moto Mods menu, your platform is displayed there.
I have called with Motorola twice. They don't know, they don't know anything about any upcoming updates.
The wireless charging shells might work, I don't know that, because it just has a Qi charger so I suspect it's not a problem, but the speaker or battery mods you can forget about if you are on 1.5

I'll tell you here the same thing I told you on Reddit, you need the May patch to get Moto Mods Platform v1.6. There is no APK from Google Play that will update it.
release notes for the May Patch: https://motorola-global-en-uk.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/118432
ENHANCEMENTS
This update introduces changes including the following:
Android Security : Includes the updates of Android security patches until May 1st 2017
Moto Mods™: Updates the Moto Mods platform to the version 1.6.
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timster01 said:
I'll tell you here the same thing I told you on Reddit, you need the May patch to get Moto Mods Platform v1.6. There is no APK from Google Play that will update it.
release notes for the May Patch:
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Yes, I simply am warning people here, I told them you needed the May patch or 7.1.1 literally right in the OP here so that came off as patronizing tbh, but the link is useful.
The UK one is different from the EU one afaik, going by what a Moto representative on the phone said to me yesterday.

Can someone back up their Moto Mod Platform apk 1.6 and send it to me please. I'm on marshmallow and don't want to update to Nougat

Marco0070 said:
Can someone back up their Moto Mod Platform apk 1.6 and send it to me please. I'm on marshmallow and don't want to update to Nougat
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Moto Mods Manager has since been updated to version 2.0
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.motorola.modservice

timster01 said:
Moto Mods Manager has since been updated to version 2.0
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.motorola.modservice
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Thanks for the reply but i already have the Moto Mods Manager v2.00.005 what i'm looking for is the Moto Mods Platform v1.6 or what ever version is the newest.

Mine is stated as:
Moto Mods Platform - Version 2.0
So far I have no problem playing with all the accessories like projector, Hasselblad camera, power pack, and latest just received today is the shell style wireless charger I bought from Birmingham UK. BTW I leave in south-east Asia.
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Marco0070 said:
Thanks for the reply but i already have the Moto Mods Manager v2.00.005 what i'm looking for is the Moto Mods Platform v1.6 or what ever version is the newest.
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Since the Moto Mods Platform is updated in security patches, you'll need to upgrade from Marshmallow to Nougat to continue receiving any updates.
The May 2017 patch brought MMP from version 1.1 to 1.6
The July 2017 (included with Android 7.1.1) brought MMP from version 1.6 to 2.0

Monthly Security Patches for Honor-6x

Hallo guys & gals, I wanted to ask you guys about monthly Security Patches as Google has made bound all the OEMs to release monthly security patches for their devices. In this regard most of the devices are getting monthly or at least once in a couple of months but my Honor-6x is not getting any OTA update since April 2017.
Do you guys have any idea or does any body have any Honor 6x with a more recent security update patch?
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talvigi said:
Hallo guys & gals, I wanted to ask you guys about monthly Security Patches as Google has made bound all the OEMs to release monthly security patches for their devices. In this regard most of the devices are getting monthly or at least once in a couple of months but my Honor-6x is not getting any OTA update since April 2017.
Do you guys have any idea or does any body have any Honor 6x with a more recent security update patch?
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Honor 6X is getting updated to latest patches every month, currently it's in August Patch 2017...!!!
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Every month lol. The best Joke i have read.

Well, it depends on the region, US models are rarely updated (unlike EU and Indian variants)

I saw in your signature that your phone model is BLN-21. Could you check if your build ends with B360? If yes, an update should come out soon but meanwhile you should be able to force it, by going on system update > tap on the 3 dots in the upper right corner > download latest update (if the option isn't there you cannot force it yet)
As you can see in these screenshots, in the 1st system update says that there aren't updates; in the 2nd, the option mentioned above is the first of the list, and finally in the 3rd i can download the update

Whoops i forgot the third screenshot, here it is

Well guys as you can see in my shared screen shot my device is on B361 of update level and the region is actual Pakistan which falls under middle east region. Now I actually created the thread to make it sure, whether my region is getting updates or not?
And thanks, @RedSkull23, I have tried your suggestion but as you see my device is already on B361.
I think my real problem is the update via firmware finder, and that's why my device isn't getting OTA updates. As the below screen shot reveals my device is on B361 but the security patch is 5 April 2017, and it is the time when this update was released and I updated my device through FF, since than I have tried a lot but I couldn't get any OTA update.
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When I still had my 6x, the patch would come about 10-15 days after Google released it. Couldn't say it's timely, but it indeed come monthly.
Btw, I have a Chinese model 6x.

Monthly in China ? And others can go to hell ?
I had to push B365 after about 3 months after B360. Others don't get it at all.

talvigi said:
And thanks, @RedSkull23, I have tried your suggestion but as you see my device is already on B361.
I think my real problem is the update via firmware finder, and that's why my device isn't getting OTA updates. (...) I updated my device through FF, since than I have tried a lot but I couldn't get any OTA update.
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Can you check or, do you remember if previous build number matches with the number of your actual build, or if not? If they doesn't match, maybe the FF update you did has moved you on a different build number, and so your software update won't find nothing because that's the latest package of your ACTUAL build, instead of the previous. Personally, i get confused every time that i finish to speak about FF updates because with all that packages stored and selectable, the number of possibilities that could provoke an issue are too much to be hold in mind at the same time

You are absolutely right FF has its very serious pros & cons. And yes, I think I remember the previous build number of my device, it was B360 and I did a full package download and dload upgrade on my device, and I also remember I was too much enthusiastic to find a sulotuion for the FM radio problem, yet in vain.
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talvigi said:
You are absolutely right FF has its very serious pros & cons. And yes, I think I remember the previous build number of my device, it was B360 and I did a full package download and dload upgrade on my device, and I also remember I was too much enthusiastic to find a sulotuion for the FM radio problem, yet in vain.
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Lets work on the rooting part in other thread. Will help surely to all queries

In indian variant bln-l22 its akso getting monthly updates

Root privileges
Will I lose my Root access and TWRP Recovery if I update this security patch?

uetfreak said:
Will I lose my Root access and TWRP Recovery if I update this security patch?
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If update size is 200-300 mb then no, it will have the twrp recovery. Make sure you have stock recovery before trying OTA update

shashank1320 said:
If update size is 200-300 mb then no, it will have the twrp recovery. Make sure you have stock recovery before trying OTA update
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The update is around 550mb.

uetfreak said:
The update is around 550mb.
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It may have the recovery then which may replace twrp. Better replace beforehand and then update as ota update will cause issue while boot on rooted phone

New update is coming..!!!
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Tamil15 said:
New update is coming..!!!
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Someone just informed me on WhatsApp that b361 is coming for Indian variant..lets see. I will have to unroot it first

shashank1320 said:
Someone just informed me on WhatsApp that b361 is coming for Indian variant..lets see. I will have to unroot it first
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So back to back update..!??
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September Security Update - 47.2.A.11.228

Hi everyone,
Just to notify that I got new firmware update 47.2.A.11.228.
It includes September Security Updates... and that's a 401.4 MB update..!
Usually it was more like 200 Mo updates if I remember correctly... I wonder why. ^^
Possibly due to Sony focusing on the same time on Android 10 update.
It was more or less the same with Android 9 update last year: no October 2018 update and 2 updates for December, one being Android 9.
From what I read, "What's New" app is still there, but Xperia Lounge disapeared.
... but even being there, What's New is an empty app now ! When you open it, you have a "What's New is no longer available" message.

DanLo-peria Compact said:
Hi everyone,
Just to notify that I got new firmware update 47.2.A.11.228.
It includes September Security Updates... and that's a 401.4 MB update..!
Usually it was more like 200 Mo updates if I remember correctly... I wonder why. ^^
Possibly due to Sony focusing on the same time on Android 10 update.
It was more or less the same with Android 9 update last year: no October 2018 update and 2 updates for December, one being Android 9.
From what I read, "What's New" app is still there, but Xperia Lounge disapeared.
... but even being there, What's New is an empty app now ! When you open it, you have a "What's New is no longer available" message.
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Yeah I got it also but I can't see any difference lol

Dark Emotion said:
Yeah I got it also but I can't see any difference lol
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But you are more secure )

Is there any official Changelog available ?

Removing "whats new" was the number 1 reason for rooting my phone in the past.
The second reason was to dark theme apps... though now most apps seem to be dark.

Hi,
where can i get the whole firmware for g8441 as normal download? Or can someone upload the 47.2.A.11.228 firmware which will work surely? All downloadlinks i found do not work if i dry to flash them with twrp (different errors for different files).

My friends. I have a sony x f5121. When it heats up, the camera's functionality soon becomes limited and then the native camera ends up closing. After these Sony XZ1 updates, does the same problem still persist on the XZ1? (At the time of launch, many reported this problem as well). I am interested in the Sony XZ1, but if it has the same camera problems as the Sony X, it is not viable. Thanks

sony xperia xz1 updated 47.2.a.11.228 I want to root it can someone please give me boot img file etc

Where I can download the 47.2.A.11.228 stock image.
I need this firmware to install LOS 17.1.
Thank you.

sardighi said:
Where I can download the 47.2.A.11.228 stock image.
I need this firmware to install LOS 17.1.
Thank you.
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XperiFirm
Xperifirm Tool allows to download the current firmware for all Sony Xperia Smartphones, Tablets, and Accessories running Android OS.
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Cannot get updates after being back on stock

Hi,
After being back on stock room, it says that updates are not available because integrity was compromised...
Build ppx29.159-24
Is there any way to get around this ?
Thanks a lot for your help
PS: of course I unrooted and relocked the bootloader, but it's not enough apparently

ppx29.159-24 is the latest build I dont think any other carrier has a newer build or are you trying to install that build, if so I had a problem with it and it hard bricked my device after trying to swap slots in fastboot

Thanks for your answer. But I also haven't had a security update since july... That's why I assumed it isn't updating anymore... Is there a way to at least flash the security updates manually ?

Tigerfou said:
Thanks for your answer. But I also haven't had a security update since july... What gives ? Is there a way to at least flash the security updates manually ?
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Flash/update option in LMSA
https://forum.xda-developers.com/general/general/update-moto-lenovo-moto-smart-assistant-t3951714
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Tell me
Can any body tell me that is it possible that i want to flashing z3 security from lenovo smart assistant to Z2 force ? Bcoz same in specs but different in release date?! Tell me come out seniors ?

Tigerfou said:
Thanks for your answer. But I also haven't had a security update since july... That's why I assumed it isn't updating anymore... Is there a way to at least flash the security updates manually ?
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Surprising but true. Moto has not released any updates for this device with any later security updates than July 2019. So much for a flagship, from 2017 August though.
Moco786 said:
Can any body tell me that is it possible that i want to flashing z3 security from lenovo smart assistant to Z2 force ? Bcoz same in specs but different in release date?! Tell me come out seniors ?
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No. Not unless you compile the kernel from source, and managed to port the rest of Android framework. Though specs could be similar, each "device" - screen, touch digitizer, sensors, camera, etc. will have different drivers.

General Poco F3 Android Security Update Query

Hi and apologies for the newbie question, Im not very techinical but need some help/advice please. I have a Poco F3 bought new not long ago. Its Running :-
MIU Global 14.07.0 (TKHEUXM)
Andoird Version 13 TKQ1.220829.002
Android Security Update 2023-02-01
The issue I have is that lots of my work apps (Outlook, Teams mainly) wont run becuase security at work requires that I am on at least the March Android Security Update. However my phone doesnt see these update. I dont particularly want to have to buy a new phone (work wont pay for one!) as I only bought it recently. Do any of you kind people know of a way that I can update my version of Android or at least get a newer security update installed on my current phone please.
Thanks for reading and your time in advance.

Strange. Why would apps require you to have such recent of a system update? Most Android phones don't get updated quickly.
Are you sure of this? Where did you read that? Ideally please provide some screenshots to see
Edit: It is possible for you to get a newer security patch, but you'll have to unlock your phone's bootloader and flash a Custom OS on it, which will be too much work (and has caveats), just for getting apps to work.
Second and preferred option is to just wait for Xiaomi to release a system update with updated security patch, but I can't tell you how long they'll take

charliev7 said:
Hi and apologies for the newbie question, Im not very techinical but need some help/advice please. I have a Poco F3 bought new not long ago. Its Running :-
MIU Global 14.07.0 (TKHEUXM)
Andoird Version 13 TKQ1.220829.002
Android Security Update 2023-02-01
The issue I have is that lots of my work apps (Outlook, Teams mainly) wont run becuase security at work requires that I am on at least the March Android Security Update. However my phone doesnt see these update. I dont particularly want to have to buy a new phone (work wont pay for one!) as I only bought it recently. Do any of you kind people know of a way that I can update my version of Android or at least get a newer security update installed on my current phone please.
Thanks for reading and your time in advance.
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I heard xiaomi dropped support for poco f3 so it won't be getting updates anymore (not sure about security updates). If security updates are your main concern, i would suggest buying an iphone instead as its updates are pushed on every model no matter how old it is. Pixel phones get speedy updates as well. Also, I've used teams and outlook on old android versions myself. I dont see how it's possible for them to enforce a specific security patch. As the user above stated, a screenshot would be very helpful. Also i know its not my place to say this but if your company somehow made outlook and teams enforce security patches, they should sponsor an appropriate phone to their employees as well.

Disregard

Thanks for replying. The screenshot below is what I get when I try Outlook/Teams. Interesting I didnt realise support for the POCO F3 had stopped,, Its the android security update thats the issue. The org is attempting to pass cyberessentials and this is part of the aftermath of locking security on devices. The enforcment is being done by enrolling your device into a policy. If you dont enroll you cant access company data using your phone, if you do enroll then the policy kicks in and requires your device is compliant.

charliev7 said:
Thanks for replying. The screenshot below is what I get when I try Outlook/Teams. Interesting I didnt realise support for the POCO F3 had stopped,, Its the android security update thats the issue. The org is attempting to pass cyberessentials and this is part of the aftermath of locking security on devices. The enforcment is being done by enrolling your device into a policy. If you dont enroll you cant access company data using your phone, if you do enroll then the policy kicks in and requires your device is compliant.
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You can try asking your organisation to adjust their Microsoft Intune Enrollment Settings, to loosen Android Security Patch Requirement from March to February (your current security patch), or if they can somehow accept your device anyway.
I'm very sure Poco F3 will continue to get Security Patches for the timebeing, only the OS Update to Android 14 is uncertain. It will definitely still get the OS Update to Android 13.1 tho.

Yeah tried both asking for a bit of leniancy and exclusion but no luck. I hope you are right about the security patches, wish they were a bit more timely. It's so convenient to have access via mobile. It's tough luck for my boss and team though as I do a lot of stuff out of hours via phone which I won't do now unless I/they find a solution. I'm certainly not buying a new phone myself. I really appreciate all your replies and for those taking the time to read my query. Thank You.
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You can try asking your organisation to adjust their Microsoft Intune Enrollment Settings, to loosen Android Security Patch Requirement from March to February (your current security patch), or if they can somehow accept your device anyway.
I'm very sure Poco F3 will continue to get Security Patches for the timebeing, only the OS Update to Android 14 is uncertain. It will definitely still get the OS Update to Android 13.1 tho.
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ApexPrime said:
I heard xiaomi dropped support for poco f3 so it won't be getting updates anymore (not sure about security updates). If security updates are your main concern, i would suggest buying an iphone instead as its updates are pushed on every model no matter how old it is. Pixel phones get speedy updates as well. Also, I've used teams and outlook on old android versions myself. I dont see how it's possible for them to enforce a specific security patch. As the user above stated, a screenshot would be very helpful. Also i know its not my place to say this but if your company somehow made outlook and teams enforce security patches, they should sponsor an appropriate phone to their employees as well.
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It will still receive security patch at least for 1 year