Root Motorola One Vision Android 10 using TWRP and Install Magisk

Even if mobile manufacturers provide a variety of features, Root access apps have their unique options. So some of the users who are familiar with root apps always try to root their mobile. But, The Rooting process needs additional steps when Google releases an upgraded version every year. Sometimes it makes the process complicated. Rooting allows you to explore more on your mobile. But you should be aware of when installing apps. Motorola One Vision already received the Android 10 version. Below we make the guide to Root Motorola One Vision Android 10 version. Until your Root process, I advise you to don’t root your mobile. The days where we Root our mobile to boost the performance are over. New mobiles are well optimized and have enough hardware resources to perform heavy tasks.

After Root, you will lose official updates. You have to update your mobile manually. So, Before proceeding with the process, you should know why you need to do it. So, If you are a regular user, you can try some alternatives for your purpose that doesn’t require rooting your mobile. When you are a regular root apps user and developer, you can follow the below guide to achieve Root on your mobile.

Should you need to Root your Motorola One Vision Android 10 version?

You should have a strong reason for rooting. Moto already released the Android 10 version and is already optimized. You have More than Enough 4 GB RAM to use daily apps without lag for years. Yes, I Know, RAM maybe looks like not enough. But, Trust me, Moto near Stock Android is far better than other Custom Skin OS. You can use this device without lag for years until Motorola mess with some Bloatware. But beyond, this not go reasons, you are addicted to some root apps, or you are a frequent user of some Custom OS, you can proceed further. But if you want to root because everybody is doing, I advise you, don’t root If you didn’t have any experience. For regular users, It can become a Nightmare.

How to Root Motorola One Vision Android 10 (XT1970)

First of all, thanks to the developer for the Root method- tys0n and topjohnwu – this genius is one who discovered and maintaining Magisk. Motorola One Vision International variants come with a flexible bootloader. It means that the smartphone can be easily rooted. Also, the device can accept to install TWRP recovery or any other custom recovery file/app alike.

In the below method, we are going to Root this device by using TWRP and Magisk. The process uses Unofficial TWRP. You can install Official TWRP using the official app when it is released. TWRP recovery is a custom recovery file that must be installed on your devices because you can root them successfully. In this article, we explained the easiest method to follow and install Magisk on Motorola One Vision. However, the tool required for rooting this device is the Magisk App.

You can flash official TWRP once it is available. With the help of TWRP Recovery, you can quickly flash the Custom ROMs into your Motorola One Vision. Before sharing the tutorial, you may want to know that, with the Magisk present on your device, you can easily install any root apps. Does it seem complicated? Relax, everything will be explained succinctly in bullets.

Things to check out for;

• Check your device model number.

• You should Backup your current files and data- Full Data Loss Process (save them on external storage).

• Install Latest Magisk Manager.

• Make sure your device battery is above 50%

• You cannot use Google Pay, Secured folder, and some official apps from Motorola.

• You can’t update your firmware, to get new firmware you have to follow the below steps with the latest firmware.

• Read the full tutorial before the process.

1.Unlock Bootloader using ADB and Fastboot

• Download and install the Moto USB driver to your computer system.

• Also, download the ADB drivers. Install it on your PC.

• Switch off your device. Then, enter into Fastboot mode. To do this- Press and hold down the Volume Down + Power buttons at the same time for some time.

• Press the Volume Up button to continue when you see the warning message.

• Now, connect the Moto One Vision mobile to the computer via USB cable.

• Launch the fastboot on your computer. Open a Command prompt on your PC and type below command.

• fastboot devices

• It should display the connected devices. If you didn’t get the device, restart the command prompt and Disconnect and Connect your Moto One Vision. If you are detected, type below commands.

• fastboot oem get_unlock_data

• Hit enter, you will get some unlock data. Copy those codes and remove < Bootloader> Prefix from those lines and copy them into one single line.

• Go to Official Moto Unlock Page. Log in with your moto account and in the Box, Paste those codes and Check the unlock Bootloader Status. If you get, Yes you can unlock, You can request unlock Key from Moto.

• After the process completes, you will get 20 Digit to unlock the key in your email. Now type the following command to unlock Bootloader on your device.

• fastboot oem unlock UNIQUE CODE

• You should type this code two times and Hit enter to unlock your device successfully. After the successful unlock, your device will automatically reboot to the standard OS.

• Check again enable “Developer Options,” then go to the “Developer Options” and enable USB Debugging Mode, OEM Unlock and Enable the “Advanced Reboot.” Sometimes they disabled themselves after the boot.

2. Necessary Download files

• Download Motorola One Vision Android 10 TWRP.zip extract .img file, rename it to recovery.img, copy it on your PC ADB folder, and mobile external storage.

• Download Disable_Dm-Verity_ForceEncrypt.zip and Magisk.zip files (Don’t download .apk file), copy it on your Pendrive With OTG Cable. You can refer to the uses of OTG. (Or, you can prefer external SD Card)

• Download Motorola One Vision Android 10 Firmware and save it on your PC. Your Current OS version and Downloaded Version should be the same.

• You can use Phone Info to know your firmware version.

3. Preparing Patched Boot and Vbmeta Image files

• Download 7Zip-ZS and Install it on your PC. Extract the files in downloaded firmware using 7Zip-ZS. You will get a lot of data.

• Copy boot and Vbmeta — img file to your mobile.

• Download Magisk Manager (Download Latest version) or Magisk canary and Install it on your mobile. Open Installed Magisk and Select Install in Magisk; it will ask For zip file and Patch Boot Image File. Select the Boot Image file.

• Navigate to your copied Boot Image File and patch the file.

• Wait for the process to complete, In the end, you will get magisk patched .img file. Rename this file into the boot.img again.

• Now do the same patch process for vbmeta.img, and you will get magisk patched .img file. Rename this file to vbmeta.img.

• Now copy Vbmeta and boot.img file to your PC ADB folder.

4. Flash TWRP using ADB and Fastboot

• Switch off your device. Then, enter into Fastboot mode. To do this, press and hold down the Volume Down+ Power buttons after Android Logo Appears Still press the Power button and press Volume Up Button.

• Now, connect the Motorola One Vision to the computer via USB cable.

• Launch the fastboot on your computer. Open a Command prompt on your PC and type below command.

• After Entering into Bootloader on your mobile, type below command.

• fastboot devices

• It should display the connected devices. If you didn’t get the mobile, restart the command prompt and Disconnect and Connect your Motorola One Vision if you are detected, type below commands.

• So hereafter, there are two options for you. Gain Root access without losing your data. But, You can’t access data in TWRP on your mobile internal storage due to the encryption issue. It will be suitable if you stick with Stock firmware. Another option is, you have to wipe your data and gain full access to Decryption.

4.1 Root without losing data- Encrypted data

• fastboot flash boot boot.img

      fastboot boot recovery.img

• After the process complete, It will boot into the temporary TWRP. Don’t Boot into standard OS until we flash magisk.

• Now you are in TWRP Recovery Mode.

• Select Wipe->Advance Wipe->Select Cache Data. You can also take complete backup using TWRP. It will help you when something goes wrong.

• Return to Home of TWRP select Advanced.

• Select “Install Recovery Ramdisk”, select recovery.img.

• Return to Home of TWRP select Install.

• Select Magisk.Zip.

• After the Installation goes to Advanced and select “fix recovery boot loop.” Reboot Your Mobile.

Selva Ganesh

Selva Ganesh is the Chief Editor of this Blog. He is a Computer Science Engineer, An experienced Android Developer, Professional Blogger with 8+ years in the field. He completed courses about Google News Initiative. He runs Android Infotech which offers Problem Solving Articles around the globe.