I'm told that being a new os it would be worth a factory reset or reformat of internal drives prior to install of ics.... when the update is finally given to us.... This of course comes at the cost of having to re setup and install all apps etc. A major effort for a phone like mine! Do people think this is necessary or should I just run the update as is?
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ollie1234 said:
I'm told that being a new os it would be worth a factory reset or reformat of internal drives prior to install of ics.... when the update is finally given to us.... This of course comes at work the cost of having to re setup and install all apps etc. A major effort for a phone like mine! Do people think this is necessary or should I just run the update as is?
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If your all bone stock and no root just take the update
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Still all original so that's probably easiest. Will root after the update. Will being rooted impact on future updates? i.e. will I have to 'unroot' to install future updates?
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I always reset. Fresh outta the box, after updates, and sometimes just to start fresh. There are files from post production testing, left overs from previous versions, etc that a factory reset will clear, helping your phone’s functionality. A lot of people never reset anything, and I find them to be the people who complain that their phones don't work most often...
That's just me, though.
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Updating to ICS is going to wipe everything for you & you'll need to set up everything again.
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Really? Thanks for the tip! Better put a night aside to set it up again.
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lovemyram4x4 said:
Updating to ICS is going to wipe everything for you & you'll need to set up everything again.
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Umm... no. That's never been the case with my devices. My Droid X started on Eclair and updated to Froyo then Gingerbread and nothing was wiped. And even on my Acer tablet, updating from Honeycomb to ICS didn't wipe anything... all I had to do was reinstall Flash.
lovemyram4x4 said:
Updating to ICS is going to wipe everything for you & you'll need to set up everything again.
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sRDennyCrane said:
Umm... no. That's never been the case with my devices. My Droid X started on Eclair and updated to Froyo then Gingerbread and nothing was wiped. And even on my Acer tablet, updating from Honeycomb to ICS didn't wipe anything... all I had to do was reinstall Flash.
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Right
Razr Maxx
Hmm, right or wrong?
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So if I get a Maxx this weekend, how would I save root for ICS when the OTA comes out, never needed it before.
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I think OTA Rootkeeper should do the trick.
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Just got the OTA notification for .181. I am not on the soak test, just a normal user.
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Update fails
I noticed that the .181 OTA update was available and decided to download and apply it. Alas, there is no joy in mudville. My (rooted) Razr Maxx reboots and gets about 25% into the process before stalling. It then reboots and announces that the update has failed.
Help anyone?
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I noticed that the .181 OTA update was available and decided to download and apply it. Alas, there is no joy in mudville. My (rooted) Razr Maxx reboots and gets about 25% into the process before stalling. It then reboots and announces that the update has failed.
Help anyone?
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Did you remove any stock apps? Mine worked fine.
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The Soak test is over. And their pushing the update out to everyone now.
Eu or US?
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Its for the US Verizon Droid Razr
I can confirm that the .181 update is rolling out to every droid maxx user in the US. I live in California and i just received the update when i went to check for "System Update"
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I noticed that the .181 OTA update was available and decided to download and apply it. Alas, there is no joy in mudville. My (rooted) Razr Maxx reboots and gets about 25% into the process before stalling. It then reboots and announces that the update has failed.
Help anyone?
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Exact same thing here... completely stock/rooted. I had frozen some apps and deleted others. I defrost the frozen apps and restored the deleted apps. Still not working. Ideas?
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asiandrg0n said:
Its for the US Verizon Droid Razr
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okay any improvments?
tCizler said:
Exact same thing here... completely stock/rooted. I had frozen some apps and deleted others. I defrost the frozen apps and restored the deleted apps. Still not working. Ideas?
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It's live as of 6:30am in good 'ole SC.
Use mattlgroff's Utility to "Keep root through OTA" although at least one person has reported not needing to use that...supposedly the tool worked just fine to root .181, but that gamble is up to you. ;-)
tCizler & maestro53 - I am new to the RAZR, just got mine yesterday, actually...but you haven't mentioned anything about recoveries...if you're running safestrap, etc. I imagine you will have to restore to stock before the update will work.
But a more informed individual is free to give me a slap upside the head.
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okay any improvments?
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There's some people claiming higher speeds...
http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/1907-181-ota-is-live/
Well I'm 100% stock, no root. Installed the update. Got a message that it failed, but it shows 6.12.181.XT9212. So I'm not sure what I ended up with??? Anybody else have this happen??
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It's live as of 6:30am in good 'ole SC.
Use mattlgroff's Utility to "Keep root through OTA" although at least one person has reported not needing to use that...supposedly the tool worked just fine to root .181, but that gamble is up to you. ;-)
tCizler & maestro53 - I am new to the RAZR, just got mine yesterday, actually...but you haven't mentioned anything about recoveries...if you're running safestrap, etc. I imagine you will have to restore to stock before the update will work.
But a more informed individual is free to give me a slap upside the head.
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There's some people claiming higher speeds...
http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/1907-181-ota-is-live/
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I appreciate the suggestions, but like I said I'm stock/rooted. I have done nothing but freeze/defrost and delete/restore apps. Although I did buy it used on eBay, so I can't say for sure what was done with it prior. But there are 4 other people at work with RAZRs. 3 maxxs and one regular. Only one maxx accepted the update. All 4 are stock/rooted
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I appreciate the suggestions, but like I said I'm stock/rooted. I have done nothing but freeze/defrost and delete/restore apps. Although I did buy it used on eBay, so I can't say for sure what was done with it prior. But there are 4 other people at work with RAZRs. 3 maxxs and one regular. Only one maxx accepted the update. All 4 are stock/rooted
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Hmm. Again, take this with a grain of salt, as I am new to the phone, and this is most likely an extreme option...
You could backup your data/apps using the program of your choice (I've found ROM Toolbox to be the best) and then use DRU 1.51 to "sbf" restore to .173.
That's what I did, as I got the phone from a friend who had ICS/safestrap and all sorts of stuff done to it and something in there made my 4G not work so I wanted to start fresh.
That being said, I am only just now about to attempt the update, so I'm putting my foot in a position such that it might be quickly inserted into my mouth, if necessary.
Just got mine. Warner Robins GA.
Also if you have after market recovery it won't install.
I was rooted .173 and took the update. I didn't unroot. Installed correctly and restored root w root keeper. Very nice.
Went through without a hitch here in monroe Michigan stock rooted and also kept root without backing up still looking for the changes but otherwise working great.
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jamRwoo said:
Hmm. Again, take this with a grain of salt, as I am new to the phone, and this is most likely an extreme option...
You could backup your data/apps using the program of your choice (I've found ROM Toolbox to be the best) and then use DRU 1.51 to "sbf" restore to .173.
That's what I did, as I got the phone from a friend who had ICS/safestrap and all sorts of stuff done to it and something in there made my 4G not work so I wanted to start fresh.
That being said, I am only just now about to attempt the update, so I'm putting my foot in a position such that it might be quickly inserted into my mouth, if necessary.
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I thought about that too, but its a pain. Maybe as a complete last resort. Thanks for the suggestions
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. 181 makes everything thing faster and it really seems alot smoother. Also root methods for.173 work.
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tCizler said:
I thought about that too, but its a pain. Maybe as a complete last resort. Thanks for the suggestions
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I might be insane from staying up all night, but I coulda swore I saw (either on here or on droidrzr) a "rebloating" script that essentially went through and made sure any such changes would be undone.
And cmon, it's not that bad. The restart will be good for ya, get rid of some of those apps you think you need but really don't. ;-)
Anyway...I went ahead and applied the update on stock/unrooted .173, then used DRU 1.51's GB Root option and it completed successfully, Superuser is on my phone and all seems dandy.
So if you're running stock/unrooted .173 it's CONFIRMED that you do NOT need to root and then use Voodoo's OTA Rootkeeper app to make sure you'll have root in .181. However, if you're already rooted, I'm not sure what happens.
If I understand correctly how Voodoo works, you may need to use Voodoo in order for the update to complete successfully. tCizler, have you tried that?
Now I just gotta figure out what I'm gonna do from here haha...With this update, will I be unable to install most ROMs or should this have no effect on that?
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tCizler...I realize I'm firing shots in the dark here, but you may wish to check out this thread. My apologies if it doesn't apply.
Killer Turtle said:
. 181 makes everything thing faster and it really seems alot smoother. Also root methods for.173 work.
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Nice hope to see the update in EU to
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Could someone drop the update? Or at least check sum against the leak
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I've been on the 75 leak for months, and gotten so used to it that rolling back in hopes an official build would be released soon is now miserable... 181 is great GB wise (I ran the 75 leak before 181 was released). But I miss my ICS setup SOOO badly... It's only been a few hours, but good GOOGLY MOOGLY I miss ICS...
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Theres a guy stock in this ics leak. Whats the path to back to gb?
Thanks
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pedrotorresfilho said:
Theres a guy stock in this ics leak. Whats the path to back to gb?
Thanks
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Depends on which leak he's running... 84+ are stuck with it for now. I used Matt's tool (modified RSD) to roll back. You can find the tool by searching here, or on droidrzr.com. If I weren't mobile, I'd post a link, but I'm out & about. If you can't find it, I'll post a link later.
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IP IHI II IL said:
Depends on which leak he's running... 84+ are stuck with it for now. I used Matt's tool (modified RSD) to roll back. You can find the tool by searching here, or on droidrzr.com. If I weren't mobile, I'd post a link, but I'm out & about. If you can't find it, I'll post a link later.
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I've found a possible solution.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1362956
He tried matt utility no success.
Thanks
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I ran the first ics leak for about two weeks, wasn't completely satisfied so I went back. really liked parts but not enough to give up the upgrade path or ability to go back in the builds since then so I'm...
droid razr stock un- rooted .181 waiting for official ics...
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I ran the first ics leak for about two weeks, wasn't completely satisfied so I went back. really liked parts but not enough to give up the upgrade path or ability to go back in the builds since then so I'm...
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I'm jn the same route.
Btw, Root avoids getting the update message? Got curious. Tks
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pedrotorresfilho said:
I'm jn the same route.
Btw, Root avoids getting the update message? Got curious. Tks
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Just being rooted won't change anything, you'll still get the update message.
well I got tired of waiting so I went back to ics. 6.14.79. confirmed to rsd back to. 181 if need be. hope this helps.
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marculous said:
well I got tired of waiting so I went back to ics. 6.14.79. confirmed to rsd back to. 181 if need be. hope this helps.
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Funny, I was planning on doing the same thing today... I miss ICS BAD!
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IP IHI II IL said:
Funny, I was planning on doing the same thing today... I miss ICS BAD!
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haven't got root restored yet, razr utility and motofail can't seem to do it. voodoo didn't keep it through update.
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ICS was great. Got my Maxx now so I'm happy about that. Moto Blur's Gingerbread isn't bad though, compared to other GB Roms (I didn't care for sense much). ICS will be here soon, I was patient enough to wait for my Maxx, so waiting for an update for it should be no problem.
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haven't got root restored yet, razr utility and motofail can't seem to do it. voodoo didn't keep it through update.
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You have to update the su binary via the play store prior to backing up with voodoo.
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Ronin3178 said:
You have to update the su binary via the play store prior to backing up with voodoo.
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oops
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I mentioned this before in another post. "SuperSU" can keep root when updating from GB to ICS. I've done it.
dellenrules said:
I mentioned this before in another post. "SuperSU" can keep root when updating from GB to ICS. I've done it.
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well I can rsd, root and then upgrade, but probably lose all my stuff in the process. maybe if I get really bored.
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aety9 said:
ICS was great. Got my Maxx now so I'm happy about that. Moto Blur's Gingerbread isn't bad though, compared to other GB Roms (I didn't care for sense much). ICS will be here soon, I was patient enough to wait for my Maxx, so waiting for an update for it should be no problem.
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Was about to run the 75 leak until I saw this in another thread... Think I'll wait a bit longer. I don't see a date, but someone else said that Japan will be getting it May 30th. We should get it too, and if not, soon after!
http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/JP-JA/Consumer-Products-and-Services/Android-ICS/Android-ICS-JP-JA
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okay, so im on rooted .181 ota. i dont have safestrap or any of that installed. i WANT to be running this : http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/2769-rom-the-arctic-ics/ but i dont know how to get there from here.
also, if i use this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1486718 tool, could it help me if something were to go wrong?
Anyone?
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Anyone?
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Ok, first things first. ICS is coming down the pipe in a few days maybe a week or 2, depending on how the soak test goes. Why do you want to flash a GB OS mod when ICS will be here soon? If you flash to that I don't believe you'll get the OTA update.
Second, you'll want to have RSDLite installed on your machine with a safe, working copy of your stock rom. This can be found in about 50 places on these forums. The only catch is that when ICS rolls out, more than likely, you won't be able to go back to GB due to the boot loader being signed with a new version (all the posts you see about getting "unstuck" are speaking of that very problem).
I'll be more than happy to walk you through the process, but it just doesn't seem to be the wisest course of action with ICS so close.
Lemme know!
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Ok, first things first. ICS is coming down the pipe in a few days maybe a week or 2, depending on how the soak test goes. Why do you want to flash a GB OS mod when ICS will be here soon? If you flash to that I don't believe you'll get the OTA update.
Second, you'll want to have RSDLite installed on your machine with a safe, working copy of your stock rom. This can be found in about 50 places on these forums. The only catch is that when ICS rolls out, more than likely, you won't be able to go back to GB due to the boot loader being signed with a new version (all the posts you see about getting "unstuck" are speaking of that very problem).
I'll be more than happy to walk you through the process, but it just doesn't seem to be the wisest course of action with ICS so close.
Lemme know!
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Isn't that rom ics? Its the .211 leak base correct me if I'm wrong.
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It might be. I'm not terribly familiar with it. I would just wait. May take you off the update path or cause other problems. Just my opinion.
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aktrazer said:
It might be. I'm not terribly familiar with it. I would just wait. May take you off the update path or cause other problems. Just my opinion.
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Well there's a method posted on that site that keeps full ota upgradeability. You use safe strap. I was gonna try that tonight.
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watt9493 said:
Well there's a method posted on that site that keeps full ota upgradeability. You use safe strap. I was gonna try that tonight.
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If you do let us know how it goes. I think a lot of people would be interested to know how that works!
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aktrazer said:
If you do let us know how it goes. I think a lot of people would be interested to know how that works!
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Ill post back in this thread when I'm done.
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http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php?/topic/2732-[Guide]-Gb2Ics:-Fastbootable-Ics-Leaks-4-All-Gb-Users
There's the link
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I heard there is leak original motorola rom for Rogers Droid Razr ICS.
Is there Rogers Droid Razr ICS OTA zip file that I can install on my phone without rooting my phone?
If there is please show me where I can find it because I am tired of waiting for Motorola to release ICS!!!
Hamelay said:
I heard there is leak original motorola rom for Rogers Droid Razr ICS.
Is there Rogers Droid Razr ICS OTA zip file that I can install on my phone without rooting my phone?
If there is please show me where I can find it because I am tired of waiting for Motorola to release ICS!!!
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Please check the thread in Droid Razr Development, that is where I posted it
Hamelay said:
I heard there is leak original motorola rom for Rogers Droid Razr ICS.
Is there Rogers Droid Razr ICS OTA zip file that I can install on my phone without rooting my phone?
If there is please show me where I can find it because I am tired of waiting for Motorola to release ICS!!!
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Why not root your phone? You can un-root at anytime. ICS is too good to wait for an actual release
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Please check the thread in Droid Razr Development, that is where I posted it
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Can you post or send me the direct link for that?
It was literally the third post down under Development....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1735746
Is there an easy and simple way to do this?
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Hamelay said:
Is there an easy and simple way to do this?
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yes. read the instruction in that thread. it is very easy. root. install required free app. run. profit.
it doesn't get any easier than that.
unless ur coming from an iPhone...
Hamelay said:
Is there an easy and simple way to do this?
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Just did it myself, and it was extremely easy... I am a NOOB by the way... if I can do it, you can.
One suggestion... READ EVERY SINGLE WORD... then read it all again... and then 3 more times until you know it before you get to it... it will save you a lot of grief... trust me on this one...
I hate the new upgrade of Rogers Droid Razr ICS
I upgrade it finally but now I hate ICS.
After the upgrade my phone is to slow even if I reset it twice, flash player don't work at all, webtop act funny and totally different(I like the old one), Some of my apps don't work or crashes alot, its not easy to uninstall apps like 2.3.5&2.3.6, my wifi & GPS went on&off with out doing anything, my GPS apps doesn't work at all, ....
I like the new look of ICS but when its come to the function, its ****ed up!!!
Hamelay said:
I upgrade it finally but now I hate ICS.
After the upgrade my phone is to slow even if I reset it twice, flash player don't work at all, webtop act funny and totally different(I like the old one), Some of my apps don't work or crashes alot, its not easy to uninstall apps like 2.3.5&2.3.6, my wifi & GPS went on&off with out doing anything, my GPS apps doesn't work at all, ....
I like the new look of ICS but when its come to the function, its ****ed up!!!
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You should back up your data, boot into stock recovery or if you're using custom recovery (cwm/bootmenu) and do a factory wipe. It's painful as you'll have to set up your phone again from scratch but it will fix most of your issues with apps crashing.
I have had my X2 for 8 months and had been having problems with several apps force closing and the phone generally lagging quite a bit even using apps like Fast Reboot and Air Droid and task managers to clear the cache. It is still unrooted so I decided to just do a factory reset. After the reset, I have noticed a considerable difference in app loading and performance. It works like it did when it was new.
Any one have any suggestions as possible reasons why this would make it work better. I was simply experimenting with it, and it turned out working to my advantage.
I still have another year left before an upgrade, so I don't plan on rooting it before then. But are there any other things I can do or apps I can use to keep the performance like new without having to do another reset six months down the road.
I really love my X2 but with all of the trouble I had been having with apps and lagging, it was making me consider jumping ship to Apple. I just don't think I could deal with the small screen on an iPhone and the lack of customization.
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I really wouldn't try and load a bunch of stuff like you had mentioned. Alot of that is just more memory useage and tasks to run. There really nothing wrong with having all of that. But its still there and still runs a risk of slowing things down a tad. Once in a while, clear your cache files and it really shouldn't give you any trouble.
On the otherhand..... why not root it and open that thing up? There are several stable ROMs like Eclipse and CM7 that will really make your experience with the X2 better. You can 9 times out of 10 always go back to right out of the box so there's no need to worry about messing up something or "loosing your warranty." Root, flash and let her ride!!
it's more like, 99.999999%of time you can go back to stock
just need a decent pc, to run rsd lite or ezsbf, to get back, if you have any problem
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^^ Lol i was gonna say what SD said.
don't let me, stop you
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tallyforeman said:
I really wouldn't try and load a bunch of stuff like you had mentioned. Alot of that is just more memory useage and tasks to run. There really nothing wrong with having all of that. But its still there and still runs a risk of slowing things down a tad. Once in a while, clear your cache files and it really shouldn't give you any trouble.
On the otherhand..... why not root it and open that thing up? There are several stable ROMs like Eclipse and CM7 that will really make your experience with the X2 better. You can 9 times out of 10 always go back to right out of the box so there's no need to worry about messing up something or "loosing your warranty." Root, flash and let her ride!!
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i agree with tally on this one!
also, how in the hell can you enjoy looking at blur with all those damned bloatware?
Even if you don't want to mess with roms and stuff you could always root to freeze bloatware.
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I rooted my phone over the weekend and was able to uninstall some of the bloatware. I flashed the cm7.2 rom from dragonzkiller and followed the steps exactly. However, when I rebooted, I was not able to restore my contacts or sign into any other account other than Gmail.
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Juice3250 said:
I rooted my phone over the weekend and was able to uninstall some of the bloatware. I flashed the cm7.2 rom from dragonzkiller and followed the steps exactly. However, when I rebooted, I was not able to restore my contacts or sign into any other account other than Gmail.
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Sounds like you didnt install the gapps file along with the ROM. That file contains all the Google stuff including the services to sync with Google. You can find the link to that file in the same CM7 thread.
I did install the gapps and it said it flashed successfully. If it was flashed successfully, should my contacts be available?
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Juice3250 said:
I did install the gapps and it said it flashed successfully. If it was flashed successfully, should my contacts be available?
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If you flashed the ROM and the gapps, it should be fine. Are you sure you downloaded the gingerbread gapps and NOT the ICS or Jelly Bean?
Did you check to see if your contacts outside of Google was there before deleting anything?
You could also sign in to your gmail on a PC and click on contacts. If they are there you should be able to port them over.
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