Downgrade Moto G40 Fusion/G60 from Android 12 to Android 11

In this guide, we will show you the steps to downgrade Moto G40 Fusion/G60 from Android 12 to Android 11. Both these devices have recently been blessed with the twelfth iteration of the OS. As a result, there are a slew of noteworthy features that are waiting to become a permanent abode on your device. These include the likes of Material You theming design, privacy indicators, revamped UI, and a plentitude of other under-the-hood changes. However, this is just one side of the coin.

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The latest OS update seems to have bought in quite a few bugs as well, most noticeably breaking the Multi-Volume functionality . As a result of this bug, the app volume and system volume are now interlinked. As a result of which, changing the volume of any one app will result in the changing of the entire system volume. Apart from that, there are a few custom ROMs that require the Android 11 firmware as a base. In all these scenarios, the best route is to downgrade Moto G40 Fusion/G60 from Android 12 to Android 11. And in this guide, we will show you how to do just that.

  • Downgrade Moto G40 Fusion/G60 from Android 12 to Android 11 STEP 1: Install Android SDK STEP 2: Download Moto G40 Fusion/G60 Stock Firmware STEP 3: Enable USB Debugging and OEM Unlocking STEP 4: Unlock Bootloader on Moto G40 Fusion/G60 STEP 5: Boot to Fastboot Mode STEP 6: Downgrade Moto G40 Fusion/G60 to Android 11 via Fastboot Commands

Downgrade Moto G40 Fusion/G60 from Android 12 to Android 11

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The process will wipe off all the data from your device, so take a complete device backup beforehand. Droidwin and its members wouldn’t be held responsible in case of a thermonuclear war, your alarm doesn’t wake you up, or if anything happens to your device and data by performing the below steps to downgrade Moto G40 Fusion/G60 to Android 11.

STEP 1: Install Android SDK

First and foremost, you will have to install the Android SDK Platform Tools on your PC. This is the official ADB and Fastboot binary provided by Google and is the only recommended one. So download it and then extract it to any convenient location on your PC. Doing so will give you the platform-tools folder, which will be used throughout this guide.

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STEP 2: Download Moto G40 Fusion/G60 Stock Firmware

Next up, get hold of your device’s stock firmware corresponding to your region from the Lollinet Servers . Once downloaded, extract it inside the platform-tools folder.

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STEP 3: Enable USB Debugging and OEM Unlocking

Next up, you will have to enable USB Debugging and OEM Unlocking on your device. The former will make your device recognizable by the PC in ADB mode. This will then allow you to boot your device to Fastboot Mode. On the other hand, OEM Unlocking is required to carry out the bootloader unlocking process.

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So head over to Settings > About Phone > Tap on Build Number 7 times > Go back to Settings > System > Advanced > Developer Options > Enable USB Debugging and OEM Unlocking.

STEP 4: Unlock Bootloader on Moto G40 Fusion/G60

Next up, you will also have to unlock the device’s bootloader in order to downgrade your Moto G40 Fusion/G60 from Android 12 to Android 11. Do keep in mind that doing so will wipe off all the data from your device and could nullify its warranty as well. So if that’s all well and good, then please refer to our detailed guide on How to Unlock Bootloader on any Motorola Device .

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STEP 5: Boot to Fastboot Mode

  1. Connect your device to the PC via USB cable. Make sure USB Debugging is enabled.
  2. Then head over to the platform-tools folder, type in CMD in the address bar, and hit Enter. This will launch the Command Prompt.
  3. After that, type in the following command in the CMD window to boot your device to Fastboot Mode adb reboot bootloader
  4. To verify the Fastboot connection, type in the below command and you should get back the device ID. fastboot devices

STEP 6: Downgrade Moto G40 Fusion/G60 to Android 11 via Fastboot Commands

Now execute each of the below commands in the CMD window that is opened in the platform-tools folder. Make sure to execute one command at a time. Moroever, if you get an error, then don’t leave the process midway, rather execute the rest of the commands till the end. And as soon as you execute the last command, your Moto G40 Fusion/G60 will automatically boot to the downgraded Android 11 OS.

fastboot flash partition gpt.bin

fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img

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fastboot flash vbmeta_system vbmeta_system.img

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fastboot flash bluetooth BTFM.bin

fastboot flash dsp dspso.bin

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fastboot flash vendor_boot vendor_boot.img

fastboot flash dtbo dtbo.img

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  • ligma 2 years ago Reply Thanks man Helped a lot!
  • Divyansh Rawat 3 years ago Reply Does it really works now. Please tell m asap. Deepak malik 3 years ago Reply Sir muja apna phone Android 12 sa 11 ma kar na ha kasa karu
  • Akshay 3 years ago Reply Yes…for those who are wondering if this works…100% worked for me. Currently using Android 11 after being downgraded from Android 12. Ananta mandal 2 years ago Reply Mujhe bhee Jana hai Android 11 me,, please help me Deepak malik 3 years ago Reply Sir muja apna phone 12 sa 11 ma kar na ha kasa karu
  • Milan 3 years ago Reply Hello, I have successfully flash Android 11 using this blog and after that I did “oem lock” and restarted my phone. Now, its showing me “No valid operating system could be found. The device will not boot.” and also not able to unlock oem because “‘OEM unlocking’ in Android Settings > Developer” is not enabled. I have also used RSA tool to rescue my phone but it gets Failed. Can you please help me how can I start my Moto G60? Milan

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