How to Root Moto X and Moto G 1st/2nd Gen Models on Android 5.0 Lollipop

Motorola has announced that it has started rolling out Android 5.0 Lollipop officially for its Moto series devices.

The first lucky owners to receive the update are Moto X 2nd Gen Pure Edition, Moto G 2nd Gen GSM and Moto G 2nd global GSM versions, in the US. As it has been marked as a phased roll-out, all users will not be able to enjoy the update at the moment. Users having the international European version will have to wait for a while.

Meanwhile, well-known developer Chainfire has confirmed via a Twitter post his CF-Auto-Root tool now adds support for various Motorola devices powered by Android 5.0 Lollipop. Following are the download links for rooting files respective Moto lineup.

CF-Auto-Root download links

Moto X 2nd Gen XT1097: CF-Auto-Root-victara-victararetbr-xt1097.zip

Moto X 1st Gen XT1052: CF-Auto-Root-ghost-ghostretgb-xt1052.zip

Moto G 2nd Gen XT1063: CF-Auto-Root-titanumts-titanretuglb-xt1063.zip

Moto G 2nd Gen XT1068: CF-Auto-Root-titanumtsds-titanretaildsds-xt1068.zip

Moto G 2nd Gen XT1068 (titan_retd): CF-Auto-Root-titanumtsds-titanretde-xt1068.zip

Moto G 1st Gen XT1031: CF-Auto-Root-falconcdma-falconboost-xt1031.zip

Moto G 1st Gen XT1032: CF-Auto-Root-falconumts-falconreteu-xt1032.zip

Moto G 1st Gen XT1033: CF-Auto-Root-falconumtsds-falconretbrds-xt1033.zip

How to root Moto X and Moto G on Android 5.0 Lollipop using CF-Auto-Root

Step-1: Boot the phone into bootloader

Step-2: Connect Moto device to the computer with a USB cable

Step-3: Unzip the CF-Auto-Root-xxx-xxx-xxx.zip file on the computer

Step-4: Run the root-windows.bat file

Your Motorola smartphone running Android Lollipop version should have been rooted successfully.

[Source: Android Soul]