How to root Samsung Droid Charge

Samsung is the leading player in the global mobile market. In the smart phone sector the company is the number one player competing with iPhone, BlackBerry and other Android players in the market. Samsung also sells smart phones based on its proprietary OS named Bada. Today we will discuss how to root Samsung Droid Charge. Samsung Droid Charge is an LTE enabled device for Verizon Wireless which is powered by Android 2.2 and features a 1GHz processor, 4.3" display and 8MP camera. The device cannot be rooted with either SuperOneClick or Z4root. The device can be rooted with Gingerbreak, therefore, if you are seriously looking for a good root, then follow the guide. The Droid Charge root through Gingerbreak is a permanent root, therefore if once rooted, the company warranty will most likely be voided. Before we start, DISCLAIMER: Rooting may void the device’s warranty and the below mentioned method may be a bit risky and we are not responsible if the device is damaged or you lose data, therefore it is advisable to please proceed at your own risk. Make sure that the battery is fully charged, because if the battery drains totally during the rooting process, bricking may happen. Also make sure to create a backup of the device data such as SMS, internet settings, contacts and other media files in order to get data back in case of problems. Step 1: Download Samsung Kies and install it. Samsung Kies is a software application which is used to communicate between Samsung devices. The software can be downloaded from the Samsung Global Download Center or the individual phone support pages. Step 2: Make sure that you have (Android Debug Bridge (ADB) installed on your computer before you proceed with the rooting instructions. Basically, ADB is a part of the Android Software Development Kit, or Android SDK, which is really easy to install. Step 3: Download ChargeRoot.zip to your computer. Step 4: Enable "USB Debugging". Path for USB debugging is Menu>Settings>Applications>Development. Step 5: Also enable "Unknown Sources" from the following path: Menu>Settings>Applications Step 6: Connect USB cable to the mobile and then connect to PC Step 7: Download the zipped file that contains the exploit and other required files. Extract the contents of the file. There are three files in the ZIP file: * su * Superuser.apk * GingerBreak Step 8: Push the files extracted in the above step to your smart phone by entering the below commands one-by-one adb push GingerBreak /data/local/ adb push su /data/local/ adb push Superuser.apk /data/local/ Step 9: Enter the command adb shell on the command prompt. Step 10: The cursor will change to ‘$’ Step 11: Type /data/local/GingerBreak Step 12: The cursor will now display ‘#’, which means you have temp root now. Step 13: Run the below commands mount -o remount,rw -t rfs /dev/block/stl10 /system cat /data/local/su > /system/xbin/su cat /data/local/Superuser.apk > /system/xbin/Superuser.apk chown 0:0 /system/xbin/su chmod 6755 /system/xbin/su reboot Step 14: the device will reboot itself. Post reboot, you will have permanent rooted Samsung Droid Charge. Note: Please enter the commands exactly in the same way and in the same order. Please contact us in case of any difficulties, we will try to address your problems.