TWRP Recovery for Moto G5 Plus is now available. The Moto G5 Plus is recently launched budget smartphone by Motorola. The device is new still developers got a way to root and install TWRP recovery on Moto G5 Plus, thanks to the XDA Recognized Developer Santhosh M who provide the unofficial TWRP for Moto G5 Plus. The bootloader of Moto G5 Plus is unlockable means you can easily Root and Install TWRP Recovery on Moto G5 Plus. Also, we know that TWRP 3.1.0 released recently means you get the latest TWRP on Moto G5 Plus. Follow below guide to Install TWRP and Root Moto G5 Plus.

The process of Moto G5 Plus root is very easy all you need to follow the steps. But before you root Moto G5 Plus, you need to unlock its bootloader (check How to Unlock Bootloader of  Moto G5 Plus). So before we explain to you how to root and install TWRP recovery on Moto G5 Plus, you can check why you should root your device.

How to Root and Install TWRP Recovery on Moto G5 Plus

Some benefits of Rooting –

  • You can install custom ROM and custom kernel on your device for faster and better performance.
  • Block Ads in apps with the help of ad blocker.
  • Increase performance and battery life by killing background process automatically.
  • After you root Moto G5 Plus and install custom recovery, you can install Xposed Framework to customize your device
  • You can use Titanium Backup to restore all of your apps and data.
  • You can uninstall bloatware (Pre-installed Apps)

Note:-

  • Rooting may void your phone warranty, and you won’t claim it back.
  • Follow the steps correctly otherwise you may brick your device. We are not responsible for any damage to your phone.
  • It will erase all your phone data, so we advise you first to take a complete backup of your phone and then proceed.
  • Ensure that your phone has at least 50-60% charged to prevent the accidental shutdown in-between the process.

Files required to Root Moto G5 Plus and Install Custom Recovery –

How to Root and Install TWRP Recovery on Moto G5 Plus –

Install TWRP on Moto G5 Plus –

  1. First enable USB debugging from setting>developer option>. To enable Developer Options, go to About phone and tap the Build Number 7 times.USB debugging
  2. Now go to installation directory open ADB folder and open the command window thereby pressing and hold the ‘shift’ key and right-clicked anywhere in that folder.cmd 6
  3. Now connect your phone to PC and reboot the device into fastboot mode by typing
    adb reboot bootloader
  4. You are in Fastboot mode now to check your connection by entering below command in command prompt. It will return your device serial number means your device properly connected. Check your driver if the above command is not responding.
    fastboot devices

    How to root k3 note

  5. Type the below command correctly in command prompt and then press enter. It starts flashing recovery on your phone.
    fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

    fastboot recoveery

  6. With above command, you installed the custom recovery on Moto G5 Plus.
  7. Now reboot your device or boot into recovery mode with hardware button and follow below guide.

Root Moto G5 Plus –

  1. To Root Moto G5 Plus, first, download the Magisk v11.6.zip file and no-verity-opt-encrypt-5.1.zip files from above.
  2. Boot your device into TWRP Recovery mode.
  3. Now in the TWRP, tap “Never show this screen on boot again”, and Swipe allows modification.
  4. Now Go to “Wipe” section and tap “Format Data”, and type “yes”
  5. Reboot TWRP into Recovery mode and copy Magisk v11.6.zip file and no-verity-opt-encrypt-5.1.zip files in your phone.
  6. Now navigate to Install Zip and select ‘no-verity-opt-encrypt-5.1.zip’ and flash it.
  7. Now reboot your device and when the device boots up again reboot into TWRP.
  8. Flash Magisk zip file, wipe cache and Dalvik cache and reboot.
  9. When the Phone starts, go to Magisk Manager App.
  10. Done! You root Moto G5 Plus and install a custom recovery on Moto G5 Plus successfully.

So this is the complete guide of how to Root and Install TWRP Recovery on Moto G5 Plus with easy steps. If you have any questions, then comment below.

Author

Sumit is a Tech and Gadget freak and loves writing about Android and iOS, his favourite past time is playing video games.

2 Comments

Write A Comment