How To Root And Flash Custom Recovery In Motorola Moto E

Before You Begin:

You need a Windows based PC or Laptop.
This method is working and tested on Motorola Moto E with Unlocked Bootloader only. You can Unlock Bootloader from official site.
Download and Install Moto E USB Drivers.
Enable USB Debugging in your Motorola Moto E.Click Here if you don’t know how to enable.
Your device must be charged 50% minimum.
Make backup of device data for safety.

Download Required Files:

How To Root And Flash Custom Recovery In Motorola Moto G:

Follow all the steps given in Before You Begin section first.
Download and Extract msfastboot-v2 zip file in a folder of your computer.
Now download and move Unofficial TWRP Recovery image in the folder same folder of msfastboot-v2.
Turn Off your device completely. Press and hold Volume Down + Power Button at same time for few seconds and it'll boot your device in Fastboot mode.
Connect your device to PC with USB Cable (Make sure USB drivers are installed successfully).
Now open the folder where msfastboot-v2 is extracted, Press SHIFT button + Mouse right click and select Open command window here.
A command window will appear on your desktop, type fastboot flash recovery moto_e_twrp2.7.0.0_v1.2.img
Flashing will take few seconds after flashing turn off your device again.
Now boot your device again in Fastboot mode and press Volume Down to select Recovery and then Volume Up to boot into Recovery mode.
Your device will go to Recovery Mode now, tap on Install and select SuperSU zip file and flash it.
After flashing SuperSU zip file, go to main menu of Recovery and select Reboot System option.

That's it! Your Moto E is successfully rooted now and have Custom Recovery installed.

Source: XDA Forums

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