How to Root Your Moto X Using an App from XDA Developer

Hello guys, this is David from the unlocker.net and today I'm excited to share with you a tutorial on how to root your Moto X using a developer on XDA. This app will not only give you root access but also allow you to write to the system, which we'll explain later. The best part is that this method works on all varieties of the Moto X, regardless of the carrier.

First things first, head over to the Developer Post website and download the version for your device. Make sure to select the carrier you have, such as AT&T in my case. Download the APK file to your desktop, then plug your Moto X into your computer via USB. Copy the downloaded APK file to the root of your internal storage on your device, which means not inside any folders just on the root directory itself.

Once you've copied the file, unplug your device and pull down the notification bar. Tap on the Quick Settings icon and then go to settings. Scroll down to security and make sure that "Unknown Sources" is checked on. This will allow your device to install APK files from outside the Play Store. Now, go to the Play Store and search for ES File Explorer or any other file explorer you prefer to use. I'm going to use ES File Explorer in this tutorial.

Install the ES File Explorer app once it's installed, then open it and scroll down to find the APK on my Moto. Tap that and hit install. I understand install, and once it's installed, hit open it. The app will explain what it does, but don't worry too much about that right now. Please consider donating to the developer of this app, as they work really hard to make these apps available for us.

Now, tap "Set up" on your device, and it will reboot a few times. Wait for it to do so, and eventually, it will stop rebooting. Mine did it about three times, but it does take a second to reboot, so even though you see the PIN screen, don't type anything just wait. Eventually, though, it will just sit on the PIN screen and won't do anything until you put your PIN in.

Now that we're on the home screen, we'll go back to the Play Store and search for Super SU. Install that, wait for it to install, then open it. Click continue, hit normal, and say installation success. Click okay, and you now have root access and the ability to write to the system. Enjoy!

For more of our how-tos for this device, feel free to head over to our site at the unlocker.net and Facebook. If you need help or want to ask us questions about how this worked for you, please don't hesitate to reach out.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey guys this David from the unlocker.net and today thanks to a developer on XDA there's an app and we're going to show you how to use it to root your Moto X not only does this give you root access but it'll also allow you to write to the system which we'll explain later what that means also this will actually work on all of the varieties of the Moto X regardless of what career you have okay so first thing you going to do head to developer post here and we're going to download the version for our device so pick the carrier that you have I happen to have AT&T so we're going to click on that and download that to your desktop then plug the Modo X in via USB to your computer and we're going to copy that file we downloaded the APK to the root of our internal storage on our device that means not inside any folders just on the root directory itself then you can unplug the device first off and pull down the notification bar Tap on the Quick Settings icon and then settings scroll down to security scroll down to unknown sources and make sure that it is checked on then we're going to go to the Play Store and you're going to search for ES File Explorer or any other file explorer that you prefer to use this is just the one I feel like using and install that once it's installed we're going to open it and then scroll down and find the APK pone my Moto tap that hit install I understand install and then once it's installed hit open it'll explain kind of what it does um again please donate to the developer of this app as they work really hard to make these um so if this does help you at the end of this please think of doing that uh and at least thanking them if not donating then we're going to tap set up now the device will reboot a few times so wait for it to do that okay eventually it will stop rebooting mine did it about three times um and it does take a second to reboot so even though you see the pin screen don't type anything just wait um eventually though it will just sit on the pin screen and won't do anything until you put your pin in so now that we're on the home screen we're going to go back to the Play Store and search for super suu and install that wait for that to install and then open it click continue hit normal you just say installation success click okay and you now have rout access and you also have the ability to write to the system enjoy for more of our how-tos for this device feel free to head to our site the unlocker.net and Facebook uh to ask us questions and let us know how this worked for you or if you need helphey guys this David from the unlocker.net and today thanks to a developer on XDA there's an app and we're going to show you how to use it to root your Moto X not only does this give you root access but it'll also allow you to write to the system which we'll explain later what that means also this will actually work on all of the varieties of the Moto X regardless of what career you have okay so first thing you going to do head to developer post here and we're going to download the version for our device so pick the carrier that you have I happen to have AT&T so we're going to click on that and download that to your desktop then plug the Modo X in via USB to your computer and we're going to copy that file we downloaded the APK to the root of our internal storage on our device that means not inside any folders just on the root directory itself then you can unplug the device first off and pull down the notification bar Tap on the Quick Settings icon and then settings scroll down to security scroll down to unknown sources and make sure that it is checked on then we're going to go to the Play Store and you're going to search for ES File Explorer or any other file explorer that you prefer to use this is just the one I feel like using and install that once it's installed we're going to open it and then scroll down and find the APK pone my Moto tap that hit install I understand install and then once it's installed hit open it'll explain kind of what it does um again please donate to the developer of this app as they work really hard to make these um so if this does help you at the end of this please think of doing that uh and at least thanking them if not donating then we're going to tap set up now the device will reboot a few times so wait for it to do that okay eventually it will stop rebooting mine did it about three times um and it does take a second to reboot so even though you see the pin screen don't type anything just wait um eventually though it will just sit on the pin screen and won't do anything until you put your pin in so now that we're on the home screen we're going to go back to the Play Store and search for super suu and install that wait for that to install and then open it click continue hit normal you just say installation success click okay and you now have rout access and you also have the ability to write to the system enjoy for more of our how-tos for this device feel free to head to our site the unlocker.net and Facebook uh to ask us questions and let us know how this worked for you or if you need help\n"