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Hello this is my first time here and this is very different than the xperia play section. Well my friend has a moto droid and.I would like to know how to.root it and unlock the bootloader. Also what is the fastest and most stable rom? Thank you for your time

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...first off, wrong section. This should be in Q&A.

Second off following any of the below advice is at your own risk (mainly because this is 100% from memory and I can remember things wrong sometimes ). Before you trust what I tell you I recommend reading the Q&A section, as I assure you you're not the first person to ask how to root the first android phone to be offered by Americas largest carrier.

The OG Droid doesn't require anything to unlock the boot loader, its not locked.

Since its on such an outdated version of android pretty much any generic one click root tool should work to get root. Try super one click or the like. From there you should be able to use rom manager to flash a current recovery. Then just put one of the fine roms from these here development forums on the SD card and have fun.

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Hello this is my first time here and this is very different than the xperia play section. Well my friend has a moto droid and.I would like to know how to.root it and unlock the bootloader. Also what is the fastest and most stable rom? Thank you for your time

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What firmware is your droid running? I had someone running 2.2.2 that the one click wouldn't root, if so there is a guide somewhere that you can root any os I'll see if I can find it for you

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Here is that link, http://www.droidforums.net/forum/dro...s-version.html

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Thanks guys. Sorry for posting in the wrong place. It's different than the xperia play section

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Can someone post a guide or someting about how to make the phone faster? anyway want rom do u recommend?
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Current Phone
Samsung Galaxy SIII SGH I747
Pebble Blue and Marble White
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CWM Touch Recovery

20 GB
Other Devices
Xperia PLAY R800x
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Bootloader Locked
Running KeiranFTW's Darkforest CDMA ROM 3.0.5
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Do a search on here, there have been plenty of threads, also check out droid forums, they have stuff too. That's how I learned a lot just reading. Once you've rooted its easy. A good app to check out since you're rooted is rom manager, set cpu, titanium backup, wireless tether, file manager. Always make a nandroid backup before flashing a rom or kernel( provides overclock)

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Do a search on here, there have been plenty of threads, also check out droid forums, they have stuff too. That's how I learned a lot just reading. Once you've rooted its easy. A good app to check out since you're rooted is rom manager, set cpu, titanium backup, wireless tether, file manager. Always make a nandroid backup before flashing a rom or kernel( provides overclock)

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Yes I have those apps on my xplay. Thanks for being so helpful. I'll check out the droid forums and do more researching here. Btw I think my friend doesn't care if I should do this for them anymore. You know how those people who know nothing about these things are

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CWM Touch Recovery

20 GB
Other Devices
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CWM Recovery
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Yeah I know how that is, my woman is that way, shell just hand me the phone and say fix it, lol. But I don't mind I have fun doing it

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Hahaha the friend is a female also! First she told me "uggh I hate the lag!" Well at least I also enjoy doing it!

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"Knowledge like air, is vital to life. Like air, no one should be denied it." -Alan Moore,V for Vendetta
Current Phone
Samsung Galaxy SIII SGH I747
Pebble Blue and Marble White
Rooted
CWM Touch Recovery

20 GB
Other Devices
Xperia PLAY R800x
Rooted
CWM Recovery
Bootloader Locked
Running KeiranFTW's Darkforest CDMA ROM 3.0.5
V6 Supercharged!

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