In this tutorial , I'am going to show you how to flash TWRP recovery and root moto e (otus / XT1506). With the help of custom recovery , you can install custom roms on your phone. There are plenty of custom recoveries, like twrp, philz, cwm, but I personally select TWRP.
Things you need :
1 - Copy the twrp img file to any folder, Rename it to twrp.img
2 - Reboot your phone to fastboot mode, to do this switch off the phone and Press and hold the power button and Volume down button at same time.
3 - Open a Terminal at twrp img file folder.
4 - In terminal type the following command to see connected devices..
5 -In terminal type these to flash twrp..
6 - Once its completed type these to reboot your device..
Now you just flashed TWRP in moto e :)
9 - Type this to verify that your device is connected ..
10 - Type these to flash twrp to your phone.
Now you just flashed twrp in moto e
11 - Type this to reboot device..
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Warning :
- You may void your warranty.
- You will lose all of your data, make sure to create a backup.
- if you don't follow correctly, you may brick your phone. ( we also have a solution :p)
Flashing Twrp :
Things you need :
- Moto E 2nd Gen (otus) with unlocked bootloader. If your bootloader is not unlocked Go Here
- Windows users download this file. Linux users skip this one.
- Download Twrp img file for Moto E 2nd Gen
Linux users Follow this tutorial :
1 - Copy the twrp img file to any folder, Rename it to twrp.img
2 - Reboot your phone to fastboot mode, to do this switch off the phone and Press and hold the power button and Volume down button at same time.
3 - Open a Terminal at twrp img file folder.
4 - In terminal type the following command to see connected devices..
fastboot devicesIf your device is detected, it will show as a string.
5 -In terminal type these to flash twrp..
fastboot flash recovery twrp.imgRemember you named the img file as twrp.img
6 - Once its completed type these to reboot your device..
fastboot reboot
Now you just flashed TWRP in moto e :)
Windows users follow this Tutorial :
1 - Extract the fastboot zip file anywhere in your pc
2 - Go to the folder where you extracted fastboot files.
3 - Copy the downloaded twrp img file to this folder
4 - Press and hold the Shift key and click Right click there and select open a command window here.
5 - Enable usb debugging in your phone ( go to settings > about device > tap on build number 5-7 times > go back and select developers mode > and tick usb debugging.)
6 - Connect your device to the pc with a usb cable.
7 - In Command windows Type adb devices to see connected devices
(if anything on phone shows, tap ok)
8 - Type this command to goto fastboot mode..
adb reboot bootloadernow phone reboots to fastboot mode
9 - Type this to verify that your device is connected ..
fastboot devicesIf its connected , it shows a string.
10 - Type these to flash twrp to your phone.
fastboot flash recovery twrp.imgwait till it completes.. Done.
Now you just flashed twrp in moto e
11 - Type this to reboot device..
fastboot reboot
Rooting Moto E :
1 - Download Super-su file from here.
2 - Copy and place this file in your Micro Sd card ( Do not extract )
3 - Go to Twrp recovery in your phone ( Power off your device, when it is off, press and hold power button and volume down key. You will be in fastboot mode, press volume down to navigate select recovery and press volume up key to continue )
4 - In twrp , select install and at bottom you can see something like storage select it and choose Micro Sd card.. Navigate to where you put supersu.zip file.
5 - select it and swipe from left to right. wait till it completes.
6 - When it completes select clear wipe dalwik cache and swipe right to clear it.
7 - Reboot your device and now your device is rooted. :)
Hope this was helpful, Got stuck? let me know.. :)
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Also see :
How to install twrp in Samsung Galaxy S2 (gt-i9100)
Install stock rom in Galaxy s2
