DriveDroid

DriveDroid is a mobile client that can be used to turn a portable device into a self-booting flash drive. With the help of this card it will be possible to run a certain image (Ubuntu, Windows or other OS) on a connected PC. The software is designed specifically for smartphones and tablets on the Android platform. For the application to work, you need:

• portable device with Android version - 4.1 and Superuser rights;
• usb cable;
• firmware supporting UMS (USB Mass Storage Support).

Usage

Using the utility is quite simple: the user will not need deep technical knowledge, as the main work is done automatically. The most difficult thing in the interaction is the initialization procedure to check the compatibility of the device with the option of loading the operating system on a PC. It is worth noting that for full-fledged interaction with the utility, Superuser rights are required.

OS booting

Once all permissions are presented to the application and having selected the mode, users can proceed to download the OS. Directly from the utility, users can download a large number of operating systems. But if a particular one needs to be installed, it can be downloaded separately and then transferred to the SD card or internal memory. The next step is to connect the smartphone to a PC and directly install the new OS from it.

Features

• Ability to make a smartphone or tablet a full-fledged bootable flash drive;
• ability to download the OS directly through the application;
• support for .iso or .img disk images;
• Superuser rights are required;
• preliminary check of the portable device for compliance with technical specifications is required;
• interface language - Russian and English;
• almost all actions are performed automatically, so the user is not required to have any special knowledge;
• distributed under a free license;
• supports all current versions of the Android operating system.