Category: Android

How to Install TWRP on the Moto G5 Plus

TWRP reboot screen

If you want to do anything at all interesting with your phone once you have unlocked the bootloader, you will need to install custom recovery software on it. And if you are going to install a custom recovery image on your phone, you are going to want to install Team Win Recovery Project, more commonly …

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How to Unlock the Moto G5 Plus Bootloader

Bootloader warning screen

  These are the steps I took in order to unlock the bootloader of my Moto G5 Plus. Ultimately I would like to install custom recovery software on it à la TWRP and root it with chainfire’s SuperSu. I’ve also included some extra notes in places that that gave me problems or I thought were tricky.  The normal caveat …

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How to Fix ADB Unauthorized Error

Android Robot

The Android Debug Bridge, aka adb, has been an indispensable tool while unlocking and rooting my new Moto G5 Plus. I’ve used it dozens of times this week to push and pull files, run shells, and reboot my phone. Today, as is my habit, I ran the command adb devices after plugging my phone into …

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How to Enable Developer Options in Android 7 Nougat

Android 7 Nougat

There are many reasons to use the settings found in Android phone or tablet’s Developer Options, but one of the most common is that you want to use the Android Device Bridge (ABD) or Fastboot programs on your PC to connect to your device via the command line. To use ABD or Fastboot, your phone has to …

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My New Phone, the Moto G5 Plus

Powered by a 2GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 625, running a near-stock version of Android 7.0 Nougat and priced at less than $300 USD, the Moto G5 Plus has been crowned the best budget phone of 2017 by nearly ever reviewer to handle it. The phone is carrier unlocked, and Motorola remains one of the few phone manufactures …

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