In this tutorial, we let you know how to unbrick a bricked Moto G 3rd Gen (all variant) including Moto G Turbo edition. If you have bricked your 3rd Gen Moto G 2015, you can unbrick it by restoring bootloader and installing stock firmware on it. However, you should have knowledge on ADB and fastboot commands.

Below guide supports all variant of Moto G (3rd Gen) including Moto G Turbo edition, 1GB and 2G RAM versions, such as XT1550, XT1556, XT1557, XT1540, XT1541, etc. However, depending on the model, you may need to make small alteration in the commands, which is also detailed in the guide. Warning: The below mentioned file is taken from XDA. We are not responsible for anything that goes wrong. Follow the guide at your own risk. Also, playing with Fastboot commands can seriously damage your phone, so take extreme care while issuing commands.

Unbrick a Bricked Moto G 3rd Gen

  1. Download [HERE] and install Motorola drivers on your computer
  2. Setup ADB and Fastboot drivers on your computer
  3. Download [HERE] latest Fastboot zip file (for Windows and Linux)
  4. Download stock firmware for your Moto G3 [HERE]. Download correct firmware for your model number.
  5. Unzip both the Fastboot zip file and firmware zip file and save the entire file inside the ADB installation folder (C:\adb)
  6. Switch off your phone and boot into fastboot mode by pressing ‘Volume down’ then ‘Power’ button. [Alternatively, connect your phone to your PC and issue the command adb reboot-bootloader from ADB installation folder]
  7. Now, go to the folder where you have saved the extracted firmware file, open a command window there and issue the below commands one-by-one. [The command ‘system.img_sparsechunks’ may differ in number and name. Always check contents of folder you are working with. You must flash all of the sparsechunk files you have] fastboot oem fb_mode_set fastboot flash partition gpt.bin fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img fastboot flash logo logo.bin fastboot flash boot boot.img fastboot flash recovery recovery.img fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.0 fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.1 fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.2 fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.3 fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.4 fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.5 fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.6 fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.7 fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.8 fastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin fastboot erase modemst1 fastboot erase modemst2 fastboot flash fsg fsg.mbn fastboot erase cache fastboot erase userdata fastboot erase customize fastboot erase clogo fastboot oem fb_mode_clear fastboot reboot After rebooting your Moto G 3, set up your phone and enjoy. Any question? Leave it in the comment section below. (Source – XDA)