Anybody heard anything about Gingerbread (Android 2.3) for the Droid 2 Global? I see it's been leaked for the Droid 2 and Droid X, so curious how far away we could be. Is there anywhere to monitor Motorola's timeline for OTA releases?
Thanks.
You can check out this forum for someone that has it installed:
https: supportforums.motorola.com/thread/40791?start=765&tstart=0
From what I understand, the update has to also go through Verizon's QA process before it is released. Maybe someone else can confirm that.
not sure if anyone else noticed that motorola has a tentative upgrade to ICS list and the atrix 2 is NOT on that list. razr, bionic and xoom devices.
https://supportforums.motorola.com/community/manager/softwareupgrades
IF motorola decides to upgrade the A2 to ICS, by the time they blur it up, and att approves it, there will be much better out and you'll be at your next upgrade point.
No, most of us will have just sold the phone for something else or bit the bullet and kept it while getting something else. Not exactly an upgrade in the most carrier specific sense of the term.
And yes that thought occurred to me. I'm surprised they haven't updated the list to include the Atrix 2, since it's so similar to some other phones they're upgrading to ICS.
Douchewithaphone said:
No, most of us will have just sold the phone for something else or bit the bullet and kept it while getting something else. Not exactly an upgrade in the most carrier specific sense of the term.
And yes that thought occurred to me. I'm surprised they haven't updated the list to include the Atrix 2, since it's so similar to some other phones they're upgrading to ICS.
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Its not entirely motos fault, its mainly att's fault
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Sigh........ I love this phone, I don't understand why everybody leaves it behind... Goddamn AT&T and Motorola!!
Motorola said it would be up to 6 weeks after ICS source code was released before they would give an update to what devices would get ICS. Right now to make the assumption we won't get it is just pure speculation since it has not been stated anywhere that we won't.
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Motorola said it would be up to 6 weeks after ICS source code was released before they would give an update to what devices would get ICS. Right now to make the assumption we won't get it is just pure speculation since it has not been stated anywhere that we won't.
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for the phones they have planned now, which is the razr and bionic. it will be a 6-8 months minimum if they choose to upgrade the atrix 2.
by then, jellybean will be releasing...
i've seen this with the x10, which att finally approved the x10a to 2.1 in june... and it never received the 2.3 update that the x10i received over seas. same phone, same hardware, just no att iron fist.
Im gonna disagree with ya. Coming from the OG ATRIX back when it was running froyo, it got gingerbread when 90%+ was still running froyo. AT&T has been better at pushing updates to their phones then any of the big 3 in my opinion. How many phones has been listed as getting ICS for sure from AT&T? Vivid and Skyrocket? ATRIX 2 was released just before them.
I know you've had problems with your phone. But take away the problems you were having would you still be getting a new phone? I have had zero problems with my phone and would bet that everyone else that has had the same luck would be very content with their phones also.
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not sure if anyone else noticed that motorola has a tentative upgrade to ICS list and the atrix 2 is NOT on that list. razr, bionic and xoom devices.
https://supportforums.motorola.com/community/manager/softwareupgrades
IF motorola decides to upgrade the A2 to ICS, by the time they blur it up, and att approves it, there will be much better out and you'll be at your next upgrade point.
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Well.....
Hmmm....
I think it is coming. But as it turns out I sold my Atrix 2 today and decided to move back to CDMA service. I have just not been all that happy with AT&T in my area. SOOoooo, don't laugh. I bought a Samsung Vitality with Muve Music on cricket. It will tie me over and I am excited about the included music service. I am alot better with CDMA over GSM, so it looks like I will be grabbing a razr and getting it over to cricket. so long atrix 2 guys
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Motorola said it would be up to 6 weeks after ICS source code was released before they would give an update to what devices would get ICS. Right now to make the assumption we won't get it is just pure speculation since it has not been stated anywhere that we won't.
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I agree. If I don't see the Atrix 2 on the second wave of devices Moto has slated to get ICS then I'll start to lose faith.
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i've seen this with the x10, which att finally approved the x10a to 2.1 in june... and it never received the 2.3 update that the x10i received over seas. same phone, same hardware, just no att iron fist.
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That's not true, the X10 did get 2.3, officially, through AT&T.
That page hasn't been updated since before ICS code was released. Notice NONE of the new phones are on it nor is our MB865
This page details plans for Android software upgrades only; other various routine updates will be delivered to optimize device experiences and these will be communicated separately when deployed.
A note about Ice Cream Sandwich:
We are planning to upgrade DROID RAZR™ by Motorola, Motorola RAZR™, Motorola XOOM™ (including Family Edition) and DROID BIONIC™ by Motorola to Ice Cream Sandwich. We will provide more precise guidance on timing after post-public push of Ice Cream Sandwich by Google, as well as any possible additions to this list of devices.
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A note about Ice Cream Sandwich:
We are planning to upgrade DROID RAZR™ by Motorola, Motorola RAZR™, Motorola XOOM™ (including Family Edition) and DROID BIONIC™ by Motorola to Ice Cream Sandwich. We will provide more precise guidance on timing after post-public push of Ice Cream Sandwich by Google, as well as any possible additions to this list of devices.
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This quote was there before the source code to ICS. Notice below where each phone is listed by country. None of those phones are listed nor is ours. What I'm saying is that this page hasnt been updated for some time
Also take note in that statement "as well as any possible additions to this list of devices." See they even State Possible Additions which could equal any number of devices.
honestly, that's my biggest issue. no one knows for sure and motorola will not say otherwise.
i have 7 days left on my 30 day return, i will not get stuck with another upgrade locked device. motorola will not say, i have no more free time with this phone.
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honestly, that's my biggest issue. no one knows for sure and motorola will not say otherwise.
i have 7 days left on my 30 day return, i will not get stuck with another upgrade locked device. motorola will not say, i have no more free time with this phone.
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I'm getting whiplash from the number of times you've told us you're done with this phone, but then somehow you're still here.
jacindc said:
I'm getting whiplash from the number of times you've told us you're done with this phone, but then somehow you're still here.
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i've been done with the phone, i went to att on tuesday to exchange, they informed me that there are new phones coming on sunday, i'm waiting to see what is coming and if current models drop in price.
One thing you will notice about the devices that were listed, they are only the Verizon devices. I still believe that we will get ICS on our phones but ATT is usually tight lipped on their updates, they happen, you just don't hear about it. I believe that part of that statement is Verizon marketing.
I think it will have an up date. Moto has no AT&T phones for the ICS update. What better phone to upgrade than this. Samsung has gs2 but honestly I think this will see the update. We have a webtop,dual core. I just don't see AT&T and moto "not" updating this. They are tight lipped as stated before.
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I think it will have an up date. Moto has no AT&T phones for the ICS update. What better phone to upgrade than this. Samsung has gs2 but honestly I think this will see the update. We have a webtop,dual core. I just don't see AT&T and moto "not" updating this. They are tight lipped as stated before.
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I completely agree.
Personally I feel if moto doesn't want to support the device anymore they should be obligated to unlock the bootloader so we can support it ourselves.
That said. I 100% believe Moto will update
the A2 to ICS.
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Motorola has started rolling out an OTA software update v55.13.25 for AT&T’s Motorola Atrix 2. This update will improve performance of operating system thereby enhancing entertainment experience with more security.........
http://mirolta.com/2012/02/03/ota-software-update-rolls-out-for-atts-motorola-atrix-2/
I see no point in opening yet another thread about the same stuff, we already have many threads about this.
https://forums.motorola.com/pages/00add97d6c
Atrix 2 gets it in Q3.
So when moto phones get 4.0 the Nexii will be getting 5.0
Also what happened to "You will have ICS on the Razr within 6 weeks"
No ICS for the Defy+? Are you kidding me? :O There were rumors about ICS beta versions for Defy+ being tested in the Moto labs...? :/
Nothing confirmed for Droid 3 and even Droid 4? That (and the reset of these timings) are ridiculous.
moto's update policy is quiet bad. I think it's the main resaon not to buy a razr.
I hope Google cleans up their mess.
Q3 for a bunch of their somewhat newer phones? Bad.
The VP of Motorola confirmed that the Moto X will get an android L update. Considering that the Moto X and the 2013 droids are very similar in terms of hardware, is it likely that the 2013 Droids will also get the android L update?
I know this has no right answer yet but I'm just wondering what you think or believe, I know we can't be sure.
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The VP of Motorola confirmed that the Moto X will get an android L update. Considering that the Moto X and the 2013 droids are very similar in terms of hardware, is it likely that the 2013 Droids will also get the android L update?
I know this has no right answer yet but I'm just wondering what you think or believe, I know we can't be sure.
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Why wouldn't we? Verizon can't get away with leaving us on KitKat, especially since the RAZR HD and M are running KitKat as well. I think we'd get L and maybe two more major updates after that.
Of course I don't know for sure, but I suspect that the phones will get the L update, but not the 2016 M update. It's probable that it will take a while to get the L update, sometime next year in Q1 or Q2, hopefully after there is a .1 or .2 update to fix the inevitable bugs.