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The process of gaining 'root' access to your device. Before asking how to root your device, please read the full tag wiki since it contains helpful information which might already answer your questions.

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unable to boot into recovery mode

To properly flash TWRP on a Moto G 2015: 1) Unlock the bootloader via Moto's official process 2) Copy the latest TWRP image from official TWRP.me site to your platform-tools directory if in Windows, …
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How to root Moto G 3rd generation running Marshmallow?

Excerpt from my XDA Tutorial on rooting the Moto G 2015 - This guide covers ALL Moto G 2015 models (including the G Turbo) that can be bootloader unlocked and have TWRP available, it doesn't matter if … I will only cover the details of rooting, the prerequisites are covered elsewhere in detail and I will link to reliable sources for the information. …
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Root my Android (Motorola Moto E)

Rooting modern Moto devices is quite simple, and there are not many variations. You must unlock the bootloader using Moto's Unlock site. …
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Root checkers fail to complete on my now non-rooted device

Flashing the factory image from Google will return the tablet to stock and remove all traces of rooting. …
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Failed to verify whole-file signature while rooting on Moto 2G XT1064

Your on Marshmallow, you need to do some extra steps... First, install TWRP 3.0 or higher, or be able to boot it one time, and you need to have SuperSU 2.76 or 2.78 (even #'s are stable versions) on …
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Will trying to flash an unofficial update with stock recovery harm my device?

Stock recovery should just fail, it will look for a digitally signed package from the manufacturer, not find it, and error out without making changes. If the developer who made the package specificall …
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Too old to custom-rom?

XDA is the de facto "standard" for roms, especially on common devices like this, but it seems they are struggling to bring Nougat to this device in reading some of these threads. I would suggest watch …
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Moto G3 hangs at boot after rooting

This is common with this device if you didn't do a manual systemless root with SuperSU... To fix it perform the following steps, assuming you have an unlocked bootloader and the latest TWRP 3.1.1 inst …
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Would rooting my phone prevent me from using device protection features

It appears my comment was incorrect, once you Enable OEM Unlocking in developer options, you have disabled Factory Reset Protection completely. If you have Developer options turned on, you can al …
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Is SuperSU and TWRP ROM-specific, phone-specific, or not specific at all?

SuperSU is generic, same for all (most) devices, some specific devices or methods may require a specific version though. TWRP is very device specific, each build is customized for the intended devic …
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Couldn't acquire root after running superboot

Because that way (superboot) is old and doesn't work on the current software releases, TBH I am surprised it still boots at all after that, probably because you just just manually booted it and didn't …
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Booting into twrp unsuccessful

Moto devices with a stock ROM have a facility to replace the recovery with the stock image, TWRP handles this but you have to reboot into recovery once before starting the phone normally. Flash TWRP w …
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Soft bricked Moto G4 (XT1625) after SuperSU install

Proper research would have prevented this, in the future if you need information on rooting a device, go to a REPUTABLE source like XDA or a similar forum and make sure the information is specific to your … Lollipop, Marshmallow, and now Nougat are changing the way rooting is being done. …
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How do I install systemless SuperSU in Samsung?

Sometimes the need for a systemless installation of SuperSU is not detected by the installation script, to force this to occur follow the following steps. Start TWRP 3.0 or higher on the device Go t …
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Cannot root Mototola Moto 3G with Android 6.0.1

I will only cover the details of rooting, the prerequisites are covered elsewhere in detail and I will link to reliable sources for the information. … NOTE: Version 2.77 BETA is intended specifically for the Note 7 and should not be used for rooting Moto devices, in testing it doesn't brick or stop boot, it just doesn't show up or work. …
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