One of the big questions that is asked whenever a new
Android device is about to be released is just how friendly that device will be
to potential mods, hacks, and developer customizations.
This is especially good news for those of you who love to
mess around with your devices by rooting, hacking, installing custom ROMs or
kernels or anything like that. The device will still have the standard Recovery
Mode, which would be used after rooting to flash any custom ROMs, kernels,
etc., but Download Mode acts as a sort of safety net during this process.
Download Mode is for getting back to stock, and is most helpful when you've
screwed up and partially bricked your device, because even a soft-bricked
device can still access Download Mode in order to reset back to the stock
firmware.
