Recently Motorola has launched the next generation moto phone and that is Moto G5 Plus. Moto G5 Plus is budget oriented camera phone. Though looks and design is the same as moto phone but Motorola has done a great job with camera and battery backup with this Moto G5 Plus. So if you have the Moto G5 Plus then you should be amazed with camera performance but in this post I am going to share you how to root Moto G5 Plus. In this blog I have previously covered the rooting method Moto E3 Power, now its for Moto G5 Plus.
Disclaimer: By attempting any of the processes listed in this thread you accept full responsibility for your actions. I will not be held responsible if your device stops working, catches fire, or turns into a hipster and claims to have been modified before it was cool.
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How To Root Moto G5 Plus [100% Working]
NOTE: Backup all your files like photos, video, mp3 including contacts, SMS etc to your computer as unlocking the Moto G5 Plus Bootloader will completely wipe/delete all files on the device.
A. Download tools
Download Universal Windows ADB Driver
Download TWRP For Moto G5 Plus (Updated) [Direct download link]
Download Motorola Driver
Download ADB FASTBOOT FILES.zip
Download Magisk-v12.0.zip (6.2 MB)
Download lazyflasher-no-verity-opt-encrypt.zip (411.2 kB)
B. Enable USB debugging and OEM Unlocking
- Go to Settings > About phone, and then tap ‘Build number’ 7 times or until you get the message ‘You’re now a developer!’.
- Go back to Settings, choose ‘Developer options’. Find the ‘USB debugging’ option and enable it.
- In the ‘Developer Option’ you will also find the ‘OEM Unlocking’ option, just enable it. It will ask for your PIN/Screen unlock code to enable it.
C. File preparation
- ADB FASTBOOT FILES.zip and select Extract to “ADB FASTBOOT FILES” folder
- Rename twrp-3.1.0-0-n3-potter.img into twrp.img
- Now put the twrp.img file in ADB FASTBOOT FILES folder.
D. Driver Installation on Moto G5 Plus
Install Universal Windows ADB Driver on your PC, then install Motorola Driver and restart your PC.
E. Unlock the Bootloader, flash TWRP and Root Moto G5 Plus
- Connect your Moto G5 Plus to your PC via USB cable
- Once you connect to PC, you will get a pop up on your Moto G5 Plus
- Just tick the “Always allow from this computer ” check box and tap OK
- Open the “ADB FASTBOOT FILES” folder in your PC
- Inside the folder, hold “Shift” Key then right click and select “Open command Windows here”
- Now type this bellow command
adb devices - Now you will be able to see your device or Moto G5 Plus. Mean driver installed properly
- Now disconnect your Moto G5 Plus from PC, don’t close the command prompt.
- Put your device in fastboot mode (power off, then press the power and volume down buttons simultaneously).
- It will look like this in fastboot mode
- Now connect your phone to PC via USB
- To check whether your device properly connected to PC, run this command and hit enter
fastboot devices - If its properly connected to PC it will show some numbers and characters (If not showing install moto driver)
- Now type this command and hit enter
fastboot oem get_unlock_data - It will return some strings
- Now right click inside the command prompt and choose Mark then select those 6 line returning strings and hit enter on Keyboard to copy those lines
- Now open this link and paste there like this
- Now hit Format my data and you will get like this
- Just copy this whole text and paste it on a note pad
- Go to this link and create and Motorola account, if you already have then skip this step
- Now open this link on your browser, and paste the text that you copied on step 16 like this.
- Click on “Can my device be unlocked“
- Then choose to agree and click on Request Unlock Key
- Now you will receive unlock key via email. Just copy the Unlock Code from mail (It may take 1-2 day to receive the unlock key via mail)
- Now type this command with your unlock key, here XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX is example unlock key
fastboot oem unlock XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
- It will return a warning regarding all the data erase. So again type or copy paste this command and hit enter
fastboot oem unlock XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
- Now your Moto G5 Plus boot-loader is unlocked, its time to flash TWRP Recovery
- Type this command and hit enter, just make sure twrp.img file is in the ADB FASTBOOT folder
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
- It will return to finish once the flashing process complete
- Now take your phone and use Volume UP or down Key to navigate “RECOVERY MODE”
- Once you find RECOVERY MODE just press Power button to enter in recovery mode
- You will see TWRP recovery mode.
- It will ask for a password, just tap on cancel.
- Now tap on Wipe
- Then select Format Data
- , you need to type “yes” to format your phone. (This is vital STEP)
- Now on home screen tap on Reboot and select Recovery then tap on “Do not install” like this
- It will reboot into TWRP Recovey mode again
- As your Phone connected to PC just copy paste Magisk-v12.0.zip and lazyflasher-no-verity-opt-encrypt.zip into your phone internal memory
- Now tap on Install then browse and select Magisk-v12.0.zip (If you put in external then browse external)
- Swipe to confirm the flash
- Again tap on install then browse and select lazyflasher-no-verity-opt-encrypt.zip
- Swipe to confirm the flash
- Now tap on Reboot then select System then tap on “Do not install” like this
- It will may take time to reboot into android mode
- Once done Your Moto G5 Plus is now rooted.
- To check whether Moto G5 Plus has root access or not, just go to Google Play Store and install Root Checker and run it.
Hope you have understood this guide, so go and Root Moto G5 Plus. In case, any confusion or problem regarding Root Moto G5 Plus just comments here. If you got success to Root Moto G5 Plus then also comment here, it will help other users!!
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