Motorola Moto G Root & Recovery Guide

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Ferz

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How to Root Moto G :

There are are three simple steps only

1. UNLOCK BOOTLOADER

2. FLASH CUSTOM RECOVERY [I USED CWM]

3. FLASH SUPERSU

DONE
Yeah ...you don't need to downgrade your bootloader which is very risky

Procedure

1. UNLOCKING BOOTLOADER :- i thinks its already explained well at different sites and motorola's site also [ i used this guide Moto-g-unlock-bootloader-and-root only for unlocking]

2. FLASHING RECOVERY-

You need 3 things
(a) motorola usb drivers [download from here ]
(b) adb drivers (download from here ]
(c) Custom recovery (download from here ] i used cwm without touch OR USE PHILZ RECOVERY (4.4.4) CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

Real procedure:-

1. install motorola usb drivers
2. extract adb drivers anywhere in your computer
3. copy recovery.img [i renamed it to only recovery] into adb tools folder
4. boot your phone into fastboot mode by pressing volume down key and pressing power key simultaneously , and then releasing power key .
5. connect your moto g to your computer through data cable
6. go into adb tools folder => while pressing shift key => right click => and click open cmd here !
7. type [fastboot flash recovery recovery.img] and press enter { IGNORE Mismatched partition size' AFTER FLASHING RECOVERY }

DONE
just press volume down and then volume up to boot into cwm

3. FLASHING SUPER SU

1. DOWNLOAD THIS FILE FROM HERE
2. PUT IT IN INTERNAL MEMORY

PROCEDURE => IN CWM =>INSTALL FROM SD CARD => CHOOSE SUPER SU => RESTART
It will ask 'root is broken' WHEN REBOOTING FROM CWM. CHOOSE YES
DONE !


I recommend these apps you should install first after rooting

1. Greenify (getting awesome battery backup )
2. xposed installer
3. gravitybox
4. tinted status bar (i love this module..make your android like ios7)
5. Titanium Backup

Credits to: Aashish-kkhckr
 
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