Sep 13, 2010 06:40 GMT  ·  By

Mobile phone maker Motorola promised that the roll-out of the Android 2.2 Froyo software update for its DROID X units out there would be ended before the summer is over, but it seems that we'll still have to wait a little before that happens.

The DROID X, currently one of the most popular smartphones on Verizon's airwaves, still runs under Android 2.1, and there's no sign that this might change in the near future.

Unless one goes for an unofficial Android 2.2 Froyo ROM for the high-end mobile phone, just as the ROM that emerged not too long ago over at the MyDroidWorld forums.

The installation would require for the DROID X to be rooted, but that might not be a problem at all, since a one-lick rooting tool emerged on the web shortly after the handset's official launch.

Those interested in the leaked ROM for DROID X should also make sure they have Koush Bootstrap on the device, for it is needed at one point in the installation process.

All the necessary details on how to install the solution on a DROID X device, as well as info on where it can be found available for download, are available on the MyDroidWorld forums here.

As soon as the process is completed, the mobile phone should be running software 2.3.13, which includes Froyo with root access, it seems.

One thing that is certain here is that the new leaked ROM offers users the possibility to taste Android 2.2 on their DROID X units, though that comes at a cost.

Some of you might be familiar with the warning Motorola issued on the matter, according to which those who install unofficial Froyo updates on the DROID X might be stuck to that solution when the official update arrives.

Basically, the company won't come up with a solution to enable them install the update it would push into the wild, the same as HTC did a few months ago for its users.

Since installing unofficial solutions on DROID X comes with greater risks than the installation of similar software on other handsets, people should refrain from doing so.