Republic Wireless Moto X

[kvillafana]

Hey everyone so I took the jump yesterday and ordered my new moto x from republic wireless the 1st gen not the 2nd. Just curious besides getting accessories for it. What software things should I do to it in terms of rooting. Not sure what version it will come with but is rooting going to be necessary for the device seeing as it's pretty stock android. I always rooted my Samsung galaxy devices or HTC devices to rid them of bloat, and my nexus 5 to use Franco kernel to tweak color profile. Sorry if this was answered before I'm just excited and want to make sure I get the best experience out of my new phone.

 

[kvillafana]

Or not

 

[TheBoiledDogs]

I recently picked up a X1060 Verizon Dev Edition (running an AT&T Sim Card) and I recently rooted and installed the Epsilon Project 4.4.4 Rom on it. Battery life improved a ton over stock. All the Verizon and barely used Google Apps were removed which saved space and RAM. I'm waiting for a stable Lollipop Rom right now.

 

[Darth]

If your device comes with 4.4.4, you won't be able to Root. Since you can't unlock the bootloader officially, and Sunshine won't work, cause you can't temp root 4.4.4 to use Sunshine.

If you get a lower Android version.... Then you'll need Sunshine to unlock the bootloader, for $25. Then you're all set to Root. See the one stop shop root thread sticky in general for details. ?