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Come and Get Your Droid 2 Root

By Brian Barrett Published August 25, 2010, 5:39 pm ET

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Joining the proud lineage of rooted phones, Droid 2 has officially been compromised. What took you so long, guys? As always, please proceed with extreme caution. It’s not the most complicated hack in the world, but a wrong move could do some serious damage to your phone. [XDA Developers Forum via Engadget]

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