XDA developers have been busy, as they have already put together a little tool called Droid 4 Utility that has many options for your Motorola Droid 4 phone. Some options include the following:
- Root for Gingerbread 2.3.6
- Root for Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.3
- Unroot
- Install Voodoo’s OTA Rootkeeper App
- Install Safestrap Recovery App
- Pull System
- Boot into Fastboot from debugging
- Boot into Motorola Recovery from debugging
- ADB Shell
- Reboot phone from debugging
This will be a handy utility for tinkerers and enthusiasts to use and not have to search through forums for the answers.
You must be sure to download the latest drivers for your Motorola Droid 4 from Motorola. Also, we suggest that you back up any photos, texts, or anything of value to you on your phone in case something happens.
Steps To Root Your Droid 4 With Droid 4 Utility
- Put your Droid 4 into debugging mode by going to Settings>Applications>Development and enable USB debugging
- Connect your Droid 4 to your Windows PC with USB
- Download Droid 4 Utility and extract anywhere
- Open the folder you extracted the Droid 4 Utility and double click the Droid4Utility.bat file
- Once the Droid 4 Utility screen is up, select 1 if you are running 2.3.6 or 6 if you are running 4.0.3
