Root HTC Droid DNA and Install CWM/ TWRP Recovery

Have you unlocked your Droid DNA bootloader? Not yet? Follow our guide to unlock your phone and then proceed to root HTC Droid DNA and install CWM and TWRP recovery easily.

For those who have already managed to unlock their HTC Droid DNA bootloader shall read further on how to root and Install CWM/ TWRP on their device. The method ahead is based off XDA’s Recognized Developer dsb9938 who has been successful in rooting the new Droid DNA with a self-created SU Binary flashable zip but in order to root, you must install a custom Recovery like ClockworkMod (CWM) or TeamWin Recovery Project (TWRP) first.

Prerequisites

USB Data cable compatible with Droid DNA.
At least 60% of battery to avoid any risks.
Enable USB Debugging.
Appropriate HTC USB Drivers.

Why flash custom Recovery? What is CWM or TWRP?

A Recovery is a very essential part of a Linux OS. In Android too, a Recovery plays a crucial part. Custom Recoveries may be considered as modified Recoveries based on the manufacturer’s recovery source code with many other additional features. Such two famous custom Recoveries are CWM (ClockworkMod by Koush) and TWRP (TeamWin Recovery Project by TeamWin). We need to flash a Custom Recovery to Install ROMs, Kernels and other add-ons in a flashable zip format.

What is rooting? What are its benefits?

Rooting is a process that allows any Android smartphone/ tablet user to gain root privileges over the android subsystem. Rooting not only helps in removing carrier limitations but also serves a purpose to change, remove or install an operating system. It beholds many apps which require root permissions to operate. Not only apps, if you desire to mess around with the Android Operating System, but root access is also all that you need. So, to sum up, rooting a device removes all its limitations and makes you the master of your own device.

Install CWM/TWRP on HTC Droid DNA

Here, we are going to imply the fastboot method to flash the custom Recovery on your DNA.
Download the Required files.
Shut down your device and reboot into the bootloader mode by press volume down + power button altogether until you see the bootloader mode.
Connect your device to the PC via USB data cable.
Extract the downloaded file zip to desktop. so now we have a folder named “fastboot” on the desktop itself which binds all the required files.
Go to the “fastboot” folder. Press shift key + right click on any empty space inside the folder and select “Open command prompt here”.
This will open a new command prompt.
Up till now, everything should be the same but further while flashing the recoveries, I have split the steps into different branches.
- To flash ClockworkMod 6.x (CWM), type:
```
fastboot flash recovery CWM.img
```
- To flash TeamWin Recovery Project 2.3.2.0 (TWRP), type:
```
fastboot flash recovery TWRP.img
```
Once you have chosen any one of the above and flashed it successfully, type in:
```
      fastboot reboot-bootloader
```
This will reboot your DNA into the boot mode selection screen, you can then highlight Recovery and select it using the power button to boot into your first Custom Recovery.