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Will the RAZR MAXX have the exact same software as the RAZR?
Meaning, can we use:
1. RAZR fast boot files?
2. RAZR Root tools?
3. RAZR ROMS already out?
Bump. I think I'm going to take back my galaxy nexus and get the maxx, mostly because of the battery. Really curious to know this as well.
Was going to return my original razr, but I didnt because there was no solid release date for the razr maxx, and I figure smetime in the furture they will release the razr maxx battery( or something like it) for the razr that will come with a bigger battery and a new back for the phone. At least I hope something like that happens. Although I still get great battery life on my original razr with moderate usage. So it was not imperative that I get a phone with a bigger battery.
TauntingBull said:
Will the RAZR MAXX have the exact same software as the RAZR?
Meaning, can we use:
1. RAZR fast boot files?
2. RAZR Root tools?
3. RAZR ROMS already out?
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There's absolutely nothing different about the MAXX other than the battery. This is what's had me feeling like existing RAZR owners are kinda entitled to the MAXX. I LOVE this beast, and don't have any battery life issues, but would like the updated battery too...
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I'm getting my hands on the Razr Maxx today and need recommendation on a root tool that works.
Thanks
Sounds like one had received the latest update and that the other hadn't. They both run the EXACT same software build.
T.D.B said:
I'm getting my hands on the Razr Maxx today and need recommendation on a root tool that works.
Thanks
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There are other but here is one. Ive talked to matt and he was always answered my question. The other three can be found in the developer forum. First couple of posts.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1491410&highlight=razr+maxx+utility
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1363
I purchased the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx on Friday, cause there were no regular Razr's left. I paid the same price as you would pay for a regular Droid razr. What's different. The battery does last alot longer i mean really alot longer. I already rooted my phone with the newest OTA update. All files that can be used on the Razr can be used on the Razr Maxx....fast boot files, ROMs and also Razr tools. Nothing else is different though except the battery life. I purchased it on Friday and did a full battery charge with a stock rooted ROM no battery tweaks and moderate usage. I charged it up again for the first time early Monday morning around 5am. So i say thats not bad especially since i was running 4g and no battery tweaks ie. setcpu etc.
Appears to be the same to me, before the software update the Droid Razr Maxx even says "Device Name: Droid Razr" in the About section (after the update the Maxx was added).
I received the phone, updated to 2.3.6 and rooted with no problem.
I really like the battery life with 4G on, absolutely love it with 4G off (it lasted me 3 days of solid use when I opt'd to try out 3G only, and I still had plenty left.)
I'm looking to get away from sprint and my evo 3d. Looking for a phone with a better battery life, bluetooth tethering and an unlocked boot.img \ kernel ect. Would verizon have an issue with free tethers or unlocking this phone? (the newest versions of this phone) Thanks for reading
drew4452862 said:
I'm looking to get away from sprint and my evo 3d. Looking for a phone with a better battery life, bluetooth tethering and an unlocked boot.img \ kernel ect. Would verizon have an issue with free tethers or unlocking this phone? (the newest versions of this phone) Thanks for reading
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Uhh.. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt since you were a former HTC user, so I won't rank on ya but unfortunately, our Motorola devices are still currently locked in terms of their boot-loaders. You'll notice threads in this forum such as Operation MOSH (Make OurSelves Heard) and other various complaints and such about the boot-loader being locked down.
Now with that said, a locked boot-loader isn't necessary a bad thing, especially on the RAZR MAXX. It all depends upon what type of user you are. If you are a deep enthusiast or developer who likes the freedom to flash fully-customizable ROMs, then if you choose a Motorola product, you'll have to wait until Motorola finally gives in. We're hoping to eventually get Motorola to unlock their bootloaders as they promised that they would try to by the end of 2011.
However, just recently a "Developer Edition" of the Motorola RAZR has been released in the EU. This device has an unlockable bootloader, but at the expense of no warranty and full-price cost.
Aside from the locked bootloader, I love my RAZR MAXX. It's the best phone out there amongst the other RAZRs with its extended battery life, solid build, and fluid UI.
Despite the locked bootloader, there are a few ROMs in development for the RAZR, including Hashcode's ICS port that he is working on (Soon to come). The downside is we're stuck with the kernel we have locked down until a solution can be found.
Nevertheless, its all based on personal preference really. I touted between the HTC Rezound and MAXX for a while, until I decided that the MAXX was a better fit for me.
thanks for the info. I am no too worried about roms so much as free wifi and bluetooth tethering to my xoom. might just check it out in the store to see if it is possible. This helps alot though! Hopefully they are releasing the dev version to test a free patch to the devices.
EDIT:: seems there is bluetooth tether, and root access.
I also wonder if the Razr is worth picking up. I am currently an owner of an Motorola Xoom and I love that device its pure awesomness. But I heard many people had issue's with the screen, the sim-card is disconnecting with the device, faulty headphone jack etc. Is that something common`? I have previously owned: SGS, ZTE Blade and HTC Desire Z. All 3 had terrible built quality.
I currently own the razr and I got to say this is the first moto phone that I actually love. Besides the obvious downsides like the locked boot loader and battery its a great device. It is extremely thin, light, fast, and durable you wouldn't think that moto made it. I previuosly owned the moto bionic which was the worst phone I ever owned and I also owned an HTC Dinc, best phone I ever owned, to bad the usb port gave way. I would say the the razr is almost a cross between the two... sorta.
Is ICS promised to get released official for Razr?
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Is ICS promised to get released official for Razr?
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Yes it's only a matter of time. My guess is late 2qr of this year or early 3rd.
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Adauth said:
Yes it's only a matter of time. My guess is late 2qr of this year or early 3rd.
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Awesome well if I find it for an appropriate price I will not hesitate to buy it.
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I also wonder if the Razr is worth picking up. I am currently an owner of an Motorola Xoom and I love that device its pure awesomness. But I heard many people had issue's with the screen, the sim-card is disconnecting with the device, faulty headphone jack etc. Is that something common`? I have previously owned: SGS, ZTE Blade and HTC Desire Z. All 3 had terrible built quality.
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I can report no problems with my MAXX that others have reported with their RAZR. Build quality is on the Motorola is superb. I have owned several DROID devices by Motorola, and that is certainly something they did right to say the least.
The Razr is definitely worth buying. I've had mine for about a month and it's been flawless. I've got it rooted, installed a cwm recovery and Shady's Arctic themed rom. Runs great.
And you don't have to be rooted to enjoy tethering with PDAnet.
[RAZR XT912]-[HTC Eris]
Is 475€ good price for the Razr? (633$) without contract ofc.
Really like mine so far
Hey XDA'ers!
I am writing to y'all for a bit of advice. I currently have a MAXX that is experiencing data drops left and right. Since upgrading from the HTC Droid Incredible to the normal Razr in November 2011, I've been sent multiple devices -- The last being a MAXX. Each phone experienced the same data drop issue.
After doing some research, I found this is common for the Razr and Verizon keeps sending me replacements. I feel I'm at the end of the line and worry the next replacement will not be the end all be all that doesn't have a data problem.
Today, I was offered a completely different "certified, like new" 4G phone. I am torn as this solution was unexpected. This phone is very nice, albeit the data problem, so I'm not sure I'd like a different version given that the battery life is stellar.
Not going to lie, I miss the Incredible. Has anyone else been in my shoes?
Thanks for the help...
Aaron
skywayex1403 said:
Hey XDA'ers!
I am writing to y'all for a bit of advice. I currently have a MAXX that is experiencing data drops left and right. Since upgrading from the HTC Droid Incredible to the normal Razr in November 2011, I've been sent multiple devices -- The last being a MAXX. Each phone experienced the same data drop issue.
After doing some research, I found this is common for the Razr and Verizon keeps sending me replacements. I feel I'm at the end of the line and worry the next replacement will not be the end all be all that doesn't have a data problem.
Today, I was offered a completely different "certified, like new" 4G phone. I am torn as this solution was unexpected. This phone is very nice, albeit the data problem, so I'm not sure I'd like a different version given that the battery life is stellar.
Not going to lie, I miss the Incredible. Has anyone else been in my shoes?
Thanks for the help...
Aaron
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Yes I broke my droid Incredible and should have paid the 95 to get it replaced. I ended up buying the Moto Bionic and kept having issues till VW sent me the Razr. I miss the custom ROMS and the flexibly of the Incredible. You can bet next time around for me will be a phone with the boot loader unlocked first. Damn sure won't be a moto of any kind. If Google really did buy that part of moto I hope they clean house just like any other corporate buy out.
Thanks for the reply. I wasn't trying to knock Motorola though. I'm just unsure of what route to take at the moment.
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Today, I was offered a completely different "certified, like new" 4G phone. I am torn as this solution was unexpected. This phone is very nice, albeit the data problem, so I'm not sure I'd like a different version given that the battery life is stellar.
Not going to lie, I miss the Incredible. Has anyone else been in my shoes?
Thanks for the help...
Aaron
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Just wondering what phone you were offered as a replacement? I have the MAXX and I love it. Not too many data issues here in Phx. Not sure where you're from. Could that be it?
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evltwn72 said:
Just wondering what phone you were offered as a replacement? I have the MAXX and I love it. Not too many data issues here in Phx. Not sure where you're from. Could that be it?
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I was offered any current 4G phone, just not the Galaxy S3 as it is not out. I live right in the city of Chicago and travel for work. The data issues occur in each city I am in. I haven't been to PHX though...
I too love the phone and it's capabilities. I really don't care about installing a custom rom on my phone to get more out of it. I did that on my Inc and I'm sort of over it at the time being.
No data problems here. Are you running any of the ics leaks or on the stock 181? If I were you and if you like the device I would put ics 210 on it. Much newer radios and my 4g never drops out. There's also an app in the market that is from Verizon that is supposed to help 4g connectivity.
And there at plenty of roms...they just aren't posted on xda.
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No data problems here. Are you running any of the ics leaks or on the stock 181? If I were you and if you like the device I would put ics 210 on it. Much newer radios and my 4g never drops out. There's also an app in the market that is from Verizon that is supposed to help 4g connectivity.
And there at plenty of roms...they just aren't posted on xda.
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I am running stock 181. I saw that leak, but I'm leery of upgrading in fear of taking myself off the normal upgrade path. I also have one more Maxx coming my way so I really couldn't put the ICS leak on until I have the replacement in hand. I am really hoping this is the key to the issues.
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I am running stock 181. I saw that leak, but I'm leery of upgrading in fear of taking myself off the normal upgrade path. I also have one more Maxx coming my way so I really couldn't put the ICS leak on until I have the replacement in hand. I am really hoping this is the key to the issues.
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I would wait for ICS to drop on the RAZR MAXX before changing to a different 4G phone. Maybe the update will fix the data issues.
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I am moving from a Bionic to a RAZR MAXX. I may dump it quickly for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus or HTC Rezound, (as those were my other free replacement choices), but we'll see. For now, the MAXX is in the mail and I want to be ready when it arrives. Here are the initial questions I have off the top of my head:
When it comes to hacking/rooting/custom ROMs, is the Razr MAXX (XT916) the same as the regular Razr (XT912)? In other words, are the processes and available ROMs the same, or do I need to only use files specific to the MAXX?
Should I use Safestrap 2.0 or a different Recovery? I am so used to Safestrap but will not use it if established MAXX users say not to.
The Bionic is still an 'ICS-hopeful', and users are having to flash ICS leaks (unofficial) to get it, but I understand that ICS on the MAXX is officially released. What's the best custom ICS ROM? For me the word "best" means no MotoBlur, no custom launchers (i.e. most vanilla)
Thanks in advance for the boost. I want to hit the ground running when I get the phone.
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I am moving from a Bionic to a RAZR MAXX. I may dump it quickly for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus or HTC Rezound, (as those were my other free replacement choices), but we'll see. For now, the MAXX is in the mail and I want to be ready when it arrives. Here are the initial questions I have off the top of my head:
When it comes to hacking/rooting/custom ROMs, is the Razr MAXX (XT916) the same as the regular Razr (XT912)? In other words, are the processes and available ROMs the same, or do I need to only use files specific to the MAXX?
Should I use Safestrap 2.0 or a different Recovery? I am so used to Safestrap but will not use it if established MAXX users say not to.
The Bionic is still an 'ICS-hopeful', and users are having to flash ICS leaks (unofficial) to get it, but I understand that ICS on the MAXX is officially released. What's the best custom ICS ROM? For me the word "best" means no MotoBlur, no custom launchers (i.e. most vanilla)
Thanks in advance for the boost. I want to hit the ground running when I get the phone.
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1. Never heard of an XT916. Both the Maxx and regular Razr are model XT912. They're identical in all aspects except for the larger battery and the shell differences that allow the larger batteries. All XT912 files work for both devices.
2. I use Safestrap and I recommend it.
3. Both XT912 devices have received the 211 OTA. If your phone does not have it on start up, check for an OTA. We also have a 215 leak floating around that updates the kernel and installs a new (better) 4g radio. This leak IS fastbootable back to 211 so flash at will. The fastboot file is available for download so I recommend getting it for safe keeping.
As far as "best" rom, that's a matter of opinion. I flashed the Liquid rom a couple days ago and LOVED it. Unfortunately, just like all AOPK and CM roms I've flashed, I had issues with the phone and data connection. Those two are a must for me so I always nandroid back to iKream (blur based). Maybe you'll have better results.
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Great, thanks for the info. I wonder why the term 'XT916' is all over the internet then for the MAXX model...confusing
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From some quick Googling, this is what I found:
XT910 = Razr (GSM)
XT912 = Razr (CDMA/LTE)
XT913 = Razr MAXX (GSM)
XT916 = Razr MAXX (CDMA/LTE)
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Great, thanks for the info. I wonder why the term 'XT916' is all over the internet then for the MAXX model...confusing
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From some quick Googling, this is what I found:
XT910 = Razr (GSM)
XT912 = Razr (CDMA/LTE)
XT913 = Razr MAXX (GSM)
XT916 = Razr MAXX (CDMA/LTE)
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Hmmm....maybe they changed the model # designations or something. I have a Razr Maxx (Verizon) and my model # is XT912. Obviously I'm on the leaked update and iKream rom but it's showed XT912 for as long as I've owned it.
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in case you're wondering the rom is 211 based so only the kernel and radio display differently.
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Isn't the model number based on the ROM being used? It would stand to reason that if all the custom ROMs are based on the original Razr, then they'll say "XT912" instead. I'll see what mine says when I get it - they said it is shipping with ICS 4.0.4.
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Isn't the model number based on the ROM being used? It would stand to reason that if all the custom ROMs are based on the original Razr, then they'll say "XT912" instead. I'll see what mine says when I get it - they said it is shipping with ICS 4.0.4.
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I'm pretty sure it's not or it would say my device is a Razr instead of Razr Maxx. Also checked with a buddy using a completely stock, never flashed, OTA updated, VZW Maxx. His model is XT912 as well.
The fastboot files for Razr's and Maxx's has XT912 in the title. I still stick with original philosophy. Unless Verizon or Moto changed something very recently, both devices should have the same model #.
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As long as I can use Razr files that's all I need to know. Just found it interesting that there were all those model numbers for the same thing. All Bionics are XT875, never seen any others.
Well...after even more deliberation I called Verizon and told them I'd rather have the Nexus. They had already shipped the MAXX, so they went ahead and shipped the Nexus also and just said to return the one I do not like along with my Bionic when I have made a decision. I guess I will have both phones at once for a couple days, not sure if that will help me decide or not, since you really have to use them to know which is better but that's the deal. I am still on the fence, but leaning toward keeping the Nexus now - I can send back whichever one I don't want though since they're both coming now.
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Well...after even more deliberation I called Verizon and told them I'd rather have the Nexus. They had already shipped the MAXX, so they went ahead and shipped the Nexus also and just said to return the MAXX. I guess I will have both phones at once for a couple days, not sure if that will help me decide or not, since you really have to use them to know which is better but that's the deal. I am still on the fence, but leaning toward keeping the Nexus now - I can send back whichever one I don't want though since they're both coming now.
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Nexus is nice because of the unlocked bootloader and JB roms but you'll need an extended battery or 3. I upgraded to the Maxx from a Nexus and never looked back.
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joshw0000 said:
Nexus is nice because of the unlocked bootloader and JB roms but you'll need an extended battery or 3. I upgraded to the Maxx from a Nexus and never looked back.
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What do you like more about the MAXX? Don't you miss not being able to have the latest software? Do you miss the screen of the Nexus? Do you miss the slim profile?
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What do you like more about the MAXX? Don't you miss not being able to have the latest software? Do you miss the screen of the Nexus? Do you miss the slim profile?
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The battery sells the phone for me. My Nexus would die before lunch time. I literally had 3 extended oem batteries. Then the Verizon belt clip case wouldn't fit with the slightly larger extended battery so I took a dremmel tool to the stock cover and hollowed it to fit the extended battery.
The roms where nice. I had 6 roms booting at once with Boot Manager. Since they're built from source, most/all roms/customizations simply work. Unlock/relock/flash at will. For a hardcore modder, a Nexus is the way to go. But over time I grew tired of carrying a battery in my pocket, leaving one at work, and the stock battery at home for a backup...or being tied to a cord all day.
I can't tell a difference in the screen and the Maxx is pretty damn slim as-is. I made the switch right around the time the first ICS leak came out so jumping from ICS to ICS was a nice switch. I like the customizable soft keys of the Nexus but I had a certain set up I like. Not all roms would have the settings to move/add/remove buttons like I like so I was constantly relearning the softkey configuration. Or even worse, if a rom didn't have the option for a menu button, I would have to search for it in different apps/pages (it moves). So I like the stationary soft keys of the Maxx.
It's all personal preference I guess.
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Well, I've gotten everything I need to decide. Both the MAXX and Nexus are in the mail to my home now as well as Otterbox Commuter cases and ZAGG screen protectors for both. Extended battery (2100mAh) + back cover for Nexus is also on the way.
I guess I'll have one set of accessories to re-sell once I choose the other.
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Great, thanks for the info. I wonder why the term 'XT916' is all over the internet then for the MAXX model...confusing
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From some quick Googling, this is what I found:
XT910 = Razr (GSM)
XT912 = Razr (CDMA/LTE)
XT913 = Razr MAXX (GSM)
XT916 = Razr MAXX (CDMA/LTE)
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For what it's worth, I just got a Razr MAXX GSM at the system menu it says Model number: "XT910 MAXX". Now to figure out how to move to ICS ... seems that most posts are geared for Verizon/CDMA owners. cheers -j
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For what it's worth, I just got a Razr MAXX GSM at the system menu it says Model number: "XT910 MAXX". Now to figure out how to move to ICS ... seems that most posts are geared for Verizon/CDMA owners. cheers -j
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There's plenty of roms for us GSM folk
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Well, I used both the MAXX and Nexus for a day each and settled on the Nexus to replace my Bionic (send the MAXX back). Thanks for the input anyway though
if it's not too late, i recommend eclipse for the maxx....
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Casen said:
if it's not too late, i recommend eclipse for the maxx....
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Meh, I used Eclipse on my Bionic. If you had asked me 24 hours ago, I would have said Eclipse was great...but man, now that I am rockin' Jellybean (Android 4.1) on this Nexus, nothing compares
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Meh, I used Eclipse on my Bionic. If you had asked me 24 hours ago, I would have said Eclipse was great...but man, now that I am rockin' Jellybean (Android 4.1) on this Nexus, nothing compares
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I played with it on a TF201. Seemed just like ICS with the exception of a few minor differences.
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I played with it on a TF201. Seemed just like ICS with the exception of a few minor differences.
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My main like is the offline speech to text. Don't have to have a signal now for it to translate what you said to text. I use that in every app, since I hate typing on the keyboard. It is always accurate when it hears me, but on ICS it needed the network. Now it can do it offline, I love it - I can speak out a long paragraph without any spelling errors in an email in 2 minutes! Also, the camera app is much better. Swiping back and forth between photos/live camera is MUCH improved.
I flashed CM10 on my Maxx yesterday. Pretty solid build. As soon as we get data working fully (less drops), I'll use it daily. For now it's a fun dual boot to play with.
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Seems lately between the 3 forums i frequently visit (all the time) that not much is going on for our devices anymore... Getting very bored with this device.... Scroll thru XDA and every other thread is Samsung!!! ^_drooling_^ Put the RAZR to bed? **Probably time yes** Any unique suggestions, ideas would be an inspiration for XT912 CDMA. Bout the most entertaining app i have found would be "Hangouts" for the Video Calls of course... Rooted, Safestrapped, played with nearly every ROM i can boot.. Scripts are not doing it either.. One custom KERNEL to play with.. BIG THANKS TO MY BRO @dtrail1 for his endless commitment JBX-KERNEL.. (and everyone involved) "running 6-24-13 Hybrid nightly... Smooth yes" Gotta Say PAC-man is by far my favorite along with the crimson cobalt themes.... ANYONE ELSE DOING ANYTHING AMAZING WITH XT912 CDMA???
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I feel ya... my droid 4 got that way and then my ole lady broke my USB port off trying to plug it in.... I loved that phone but inside I smiled and grabbed a RAZR ... then grew bored of it and around that time it slipped out of my pocket and my daughter found it dropped it and broke the screen... now I'm sitting on the RAZR M scared to grow bored of it i havent unlocked the boot loader and flashed anything yet (as it seems my growing board of it is latterly the death of it) but this thing seems to be pretty quick... a bit smaller then the other two but I'm in love... I know benchmarks don't really mean anything but its pushing 5500 stock nothing froze or disabled... there there bro there there... I really feel ya
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I'm enjoying the Carbon ROM with my Razr. Lots of customization and a healthy community on Google +. Haven't tried pacman. Enjoying jbx as well.
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my wife has the M, 100% stock.. Snappy..
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I have an HD MAXX and I've become bored with it. Like you said all kinds of development for Galaxy. When I get on here all of the front page threads are about the old S III & the new S IV or the many variants of the HTC ONE but no front page love for the RAZR HD. I thought it would've been a lot better after the boot loader got unlocked. Don't get me wrong there's been a lot of development for it but it seems the 4.2.2 stuff is still buggy and it may get dropped if the newest version gets released and none of them are official builds and just ports so it isn't even supported by the various groups that the ports come from. I've been running Eclipses Blur from nitro but it seems to lag the longer I have it running. But I still love the phone, the battery in it can't be beat.
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Well I must say I have been having fun lately with android 4.3.. Thanks to dhacker29 and Cyanogenmod. As well as 4.2.2.. The AOKP milestone2 is great and soon will be based on 4.3!!
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Lol, forgot all about this topic. Why? Cause development is crazy busy. Thanks @dtrail1 @dhacker29 and endless thanks to everyone involved. 1 thing I have noticed with newer phones today they do not include an HDMI jack as I was told by a Verizon rep this cost $40 to have in the phone so of course they will not do it anymore. I am also frustrated that many new phones do not have external memory card option. But I really could care less because my phone is pimp and is better than most new for these reasons and many others. (Devs of course)
EDIT- Might be wrong forum for this topic? Maybe General? IDK
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w4itg said:
I have an HD MAXX and I've become bored with it. Like you said all kinds of development for Galaxy. When I get on here all of the front page threads are about the old S III & the new S IV or the many variants of the HTC ONE but no front page love for the RAZR HD. I thought it would've been a lot better after the boot loader got unlocked. Don't get me wrong there's been a lot of development for it but it seems the 4.2.2 stuff is still buggy and it may get dropped if the newest version gets released and none of them are official builds and just ports so it isn't even supported by the various groups that the ports come from. I've been running Eclipses Blur from nitro but it seems to lag the longer I have it running. But I still love the phone, the battery in it can't be beat.
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Ok I've reviewed a lot of threads and some say the Maxx can't be rooted. If there is a link to instruction of how to root this.... Please post here
I'm running JellyBean on a XT912 ... A veriZon phone but want to ditch the software as there are no VeriZon towers here...
Here is a vision... I'd like to run an AT&T sim but want to use the Tracfone bring your own phone which now works only with veriZon smartphones ... but I have an AT&T Tracfone with it's sim that works in this area ... I'd like to place that sim in my Razr Maxx and call and set up the phones ESN to be a Tracfone ... Not a smartphone or for data but just as my phone.
Question... How might this be done ? Can a phones ESN be changed so I would place a working Tracphone's ESN for the towers to see ? Or if I got the right Tracphone agent on and (s)he entered my phones ESN could it be configured to work ? Thanks for all you have done and your responses .
God bless,
Jim
jimcorliss said:
Ok I've reviewed a lot of threads and some say the Maxx can't be rooted. If there is a link to instruction of how to root this.... Please post here
I'm running JellyBean on a XT912 ... A veriZon phone but want to ditch the software as there are no VeriZon towers here...
Here is a vision... I'd like to run an AT&T sim but want to use the Tracfone bring your own phone which now works only with veriZon smartphones ... but I have an AT&T Tracfone with it's sim that works in this area ... I'd like to place that sim in my Razr Maxx and call and set up the phones ESN to be a Tracfone ... Not a smartphone or for data but just as my phone.
Question... How might this be done ? Can a phones ESN be changed so I would place a working Tracphone's ESN for the towers to see ? Or if I got the right Tracphone agent on and (s)he entered my phones ESN could it be configured to work ? Thanks for all you have done and your responses .
God bless,
Jim
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You can use Matt's utility to root the droid RAZR xt912. See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2192467
If you plan to install custom roms you will probably also want to install safestrap recovery software. Don't use Matt's utility for that, instead download the safestrap 3.65 apk (the latest version) and install that instead. See http://rootzwiki.com/topic/104161-recovery-locked-safestrap-recovery-v365-2013-11-13/
I have read that the droid RAZR xt912 will not work on the at&t network, but I have no experience with this. It's true that it is a global ready phone and will work on gsm overseas, but apparently it won't work on gsm in the states (not sure if the radio is incompatible with at&t or if Verizon did something to make sure it wouldn't work on their biggest competitors system). Please post your experience if you learn more.
Sent from my Droid RAZR Maxx (XT912, spyder) using TapaTalk.
What version of Spyder CDMA are you running?
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What version of Spyder CDMA are you running?
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Who?
XT912 RaZR SpYdEr CDMA
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death972 said:
What version of Spyder CDMA are you running?
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Verizon XT912 Droid Razr MAXX
System version 98.72.165.xt912.Verizon.en.us
Andriod 4.1.2
baseband version CDMA_N_05.21.00R LTEDC_U_09.1D.00
Webtop version wt-3.0.0
Kernel version 3.0.8-g3617609
Thinking of installing Art Mod tomorrow... Suggestions, Tips, other ROMs I might like ... I'll probably be happy with anything that the GPS, Music, Camera and ability to play and record videos are working. Also need the ROM to make use of the XD card.
Attached screenshot of files I've downloaded.... Any tips, ideas, guidance appreciated.
You Guys Rock !
Jim
Safestrap and BMM on card but can't install ... now rooted
Rooted with Matt's Razr Blade .... I put safestrap and BMM onto SD card but made mistake of not installing them before trying to install ARTMOD ... now I can't get past a screen that says waiting to activate phone service with only a power off choice.
I uninstalled the verizon VZW files after rooting but left the android phone apks there.
Dwillian said:
You can use Matt's utility to root the droid RAZR xt912. See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2192467
If you plan to install custom roms you will probably also want to install safestrap recovery software. Don't use Matt's utility for that, instead download the safestrap 3.65 apk (the latest version) and install that instead. See http://rootzwiki.com/topic/104161-recovery-locked-safestrap-recovery-v365-2013-11-13/
I have read that the droid RAZR xt912 will not work on the at&t network, but I have no experience with this. It's true that it is a global ready phone and will work on gsm overseas, but apparently it won't work on gsm in the states (not sure if the radio is incompatible with at&t or if Verizon did something to make sure it wouldn't work on their biggest competitors system). Please post your experience if you learn more.
Sent from my Droid RAZR Maxx (XT912, spyder) using TapaTalk.
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Well, I finally ditched the RaZr. Had no choice, power buttn was broke and there was no way I could get it to turn on again. Anyways, I don't know what took me so long I wish I would have upgraded sooner, I still have unlimited data and a crazy phone, good luck everyone with your RaZr's.. I am now bootloader unlocked/s-off amazing difference as well as a lot more to choose from as far as active development seeing how this is a newer device. Much love and respect to all Droid RaZr Devs.. Quadrant scores up over 29000
HTC one m8 vzw
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