Moto has decided to take its worldwide smartphone success to a new level by releasing the updated variants of its mid-range Moto G and the high-range Moto X devices. The couple is offering an updated hardware here and there with a better performance than its predecessors.

Offering both, a competing hardware with pure Android experience in an affordable price. The Moto G is now more powerful and efficient than ever with additions to both software and hardware. Whilst the G came with Jellybean 4.3 out-of-box, the Moto G 2014 comes with Kitkat 4.4. It brings a 5” HD Display, microSD card support, 8MP rear camera, 2MP front camera and everything else is pretty much the same, except a much sleek and appealing design. We’re here today to help you to Root Moto G 2014 and Install TWRP Recovery on the same. The process is easy, matching that of a Google experience device.

Disclaimer

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Preparations

Download the latest TWRP image file for your Moto G 2014 (codename: titan): Click here

Download Chainfire’s SuperSU flashable package and copy the zip to the internal SD card: Click here

Unlock Moto G 2014 bootloader using Motorola website

Install Motorola USB drivers: Click here

Setup ADB and Fastboot or simply download the Mini ADB and Fastboot tool: adb-and-fastboot.zip

Backup your device completely including storage, SMS, contacts, calendar etc.

Charge your Moto G to at least 60% battery life to avoid any sudden shutdowns during the process.

Enable USB Debugging: Click here

Steps to Install TWRP

Connect the Moto G to the PC using the stock USB cable. Open the folder location where the TWRP image file has been downloaded. Press SHIFT key and Right-Click on an empty space inside the folder. Click on Open command prompt here and a new CMD window will appear. Enter the command to reboot your device into fastboot/bootloader mode: adb reboot bootloader Type in the following command to flash the TWRP recovery: fastboot flash recovery twrp-2.8.5.0-titan.img It will take just a few seconds to complete and your TWRP Custom Recovery will then be ready for use.

Root Moto G 2014

The process of rooting is rather much more easy than before and shall be done using Chainfire’s SuperSU.

Make sure you have copied the UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.02.zip file to the internal SD card on your Moto G: Click here Connect your device to the PC using a USB cable and transfer the downloaded UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.02.zip to a suitable location on the device storage. Open a CMD window and enter the following command to reboot your device into TWRP recovery mode: adb reboot recovery Tap on Install, browse to the location of the transferred file and select it. Slide the button on the bottom to start the flashing process. Tap on Reboot System once the process is complete.

And yeah! you’re Moto G is now rooted. To verify root access, install Root Checker app from the market and run it:

[googleplay url=”https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.joeykrim.rootcheck”]

Install root apps, tweaks, etc. and let the fun begin. If you cross any hurdles during the process, post it right down. icon-thumbs-up