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So, does this mean if 4.0.5 comes out, we will get set back again? Thats a pretty lame excuse for not making something available to the customer, especially when it was a major selling point for the device (being capable of running the software). Seriously thinking of going to iPhone, at least they get updates more than once a decade.
 
chris4x4 said:
After 2 weeks of having this meassage, I spoke to Verizon tech. and they said that my phone isnt connecting to the motorola servers, so they are sending a new one. Anyone else have this issue?
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I Was but seems to work fine on wifi but on 4g or 3g nothing
 
precila1 said:
Here is what I have heard from reliable sources:
Moto was suppose to start testing ICS 4.0.3, it took them a bit longer than they (and Google) thought, and by the time they were ready to start testing 4.0.3, 4.0.4 was provided by Google and they had to start all over again, The expected date for 4.0.4 general availability is mid to end of May.. All Razr models will get the update at around the same time (+/- a week)..
if you count backwards from this time frame, they should be starting a soak test for 4.0.4 in a couple of weeks.
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Nice news, hope your right.
 
Bugly said:
So, does this mean if 4.0.5 comes out, we will get set back again? Thats a pretty lame excuse for not making something available to the customer, especially when it was a major selling point for the device (being capable of running the software). Seriously thinking of going to iPhone, at least they get updates more than once a decade.
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Historically Android updates roll out much more frequently than iPhone updates. And I'm not talking about just google make the code available, they get completed by the OEM's and distributed as OEM more often than iOS updates. That is a simple fact. Over the last few update cycles android has been slowing down, but it still updates more frequently than iOS. You just don't notice because Apple IS the OEM as well as the original developer of the software. There is no public wait time after the core software is done and the device specific code is distributed.

Moreover, the android updates are far more comprehensive than apples counterparts. The typical update to the Android OS does alot more to improve the functionality of the software than the typical iOS update does. Consider the extreme, where somebody puts out a completely shitty software, and then releases a ton of updates to make it barely usable. Would the fact that they had 10 software updates in a year mean it's better than Android or iOS which both have about 1?

And you say "release it to the public" as if they just have to slap the Motorola logo on it and post it on their server. There is a lot of development that needs to go on to make the OS run on the device.

And they didn't have to start all over again on 4.04, in all likelihood the code is 98% the same. There would certainly be some setback, since the have to identify anything the new version "broke" but almost all the work they've done so far would carry over just fine from 4.03 to 4.04. And going straight to 4.04 saves time overall from updating to 4.03 and releasing 4.04 later. Instead of having two teams working on 2 software updates in parallel, have everyone on one team pushing 1 update. Besides, if they released 4.03 you'd probably be on here complaining how "this that and the other thing don't work right. Damn you Motorola for not giving us 4.04"

And never by a phone, or anything else for that matter, based on what it MIGHT be able to do in the FUTURE.
 
Sure I would not mind getting it sooner than later. However if it was super important to me i would have kept the Gnex I had. Im having fun with all the different themes and the stock gadgets and toys. I just installed SPB Shell 3D Launcher and its amazing. Id rather wait for ICS to be perfected than rushed out. I don't mind waiting, but thats just me.
 
The sad thing is that the ICS replacement will release and then people will go cult follower over that release too.
 
Taskellusaf said:
I hear the ice cream sandwiches going to improve battery life.. can anyone tell me how...
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Im not sure even though im running the leak. Their seems to me one bug in it and its the battery life if i restart my phone it will either go up 10% or down 10% but over all it seems about the same
 
euph_22 said:
Historically Android updates roll out much more frequently than iPhone updates. And I'm not talking about just google make the code available, they get completed by the OEM's and distributed as OEM more often than iOS updates. That is a simple fact. Over the last few update cycles android has been slowing down, but it still updates more frequently than iOS. You just don't notice because Apple IS the OEM as well as the original developer of the software. There is no public wait time after the core software is done and the device specific code is distributed.

Moreover, the android updates are far more comprehensive than apples counterparts. The typical update to the Android OS does alot more to improve the functionality of the software than the typical iOS update does. Consider the extreme, where somebody puts out a completely shitty software, and then releases a ton of updates to make it barely usable. Would the fact that they had 10 software updates in a year mean it's better than Android or iOS which both have about 1?

And you say "release it to the public" as if they just have to slap the Motorola logo on it and post it on their server. There is a lot of development that needs to go on to make the OS run on the device.

And they didn't have to start all over again on 4.04, in all likelihood the code is 98% the same. There would certainly be some setback, since the have to identify anything the new version "broke" but almost all the work they've done so far would carry over just fine from 4.03 to 4.04. And going straight to 4.04 saves time overall from updating to 4.03 and releasing 4.04 later. Instead of having two teams working on 2 software updates in parallel, have everyone on one team pushing 1 update. Besides, if they released 4.03 you'd probably be on here complaining how "this that and the other thing don't work right. Damn you Motorola for not giving us 4.04"

And never by a phone, or anything else for that matter, based on what it MIGHT be able to do in the FUTURE.
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+1
 
euph_22 said:
Historically Android updates roll out much more frequently than iPhone updates. And I'm not talking about just google make the code available, they get completed by the OEM's and distributed as OEM more often than iOS updates. That is a simple fact. Over the last few update cycles android has been slowing down, but it still updates more frequently than iOS. You just don't notice because Apple IS the OEM as well as the original developer of the software. There is no public wait time after the core software is done and the device specific code is distributed.

Moreover, the android updates are far more comprehensive than apples counterparts. The typical update to the Android OS does alot more to improve the functionality of the software than the typical iOS update does. Consider the extreme, where somebody puts out a completely shitty software, and then releases a ton of updates to make it barely usable. Would the fact that they had 10 software updates in a year mean it's better than Android or iOS which both have about 1?

And you say "release it to the public" as if they just have to slap the Motorola logo on it and post it on their server. There is a lot of development that needs to go on to make the OS run on the device.

And they didn't have to start all over again on 4.04, in all likelihood the code is 98% the same. There would certainly be some setback, since the have to identify anything the new version "broke" but almost all the work they've done so far would carry over just fine from 4.03 to 4.04. And going straight to 4.04 saves time overall from updating to 4.03 and releasing 4.04 later. Instead of having two teams working on 2 software updates in parallel, have everyone on one team pushing 1 update. Besides, if they released 4.03 you'd probably be on here complaining how "this that and the other thing don't work right. Damn you Motorola for not giving us 4.04"

And never by a phone, or anything else for that matter, based on what it MIGHT be able to do in the FUTURE.
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Good reply. As a former owner of both BlackBerry devices and androids, I have noticed a trend that is mainly the fault of Big Red itself. We are at the mercy of not only the original developer, but the carrier as well. When the carrier refuses to make available an update, it just pushes back the advancemant of the device. I am not saying that I bought the RAZR because it was going to get ICS, rather, I was mentioning a conversation I overheard in the store when I got my RAZR. The salesman actually said the customer should get the RAZR because it was not only capable of running ICS, but was getting it real soon. this is how the stores in my area are working the system. Now, when that "promise" is not kept, whom do they blame? Google, not Big Red, as the complaints get shuffled off the floor into the "well, the developers aren't releasing it yet" bin. This happened in the BlackBerry world and is still happening today. How about this? make the devices compatible, such as the PC world or what have you. a Generic device (AOSP if you will) and just release the friggin software as it becomes available? Oh, that's right, Big Red wants you to have NFL crap and their own version of a backup for your contacts (even though the one from Google works better). That, my friends is what irritates me the most, the unwanted bloat and garbage that ends up slowing the devices to a crawl and pushes back updates for months at a time.
 
It can't be too much longer. Soak test invites went out for ICS about a week and a half ago. But then again who knows. The DROID 3 has had a soak test invite for almost 2 months and it hasn't started yet.

We will see I guess..
 
Considering VZW has not even rolled out the new GB update yet, seems ICS may be in doubt even for June. July is my new ASSumption date.
 
VZW support pages for Razr and Maxx are already showing the GB update, so it should be forthcoming. I'm going to ASSume then then that ICS is at least a couple months away. I can't see them pushing 2 updates back-to-back, especially when one is basically a brand new OS. But who knows, they might surprise us.
 
thedrizl said:
VZW support pages for Razr and Maxx are already showing the GB update, so it should be forthcoming. I'm going to ASSume then then that ICS is at least a couple months away. I can't see them pushing 2 updates back-to-back, especially when one is basically a brand new OS. But who knows, they might surprise us.
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Yeah, this isn't a good sign for getting ICS soon. Why update GB when you're going to replace it in 3 weeks with ICS...
 
This latest "Update" is bad news for those who want ICS soon. I don't see them releasing this update and then releasing ICS within even a month.

Time to root this bitch!
 
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