A new up-to-date unofficial Q-build for Motorola Moto E 215 LTE
This is an untested build so make a backup first and share your experience please.
I flashed the updated version of this Q build (19 Nov 2020) provided by @itsclarence on the Moto E (2nd Gen) āsurniaā and it is working well!
It didnāt change the SIM connection problems of the phone (which seems to be partially network locked in the UK), but the eOS looks more elegant than the nougat builds, with important enhancements.
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Hereās a new build based on the v1-q branch. Itās untested - I havenāt even flashed it on a device yet. As always, use at your own risk
Note that the version of microG installed does not include the Exposure Notifications API. The Exposure Notifications API can be installed from āAppsā, as described in this post
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The build works but it has some issues. These are the issues I have found so far.
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GPS does not work until the second boot. (Minor, but can still be annoying.)
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When switching microSD cards, the Media Scanner does not re-scan storage. I turned the phone off before inserting the new microSD card and powering the phone on, and it does detect the SD card. Perhaps Iāll try ejecting the microSD card and inserting the other one and see if it re-scans.
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Signing in with a Google Account works, but syncing seems to not function. Also YouTube did not work, as launching it just displays a loading spinner with a Google Account signed in.
Overall, Iām impressed. The ROM is fairly snappy, even on this low end deviceā¦ but thatās probably due to the lack of Goshdamnit Play Services. 
Hereās a new Q build, built from the v0.14.2-q tag (which should be the same as the v0.14-q release). It not been tested at all, so use at your own risk, and backup your device before flashing.
Please make sure you read the release notes, especially the ā microG EN updateā section
GPS Bug from the last build is fixed.
Google sign in doesnāt work properly on YouTube still.
The SD card is glitched. The ROM makes itās own folders (even duplicated), but folders that you personally put on the SD card are detected improperly as 0 byte ā.binā files. This is probably also why media scanner isnāt finding my music folders. The two music folders werenāt made by me. I have some of my music (non-copyright sounds) in the production folder for when I make videos.
The weather app is stuck on London, but the home screen widgets work properly.
The theme has issues in some areas with white text on a white background.
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FYI, I did not flash GApps. Those are there for when I flash a different ROM.
I may have more screenshots, but I canāt post more than 1 per post and I canāt post more than 3 times because Iām a ānewā user.
Thanks for the reports. Iām sorry the build isnāt working perfectly 
Iām afraid Iām not in a position to investigate these as I donāt have access to this device for testing and debugging - thatās why this build is āUnofficialā.
I canāt help at all Iām afraid - I donāt use myGoogle account on any of my devices
Is your card formatted as portable storage or as extending the phone memory?
I had a quick look in the official issues list, and there are a couple of open issues that may be related:
Feel free to add comments there if you think they correspond to what you are seeing on your device.
Sorry - I donāt use the weather app.
Maybe this issue?
I think Iāve noticed this myself but I canāt reproduce it and I canāt find any obvious matches in te issues list. May be related to #2476 or #592?
According to the plan, this device is due to get an official release in week 9 (01 Mar ā 05 Mar). History suggests that it may happen a week or two after that
If there is a new release (e.g. v-0.15) before then, Iāll probably make another unofficial build, which may or may not fix some of these issues.
Thanks for the reply. Iāll wait until the next build, or the official buildā¦ whichever comes first, before I try the ROM again.
I never the format the microSD card as internal storage for use in only a single device. I use exFAT or FAT32 on all my microSD cards, that way they remain usable in other devices.
Hello.
@petefoth : thanks a lot, I will try on my good old Moto E 2015
Ćdith had a non-working āphoneā app. just right now with a looping āapp always stopsā popup. I couldnāt stop the loop, had to switch off the device.
Clean install, OpenLauncher, settings OK, all worked fine since Tuesday, didnāt had to use the phone function (holidays). SMS, mail, WA audio and video calls were OKā¦
I will test further this evening.
The problem with the phone app is a known defect which was fixed in v0.15 (I think). The workaround, until you get a fix, is to install Simple Dialer (from Apps or F-Droid) and set it as the default phone app.
There is an official v0.16-q build available now at https://images.ecloud.global/dev/surnia/
Sadly, our household no longer has a functioning instance of this device: my wifeās started turning itself off automatically a few days ago - probably a hardware problem 
Now she has a Sony Xperia Z3 - she decided she would put up with a bigger phone so that she could actually read what was on the screen So now Iām building for that device too!
Thanks a lot.
Easy workaround, I flashed official eOS-q-0.16. (Open Keychain seems buggyā¦).
Anyway, thanks again for all your surnia-builds.
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