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so sad......
Someone has to do something!!!!!
Maybe an adaptation of the motoroi 2.2????
Real shame.
Especialy after an anouncement who said that it will...
drx64 said:
Real shame.
Especialy after an anouncement who said that it will...
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cant believe they actually stop supporting a phone that's not even one yr old. time to switch camp, my next phone will not be motorola again.
en0203 said:
cant believe they actually stop supporting a phone that's not even one yr old. time to switch camp, my next phone will not be motorola again.
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The same for me... Samsung never deceive me like that....
I m in France and i bought my xt720 in july!!!! Just 4 month old !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes, but Motoroi IS getting 2.2 in Q4. Isn't that the same as XT720? Also, I have an XT720, I'm in the US, and they don't even list that model for US phones at all!
reverendkjr said:
Yes, but Motoroi IS getting 2.2 in Q4. Isn't that the same as XT720? Also, I have an XT720, I'm in the US, and they don't even list that model for US phones at all!
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yes, currently US XT720 and Asia-Pacific Milestone XT is not in the list yet. According to what's happened to Backflip, only US backflip got 2.1 update and the rest of the whole world has to live with 1.5. So, US XT720 has a very high chance of getting the upgrade.
for Motoroi, The WCDMA module and camera module is different. so, I'm not sure it would work with your US XT720. At least, you'll loose your 3G and camera functions.
hiz
what about StarHub XT 720 from Singapore?
will they dumb us like the rest of the world
if that so this is the last time I buy Motorola phone
hassler said:
hiz
what about StarHub XT 720 from Singapore?
will they dumb us like the rest of the world
if that so this is the last time I buy Motorola phone
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according to what's written on Motorola's Forum, StarHub's XT 720 is officially called Milestone XT and they have not yet put it into the list. so, just wait and see.
let assume starhub milestone xt will get froyo update
would it be possible to flash uk xt720 to starhub firmware?
dannyfly said:
let assume starhub milestone xt will get froyo update
would it be possible to flash uk xt720 to starhub firmware?
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Absolutely possible. But you'll need a way to find your own language pack. (that's the only different). And that's also I'm having doubt for Milestone XT to get Froyo update. Language pack is so easy to add in the rom for them. So, if they're planning to upgrade Milestone XT, there definitely should be an update for XT720 EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa) phones.
Let's wait and see what they'll do for US XT720. If I'm not wrong, they'll deliver update for US XT720 (similar things happened to BackFlip).
My main doubt is about 8MP camera module. Seems like they can't make it work with Froyo. That's why XT720 Froyo update is pending (MOTOROI has got 5MP module)
I`m not sure that the camera is problem... 5 or 8MP is all most the same... I think that the camera hardware is same in all XT/Motoroi series, but in XT720 is 8MP with software emulation.
My hope is Motoroi XT720 (XT711)... This Korean version will receive 2.2 this year (will see...), the hardware is 98% the same, difference are minimal (according gsmarena.com) :
- Some DVB-T tuner
- Only 2100 HSDPA (In europe this is the same)
I`m trying to find Korean 2.1 original rom to flash my XT720... if 2.1 works, I think that 2.2 will work too.
if some one can give me link to Korean rom I will try and write result.
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I`m not sure that the camera is problem... 5 or 8MP is all most the same... I think that the camera hardware is same in all XT/Motoroi series, but in XT720 is 8MP with software emulation.
My hope is Motoroi XT720 (XT711)... This Korean version will receive 2.2 this year (will see...), the hardware is 98% the same, difference are minimal (according gsmarena.com) :
- Some DVB-T tuner
- Only 2100 HSDPA (In europe this is the same)
I`m trying to find Korean 2.1 original rom to flash my XT720... if 2.1 works, I think that 2.2 will work too.
if some one can give me link to Korean rom I will try and write result.
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http://and-developers.com/sbf:xt720
you can download Korean ROM at the above link. I support your idea. may be we can install Korean ROM and do a little modification to our needs.
OK, Now I`m with Korean Service rom.. The phone boot and work normal for the moment.
I will check it today, but I think that this will be the solution if Motorola dont release update to 2.2....
I must change keyboard... my korean is not very good
This is good news! Waiting 2.2 on motoroi
Sent from my Milestone XT720 using XDA App
Mmm... no so good for the moment.
Sorry, but my English is not very good to describe everything. After I flash Korean rom (service version) I have this problems:
- Must add manual my operator
- cannot find APN in the menus and for the moment don`t have data
- The touch buttons don`t lights (but light when tel. boot up...)
- The proximity sensor have his own opinion how and when to work ;-)
I decide to flash because I have another phone to use. Today I was out of time to test more precise the phone with Korean rom, but I will these days.
It will be better if someone how knows Android OS well support us in this, because I`m not a software expert... It`s no problem to use me for all king of tests and experiments, but don`t ask me to create scripts and roms
thats sounds good so far!
It's no prolem to chance the "apns-conf.xml". Then there will be Data again
The Light of the touchbottoms is also a setting in the "build.prop". So no problem again
The sensor MIGHT be a problem but if it sometimes works, then a wrong setting will be the problem.
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The same for me... Samsung never deceive me like that....
I m in France and i bought my xt720 in july!!!! Just 4 month old !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hm.Before Motorola my phone was Samsung.Same thing.6 months old phone (from worldwilde introduce) was too old for update.Only new phones say Samsung.So... Maybe HTC?
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register and sign the petition online....
https://supportforums.motorola.com/message/287671
motorola sucks. its no wonder they havent had profit at all recently
Now Motorola sucks... before Samsung... maybe next year HTC will sucks with some model...
We cannot change them... The are too big and don`t care for few clients (because the angry clients are 2-10%).
And of course.. Google is wrong... It`s impossible to control, support and update new OS every 6 months... and for 5-10 phones from a brand.
The only way is customization...
it does not mean we cant just give up. i mean what have we got to loose if we sign the petition?
Hi Guys,
I've been reading the posts in the forum and I realized that, if anybody can help me with this dilemma, it's YOU guys !
I want to buy a new phone and I want it to be an Android Smartphone... Everything OK so far... I "window shopped" a bit and considering the limited options that are available in my country, I finally decided that the best options, price/performance wise, are the Motorola Milestone A853 and the Motorola Defy.
Now I've been reading about them for the past month, about the hardware, what are the advantages and disadvantages of both phones, I saw numerous reviews for both phones and read everything there is to read about the processors and GPU's in both phones but now I want to read a personal opinion on both phones, why should I choose one over the other and why...
I really hope that you guys can help me with this !
Now I imagine that some of you guys will say that none of them are that great because of the processor, or the Android version or the fact that none of them might be getting the Gingerbread update, so, If possible, I would appreciate if you could leave all of that aside and express your opinion related to these 2 phone as they are right now, with no updates or hacks and if possible, share YOUR experience with them as well.
Of course, you will be asking me what I want to use the phone for, well... I would like to... Ummm... use it as a ... phone, browse the web and be able play some 3D games (e.g.: Polarbit Games, Gameloft HD games, Quake etc.) without much lag (preferably with NO lag at all ).
Please HELP !!!
Defy is new. Milestone is pretty old.
Defy has 512mb ram
Milestone has 256mb ramb
Defy's processor is 200mhz faster .. and made by Texas Instruments.
Should be more economical on battery life as well.
Moreover, the Defy comes with a bigger battery. 1540 vs 1400.
Defy should be less laggy and more likely to get more android updates. Dont know about the community support though. Would advise you to go check in the Milestone android development forum and see how active those guys are. The support for that phone basically depends on them now.
Hello
I know, this topic is not so new but i wouldn't create the new one.
Can someone write more about those two phones? In march I gone get a new phone from the operator and I have to choose between Milestone and Defy. I know, Defy's newer and has a little bit better hardware but what about the future development? Here in Poland Defy's not so popular as the Milestone. BTW Defy's a little bit cheaper than Milestone in my operator What else? Milestone's getting Froyo in a few "days". Defy's still on eclair, and who knows how about the future...
The most important what I need is:
- smooth UI
- smooth games
- smooth web browsing
- big screen and good resolution (both the same)
- official updates and unofficial development
Please help!
hi i am stuck with the same dilemma i dont no which phone to get.
I bought milestone yesterday.U won't regret...it's a lot better than defy ,even with all the differences between defy and milestone,milestone is way cooler at looks than defy as a phone,as updates and gaming(because of the keyboard)
I think Milestone is better based on community support, its easy to find custom ROMs for what you need..
Hi,
So i have a xoom 2 media edition (uk version) .. cant seem to find much out about rooting/unlocking the bootloader.
does anyone know the status on this ?
sorry to post here, but doesnt seem to be a xoom 2 section yet
me too
got myself one too.
MODs, please create XOOM2/ME forum, especially because Xoom2 and Xoom2ME is based on different chipset (non-tegra, and none of the Xoom1 tricks works on it)
For now, the tablet's bootloader is non-unlockable, all root exploits i have found fail.
I suspect after (if at all) the bootloader is unlocked, some of the Galaxy Nexus tricks will work.
On topic, this tablet urgently needs root because motorola in its [motocast promotion] ingenuity locked firewall ports 80,8080,21 etc. on the tablet... so no FileXpert web/ftp sharing, no samba, no way to access files directly.
got one too
Yeah got one today as well and interest a custom ROM as well also quick question to ask, can you add micro sd card and if yes how? and when using Swype is anybody experience very bad lag?
No sd card slot on xoom 2 - although the cover is there
Cheers zonyx I thought that but on the instructions inside the box it tells.you to take out the placholders and put a sd card in but 16GB should be fine
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yeah, i read the same - even the sim card slot is there also.
its a bit of a downer though that motorola couldnt even be bothered to just completely seal the case
Agree with zeer, could a mod create a sub section for xoom 2 and xoom 2 me?
Maybe one is enough as they both seems to have same hardware.
Who do with need to contact to get a new sub catagory
I believe the ME and Xoom 2 are the same hardware just different screen sizes
If anyone needs any system info etc... I can put my ME up for testing
Sent from my XOOM 2 ME using Tapatalk
I agree. IMHO Xoom 2 ME is the best android tablet available that money can buy (i.e. not including Transformer Prime) but pre-installed software sucks. I have no idea how motorola have managed to decrease the performance by so much but root and CM9 would make this pieace of hardware what it should have been by delivery
xoom2 forum plz ... The tablet is very good .great size (the reason i bought it ) great screen , very good built quality , speakers and camera . Needs update to ics and root access .. The price in europe is good if you compare it with other tegra 2 devices but in few months ti omap processor will be outdated ...
I took my xoom 2 me back, it suffered from awful lag on the browser and WiFi kept disconnecting, maybe a bad build but didn't want to risk it with another maybe ics will solve these but got the HTC flyer for half the price and its a lot better and more responsive with GB on as well
But on a positive I agree the sound quality is very good
Sent from my HTC Flyer P512 using Tapatalk
xoom2
Hello i just bought my xoom2 from uk
Hello,
I`m new to the Forum, but a reader since a little while.
I have bought a Xoom 2 Media Edition too from UK, and can only say I like it pretty much sofar.
Hope that ICS 4.0 will come soon.
Is there any knowledge at all if a root hack might be possible and when ?
Many thanks for any kind of input or links at all.
Have been googling around for hours but didn't find anything usable...
EDIT: The Fact of the lacking Storage is really annoying (no USB or SD) but that Motorola blocked the Ports mentioned really sucks. I will contact the Motorola Support for this, after failing to make a ftp connection work for hours ....
Cheers & Greetings
Mark
Hi,
I have some blinking texts (and also small blinking squares) sometimes in the market for example.
Entering text in the browser (like what I'm currently doing on xda) is very laggy (with default keyboard and default browser) every striked key takes a little time to display.
Also, the green pointer used to move the cursor and the cursor himself are not well aligned.
Do you also have these issues?
moderators can you create a xoom2 forum please we need it .....
I do notice a little lag from keyboard... I dont use mouse on mine at the moment.
Swiftkey is bit better...
ive put a post on the suggestion thread about a xoom 2 sub forum.
Sent from my XOOM 2 ME using Tapatalk
Vote for new devices thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1416406
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Hi,
I've made a video of freezes I have in fruit ninja (it's only an example, I have the same thing in other games, and many other problems previously described here).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xi8_oKDp3Q (look for example at 0:12, 0:18, 0:29, 0:43, 0:46, ...)
before making this video I have hard reseted my tablet and the only app installed after the reset was fruit ninja.
do you have the same behaviour or mine is defective?
Hello, my friends.
I bought xoom 2 ME also.
1. USB host does not work.
2. no sd card
3. I have light spots on border on dark background
4. 16 hours in standby mode (wifi- off, all applications were closed)
Have you any suggestions?
1. I haven't tried yet, I'll test as soon as I receive my cable
2. like every xoom2 ME
3. I also see these light spots on black screens, it seems like it's normal.
4. You surely have a running app eating your cpu/battery, look in battery usage if you see something, I do not have this problem.
I have discovered just how similar the Q and the Razr M are.
The 2 phones, other than the obvious keyboard, differ only in their touchscreen input. One is the mirror of the other. I know this because I restored the twrp backup of JB 412 for the Q (posted elsewhere in this forum) and everything worked! Phone, data (calls worked & I am on VZW Too) & hardkeys... every thing I used. But it was quite awkward as the touch input needed the mirror of the actual screen graphics. In order to click the back button I had to touch the top of the screen at about 11 o'clock.
So the root question is: Is it hard wiring at the input touchpoints OR some code (SW, UI app) doing the crossing?
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Could We flash our Qs into Ms & our Ms into Qs?
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I think the real question is - why would you want to?
All the msm8960 moto's share a common kernel, so yea there's quite a bit in common with all of 'em. But they all also have slight differences as you noted.
arrrghhh said:
I think the real question is - why would you want to?
All the msm8960 moto's share a common kernel, so yea there's quite a bit in common with all of 'em. But they all also have slight differences as you noted.
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Please ignore the attempt at humor : "Could We flash our Qs into Ms & our Ms into Qs?"
Well IF (big) all the "higher level" code is the same & we can alter the lower then development could be shared. Unlikely as it seems, couldn't it be a possibility?
The answer I seek is one that you might be willing to provide. Is there some piece of code that would do the "crossing"?
aviwdoowks said:
Please ignore the attempt at humor : "Could We flash our Qs into Ms & our Ms into Qs?"
Well IF (big) all the "higher level" code is the same & we can alter the lower then development could be shared. Unlikely as it seems, couldn't it be a possibility?
The answer I seek is one that you might be willing to provide. Is there some piece of code that would do the "crossing"?
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What is the point though? I don't understand what you gain from doing this.
I don't know any magical piece of code to fix your issue, no.
aviwdoowks said:
Please ignore the attempt at humor : "Could We flash our Qs into Ms & our Ms into Qs?"
Well IF (big) all the "higher level" code is the same & we can alter the lower then development could be shared. Unlikely as it seems, couldn't it be a possibility?
The answer I seek is one that you might be willing to provide. Is there some piece of code that would do the "crossing"?
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Motorola Photon Q xt897 (GSM)
Motorola Photon Q xt897c (CDMA)
Motorola Droid RAZR M (XT907)
Motorola RAZR HD (XT925)
Motorola Droid RAZR HD (XT926)
Motorola Atrix HD (MB886)
These are all devices that share development (the razrqcom-dev-team: epinter, dhacker29, Hashcode, nadlabak, Skrilax_CZ). A lot is the same for all these devices. I do not know what exactley differs but it is mostly some proprietary device drivers. The touch input firmware is one of those.
mrvek said:
Motorola Photon Q xt897 (GSM)
Motorola Photon Q xt897c (CDMA)
Motorola Droid RAZR M (XT907)
Motorola RAZR HD (XT925)
Motorola Droid RAZR HD (XT926)
Motorola Atrix HD (MB886)
These are all devices that share development (the razrqcom-dev-team: epinter, dhacker29, Hashcode, nadlabak, Skrilax_CZ). A lot is the same for all these devices. I do not know what exactley differs but it is mostly some proprietary device drivers. The touch input firmware is one of those.
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WELL THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
Do you know the path where these reside?
Probably bad firmware for the touchscreen, who knows. But yeah, lots of things are shared (except firmware for touchscreen, modem, some modem libraries). And there is a difference in the configuration of course.
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Probably bad firmware for the touchscreen, who knows. But yeah, lots of things are shared (except firmware for touchscreen, modem, some modem libraries). And there is a difference in the configuration of course.
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Please read the post again. You missed my point.
Probably here. And/Or here
If just swapping device specific firmware would help. No gurantees everything would still fully work.
Btw., Skrilax_CZ is one of the lead developers around here and there. Read more.
Hello everybody..
There is some sites stating CM10 everest can be installed on MZ616..
http://androidjinn.com/cm10-android...for-motorola-xoom-3ginstallation-guide.html/2
http://www-motorolaxoom.blogspot.com.br/2013/12/cm10-android-412-jelly-bean-rom-para.html
Despite no screenshots of the achivement be shared till now, I wonder if this brand new CM11 everest (http://duckbox.info/android/cm-11.0/latest.php/everest) could be applied to XOOM 2 MZ616 (aka XYBOARD in USA).
Differences between XOOM and XOOM 2 resides specially on graphics chipset, and although XOOM 2 comes with with TI OMAP chip (that theoretically should be more compatible with android OS), XOOM with nVidia chip is the one officially supported by Cyanogen.
I tried to post this on the developer related forum (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2596566), but system blocked me (too new here), so the reason for this thread..
Anyone could help, please..?!
Many XOOM 2 and XYBOARD owners will be very grateful if this one works on them, since they have enough hardware capabilities to run KitKat..
Thanks!
I totally agree with you, it could be a nice present! I know it's old but jellybean is running by now on many devices with same specs.
rodrigovdr said:
Hello everybody..
There is some sites stating CM10 everest can be installed on MZ616..
http://androidjinn.com/cm10-android...for-motorola-xoom-3ginstallation-guide.html/2
http://www-motorolaxoom.blogspot.com.br/2013/12/cm10-android-412-jelly-bean-rom-para.html
Despite no screenshots of the achivement be shared till now, I wonder if this brand new CM11 everest (http://duckbox.info/android/cm-11.0/latest.php/everest) could be applied to XOOM 2 MZ616 (aka XYBOARD in USA).
Differences between XOOM and XOOM 2 resides specially on graphics chipset, and although XOOM 2 comes with with TI OMAP chip (that theoretically should be more compatible with android OS), XOOM with nVidia chip is the one officially supported by Cyanogen.
I tried to post this on the developer related forum (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2596566), but system blocked me (too new here), so the reason for this thread..
Anyone could help, please..?!
Many XOOM 2 and XYBOARD owners will be very grateful if this one works on them, since they have enough hardware capabilities to run KitKat..
Thanks!
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