How to Root Moto X4 (Android One)

 By Vaibhav Jain on October 29, 2017       

You can now Root the recently announced Moto X4 Android One. Rooting your smartphone give you admin rights and lets you do most of the things you want with your device considering get access to anything and everything that way.

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After rooting, you'll be able to use certain apps which gives you more control over your device. Most popular applications include Titanium Backup, Greenify, WiFi Kill, Xposed, and Root Explorer.

In most of the cases, you need to Install TWRP (Custom Recovery) in order to root your Smartphone. But, Moto X4 Android One can be rooted without Installing the TWRP Recovery. This root method is called CF-Auto-Root.

The below Guide will help you Rooting your Moto X4 Adroid One. Note that, You'll first need to Unlock your Moto X4's Bootloader.

Note: We are not responsible for any bricked devices.

How to Root Moto X4 (Project Fi - Android One)-

Step 1. Download Boot Img file from below .

Step 2. Go into fastboot mode (power off and hold power+vol down and release)

Step 3. Connect the phone to your PC

Step 4. Open ADB and Fastboot on your PC.

Step 5. Run the following command : fastboot boot boot.img

Downloads: Boot Image (Credits: mightysween - XDA)

Also Read:

• How To Download and Install Stock ROM/Firmware on Moto X4

About Moto X4: Moto X4 comes with a 5.2-inch Full-HD glass layered display with 3D glass on top, Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 2.2 GHz octa-core processor, 3/4GB RAM, 32/64GB storage plus microSD support up to 256GB, Dual Pixel 12+8MP rear camera for the best low-light, zoom and blur background with enhanced image processing, 16MP front camera with Panoramic Selfie, 3000mAh battery with Turbo-charging, IP68 water and dust resistance, and Android 7.1.1 Nougat.

How to Root Xiaomi Mi A1

 By Vaibhav Jain on September 29, 2017       

You can now Root the recently announced Xiaomi Mi A1. Rooting your smartphone give you admin rights and lets you do most of the things you want with your device considering get access to anything and everything that way.

After rooting, you'll be able to use certain apps which gives you more control over your device. Most popular applications include Titanium Backup, Greenify, WiFi Kill, Xposed, and Root Explorer.

In most of the cases, you need to Install TWRP (Custom Recovery) in order to root your Smartphone. But, Xiaomi Mi A1 can be rooted without Installing the TWRP Recovery. This root method is called CF-Auto-Root.

The below Guide will help you Rooting your Xiaomi Mi A1. Note that, You'll first need to Unlock Bootloader by following the Official Guide from Xiaomi.

Note: We are not responsible for any bricked devices.

How to Root Xiaomi Mi A1-

Step 1. Download Root Zip file from below .

Step 2. Go into fastboot mode (power off and hold power+vol down and release)

Step 3. Connect the phone to your PC

Step 4. Extract the above Zip File (Step 1.)

Step 5. Run Root.bat

Downloads: Root ZIP (Credits: kraatus90 - XDA)

About Xiaomi Mi A1: Mi A1 comes with a 5.5-inch FHD LTPS IPS LCD display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 625, 4GB RAM, 64GB storage plus microSD support up to 128GB, 12MP Wide Angle + 12MP Telephoto (Same like the iPhone 7 Plus) for the best low-light, zoom and anti-blur photos with enhanced image processing, 5MP front camera, 3080mAh battery, and Android 7.0 Nougat.

You also get a Beautify 3.0, IR Blaster, Confirmed update to Android Oreo by the end of 2017 and Android P whenever it get released.

Root and Install TWRP recovery on Moto G5s Plus

 By Vaibhav Jain on September 12, 2017       

You can now Root and Install TWRP on the recently announced Moto G5s Plus Smartphone. It's very simple to Root your Moto G5s Plus after Installing TWRP. You can gain Root access either of Magisk or SuperSU.

Installing TWRP also gives you access to Install Custom Roms and Mods (Including LineageOS, AOSP, and Other Popular Roms). You can also update your device to the latest Android 8.0 Oreo by Installing LineageOS 15 when it becomes available.

The below Guide will help you Installing TWRP and Rooting your Moto G5s Plus with codename Sanders. Note that, You'll first need to Unlock Bootloader by following the Official Guide from Motorola.

How to Install TWRP Recovery on Motorola Moto G5s Plus:

Step 1. Download TWRP recovery from below .

Step 2. Go into bootloader mode (power off and hold power+vol down and release)

Step 3. Connect the phone to your PC

Step 4. Install Adb and Fastboot into your PC

Step 5. From CMD or Terminal go into your the download folder and execute:

fastboot flash recovery twrp.img

Step 6. After that, Execute -

fastboot flash recovery twrp.img

(Rename the recovery image name to twrp.img)

How to Root Motorola Moto G5s Plus-

Step 1. Download Superuser or Magisk zip from below.

Step 2. Go to recovery by First going to fastboot and choosing recovery by first pressing down volume then up volume buttons.

Step 3. Select Install zip from Sdcard and select Superuser zip, you downloaded in Step 1.

Step 4. Reboot your Phone.

Downloads

TWRP: Download Here (Thanks to GeneticEnginer)

SuperSu ZIP: Download Here

Magisk: Download Here

Systemless root method now available for the Pixel and Pixel XL

 By Vaibhav Jain on October 30, 2016       

As promised earlier by Chainfire, systemless root for the Pixel and Pixel XL is now available. 



One can easily root their Pixel/Pixel XL (Thanks to Chainfire). You just need to unlock your Pixel/Pixel XL's bootloader and Install the SuperSU 2.78 SR2, which will enable su access without touching anything in the system partition and allow dm-verity to be toggled.

You can go through full XDA developer Guide of rooting Pixel and Pixel XL.

Source:- Chainfire

[Poll] Is your Motorola Phone rooted ?

 By Vaibhav Jain on February 06, 2016       

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Rooting voids warranty ? It does ! But it also unlocks many features and gives users to fully access their Android system . Rooting has many advantages , You can Install Custom Roms , Use Apps like Greenify , Titanium Backup etc and many more ...

But To Root Motorola Devices , Usually You have to Go through many Steps which Includes - Unlocking Bootloader > Install Recovery > Rooting the Device !

Here at MotoMobile , We have a Moto G 2nd Generation ( Rooted ) and a Moto G 3rd Generation ( Non Rooted ) , What About You guys ? Select your Answer below and let us know !

Use your Smartphone Screen in Landscape mode ( Rotate your Screen ) ( For better view of Poll ) !

Also Comment below , Why you have Rooted or Not Rooted your Smartphone !

Root and Install TWRP recovery on Moto G 2nd Gen ( Marshmallow )

 By Vaibhav Jain on November 27, 2015       

Recently Moto G 2nd Generation users got Marshmallow update via Soak test , Even Marshmallow soak test was captured for XT1069 and is now available for download , Even users can install this update on XT1068  .



Read Here - [OTA][Download] Official Marshmallow for Moto G 2nd Gen XT1069



Now users can root and install TWRP custom recovery on their Moto G 2nd Generation ( XT1069 ) and ( XT1068 - if running above Marshmallow firmware ) on Android 6.0 Marshmallow .

How to Install TWRP recovery on Moto G 2nd Generation ( Marshmallow ) -

Step 1. Download Root_titan_M zip from below .

Step 2. Go into bootloader mode (power off and hold power+vol down and release)

Step 3.Connect the phone to your PC

Step 4.Open the zip downloaded following step 1.

Step 5. Run the .bat file ( which you will get after extracting [Step 1 zip ] ) .


Downloads -

Download - Root_titan_M.zip ( .bat file inside )



How to Root Moto G 2nd Generation -

Step 1. Download Superuser zip  from below .

Step 2. Go to recovery by First going to fastboot and choosing recovery by first pressing down volume then up volume buttons .

Step 3. Select Install zip from Sdcard and select Superuser zip , you downloaded in Step 1.

Step 4. Reboot your Phone .

Downloads -

Download - Root Superuser zip 



via - Xda

Root Motorola Moto G 3rd Generation

 By Vaibhav Jain on August 02, 2015       

It has been only few days that Motorola Moto G 3rd Generation has released by Motorola , And developers has started building Recoveries and roms for this device .

Root is required if you want to Install some apps that require root . 

Motorola Moto G 3rd generation can easily rooted by following below steps . 

First You need to - 

• Unlock Your Bootloader - Guide

• Install TWRP recovery - Guide

How to Root Motorola Moto G 3rd Generation -

Step 1. Download Superuser zip from below .

Step 2. Boot to recovery mode 

Step 3. Select Install Zip from SDcard .

Step 4. Select Superuser zip , you downloaded following Step 3 .

Step 5. Reboot .

Downloads - 

Superuser - Download Here

How to root Nexus 5 on Android M

 By Vaibhav Jain on June 01, 2015       

Google Recently Announced Android M and its readily available for Nexus 5 users . Nexus 5 users can update their Smartphone's with Android M developer preview images .

As Android 5.0 Lollipop was very hard to root , but somehow many of the developers found a way to root Devices running on Android 5.0 Lollipop . But with the upgrading version of Android , its getting harder to Root the devices on latest Android . 

But , This time also Android M developer preview is root able and Here is how you can root your Nexus 5 running on Android M developer preview .

Note - We are not responsible for any damage caused to your smartphone , do all steps with care .

How to root Nexus 5 on Android M dev preview -

Step 1. Download Superuser and Despair kernel from below .

Step 2. Boot to recovery mode ( any Twrp , Cwm ) 

Step 3. Flash the kernel ( Despair kernel ) which you downloaded following step 1.

Step 4. Now again Flash the Superuser zip file which you downloaded following step 1.

Step 5. Reboot your Nexus 5 .

Downloads -

Superuser - Download Here

Despair kernel - Download Here