I'm going to be trading my nexus for a razr maxx. What should I look out for to make sure that this device is STOCK and is on the OTA path? Any other spots or defects I should know about before taking the plunge and avoid a lemon?
Not sure I understand your concerns, but if it's a brand new device out of the box you will be just fine.
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Not sure I understand your concerns, but if it's a brand new device out of the box you will be just fine.
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Well I'm trading with a guy off Craigslist and I want to make sure he didn't screw up rooting / unlocking it and that's why he's trading it
Even if he did screw up something, the fastboot files are available to return to the current stock version. Also, the current stock version can be rooted.
So no matter what boot loader or radio a razr is on it can be returned to factory stock and on the OTA route?
Is the stock razr build on 2.3.5 or 2.3.6?
Sorry for the paranoia but my friend has a bionic and he's had problems with the whole rooting thing
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So no matter what boot loader or radio a razr is on it can be returned to factory stock and on the OTA route?
Is the stock razr build on 2.3.5 or 2.3.6?
Sorry for the paranoia but my friend has a bionic and he's had problems with the whole rooting thing
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The maxx is fantastic. You can just RSD it to. 173. You can install the ics leak if you would like and still be able to RSD it back to. 173 when a better ota drops.
Extremely easy to root. Cwm isn't really necessary for you to have a great phone. Even stock is nice
Well thank you all for the great info, Are there any other things I should
Look at before trading? Going back to GB is going to be a bummer but I need a phone to last me all day, damnit!
Just look forward to having amazing battery life! I actually did the exact same switch you did and haven't looked back. I installed an ICS rom though and it runs smooth as butter.
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Well thank you all for the great info, Are there any other things I should
Look at before trading? Going back to GB is going to be a bummer but I need a phone to last me all day, damnit!
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I think I avg 6 + hours screen on time and usually charge every 18 ish hours. You won't be dissatisfied. I may not have all the apps some people do but I use the crap out of my phone. The maxx is everything you heard and more. I'm getting these times on the ics leak.
So far I'm loving the battery life, however my device is on 173 and not 181, and the update button says I'm on the latest version... any way to force the update or should I stay patient?
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So far I'm loving the battery life, however my device is on 173 and not 181, and the update button says I'm on the latest version... any way to force the update or should I stay patient?
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You're on the latest version. .181 has not been pushed out yet. I'm actually a part of the soak group, but have not gotten the OTA.
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So far I'm loving the battery life, however my device is on 173 and not 181, and the update button says I'm on the latest version... any way to force the update or should I stay patient?
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I forgot to say that I am on the ics leak and am getting the ridiculous battery life I was posting. If you can't wait flash the leak. Can always rsd back and be on the path once the latest ics drops. So far so good here. Just have to do the basic maintenance apps and only freeze apps unless you really decide they are in your way. If your rooted and on .173 just freeze them. If an update become available make sure you don't have a recovery installed, while the update is downloading get ota root keeper if you don't already have it, temp unroot and unfreeze all those apps. Then accept the update. Restore root w ota root keeper and your good to go
Not to detract from XDA but a whole crap load of dev work is going on over at droidrzr.com and droidhive.com.
The razr at this time has some of the best dev's in the business. I'd stay on 173 stock and either install the ICS leak w/ DroidTh3ory's ICS leak mod and ICS leak bootstrap or stay on 173, root, install hashcode's safestrap and run Dhacker's Axiom ICS ROM or Kejar's Gummy rom.
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I forgot to say that I am on the ics leak and am getting the ridiculous battery life I was posting. If you can't wait flash the leak. Can always rsd back and be on the path once the latest ics drops. So far so good here. Just have to do the basic maintenance apps and only freeze apps unless you really decide they are in your way. If your rooted and on .173 just freeze them. If an update become available make sure you don't have a recovery installed, while the update is downloading get ota root keeper if you don't already have it, temp unroot and unfreeze all those apps. Then accept the update. Restore root w ota root keeper and your good to go
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ETA: I read that reply wrong. My apologies, but none the less read what I wrote below this if you want to install the ICS leak. Sorry about that.
To properly install the ICS leak you can't temp unroot. OP, just go over to the droidrzr site and go to this thread.....
http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/1562-ics-anyone-i-haz-it-4-yew/
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I was recently using the drippler application and it said that there will be an update soon coming out for the thunderbolt again any word on this.
Only things I've seen are what jcase tweeted about GB OTA testing @ VZW. But I haven't actually looked for anything further detailing.
http://twitter.com/#!/TeamAndIRC/status/92055760430841856
http://twitter.com/#!/TeamAndIRC/status/92021408661647360
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I was recently using the drippler application and it said that there will be an update soon coming out for the thunderbolt again any word on this.
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Real information or stuff i can make up to make you happy for a little bit (also called pulling a verizon)
I for once am waiting patiently for the update. It will get here when it get's here. Right now there are plenty of GB roms out there to try but at this point I am going to stick with rooted stock.
Please accept my up-front apologies for being a n00b to the rooted update world.
My assumption is that if we are running a custom ROM, an OTA update from Verizon will not help us and is not advisable.
In case of a Gingerbread OTA, are people planning on reverting to stock to take advantage of the VZW offering? Or is it only that an official GB gives the developer community better, more current source to build from?
I could be mistaken but I do not think I am. Most OTA updates have already been leaked on XDA(usually devs and other people are good about keeping there eyes open for this stuff). Also I believe that if you are rooted you will nto receive the OTA update and nothing will happen. However if you want to get it then you should unroot. But most likely(if it already hasnt happened) people will put the new OTA update on xda quite fast! Hope this helps
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Please accept my up-front apologies for being a n00b to the rooted update world.
My assumption is that if we are running a custom ROM, an OTA update from Verizon will not help us and is not advisable.
In case of a Gingerbread OTA, are people planning on reverting to stock to take advantage of the VZW offering? Or is it only that an official GB gives the developer community better, more current source to build from?
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Yeah it gives the devs a more stable base to work from. Also from what I saw if you want to root do NOT take the gingerbread update. It closes all known exploits. And of course if you are already rooted don't take any OTAs just wait for someone to post a rooted version if you want to try it.
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Yeah it gives the devs a more stable base to work from. Also from what I saw if you want to root do NOT take the gingerbread update. It closes all known exploits. And of course if you are already rooted don't take any OTAs just wait for someone to post a rooted version if you want to try it.
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Will do. Thanks for the confirmation, JBO1018 !
I never received the ota update last month or so. Not worried about that, as far as quality of the rezound...the phone is great...my concern is the ICS update. If i didnt get the verizon update, will i not get the ICS also? If any body has any answers, please post. Ive searched around and only found that many people have not gotten the ota, but no follow up about ICS. I do know that one is a verizon update and ics will be a google update. ty
Have you tried manually fetching the update? Are you rooted and rommed?
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I never received the ota update last month or so. Not worried about that, as far as quality of the rezound...the phone is great...my concern is the ICS update. If i didnt get the verizon update, will i not get the ICS also? If any body has any answers, please post. Ive searched around and only found that many people have not gotten the ota, but no follow up about ICS. I do know that one is a verizon update and ics will be a google update. ty
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which ota update are you talking about?
the latest ota version was 2.01.605.11
My rezound is stock not rooted....and yes i mean the latest update....tried it manually and no go......like i said, im more concerned with the ICS update....just hope one doesnt relate to the other
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My rezound is stock not rooted....and yes i mean the latest update....tried it manually and no go......like i said, im more concerned with the ICS update....just hope one doesnt relate to the other
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well u can always use 2.01.605.11 ruu too..
http://www.filefactory.com/f/c2e320ee1d5c7886/
go here and download the third ruu.exe then ruu
then u won't need to worry about updates anymore
thank you for the link....still curious about the ics download next week...wonder if it will push through....guess ill find out soon enough....ty
hope this helps
found this post on HTC forums...hope it helps, i am going to try this today...will let everyone know if it works
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on 04-01-2012 6:42 AM
Simple Fix, get a new Sim card (never used) and let the phone auto activate (power up and let phone auto dial to activate on it's own, takes about 30-60 seconds), once activated pull the OTA(make sure the batteery is well charged). It'll download without the replacement hassles or HTC mail-in flash.
I'm currently on Eclipse and L.O.V.E. it. All this talk about ICS going OTA Wednesday is making me drool a little. I'm debating on jumping right in or waiting till a nice dev will make a good ICS ROM based on the update. BTW, did I mention I love the Eclipse ROM? heh
On a side note, as a person with a non-stock ROM on my phone, will I need to go back to stock to get the OTA, and if so is "going back to stock" that "Option 1" on Matts' RazrUtility? Once going back to stock, then root, then rootkeeper, then temp un-root while update is happening, then restore root?
Thanks for the advise and info.
If you want ICS so badly, upgrade to the OTA. It shouldnt take long for a dev build of ICS though.
And yes, if you want the OTA, you have to flash back to stock.
I would wait, u have to stock and then root again. Lets wait for kejar and his Gummy Release. I will stay and wait these 2 or 3 days
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I would wait, u have to stock and then root again. Lets wait for kejar and his Gummy Release. I will stay and wait these 2 or 3 days
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Has he confirmed he's working on a release?
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Has he confirmed he's working on a release?
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I think so. Days ago he allready released a 4.0.4 Testbuild. A second one is in progress I think. Check over at goo.im Team Gummy Spyder Releases.
You'll need to be on the OTA to use anything they do anyway. There's a new kernel, bootloader, radio, etc. that you can't flash through bootstrap.
http://www.droid-life.com/2012/05/1...-razr-and-maxx-in-q2-bionic-and-others-in-q3/
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Motorola just posted this on their facebook page http://forums.motorola.com/pages/00add97d6c
Updated: 18-May-2012
Noticeable diffrence is that RAZR and RAZR MAXXX in USA will get the ICS update in Q2. Before the update it was still in development stage!
Last information in Germany is the end of June, when the Maxx is going to sell in shops.
It was looking more and more like the May 21st - 23rd rollout was the real deal with the latest leaks, but this just made it REALLY real... Time will tell, but I'm rolling back to 181 now, to be safe...
Thanks for posting OP! I'm a giddy lil b!#@h all over again!
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...but I'm rolling back to 181 now, to be safe...
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When it is available OTA, should I just use Matt's utility 1.51 to AP Fastboot back to 173 to get the OTA (currently on Eclipse ROM .173 base)? All I need to do is titanium backup, use option 1 on his utility, then root it, ota rootkeeper, then ota it right?
Do I uninstall bootstrapper or will the fastboot back to 173 take care of that?
I was already having a great day, last day as a sophomore in school, and now hearing /official/ RAZR ICS news...best day since getting this phone!
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Shinare said:
When it is available OTA, should I just use Matt's utility 1.51 to AP Fastboot back to 173 to get the OTA (currently on Eclipse ROM .173 base)? All I need to do is titanium backup, use option 1 on his utility, then root it, ota rootkeeper, then ota it right?
Do I uninstall bootstrapper or will the fastboot back to 173 take care of that?
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You'll need to let it update to 181 first, then to ICS. I'm not sure about retaining root, I went back to plain unrooted stock. Matt's tool was what I used to roll back, but I was running the 75 ICS leak. If you're running 84+, you may be stuck with it for a bit...
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roll out in Q2 means it will be within the next 6 weeks to meet that, which makes that verizon screen grab look real, Here to hoping for OTA ICS within the week. Been sitting on bone stock Gingerbread since I got the phone in february waiting for official ICS before I did anything. I'm doing a manual update check every night so I can grab it as soon as possible.
What does all this mean for us GSM RAZR owners North of the boarder? Should we be able to get this update prior to our carriers release. Haven't heard anything about ICS hitting Rogers customers.
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I just had 8 Verizon apps update, all for ICS compatibility... Time to start wearing out the System Updates button...
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I've never rooted, but might need to in the next 4 weeks. Should I go through the process of:
Root...install root keeper...then unroot awaiting the OTA roll-out?
Or will there likely be root available for stock OTA ICS within a week or so after its roll out?
Also, with prior OTA updates my apps remained installed. With ICS will I have to manually re-install all apps? this would be another reason to root, as Titanium is better than the non-root options for back-up of apps and data.
The main reason I want to be rooted is that I'm hoping to get my Droid Razr to work with a UK sim while abroad. Otherwise, I generally happy with stock, and have so many apps that I worry about going too custom.
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I've never rooted, but might need to in the next 4 weeks. Should I go through the process of:
Root...install root keeper...then unroot awaiting the OTA roll-out?
Or will there likely be root available for stock OTA ICS within a week or so after its roll out?
Also, with prior OTA updates my apps remained installed. With ICS will I have to manually re-install all apps? this would be another reason to root, as Titanium is better than the non-root options for back-up of apps and data.
The main reason I want to be rooted is that I'm hoping to get my Droid Razr to work with a UK sim while abroad. Otherwise, I generally happy with stock, and have so many apps that I worry about going too custom.
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Well Rootkeeper worked on keeping root when updating to the ICS leak, so I assume it will work when downloading the official ICS OTA.
If it doesn't a root method will probably surface in a week.
I doubt the official OTA will make you get rid of your apps, just the leak cause of incompatibility issues or something.
Just when I finished my angers course, I saw this post.
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Head over to settings, about phone, system updates to grab now!
yep, just downloaded it. then thought that maybe I should revert to a non safestrap system and uninstall Safestrap. Now for some reason I am having to re-download it... Oh well, Im about to have an official ICS update!
Now I gotta worry about rerooting, and I was thinking about running a rom like eclipse. Big day lol
I'm fastbooting back to stock in hopes I'll get a nice smooth update, does anyone know of any root methods that work on the official ICS build?
I assume u are all in the US.im in SOUTH AFRICA. GSM handset, just got the 2.3.6 update, but not going to install it. Want to skip straight to ICS. Any links for GSM ICS leaks?
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I assume u are all in the US.im in SOUTH AFRICA. GSM handset, just got the 2.3.6 update, but not going to install it. Want to skip straight to ICS. Any links for GSM ICS leaks?
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I don't think u can just skip 2.3.6 before ics
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I'm fastbooting back to stock in hopes I'll get a nice smooth update, does anyone know of any root methods that work on the official ICS build?
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there was an option for it in Matt's Utility... haven't tried it yet to excited that I finally got the ICS
Is this official ota different from the .211 leak? If it is, is there going to be a way for us that are running .211 to manually update to the ota? Since they had to fix some bugs I figured there was a new build date and all.
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Wondering the same
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Download OTA Rootkeeper from the play store, it restored my root when i upgraded on razr maxx
Downloaded and went smooth as silk. Phone was rooted and I installed rootkeeper. Was in root state when I received the update. All suggested battery saver apps were disabled. Phone still downloaded the update. Downloaded with WIFI. The update removed root but rootkeeper rerooted the phone. The only think I had to do was change the data back to 4G. Everything seems great so far.
i have updated
yes you are right ics update now availble iam from Egypt and now i enjoy ics
its really smooth but the cam is not as clear as gingbread and not fast shot
if someone can helpe mer to give me kernel