A Moto employee disclosed on twitter today the Bionic will be getting ICS within 6 weeks after the OS is released. Do you believe it?
http://androidandme.com/2011/10/new...-to-ice-cream-sandwich-6-weeks-after-release/
I heart Moto Might even get the xoom 2 now. Do well by me and I'll spend money with your company.
I believe they'll try and being under the Google umbrella they have the resources.
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I'm not going to hold my breath but if they pulled it off that would be awesome!
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A Moto employee disclosed on twitter today the Bionic will be getting ICS within 6 weeks after the OS is released. Do you believe it?
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I heart motorola's products. Not their ideas...
But I agree with the Xoom 2. May trade iPad for it (if its unlocked)
Also confirmed on their website, minus a precise eta.
https://supportforums.motorola.com/community/manager/softwareupgrades
"A note about Ice Cream Sandwich:
We are planning to upgrade DROID RAZR, Motorola RAZR, Motorola XOOM and DROID BIONIC by Motorola to Ice Cream Sandwich. We will provide more precise guidance on timing after post-public push of Ice Cream Sandwich by Google, as well as any possible additions to this list of devices."
good news but sounds a little too good to be true imo.
Droid Life says what Motorola meant was they will have a list of their upgrade timeliness in 6 weeks. That is more believable.
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davisbs999 said:
A Moto employee disclosed on twitter today the Bionic will be getting ICS within 6 weeks after the OS is released. Do you believe it?
http://androidandme.com/2011/10/new...-to-ice-cream-sandwich-6-weeks-after-release/
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Not true, read the Tweet. They will be releasing ICS devices 6 weeks after the OS is released.
Says NOTHING about our devices!
Having the ICS theme makes me want the official s/w.
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Not true, read the Tweet. They will be releasing ICS devices 6 weeks after the OS is released.
Says NOTHING about our devices!
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The Article I linked above and qoute DOES mention our device. As does the original. The tweet clarification was that they'll have a timeframe in 6 weeks, not the actual upgrade.
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Not true, read the Tweet. They will be releasing ICS devices 6 weeks after the OS is released.
Says NOTHING about our devices!
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This one does: https://twitter.com/#!/Motorola/status/127038157479870465
@nightdragon70 DROID BIONIC will get an upgrade to ICS. We'll have more info on timing after Google releases the final version
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lrs421 said:
The Article I linked above and qoute DOES mention our device. As does the original. The tweet clarification was that they'll have a timeframe in 6 weeks, not the actual upgrade.
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This one does: https://twitter.com/#!/Motorola/status/127038157479870465
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The fact that the Bionic is going to get ICS is old news. There are several threads about it already.
This thread is about ICS 6 weeks after release, which has NOT been confirmed yet, depending on how you wish to interpret the latest update on the original post::
http://androidandme.com/2011/10/new...-to-ice-cream-sandwich-6-weeks-after-release/
To me it sounds like all they are doing is confirming, once again, that the Bionic is going to get ICS which we've known about for a little while now, but there isn't a set date.
Basically, what I'm saying, is there is no news here. Just a misinterpretation from androidandme which has spawned dozens of forum posts and several other websites have linked to this article claiming the same incorrect statement that dates are confirmed.
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The fact that the Bionic is going to get ICS is old news. There are several threads about it already.
This thread is about ICS 6 weeks after release, which has NOT been confirmed yet, depending on how you wish to interpret the latest update on the original post::
http://androidandme.com/2011/10/new...-to-ice-cream-sandwich-6-weeks-after-release/
To me it sounds like all they are doing is confirming, once again, that the Bionic is going to get ICS which we've known about for a little while now, but there isn't a set date.
Basically, what I'm saying, is there is no news here. Just a misinterpretation from androidandme which has spawned dozens of forum posts and several other websites have linked to this article claiming the same incorrect statement that dates are confirmed.
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Go back and read what you originally wrote which warranted the reply it got. No one disagrees with the statement above. Futhermore, the op asked if anyone believed what was posted on Twitter, it wasn't being taken as fact. The fact of the matter is, you corrected him for no reason.
You also said this has nothing to do with our devices, which isn't true. Maybe you should go back and review what you wrote.
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Ehhh I'm going to say that we'll see it sometime AROUND the 6 week mark...but probably later. I don't want to doubt Motorola, but I highly doubt they'll have a build up within 6 weeks...they said next year for the RAZR, there isn't a huge difference between it and the Bionic. But I wouldn't also be surprised if Motorola was planning on using the Bionic as a test platform so they get it right on the RAZR...fine by me, if they screw it up, someone else will get a better custom ROM out (and probably will even if they do it right anyways lol)
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wonder what it would look like with blur ui
hmmm, I'm happy to see that they are pushing ICS, but I worry about how long it will take them to get it to the devices they listed...
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yes the Bionic is indeed. the Galaxy Nexus is going to launch with ICS, then the Droid RAZR will have an ICS update in Jan. followed by the Bionic & Thunderbolt(no ETA yet though).
This is awesome news! Yesterday I find out Asus is planning an ICS update for my tablet, today Motorola announces an ICS update for my phone. I think I made smart purchasing decisions or something?
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This is awesome news! Yesterday I find out Asus is planning an ICS update for my tablet, today Motorola announces an ICS update for my phone. I think I made smart purchasing decisions or something?
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this is a sign you need to go out and get ice cream today.
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This is awesome news! Yesterday I find out Asus is planning an ICS update for my tablet, today Motorola announces an ICS update for my phone. I think I made smart purchasing decisions or something?
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I was actually wondering about this last night.. great news! I kind of assumed they would, but I'm more curious about the timing.
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yes the Bionic is indeed. the Galaxy Nexus is going to launch with ICS, then the Droid RAZR will have an ICS update in Jan. followed by the Bionic & Thunderbolt(no ETA yet though).
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Is there any evidence that the Bionic is getting it after the RAZR? I know that kind of makes sense considering they very clearly stated that the RAZR is getting it and I'd imagine a lot of buyers are getting it under that assumption, but it would be kind of cool if the same or a close release date.
You all do realize that between the vendors and the providers, those projections rarely mean anything, right? It'll also be interesting to see how Verizon deals with an OS that will allow you to remove bloatware without even having root privileges.
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yes the Bionic is indeed. the Galaxy Nexus is going to launch with ICS, then the Droid RAZR will have an ICS update in Jan. followed by the Bionic & Thunderbolt(no ETA yet though).
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How do you know the tbolt is getting it?
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It really doesn't matter if Verizon approved ICS for the Bionic or not. By the time Razr receives the update the Devs will have everything need for a stable port to the Bionic. I don't think the Thunderbolt will get ICS since HTC is still working on it's successor "Vigor" will likely receive it first.
Cool thing about this is that we know it runs well on TI SoC's so performance should be awesome whether it comes from CM or from an official update. I for one hope for CM!
I can't remember the time frame it took CM to get from froyo to gingerbread.
I think if the bionic didn't get icecream sandwich, Motorola would have things to worry about, like a bunch of disgruntled customers who may never purchase another Motorola again. By the time we get it, Google may be announce Cheeseburger(joke name for next version )
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Has anyone seen any news on weather or not we will be getting ics for our DROID 3? Not cm9 but the official. I poke around twitter and google but can't find anything new, its all outdated.
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Motorola does not list the Droid 3 on any of their roadmaps...it is like they just forgot about the device.
I would not hold my breath but at this point there is no official response in ether direction.
We are all waiting for Motorola to issue some updates... I think they are going to make the announcements all at the same time, of which phones will and won't make the upgrade.
D3 is in good shape though, it runs almost the same CPU and GPU as Galaxy Nexus, just has half the memory. Let's keep our fingers crossed!
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Has anyone seen any news on weather or not we will be getting ics for our DROID 3? Not cm9 but the official. I poke around twitter and google but can't find anything new, its all outdated.
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I remember seeing somewhere that motorola is redoing their software update page on their website, I know they are working on it as we speak. I would hope that it's soon, I remember google saying that the updates should be quicker with ICS but saying and doing are two different things.
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Has anyone seen any news on weather or not we will be getting ics for our DROID 3? Not cm9 but the official. I poke around twitter and google but can't find anything new, its all outdated.
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Even if Moto and Verizon don't officially give ICS to the D3, you can bet that shortly after they release it for either the Razr or Bionic that it will be ported in it's "blurred" setup to the D3.
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Even if Moto and Verizon don't officially give ICS to the D3, you can bet that shortly after they release it for either the Razr or Bionic that it will be ported in it's "blurred" setup to the D3.
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Keep in mind that if they don't release it for the Droid 3, the "ported" version based from those won't get the new kernel that those devices get along with their ICS upgrade...
If they release just one of the phones Hash supports for ICS with a camera, that is all we really need anyway.
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If they release just one of the phones Hash supports for ICS with a camera, that is all we really need anyway.
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Not if the app relies on the newer kernel that the upgrade will bring to the other devices...
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Motorola released their "staging plans" for ICS upgrades...
https://forums.motorola.com/pages/00add97d6c
DROID 3
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Evaluation & Planning
Further details to follow.
They state that some products may not make it beyond the Evaluation stage....
Categorized in 1 Gig ram devices and 512 Meg Ram devices. Bionic, Razr and Droid4 are also listed as "Evaluation & Planning".
This is good news, but dumb because all those 4 phones should have been evaluated when being made for ics compatibility
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prsterero said:
Has anyone seen any news on weather or not we will be getting ics for our DROID 3? Not cm9 but the official. I poke around twitter and google but can't find anything new, its all outdated.
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http://bit.ly/MotoSoftUpdate
there is some info (but not confirmed)
same update page but custom url
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i hope D3 and bionic get Official ICS (mb200 in latam didnt get 2.1 so i would not give all my hopes again and then rant a "never more and/again Motorola" quote
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This is good news, but dumb because all those 4 phones should have been evaluated when being made for ics compatibility
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I wonder if they had to build their new blur before making the actual ICS builds for their phones.
Still I'm happy that they have at least acknowledged that the D3 might get updated to ICS maybe someday possibly a remote chance.
Interesting...the Motorola Razr is in "Development" status but the Droid Razr is still only "Evaluation and Planning" stage....
Verizon must be a big part of the problem....as even the 3G Xoom's are "Evaluation and Planning" while the WiFi Xoom already has it (and non-us WiFi are in Development).
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Interesting...the Motorola Razr is in "Development" status but the Droid Razr is still only "Evaluation and Planning" stage....
Verizon must be a big part of the problem....as even the 3G Xoom's are "Evaluation and Planning" while the WiFi Xoom already has it (and non-us WiFi are in Development).
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I noticed the same thing... It looks like for the first time Canada might be getting something quicker than the US... (At least in the RAZR ICS upgrade department).
All I care about is that the RAZR upgrade code leaks so that way we can get the cameras working within CM9, then maybe I'll jump ship from stock.
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All I care about is that the RAZR upgrade code leaks so that way we can get the cameras working within CM9, then maybe I'll jump ship from stock.
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that still really doesn't help as Hashcode has pointed out the dependencies the ICS camera has on the ION driver inside the ICS kernel....which are not present in the Gingerbread kernel that will still be running on the Droid 3 with CM9.
These dependencies won't go away on a Razr ICS camera....as the kernel will be getting updated along with the OS when they push it out.
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Verizon must be a big part of the problem....as even the 3G Xoom's are "Evaluation and Planning" while the WiFi Xoom already has it (and non-us WiFi are in Development).
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I agree. All Verizon dual-core phones - even the Bionic, Razr series and D4 - are the same status. I think that Verizon's approval process and bloatware install requirements have become too unpredictable to allow for a definitive upgrade period.
It wouldn't surprise me if a working ics blur rom existed at moto and was stable. The hurdle has always been verizon. I can't understand the forced bloat concept considering most users don't use it and will root now to rid themselves of it.
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So I just found a leaked screen shot of Verizon's upgrade schedule to ICS!
http://www.ubergizmo.com/2012/04/verizon-ic-update-schedule-leaked/
So the HTC Rezound should get the OTA next week on May 9th. The RAZR and RAZR MAXX will be getting the OTA in three weeks. But no mention of the Bionic... Oh yea, they decided to give us the .904 update while they finalized ICS for the newer phones. We just got shafted again.
Then again, its tough to know what is actually going on because they have to keep everything confidential. I doubt this would be case but if VZW and MOTO were having issues with ICS on the Bionic, I would have no problem giving them more time to make it right. But from what we've seen, it doesn't appear to be that innocent.
You do realize that we are a low priority because the phone isn't selling well, right? RAZR's the front-runner, making it a priority. We'll get ours by July, if we're lucky.
And yes, I am being a little pessimistic, but Motorola and Verizon need to step up their game already. Moto's making too many devices and Verizon's forcing bloat too much. That's what is slowing us down.
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I don't understand what is really taking that long. Development will continue on the latest and greatest but that doesn't mean we should get the shaft. I picked the bionic over the thunderbolt because I like the slightly thinner phone and longer screen even though it cost more.didn't think I would be buying a dead phone in terms of development. I should have just got the razr
I have Rooted 904 update Safestrap dual boot eclipse 2.2
My view is the Bionic is a phone they would prefer to forget. The Razrs are the hot phones so they get the priority. Maybe I woukd complain much more without ICS ROMs available.
It's interesting that on Moto's site the RAZR's are all listed as ICS upgradeable but the Bionic is not.??
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My view is the Bionic is a phone they would prefer to forget. The Razrs are the hot phones so they get the priority. Maybe I woukd complain much more without ICS ROMs available.
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There are ICS ROMs available for the Bionic. I've held off on flashing one because its my understanding that they are unstable and have missing features. Please correct me if i'm wrong.
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It's interesting that on Moto's site the RAZR's are all listed as ICS upgradeable but the Bionic is not.??
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Yes it is:
http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/U...and-Services/Mobile-Phones/DROID-BIONIC-US-EN
"ANDROID 4.0 (ICS) UPGRADEABLE: WE ALL SCREAM!
Ice cream is cool. Ice Cream Sandwich is HOT. Needless to say, DROID RAZR is Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) upgradeable. You can find all the latest software upgrade news in our Motorola Support Forums. "
That is on the top of the bionics feature page.
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it would be nice if they would just let us have it.
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"ANDROID 4.0 (ICS) UPGRADEABLE: WE ALL SCREAM!
Ice cream is cool. Ice Cream Sandwich is HOT. Needless to say, DROID RAZR is Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) upgradeable. You can find all the latest software upgrade news in our Motorola Support Forums. "
That is on the top of the bionics feature page.
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That's a pretty big oversight, mentioning the RAZR on the Bionic page like that... Now is that the mobile site only, or is it on the full site too?
That's the full site. It says RAZR. Read the spec's on all the phones and Bionic does not have 'ICS Upgradeable'. I think we're getting swept under the rug.
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That's the full site. It says RAZR. Read the spec's on all the phones and Bionic does not have 'ICS Upgradeable'. I think we're getting swept under the rug.
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****ing awesome
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If we get swept under the rug I will demand a new phone. Part of the reason I bought this phone is because it was going to be updated with ics. I believe them reniging (sp?) on their word is sufficient reason for a phone replacement on vzw.
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jmath679 said:
If we get swept under the rug I will demand a new phone. Part of the reason I bought this phone is because it was going to be updated with ics. I believe them reniging (sp?) on their word is sufficient reason for a phone replacement on vzw.
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Agreed
Went to Moto website and under specs for Bionic it says android 2.3 upgradeable to 4.0 so maybe u miss read :x
Edit: Heres Link http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/U...obile-Phones/ci.DROID-BIONIC-US-EN.alt#anchor
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Went to Moto website and under specs for Bionic it says android 2.3 upgradeable to 4.0 so maybe u miss read :x
Edit: Heres Link http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/U...obile-Phones/ci.DROID-BIONIC-US-EN.alt#anchor
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Saw the same thing. Dunno where people are getting that we're not getting ICS from. If the thunderbolt and INC2 are getting it, that would be a travesty for the Bionic not to.
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look under the features section of the bionic, it says Droid razor. I'm think we'll be lucky to get ICS by late summer/ early fall.
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look under the features section of the bionic, it says Droid razor. I'm think we'll be lucky to get ICS by late summer/ early fall.
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if you click on the motorola support forums link where it says that it takes u to a page explaining which devices are getting ics and the bionic among others is on that list but yeah :/ it will prolly be a while. maybe we can get lucky with cheesecake.
Guys why is this even a topic. It's been confirmed we are getting official ICS by several sources along with moto. The ICS source code was released a little over a month ago, that helped out the devs. We have a solid device for the price and we have devs good enough to keep us happy and get us through until mid to late summer when we get the real thing.
ICS source was released 6 months ago. That doesn't help matters since we don't have an official release, an unlocked bootloader, or a real ICS kernel, however.
As title Says, Motorola Released an updated lineup of Devices to Receive ICS. Bionic is scheduled to get it in Early Q3 so I assume July ish. This is Straight from the Horses mouth (So to speak) lol. Hopefully we get a leak by jun though!
Heres Link: https://forums.motorola.com/pages/00add97d6c
Saw that. Stoked!
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HorsexD said:
As title Says, Motorola Released an updated lineup of Devices to Receive ICS. Bionic is scheduled to get it in Early Q3 so I assume July ish. This is Straight from the Horses mouth (So to speak) lol. Hopefully we get a leak by jun though!
Heres Link: https://forums.motorola.com/pages/00add97d6c
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I came from the world of AT&T and Samsung. I will be stoked when we actually get it. Until then, I will assume "Early Q3 of this year" means late Q3 of next year, lol.
I'm currently using gummy ics and it works perfectly. I think I can manage a little while longer without an "official" build including all of Verizon's bloat.
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GummyICS is nice, but no ICS ROMs for the Bionic have hardware acceleration, HDMI, or properly working data (as in without the random drops). Stuff always leaks before it gets released, so I'm sure there will be a rooted, bloat-free ROM before it gets officially released by Motorola. Also, now that the Googlerola deal went through, maybe it will happen a little quicker...and a little less bloaty.
I did notice the lack of hardware acceleration when trying to use chrome beta, but I have yet to experience data drops on both 3g and 4g.
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GummyICS is nice, but no ICS ROMs for the Bionic have hardware acceleration, HDMI, or properly working data (as in without the random drops). Stuff always leaks before it gets released, so I'm sure there will be a rooted, bloat-free ROM before it gets officially released by Motorola. Also, now that the Googlerola deal went through, maybe it will happen a little quicker...and a little less bloaty.
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The bloat is mostly from Verizon, only some from Motorola (Motocast, motoactv, etc...). So the Googlerola deal likely won't fix that particular issue.
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Im Looking forward to the Lapdock Update the most. It would be nice to gain some speed on this little bad boy.
Won't the next Android version be announced by then? That would kinda be a downer considering we're still waiting for ICS. To me it doesn't matter that much at this point because there are already Gingerbread roms out there with an ICS theme. Not exactly like the real thing but for me it's good enough, heh.
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The bloat is mostly from Verizon, only some from Motorola (Motocast, motoactv, etc...). So the Googlerola deal likely won't fix that particular issue.
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I like how they call it zumocast on the bionic but motocast on some of their other devices. I wouldn't consider it bloat though. Every phone should come with an app like that. It's pretty useful.
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You do realize there is another post about this topic? That was what sucked about the bionic community, we kept getting repeat posts.
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You do realize there is another post about this topic? That was what sucked about the bionic community, we kept getting repeat posts.
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Your right. The threads should be merged but to be fair mine was made before the other one, Although just by a few minutes so its no ones fault. The other op probably didnt see this one because of the small window frame.
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As title Says, Motorola Released an updated lineup of Devices to Receive ICS. Bionic is scheduled to get it in Early Q3 so I assume July ish. This is Straight from the Horses mouth (So to speak) lol. Hopefully we get a leak by jun though!
Heres Link: https://forums.motorola.com/pages/00add97d6c
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Verizon is soon to drop Bionic from their phone catalog, too many newer fascinating devices are out. after it goes off web catalog, Do you all really think they will give it an ICS update....This is the Evil Empire we are talking about here!
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Verizon is soon to drop Bionic from their phone catalog, too many newer fascinating devices are out. after it goes off web catalog, Do you all really think they will give it an ICS update....This is the Evil Empire we are talking about here!
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Well there is Test builds being found through Cheesecake and The Bionic isnt much Different from the razr and that is getting ICS.
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Well there is Test builds being found through Cheesecake and The Bionic isnt much Different from the razr and that is getting ICS.
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Owned, son!
Sorry I couldn't resist. But still, I've been following the wait on ICS since I got my bionic back in October, and ICS will be welcome when it finally gets here. Id follow cheesecake myself but I hate stock blur with a passion, so I follow XDA.
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If we do not get ICS soon, i would not be surprised if the Bionic "fell through the cracks".
You should be surprised, since engineering builds are already being spread around. Doesn't take *too much* more than getting approval and changing the signatures to make it a user build.
Honestly all we need is 1 leak with a good kernel and we can switch over to CM9 through Bootstrap or Safestrap into CM9 and have a working camera/video and hardware acceleration.
Android Police article
Not that most people here are really bothered since you use the custom ROMs, but now this means there will be an official Jelly Bean template to make a sweet CM JB ROM off of.
Hopefully they won't cancel the upgrade.
Do you think we will get 4.1 after 4.2 is released?
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Prob 4.1
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I don't trust moto.
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I don't trust moto.
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Agreed. They might keep their promise, but most likely release 4.1 long after 4.2 is already out.
IMO they need to quit bowing to the carriers. Make their handsets according to the original principles of the Open Handset Alliance - fully open source, fully unlocked. If the carriers don't like it, tough, let them make their own damn locked phones. After enough consumers get burned by the lock-in, they'll all start choosing unlocked phones.
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Agreed. They might keep their promise, but most likely release 4.1 long after 4.2 is already out.
IMO they need to quit bowing to the carriers. Make their handsets according to the original principles of the Open Handset Alliance - fully open source, fully unlocked. If the carriers don't like it, tough, let them make their own damn locked phones. After enough consumers get burned by the lock-in, they'll all start choosing unlocked phones.
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I ordered already other device, not sure if I'll 100% move to it, but I plan to get rid of moto after that happened with my previous device motorola photon. I couldn't wait more and decided to try droid 4. After this politics I plan to go out of moto once I'll find good device. Hope, that found already.
I'm posting this from a D4 on Jellybeans but I'm still glad to hear this. I think it will go a long way towards making people feel they can trust Motorola again, which as we can see from a few other posts here many people do not.
The real question in my mind is, what will come first, the DROID 5 or the official JB upgrade? What I want to see are updates the drop shortly after AOSP does, not a year later...
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Motorola says that the Droid 4 will get jb some time next year. I'm sure it will be around the same time the five comes out. The sad thing is that the five will probably just be a razr m with a keyboard ):
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Motorola says that the Droid 4 will get jb some time next year. I'm sure it will be around the same time the five comes out. The sad thing is that the five will probably just be a razr m with a keyboard ):
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At this point I would be happy with that. 4.3 in screen + S4 (AKA the Photon Q)= fine with me.
The main Droid line, like nexus, was supposed to stand for quality and top of the line specs not this last years tech and rebranded bs that it is now. The keyboard is the only thing the series has going for it
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now they're claiming droid 4 *might* get 4.2.2 in q3 or q4 2013
I wonder if the old cheesecake method would work if Motorola does start working on official Jellybean updates.
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I don't even care about the JB update at this point, with the JB ROM's we have already working near perfectly
maddeath said:
The main Droid line, like nexus, was supposed to stand for quality and top of the line specs not this last years tech and rebranded bs that it is now. The keyboard is the only thing the series has going for it
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I'd ditch moto in a heartbeat if there was another phone with a physical keyboard. Too bad there'll never be a nexus with a keyboard.
AreEvenSackingMySack said:
I don't even care about the JB update at this point, with the JB ROM's we have already working near perfectly
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I don't mean to change the subject but which ROM are you using? The cyanogen 10 has no camera, Bluetooth issues, and crashes (not that I'm complaining, I'm grateful to even have it), but I thought that was pretty much the situation for all of them at the moment?
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now they're claiming droid 4 *might* get 4.2.2 in q3 or q4 2013
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where did you read that?
I'd be more than satisfied to get 4.1 in Q1 of next year.
ovelayer said:
where did you read that?
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It's been around for a while at http://www.droidforums.net/forum/dr...2-2-key-lime-pie-upgrade-timeline-razr-x.html
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Steve.
Droid 4: Authorized/Subject to change Reason: Support time frame may not support 4.2.2 estimated push date early Q3 2013
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To me that says we are going to get it just the release date may change
I get it never mind y'all were saying the same thing lol dang Ishould have been blonde..
So we are getting 4.2 but release date may change..got it
Thanks guys
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Droid 4: Authorized/Subject to change Reason: Support time frame may not support 4.2.2 estimated push date early Q3 2013
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To me that says we are going to get it just the release date may change
I get it never mind y'all were saying the same thing lol dang Ishould have been blonde..
So we are getting 4.2 but release date may change..got it
Thanks guys
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I'm pretty sure this article was labeled as untrue rumor. Android 4.2.2 won't be a the next codename of android. I'm pretty sure we will be getting JB 4.1 since that's what Moto promised to us earlier this year. Honestly, I don't think any devices with less than 2GB will get Android 4.2 other than stock Android devices.
It's been a good run the the D4, I'm pretty happy with CM10 on here right now, much less bloated! I just miss the power off animation (CRT)...
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