How To Root Moto X Play XT1562 [100% Working]

Moto X Play is one of those great budget phone released in the year 2015. Good big display and a good camera with good performance by Snapdragon 615 Soc and 2GB RAM make this phone awesome. Build quality of this phone great with nice back. One of friends bought this phone and he was interested to root his Moto X Play XT1562, so I looked into the internet and helped him out to root Moto X Play XT1562. So I think to share the method in case you are searching for how to root Moto X Play XT1562. Rooting Moto X Play XT1562 is quite same as rooting Moto X Pure. So don’t worry and try this method to root Moto X Play XT1562.

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 X Play XT1562

NOTE: Backup all your files like photos, video, mp3 including contacts, SMS etc to your computer as unlocking the Moto X Play Bootloader will completely wipe/delete all files on the device in step B.

A. Download tools

Download Universal Windows ADB Driver

Download Moto X Play TWRP Recovery (twrp-lux-2.8.7-r4.img)

Download UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip

Download Motorola Driver

Download ADB FASTBOOT FILES.zip

B. Enable USB debugging and OEM Unlocking

  1. Go to Settings > About phone, and then tap ‘Build number’ 7 times or until you get the message ‘You’re now a developer!’.
  2. Go back to Settings, choose ‘Developer options’. Find the ‘USB debugging’ option and enable it.
  3.  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

  1. Copy and paste the SuperSu Zip file to your Phone’s external memory from your PC.
  2. ADB FASTBOOT FILES.zip and select Extract to “ADB FASTBOOT FILES” folder
  3. Now put the twrp-lux-2.8.7-r4.img file in the ADB FASTBOOT FILES folder.

D. Driver Installation on Moto X Play

Install Universal Windows ADB Driver on your PC then install Motorola Driver and restart your PC.

E.  Unlock the Bootloader in Moto X Play

  1. Connect your Moto X Play Edition to your PC via USB cable
  2. Once you connect to PC, you will get a pop up on your Moto X Play
  3. Just tick the “Always allow from this computer ” check box and tap OK3
  4. Open the “ADB FASTBOOT FILES” folder in your PC
  5. Inside the folder, hold “Shift” Key then right click and select “Open command Windows here”root-lenovo-k3_1
  6. Now type this bellow command

    adb devices

  7. Now you will be able to see your device or Moto X Play. Mean driver installed properly
  8. Now disconnect your Moto X Play from PC, don’t close the command prompt.
  9. Put your device in fastboot mode (power off, then press the power and volume down buttons simultaneously).
  10. Now connect your phone to PC via USB
  11. Type this command and hit enter

    fastboot oem get unlock

  12. It will return some strings
  13. 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
  14. Now open this link and paste there like thisScreenshot (61)
  15. Now hit Format my data and you will get like thisScreenshot (62)
  16. Just copy this whole text and paste it on a note pad
  17. Go to this link and create and Motorola account, if you already have then skip this step
  18. Now open this link on your browser, and paste the text that you copied on step 16 like this.Screenshot (63)
  19. click on “Can my device be unlocked
  20. Then choose agree and click on Request Unlock Key
  21. Now you will receive unlock key via email. Just copy the Unlock Code from mai
  22. Now type this command “fastboot oem unlock  your unlock code” like this pic and hit enterScreenshot (64)
  23. It will return unlock successful, mean bootloader is unlocked
  24. Now grab the phone and tap the power button to start. You will get an warning and it will boot to android.
  25. Disconnect your Phone from PC and don’t close the CMD Window

Now your Bootloader is unlocked in Moto X Play. Don’t close the CMD Window

F.  Install TWRP recovery  and flash SuperSu on Moto X Play

  1. Just check USB Debugging and OEM Unlocking in turn on
  2. Now connect your Moto X Play to PC via USB
  3. In the command prompt type this and hit enter

    adb reboot bootloader

  4. Your phone will reboot and boot into bootloader mode,
  5. Type this command and hit enter, just make sure twrp-lux-2.8.7-r4.img file is in the ADB FASTBOOT folder

    fastboot flash recovery twrp-lux-2.8.7-r4.img 

  6. It will return to finish once the flashing process complete
  7. Now take your phone and use Volume UP or down Key to navigate “RECOVERY MODE”
  8. Once you find RECOVERY MODE just press Power button to enter in recovery mode
  9. You will see TWRP recovery mode, tap on Install
  10. Browse and select UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip ( If you put in exrternal then browse external)
  11. Swipe to confirm the flash
  12. Once done do Wipe Dalvik & Cache then tap on Reboot System To Restart
  13. Your OnePlus 2 is now rooted.
  14. To check whether phone has root access or not, just go to Google Play Store and install Root Checker and run it.

Hope you have understood this The Mahabhata type guide, in case any confusion or problem just comment here.

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