Motorola breaking of the low cost standard brought out its new budget device named Moto E. It is a low-budget device which comes with a 4.3 inch display with a qHD resolution and for internal strength it has got Snapdragon 200 Soc that has two Cortex A7 cores clocked at 1.2 GHz and also an Adreno 302 GPU clocked at 400 MHz that surely gives an amazing gaming performance. The Moto E as for memory part has 1 GB RAM, 4 GB of internal memory along with a micro SD card slot that can be extended a further 32 GB. The device features a 5 MP camera at the back but unfortunately does not have a front-facing camera. The 1,980 mph battery is assumed to be running a whole day with one time charge and its 2nd Gen also comes with LOLLIPOP the sweetest ride of android.
If you are a Moto E user and really want to unlock its true potential and get hands on some amazing ROMS out there or use rooted apps or remove the bloat ware’s then you have surely arrived at the right destination because root privileges gives you access to the heart of the device and it basically breaks the boundaries of the limited usage.
WHY YOU SHALL ROOT YOUR DEVICE :
- Bored by simple Android Ui then you can add custom ROM’S.
- Remove bloatware’s.
- Free up some memory.
- Remove Unwanted Apps.
- Get access to the rooted apps made for boosting the best out of the devices and etc..
How to root MOTO E Methods
METHOD 1 for Rooting moto E : ( users who have had rooting experience)
PRE ROOT REQUIREMENTS :
- Before going on further the most important step of all please make sure you have a proper and a complete backup of your phone’s data by the help of back up apps available on the play store, so that your data stays safe.
- Now for allowing it to connect to the PC you need to enable your phone’s USB Debugging by going into Settings – Applications – Development – USB Debugging and click on the check box.
- Now as you are a Motorola user you need to unlock the bootloader of your smartphone. If it is not then unlock it by using mfastboot it’s the easy way .
- Now this Process takes sometime to get completed so for safety please have the battery of your smartphone atleast 75% and above.
- And also ensure that the necessary drivers of your smartphone to connect to the PC are installed.
Only after successful completion of all the above Requirements proceed ahead.
How to Root MOTO E SMARTPHONE?
Step 1 : Now before we get going , you have to download TWRP RECOVERY IMAGE AND SUPERSU and store them at the desktop. After that has been done connect your MOTO E to the computer using USB cable and copy the above downloaded files to the root folder of your MOTO E.
Step 2 : Now disconnect your smartphone from the computer and put it into the download mode by pressing volume button and power button both together at the same time and once it enters into the download mode reconnect it to the computer.
Step 3 : Now go to the directory where you have extracted the package from fastboot and then press WIN + R and then cmd and press enter to see that the command prompt window is now active.
Step 4 : Now once the command prompt window is activated, enter the below given command,
Fastboot boot recover recover.img
Step 5 : Now when you arrive at the recovery screen, install the following SUPERSU zip file which you stored at the root folder of your smartphone.
Step 6 : Now comes the easy part just go on following the instructions which shall install the app on your smartphone and once successfully installed please reboot your device
Step 7 : In you encounter any problem: Eg. If your smartphone goes into boot loop then switch off your device and then repeat the process from the start. To switch off your device while you are in download mode you can remove the battery or long press your power button.
Well, congratulations you are there, you have successfully rooted your MOTO E smartphone!!! To check the root permissions you can use handful of apps like 360 security or ES file Explorer.
Enjoy!!!
Method 2 for Rooting Moto E :
This method follows a different yet easiest way now a days to root your android devices.
If you have had no experience in rooting android phones or if you don’t know how it works, worry not folks we are here to help you to give your first successful root.
How to root MOTO E smartphone ; the easy way :
Pre Root Requirement :
Root may go haywire sometimes and delete your precious data so its always recommended that you take proper backup of your device using apps available at play store.
How to Root MOTO E smartphone:
Step 1 : Download the iRoot software for FREE from internet and once you have downloaded the software install and run it .
Step 2 : In order to allow it to connect to your device you have to allow USB Debugging by going into Settings >> Applications >> Development >> USB Debugging and click on the check box. ( ALSO IN SOME CASES ALLOW THE MASS STORAGE OPTION TO COPY FILES).
Step 3 : After allowing the USB Debugging connect your phone using the USB Cable and click on the button that says connect device.
Step 4 : Once it has connected and identified your device, you will be able to see the name and model number of your device.
Step 5 : Once it recognizes you hit the root button and sit back and relax let it perform its tasks.
Step 6 : While the procedure is going on a pop-up window will show up in your device just accept the terms and allow it the permissions it asks.
Step 7 : Once its done it will reboot your device and on the computer screen you can now see the message which says rooting successful.
Step 8 : Remove the cable once its successful and now you will find three apps one of them would be Chinese one would be super cleaner and third will be superUser, don’t worry if you at first see everything in Chinese in one or two usage it will be translated into English.
Voila! You have a rooted MOTO E smartphone.
I hope you understand How To Root Moto E. In case of failure in either of the methods please feel free to comment in the comment section given below.