So I keep reading about people getting 2.3.5 update for their Photons. When did it happen? Because I'm using my Photon here on local GSM network (outside of the US), don't have a Sprint account and right now my phone have 2.3.4 installed and it's fully updated (according to System Updates --> Update Motorola Software)
I remember getting one update since I bought it and that's it.
Where this 2.3.5 came from, Sprint or Moto themself?
Please enlighten me. Thanks.
I'm wondering too. I have Sprint, with a rooted Photon, on stock ROM. When am I going to get an update? I've checked manually and nothing.
This update is a part of the soak test, to the limited number of users.
It will be the same with the ICS update ?
Koala Kid said:
It will be the same with the ICS update ?
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It's allways the same with software updates. But who knows
Thank you
soak test is basically letting a number of users test the upgrade before letting it to public...
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we want the ICS soak test!! this GB crap is lame.
na7q said:
we want the ICS soak test!! this GB crap is lame.
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Probably not gonna happen until Oct and final release sometime in Nov. This is just purely my guess.
You're not missing anything major with 2.3.5, so don't worry. Better camera resolution, I think. I have 2.3.5, and also the update to it as of a few days ago. I honestly see no changes from 2.3.4.
Not sure why they are even spending effort on a minor GB update with ICS (Q4)and (hopefully) JB coming.
willysp said:
You're not missing anything major with 2.3.5, so don't worry. Better camera resolution, I think. I have 2.3.5, and also the update to it as of a few days ago. I honestly see no changes from 2.3.4.
Not sure why they are even spending effort on a minor GB update with ICS (Q4)and (hopefully) JB coming.
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It's not that, just it got me worried for a minute about not getting that promised ICS upgrade too :cyclops:
willysp said:
You're not missing anything major with 2.3.5, so don't worry. Better camera resolution, I think. I have 2.3.5, and also the update to it as of a few days ago. I honestly see no changes from 2.3.4.
Not sure why they are even spending effort on a minor GB update with ICS (Q4)and (hopefully) JB coming.
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Don'T know if it's just me but front camera seemed clearer on .5...
I'm back on .4 and front camera just seems awful.... But it could be my mind
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..should we be seeing gingerbread soon, or can we update from the DX update?
magicriggs said:
..should we be seeing gingerbread soon, or can we update from the DX update?
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Rumor has it we will get the gingerbread update in Q3. Bad things will happen if you flash the DX gingerbread update.
a 2.3 update would be beneficial to both verizon and moto... with other droids getting the update recently/soon it would make sense to expect it at least within the next couple months. the best news is that they already have motoblur working on 2.3, so this should make the update alot easier for the DX2... we sit and wait, as always.
It's rather asinine that the DROID X2 this late in the game did not include Android 2.3.3/4 any high-end(ish) phone that comes out this late with 2.2 is just stupid, Thunderbolt, Charge etc. etc. These carriers are always B*t*hing about there networks and data but they just gotta push all that data to thousands of the said updates to the phones. makes no sense.
The X2 does not have GB because GB is having problems on the dual-core Tegra 2 chipset. I talked with a rep this evening that was pretty knowledgable on the situation and she stated that we most likely won't be seeing GB on the X2 in the foreseeable future, a few months at the least.
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..should we be seeing gingerbread soon, or can we update from the DX update?
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I am also very curious about this. I've been harassing P3Droid on Twitter. Since he has inside sources at Moto (or so I've heard) someone should ask him what he thinks...
TBH plans to develop for this as soon as they get their hands on one...
I just wish this phone were more stable to start with. Swapping between wifi and 3G is a lag fest, pulling the phone from either the car dock or multimedia dock is a crap shoot. Often times it'll get confused and just give a blank screen when swapping between apps, and it'll require a reboot before the whole thing runs smoothly again.
I'm hoping a clean GB install will fix these problems because I really want to keep the device.
Do any UK Atrix owners know whether this update is ever going to happen for our phones? The only mod i've made to my Atrix is to root it, but i'm seriously tempted to unlock my bootloader and start to enjoy the custom roms available for this great phone.
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I've just checked OTA update on my sons Atrix & still no update available yet.............
Funny you mention that I just did the same after reading the OP
This is garbage to be honest....how hard is it to send it out...it isnt like there is a huge amount of branding (unlike the old WinMo phones)
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Funny you mention that I just did the same after reading the OP
This is garbage to be honest....how hard is it to send it out...it isnt like there is a huge amount of branding (unlike the old WinMo phones)
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My thoughts entirely deech
I've heard that there is a phone called the Atrix2 MB865 and is being shipped with OS 2.3 gingerbread as of october 2011 in the usa. So trying not to be too negative i personally don't think orange will update my MB860 before summer next year. I am giving it till the end of january and then i'll unlock my bootloader. http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_atrix_2-4199.php
I doubt there will ever be an GB update for the UK out-of-datrix.
Killed any passion I had for motorola - BOS if you ask me - I'll never buy another one of there ****ty phones ever again & will recommend to everyone they aviod them like the plague.
Motokak
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I've heard that there is a phone called the Atrix2 MB865 and is being shipped with OS 2.3 gingerbread as of october 2011 in the usa. So trying not to be too negative i personally don't think orange will update my MB860 before summer next year. I am giving it till the end of january and then i'll unlock my bootloader.
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Yeah i've read that too, i also read somewhere that the Atrix is now EOL and isn't even 12 months old yet!! I can't believe this personally as this is still one of the fastest phones out there, and probably has the hardware to run ICS let alone Gingerbread.
I wish I could just "give" you my GB OTA. I have the Bell Atrix and am staying on Froyo. I've come close of pulling the trigger on my GB OTA, but I keep hearing the horror stories about battery life not being as good and others wishing they could go back to Froyo that I'm staying put.
I've used Gingerbread on my SGS and SGSII, and IMO GB doesn't have anything that I want anyway.
Now ICS is a completely different story. You should check out the ICS Launchers or ICS themes (some are in the market) and you won't even think about GB.
Hopefully we all get ICS (or go the CM9 route) because GB can easily be skipped over and left forgotten IMO...
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Feel the same way, wont get a Moto Phone again, but I have a Xoom and that is nice
I'll give it till Feb (as I'm away for several months soon) and see if we have CM9 or else wack CM7 on and be done with it.....Going to go back to HTC or maybe a Sammy next time....
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Feel the same way, wont get a Moto Phone again, but I have a Xoom and that is nice
I'll give it till Feb (as I'm away for several months soon) and see if we have CM9 or else wack CM7 on and be done with it.....Going to go back to HTC or maybe a Sammy next time....
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Go Sammy, HTC's battery life on their phones is more frustrating than anything Moto has ever done...
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Released to Germany Voda TODAY, and unbranded too, aledgedly rolling for the rest of the eu over the next week / fortnight.........
http://www.eurodroid.com/2011/11/15/motorola-atrix-android-2-3-4-update-begins-in-europe/
Cheers for the update I'll keep an eye out
If "No", please let us know why you chose to hold off, and if/when you plan to upgrade to the leak/ and or OTA.
I will start.
I chose not to upgrade yet.
Mainly because, if anyone reading this was around during the Eris, 2.1 leaked fiasco, you will understand my new and improved policy of waiting at least 3 full days on anything leaked.
Anyway, I also am holding out because
1) Joelz (I hope) will be making a patch for us folk who are waiting.
2) I have been getting better batt life on GB
3) hasn't been 3 days yet.. but now that the firmware is out, I may be editing this post in a couple days.
Reminds me of the 3 day rule for not calling a chick after you get her number. HAH!
I went ahead and updated....we'll see how this goes.
I just upgraded to CleanROM 3.7, so I'm going to wait for the official release of ICS before I flash a next ROM.
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I voted No... ICS is not that big of a deal for me. My phone is #1 a business tool and having it work is more important that how it looks. That being said, I am quite content right now with GB, how the device looks and works. Battery life is acceptable and I can use all of the tools I need to use. It is one very AWESOME phone as it is right now.
This might change if I see a lot of users using it without a lot of issues, but I might just wait until the Official OTA arrives.
There are more things to life than ICS....
Never ending... after the masses gets ICS they will want JB and then they will demand KLP.... it never ends.
I did almost bricked in the process as well
But all in all I say its worth it. We atleast have a method to downgrade the hboot if needed
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I am holding off until I see there are no issues AND there is a way to get back to stock GB via Ruu in the crazy case I need to return to Verizon.
They may not check much but I'd rather be safe since 4.0 is noticeably different.
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I am holding off until I see there are no issues AND there is a way to get back to stock GB via Ruu in the crazy case I need to return to Verizon.
They may not check much but I'd rather be safe since 4.0 is noticeably different.
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You can ruu back with the mainver fix
Unless you haven't unlocked it yet
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Nope still on GB. when the ota comes and custom kernels for ICS ill take the plunge. Still hoping for cm9 as well.
I have upgraded but I'm having trouble with the service.
Phone keeps telling me to insert a sim card when I already have one...
Just saw in Scotts ics thread you can't go back to Gingerbread after Ics ruu (he even updated his op).....so I will be holding off....at least until gets proven otherwise
Edit: now Scott is saying you can go back but there's a sd issue...however he said there is a fix....
so looks like I will keep on waiting for everyone else to be the guinea pigs lol
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I didn't vote because there's no option for "I'm on the second ICS leak and waiting for more ROMs to be based off of the third leak".
I just hope there will be a Rom that doesn't require the ics ruu as a prerequisite.
I am sure those of us with our tin foil hats would really appreciate it.
Also I can only imagine the forums whenever the official release comes and by chance it doesn't play nice with the leak.
Looks like gb for me, unless there's a Rom that doesn't require this leak. Guess time will tell...hopefully everything works out for everyone but I will just err on the cautious side.
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I voted "no", though it is tempting, but its still early development.
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I didn't vote because there's no option for "I'm on the second ICS leak and waiting for more ROMs to be based off of the third leak".
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lol i was just messin around on the polls. please vote
andybones said:
I will start.
I chose not to upgrade yet.
Mainly because, if anyone reading this was around during the Eris, 2.1 leaked fiasco, you will understand my new and improved policy of waiting at least 3 full days on anything leaked.
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That was the worst.. What was it? something like a few days after the 2.1 leak had been out, root was attained (but only if you hadn't installed the leaked firmware)?
Anyways, I installed the newer firmware despite all this. I have confidence the Dev section here will carry us through any issues that arise
I did last night. Scary but easy. Clean Rom 4.0 seems absolutely flawless this far. Battery is great. Stopped using extended battery its so good lol.
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new firmware
I got the AndroidPolice all-stock zip of the new VZN ICS. Experimented all day with it including the TAMPERERED warning, and other stuff. Found out that when 100% bone stock, the new ICS will allow you to freeze/eliminate all the things I don't use, like VZN Navigator, Twitter, Trneds, NFLMobile, Lets Golf,Hot Pursuit, Freindstream, etc. So, I am ReLocked, and stock and happy because a bunch of bloaty things don't start and can't be seen in the app drawer. Bottom Line: the new ICS is gonna be so great, some folks won't have to unlock to get exactly what they want. Warning: if you check it out, getting back to GB isn't impossible, but it's a hassle.
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That was the worst.. What was it? something like a few days after the 2.1 leak had been out, root was attained (but only if you hadn't installed the leaked firmware)?
Anyways, I installed the newer firmware despite all this. I have confidence the Dev section here will carry us through any issues that arise
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Yessir, no root was for me. lol, after about a week, I ended up calling CS and getting a refurb, they said nothing about the phone being on a leak lol.
i would rather wait a get the official OTA firmware. rather than some leaked ****.
My question is... is it safe to update to the newest ICS leak from the one we got before it? I probally won't even update again since the ota is due in a couple of days but I see alot of users talking about the newest ICS leak not having as many issues. So if its without a doubt safe I figure I will but if its iffy I can just wait. Thanks for your help everyone
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My question is... is it safe to update to the newest ICS leak from the one we got before it? I probally won't even update again since the ota is due in a couple of days but I see alot of users talking about the newest ICS leak not having as many issues. So if its without a doubt safe I figure I will but if its iffy I can just wait. Thanks for your help everyone
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I just dumped a ROM from the latest leak on mine last night and it's been flawless, so far as i can tell.
I contacted Verizon this morning and asked if the ICS update rumors were for real. I was told that they have not heard and have no documentation on the official release.
FAIL!!
Verizon will always say that......atleast from my experience.
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Does it matter? The 3.14 leak is great. Any changes they made between that and the 'official' release will only make it better.
Yeah, but we all knew, or should have known, when a leak hit a couple days ago and wasn't the final release, that the 9th was wrong. There was serious reason to doubt it before that leak anyway. Just flash the new leak. It's great.
Yeah, not only will they deny it, but often the people you speak with will be uninformed or misinformed. I wouldn't bet either way at the moment. I wonder if Vegas keeps odd on this. I hear they'll do most anything. 20-1 the last leak was our official 10-1 we'll get anything today. I don't know not much of a gambler. Anyone got odds on it?
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I contacted Verizon this morning and asked if the ICS update rumors were for real. I was told that they have not heard and have no documentation on the official release.
FAIL!!
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Calling Verizon for this is pointless. They are uneducated about pretty much every release, update, etc. We almost always know way before a Verizon rep knows.
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Calling Verizon for this is pointless. They are uneducated about pretty much every release, update, etc. We almost always know way before a Verizon rep knows.
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they are uneducated about way more than that lol it's fun calling customer service as a rep for a customer and knowing more than they do..they just give up and send me to someone else lol
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Does it matter? The 3.14 leak is great. Any changes they made between that and the 'official' release will only make it better.
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Just got off with HTC. Get this, the guy said they don't know when updates will begin pushed out, only that the Rezound is on the list for ICS Update. BUT, he did say it's possible that an update could push out tonight and to watch my phone because it will notify me... How the hell do they NOT know when their own phone will get a software update???
I'm tempted to load a leak, but I need all the functions on my phone to work and it seems to me that all these new "leaks" still have some issues ie: camera not working, 4G/3G radios not consistent, Wifi drops, tethering issues... I'm running an unlocked, S-on, rooted, stock GB and things are working.. so I guess I'll wait because If I do update, and I lose functionality, I cant go back.
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Just got off with HTC. Get this, the guy said they don't know when updates will begin pushed out, only that the Rezound is on the list for ICS Update. BUT, he did say it's possible that an update could push out tonight and to watch my phone because it will notify me... How the hell do they NOT know when their own phone will get a software update???
I'm tempted to load a leak, but I need all the functions on my phone to work and it seems to me that all these new "leaks" still have some issues ie: camera not working, 4G/3G radios not consistent, Wifi drops, tethering issues... I'm running an unlocked, S-on, rooted, stock GB and things are working.. so I guess I'll wait because If I do update, and I lose functionality, I cant go back.
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The last two leaks have no missing functionality whatsoever. No issues with anything.. I don't know where you got this info from..
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The reason HTC does not kow is because VZW has not told them when they will release it.
The January OTA didn't come until the afternoon/night. So don't call it a bust until the pacific coast hits midnight.
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The reason HTC does not kow is because VZW has not told them when they will release it.
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In the forums... perhaps Im looking at the wrong leak info.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1642217
Is there a better one?? Point me in the right direction, please.
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Just got off with HTC. Get this, the guy said they don't know when updates will begin pushed out, only that the Rezound is on the list for ICS Update. BUT, he did say it's possible that an update could push out tonight and to watch my phone because it will notify me... How the hell do they NOT know when their own phone will get a software update???
I'm tempted to load a leak, but I need all the functions on my phone to work and it seems to me that all these new "leaks" still have some issues ie: camera not working, 4G/3G radios not consistent, Wifi drops, tethering issues... I'm running an unlocked, S-on, rooted, stock GB and things are working.. so I guess I'll wait because If I do update, and I lose functionality, I cant go back.
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S-ON? That's your problem. Get rid of that BS and then do what you want.
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The reason HTC does not kow is because VZW has not told them when they will release it.
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or they just aren't allowed to confirm or deny it.
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The January OTA didn't come until the afternoon/night. So don't call it a bust until the pacific coast hits midnight.
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Feeble minds Con... feeble minds
xrock80 said:
In the forums... perhaps Im looking at the wrong leak info.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1630696
Is there a better one?? Point me in the right direction, please.
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That's a custom ROM. You want this:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...5-brings-a-handful-of-fixes-and-newer-radios/
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The January OTA didn't come until the afternoon/night. So don't call it a bust until the pacific coast hits midnight.
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I wonder if that has something to do with 9-5 business hours, I mean some people use their phones for <semi sarcastic gasp>serious business and stuff </semi serious gasp>
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The update leak is marked being release 5/9 @ 11:59 PM EST so you won't really know until tomorrow, or you can stay up all night trolling forums... ill advised
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I wonder if that has something to do with 9-5 business hours, I mean some people use their phones for <semi sarcastic gasp>serious business and stuff </semi serious gasp>
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maybe. The GB OTA almost bricked my dad's phone.
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That's a custom ROM. You want this:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...5-brings-a-handful-of-fixes-and-newer-radios/
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"This will not work if you used the HTC Bootloader unlock tool. Your device must be fully stock with a locked bootloader or you must have S-Off"
I don't have S_off, but if i re-lock the bootloader, will that suffice?