Moto G (3rd gen) starts receiving Android 6.0 Marshmallow update

24 December, 2015
Following in the footsteps of its higher-end siblings, Motorola's budget phone is now tasting the latest Android release.

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  • 31 Aug 2016

Hey anyone got any advice on what to do if my 3 Rd gen Motorola has these problems: the notifications bar doesn't go fully down to access quick settings, the screen lock isn't coming on when I first click the power button, and when someone trys to call me it tells them 'user busy'. Also the home button doesn't work please reply asap

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    • 31 Aug 2016

    Suppi , 30 Aug 2016No the notification bar s not coming andif anyone is trying... moreI too am experiencing the same.

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      • YTK
      • 30 Aug 2016

      No the notification bar s not coming andif anyone is tryingall me its telling busy,t he phone lock is not working please reply asap

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        • utZ
        • 26 Aug 2016

        AnonD-570858, 10 Aug 2016SOLUTION: NOT REQUIRING FACTORY RESET Device tried on: Mot... moreHi,
        I m not able to activate developer option in my phone. I am following all the necessary steps but then also its not highlighting developer option in settings.please help

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          • AnonD-570858
          • 2@c
          • 24 Aug 2016

          cats, 23 Aug 2016Hey, I tried moving everything to desktop and opening it th... moreThat seems to be correctly configured then! Once the command window opened, did you type in 'adb devices' or did it automatically show 'list of devices attached'? Also, have you gone to the developer options on your mobile and enabled USB debugging?

          It's either that (re: debugging not being enabled) or that the latest USB driver isn't installed on your computer, these two links have some suggestions re: the drivers:

          http://stackoverflow.com/questions/27595021/adb-command-doesnt-list-my-device

          http://blogs.adobe.com/digitalmedia/2010/11/android-dev-resolving-empty-list-of-devices-attached-via-usb-debugging-on-windows/

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            • vG0
            • 24 Aug 2016

            vaasu, 20 Aug 2016Not recieving calls , notification bar not opening if someo... moreYur issue got solved or not?? M olso facing the same. Plz do help me noe

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              • cats
              • q{r
              • 23 Aug 2016

              AnonD-570858, 22 Aug 2016Hey! Your Moto G wouldn't be listed as Moto G, it'll probab... moreHey, I tried moving everything to desktop and opening it there. No luck.

              Update while writing this post; I tried moving the file named adb and AdbWinApi.lld out from platform tools folder and directly in 15 Second ADB Installer folder. I think it worked. It showed:
              * daemon started successfully *
              List of devices attached

              And then nothing. I had my phone attached to the computer using a USB cable. (it's slowly sucking the energy out from it's superior). Anything else I can try?

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                • cats
                • q{r
                • 23 Aug 2016

                AnonD-570858, 22 Aug 2016Hey! Your Moto G wouldn't be listed as Moto G, it'll probab... moreI was just experimenting with random things until something clicked. I didn't write anything though, that was just something that showed up when I dragged it in. I tried just writing in \platform-tools\platform-tools\adb.exe
                (the text on top of the window that appears if I click the thing named adb, where I think the thing is)
                The text that appeared was: The system cannot find the path specified.
                Most things ended up with that or the text showed: '___' could not be recognized as an internal or external command.....
                Eventually I tried dragging the file named adb in, and that was what showed up. There's a part of it that said devices with a [-1] beside it. Is there anyway I could work with that? I tried experimenting with it a bit, but no luck.
                (-.-;) I don't not sure what I'm doing.

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                  • AnonD-570858
                  • 2@c
                  • 22 Aug 2016

                  cats, 22 Aug 2016Hey, I tired opening the command window and dragging someth... moreHey! Your Moto G wouldn't be listed as Moto G, it'll probably be listed by a device number or code. Does that mean it's showing the attached devices after giving the command? If so, then one of them is probably your Moto G (or at least should be). If it's not showing any devices attached at all, then there's some issue (again probably with the path. Is it possible that the path is too long. I don't know if that makes a difference, but I downloaded the adb folder on my desktop).

                  Ah. I just realized there's a screenshot. Are those all pre-command instructions? I can't seem to find the 'adb devices' command. Did you type that? USB debugging should be enabled on the phone when attached to the computer and in the command window "adb devices" should be typed and entered and it should show you a list of attached devices, which would list your Moto G, though by some other name or code.

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                    • cats
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                    • 22 Aug 2016

                    AnonD-570858, 21 Aug 2016Hi! I'm sorry it doesn't seem to be working, I'm not exactl... moreHey, I tired opening the command window and dragging something named 'adb' in, but I don't see Moto G listed anywhere on it. Did I do it right? I had my phone attached to the computer the whole time. I think my the USB cable works since it charges through the computer. I scrolled down a bit in case I missed it. Should I keep going to step 7 even if I don't see it?

                    Link of a screenshot in case I was confusing: https://postimg.org/image/6zrblsp8z/

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                      • 21 Aug 2016

                      cats, 20 Aug 2016Hey, thanks for your suggestion, I tried it again. I downlo... moreHi! I'm sorry it doesn't seem to be working, I'm not exactly sure what the problem is, but my guess would be lack of path recognition. Try some of the solutions mentioned in this link and see if they work for you: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20564514/adb-is-not-recognized-as-an-internal-or-external-command-operable-program-or

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                        • cats
                        • q{r
                        • 20 Aug 2016

                        vaasu, 20 Aug 2016Not recieving calls , notification bar not opening if someo... moreHey, please don't spam all over the page. Try Vanya's solution on the second page: http://www.gsmarena.com/newscomm-15702p2.php#1249512
                        You need a USB cable from your phone to do this, by the way. Try reading around before posting something, there's probably a good chance your question's been already answered.

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                          • 20 Aug 2016

                          AnonD-570858, 17 Aug 2016Hi! I don't think that the folder in which it was saved sho... moreHey, thanks for your suggestion, I tried it again. I downloaded platform tools into the same folder as the ADB and opened the command window in the same folder. I made sure to restart my laptop after downloading and extracting the files. The message was still 'adb' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
                          operable program or batch file.
                          What else can I do? Thanks for helping out so much on this page, I'm sure a lot of people appreciate it.

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                            • 20 Aug 2016

                            Not recieving calls , notification bar not opening if someone is calling my it'd saying busy pls help

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                              • 19 Aug 2016

                              I am also facing the same issue and not able to take my data backup and company mail.

                              This is affecting my work not able to received meeting notification

                              Kindly please assist on this ASAP

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                                • XuZ
                                • 18 Aug 2016

                                Anonymous
                                Not recieving calls , notification bar not opening if someone is calling my it'd saying busy pls hel

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                                  • 18 Aug 2016


                                  Not recieving calls , notification bar not opening if someone is calling my it'd saying busy pls hel

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                                    • 18 Aug 2016

                                    Not recieving calls , notification bar not opening if someone is calling my it'd saying busy pls help

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                                      • Naresh
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                                      • 18 Aug 2016

                                      Anonymous, 10 Aug 2016I am also having same problem. Please let me know how we ca... moreGo to android device manager on ur pc or mac login with email id that is logged in ur android mobile.
                                      Android device manger will show three options-Ring, change lock and erase..
                                      Select erase ...and switch on data services on ur android device ..it will start reset automatically....

                                      Thanx....:)

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                                        • Suha
                                        • Hkt
                                        • 18 Aug 2016

                                        Not receiving calls and not showing notification bar as well as not respond to factory reset moto 3rd genration