I have a Droid DNA, running on the Verizon network. I would like to root this phone so I can use some of the more advanced features of Tasker; however, I am very fearful of "bricking" my phone. I see many approaches, which concerns me, because I would feel more comfortable if I could be sure process X is the one to use and works. Here are the particulars of my phone: Model: Droid DNA Model #: HTC6435LVW Android Version: 4.4.2 HTC Sense Version: 5.5 Software # (Build #): 4.09.605.5 Baseband Version: 1.02.01.0818 Kernel Version: 3.4.10-gc345f6f and @ABM101 #1 SMP PREEMPT Can anyone advise me as to the best approach to take, even if it means there is no current software to root my phone with the version it has? Thanks, FDijohn

Let's say I want to run some app requiring root access on my HTC Droid DNA (2.06 stock firmware, 4.1 Android, NOT broken, meaning it's S-ON). My (somewhat naive) understanding of S-ON/S-OFF is that it write-protects the ROM, and thus makes writing anything into it impossible (such as whatever changes are needed to install root that persists from boot to boot). The question is, **is there a way to obtain *temporary* root without breaking S-ON**, such that it only persists till next boot? (with the understanding that any changes to filesystem made by the need-root application that would have been saved into protected parts of the filesystem would ALSO be lost after reboot). P.S. Please note that the question is about technical detail about rooting - asking me to clarify which app I need to run to help me do the same task without rooting is entirely off-topic.