TWRP Recovery for Moto G5s Plus is now available. The Moto G5s 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 G5s Plus, thanks to the XDA Member GeneticEnginer who provide the unofficial TWRP for Moto G5s Plus. The bootloader of Moto G5s Plus is unlockable means you can easily Root and Install TWRP Recovery on Moto G5s Plus. Follow below guide to Install TWRP and Root Moto G5s Plus.
The process of Moto G5s Plus root is very easy all you need to follow the steps. But before you root Moto G5s Plus, you need to unlock its bootloader (check How to Unlock Bootloader of Moto G5s Plus). So before we explain to you how to root and install TWRP recovery on Moto G5s Plus, you can check why you should root your device.
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 G5s 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.
Table of Contents
Files required to Root Moto G5s Plus and Install Custom Recovery –
- Download ADB and fastboot driver for windows or ADB and Fastboot for Mac and install it on your PC. This will also install your device driver.
- Download and install Drivers for Moto G5s Plus if above doesn’t work.
- Download TWRP Recovery for Moto G5s Plus (Source) and place it in the folder where ADB installed and rename it to ‘recovery.img’.
- Download Magisk to root Moto G5s Plus and copy it to your phone sd card.
How to Root and Install TWRP Recovery on Moto G5s Plus –
Install TWRP on Moto G5s Plus –
- First enable USB debugging from setting>developer option>. To enable Developer Options, go to About phone and tap the Build Number 7 times.
- 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.
- Now connect your phone to PC and reboot the device into fastboot mode by typing
adb reboot bootloader
- 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
- Type the below command correctly in command prompt and then press enter. It starts flashing recovery on your phone.
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
- With above command, you installed the custom recovery on Moto G5s Plus.
- Now reboot your device or boot into recovery mode with hardware button and follow below guide.
Root Moto G5s Plus –
- To Root Moto G5s Plus, first, download the Magisk.zip file from above and save it on your device.
- Boot your device into TWRP Recovery mode.
- Now in the TWRP, tap “Never show this screen on boot again”, and Swipe allows modification.
- Now navigate to Install and select Magisk zip file and flash it.
- Now wipe cache and Dalvik cache and reboot.
- When the Phone starts, go to Magisk Manager App.
- Done! You root Moto G5s Plus and install a custom recovery on Moto G5s Plus successfully.
So this is the complete guide of how to Root and Install TWRP Recovery on Moto G5s Plus with easy steps. If you have any questions, then comment below.
