How to Flash or Update Firmware on Motorola Moto G (1st gen-2013) With RSD Lite.

Flash Moto G (1st gen-2013). If your Motorola Moto G (1st gen-2013) having some problem, such as loading installed App too long, or slow response. You need to do something to this device. First you can perform hard reset or factory reset on Motorola Moto G (1st gen-2013), it will restore all user setting to the factory settings. But if this still doesn't fix your problem, you con use the second method. This method will show you how to flash or install a new firmware on Motorola Moto G (1st gen-2013). So, you have device performance as the first time you bought. To help flash the firmware into Motorola Moto G (1st gen-2013) we need a software flash tool specially designed for Motorola device, this software called RSD Lite, and work on windows computer. 

Before we flash this Motorola Moto G (1st gen-2013), here is it specs. This phone also known as Motorola Moto G X1032. Released on November, 2013. Comes with 4.5 Inches IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors display. Powered by Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 CPU, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 Chipset, Adreno 305 GPU. Supported with 1 GB of RAM, and featured with 5 MP on primary camera, and 1,3 MP on secondary camera. Motorola Moto G (1st gen-2013) work on Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), up-gradable to v5.1.1 (Lollipop).

Now, let we start this guide.

1# Step - Preparations.

1. During flashing process, all files, user data, and apps installed on internal memory are wiped. Therefore we recommend to backup it all and save at the other storage. 
2. Make sure you have fully charged at Motorola Moto G (1st gen-2013) battery, or at least you have minimum 80% of battery capacity
3. Use original USB cable to connect the Motorola Moto G (1st gen-2013) to the computer.
4. Make sure USB driver for Motorola Moto G (1st gen-2013) is installed on the computer, If you don't have this, try this link below.

https://androidmtk.com/download-motorola-usb-drivers

5. RSD lite flash tool is needed to help flash firmware into Motorola Moto G (1st gen-2013).

http://rsdlite.com/rsd-lite-download/

6. Motorola Moto X (1st gen-2013) firmware is here.

https://firmware.center/firmware/Motorola/Moto%20G%20%281st%20gen-2013%29/

2# Step - Motorola Moto G (1st gen-2013).

1. Switch off  Motorola Moto G (1st gen-2013) device
2. Once it completely power off, now boot your Motorola Moto G (1st gen-2013) into fastboot mode. 
• Press and hold Power button + Volume Up buton at the same time.

  

  enter fastboot mode - motorola moto G 2013
3. Then connect Motorola Moto G (1st gen-2013) to the computer using USB cable.
4. Make sure your Motorola Moto G (1st gen-2013) is successfully detected on the computer, if fail you can try this.
• Check your USB cable
• Change computer ports
• Check your USB driver..
5. Install RSD Lite on the computer, then launch this software from desktop or start menu.
6. Once RSD Lite window run on the computer, Click the button marked with the arrow and red circle shown at picture below to load Motorola Moto G (1st gen-2013) firmware.



rsd lite tool - load firmware

7. Now, navigate to the firmware folder location you have downloaded before.
8. The firmware should has this extensions. 
• *.shx, 
• *.hs, 
• *.xml, 
• *.sbf,
9. Once your Motorola Moto G (1st gen-2013) firmware successfully loaded, you can see at the file properties window.

   

   rsd file properties

10. To proceed flashing Motorola Moto G (1st gen-2013), just click Start button.
11. You can see the flashing progress at status window. 
12. Once finished Motorola Moto G (1st gen-2013) will reboot automatically. you can safely disconnect Motorola Moto G (1st gen-2013) from the computer.
13. Finish.