Last updated on October 28th, 2016 at 08:11 am
Motorola has shocked us by releasing Lollipop updates to its mid range phone Moto G (2nd Gen) and flagship player Moto X (2nd Gen) even before Nexus 5 gets the update. What’s more interesting is our beloved developer Chainfire has possibly rooted Moto G and Moto X running on android 5 Lollipop. Though the lollipop rollout is still ongoing on US, Indian users didn’t get the OTA as of now.
However, if you’ve got little bit of anxiety and courage , you might have searched on XDA to update your device manually by side loading the firmware. I belong to the mentioned category. I’ve licked the lollipop on my Moto G 2nd Gen though the official release hasn’t triggered yet in my country, India. My device ID is XT1068 and I could flash the US OTA without any issues. Even the dual sim feature is working well. But I don’t recommend this option as it’s extremely risky and may damage your device forever.
Here I explain how to root your Moto G or Moto X (2014&2013) using CF Auto Root package. This method worked for me and hence I’m sharing this. I couldn’t try this on every variant of the phones but I guess it will work on the following generic versions.
∆ XT1097 (victara_retbr) – Moto X 2nd Gen.
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∆ XT1052 (ghost_retgb) – Moto X 1st Gen.
– Download
∆ XT1063 (titan_retuglb) – Moto G 2nd Gen.
– Download
∆ XT1068 (titan_retaildsds) – Moto G 2nd Gen.
– Download
∆ XT1068 (titan_retde) – Moto G 2nd Gen.
– Download
∆ XT1031 (falcon_boost) – Moto G 1st Gen.
– Download
∆ XT1032 (falcon_reteu) – Moto G 1st Gen.
– Download
∆ XT1033 (falcon_retbr_ds) – Moto G 1st Gen.
– Download
Disclaimer
Rooting voids warranty and this method may permanently damage your phone. Try this at your own risk and we do not encourage you to do this at any manner. The choice is yours.
How to Root Moto X and Moto G Running on Android 5 Lollipop
1. First of all you’ve to boot your device into boot loader mode via adb or hardware buttons.
2. Then connect your Moto device to your computer with a USB cable.
3. Unzip the CF-Auto-Root.zip file on your computer. (Download appropriate file from above links).
4. Run the root-windows.bat file. Let it complete the rest. Your device may reboot once.
Do let me know if you could successfully root your Moto using CFAR. Also let us know your queries, doubts and issues via comments.
How do I root my xt1068, which by following your method I downgraded to xt1064 firmware and flashed the necessary files. BTW Lollipop is working perfectly fine.
Yeah…
I don’t know either, somebody answer this please
Thanks it worked for me.
Using xt1033 running 5.0.1…..
Welcome.
Okay.. I’ve tried to unlock it but for some reason it isnt.. When I run the bat file.. it says at some point that there is some remote failure in unlocking something
After that i didnt get any red signal. Please help!
May I know which is your phone version?
You made an Awesome Blog ! i Made a tutorial that u can include in your blog to Help People ! Its is Very Easy And Detailed. Check It Out:
EASIEST ROOT METHOD: http://youtu.be/ZGEtv-LV16s
Thanks for that.
Does it work on Indian Moto G running 5.0.2 ?
By the way will my mobile data ,aapp gets erased after rooting?
Thanks in advance
I followed you procedure to root Moto g xt1033 but it says ..waiting for device.. While I have connected the phone with USB and enable USB dubugging … Kindly suggest what to do to root.
Thanks
Ambris
It seems you haven’t installed phone drivers properly. Install Motorola USB drivers and try again
Hi,
I’ve the canadian version XT1034 with lolipop 5.0.2 and stock recovery. Can’t seem to find any instructions to root or install custom recovery. Any ideas as to rooting an XT1034 with lolipop and putting Cm or TWRP?
Check XDA.
Hi Sidharth,
I tried rooting my unlocked XT1033 running Lollipop 5.1 using CF auto root as per method detailed in this guide. But strangely nothing happens, the press any key to continue scrolls thrice and finally closes. The phone neither reboots nor is rooted. Message on the fastboot screen is flashing unlock(thats all)
Please suggest a workaround to successfully root my device
Thanks a ton in advance