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Root Moto E5 with SuperSU & Magisk + Two More Methods!

In this article, I will show you how to root Motorola Moto E5 smartphone. And with easy step by step instruction guide on how to successfully root. So, let’s straight away dive into the tutorial guide. Stay until the end.


What do you mean by Root?

Root or Rooting a device, simply means that you are now able to take full control of your Android device. After rooting, the smartphone has the ability to customize beyond limits. So, there are quite a few benefits of rooting the Motorola Moto E5. So, let us see what are those benefits.

What are the Advantages or Benefits of Rooting the Motorola Moto E5?

Well, here are some of the Pros of rooting the Motorola Moto E5 Android device:

  1. First of all, the user takes the control of the phone.
  2. And also customize the user interface and control the frequency of the CPU as well as GPU.
  3. There are also different available Mods that can be downloadable for free.
  4. You can also, Install Custom Roms on the phone.
  5. In conclusion, you can customize the Motorola Moto E5 Android phone beyond limits.

So above were some of the key benefits of rooting your Android smartphone. But is it all good? NO. Below are some of the cons or disadvantages of rooting the phone.

What are the CONS of Rooting the Motorola Moto E5?

Now let’s see some of the cons of rooting the Motorola Moto E5 Android smartphone:

  1. Firstly, the warranty is void after rooting the device.
  2. And your phone could be completely dead and not usable anymore. (If anything goes wrong)
  3. Also, performance issue may arrive due to lack of optimization for the particular model.

So now that you have seen Pros and Cons of rooting the Motorola Moto E5, Let’s see step by step tutorial on how to root the phone.

About Motorola Moto E5

Here are some of the key features and specifications of the newly launched Motorola Moto E5 smartphone.

  • Firstly, it has a 5.7 inches display with a resolution of 720 by 1440 pixels. A total of 282 pixels per inch.
  • And Motorola Moto E5 also comes with Android 8.0 OREO.
  • And under the hood, Motorola Moto E5 has a Snapdragon 425 chipset.
  • The Phone also comes with 2GB Ram and 16GB Storage. 
  • Furthermore, the camera sensor on Motorola Moto E5 – 13MP rear camera and 5MP front shooter.
  • Finally, the battery on the Motorola Moto E5 is a non-removable 4000 mAh.

Also, Read – Various Issues on the phone & How to Fix Them. 

Related – How to Fix Heating, Battery Issue & Laggy UI Problem on your Android Phone.

How to Root Motorola Moto E5?

IMPORTANT Points before rooting the Motorola Moto E5:

  • First, charge your phone Fully. (to avoid interruption)
  • And make sure to unlock the bootloader before rooting. If not see this simple guide on Unlock Bootloader.
  • Before rooting the Motorola Moto E5, do install TWRP Recovery or install CWM recovery on the phone. (IMP STEP) Though methods are mentioned below that require no Recovery.
  • This guide is only to root Motorola Moto E5 Android smartphone.

Root Moto E5 SuperSU Magisk

Let’s Root Motorola Moto E5 Android Phone: METHOD 1

  • In this method, we will flash a zip file from TWRP or CWM recovery. So, make sure to install the custom recovery on your phone. (Links are above in the topic IMPORTANT POINTS before rooting)
  • First of all, download Super SU Zip file and save it to internal or external storage of the Motorola Moto E5.
  • And now boot into TWRP Recovery or CWM recovery.
  • Next, you will see some options, Tap on INSTALL or FLASH. Select the SuperSU file from the storage.
  • Click on confirm Flash or Swipe to flash.
  • That’s it after the process is successful, tap on reboot option. Now the phone will reboot.
  • Congratulations, you have rooted the Motorola Moto E5. You will see SuperSU app in the apps menu.

NEXT – Install Custom ROM on this phone.

How to root the Motorola Moto E5 in a single click – Method 2

  • Firstly, You need to download an app KingRoot on your Motorola Moto E5.
  • And then Install the App on the phone. Also, enable unknown sources in the setting menu.
  • And now open the app in your Motorola Moto E5 smartphone and click on ” the large button – No Root Permission”.
  • Do not touch your screen while the process is going on.
  • That’s it, your Motorola Moto E5 has root access now.
  • Try different method if the process fails to root your phone.

Related Article. Unroot the phone and Go back to stock ROM.

How to root your Motorola Moto E5 with PC – Method 3

  • And also charge the phone fully before proceeding.
  • And also enable USB DEBUGGING on the Motorola Moto E5 by going in the setting. To do that, Go to setting>Developer options>Enable USD Debugging.
  • Launch the application on your computer.
  • Furthermore, plug your Motorola Moto E5 to your pc via data cable provided by the manufacturer.
  • Now you need to click on One Click Android Root option.
  • Hence the process of rooting the phone will start. And after few moments, the Motorola Moto E5 will have root access.

Method 4: How to Root Motorola Moto E5 with Magisk: Install Magisk

  • Firstly, you need TWRP Recovery or CWM Recovery to root via this method.
  • And also download Magisk latest Zip File.
  • And now boot the Motorola Moto E5 into the Recovery mode.
  • Then go to Install > Select the Magisk Zip File > Swipe to Install.
  • That’s it, finally, the Motorola Moto E5 has root access via MAGISK installation.

So, that’s it for the step by step guide, I hope this article helped you in successfully rooting your Motorola Moto E5. And also if you have any quires, do let me know in the comment section below.