How to Root Moto G9 Plus with Magisk [Easy Way]

Are you looking to root your Moto G9 Plus? If yes then you are at the right place. Here is a Step by Step Guide to Root Moto One Fusion Plus with Magisk. This Method needs no TWRP installed on your phone, all you need is a PC and an Internet Connection to download some stuff.

Rooting brings many great advantages to an Android device, as you gain the System level file access that can be used to installed Mods that enhance the Android and also brings new features. It also brings some great UI customization abilities with the help of Substratum or Xposed Modules.

Speaking of Moto G9 Plus, it is powered by the Qualcomm SDM730 Snapdragon 730G chip along with 4 and 6 GB of RAM. The display is a 6.81 inches LTPS IPS LCD panel with a resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels. Coming to the cameras, the rear side contains a Quad camera Setup with 64 MP sensor as a primary shooter accompanied by a ultrawide, depth and macro sensor. The selfie shooter is a 16 MP lens. It is fueled by a 5000 mAh battery with 30W fast charging support.

How to Root Moto G9 Plus

Table of Contents

Download Section

Magisk and Magisk Manager

Stock ROM for Moto G9 Plus (Choose the ROM according to your Region)

USB Drivers

ADB and Fastboot

How to Root Moto G9 Plus with Magisk

Step 1: Unlock the Bootloader

Step 2: Download Stock ROM for Moto One Fusion Plus and Extract Boot.img

Step 3: Patch the Boot.img using Magisk Manager

Step 4: Flash the Patched Boot.img using PC (fastboot)

Let see all steps in detail:

Step 1: Unlock the Bootloader, Enable OEM Unlock, and USB Debugging

  • Enable USB Debugging and Allow OEM unlock by going into Developer options. Go to settings > About phone and then tap on “Build number” multiple times until you see the “You are now a developer” popup
  • Open the Motorola Bootloader Unlock website and click on “Next”. On the next screen, Sign in with your Google or Motorola account
  • Reboot to fastboot by turning off your phone and then pressing Volume Down and Power Key together
  • Connect the phone to your PC and open the command window. Type this in cmd
fastboot oem get_unlock_data
unlock bootloader
  • It will give a code which you need to copy and paste it into the Data Scrub tool
Data scrub tool
  • The data scrub tool will give a new code, copy it, and paste it into the Motorola Unlock page which you just signed on to.
  • Click on “I agree” and then click on “Get unlock code”
  • You will receive an Unlock key
  • Now type the following code in the command window twice
fastboot oem unlock UNIQUE_KEY

UNIQUE_KEY is the key you got on Motorola unlock page. Paste the code twice to unlock the device.

Step 2: Download Firmware for Moto One Fusion Plus and Extract Boot.img

  • Download the Stock ROM/Firmware from Download Section.
  • Extract the zip file and you will find a file named boot.img
  • Copy the file to your Moto G9 Plus

Step 3: Patch the Boot.img using Magisk Manager

  • Download Magisk Manager Manager from above and Install it
  • Open the App and Click on Install Magisk
  • Then choose the option “Select and Patch a File”

Magisk Select and Patch Boot.img file

  • Choose the boot.img you previously moved to Moto G9 Plus
  • It will produce a patched file named magisk_patched.img in the Download folder.

Step 4: Flash the Patched Boot.img using PC (fastboot)

  • Move the Patched magisk_patched.img to the pc in C:/adb folder
  • Boot the device to Fastboot mode by using the Advance reboot menu (Can be enabled in Developer options)
  • Connect the Moto G9 Plus to your PC, Make sure all drivers are Installed, including ADB and Fastboot
  • Shift + Right-click and open PowerShell window or command window
  • Type this command to make sure the device is connected

fastboot devices

  • If the device is connected, then it will return the Fastboot ID
  • Next, type this command to flash Patched boot image, Make sure that the patched boot image is named magisk_patched.img

fastboot flash boot magisk_patched.img

  • This will flash the patched boot image file, Now type this command to reboot to system

fastboot reboot

  • Go to the Magisk Manager app to check the root status

Magisk Manager Root status

So, these were the steps to root Moto G9 Plus. If you have any trouble in any step, then let us know in the comment section. Also, Follow us on Twitter for updates about Android.

1 thought on “How to Root Moto G9 Plus with Magisk [Easy Way]”

  1. Hello , I’m trying to move magisk_patched.img from the phone to windows, but I can’t see the file browsing the download folder on windows (I can only see it in the phone screen).

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