Edited by: Firmware, forums and desperation the dark side of hacking Android

The picture above is not a joke its where he ended up yesterday in night trying to revive my unit Droid review X

. It was fun, sort of hacky mad-scientific way, but also very sad testament to how the Google Android approves hacking with a wink and a head, but does not provide any safety nets for the most passionate users .

Lets back up, however. How do I end up in such trouble? It all started when I had the courage to update Droid X leaked Android 2.2 build a simple process that involved installing the file on the microSD card and restarting. Unfortunately, the Motorola refuses to sanction the upgrade of the leaked build official 2.2 build released earlier this week, I was forced to downgrade back to 2.1 back on track. On the basis of how easy updating, it will be a piece of cake, right?

Well, no. 2.1 The original building Droid X is not currently available on Google, Motorola, or Verizon, so Im stuck wiping my phone and reflashing it entirely leaked build 2.1, this time with a confidence-inspiring name of the_gift.sbf. Where it comes from and what it actually contains? I still have no idea but without an officially approved options held my breath and then phone in bootloader mode to begin flashing. What seemed to be humming along, until, of course, the phone decided it had a flat battery in the middle of the lamp and died. Oops.

Yes, it took me two hours to unravel the hacked software flashes were too much for a full battery before my poor X-Droid, and although it was connected all the time, there is no charge when is in bootloader mode. Id gone and bricked my phone. At this point, there was nothing to do but take pictures and laugh. What got wildly out of hand

Then I came up with another post on the forum describing how to trick the phone into thinking the battery was charged for making power cables from the USB cable to the power terminals. It was late, I drink, I was stripping his hand you know what happened. Miraculously, it worked I got a call to re-start the ignition and 2.1, although the flash utility said that it had ultimately failed.(The battery is also reported at 75 percent full, so I have no idea what the real problem.) Next thing, I had to pull the official 2.2. OTA update down, hey -. Were back in business

Like I said at the beginning, it really had fun doing it all. It was interesting and nerdy, and, well, come on I totally me to hotwire the phones battery with a USB cable sliced open reflashing it leaked firmware. High Five. and double five for the community of Android, which is about as enthusiastic and creative group of people as I have ever encountered online. But hold on: I do not trust this phone even more. I do not know anything about the system software I have installed or where it came from, and I have no idea what actually leaked the flashing utility to him. I can not rely on a device that does not trust you. If it was my actual phone, not a review unit, Id be totally screwed. I have something to do my job

Of course, hacking any device carries its own risk, and I certainly know it when I installed that leaked build 2.2. But Google and goes further, as Android is open and the amazing community credit Android is proud to tinker-friendly platform is at its best no cooked ROM for everything. We are waiting with bated breath for each phone Android be rooted out and hacked, and each time we review the Android phone and subtract points for lame leather manufacturer we are repeatedly told by fans of Android, it does not matter, because the real power Users simply hack their devices anyway. Google must know that his most passionate users are hacking their OS to hell and back. That the term of force platform

Google can not lead implicitly condoning hacking Android unless the manufacturers to provide the tools to restore for each device.

But I can definitely hacking go too far, and Google does not provide any way to return to the original experience of Android, which was supplied with the unit youre at the mercy of the manufacturer and operator. Some manufacturers are better than others HTC provides updaters for many of its phones but some, such as Motorola and Samsung, to provide anything. When I left the reservation and installed that leaked 2.2 build, I was gone for good the official way back into the fold there. It is not true on other platforms: if I was running jailbroken iPhone, I just want to restore it from iTunes, and it would be brand new with familiar software. It is simply not the case with Android, and it is a problem Google does not lead implicitly condoning hacking Android and marketing community, his enthusiasm, unless manufacturers to provide the tools to restore for each device. Sometimes you just want to go home.

In my ideal world, consumers will be able in the official time is based Android on their devices directly with Google, but I am not ignorant of the carrier and producer-driven reality we live, for better or worse, but Android open to the carriers to get their hands on it. But Google should insist that any producer of Android, and images of the carrier release their custom firmware for each deivce, as well as tools for easy restore. This is the only fair way to treat people who are breaking into the platform and giving it momentum is incredible, and the only right way to continue to support the platform as open, when in fact, carriers and manufacturers are doing everything possible to lock it down.

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