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<\/center><\/p>\nThis guide will show you how to root the Motorola Moto X Android phone.<\/p>\n
Disclaimer: FlexiSPY is not responsible for rooting the Android device in any way, before performing any of these steps make sure you back up your Android device completely. Rooting is done entirely by you at your own risk.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
What is needed to root the Motorola Moto X?<\/h2>\n
To root the Motorola Moto X you will need the following<\/p>\n
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- The Motorola Moto X you want to root in your hand<\/li>\n
- A PC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
Step 1 \u2013 Download the PC USB drivers for the Motorola Moto X<\/h2>\n
Before we begin you need to download the USB drivers for the phone to your PC so that when you connect the Motorola Moto X to your PC to perform later steps the PC will recognize the phone.<\/p>\n
You can download the USB drivers from here<\/a><\/p>\n
Save it to your computer in a safe place such as your desktop and extract the contents to a new folder which you will need later<\/p>\n
Step 2 \u2013 Enable USB debugging mode on the Motorola Moto X<\/h2>\n
Now that you have installed the USB drivers for the Motorola Moto X on to your PC you need to enable USB debugging mode on the phone itself so that it is recognised by your PC when you plug the Motorola Moto X to perform later steps.<\/p>\n
You can enable USB debugging mode on the Motorola Moto X using the steps below.<\/p>\n
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- On the Motorola Moto X tap the Settings option<\/em><\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- Tap the About option.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n
- On this menu tap \u2018Build Number\u2019 seven times continuously.<\/em><\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n- Once you have done that go back to the Settings option.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n
- Tap the new Developer Option menu that has appeared.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n
- Make sure the USB Debugging option is checked.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n
- Tap OK to confirm<\/em><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Now that you have enabled USB debugging on the Motorola Moto X it is time to move on to the next step.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Step 3 \u2013 Unlock the Motorola Moto X bootloader<\/h2>\n
In order to be able to root the Motorola Moto X you need to unlock the bootloader. Once the bootloader is unlocked it allows you to then connect the Motorola Moto X to your PC and perform the rooting process.<\/p>\n
You can start the bootloader unlock process here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
How it works is that you have to connect the Motorola Moto X to your PC, run a command to get a unique token and then you put that in to the Motorola bootloader website and get a response back which you enter on the PC and then the Motorola Moto X will do its magic and unlock the bootloader ready for the next step.<\/p>\n
Step 4 \u2013 Download the Motorola Moto X root file and save it your PC<\/h2>\n
With the USB drivers installed, the Motorola Moto X with USB debugging enabled and the bootloader unlocked it is time to download the root file that will be used to root the phone.<\/p>\n
- Tap the About option.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n
- On the Motorola Moto X tap the Settings option<\/em><\/strong>.<\/li>\n