Universal Androot Hits the Market for One-Click Rooting of Many Devices
You might be familiar with Universal Androot; it used to be the biggest one-click rooting solution out there and could get the job done on just about any device. Now it has popped up in the Android Market, with one big stipulation: it won’t work on phone’s carrying the FRG22D version of Froyo and a handful of other handsets. Still, the list of devices it won’t work for is only a fraction of those it will. Check out the following list:
- Google Nexus One (2.2)
- Google G1 (1.6)
- HTC Hero (2.1)
- HTC Magic (1.5) (Select Do not install Superuser)
- HTC Tattoo (1.6)
- Dell Streak (2.1)
- Motorola Milestone (2.1)
- Motorola XT701
- Motorola XT800 (2.1)
- Motorola ME511
- Motorola Droid (2.01/2.1/2.2 with FRG01B)
- Sony Ericsson X10 (1.6)
- Sony Ericsson X10 Mini (1.6)
- Sony Ericsson X10 Mini Pro (1.6)
- Acer Liquid (2.1)
- Acer beTouch E400 (2.1)
- Samsung Galaxy Beam
- Vibo A688 (1.6)
- Lenovo Lephone (1.6)
- LG GT540 (1.6)
- Gigabyte GSmart G1305
And here is the list phones you won’t want to bother downloading this for:
- Samsung i9000 / i6500U / i7500 / i5700
- Motorola ME600 / ME501 / MB300 / CLIQ XT
- Motorola 2.2 FRG22D
- Archos 5
- HuaWei U8220
- HTC Desire / Legend / Wildfire (/system 無法寫入, 不過可以靠 Soft Root)
- HTC EVO 4G / Aria
- SonyEricsson X10i R2BA020
- myTouch Slide
So this should remain a viable option for those who want to take in easy path to the often treacherous world of root. Grab it in the Market now.
[via DroidLife]