Moto G5S Plus Pixel Experience Oreo Custom ROM [Official]

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