How To Root the Rezound

Maybe you want faster performance? Maybe you want to get rid of the Sense UI in favor or regular Android? Maybe you want to upgrade to the latest version of Android when your carrier and manufacturer tell you you can’t? Yh rooting will solve all that. Here’s how to root the Rezound on Verizon.By EditAndroidI. Before You Begin1. You must be on software version2.01.605.11 or higher.II. Setup ADB1. Hd to ourhow to setup ADB procedure, once you can see a at the end, hd back to this procedure to continue.III. Unlock the Bootloader1. MacPro88 over at DroidForums did a grt how to for thebootloadercomplete with screenshots and all. Hd to that through the link below, once done there, hd back to this procedure to continue.Unlock the BootloaderIV. Flash the Custom Recovery 1. Download the Custom Recovery and save it to the platform-toolsfolderinside the SDK (you should have set this folder up when installing the Android SDK in MacPro88′s procedure above).Amon Ra Rezound Recovery2. On the Rezound, click the Menu button then click Settings > Developer Options > Check ON USBDebugging.3. Plug in the device via USB.4. Now, with the rezound-recovery.imgfilein the platform-tools folder in the SDK (and in the same folder as fastboot), open acommandprompton your computer by opening File Explorer and look forthndroid-sdk folder inside of therive. Then open the platform-tools folder inside that. Now, hold the shift down on yourboardand right click in anyblankarinside that folder. This will give you the option to open a command window here. Select that and a command prompt will open saying c:\android-sdk\platform-tools\5. In the command prompt, type the following with hitting enter at the end of ch line:adb reboot bootloader6. Wait for the phone to reboot into bootloader (if it doesn’t your drivers are not installed properly, plse hd to ourhow to install adb procedurnd make sure you can see a before continuing).7. Once it reboots to bootloader, type the following into command prompt with hitting enter at the end of ch line:fastboot flash recovery rezound-recovery.img8. Wait for it to flash. Once done, type the following into the command prompt with hitting enter at the end of ch line:fastboot reboot-bootloader9. Wait for the device to reboot to bootloader mode then use the volume buttons to highlight bootloader and use thepowerbuttonto select it.10. Then select recovery using the volume buttons and then click the power button to select it.V. Root the Rezound1. Once in the custom recovery menu, scroll down using the volume buttons and use the power button to select Developer Options.2. Select Install su and superuser and wait for that to finish.All set you are now rooted and have an unlocked bootloader and custom recovery !!!