Official TWRP Recovery on Moto G7 Power | How to Root it

Motorola Moto G7 Power (codename: ocean) was launched in the year February 2019. The phone came out of the box with Android 9.0 Pie. Recently this device has received the official TWRP recovery support. So, we will guide you to install the TWRP Recovery on Moto G7 Power on this page. This guide contains both the written instruction and video tutorial to help you install it quickly. Make sure to download the required files and then jump straight into instructions on installing TWRP Recovery and Root your Moto G7 Power.

Keep in mind that before heading over to the process, you will need to unlock the device bootloader at first. As the smartphone OEMs provide a locked bootloader to their devices due to some security concerns, you will need to unlock the bootloader to install any third-party file. Then you will be capable of installing TWRP Custom Recovery on your Moto G7 Power device and root as well. The TWRP Recovery can also take Nandroid backups, restore, wipe out system/data/cache, and more.

TWRP Recovery and its Advantages

Team Win Recovery Project is an open-source software custom recovery image for Android-based devices. It provides a touchscreen-enabled interface that allows users to install third-party firmware and back up the current system, which is often unsupported by stock recovery images. – WikiPedia

Advantages of TWRP Recovery:

You can flash Custom ROM on Moto G7 Power using TWRP
You can flash modding zip files to customize your phone
Easy to flash and use Xposed Modules using TWRP
Easy to Root and Unroot using TWRP Recovery flashable zip SuperSU
You can install Magisk on Moto G7 Power
Easy to Create and Restore Nandroid Backup using TWRP Recovery.
Easy access to restore the Nandroid Backup.
You can flash the image file using TWRP Recovery on Moto G7 Power
Easy to remove all bloatware using TWRP Recovery on Moto G7 Power.
To underclock and overclock.
You can clean Wipe, Cache, and Data.

How to Install Official TWRP Recovery on Moto G7 Power (ocean)

Before going to the TWRP installation process, make sure to follow all the pre-requirements mentioned below properly.

Pre-Requirements:

The file and guide are supported for the Moto G7 Power (ocean) model only. Don’t try it on other devices.
Moto G7 Power bootloader should be unlocked.
A PC/Laptop and a USB cable are required for this process.
Make sure to take a Full Backup of Device Data (No Root).
Charge your device battery to full.
Download All Required Files:
- No Verity Opt Encrypt and VBMeta.img
- Download SuperSU Zip – For root using SuperSU
- Download Magisk Zip – For root using Magisk
- USB Drivers: Motorola USB Drivers
- Download ADB and Fastboot and install them on your PC

TWRP Recovery Details

File Name	TWRP Recovery
Version	Latest
Support	Official
Developer	TWRP Team
Download Link	Download

Disclaimer:

GetDroidTips will not be responsible for any damage or error that occurs to your device while/after installing the files or following this guide. Make sure to take a complete backup before doing anything. Do this at your own risk.

Method: ADB and Fastboot Tool

After downloading all the required files, drivers, and tools, follow the installation process.

First of all, enable the Developer Options and USB Debugging mode on your device.
Head over to the device Settings > System > About Phone > then tap on the Build Number seven times to enable Developer options mode.
Go to the Developer options in the Settings menu and turn on the toggle to enable USB debugging.
Next, open the ADB & Fastboot folder on your computer. Then press and hold the Shift key and right mouse click to open the command window.
Turn off your device > Press and hold the Volume Up + Power button together for a few seconds to enter Fastboot mode.
Connect your device with the PC via a USB cable and type the following code on the command windows and hit enter:

adb reboot bootloader

Now, your device is connected successfully as a fastboot device.
Type the following command and hit enter to check the fastboot device is connected or not:

fastboot devices

Now, to install TWRP Recovery on your phone, type the following command and press enter:

fastboot flash recovery twrpname.img

To boot, you can use the command fastboot boot twrpname.img
That’s it. You’ve successfully installed the TWRP Recovery on the Moto G7 Power device. Now, you have to flash the Root.

What is Root?

Smartphone Rooting is the unofficial way to enable an administrator or superuser access to your device system and subsystem. Therefore, the user can easily tweak, change, edit, or delete system files and apps.

With the help of rooting, you can uninstall bloatware, increase device performance, reduce battery draining, install Xposed modules, and more. However, smartphone rooting will void the device warranty, and you may not get software OTA updates anymore. An improper way of rooting can also brick your device easily. Therefore, make sure to follow the guide properly.

The advantage of Rooting:

You can get access to all files on your Moto G7 Power, even the files present in the root directory of your phone.
You can increase the performance of your Moto G7 Power by overclocking.
By rooting, you can increase battery life by underclocking Moto G7 Power.
Uninstall Bloatware on Moto G7 Power.
You can block Ads on any Android applications such as Youtube and other game-related applications.

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By Rooting Moto G7 Power, you can View, Edit, or Delete any system file inside the root directory.
You can install the Xposed Framework and many Xposed module support.

Steps to Root Moto G7 Power

Guide to Root Moto G7 Power via SuperSU

Guide to Root Moto G7 Power via Magisk

We assume that this full-depth installation guide will be helpful to you. For any queries, feel free to ask in the comments below.