How to Root Motorola MOTO C XT1750 and Install TWRP Recovery

If you are an owner of a Motorola MOTO C XT1750 smartphone, and also want to customize this smartphone, then you have visited the right page.

Motorola Moto C and Motorola C Plus with model numbers, XT1750 and XT1755, were in talks for long, before their launch. These devices were leaked on Twitter, as well as they were detailed even when FCC certifications were approved. Needless to say, the Motorola Moto C lineup from Lenovo, is the latest budget series, replacing Motorola Moto E. These smartphones are sold in Latin America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The smartphone comes with 4G VoLTE support and comes with 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage. The 5-inch display features 854×480 pixels resolution. The smartphone runs on a MediaTek quad-core processor, coupled with 1GB of RAM. There are a 5 megapixels main camera on the rear and 2 megapixels front camera for selfies. The smartphone takes power from a 2350mAh removable type battery and runs on Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box. The phone is available in various color options, including Starry Black, Metallic Cherry, Pearl White, and Fine Gold. If we talk about the larger variant, i.e. Motorola Moto C Plus XT1550, then it boasts of a 5-inch display with 1280×720 pixels resolution and powered by a 4000mAh battery. Both of these smartphones run on Android 7.0 Nougat and comes with MediaTek chipset.

If you are an Android Enthusiast and want to Root and Install TWRP recovery on your beloved, then you have landed on the right page. In the due course of the article, we will be guiding you through the process to install TWRP and root Motorola MOTO C XT1750.

The TWRP features the material design, and attractive user interface (UI), and by following this guide you can install the latest TWRP for Motorola MOTO C XT1750. You can download TWRP Recovery from the links provided in the pre-requisite section of this article. Kindly note that this is a <official/unofficial> TWRP recovery and is only for Motorola Moto C XT1750 (Kindly confirm the model by going to Settings>About). The process given below is merely for rooting and installing TWRP on Motorola MOTO C XT1750, do not try out this method on any other device.

If you want to unleash the full potential of the hardware of your Motorola MOTO C XT1750, then rooting and flashing the TWRP is the main concern. The Stock ROMs have often limited and unsupported features in the sense of Customization. When you have a rooted device and also flashed TWRP recovery, then you are free to install any Custom ROMs, Mods, Kernel, and Xposed, etc., as well as many apps that require root access to work properly.

Brief Details and Advantage of TWRP Recovery

TWRP (Team Win Recovery Project) is an open-source, community development project. By flashing the TWRP, your device will be enabled to install any custom firmware, rooting your smartphone, mod zip files for customizations, Xposed Modules for customized features, one-click root and unroot processes. Apart from that, it allows you to take Full Nandroid Backup and restore it later, one-click image file flashing, remove bloatware, overclock and underclock. Using TWRP, one can easily clean Wipe, Cache, and Data after flashing any image file to reflect the changes and rectify minor errors due to cache.

For installing the TWRP, your Motorola MOTO C XT1750 phone must have the Unlocked bootloader. That means you have to firstly unlock the bootloader to root your device as well doing any customization.

Disclaimer: The AndroidWeblog.com covers although everything in a very neat and a processed manner so that our readers get exactly what they want, still there are meager chances of basic issues that may arise out of the listed steps here. Hence it is in the sole interest of the user to follow the steps very cautiously so as to stay away from any mishappenings with your device.

Rooting and flashing the Custom ROM firmware, certainly without any doubt voids the warranty of your device and AndroidWeblog.com in no way will be held responsible for warranty void or your bricked device.

Prerequisite

Ensure to check your model number, which must be:

• Motorola Moto C XT1750

You must have to ensure that prior to rooting your phone, you have read thoroughly the disclaimer and you agree to proceed further on your risk.

• Phone Should be Charged

Your phone must be 70% charged at least else, it may lead to complications sometimes while experimenting. Why take the risk, try to charge it fully.

• Back-Up

If you are either going to root your phone or install a Custom ROM, it is a good habit to make a back up of your phone. Make a back up of all your media like images, videos and all on your PC and your contacts on Cloud.

• Enable USB Debugging

You must enable the USB debugging option by going into Settings, Applications and Developer options.

Downloads For Rooting Motorola MOTO C XT1750

Download Motorola USB Drivers here

Download MediaTek USB VCOM Drivers here (MT6xxx_USB_VCOM_drivers. zip)

Download TWRP Recovery for Motorola MOTO C XT1750 from here:

TWRP Recovery (Coming Soon)

Download SuperSU by Chainfire from here.

Download the Latest Version of the SPFlash Tool for Windows here.

Steps to Flash/ Install TWRP on Motorola MOTO C XT1750

Step 1: Begin with downloading all the files mentioned above in the prerequisite section.

Step 2: Browse through the files downloaded, and then Right-click on the zipped file MT6xxx_USB_VCOM_drivers. zip and extract the same. Then navigate to the extracted folder and then click on the file InstallDriver. exe. This will install the Preloader VCOM in your system.

Step 3: Assuming that you have downloaded SP FlashTool (Win) from the provided link above, Then simply click and extract the archive. Then, browse and run the file flash_tool. exe

Step 4: Find the Scatter File from the downloaded TWRP zip file, which you have downloaded. Rename the TWRP (.img) file to recovery.img. Now, on the flash tool interface, navigate and select the scatter file in the extracted folder of the Stock ROM (Download Stock ROM for your  Motorola MOTO C XT1750 smartphone).

Step 5: At this stage, just leave the recovery as ticket/ checked. Now, at the location tab, click on the storage location field of the recovery and search and browse for the custom recovery image file which is device-specific (As shown in the picture above). Then click the Download button.

Step 6: Now, hook up/ connect your Motorola MOTO C XT1750 to the computer via USB slot. Connecting your smartphone will begin the flashing process automatically, and it requires simply a few seconds to complete.

Step 7: At this point in the custom recovery on your device has been flashed. Now, you may disconnect the device from the computer. Now, you need to turn on/ boot your device into TWRP recovery. For doing the same, boot the device while pressing and holding the volume up button. Kindly note that key combinations may vary on your device model, and you can confirm the right key combination for your Motorola MOTO C XT1750. The Volume Up button also starts the bootloader mode on specific devices, which is equipped with a menu to browse to the recovery mode. You may try the Volume Up and Volume Down buttons as key combinations. That’s all, you have successfully flashed the TWRP on your Motorola MOTO C XT1750

Procedure to Root Motorola MOTO C XT1750/ Install SuperSU

Make sure that you have downloaded SuperSU (link in the pre-requisite section of this article). Then, proceed to the steps.

Step 1: Transfer the downloaded SuperSU.zip file to the internal storage / SD card of your Motorola MOTO C XT1750 smartphone.

Step 2: Now, just boot into the recovery. From the TWRP interface, you can optionally backup the Stock ROM. Though, I would recommend to backup the Stock ROM. Because if in case process gets failed, you can flash the Stock ROM.

Step 3: Tap on Install ‘, and then navigate to the file ‘SuperSU.zip’ and swipe to confirm flash (located at the bottom of the screen). The flashing process of SuperSU has been started and will take a few seconds to complete.

Congratulations, now you have rooted Motorola MOTO C XT1750 and also flashed the TWRP. Now, you can install the Xposed Framework, and customize your smartphone as per your preference. If you wish to verify, you may download and check the Root Status through the Root Checker app.