Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE XT897 Recovery Mode and Fastboot Mode

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Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE XT897 Recovery Mode allows a user to troubleshoot and fix problems with their device. In addition, recovery mode can access some core functions of the device, such as factory resetting the device, wiping cache, Installing updates, backup and restoring data, flash root packages and other zip mods, etc.

Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE XT897 Fastboot Mode or Bootloader Mode is used to re-flash system partitions on the device. It is an alternative to the recovery mode but is more advanced. It helps to modify or write data directly to your device's flash memory.

Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE XT897 Bootloader Mode or Fastboot Mode can be used to unlock the bootloader, flash a custom recovery (CWM, TWRP, Philz, etc.), flash stock ROM, flash custom image files, and more.

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Boot Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE XT897 into Recovery Mode

Below are the methods using which you can boot Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE XT897 into Recovery Mode.

Boot Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE XT897 Recovery Mode using Hardware Buttons

1. Power off your phone.
2. Once the device is off, press and hold the Volume Up + Power button together for a few seconds.
3. Release all the keys as soon as you see the Motorola logo and wait for few seconds. The device should now boot into Bootloader Mode.
4. In the next step, select “Recovery Mode” using Volume keys and press the Power button to confirm.
5. If the Android Bot with Red exclamation pops up, then press Volume Up and Volume Down together at once.
6. Now, your phone should boot into Recovery Mode.

Boot Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE XT897 into Recovery using ADB command

1. First of all, install the Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE XT897 USB Driver and ADB and Fastboot Drivers on your Windows computer.
2. Now, enable "USB Debugging" on your phone from Developer Options. If Developer Options is missing, go to Settings → About Phone and tap on Build Number about 7-10 times.
3. Connect your device to computer and open Command Prompt (CMD).
4. Now, enter the below command in CMD to boot Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE XT897 into Recovery Mode.

   adb reboot recovery