Custom ROMs require root access to your device and a custom recovery to be installed (visit
Moto G root section to learn how).
Custom ROMs require root access to your device and a custom recovery to be installed (visit
Moto G root section to learn how).
Not exact matches
If you're willing to take a few steps, including
rooting your device, you may be able to get Google Assistant on a handful of older and / or non-Pixel Android devices, including some Google Nexus and
Moto G devices, as well as the OnePlus One and Samsung Galaxy S5.
Im using a
Moto G (2014), with Android 6.0 (no
root).
The best thing related to this guide is that it actually works without problems or issues, as the
root method presented below has been already tested by numerous
Moto G users.
But, if you choose to do so the
root access will be revoked — achieve that by downgrading your
Moto G to stock Android OS or by applying an OTA release (only manually because on
rooted systems the official Android updates can be only manually flashed).
In fact, updating your Google Play Edition
Moto G with official Android 5.1 Lollipop OS implies in restoring your phone back to its initial state — that, if you have a
rooted device, or if you have applied other customization and optimization procedures on your phone.