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(Posts: 1808; Member since: 22 Nov 2011) I think a six core processor would have been a real battery downer. So that would have been a negative IMO. However, a 1080p screen was a must, and expandable memory w/ a larger battery would have made me sale my S4 for it. That's my only 3 issues.

MInimum of a 2500 mah battery and SD card slot would have gained my business. Oh, and better pricing. It should have been no more than 500 off contract. And the Moto maker tool should have been available at release.

The Moto X was first released back in 2013 as the first flagship smartphone from the Google-owned Motorola Mobility. It’s true that despite being one of the best phones at a reasonable price and gathering a lot of buzz, the Moto X failed to convert its X-factor into sales. The device is unique in many ways. The Moto-maker feature allows you to build your own customized Moto X with personalized colors, trims, back panels with a background of your choice and even customized engraved text. Motorola has now launched the 2nd edition of its flagship called the Moto X 2014. The phones comes in different variants with 3G and 4G support and in locked and unlocked bootloader versions.

The international and carrier-branded models like T-Mobile (XT1095) of the Moto X have unlockable bootloader and are free from SIM restrictions. They are also called the MotoX 2014 Pure Edition. On the other hand the AT&T (XT1097) and Verizon (XT1096) variants of the phone have SIM-lock and locked bootloader both. The Moto X is an amazing smartphone as it comes out of the box but, like all Android devices, you cannot get the most out of it unless you gain root privilege and try root apps, Xposed framework modules and custom mods.

If you own the Pure Edition (SIM and bootloader unlocked model) of the Moto X and are looking for a method to root your device, you got a reason to smile now. Yes, renowned developer from XDA has devised a way to acquire root on the new Moto X 2014. Months ago, we did a rooting tutorial for the Moto G using the Superboot method.

Jcase’s root method is similar exploit but it’s easier and only for the Moto X 2014. Prerequisites. A Moto X 2014 with an unlocked bootloader. You can unlock the bootloader by following the instructions given at Motorola. Set up on your computer or download the minimal ADB and fastboot tool from (unzip it).

Install on your computer. Download the modified boot image by jcase:.

Open Settings Developer options and enable on your device. Root MotoX 2014 Pure Edition with Superboot Having taken care of the prerequisites mentioned above, you can now proceed to root your Moto X 2014. Just follow the steps given below.

Extract the pure2014sb.zip file and copy the pure2014sb.img file into the platform-tools folder (in case you have Android SDK installed) or copy the files into the mfastboot v2 folder. While the folder with ADB and fastboot files is open, right-click on an empty space and select “Open command window here” option to launch a cmd. Connect your Moto X 2014 to the computer using a USB cable. Now type the following command in the cmd window and press the Enter key: adb reboot bootloader. Your phone will reboot into the Fastboot mode.

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Then issue the following command: fastboot boot pure2014sb.img. When the phone boots up, install su and quickly reboot it. When the device boots up again, go to Google Play store and install the SuperUser app. Great link thanks! Unified communications.

The method on this post uses a fastboot “boot” command rather than a fastboot “flash” command. Doesn’t that mean that we did not flash or overwrite anything? Not sure why I would need to re-flash stock firmware when I haven’t changed it (as far as I know).

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What I’m guessing is that this method simply boots into a mode that enables you to install SuperSU to root the device, but doesn’t really do anything else. Maybe that’s why the OTA update worked. I did not even lose root when I installed the update.