The Verizon Droid Charge has been around roughly for the past two yrs, and is surely waning in its popularity in the deluge in newer, far more superior devices. For those who still have it though, rooting it and installing a custom recovery on it will make them love it for a bit longer. If you are one of those and want to try rooting, installing custom recovery is the very first step you’ll need to take. So rd on if you want to know how to install ClockworkMod Recovery (a very popular custom recovery) on your Droid Charge.By EditAndroidI. Before You Begin1. Make sure that you have backed up everything you feel is important before you begin.2. Charge your device to 75% or more before you begin.3. Ensure that the correct drivers are installed on your 7 PC before you start; installing Kies usually takes care of this.II. Necessary Downloads1.Odin 1.85.rar2.0817_charge_recovery.tar.md5III. Installing ClockworkMod Recovery on the Droid Charge1. Extract theOdin 1.85.rarfile you downloaded above to a folder on your desktop.2. From the extracted folder, double-click onOdin3 v1.85.exeto run the tool.3.Put your device into Download mode. To do this:i. Power down your device and remove the batteryii. Press and hold the volume button while connecting your device to your PC.iii. Put the battery back in once you see the yellow triangle with the Android logo.
4. Click on PDA button, loe0817_charge_recovery.tar.md5you downloaded abovnd click on OK to load it on Odin.5.Make sure that the Re-Partition and Flash Lock are unchecked; this is important as you might brick your device if these options are ticked! Also, uncheck Auto Reboot.6. Click on Start.7. Once Odin says PASS!, take out the battery and unplug the device.8. Put the battery back in and start your device.You should now be able to access CWM by holding Volume Up + Home + Power buttons with the device off!IV. Rooting the Droid ChargeCheckour guideon how to root your Verizon Droid Charge if you want to root it.
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