Reviews of DriveDroid

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List of user reviews and ratings for DriveDroid

Total ratings

3.56 (Rating count: 10,106)

Review summary

Pros

Extremely useful for booting ISO files for system installations.
Works with a variety of Android versions and ROMs.
Eliminates the need for physical media like USB drives and CDs/DVDs.
Allows for creative troubleshooting and experimentation.
Can work across multiple devices if rooted.

Cons

Requires root access to function properly.
Development has stopped, leading to compatibility issues with newer devices.
Some users experience connectivity issues based on device model.
The built-in ISO downloader is reported to be broken.
Some ISO images are missing or unable to load.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 4.30

All time rating average: 3.56

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15% (3)

Date	Author	Comment
2023-03-21	xf*****	one of the most useful app for android phones. too bad that devs dont uodate it anymore. i still use it with my zenphone 2 but the usb port is not so stable anymore and i lose connection quite often. ive read that the app does not work with newer android.
one of the most useful app for android phones. too bad that devs dont uodate it anymore. i still use it with my zenphone 2 but the usb port is not so stable anymore and i lose connection quite often. ive read that the app does not work with newer android.
2022-12-11	To*****	Worked first try! It's almost 2023 but this gem still works. OnePlus 9 Pro, Android 11, rooted, ubl. Magisk 25. The downloader built in is broken now but I manually downloaded and pushed to my newly created droiddrive folder and it was recognized. Click on the ISO you want to use and set it as Host before connecting to PC
Worked first try! It's almost 2023 but this gem still works. OnePlus 9 Pro, Android 11, rooted, ubl. Magisk 25. The downloader built in is broken now but I manually downloaded and pushed to my newly created droiddrive folder and it was recognized. Click on the ISO you want to use and set it as Host before connecting to PC
2021-12-04	Jo*****	An extremely useful tool, one that I used when I was able to get a couple of my devices rooted. However I have not been able to get any of my more recent devices rooted. It's too bad that this app absolutely needs root access in order to mount the images. This app became part of my troubleshooting tool kit, but I had forgotten that it requires root. It is still a great app and tool though
An extremely useful tool, one that I used when I was able to get a couple of my devices rooted. However I have not been able to get any of my more recent devices rooted. It's too bad that this app absolutely needs root access in order to mount the images. This app became part of my troubleshooting tool kit, but I had forgotten that it requires root. It is still a great app and tool though
2021-11-08	As*****	Simple and efficient. Still works in 2021 with android 11 lineage OS. I just created Macrium rescue virtual USB stick and it booted just fine. Incredible! Too bad that development has stopped. It would be nice to make this an opensource project, i am sure that it will be maintained.
Simple and efficient. Still works in 2021 with android 11 lineage OS. I just created Macrium rescue virtual USB stick and it booted just fine. Incredible! Too bad that development has stopped. It would be nice to make this an opensource project, i am sure that it will be maintained.
2021-10-30	Ma*****	Amazing program. Fortunately my case wasn't an extreme one and my OS was functioning so I could install a new one but it'd be good for those unlucky to have an option to use this program even though their system is broken. But I won't take any star from it because it fitted really well my needs so it's definitely 5 stars. I could never imagine installing a PC OS from a smartphone!
Amazing program. Fortunately my case wasn't an extreme one and my OS was functioning so I could install a new one but it'd be good for those unlucky to have an option to use this program even though their system is broken. But I won't take any star from it because it fitted really well my needs so it's definitely 5 stars. I could never imagine installing a PC OS from a smartphone!
2021-08-19	Ro*****	A year or two ago this was the reason one had to root his/her mobile. But unfortunately this app stopped being maintained and no longer works on recent devices. Now on android 11 (and latest magisk) it does not show the image device, although your PC will detect the mass storage subsystem being presented. But the worst part is that after you tell the app to eject the image, it will no longer restore the usual behavior of your phone's USB and it will just leave it borked until you reboot it. Not pretty. You've been warned. This should just be removed from the playstore if it's no longer going to be maintained. Google should pay attention and remove dead and abandoned apps like these and force authors that charge for their apps to return the money if they abandon them. If meanwhile anyone knows a working alternative, not abandoned by its author, it would be appreciated.
A year or two ago this was the reason one had to root his/her mobile. But unfortunately this app stopped being maintained and no longer works on recent devices. Now on android 11 (and latest magisk) it does not show the image device, although your PC will detect the mass storage subsystem being presented. But the worst part is that after you tell the app to eject the image, it will no longer restore the usual behavior of your phone's USB and it will just leave it borked until you reboot it. Not pretty. You've been warned. This should just be removed from the playstore if it's no longer going to be maintained. Google should pay attention and remove dead and abandoned apps like these and force authors that charge for their apps to return the money if they abandon them. If meanwhile anyone knows a working alternative, not abandoned by its author, it would be appreciated.
2020-04-25	A *****	This is a great app for booting up an ISO File for System Installation on the PC but one issue is that it requires root access for it to function and since some device manufacturers have restricted the access for root on some devices, it's not that possible to use this app. Nonetheless, the app has the ability to download an ISO file for you as well and has a very amazing background as well with very cool features for you to try out; I would recommend this app for your next usage.
This is a great app for booting up an ISO File for System Installation on the PC but one issue is that it requires root access for it to function and since some device manufacturers have restricted the access for root on some devices, it's not that possible to use this app. Nonetheless, the app has the ability to download an ISO file for you as well and has a very amazing background as well with very cool features for you to try out; I would recommend this app for your next usage.
2020-01-10	A *****	hey it's very useful app, very minor issue that i faced with Android 9,10 is that if i didn't manually set usb to recognize as File Transfer (instead of "use usb to charge this device", which is the default ) then after the save and exiting the BIOS with linux ISO's (not with your default test iso, which works without problem) the system won't retrieve data from phone, so it dies in Blinking "_" The issue is it's difficult to notice that my phone's setting is causing this mess
hey it's very useful app, very minor issue that i faced with Android 9,10 is that if i didn't manually set usb to recognize as File Transfer (instead of "use usb to charge this device", which is the default ) then after the save and exiting the BIOS with linux ISO's (not with your default test iso, which works without problem) the system won't retrieve data from phone, so it dies in Blinking "_" The issue is it's difficult to notice that my phone's setting is causing this mess
2019-09-23	A *****	most Linux distributions missing but it's a really cool app. I would definitely buy it if the Linux packages were there, all but a couple say missing file. manjaro was one for sure missing, the app won't load anymore. it starts up but won't display anything it just has a spinning loading icon. it says it's being granted root, but not working anymore. that's too bad, I used it to boot into mint last night and it was awesome.
most Linux distributions missing but it's a really cool app. I would definitely buy it if the Linux packages were there, all but a couple say missing file. manjaro was one for sure missing, the app won't load anymore. it starts up but won't display anything it just has a spinning loading icon. it says it's being granted root, but not working anymore. that's too bad, I used it to boot into mint last night and it was awesome.
2019-06-15	A *****	Can't Load Writable USB - Help?! When I try and mount an image to the writable usb, it fails and says "DriveDroid failed to change read only state from enabled to disabled. The kernel blocked the request." I have read, write and execution granted to the .img file, and the folder it is contained in. the app has been granted super user permision too, but I can't get it to load. Can someone please let me know what I need to do to get this working?
Can't Load Writable USB - Help?! When I try and mount an image to the writable usb, it fails and says "DriveDroid failed to change read only state from enabled to disabled. The kernel blocked the request." I have read, write and execution granted to the .img file, and the folder it is contained in. the app has been granted super user permision too, but I can't get it to load. Can someone please let me know what I need to do to get this working?