Motorola’s Moto G is currently one of the most trending phones in the market with a price tag that has attracted praise from all rounds of users. Due to its aggressive pricing and a decent hardware setup, it has turned to be one of the leaders in the “budget smartphone” market. ClockworkMod (CWM) recovery is a custom recovery for Android devices that will give you access to a wide range of features that the stock recovery didn’t have.

Disclaimer: This guide is intended as a helpful “how to”. dotTech and its writers are not responsible for any gain or loss (including but not limited to bricked devices) incurred as a result of following this guide. Flashing custom recovery may void your warranty.

Requirements

This guide will help you to install ClockworkMod (CWM) recovery on your Motorola Moto G running on Jelly Bean (this may also work good for KitKat). Proceed at your own risk.

Before We Begin

Get ready with the following before starting off with this guide:

• Download the recovery file (CWM6046-MotoG44.img) to some location on your computer (say, c:\motorola).
• Install Fastboot and ADB on your computer, if you haven’t already done so.
• Download and install the Motorola Device Manager to make sure that you have installed all the required drivers for your device.

How To Install CWM recovery on Moto G

• Turn off your Moto G.
• Boot your phone into the Fastboot mode by keeping the Volume down and Power buttons pressed until the screen responds.
• Connect your Moto G to your computer via a USB cable.
• Open a command prompt in your computer (Press the Windows key + R, then type “cmd” and press Enter).
• Change the working directory to the location where you had previously downloaded the recovery file (using the command, “cd c:\motorola”).
• Enter the following command in the command window:

fastboot flash recovery CWM6046-MotoG44.img

• Congrats! CWM recovery has now been successfully flashed to your Moto G!

Conclusion

Enjoy the all-new CWM recovery on your Moto G! Now it’s time to get your phone see some action!

[via XDA]