How to Root Motorola Droid 2 (Droid2)

Motorola Droid 2 is the successor to Motorola Droid smartphone, which together with Motorola Droid X, are the most popular Android-based smartphone that gives iPhone a run for money. Motorola Droid 2 comes with native Android 2.2 (Froyo) as stock operating system. For user who wants to take full advantage of the Motorola Droid 2, root the device seems like a must.

Here’s the guide on how to root the Motorola Droid 2 (Droid2) on version 2.2.19.A955 and 2.2.20.A955, and possible later versions. Note that rooting requires advanced skills, and may brick the phone, and all risks have to be assumed and bore by the owners.

Hacking and rooting the Motorola Droid 2 has become an easier job, thanks to works by several hackers and developers who compiled scripted 2-step program and even 1-step program which can do the rooting job automatically.

Prerequisites

Android SDK: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.htmlMotorola Mobile Phone USB Drivers with MotoConnect (for Windows): http://www.motorola.com/Support/US-EN/Support-Homepage/Software_and_Drivers/USB-and-PC-Charging-Drivers

Root Motorola Droid2 in One Step

One Click Root Motorola Droid 2 for Windows

Download version 2.1.3: DoRootWin_2.1.3.zip

Instruction for Windows:

Extract and install or update Android SDK package to computer. The file comes in a zip file. Just open it up and drag and drop the android-sdk-windows folder to local C drive. Next, extract the files from the DoRoot zip file to the Tools folder of Android SDK. You should be moving 7 or 8 files into the Tools folder.Install Motorola Mobile Phone USB Drivers with MotoConnect.

Tip: To stop the launching of the Verizon/Motorola site when connecting the phone, right click on the MotoConnect icon in the notification area, and select “Nothing” as the option for “When phone connects”.Make sure the phone is in PC Mode with USB Debugging enabled:

PC Mode: Notification blind -

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