A simple tool available to root ATRIX HD, Photon Q, and RAZR i as well

Oct 17, 2012 17:31 GMT  ·  By

Owners of one of Motorola’s newest Android devices looking to achieve root access can now do so, courtesy of a tool coming from an XDA-Developers forum user, Dan Rosenberg.

Announced as available for the Motorola ATRIX HD on AT&T’s network, the root also works with a variety of other devices, including the DROID RAZR M, RAZR HD, Photon Q, and RAZR i.

Motorola is one of the companies who announced that its users should receive access to unlocked bootloaders on their devices, should they desire so, and has even made significant step forward in this direction.

The company has added some of the aforementioned smartphones to the list of phones that are supported for being unlocked, as mentioned a few weeks ago.

However, these phones do not arrive on shelves with unlocked bootloaders right from the start, and they might actually never see one if the carrier that launches them does not allow it.

DROID handsets on Verizon’s network are often in this situation, although Motorola did find a solution to this, namely the launch of developer editions of its devices.

For users who are looking to gain root access on their phones, third-party solutions are also available, and the tool coming from the XDA-Developers today is one such method.

To apply the root on one of the aforementioned smartphones, users will need to connect the device to a Windows computer, and make sure that they have the latest drivers from Motorola installed.

They should also head over to this forum thread to download the aforementioned utility, extract the content of the zip file on their computers, and launch “run.bat.” Next, they will simply have to follow the instructions on the screen.

The same as any other similar utility, this tool is not entirely safe, and users should take extra caution when rooting their devices with it. It is also recommended that they back up all data on the phone before launching the process.

Users should also keep in mind that they are the only ones to be held responsible should anything go wrong during the installation process and that rooting a smartphone results in voided warranty.