How To Root Moto G Turbo Edition [100% Working]
The success story of Moto G still continues with Moto G Turbo edition. Recently in India Moto G Turbo Edition has launched through Flipkart so I think lets give a try to root it. In this tutorial How to Root Moto G Turbo edition, I will show you an experimental way to Root Moto G Turbo Edition. In the Moto device rooting session, I had posted about how to root Moto G Pure Edition. Now this is rooting Moto G Turbo Edition. Basically rooting Moto phones are quite same, still this a detailed guide to Root Moto G Turbo Edition you can follow to Root Moto G Turbo Edition.
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.
How To Root Moto G Turbo Edition XT1557 [100% Working]
NOTE: Backup all your files like photos, video, mp3 including contacts, SMS etc to your computer as unlocking the Moto G Turbo Bootloader will completely wipe/delete all files on the device in step B.
A. Download tools
Download Universal Windows ADB Driver
Download Moto G Turbo Edition TWRP Recovery – twrp-merlin-2.8.7-r7.img
Download BETA-SuperSU-v2.62-3-20151211162651.zip
Download Motorola Driver
Download ADB FASTBOOT FILES.zip
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
- Copy and paste the SuperSu Zip file to your Phone’s external memory from your PC.
- ADB FASTBOOT FILES.zip and select Extract to “ADB FASTBOOT FILES” folder
- Now put the twrp-merlin-2.8.7-r7.img file in ADB FASTBOOT FILES folder.
D. Driver Installation on Moto G Turbo Edition
Install Universal Windows ADB Driver on your PC, then install Motorola Driver and restart your PC.
E. Unlock the Bootloader in Moto G Turbo Edition
- Connect your Moto G Turbo Edition to your PC via USB cable
- Once you connect to PC, you will get a pop up on your Moto G Turbo
- 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 G Turbo. Mean driver installed properly
- Now disconnect your Moto G Turbo 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).
- Now connect your phone to PC via USB
- 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 agree and click on Request Unlock Key
- Now you will receive unlock key via email. Just copy the Unlock Code from mai
- Now type this command “fastboot oem unlock your unlock code” like this pic and hit enter
- It will return unlock successful, mean bootloader is unlocked
- Now grab the phone and tap the power button to start. You will get an warning and it will boot to android.
- Disconnect your Phone from PC and don’t close the CMD Window
Now your Bootloader is unlocked in Moto G Turbo. Don’t close the CMD Window
F. Install TWRP recovery and flash SuperSu to Root Moto G Turbo Edition
- Just check USB Debugging and OEM Unlocking in turn on
- Now connect your Moto G Turbo to PC via USB
- In the command prompt type this and hit enter
adb reboot bootloader
- Your phone will reboot and boot into bootloader mode,
- Type this command and hit enter, just make sure twrp-merlin-2.8.7-r7.img file is in ADB FASTBOOT folder
fastboot flash recovery twrp-merlin-2.8.7-r7.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.
- Now make a backup of your current ROM in external sd card, If you don’t know how to backup ROM via TWRP then Google it!
- Now tap on Install then browse and select BETA-UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.62.3.zip (If you put in external then browse external)
- Swipe to confirm the flash
- Once done do Wipe Dalvik & Cache then tap on Reboot System To Restart
- Your Moto G Turbo is now rooted.
- To check whether Moto G Turbo 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 G Turbo. In case any confusion or problem regarding Root Moto G Turbo just comment here. If you got success to Root Moto G Turbo then also comment here, it will help other users!!
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does it affect somehow that is osprey img instead of merlin as its by default?
Thank you in advance 😀
Is it working or this image is still not working?
Yes its working!!
Have you guys even noticed that point number 13 and 14 of F?? OnePlus2 how?? I MEAN why??
Just a typo error! Nothing else!
Alguém já fez o Root no moto g 3 turbo, pois o TWRP tá dando erro…
Has anyone done the Root in g 3 turbo bike because the TWRP is giving error …
i have rooted it now….
but
Use twrp 2.8.7 r7
SuperSU 2.62.3
there is a thread regarding this on xda develpers
it works
thanks
Its nice that it worked for you!
Hey .. I performed all the steps given above and the root file was installed too. But my Moto G turbo is now stuck in a boot loop . Please HELP!… ;(
i have no other phone …
Is there a way you could make a backup of your ROM through TWRP and upload it here or is there any other solution please please help.
Flash stock ROM!!
Can you please post a link for the Stock ROM of Moto GTurbo… Please .
IF this doesn’t help you then try http://forum.xda-developers.com/2015-moto-g/general/index-moto-g-factory-firmware-images-t3169639
With the phone powered off, press and hold the Volume Down button and the Power button at the same time until the device turns on.
Press the Volume Down button to highlight “Recovery mode”
Press the Power button to restart into Recovery mode.
You’ll see an image of an Android robot with a red exclamation mark.
While holding down the Power button, press the Volume Up button.
Use the volume buttons to scroll to “wipe data/factory reset” and press the Power button to select it.
Scroll down to “Yes – erase all user data” and press the Power button to select it.
Not Working…….after entering recovery mode from boot loader screen it is displaying no command…please help….
Thank Brooo It Really worked… 🙂 🙂
All Steps work fine, except for a typo on Step 11 The command should be “fastboot oem get_unlock_data”. If you use the command “fastboot oem get unlock”, as given in the post, the error: ‘get’ is not a supported command.
Thanks for your valuable point out!! Yes that was a typo error!!
Universal Windows ADB Driver
100% sure this’s a virus.
while installing a rom in twrp i got an error message saying that ” this is osprey supported rom and your device is merlin device”..so can some one send me the links of merlin rom for moto g3 xt1557, and is it possible to make my own roms based on cynogenmod and how.. thanks in advance
This method is for Moto G Turbo!! Why you are trying on Your Moto G 3!!
Will it work on Marshmallow ?..
My device is (Moto G Turbo OS 6.0)
It should work on it!!
Hey… I did it, following the instructions and apparently it worked fine, however when restarting after wiping dalvik&cache it get stucked in “warning bootloader unlocked” message. Do you know what to do? thanks in advance
Have you unlocked bootloader properly?
To check whether bootloader unlocked or not, first go to fastboot mode ((power off, then press and hold the power + volume down buttons ). then connect your phone to PC . Now open command prompt and run this command
fastboot devcie
then run this command
fastboot oem device-info
It will show that device unlocked: true
adb files link not working
Thanks Jorge for your kind attention! I have fixed the link. Check it!
Hi, i followed your steps posted and worked but when i try to charge the phone it just don’t work, no charge even in the pc (data transfer don’t work too), any idea of what i can do?
Do a factory reset!!
It works great, thanks.
camera is not working
Give a factory reset!
sir moto g3 TE Android 6.0.1 version also applicable for this files or not
Damn! Works like charm!
Thanks man!
Kudos to you 😀
that is what i want…gotchaa..!! and i think it’s easiest way to root your moto g turbo edition..it is working very well 🙂
stuck in a loop between warning bootloader unlocked and twrp recovery
Flash stock ROM
stuck in a loop between warning bootloader unlocked and twrp recovery..
After that I have done factory reset and new update is available tried to install but going to twrp recovery…In my case it is Android 6.0.1 moto g turbo edition.pls help in this regard how to install ota update and root my device without going to loop once again..
It worked ! Thanks
This worked perfectly for me. Thanks!
Although, my internal memory got formatted when I unlocked the bootloader.
I unlocked the bootloader of my Moto G Turbo, but couldn’t install twrp recovery. I typed the command and when I try to go into recovery mode, it says error and kernel missing. But my phone isn’t bricked, it’s perfectly alright, I can boot it normally but couldn’t install twrp recovery. I installed the correct twrp Merlin recovery. Please help
It worked successfully. Thanks for sharing step by step guidance.