Moto G5S Plus users are getting frustrated with the release of Android Oreo update nowadays after Lenovo took over Motorola things have changed, Motorola used to give updates very quickly and it was very popular for their Android updates.
The device was launched in August 2017 and yet it is running on Android 7.1 Nougat with the security patch of February. Officially Motorola has not yet declared any OTA of Android Oreo for Moto G5S Plus but we expect it to be in April or after the launch of the G6 series.
Well, the users shouldn’t be dishearted for the non-release of the latest operating system on their devices because there is a solution to it. Yes, you can have Android Oreo on your Moto G5S Plus unofficially by installing custom ROM, we have previously posted few custom ROM’s based on Oreo 8.1 and they had minor or few bugs but they did the work perfectly. Before you proceed you must know that your device’s bootloader is locked and you need to unlock it which breaks the warranty. If you are fine with it then you can unlock the bootloader of your device and flash any custom ROM based on Oreo.
Disclaimer: Techolite and its authors are not responsible if you brick your device or your SD card doesn’t work. You are solely responsible for unlocking bootloader, flashing custom ROM and recovery. Remember unlocking bootloader here breaks the warranty service of your Moto G5S Plus.
Moto G5S Plus Pixel Experience Oreo Custom ROM
One of the best custom ROM based on Oreo for Moto G5S Plus which I have personally come up with is the Pixel Experience that gives a very rich usage of Google Pixel’s Android operating system with the latest security patch and also passes the KRACK vulnerability which thus lets us use Snapchat and other e-wallet based applications.
About The ROM
Android OS Version: 8.1.0_r4
Author/Credits: Keertesh/XDA Forums
Source code: https://github.com/PixelExperience
Kernel Source: kernel_motorola_msm8953
Device Tree: device_motorola_sanders
Vendor: vendor_motorola_sanders
ROM Developer: jhenrique09
ROM Version: V1
Type: AOSP
Size: 814 MB
Language: Multi-Language
Features
All features that are present on Google Pixel devices, you will get a pure AOSP experience on your device. Everything is working perfectly and you do not have to worry about any bug. There is one bug that users might face is the camera being dark on the default camera app, you can install Camera NX which even gives you the portrait mode and other cool features like AR stickers for Google Camera which you can install it separately.
How To Install
Pre-Requisites:
- The bootloader of your device must be unlocked and latest TWRP custom Recovery must be installed that supports 64 bit CPU architecture. You can check the guide on how to Unlock Moto G5S Plus Bootloader and Install TWRP
- Moto G5S Plus Pixel Experience ROM– You can find it at the bottom of this post.
Instructions
- Copy the Pixel Experience on your SD card or internal storage of the device
- Reboot to TWRP recovery
- Go to Wipe and tick Dalvik Cache, System, Data, Cache and swipe to wipe
- Go back to the main TWRP menu and navigate to INSTALL
- Select the Custom ROM
Screenshots
Download
Pixel Experience Custom ROM – Official Website
Other Downloads
You can download Pixel Live wallpapers and set it accordingly, but remember that due to the heavy file and being motion wallpaper it slows down the scrolling on your screen. Also, you can install them as normal apk files and the AR Stickers are very fun to use and they can be used while recording videos with the 3D characters which will make your Moto G5S Plus Pixel Experience very rich.
Pixel Live Wallpapers