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[Q] Moto Droid Bionic

I'm a verizon subscriber, with a droid eris, I can upgrade in March and this seem like the device I want to get my hands on. One thing I've been searching for and cannot seem to find is, is this stock android, very close to stock, or motoblur
Thanks for your help!

Unfortunately it will be running Motoblur. As far as I know there is only one phone on Verizon that runs stock Android: the original Motorola Droid. I have no idea why phone companies insist on mutating Android and making it worse with their crappy skins and proprietary apps. It angers me soo much. If I get the Bionic the first thing I will do is root it and install a stock Android ROM (if one exists). I hate Motoblur/Sense/whatever is running on LG and Samsung phones.

So it'll probably be similar to the version running on the Droid X then. That's decent. As long as it's not as intrusive as Devour's Blur. hahaha
And I hear you on that one, I have the Eris, thank goodness it's running Stock 2.2.1 instead of Sense 2.1, cause even though sense is the best skin out there, it's still full of bloatware and slows it down

Actually, it'll be running a new version of blur, or maybe they're not even going to call it blur. All I know is it's definitely not stock Android. From the videos I've seen, it actually looks very nice and isn't overwhelming. I prefer blur to sense, but stock Android to anything. Just search youtube for Motorola Bionic, there are plenty of videos out there of the interface in motion.

its motoblur sadly but apparently its a modified version that makes it more stock and less blur which is nice..the att atrix gets the full unmodified version of blur which is gonna suck

gee7201 said:
I'm a verizon subscriber, with a droid eris, I can upgrade in March and this seem like the device I want to get my hands on. One thing I've been searching for and cannot seem to find is, is this stock android, very close to stock, or motoblur
Thanks for your help!
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I would shoot for an HTC Thunderbolt with an AOSP ROM/Kernel.
Beamed from my DroidX

From what I've heard, it's running an updated version of Blur. It's supposedly much improved over even the Blur found on the D2/X. I've always preferred DroidBlur to Sense though, myself.
There's always the option of rooting and going stock though, so I wouldn't let Blur discourage you.
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App

Droid RAZR Browser on the Droid 3? The RAZRs looks much improved.

I was browsing Anantech, and saw an article on the Droid RAZR's browser. I was wondering if it was possible to port it over to our Droid 3? Wondering if any devs can look into this?
Here is the Article
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4981/motorola-droid-razr-performance-preview-improved-browser-performance

Who uses stock browser anyway?

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Motorola's stock browser is actually really good, much better then anything out there. I have had so many issues with Dolphin, Opera, and Skyfire (havent even tried mozilla, heard to many bad things plus no flash). I dont know if you have even messed with the stock browser, but its pretty amazing, I dont know what they have done to it, but its not the same thing that comes with ASOP android. I have used the stock one on my xoom, and its horrible.

Try Miren Browser

Stock browser is great now with Gingerbread, Opera was a better choice for Froyo tho bak in the day.
Wish we had the hardware accelerated browser of the GS2 tho, that would be the ****.
-smc

Have to agree. Miren kept force closing on my xoom, gonna stick with stock on boot, still trying to get thhe browser.apk from the razr board to see if it works in the droid 3

@ anarchy4sale
How'd you go with grabbing the browser apk?
-smc

Almost stable roms?

I'm wondering If there are some roms that are fully functional. But it wouldn't bother me if the camera or goods doesn't work. And please give me links to the threads.thank you
Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk 2 Beta-6

I've been running Droid Th3ory's Axiom AOKP Rom for a while now and it's solid. Same stuff doesn't work, like full camera functions and hw acceleration but besides that I've had no issues. Here's the link: http://www.droidhive.com/forums/index.php?/topic/357-romaokp-m4-axi0m-kang-bionic/

Eclipse. I'm sure it will be easier for you to type bionic eclipse into Google to find the link than it will be for me to copy and paste it from my phone.
Sent from my DROID BIONIC using XDA

Gummy ICS 1.0, everything works except for camcorder and HDMI as far as I can tell. HW acceleration works, data works, 3D games exceptionally well...faster than my Xoom OC'ed to 1.6Ghz running stock speeds on the Bionic.

brandogg said:
Gummy ICS 1.0, everything works except for camcorder and HDMI as far as I can tell. HW acceleration works, data works, 3D games exceptionally well...faster than my Xoom OC'ed to 1.6Ghz running stock speeds on the Bionic.
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HW acceleration works on Gummy now? Last I heard it did not. So does that mean Chrome Browser works now?

Bionic Eclipse is where the good life is at. The 2.2 version based on system .902 is absolutely incredible. Eclipse has been my daily for over 6 months now.
Also, it's bad form to bust into a forum and command people to pass you links. You're already on the internet. This forum has search boxes. You know how to get to google.com. You can do things on your own.

I will say that Eclipse 2.2 is stable to use full time.

I stand corrected, no HW acceleration (feels like it, it's pretty snappy) on Gummy yet. Chrome opens and you can type URLs...but nothing is displayed.

+1 on Eclipse 2.2.
I have not yet tried any of the ICS roms, which, while they have some limitations on camera functions I never use or HDMI, which I never use or will use, are reported to be stable. Droid Hive has those.
As Eclipse is very fast, very stable and has excellent battery life, I see no reason to switch. However, I would love to see a post where someone explains how much improvement I'd see over Eclipse by switching to AOKP, Gummy, etc. I realize that Eclipse is static and that further development is DOA. It is what it is, whereas some incredibly talented developers are tweaking the ICS roms on a daily basis.

eclipse is the best custom room I have ever used. I love it. Every thing works great
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eclipse 2.2
Eclipse 2.2 is also my "daily driver" and it is very stable, one of the most stable "custom" roms I have used on ANY android phone.........but your mileage may vary.

and i like kinetx .902 compatible the best. had my bionic for about 2 months and i always go back to kinetx. the only catch is the dev doesnt work on it anymore. passed it on to someone else. good data/battery life/speed in general. i did come from a droid inc that had hardware issues, though, so maybe its not as great as i think. most of the ics roms (havent flashed one since the end of march) felt buggy and crappy. plus i hate cyan/turquoise. but heres some link love: droid hive http://rombot.droidhive.com/ROMs/targa/
the other 3: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1455888
in the second link, it tells you about safestrap which avoids bootstrap, but takes away rom manager functionality for flashing roms but gives you a good chance of never fully bricking. it makes a copy of your stock rom and partitions it away, then gives you a partition to play with. read all directions carefully. if ya have bootstrap,uninstall it before you safestrap. have fun.

Zero ICS ROMs for the bionic are fully functional. Eclipse and a few other GB ROMS are the only fully functional ROMS available.
Sent from my AKOP ICS Bionic

Can the OG be a daily driver?

I have gone through quite a few android phones in the past year since becoming a smartphone user (Droid X2, HTC Thunderbolt, RAZR MAXX). I keep hearing stories of the good old days about the original DROID, and then Daily Steals decided to throw up the device in retail packaging for 70$ shipped.
Given I've recently been extremely unhappy with my RAZR since the ICS update (no adobe flash support/comp ability for embedded videos, which was the main use for my phone) I decided 70 bucks was a small gamble to try and regain my satisfaction with my daily driver.
Given the small amount of RAM is the device still able to handle the apps of today? I don't use it for much other than streaming movies and TV shows aside from web browsing.
Can I expect to use this phone or did I simply purchase a piece of cellular history to put away in a sock drawer?
Thanks for any suggestions and input!

I just recently upgraded to the galaxy s3 after using the Og Droid for 2 1/2 year's, and the droid remained faithful to the end. Although it got to the point where I really had to tweak the hell out of it for me to be happy with daily performance. But if you just going to use it for light browsing and streaming with a minimalistic lightweight setup and a few tweaks you should be good to go.
Sent from my SCH-I535 using xda premium

Thanks for the response. Were there certain programs/apps you needed to tweak for?
Any recommendations or must have tweaks I should implement right off the jump?
Sent from my DROID RAZR

positivehxcgo said:
Thanks for the response. Were there certain programs/apps you needed to tweak for?
Any recommendations or must have tweaks I should implement right off the jump?
Sent from my DROID RAZR
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Lets see where to start ...
1.I'd recommend running Cyanogenmod 7.2
2. These build.prop tweaks and other mods http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1426443
3. Limit the amount of apps you have installed and move as much as you can to the external storage
4. History eraser app https://play.google.com/store/apps/...edium=organic&utm_term=history+eraser+android to remove junk files like app chace and delete browsing history to keep things running smoothly
Edit:
And holo launcher as well
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Awesome list!
I was running my droid 1 on CM7.2 nightlies and Prime's kernel at 1.1GHz. I always used TiBU to delete system components that seemed superfluous, like screen tips, theme stuff, email client, etc. This freed up some memory for the ROM.
I tried swap and v6 supercharger but gave up on them.
The OG Droid is sincerely lacking the RAM for lots of apps, but will certainly run well as a light weight daily driver. If you don't need gingerbread (and continued support of the ROM) , then check out a froyo CM release. Should be very light weight.
CM7.2 nightlies are still coming out, although now on a weekly basis. I keep my OG updated even though it is retired.
Loads of people are using Steel Droid ROM, which is still being updated by the dev. I never tried it.
-CM7 on DInc2

I was using primes kernel but for some reason it kept causing my data to drop in and out. And V6 supercharger worked well for me in the beginning but then became pretty hit and miss performance wise. But like you said keeping things light weight yet efficient is definitely the way to go.
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Thinking of getting Atrix HD ... root, roms?

Hey guys,
It turns out my Atrix 4G is eligible for the Motorola trade up program and the Atrix HD is the only high end Motorola phone on AT&T. Is the phone rooted yet and are there any roms available? I did a search and there doesn't appear to be official Cyanogenmod, or any other roms for that matter. The main reason I would want to flash would be to get rid of motoblur ... if there are no custom roms is there at least a way to get rid of motoblur and return to android stock UI?

Its rooted and there will be official jb coming out soon! (beta already out)
Motoblur is only in traces, it got phased out.

I'm a flashaholic myself but I'm actually enjoying the Atrix HD just the way it is. Upgraded from the Atrix 4G as well and I'm definitely glad I did. The jellybean leak is very well put together and the 4.2 apps available for download definitely adds to the greatness that is the Atrix HD. The Razr MAXX battery mod increased the life of the phone big time.
Sent from my Jellybeaned Motorola Atrix HD MAXX

I've had my AHD for about a week now, and I'm usually a flashaholic, but honestly I don't see any obvious reasons to need to flash anything. I loathed Motoblur, and thankfully it's not here. I did root though, for obvious reasons. I can tell you that I am extremely picky about phones, and can name probably ten phones I've used this year, and this is my favorite.

Okay cool, thanks for the info guys! Looks like the Atrix HD will be my next phone!

You won't be disappointed!
Sent from my MB886 using xda premium

Yeah same here, I was a flashaholic as well, probably been through 6 or 7 phones this year already and once I got my hands on the Atrix HD, I am completely happy.

Agreed that the stock jellybean leak is very well done, feels like vanilla jb with a few nice tweaks. Of course once we have recovery working there will be ROMs and kernels hehe

Do keep in mind that your SD card can not be used to install any apps on to it nor can it be used to install a game and then the game installs any extra data.

A working recovery is almost here guys. Hashcode is working his azz off to finish it right now!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1964259&page=10

sounreal said:
Do keep in mind that your SD card can not be used to install any apps on to it nor can it be used to install a game and then the game installs any extra data.
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Hopefully custom ROMs will bring a workaround for this.

AzraelsVoice said:
I've had my AHD for about a week now, and I'm usually a flashaholic, but honestly I don't see any obvious reasons to need to flash anything. I loathed Motoblur, and thankfully it's not here. I did root though, for obvious reasons. I can tell you that I am extremely picky about phones, and can name probably ten phones I've used this year, and this is my favorite.
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100% confirm!
Snappier than the S3 and Hox (int.) i compared with..
No lags, freezes, etc...just runs extremely good under stock os..

heifeif said:
100% confirm!
Snappier than the S3 and Hox (int.) i compared with..
No lags, freezes, etc...just runs extremely good under stock os..
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Exactly, I haven't had a single hiccup AT ALL with my AHD. I wanted to throw my S3 against the wall. This Motorola is just solid.