How to Install Official TWRP Recovery on Motorola Moto E4 and E4 Plus and Root it (All Variant)

Motorola Moto E4 and E4 Plus (codename: woods/perry/nicklaus/owens) was launched in June 2017. The smartphone came out of the box with Android 7.1.1 Nougat. Recently this device has received the official TWRP recovery support. So, on this page, we will guide you to install the TWRP Recovery on Moto E4/E4 Plus. This guide contains both the written instruction and video tutorial to help you install it quickly. Make sure to download the required files and then jump straight into instructions on installing TWRP Recovery and Root your Moto E4/E4 Plus.

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Keep in mind that before heading over to the process, you will need to unlock the device bootloader at first. As the smartphone OEMs provide a locked bootloader to their devices due to some security concerns, you will need to unlock the bootloader to install any third-party file. Then you will be capable of installing TWRP Custom Recovery on your Moto E4/E4 Plus device and root as well. The TWRP Recovery can also take Nandroid backups, restore, wipe out system/data/cache, and more.

TWRP Recovery and its Advantages

Team Win Recovery Project is an open-source software custom recovery image for Android-based devices. It provides a touchscreen-enabled interface that allows users to install third-party firmware and back up the current system, which is often unsupported by stock recovery images. – WikiPedia

How to Install Official TWRP Recovery on Moto E4/E4 Plus (All Variant)

Before going to the TWRP installation process, make sure to follow all the pre-requirements mentioned below properly.

Pre-Requirements:

• The file and guide are only supported for the Moto E4/E4 Plus (All Variant) model. Don’t try it on other devices.
• Moto E4/E4 Plus bootloader should be unlocked.
• A PC/Laptop and a USB cable are required for this process.
• Make sure to take a Full Backup of Device Data (No Root).
• Charge your device battery to full.
• Download All Required Files:
  • No Verity Opt Encrypt and VBMeta.img
  • Download SuperSU Zip – For root using SuperSU
  • Download Magisk Zip – For root using Magisk
  • USB Drivers: Motorola USB Drivers
  • Download ADB and Fastboot and install them on your PC

TWRP Recovery Details

Method: ADB and Fastboot Tool

After downloading all the required files, drivers, and tools, follow the installation process.

• First of all, enable the Developer Options and USB Debugging mode on your device.
• Head over to the device Settings > System > About Phone > then tap on the Build Number seven times to enable Developer options mode.
• Go to the Developer options in the Settings menu and turn on the toggle to enable USB debugging.
• Next, open the ADB & Fastboot folder on your computer. Then press and hold the Shift key and right mouse click to open the command window.
• Turn off your device > Press and hold the Volume Up + Power button together for a few seconds to enter Fastboot mode.
• Connect your device with the PC via a USB cable and type the following code on the command windows and hit enter:

adb reboot bootloader

• Now, your device is connected successfully as a fastboot device.
• Type the following command and hit enter to check the fastboot device is connected or not:

fastboot devices

• Now, to install TWRP Recovery on your phone, type the following command and press enter:

fastboot flash recovery twrpname.img

• To boot, you can use the command fastboot boot twrpname.img
• That’s it. You’ve successfully installed the TWRP Recovery on the Moto E4/E4 Plus device. Now, you have to flash the Root.

What is Root?

Smartphone Rooting is the unofficial way to enable an administrator or superuser access to your device system and subsystem. Therefore, the user can easily tweak, change, edit, or delete system files and apps.

With the help of rooting, you can uninstall bloatware, increase device performance, reduce battery draining, install Xposed modules, and more. However, smartphone rooting will void the device warranty, and you may not get software OTA updates anymore. An improper way of rooting can also brick your device easily. Therefore, make sure to follow the guide properly.

The advantage of Rooting:

• You can get access to all files on your Moto E4/E4 Plus, even the files present in the root directory of your phone.
• You can increase the performance of your Moto E4/E4 Plus by overclocking.
• By rooting, you can increase battery life by underclocking Moto E4/E4 Plus.
• Uninstall Bloatware on Moto E4/E4 Plus.
• You can block Ads on any Android applications such as Youtube and other game-related applications.

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• By Rooting Moto E4/E4 Plus, you can View, Edit, or Delete any system file inside the root directory.
• You can install the Xposed Framework and many Xposed module support.

Steps to Root Moto E4/E4 Plus

Guide to Root Moto E4/E4 Plus via SuperSU

Guide to Root Moto E4/E4 Plus via Magisk

We assume that this full-depth installation guide will be helpful to you. For any queries, feel free to ask in the comments below.