Atrix 4G Rooted !

[zizo79]

Thanks to Getaphixx, designgears and youareme7

We Have Root!! - xda-developers

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

 

[phaijai]

NICE!!

 

[textiaac]

XDA Devs 1, Motorola 0

 

[tawfiqmp]

Wow, thank god.

 

[textiaac]

Donated 5 bucks... we should all support xda devs.

 

[Charsher47]

Some guys over there on xda developers are truly amazing

 

[Lason]

Thats awsome! Now, hopefully the bootloader is just locked and not encrypted.

 

[btgrave]

Such awesomeness!

 

[hagalah]

Awesome!!! I love to be in atrix forum, it is like having festivals everywhere!!!

Compared to TB forum...

 

[Shinsky]

Awesome to see Root before it's released!

 

[defdrums]

This is the best news yet. I was a bit worried that it wouldn't get rooted. Is there a possibility that the released version will be different? And therefor have to wait for a new root?

 

[waltercln]

can someone give me a brief what does rooting do? I'm fairly new to android switching from my iPhone, just pre ordered today!!

i don't like custom roms or over clocking a phone or anything, so i guess this rooting has no benefits for myself. However, it's nice that people have the options now.

 

[scrounger]

The iPhone equivalent is jailbreaking.

 

[Sajan Parikh]

Also new to Android, coming from BlackBerry.

Does this mean I'll be able to not use Motoblur and use Android how Google made it?

 

[Jonneh]

Also new to Android, coming from BlackBerry.

Does this mean I'll be able to not use Motoblur and use Android how Google made it?

Actually, you could do that even if the Atrix was not rooted, by simply downloading a 100% free app from the Android Market. You have a few options, but the main two apps which do this are called "LauncherPro" and "ADW Launcher". Like I said, both are free to download. They replace your motoblur "home" in favor of what most people (though not all) think is a better way to organize things over motorola's ideas.

Rooting just means you are now a superuser who can delete the "bloatware" AT&T will have put on your phone when you receive it, like AT&T Navigator, etc, which take up space and clutter up your app list and everything. If you have Vista/Windows 7, it's kind of like being the Administrator rather than just a user, I guess.

 

[XXXdc5]

XDA Devs 1, Motorola 0

XDA gets more points than that, prior to launch, the X was suppose to be invincible... we all know how that turned out. LOL


AND the OG droid has basically been through anything and everything hahaha

 

[Effington]

OK, this is definitely good news - but I'm also new to Android. How do we root our own phones? Are there instructions somewhere? Or it is an app?

 

[ka3yan]

This is most excellent news!!! Props (and donations) to the XDA team!!!

 

[btgrave]

Actually, you could do that even if the Atrix was not rooted, by simply downloading a 100% free app from the Android Market. You have a few options, but the main two apps which do this are called "LauncherPro" and "ADW Launcher". Like I said, both are free to download. They replace your motoblur "home" in favor of what most people (though not all) think is a better way to organize things over motorola's ideas.

Rooting just means you are now a superuser who can delete the "bloatware" AT&T will have put on your phone when you receive it, like AT&T Navigator, etc, which take up space and clutter up your app list and everything. If you have Vista/Windows 7, it's kind of like being the Administrator rather than just a user, I guess.

Well, looks like we won't have to root to delete bloatware!!!
At&t Bloatware is Removable - xda-developers

Heck, at this rate, I might just not even root my phone for the foreseeable future.....with LP Pro + easy deleting off AT&T bloatware + sideloadingwondermachine + upcoming gingerbread update :happydance:

 

[spary]

Motorola Atrix 4G HOW TO Root instructions:

http://forum.androidcentral.com/atr.../61569-guide-root-your-motorola-atrix-4g.html

Full instructions from here:
Motorola Atrix 4G Rooted - BriefMobile