Question Root Moto G Stylus 5g 2021

[rob420p]

Thank you brother for the response. I really hope the devs become more active. It is so great to have TWRP and custom roms to flash. Cheers

ive noticed the last few years it takes time and with tmo the device is a lil different from ehat ive seen mind u this is coming from a oneolus 7t xiaomi 11a is it takes almost a year before dev really starts to jump some times longer the 7t is a two year ops device twrp is still not right and ots still somewhat limited in roms granted its got alot more then this device but its 3 times as old.it really seams like its the pixel devices a couple other devices that get a ton of devs as for us tmo or metro im tmo myself it will probably take longer.shockingly my tmo 7t had a way to change it to a global varient instead of tmo which i did.but trade offs have to side load litterly all custom roms twrp actually hard bricked my device or i used twrp to hard brick it.so i wont say twrp did it but had major issues flashing roms i tryed like 4 of them.but anyway sorry about the rant stoned and a lil tipsey by the way typsey rom used to he awsome when it was alive

 

[Flexlew]

I have figured some thing out.

IE: How to replace bootanimation, edit prop, etc. If anyone reads this and wants info, just reply

I wanna know

 

[LinuxAndroid4evr]

I need some help unlocking my bootloader .I get the five-string code in fast mode. when I go to Motorola's website enter it in the website says device is not on the list of compatible devices for unlock program or something like that. I've unlocked another g stylus 5G that was a boost phone and it worked just fine if.i get a brand new phone and it won't allow me to unlock this one. Any ideas ?

 

[LinuxAndroid4evr]

I need some help unlocking my bootloader .I get the five-string code in fast mode. when I go to Motorola's website enter it in the website says device is not on the list of compatible devices for unlock program or something like that. I've unlocked another g stylus 5G that was a boost phone and it worked just fine if.i get a brand new phone and it won't allow me to unlock this one. Any ideas ?

Nvmd figures it out

 

[SkyRocker_58]

Nvmd figures it out

Mind telling us what you did?

 

[LinuxAndroid4evr]

Mind telling us what you did?

Of course, initially when I got the phone I went into developer options toggled OEM unlocking, forgot to turn off automatic updates. I had received an update that I didn't even know about till after it happened and OEM unlocking was turned off and greyed out. Now I was stumped until I realized I read on a different forum I think it was for a Samsung s device. Where you could toggle the the automatic time off set a few days out or month out or something and reboot the phone and it won't be greyed out no more. Needless to say that didn't work. So I did what any sane android enthusiast would do....... And wrecked the software! Haha !!!! Eventually I wound up with it saying that it did not have an operating system. So from here I cross flashed the AMXLA firmware to the phone (i'm not sure if it would actually have worked or not but that was not my goal). I then grabbed the T-Mobile / Metro PCS firmware unzipped it took the service file XML out opened it up with notepad plus plus created my own flashall script (with the help of YouTube and some trial and error trying to get it to work right). The phone came back to life, I went into developer options and OEM unlocking was not greyed out no more I toggled it on and made sure to turn off automatic updates. I then went to the DSU loader loaded a GSI into the other slot. Went back to the website after getting new unlock data and it worked this time. Got email and unlocked bootloader rebooted and profited!

 

[Deleted member 12106193]

Of course, initially when I got the phone I went into developer options toggled OEM unlocking, forgot to turn off automatic updates. I had received an update that I didn't even know about till after it happened and OEM unlocking was turned off and greyed out. Now I was stumped until I realized I read on a different forum I think it was for a Samsung s device. Where you could toggle the the automatic time off set a few days out or month out or something and reboot the phone and it won't be greyed out no more. Needless to say that didn't work. So I did what any sane android enthusiast would do....... And wrecked the software! Haha !!!! Eventually I wound up with it saying that it did not have an operating system. So from here I cross flashed the AMXLA firmware to the phone (i'm not sure if it would actually have worked or not but that was not my goal). I then grabbed the T-Mobile / Metro PCS firmware unzipped it took the service file XML out opened it up with notepad plus plus created my own flashall script (with the help of YouTube and some trial and error trying to get it to work right). The phone came back to life, I went into developer options and OEM unlocking was not greyed out no more I toggled it on and made sure to turn off automatic updates. I then went to the DSU loader loaded a GSI into the other slot. Went back to the website after getting new unlock data and it worked this time. Got email and unlocked bootloader rebooted and profited!

What variant phone did you have originally? I have a Verizon variant and cannot unlock bootloader. Do you think if I flash a different firmware it will allow me to unlock bootloader?

 

[LinuxAndroid4evr]

What variant phone did you have originally? I have a Verizon variant and cannot unlock bootloader. Do you think if I flash a different firmware it will allow me to unlock bootloader?

Metro PC's variant and no you'll more than likely brick your phone trying to do that Verizon locks their phones up tight

 

[dammi.forza0910]

Can you please post the steps that you went through in rooting your phone?

Yeah for sure, I started by waiting 48 hours for the network to allow me to toggle "oem unlocking" in the dev settings. Then I downloaded the moto software recovery app for windows, placed my phone into fastboot mode, used the windows app to extract the boot.img, then transfered it to my phone, patched with magisk, unlocked the bootloader with moto unlock website, flashed patched image. Done

 

[bouyakasha]

Of course, initially when I got the phone I went into developer options toggled OEM unlocking, forgot to turn off automatic updates. I had received an update that I didn't even know about till after it happened and OEM unlocking was turned off and greyed out. Now I was stumped until I realized I read on a different forum I think it was for a Samsung s device. Where you could toggle the the automatic time off set a few days out or month out or something and reboot the phone and it won't be greyed out no more. Needless to say that didn't work. So I did what any sane android enthusiast would do....... And wrecked the software! Haha !!!! Eventually I wound up with it saying that it did not have an operating system. So from here I cross flashed the AMXLA firmware to the phone (i'm not sure if it would actually have worked or not but that was not my goal). I then grabbed the T-Mobile / Metro PCS firmware unzipped it took the service file XML out opened it up with notepad plus plus created my own flashall script (with the help of YouTube and some trial and error trying to get it to work right). The phone came back to life, I went into developer options and OEM unlocking was not greyed out no more I toggled it on and made sure to turn off automatic updates. I then went to the DSU loader loaded a GSI into the other slot. Went back to the website after getting new unlock data and it worked this time. Got email and unlocked bootloader rebooted and profited!

So in this flashall script you created, you didn't flash the bootloader, right? Because you've yet to unlock it so it wouldn't work?
What files did you flash?
Very interested to learn more.

 

[OCBiggiE]

I noticed there are 2 variants for the tmobile moto gbo stylus 5g xt 2131-1... I have the RRESQ31.47-2-2-2 version and I am looking for the correct "BOOT.IMG" file by itself. I noticed there was also the RREQ31.47-2-2-2 which is incorrect according to my build version. I am having a hard time with the download time that it takes to download the completer ROM file (bad internet speed). Is there somewhere that you can grab just the BOOT.IMG file fromo the ROM without having to download the whole file???

OR...

By luck, might someone have the correct BOOT.IMG file they could kindly send over?

Thank you for taking the time to read this and thank you in advance for any advice or heop with this. Thanks everyone!

 

[googlephoneFKLenAsh]

I noticed there are 2 variants for the tmobile moto gbo stylus 5g xt 2131-1... I have the RRESQ31.47-2-2-2 version and I am looking for the correct "BOOT.IMG" file by itself. I noticed there was also the RREQ31.47-2-2-2 which is incorrect according to my build version. I am having a hard time with the download time that it takes to download the completer ROM file (bad internet speed). Is there somewhere that you can grab just the BOOT.IMG file fromo the ROM without having to download the whole file???

OR...

By luck, might someone have the correct BOOT.IMG file they could kindly send over?

Thank you for taking the time to read this and thank you in advance for any advice or heop with this. Thanks everyone!

They are the same, just typo (missing one letter) in the name.

 

[NonStickAtom785]

OK... Here's a brief rundown.

ALL the carriers (ATT/Verizon/Tmobile)
are retiring their 3g networks next year.

I believe ATT's is at the end of February 2022.

Started this thread because I was affected.
AT&T marked my redmi note 9 plus as a 3G phone, instead of as a 4g phone.

and I moved to a 4g ONLY location, and lost all service.

Thus, I moved to a moto G5 stylus 5g (what a mouthful!)

Now I again need to re-root, to remove the tether provisioning app.

I forgot that when I had a moto G3 I swore to never buy another moto phone for that reason!

sigh


update notes:
just got bootloader unlocked
about to root to install magisk.
and then diesble that darn hot-spot check!
and insert ad repellant!
cheers

Wait are you on an att variant of this phone? If so how'd you unlock the boot loader?

 

[nibake]

Sorry to hear you have the cricket att variant.
I never I repeat NEVER buy Verizon, ATT , or any subsidiaries of them due to in the usa they LOCK BOOTLOADERS ....
I use Metro TMobile or I buy from Best Buy to purchase all my phones ,noticed only Motorola, One Plus and Pixel devices not on Verizon or ATT, have unlock bootloader processes for us android enthusiasts.
PS. I have a cricket sim card..
I activated it online for 30 dollars..cheapest cricket plan,
Then went to metro corporate store and ported the number to my metro account and got this phone on metro for 19.99
If cricket would play ball on bootloader access I would switch but MetroPCS keeps me bootloader unlocked and rooted....lol

Hi, I followed your steps to try the date and time hack, but OEM unlock is still greyed out. Any ideas on what I could try or do differently? It's XT2131-1. Thanks.

 

[DannyShane]

Can anyone PLEASE tell me how to root the XT2131-1? I tried patching the boot.img file with Magisk 25.2, flashed it with the fastboot boot boot.img command, phone rebooted fine, i checked root status with Root Checker app by JRummy, and I'm being told I do not have root status. Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong? Or maybe offer a different method of rooting for this device. I have TWRP installed this is the version = twrp-3.6.2_11.0-BETA-V3.img. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!! Thanks in advance!

 

[Articul8Madness]

Hi, I followed your steps to try the date and time hack, but OEM unlock is still greyed out. Any ideas on what I could try or do differently? It's XT2131-1. Thanks.

You're literally going to have to wait the three days for it to pop. Must be nonstop internet as well, or it will only log based on you being online.

 

[Flexlew]

Nvmd figures it out

Delete spaces in code

 

[Jcbjr81]

I have figured some thing out.

IE: How to replace bootanimation, edit prop, etc. If anyone reads this and wants info, just I got twrp and magisk root on mine. How can I change boot animation

 

[Flexlew]

I have figured some thing out.

IE: How to replace bootanimation, edit prop, etc. If anyone reads this and wants info, just reply

Please send me info on bootanimation

 

[Craigo1975]

After 72 hours I was able to OEM unlock. I then unlocked the bootloader. The device has been successfully rooted with Magisk 23.0. I used the Motorola recovery tool to get original boot.img. Although I have root, there seems to be some restrictions on /product/media & other various permissions. I haven't been able to change the boot animation or install BusyBox.. The root directory seems to have some things "re-arranged". Not sure what that's about. Android 11 is proving to be less awesome than Android 10. I am playing with a few ideas, mainly terminal commands using su, chmod, and others, to potentially gain permissions back. I'll post here when I find solutions. I have the phone through boost, the Denver Variant. This is a great phone, and I'd hate to be permanently blocked from making the changes I'd like to after rooting.

How do I root my mine? I have the same phone and Carrier as you do.