Here’s an updated root method for those of you on Android 2.3 Gingerbread.
Step 1. Make sure USB Debugging is checked ON by going to Settings->Applications->Development. Then connect your USB cable from Droid 2 to your computer.
Step 2. Make sure you have Droid 2 drivers installed, you can do this by setting the USB Mode to “PC Mode”. After installing drivers, set the USB to “Charge Only”.
Step 3. Download droid2rootgingerbread.zip and run Pete’s Motorola Root Tools.exe:
For those of you who want to unroot your Droid 2 back to factory, perhaps you’ve bricked your Droid 2 or simply want to return Droid 2 back to Verizon for warranty, there’s a very simple way to do this.
First, you will need a Windows computer as the unrooting files are for Windows only, or run virtual software like VMWare on Mac and Linux.
Second, download the Droid 2 Unrooting zip file and unzip it, you should get 3 files under a folder called droid2root.
Download the
Here’s a preview into CyanogenMod 7 ROM (Beta) for the Droid 2. Everything is working except for the camera, GPS, and a bit buggy but it should get better as Cyanogen updates the ROM in the upcoming weeks.
This is a Gingerbread Android 2.3.4, which is good for using Google Talk video chat but too bad the camera isn’t working.
For those of you who want to try it out anyways, download ROM here:
Here’s how you can backup and install a new ROM on your rooted Droid 2 using Clockwork Recovery.
First, if you don’t have a rooted Droid 2, go root your Droid 2 first.
Second, you will need to install Droid 2 bootstrap, this is to overcome the Droid 2 recovery locking mechanism, without it you can’t boot into Clockwork Recovery. Download Droid 2 Bootstrap here.
For those of you who want to enjoy free wifi tethering on your Droid 2, you can easily do this by installing the Android Wifi Tether app, which is an open-source app and free.
First, you will have to root your Droid 2.
UPDATE: This is an older root method for Froyo 2.2, Please see How to Root Droid 2 Gingerbread instead.
For those of you wondering why you would want to root the Droid 2, here’s some reasons why.
First, rooting your Droid 2 phone gives you “full” control over your p
After being on virtual keyboards of HTC Evo 4G, Droid X, and a slew of other smartphones, I didn’t really have a need for a physical QWERTY keyboard until I loaded up my Sega emulators games on the Droid 2.
Before, I’d use a virtual touchscreen controller for these games (or use a separate controller like a Wiimote) but now I can actually play my favorite games using the keyboard!
What a relief that was and that’s why Droid 2′s QWERTY keyboard is still the highlight of the phone.
Anyways, here’s how to install Sega emulator and ROMs
For those of you who’ve bought the Droid 2 and this is your first Android smartphone, here’s some simple tips to help use your phone better.
How to Save Battery on the Droid 2!A lot of new users “waste” their Droid 2 battery life simply because they don’t know how to use the phone “efficiently”.
First off, if you want to save battery, you want to install the “Power Widget”, which allows you to manually and quickly change the brightness of your Droid 2 LCD screen.
For example, the Droid 2 comes loaded stock w
For those of you who want to make your own Droid 2 Media Dock, you can using the original shipping box and small magnets. (The small magnets will trick your Droid 2 into thinking that it’s in a Media Dock.)
This video is for the original Droid but it will work flawlessly with the Droid 2 as it has the exact same specs for the outer casing.
Also, you can pick
For those of you wondering what the Media Dock mode does while your Droid 2 is on the media dock, you will be able to use your Droid 2 as a clock, set your alarm, listen to music, and also set it in photo gallery mode for use as a screensaver.
The Droid 2 uses the same media dock as the original Droid, you can pick up a Droid 2 media dock here
