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The DroidMod team has been quiet over the last few months working behind the scenes, but trust me when I say it appears as if they are gearing up to explode back to the forefront.  We just received a beta version of their DMUpdater app which easily roots Android 2.1 on a variety of devices including the Droid 1, Droid X and EVO.  Yes I just said “easily roots” 2.1 for the Droid 1.  No more SBF file, no more RSD Lite, and no more Motorola USB drivers.  I guess we’ll need to update our rooting guide, again.  And I’ll let that soak in for a second…

Just be warned that this is definitely a beta version of the app and is by no means official.  I’ve tested this twice on my Droid 1 and ran into zero problems.

Update: To clarify, I have not tested this on the Droid X or EVO.  I have no idea if it will in fact root either but have been told it “should.”  I only said “root” there, not root and recovery image.  Until I get further confirmation, Droid 1 owners should probably be the only testers.

Your comments and shared experiences will be greatly appreciated.

*Warning* – This will void your warranty, possibly brick your device, and who knows what else.  We are not liable should any of those things happen.  Enjoy!

Download:  DMUpdater-candidate-for-version-12.apk (alt link)  (alt link2)

Instructions…

*The process outlined is for rooting the Droid 1.

1.  Download and install the new DMUpdater.  Open it.
2.  When prompted, tap the button to “Root my phone.”

3.  When prompted to give access to DMUpdater, tap “Allow.”

4.  DMUpdater will then prompt you to flash SPRecovery onto your phone.  Allow it to.

5.  Once that finishes, you are rooted 2.1 with a custom recovery image.  Enjoy!

Your next step is to boot into recovery (Power+X) and create a full nandroid backup.  From there, prepare to start flashing custom ROMs, having fun with Froyo and so much more.

Huge props are in store for  the entire DroidMod team, Camel, trevorjay, sgx (tax), [mbm], and birdman for getting the root method to work.  Visit DroidMod.org for the future support and an official release of this.

You can also find them in IRC at #droidmod.

Ready to start hacking on the source code for the Droid X?

Motorola actually released the code a couple of days ago, but it seems to have been washed under the rug while everyone focused on hating the manufacturer over a locked bootloader and mythical eFuse.  From what I’ve heard, the code seems to be missing some key pieces for the rooting/ROM-ing crowd to really jump on it, but at least it’s out there.

Source:  Motorola

Cheers Saul!

Today’s theme might be one of the cleanest we’ve seen in a while.  Brought to you by roberj13, Alternate Dark is now one of my favorite black and white themes of all time.  A themed ADW Launcher, widgets, settings menu and so much more make this a certified winner.

Oh, he’s even made separate versions for CyanogenMod and Sapphire so you’ve got some choices here.

Theme:  roberj13’s Alternate Dark

Instructions…

*Rooted Droid 1 users only.

1.  Install either CM6 RC2 or Sapphire 0.8.4 from ROM Manager.
2.  Open ROM Manager, choose “Download ROM” and scroll down to “roberj13.”
3.  Choose “Alternate Dark” and then CM6 RC2 or Sapphire 0.8.4 depending on step 1 choice.
4.  Phone will reboot and apply theme!  Enjoy!

If you don’t have ROM Manager, you can download this roberj13 theme here.  Donate link here.

Gallery:

The Android app world was taken a little by storm yesterday when a report broke through Venturebeat, that a wallpaper app on the market, which “had been downloaded millions of times,” was stealing information from users and sending it off to a mysterious server somewhere in China.  (Oh no China!)  The company behind these accusations was non other than mobile Android security app maker, Lookout who had just finished up, what they consider to be a major Android security project.  Now at first glance, the story came off a little scary and was quickly picked up by over a dozen major news outlets, all jumping on the “Android has no control” bandwagon.  And then today happened.

AndroidTapp, the only news outlet on the planet to contact the developer of the app in question, found out that the report is apparently, complete BS.  In fact, they have thrown together a step-by-step visual guide plus an interview explaining the absurdity of the claims made by Lookout who has now backed off of their claims after their research methods were called into question.  It’s too bad the damage has already been done to both Android’s reputation and the developer.

Yikes.

Hello LookoutVenturebeatMaliciousChinaServer-gate.

Via:  AndroidTapp, Androinica, VentureBeat

Want to tell your Xfinity to record the Jersey Shore while creepin’ at the bar just after GTL’in’?  Then Comcast has your back.  They managed to fist pump their way into announcing that an Android app is in the works, we just aren’t really sure when…

Finally, we have introduced a mobile app that runs on the i*hone and i*od Touch and we’ve blogged about that here. While one of the most popular features of this app is the ability to remotely control your DVR so you can record your favorite shows on the go, it also provides a number of other very useful phone features. My favorite is the ability to auto-forward calls to your home phone directly to your mobile device. In this way, if you’re at the beach or out of town, you’ll never miss a call. You can also receive “push” notifications that someone has left you a voicemail at home and you can check and listen to your home voicemail via the app. We hope to make the app work on as many different devices as possible, including Blackberry and Android.

So it’s like DVR with Google Voice mixed in.  Wait, people have land lines?

Source:  Comcast
Via:  TalkAndroid