Has anyone gotten this yet? I am still waiting for my update anyone know of the news?
Nothing yet. I wouldn't hold my breath.
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My guess is Verizon is holding off on the Droid X update since they are currently releasing the Xoom OTA update which was planned in advance to coincide with Google I/O.
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Has anyone gotten this yet? I am still waiting for my update anyone know of the news?
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HTC Thunderbolt owners are receiving it as I write this. It is unlikely Verizon will push 2.3.3 to too many different phones simultaneously, to avoid any kind of tech support nightmare.
Edit: my bad...
It's the OTA 2.2.1 update that is currently going out to HTC TB, not the 2.3.3
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I got this lastnight Friday the 13th...fricken shaaaaweeeeet. There is a predownload on Droid life you can run...but you have to be stock 2.3.340
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Hrm, I checked my phone as I read this, per my status line I have 2.3.3.340.MB810.vzn.en.us
I dunno, I think I have had it for a while as well, as my phone doesn't seem any different like it has in the past with updates.
I have noticed after installing Yahoo messenger app that it hangs a lot, but I attribute that to the yahoo app, not the OS update.
I didn't get it either and yesterday afternoon my phone was slow as heck (as if something was going in) but I don't look any different.
2.3.340 is just the system version. The Android version is still 2.2.1. Gingerbread will change that to 2.3.
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From a Verizon press release this morning:
http://www.videogamingpros.com/moto...s-free-for-new-customers-and-upgrades/223322/
"The Motorola Droid X 2011 version runs on the Android 2.2 OS, but an upgrade to Android 2.3 has already hit India and will make its way around the world in the next few days."
So I guess it's on it's way....?
Where's my update dammit! LOL
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26th possibly.
GolfnWrx said:
... "but an upgrade to Android 2.3 has already hit India and will make its way around the world in the next few days."
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Asian countries seem to have an edge in acquiring the latest cell phone technology, before the USA. And the best/latest phones always appear in those markets first.
Just a personal observation...
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Nate,
I think some manufacturers are treating Asian countries as beta tests for new phone models to make sure there aren't any big problems so they can have a better release in the "top tier" countries like USA/half of Europe. The countries they release these first in seem to have far, far, far fewer overall options, so if there's a problem there isn't much people can do, lol.
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Asian countries seem to have an edge in acquiring the latest cell phone technology, before the USA. And the best/latest phones always appear in those markets first.
Just a personal observation...
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Well when your the country of origin for a product, I would expect you to get info sooner. I don't think China has the lasted Harley Davidson bikes.
Will post asap when it happens
I have a father and brother in law that are unrooted and waiting for OTA. Will post when it happens.
The cellular service model is different in Asian countries too: phones tend to be more expensive, but service (per minute charge) tends to be cheaper. In the USA, phones are cheaper because they are subsidized by the manufacturer/carriers in return for being locked into a 2 year service contract. These types of contracts are illegal in many European countries.
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Are you guys talkign about the 2.33 release that is listed here ?
www.shipped-roms.com/shipped/Buzz/
Its on the top of the list. But the release date is Feb 2011.
And if yes, why don't you install from here ?. I guess you need root to do that with a PC
If not, then what's new in this release ?
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Are you guys talkign about the 2.33 release that is listed here ?
www.shipped-roms.com/shipped/Buzz/
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I've never seen this site before, how do you know that is for the Droid-X?
I'm asking because this is interesting as well as when I start from "catagories" I don't see Motorola or Droid-X listed there.
http://shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android
Thanks.
the story is already on Droid life and there is even a picture build 596 to be sent on the 26 for Droid x
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I've been holding off on updating for a while now. I keep telling myself that the official OTA is around the corner, and I won't need to update again for a while (I hate constantly updating my phone).
It's a shame that this phone will probably never see ICS (unless they can hack it off the DX2), but if it's not out by the 26th as stated on Droid-Life, then I'm going the leaked route.
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Ok, we all saw that is was reported the ota might FINALLY be released on Aug 18. Well, the day is today so somebody please give me some good news on the subject.
Bragging welcomed!
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Even with the stock ROM, phones that have been rooted will not be able to see the update, correct?
I don't think that will affect an ota. We've never had an ota since root was found for it so we can't go from experience. I've heard that as long as the radio and hboot are stock you should be able to receive the ota's, but like I said I don't think anybody really knows at this point.
This is the most recent thing I've seen from Verizon on the subject of the Incredible OTA taken from Twitter:
VZWSupport @theMark_S At this time we do not have information regarding the Froyo update for the Incredible. *AN
Looks pretty familiar. It's the same thing we've been hearing since June. Wasn't the update for the Evo and Moto Droid publicized pretty well before it actually hit? Verizon or HTC hasn't said a damn thing publicly about our updateleading me too believe its probably just another "leaked" rumor.
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htc_woe_is_me said:
I don't think that will affect an ota. We've never had an ota since root was found for it so we can't go from experience. I've heard that as long as the radio and hboot are stock you should be able to receive the ota's, but like I said I don't think anybody really knows at this point.
This is the most recent thing I've seen from Verizon on the subject of the Incredible OTA taken from Twitter:
VZWSupport @theMark_S At this time we do not have information regarding the Froyo update for the Incredible. *AN
Looks pretty familiar. It's the same thing we've been hearing since June. Wasn't the update for the Evo and Moto Droid publicized pretty well before it actually hit? Verizon or HTC hasn't said a damn thing publicly about our updateleading me too believe its probably just another "leaked" rumor.
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Im staying positive! lol
im freaking happy with my vanilla 2.2 skyraider.
Free wifi tether
Free Hotspot
Un-sensed.
Fast and crash free...
why would anybody be pine-ing for the ota?
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im freaking happy with my vanilla 2.2 skyraider.
Free wifi tether
Free Hotspot
Un-sensed.
Fast and crash free...
why would anybody be pine-ing for the ota?
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Im not a vanilla fan I tried it and to many issues plus I like my sense UI
Yea I'm using skyraider vanilla too. No crash or bug. Love it. I don't really care about the official 2.2 now.
ahhh....yet another thread for everyone to circle jerk to.
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ahhh....yet another thread for everyone to circle jerk to.
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And don't forget the reach around
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only reason im waiting for OTA is to see if HTC did ANYTHING about the battery issues, whether drain or charging, and hopefully someone from CM team can isolate the change and port it to CM6.
Edit: Oh, and as far as people getting the OTA, i've seen nothing from verizon the pertains to an update being sent out (the manual they release stating there will be an update and what changes will be made), like they do with all their OTA updates.
@mb2 You do realize that the only thing they can do about the battery is make it bigger? And since that will increase the size of the phone they wont do that. GL trying for them to do a significant increase in it. That is all hardware drain not software
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@mb2 You do realize that the only thing they can do about the battery is make it bigger? And since that will increase the size of the phone they wont do that. GL trying for them to do a significant increase in it. That is all hardware drain not software
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Actually, no, to a point. Previously it has been proven that the software/radio is causing some of the battery drain. Responses have been made from htc via email saying that they did have a problem with the current radio software that was constantly looking for a signal, but would be fixed with the next software update to the radio.
Battery 'bump' charging is part of the software as well. Not having the battery fully charge while the device is on, thus having to shut off the device once green, plug it in, goes red again, repeat process.
Also using undervolted kernels or a more stripped down version of a rom would improve battery life which involves software fully.
Yes getting a bigger battery will improve your battery life though obviously lol
Fixing the need to bump charge is literally the only reason I would consider upgrading. At this point, I'm inclined to believe that as a community, we've solidified our Froyo builds better than anything an updated stock release could bring to the table.
Froyo Confirmation from Verizon Rep
Over at Reddit, someone emailed Verizon Tech Support and got an email back confirming the Aug. 18th rumor:
reddit [dot] com/r/Android/comments/d267r/droid_incredible_ota_offically_coming_aug_18th/
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Over at Reddit, someone emailed Verizon Tech Support and got an email back confirming the Aug. 18th rumor:
reddit [dot] com/r/Android/comments/d267r/droid_incredible_ota_offically_coming_aug_18th/
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Here you go, http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/d267r/droid_incredible_ota_offically_coming_aug_18th/
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Supposedly he got this email yesterday (8/17) but I would think that the update would have been rolling out by now.
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@mb2 You do realize that the only thing they can do about the battery is make it bigger? And since that will increase the size of the phone they wont do that. GL trying for them to do a significant increase in it. That is all hardware drain not software
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Actually, no, to a point. Previously it has been proven that the software/radio is causing some of the battery drain. Responses have been made from htc via email saying that they did have a problem with the current radio software that was constantly looking for a signal, but would be fixed with the next software update to the radio.
Battery 'bump' charging is part of the software as well. Not having the battery fully charge while the device is on, thus having to shut off the device once green, plug it in, goes red again, repeat process.
Also using undervolted kernels or a more stripped down version of a rom would improve battery life which involves software fully.
Yes getting a bigger battery will improve your battery life though obviously lol
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yep. as proven, battery can't be charged to full unless by bump charging. otherwise, if you just pull the phone off the charger when it turns green, youre only getting 90% charge but battery will state its at 100% and then lose that 10% within minutes. as for the radio being the cause of battery drain, thats the first i'm hearing about this.
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Here you go, http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/d267r/droid_incredible_ota_offically_coming_aug_18th/
Supposedly he got this email yesterday (8/17) but I would think that the update would have been rolling out by now.
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It seems like he's pretty vague about the Incredible though. He states that 2.2 is rolling out the 18th which from reports about the Droid and the Evo or whatever it is rolling out but it doesn't seem like he specifically states that the Incredible will be getting 2.2 the 18th.
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It seems like he's pretty vague about the Incredible though. He states that 2.2 is rolling out the 18th which from reports about the Droid and the Evo or whatever it is rolling out but it doesn't seem like he specifically states that the Incredible will be getting 2.2 the 18th.
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Yeah the second paragraph is a bit beating around the bush like. Sort of vague
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It seems like he's pretty vague about the Incredible though. He states that 2.2 is rolling out the 18th which from reports about the Droid and the Evo or whatever it is rolling out but it doesn't seem like he specifically states that the Incredible will be getting 2.2 the 18th.
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Well, the email is from a verizon rep, isn't the incredible the only android phone on verizon expecting an update around this time?
Under 10 minutes ago this was posted to the VZW Support Twitter page.
"We currently do not have information for the Incredible update at this time."
then
Little over 30 minutes ago this was posted on the VZW Support Twitter page.
"The update is not being sent out for the Incredible at this time."
http://twitter.com/vzwsupport
Not that this means it's not happening, we all know VZW Support lacks in knowledge when it comes to stuff like this, but the fact NOBODY has reported it, and that twitter update tells me it isn't happening. =)
Am I wasting my time calling TMO about why I haven't gotten the OTA update yet or is there a chance they can actually do something about it?
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Am I wasting my time calling TMO about why I haven't gotten the OTA update yet or is there a chance they can actually do something about it?
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Just update it yourself. It's a pretty easy task.
Yea if you check out the development section there is like 10 posts for doing it manually doesn't take long at all why wait just do it yourself I did on the 3rd works great
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2nd that
love the wifi calling feature works great
I've seen that option since the 3 rd I just want mine straight from TMO.
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I've seen that option since the 3 rd I just want mine straight from TMO.
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Yeah I always did the manual updates on my Nexus and now I'm waiting to actually see what an official OTA looks like. That's the only reason I'm still holding out on the manual update... I'm starting to get anxious for the update at this point, it just doesn't seem to like me
i havent recived mine either. been doing the "check in" thing since it started, but nada. is there anything we can do to force the update? i dont want to manually do it either, as the guy above me said, i wanna see what a normal ota is like
I'm in the same category. No update yet. I don't even know what other prompts you are all talking about lol.
Hurry up T-Mobile! Does anyone have it confirmed that Wi Fi calling WILL use your plan minutes?
No OTA here yet either. I'm in los angeles, I figured I would have gotten it by now.
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It even says on the notification screen it'll use plan minutes.
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It even says on the notification screen it'll use plan minutes.
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Thanks man! I didn't know because I didn't get it yet. At least that question is answered. I'm in Long Beach, CA I thought I would've gotten it by now.... Hmm...
from what i can tell seems like not many on the west coast ahve gotten it yet, as i live in LA also. has anyone in los angeles recieved it yet?
I still haven't gotten my ota yet.. I really thought I was the only one. I really hope i get it soon.. I'm tired of these random shutoffs and I want my wifi calling! >_
I live in Chicago and have not gotten it yet. I will update it manually later this week when I'm not as busy.
Seattle. Still waiting. I don't think it has to do with your location though.
Does doing it manually update the radio as well?
In Philly and no update yet. Spoke with Tmob CS and they can't/won't do a manual push. I asked what next steps are starting tomorrow and she said to call their technical support line. I somehow doubt that all these folks are going to get it in the next 11-12 hrs magically.
Well it seems I'm not the only one. I don't have the tIME to call right now, but like others I'm getting anxious.
My call quality OS spotty at best and is like to see what the radio update does for that of anything. Plus the WiFi calling would be cool.
Waiting waiting waiting.......
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As far as I know doing it manually is identical to waiting for the OTA.
Just update manually. There's nothing magical about getting the OTA pushed to you compared to doing it youself. Its like picking up a pizza yourself instead of waiting for the delivery guy. You're still getting the same pizza.
Ok, now I'm hungry for pizza.
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I live in Atlanta. I am still waiting as well.
As you guys probably know, Moto X,G & E got android 4.4.3 a few hours after its release.
So today a few minutes ago David Schuster posted this in the comments:
David Schuster said:
I see a lot of comments on a couple different threads asking about the 2013 DROID plans. Now that KitKat 4.4.3 is publicly available I am able to give more information about our plans. As I have stated previously, we ran into some issues with requirement churn on getting KitKat 4.4.2 out as quickly as we wanted too. Once that got resolved last month we had a decision to make with respect to rolling out KitKat 4.4.2 vs. waiting for KitKat 4.4.3, which we knew, was coming out shortly. We were concerned that if we used KitKat 4.4.2 it could be months before we were given the opportunity to get you KitKat 4.4.3. Consequently, we made the decision to wait for KitKat 4.4.3 as the base for our next update to the 2013 DROID family. We are working to get this update to you shortly, as it gets closer I will let you guys know. Thanks for your patience.
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https://plus.google.com/102838570385793445288/posts/EiWDVJ2LE17
So the 2013 Droids Lineup are getting 4.4.3
thats good news, thanks motorola for not forgetting about us!
What do you guys think? i honestly dont care if it takes a month or two, just the news that we are getting something its good to my concern.
I just wish the life expectancy of a phone was longer. We probably should have got 4.4.2 a long time ago. I just want 5.0... Just my opinion.
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Lol beat me to it!
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All I can say is this is definitely the last "droid" phone that I buy
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Don't get me wrong, I don't mean to sound ungrateful... I'm glad we're getting something, but I just don't like how Verizon has such a strangle hold on these phones
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Wish Verizon would let us trade for a moto x
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rmjones2006 said:
All I can say is this is definitely the last "droid" phone that I buy
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Don't get me wrong, I don't mean to sound ungrateful... I'm glad we're getting something, but I just don't like how Verizon has such a strangle hold on these phones
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What Verizon device are you going to choose that has faster updates? And what are you missing that hasn't been updated yet?
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akellar said:
What Verizon device are you going to choose that has faster updates? And what are you missing that hasn't been updated yet?
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Not sure what yet, maybe the moto x+1 or wait and see how the silver line plays out.
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Just to add to this. I'll be doing a full port over from the T-Mobile 4.4.3 update as soon as the appropriate files become available. Would be easier to do the VZW 4.4.3, but until then T-Mo it is.
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Just to add to this. I'll be doing a full port over from the T-Mobile 4.4.3 update as soon as the appropriate files become available. Would be easier to do the VZW 4.4.3, but until then T-Mo it is.
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Thanks bud appreciate your hard work. I just wish the x firmware was 100% compatible with the droids. A few little quirks screw it up like the active notifications half work. If it was 100% I would have been running 4.2.2 all along.
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Thanks bud appreciate your hard work. I just wish the x firmware was 100% compatible with the droids. A few little quirks screw it up like the active notifications half work. If it was 100% I would have been running 4.2.2 all along.
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Yeah I have a few things I want to try on this new update to try and correct that. Just a waiting game now
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akellar said:
What Verizon device are you going to choose that has faster updates? And what are you missing that hasn't been updated yet?
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The Moto X has been getting faster updates on Verizon for sure.
The home key bug, the share menu bug, the loss of Google connectivity in low signal areas bug, battery drain issues on KitKat, some people have BT issues, OTG mounting support - all of these (some minor) have not been patched for over five months now. I'm glad that an update is coming, but it's brainless that Verizon wanted a minor radio patch that could have been provided with a full 4.4.2 update, but at least now we don't have to wait a long time for a 4.4.3 update.
Honestly, I am ok with the phone as-is. The Google account issues only happened to me once, the share bug twice, but others have been plagued with these issues - daily having to re-authenticate to Google servers when they drive through low signal areas back and forth to work, etc.
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The Moto X has been getting faster updates on Verizon for sure.
The home key bug, the share menu bug, the loss of Google connectivity in low signal areas bug, battery drain issues on KitKat, some people have BT issues, OTG mounting support - all of these (some minor) have not been patched for over five months now. I'm glad that an update is coming, but it's brainless that Verizon wanted a minor radio patch that could have been provided with a full 4.4.2 update, but at least now we don't have to wait a long time for a 4.4.3 update.
Honestly, I am ok with the phone as-is. The Google account issues only happened to me once, the share bug twice, but others have been plagued with these issues - daily having to re-authenticate to Google servers when they drive through low signal areas back and forth to work, etc.
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All devices have bugs and all devices have threads where people don't think they get updated fast enough. The grass is always greener...
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All devices have bugs and all devices have threads where people don't think they get updated fast enough. The grass is always greener...
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Yes, they do. But you asked two questions, and I answered them.
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Yes, they do. But you asked two questions, and I answered them.
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Well if u don't like bugs.. Download and flash a stable custom ROM... Provided you unlocked your phone when everyone else did
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I read this on Droid-Life, it was good hear we are getting 4.4.3 at least. The X8 chip is actually pretty nice.
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Not sure if I have the 4.4.3 update as all mine shows is 4.4.
Can anyone confirm?
DERacing said:
Not sure if I have the 4.4.3 update as all mine shows is 4.4.
Can anyone confirm?
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You are on the most recent Droid MAXX/Ultra/Mini update, 19.6.3, which is just 4.4, not 4.4.3.
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You are on the most recent Droid MAXX/Ultra/Mini update, 19.6.3, which is just 4.4, not 4.4.3.
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Great! Thank you for the info.
I sincerely hope they can unlock all 2013 droids' bootloader officially rather than getting 4.4.3...
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I sincerely hope they can unlock all 2013 droids' bootloader officially rather than getting 4.4.3...
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Verizon would never allow that on a "production' device.
So a lil background on me... I'm very experienced in phone rooting and the like. I work for Best Buy Mobile, and see all the new stuff well before anyone else. I played with the LG G4 a month before release and it was love at first sight. Well I ordered mine thru my concessions line I have thru work and it arrived yesterday. I opened it, activated it and immediately turned on developers options, mainly because I knew some animations were turned off. Well, I had to look at the software version, and it said "MODIFIED".
I purchased the one with the leather back. It is completely stock, I've not even attempted to try root, if we even have it yet. Did anyone else purchase theirs and it have " MODIFIED" software?
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I'm not an expert, but that font is NOT the same as on my phone. Looks like it has indeed been customized to a certain extent.
If you're displeased with it, I'd exchange it for a new one.
Mejilan said:
I'm not an expert, but that font is NOT the same as on my phone. Looks like it has indeed been customized to a certain extent.
If you're displeased with it, I'd exchange it for a new one.
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You can change the font in settings.
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My VS986 says same thing. Bought at Verizon kiosk in BJs.
Doug B.
Same here. I imagine activating Developer's Options, and/or turning on debugging does it.
Pretty sure it said Modified before I turned on Dev Opts.
Doug B.
I read somewhere in this forums that a lot of Verizon G4 users claim that it arrived as modified. They suspected that Verizon disabling some functions, such as FM radio, might have caused it and didn't double check to see the software version.
If I were you I'll contact Verizon to double check.
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Pretty sure it said Modified before I turned on Dev Opts.
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Either way, it doesn't mean anything. To us, regarding root, anyway.
I agree. Sounds like Verizon's build. Nothing more. That doesn't mean it doesn't suck though.
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Just checked on my Verizon G4, and it currently says official next to software status.
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You can change the font in settings.
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Woops, sorry about that.
For some reason, I thought replacing fonts required some fancier, higher level customization options.
Probably thinking back to my old iPhone jailbreak days. /shudders
aosmer said:
Just checked on my Verizon G4, and it currently says official next to software status.
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Yeah, I have the VS986 as well, and I show "Official" under status. I have USB debugging on as well. Bought the phone at Verizon this past Sunday
aosmer said:
Just checked on my Verizon G4, and it currently says official next to software status.
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When/where did you get it?
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spotmark said:
Same here. I imagine activating Developer's Options, and/or turning on debugging does it.
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Mine def said modified before I did that. It just struck me as odd. Idk why it would say that.
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I bought mine from a Verizon store (not third party) on day 1. I have used Developer Options, USB Debugging, and connected via adb, and my software still says Official. Build is LMY47D, Config is J14.LGE.VS986.0
Yea I'm def not sure why mine says that at all. Mine was shipped to me. I guess it's nothing to really worry about really. Phone flies like I knew it would lol
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When/where did you get it?
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I picked it up 6/15 at my local Best Buy.
Mine says official.
I picked up mine from Verizon on Saturday, says "Official" .. enabled Developer mode .. rebooted .. still says "Official".
As stated on other threads, 'Modified' or 'Official' doesn't mean anything here.
The last time I had an HTC phone, HTC provided a bootloader unlocking tool for phones bought on contract through carriers. Is this still the case? I'd probably end up having a Verizon model.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-10/how-to/unlockable-bootloader-t3357220
The GSM version will be unlockable. Unknown if Verizon will screw that up or not.
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God dam it. What is this bs with unlockable bootloader lately. This was my #1 choice. Now I guess I'll have to wait for the next nexus.
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@nitramus I think you have misread. For the 10 if you buy direct from HTC, it looks like the bootloader will be unlocked out of the box. If you buy from a service provider, it may be locked, but can be unlocked via the HTC website.
Might be because English is not my primary language but when I read this what I get is that it can not be unlocked.
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Might be because English is not my primary language but when I read this what I get is that it can not be unlocked.
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Yeah, you're not reading it correctly. HTC is still offering dev unlocking. You will be able to unlock it.
Sweet, thanks!
Awesome news, I hope verizon doesn't screw this up...
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Awesome news, I hope verizon doesn't screw this up...
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Verizon branded devices are NOT unlockable through HTC Dev. Verizon requests that HTC block their branded devices from that service. Verizon users must rely on Java card or software exploits such as sunshine to be updated to work with the 10.
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Verizon branded devices are NOT unlockable through HTC Dev. Verizon requests that HTC block their branded devices from that service. Verizon users must rely on Java card or software exploits such as sunshine to be updated to work with the 10.
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Thanks for the info, would a carrier unlocked HTC 10 work on Verizon? I've been hearing mixed information
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Thanks for the info, would a carrier unlocked HTC 10 work on Verizon? I've been hearing mixed information
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That's kind of tough to answer. First, according to the specs on HTC's page it does have the correct LTE and CDMA radios to work on Verizon. That being said, you would still have to get the device activated on Verizon's Network and that can be difficult with devices Verizon does not carry.
Second, responses from official HTC employees (e.g. Mo Versi and others) state that you will need to purchase the Verizon branded model, once available, to get full support. Seems to be intentionally vague. The answer to your question: it may well work and it may well not, you have to roll the dice to find out.
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That's kind of tough to answer. First, according to the specs on HTC's page it does have the correct LTE and CDMA radios to work on Verizon. That being said, you would still have to get the device activated on Verizon's Network and that can be difficult with devices Verizon does not carry.
Second, responses from official HTC employees (e.g. Mo Versi and others) state that you will need to purchase the Verizon branded model, once available, to get full support. Seems to be intentionally vague. The answer to your question: it may well work and it may well not, you have to roll the dice to find out.
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I'm wondering if someone will figure out how to trick Verizon into thinking the unlocked version is one of its own.
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I'm wondering if someone will figure out how to trick Verizon into thinking the unlocked version is one of its own.
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You'd need to change the device CID to match Verizon's to trick them. For that, s-off is required, bootloader unlock will not give required access to change that.