When we heard that 5,000-plus developers would be getting a free HTC EVO 4G at the Google I/O conference, I couldn’t help but anticipate that at least one of those crafty guys would use this opportunity to do some early hacking into the phone ahead of its launch. For those anticipating root for the EVO 4G, they’ll be happy to know that the dirty work has already been done.
The proof is shown in a YouTube video where the developer gives us a demo of the SuperUser app working its magic, and also demonstrating that he can use the android debugging bridge to get root permissions through its shell. The method has not been released yet – some are suggesting this is so Sprint and HTC can’t patch the fix up before launch – but at least new EVO owners can buy it with confidence knowing a root method should be available shortly after June 4th.