How to Flash a Custom Recovery on the Motorola Droid 4
Here we are again with something new for your Motorola Droid 4. After gaining root access on your device and enjoying root-only apps, the custom ROMs remain to be installed on it. To install such ROMs, you’re going to need a custom recovery that’s capable of flashing ROMs. ClockworkMod has been a custom recovery that is supported on almost all the Android devices out there, including your Droid 4 and in the following guide, we’ve covered how you can install CWM Recovery on your Motorola Droid 4.
I. Before You Begin:
1. You must have rooted your device before doing this procedure. Please head to our how to root the Motorola Droid 4 procedure first, finish it, then return to this procedure and continue.
2. Your device should have at least 60% of battery life left.
II. Downloading Required Files:
1. SafeStrap APK (Download link is given in the first post)
III. Installing ClockworkMod Recovery on the Motorola Droid 4:
1. Download the SafeStrap APK file to your Desktop.
2. Connect your device to your PC via USB cable.
3. Copy the APK file over to the root folder of your SD card. It should make it easier to find the file at a later time.
4. Disconnect the device from your PC.
5. Open the File Manager on your device and tap on the APK file you copied earlier to install it.
6. When it’s installed, launch it from Menu.
7. Tap on Install Recovery button inside the app and it should begin flashing recovery on your device.
8. When it’s done, reboot your device.
9. You’re all set!
Congratulations! Your device is now equipped with a custom recovery and you can try out custom ROMs right away!
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 Droid 4 to learn how to do that.
If this procedure helped you please thank/donate to the original developers 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.
when i installed safestrap to my rooted droid 4 and tried to open it, it force closes every time. why?
this also happens to me as well, any solution?