How to Flash a Custom Recovery on the Motorola XPRT

If you have rooted your device but don’t have a custom recovery installed on it, then you’re not using all the features that the root-access has to offer. A custom recovery helps to install custom ROMs, make backups of your current ROM (nandroid backups) or erase all the data on your device, all from a single place. ClockworkMod Recovery, a popular custom recovery, is available for the Motorola XPRT smartphone and this guide shows how you can install it on your device. So, go ahead and flash the recovery on your device!

I. Before You Begin:

1. You must have rooted your device before doing this procedure. You can check out our root guides here and here, for Froyo and Gingerbread, respectively.

2. Make sure your device has at least 60% of battery life left.

II. Downloading Required Files:

1. Droid 2 Recovery BootstrapQR Code (Google Play Link)

III. Installing ClockworkMod Recovery on the Motorola XPRT:

1. Download and install the Droid 2 Bootstrap app on your device using the link given above.

2. Once installed, launch it from your App Drawer.

3. Tap on Bootstrap Recovery button in the app.

4. Follow the on-screen instructions.

5. And you’re done!

Great! The recovery’s been successfully installed on your XPRT and you should be able to boot into the same by choosing Reboot Recovery option in the app!

IV. Flash a Custom ROM (Optional):

1. If you are ready to flash custom ROMs on your device, head to the How To Flash a Custom ROM on the Motorola XPRT to learn how to do that.

If this procedure helped you please thank/donate to the original developers here and here.

If you need help with this procedure, please ask in the comments below or in the forum.

This is part of our Android How To’s. We have how to’s on rooting, loading ROMs, and tons of other tips and tricks for your specific device or for Android devices in general! For all of our Android How To’s, head here.

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