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Jason2878

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I have been trying to gain root access to my phone. I do not have a computer or laptop to do this with. Can anyone give me any advise on how to do this?
 
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mikedt said:
To root Moto E4, you must have a PC to do it, no other way AFAIK. Certainly not with app only "one click" exploits, as this is an Android 7 phone.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-e4/help/root-question-t3626349

Can you beg, steal, or borrow a PC or laptop?
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Thank you. Must turn in this crap then. I mean it's a great phone but it's a prisoner of its self the way designers locked it down. No way to access either at the moment. Thinking of going big boy Galaxy anyway.
 
just an fyi most new phones will need a pc to root. it is not like in the past where there were some one-click or app that would root the phone. as the android os gets updated, so does the security. thus making it more difficult to root. also some phones are easier then others to root like google's pixel lines of phones.
 
I'd like to point out that Motorola is one of the root friendly brands still left. Just like a Pixel you can go to the Motorola website to get instructions on how to unlock the bootloader for your model. Rooting is easy from there.

It's been a long time since I've used a one-click app to root a phone. Those things are risky anyways. Some come with weird chinese root exploits and I just don't trust them.

Surely you must have a friend that will let you use their PC for a few minutes. By the way, you can go "big boy galaxy" and still be in the same predicament.
 
GameTheory said:
I'd like to point out that Motorola is one of the root friendly brands still left. Just like a Pixel you can go to the Motorola website to get instructions on how to unlock the bootloader for your model. Rooting is easy from there.

It's been a long time since I've used a one-click app to root a phone. Those things are risky anyways. Some come with weird chinese root exploits and I just don't trust them.

Surely you must have a friend that will let you use their PC for a few minutes. By the way, you can go "big boy galaxy" and still be in the same predicament.
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Yep my note 10+ is locked down pretty tight..... there's no rooting this puppy unfortunately.
 
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