14 DAY TRIAL // DROID X by Motorola, the latest Android-based handset the company brought to the market on Verizon Wireless' airwaves, has just been rooted. Those who are familiar with the process should know that gaining root access on an Android-based device usually results in the user being able to do much more with the handset than the operating system would enable by default.
However, it seems that the DROID X root access still needs some work. Various reports around the Internet suggest that the move would enable users only to remove applications that otherwise can not be uninstalled from the device, or to use some other features that otherwise require special permission, such as the Wi-Fi hotspot.
According to a recent post on AllDroid, gaining root access on the DROID X is not such a complicated process in the end. However, users who would be interested in getting through this should note that the move is not recommended for those who are unfamiliar with it. Users trying to root their DROID X do this at their own risk, for there is always the chance that something would go wrong and the device would be bricked.
On the other hand, we should note that gaining root access to an Android handset offers users the possibility not only to remove unwanted apps from the equation or to take advantage of otherwise locked features of the phone, but also to overlay the bootloader recovery program so as to be able to install custom ROMs.
Here's where things might get complicated when it comes to the DROID X, as Motorola came up with a solution meant to prevent hackers from tempering with the bootloader on the new device, though certainly they are not impossible. Now that DROID X got rooted, chances are that further news on hacks and custom ROMs for the device would soon start to emerge, so stay tuned for more on the matter.
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