{"id":4214,"date":"2017-02-21T00:21:50","date_gmt":"2017-02-20T18:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stechguide.com\/?p=4214"},"modified":"2017-02-21T00:25:26","modified_gmt":"2017-02-20T18:55:26","slug":"downgrade-moto-z-play-from-android-nougat-to-marshmallow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stechguide.com\/downgrade-moto-z-play-from-android-nougat-to-marshmallow\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Downgrade Moto Z Play from Android Nougat to Marshmallow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today we share How to <em><strong>Downgrade Moto Z Play from Android Nougat to Marshmallow<\/strong><\/em>. Recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stechguide.com\/android-7-0-nougat-update-for-moto-z-play\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nougat 7.0 update for Moto Z Play<\/a>\u00a0was rolled out for some region, and the update is quite stable, but If you update your phone but don\u2019t like the update for any reason, then you can easily revert to a lower version (Android Marshmallow). Thanks to senior member <a id=\"postmenu_71067995\" class=\"bigfusername xda-popup-trigger\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.xda-developers.com\/member.php?u=4480456\" rel=\"nofollow\">core720<\/a> who provide AutoScript to\u00a0<em><strong>downgrade Moto Z Play to Marshmallow from Android Nougat<\/strong><\/em> and process is very simple. Check below guide to\u00a0Downgrade Moto Z Play from Android Nougat to Marshmallow 6.0<em><strong>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Stable Nougat version of Moto Z Play is available for download and many users already updated their phone to nougat. But many device owners are still not happy with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stechguide.com\/list-of-android-phones-getting-android-7-0-nougat-update\/\">Android 7.0 Nougat<\/a> update for various reasons. If you are one of the users and would like to <strong>revert Moto Z Play back to the Marshmallow version<\/strong>, then you are in the right place here we share the method to Downgrade Moto Z Play to Marshmallow from Nougat.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4227\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stechguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/How-to-Downgrade-Moto-Z-Play-from-Android-Nougat-to-Marshmallow.jpg\" alt=\"How to Downgrade Moto Z Play from Android Nougat to Marshmallow\" width=\"720\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stechguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/How-to-Downgrade-Moto-Z-Play-from-Android-Nougat-to-Marshmallow.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.stechguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/How-to-Downgrade-Moto-Z-Play-from-Android-Nougat-to-Marshmallow-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>AutoScript for Moto Z Play includes firmware files and one-click\u00a0method to downgrade Moto Z Play. You don&#8217;t need a long complicated method, just download Auto Script, download firmware and run the script.\u00a0<em><strong> Download Moto Z Play script<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0from below to Downgrade Moto Z Play from Android Nougat to Marshmallow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note: \u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Follow the steps correctly otherwise you may brick your device. We are not responsible for any damage to your phone.<\/li>\n<li>The following process is not tested by me but reported by many users that it\u00a0works well<\/li>\n<li>It will erase all your phone data, so we advise you first to take a complete\u00a0<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stechguide.com\/how-to-backup-your-android-phone-without-root\/\">backup of your phone<\/a><\/strong><\/em> and then proceed.<\/li>\n<li>Ensure that your phone has at least 50-60% charged to prevent the unexpected shutdown in-between the process.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Requirement to downgrade Moto Z Play to Marshmallow<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0B85AHa9iZYzfdjh0bU05TU1NTk0\/view\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-default\" style=\"color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#2D89EF;border-color:#246ec0;border-radius:10px;-moz-border-radius:10px;-webkit-border-radius:10px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"color:#FFFFFF;padding:8px 26px;font-size:20px;line-height:30px;border-color:#6cadf4;border-radius:10px;-moz-border-radius:10px;-webkit-border-radius:10px;text-shadow:none;-moz-text-shadow:none;-webkit-text-shadow:none\"><i class=\"sui sui-arrow-circle-down\" style=\"font-size:20px;color:#FFFFFF\"><\/i> Download Moto Z Play Auto Script<\/span><\/a>\n<h2>How to Downgrade Moto Z Play from Android Nougat to Marshmallow<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>First you need to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stechguide.com\/unlock-bootloader-of-moto-z-play\/\" target=\"_blank\">unlock\u00a0Moto Z Play bootloader<\/a>. If you already have unlocked bootloader then skip this step.<\/li>\n<li>Now download the auto script and firmware file from\u00a0above.<\/li>\n<li>Extract the both files in the same folder.<\/li>\n<li>Now boot your device into fastboot mode by turn off your device and then turn it on by press and hold the Volume Down button.<\/li>\n<li>Now connect your device to PC via USB cable.<\/li>\n<li>Now run the auto script and wait until the process finished.<\/li>\n<li>Done!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This is the complete guide to\u00a0Downgrade Moto Z Play from Android Nougat to Marshmallow.\u00a0If you have any questions comment below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forum.xda-developers.com\/moto-z-play\/how-to\/autoscript-install-firmware-downgrade-t3558118\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we share How to Downgrade Moto Z Play from Android Nougat to Marshmallow. Recently Nougat 7.0 update for Moto Z Play\u00a0was rolled out for some region, and the update is quite stable, but If you update your phone but don\u2019t like the update for any reason, then you can easily revert to a lower <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4227,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[3800],"tags":[4764,4762,4758,4759,4760,4761,4763],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to Downgrade Moto Z Play from Android Nougat to Marshmallow<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Today we share How to Downgrade Moto Z Play from Android Nougat to Marshmallow. 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