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I have a Droid Maxx, and Razr Maxx HD and perhaps some beer cash for the answer to root...
I was thinking flashing twrp, then let it root, or am i way off or require an unlocked bootloader? I tried sunshine, but no go as it requires root.
So if i understand, you can get root without an unlocked bootloader, or is an unlocked bootloader a prerequisite of root? I am thinking not, but i am a Windows/SharePoint guy and pretty dumb to linux...

wrecklesswun said:
I have a Droid Maxx, and Razr Maxx HD and perhaps some beer cash for the answer to root...
I was thinking flashing twrp, then let it root, or am i way off or require an unlocked bootloader? I tried sunshine, but no go as it requires root.
So if i understand, you can get root without an unlocked bootloader, or is an unlocked bootloader a prerequisite of root? I am thinking not, but i am a Windows/SharePoint guy and pretty dumb to linux...
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You need an unlocked bootloader to flash TWRP (which flashes SuperSU). There is no known root method available yet because the phone has only been out for about 8 hours.
The Sunshine team has apparently said they will not be supporting Motorola devices for 4.4.4 in their 3.0 release, only HTC, so unlikely it will work there.

Has anyone tried Towelroot?

amebiasis said:
Has anyone tried Towelroot?
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"this phone is not currently supported"

fury683 said:
(...)The Sunshine team has apparently said they will not be supporting Motorola devices for 4.4.4 in their 3.0 release, only HTC, so unlikely it will work there.
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I think they said the opposite: "Verizon users on 4.4.4 you will have to wait for the 3.0 release."

timeToy said:
I think they said the opposite: "Verizon users on 4.4.4 you will have to wait for the 3.0 release."
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Yes, that is in the website. Someone posted this in another thread here. There's no link to the OP so I'm not sure beyond what it says.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=56389152&postcount=83

fury683 said:
Yes, that is in the website. Someone posted this in another thread here. There's no link to the OP so I'm not sure beyond what it says.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=56389152&postcount=83
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Yeah, I found it in the meantime...
AndyMan386 said:
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Originally Posted by jcase
3.0 is ONLY addressing HTC devices at this time, we have no plans, at this time, to include Motorola for technical reasons
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timeToy said:
I think they said the opposite: "Verizon users on 4.4.4 you will have to wait for the 3.0 release."
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Edit: here's the post from today. No dice.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=56383217&postcount=1445

Yeah, I didn't think I'd need root but the dpi on this thing is just way too high. For being such a great display it's hindered by the scaling. Easily fixed with root though!!

Found this on some Chinese site. If I had a backup phone I'd try it. But I don't. So can't risk bricking. Anyone else want to take a leap of faith? Ummm... Won't let me post the link because I'm still a noob apparently... So gonna try breaking it up. Just remove the line returns and spaces.
H t t p : //
m. romjd. com/
jiaocheng/
content/
10837
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cmchance said:
Found this on some Chinese site. If I had a backup phone I'd try it. But I don't. So can't risk bricking. Anyone else want to take a leap of faith? Ummm... Won't let me post the link because I'm still a noob apparently... So gonna try breaking it up. Just remove the line returns and spaces.
H t t p : //
m. romjd. com/
jiaocheng/
content/
10837
Sent from my XT1254 using XDA Free mobile app
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Don't know if I'm brave enough since I just picked mine up earlier today

Just got mine today so im hesitant to try it. Itching to get root and get a free wifi tether though. Ill think it over.
Here's the un-broken-up link just to make it easier.
http://m.romjd.com/jiaocheng/content/10837

Tempting.... Only issue I have is if it works, I have no way to unroot lol

man waiting for someone to try this and I will be first in line at my store to pick this phone up

Who will be the first brave soul?

Phone comes in tomorrow. I will try it then.

chriskader said:
Phone comes in tomorrow. I will try it then.
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Didn't work for me. Too be safe I used a virtual machine with a snap shot taken before installing so I can revert back without the risk of spyware. Also tried Kingo but no luck with either.
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Also vroot during the root attempt installs 2 apps on your phone and who knows what it installs on Windows without running a regmon, if you do decide to try it make sure you uninstall the 2 chinese apps when your done trying. Also like I mentioned above I would highly not to install vroot or Kingo on your daily driver windows machine. Leave the testing to people who have virtual machines they can install these apps on.
I have used vroot and kingo in the past to successfully root so I know they do/can work, they just haven't been updated yet to work on the Droid Turbo. Hopefully they will.

kremer4 said:
Didn't work for me. Too be safe I used a virtual machine with a snap shot taken before installing so I can revert back without the risk of spyware. Also tried Kingo but no luck with either.
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Also vroot during the root attempt installs 2 apps on your phone and who knows what it installs on Windows without running a regmon, if you do decide to try it make sure you uninstall the 2 chinese apps when your done trying. Also like I mentioned above I would highly not to install vroot or Kingo on your daily driver windows machine. Leave the testing to people who have virtual machines they can install these apps on.
I have used vroot and kingo in the past to successfully root so I know they do/can work, they just haven't been updated yet to work on the Droid Turbo. Hopefully they will.
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Thanks for saving me the effort. I was just about to try it on a VM....

coreywallen said:
Just got mine today so im hesitant to try it. Itching to get root and get a free wifi tether though. Ill think it over.
Here's the un-broken-up link just to make it easier.
http://m.romjd.com/jiaocheng/content/10837
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Thanks for posting the unbroken link for me

Dang, you guys got my hopes up reading through this.
I keep checking the other Moto forums for root options. I'm banking on anything that will root a Moto 4.4.4 phone will work on ours. The Moto G 4.4.4 update has a later build date than our version.

ZTE ZMAX PRO root?

Is there a root for the ZTE ZMAX PRO? I just got one from MetroPCS.

not yet, as far as I know

Get on Androidforums.com people are working on a root and discussion are being talked about it on their
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460cidpower said:
Is there a root for the ZTE ZMAX PRO? I just got one from MetroPCS.
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Kingroot is around 900 request now. Keep checking 4.9.6 for ver changes.

It's unrootable

Nothing's unrootable.

gashthrasher said:
Nothing's unrootable.
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I dunno, I have a ZTE Max Duo, and despite it being out for half a year, I have yet to see any discussion on it whatsoever, let alone research into rooting it, so I'd say it's unrootable.

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Kitland54 said:
I dunno, I have a ZTE Max Duo, and despite it being out for half a year, I have yet to see any discussion on it whatsoever, let alone research into rooting it, so I'd say it's unrootable.
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I'd Say It's Just "Un-Popular"

RaiderWill said:
I'd Say It's Just "Un-Popular"
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Don't know why though. THis is the best phone I have by far. My favorite of the century. I blame ZTE advertising people who did not capitalize on the VR capability of this phone.
I would say it is unpopular coz it's unrootable. I don't want to mess with new phones anymore anyway. They lock it tight. I really don't fancy the headache.

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asianrocker said:
Don't know why coz I don't want to mess wit new phone anymore anyway. They lock tight. I don't fancy headache.
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That's The Key..
You're happy.. and you don't want a headache..
Should you just need to mess with a "Rooted" phone, the LG-K7 for $49.88 works..

I wonder if this would work
Found this article, just a little to scared to try it as i do not have the money to just toss if i brick my phone.
There is a link for autoroot tools v4.7.1 updated on Oct 6th.
It was posted up on Oct 6th 2016 so i am really curious to see if it would work.

marcside said:
Found this article, just a little to scared to try it as i do not have the money to just toss if i brick my phone.
There is a link for autoroot tools v4.7.1 updated on Oct 6th.
It was posted up on Oct 6th 2016 so i am really curious to see if it would work.
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No it's copy paste click bait. I don't see a link in your post but I'm sure I know what one you're talking about because someone posted the same thing as you on the other forum. It's just generic instructions and talks about what to do if you're on 4.0, 4.1, etc. C'mon man.
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This root need to happen, has anyone scanned their phone for exploits yet?
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460cidpower said:
Is there a root for the ZTE ZMAX PRO? I just got one from MetroPCS.
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Psiufoxx said:
not yet, as far as I know
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marcside said:
Found this article, just a little to scared to try it as i do not have the money to just toss if i brick my phone.
There is a link for autoroot tools v4.7.1 updated on Oct 6th.
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5318008 said:
No it's copy paste click bait....
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Maybe try scanning with this:
https://labs.duo.com/xray

Developer Option Allowing the bootloader to be unlocked
I just picked up the zmax pro tonight. I was going through making changes to the settings as I always do with a new phone and enabled the "Developer Options". As I was scrolling down I came across an option labeled " OEM Unlocking: Allow the bootloader to be unlocked". Well of course I enabled it.
Now from the knowledge I have about rooting, you have to have the bootloader unlocked to root. So by enabling the OEM Unlock are you just allowing the bootloader to be unlocked or are you unlocking the bootloader?
I look forward to hearing back.

Seattlesun said:
I just picked up the zmax pro tonight. I was going through making changes to the settings as I always do with a new phone and enabled the "Developer Options". As I was scrolling down I came across an option labeled " OEM Unlocking: Allow the bootloader to be unlocked". Well of course I enabled it.
Now from the knowledge I have about rooting, you have to have the bootloader unlocked to root. So by enabling the OEM Unlock are you just allowing the bootloader to be unlocked or are you unlocking the bootloader?
I look forward to hearing back.
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You are just allowing the bootloader to be unlocked . As it said. To unlock the bootloader, you need the help of the genius hackers here. Unfortunately, like one of the posters here said our phone is unpopular which I say again, I don't know why, this is a good phone for me.
But then again, I really don't see the point of rooting any phone anymore, new phones already have all the things you want to put on your phones and why you root them right?
If I ever root my phone though, I definitely will install xposed. I like that they have repositories remind me of kodi, which is the best hack of em all. Is exposed made by kodi people?

Twrp is ready for this device but there is some work left...
http://androidforums.com/threads/recovery-twrp-v3-for-zte-zmax-pro.1086861/

messi2050 said:
Twrp is ready for this device but there is some work left...
http://androidforums.com/threads/recovery-twrp-v3-for-zte-zmax-pro.1086861/
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This is great news! Is root available yet?
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Nope
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No root yet for Zte zMAX Pro?

Nope
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XT1609 - No Root, Now What?

I'm satisfied with this phone for the most part. From what I've read so far, getting this phone rooted seems out of the question. Just what can you do, if anything, as far as customizing your phone like what's possible with Xposed (or even Gravitybox)? I'd prefer not flashing if the rom isn't rooted.
Any suggestions or answers?
Thanks!

PBMaxx said:
I'm satisfied with this phone for the most part. From what I've read so far, getting this phone rooted seems out of the question. Just what can you do, if anything, as far as customizing your phone like what's possible with Xposed (or even Gravitybox)? I'd prefer not flashing if the rom isn't rooted.
Any suggestions or answers?
Thanks!
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Unfortunately for the xt1609 you can only use the stock rom as there is no root method for it. You cannot flash any custom roms or recoveries or use xposed.
Stuck with stock.

classic757 said:
Unfortunately for the xt1609 you can only use the stock rom as there is no root method for it. You cannot flash any custom roms or recoveries or use xposed.
Stuck with stock.
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There acually may be a way... if someone thinks hard enough about it, like with the Desire 526 Verizon model. If enough Devs and Senoir members get together, it can be done, nothing is impossible hardware wise

classic757 said:
Unfortunately for the xt1609 you can only use the stock rom as there is no root method for it. You cannot flash any custom roms or recoveries or use xposed.
Stuck with stock.
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Voltz100999 said:
There acually may be a way... if someone thinks hard enough about it, like with the Desire 526 Verizon model. If enough Devs and Senoir members get together, it can be done, nothing is impossible hardware wise
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@classic757 statement was true when posted and remains so today. Finding a root solution (identifying a vulnerability and then developing a viable exploit to leverage it) has nothing to do with hardware unique to the G4P XT1609 varient. It is hard (increasingly unsucessful) work that fails to attract the critical mass needed to mount a coordinated effort. The puny market for this model almost guarantees no such effort will be undertaken.
If you truely want/need root consider a XT1607 which is bootloader unlockable and works fine with CDMA networks (specifically Verizon).

Davey126 said:
@classic757 statement was true when posted and remains so today. Finding a root solution (identifying a vulnerability and then developing a viable exploit to leverage it) has nothing to do with hardware unique to the G4P XT1609 varient. It is hard (increasingly unsucessful) work that fails to attract the critical mass needed to mount a coordinated effort. The puny market for this model almost guarantees no such effort will be undertaken.
If you truely want/need root consider a XT1607 which is bootloader unlockable and works fine with CDMA networks (specifically Verizon).
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Well, as soon as I get $140, ill give it a go, but until then, ill just have to wait.

Voltz100999 said:
Well, as soon as I get $140, ill give it a go, but until then, ill just have to wait.
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Actually, all you need is $100. The G4 Play unlocked xt1607 is on sale at B&H through tomorrow 6-23-17 for $100. If you want it now's a great time to purchase it.
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Deal...for-just-100-32-off-its-regular-price_id95252

classic757 said:
Actually, all you need is $100. The G4 Play unlocked xt1607 is on sale at B&H through tomorrow 6-23-17 for $100. If you want it now's a great time to purchase it.
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Deal...for-just-100-32-off-its-regular-price_id95252
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I got it to root with @utoprime's method. and i am now enjoying that as a result.
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Locked bootloader and all. Here is the method
https://twitter.com/utoprime

VZW: Tethering available? Require Hotspot subscription?

Hi All,
I'm very interested in the Moto G5 Plus, and I see that it already has Unlock Bootloader and Rooting threads, but I am looking to see whether or not tethering is a thing on Verizon G5 Plus. I would like to use my data plan but not have to pay extra for the hotspot.... they already gouge us on the price of the data plans...

It tied to your sim. So they will know you are using tethering.

903tex said:
It tied to your sim. So they will know you are using tethering.
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This is true, but in the past and even with the Moto Z Play Edition they had tethering enabled out of the box without the need for a separate hotspot data plan... That's more towards what I'm looking for in this phone.

its a combo of what services are tied to your sim, and what the phone supports.
you can root and enable it if you don't get it out of the box.

Karlinski said:
its a combo of what services are tied to your sim, and what the phone supports.
you can root and enable it if you don't get it out of the box.
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That's basically what I'm looking for... and since this phone already has root and bootloader unlock threads, I think I might be in the right area. lol
Thanks for the input.

Karlinski said:
its a combo of what services are tied to your sim, and what the phone supports.
you can root and enable it if you don't get it out of the box.
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I have not seen any root method on here for the US version. I believe the current root is for an Indian variant, I believe the XT1686. If I am wrong on this can you point me to a root method tutorial for the US XT1687. We just got this phone for my sister but I was holding off on rooting until a solid method was available with a non beta TWRP recovery built. Again if I am mistaken on this please point me in the right direction. Thanks.
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mchype said:
That's basically what I'm looking for... and since this phone already has root and bootloader unlock threads, I think I might be in the right area. lol
Thanks for the input.
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I'm quite positive this phone will support tethering without the provision you mention since this is not running Verizon branded firmware. Much the same as some of the older Verizon branded phones that could run a aftermarket ROM, which totally bypassed the provisioning flag that Verizon put in place. Furthermore if you are already on one of Verizon's newer rate plans, then tethering is supported by pretty much every phone they have without provisioning. I'll have my sister give tethering a shot and report back the results.

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I have not seen any root method on here for the US version. I believe the current root is for an Indian variant, I believe the XT1686. If I am wrong on this can you point me to a root method tutorial for the US XT1687. We just got this phone for my sister but I was holding off on rooting until a solid method was available with a non beta TWRP recovery built. Again if I am mistaken on this please point me in the right direction. Thanks.
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Out of curiosity, the current root thread here actually doesn't say any specific version... I've posted there looking for input, but I've read through the entire thread and can't find anything specific....
Please correct me if I'm totally missing where it indicates version (other than the screenshots clearly not being english... lol )
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I'm quite positive this phone will support tethering without the provision you mention since this is not running Verizon branded firmware. Much the same as some of the older Verizon branded phones that could run a aftermarket ROM, which totally bypassed the provisioning flag that Verizon put in place. Furthermore if you are already on one of Verizon's newer rate plans, then tethering is supported by pretty much every phone they have without provisioning. I'll have my sister give tethering a shot and report back the results.
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OK, sounds good. I received confirmation from someone on T-Mobile that it's not required for a mobile hotspot data plan.
I'm excited about Verizon though.

mchype said:
Out of curiosity, the current root thread here actually doesn't say any specific version... I've posted there looking for input, but I've read through the entire thread and can't find anything specific....
Please correct me if I'm totally missing where it indicates version (other than the screenshots clearly not being english... lol )
OK, sounds good. I received confirmation from someone on T-Mobile that it's not required for a mobile hotspot data plan.
I'm excited about Verizon though.
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As far as root goes, that post is made by a guy in Brazil and the links he provides are for videos by a guy in India. The US variant is different than the international versions. I wouldn't feel comfortable using that root method and messing something up since there has not been a recovery image released yet. Once you unlock and attempt to root, if it fails and you have no recovery image, you are hosed. I prefer not to soft brick my phone and make it unusable until someone provides a valid root method with recovery images. I personally own a Moto X Pure that is unlocked and rooted, but it is well documented unlike this brand new device.

Well, give it time guys, the device just came out. once everything is rooted and all, there will all sorts of mods

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Well, give it time guys, the device just came out. once everything is rooted and all, there will all sorts of mods
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I agree, I'm in no rush at all, as I appreciate all the effort the Developers put into these devices. Most of it on their own time. I was just giving solid advice for rooting a device if you are a non developer like me. I can't afford to force the issue and mess up my phone with no way to restore it. I am glad to wait for a US version root method with a restore option. Hopefully that will be soon , if we are lucky.

robn30 said:
I agree, I'm in no rush at all, as I appreciate all the effort the Developers put into these devices. Most of it on their own time. I was just giving solid advice for rooting a device if you are a non developer like me. I can't afford to force the issue and mess up my phone with no way to restore it. I am glad to wait for a US version root method with a restore option. Hopefully that will be soon , if we are lucky.
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Lol, that is definitely true.
I'm just impatient and was hoping it was good... not "too good to be true" lol

robn30 said:
As far as root goes, that post is made by a guy in Brazil and the links he provides are for videos by a guy in India. The US variant is different than the international versions. I wouldn't feel comfortable using that root method and messing something up since there has not been a recovery image released yet. Once you unlock and attempt to root, if it fails and you have no recovery image, you are hosed. I prefer not to soft brick my phone and make it unusable until someone provides a valid root method with recovery images. I personally own a Moto X Pure that is unlocked and rooted, but it is well documented unlike this brand new device.
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I followed that root method on my US g5 plus and it worked fine. It's a solid method you just have to follow the instructions to a "T".

That's good to here but there still isn't any recovery files if something goes wrong. You rolled the dice and came out a winner, might not be the same for someone else. I'll wait until recovery images are available, especially since the phone isn't my own.
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If you can obtain root using the methods mentioned here (rooting requires an unlockable bootloader, and a voided warranty) you can add this to your build.prop:
net.tethering.noprovisioning=true

bob2600 said:
If you can obtain root using the methods mentioned here (rooting requires an unlockable bootloader, and a voided warranty) you can add this to your build.prop:
net.tethering.noprovisioning=true
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I have the EU/Intl version fully unlocked. I can tether with the hotspot using my tether allowance.
If I root my device and edit my build.prop as you've stated what exactly does this do?
Does it mean I can use the inbuilt hotspot/tethering function but instead of using my tether allowance it uses my mobile data?

Changing the build.prop allows you to tether if your verizon plan doesn't include tethering without a separate charge. Newer verizon plans have tethering included as part of your data (ie use it how you like)

Easiest way to achieve root?

I know this is a relatively new phone but are there any sort of tools to automatically root the device for you? If not, what's the best, most up to date guide on doing it yourself. Just bought the phone and want to get it rooted.

https://forum.xda-developers.com/g5-plus/how-to/how-to-root-moto-g5-plus-t3579659

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https://forum.xda-developers.com/g5-plus/how-to/how-to-root-moto-g5-plus-t3579659
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What's the difference between this and the Super SU method? I mainly just want root for the tethering so will this method give me that?

Limon_Lime said:
What's the difference between this and the Super SU method? I mainly just want root for the tethering so will this method give me that?
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It will give you root but not tethering. If you need tethering.. not sure yet. On other phones all it took was freezing the right app but I'm not as familiar with moto as other brands.
I haven't rooted my phone yet or even unlocked it. I'm just hanging out until i feel things are "fairly safe". After that I'll be doing what you are.. other than the one thing the phone is perfection.
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