Thought id start this thread to create a bit of build up to the upgrade, im a regular arc user so ive still got another month or so to wait but il feel good if the arc s gets theirs on time, which being the end of march could be any day now. Sony seem to be quiet on this, anyone heard anything?
I'm hoping they release the ICS for arc s by the end of this weekend, the suspense is killing me slowly lol. I check this forum and sony blog post every morning.
As they said late March to early April, that could mean the update would between 15 March and 15 April.
Would love to get an update from SE on the progress for the first phones that are due upgrades.
Clearly feeling a little bit left out now that Samsung are releasing theirs.
Hasn't HTC also updated a device?
Sony is behind - again
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I'm very enthusiastic about ICS too but doesn't it mean that we won't have our devices rooted anymore? I've linked tons of apps via Link2SD and my Arc don't have enough space to hold them all.
I'm worried when we will have to upgrade to ICS, AFAIK a lot of apps out there is not yet compatible with ICS, until the developer will upgrade the app.
But I'm also Excited because lots of optimization and features will be available to us, specially that Adreno 205 Driver will be included(I read it somewhere)
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I'm worried when we will have to upgrade to ICS, AFAIK a lot of apps out there is not yet compatible with ICS, until the developer will upgrade the app.
But I'm also Excited because lots of optimization and features will be available to us, specially that Adreno 205 Driver will be included(I read it somewhere)
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I think otherwise. Almost every app I tried is fully compatible with ICS.
Also, Sony has announced the neo L in China and it launches with ICS on board. It uses the same chipset as the arc (MSM8255). Perhaps we could port it when someone gets and uploads the filesystem dump, that is, if the device comes out sooner than the ICS update.
There's nothing on PTCRB yet and updates usually appear on here well in advance of the update actually being pushed. So it could still be weeks away assuming they haven't had any serious issues they need to fix first. It's been 4 weeks since the beta and not a peep from the Sony devs here on XDA which is a shame.
http://www.ptcrb.com/vendor/complete/view_complete_request_guest.cfm?modelid=20152
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Hasn't HTC also updated a device?
Sony is behind - again
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Did you really think that sony would get ICS before samsung and HTC? Sorry sony lovers but you will never get an update before samsung
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I'm worried when we will have to upgrade to ICS, AFAIK a lot of apps out there is not yet compatible with ICS, until the developer will upgrade the app.
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I don't think it will be a problem. I also have an Asus Transformer TF101, and that got ICS a few weeks back, no application compatibility problems, and it's REALLY quick (it was quick before anyway).
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Did you really think that sony would get ICS before samsung and HTC? Sorry sony lovers but you will never get an update before samsung
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Is that all samsung/HTC devices or Nexus devices? I think we should know...
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Did you really think that sony would get ICS before samsung and HTC? Sorry sony lovers but you will never get an update before samsung
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Never get an update before samsung? Wasn't the Arc the first phone to sport Gingerbread?
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Would love to get an update from SE on the progress for the first phones that are due upgrades.
Clearly feeling a little bit left out now that Samsung are releasing theirs.
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yeah i agree, in their blog post they stated "Over the next months we will be keeping you up to date on progress and we will also share video demos of the new software running on 2011 Xperia™ smartphones." it doesnt look good....
Probably see it in April, just my safe guess.
I am really looking forward to being able to force gpu acceleration because I don't like scrolling lag
i hope 2011 xperia can still support jelly bean in the future...
By XDA sure, by sony no. I doubt they will release another major update after this. Look at the X10, got gingerbread update and that was it.
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i hope 2011 xperia can still support jelly bean in the future...
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By XDA sure, by sony no. I doubt they will release another major update after this. Look at the X10, got gingerbread update and that was it.
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There's 50% chance they will do it and if they do, Jelly Bean will probably be the last major update.
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Never get an update before samsung? Wasn't the Arc the first phone to sport Gingerbread?
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Nope it was nexus s
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Nope it was nexus s
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Yea, nexus was first, of course. But I think even you understood my point.
Samsung's fleet was updated later...
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Related
http://www.tcmagazine.com/tcm/news/...-and-carriers-adopt-android-update-guidelines
Google will help sony to update phones that are not on higher platform but they support it
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Really cool! So if Google makes it, I guess it'll be more like AOSP that SE's customized FW...
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Really cool! So if Google makes it, I guess it'll be more like AOSP that SE's customized FW...
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Yes it wil be but there are not sure will be older devices in it
Somewhere writes new somewhere old to.
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haa.. haa... Google will update it?? interesting.. how S.E will respone it...??? may be S.E will say "no.. Mr.Google, if you update X8 who will buy our w8..?"
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haa.. haa... Google will update it?? interesting.. how S.E will respone it...??? may be S.E will say "no.. Mr.Google, if you update X8 who will buy our w8..?"
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Sony is on the list so he need
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seems like someone can't really understand what is he reading. we're not getting the update, and it's not about google giving update, it's about google forcing these companies to update their phones. but only NEW PHONES (read that text carefully, it's written down there), phones that have been just released, and phones that will be released in future. it's not working backwards, older phones ain't getting upgrades. sorry to turn your dreams into a dust. just a little advice - read the whole text, not just the heading, before you start a thread like this - you made ppl excited for no reason. now i have to make their joy go away
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seems like someone can't really understand what is he reading. we're not getting the update, and it's not about google giving update, it's about google forcing these companies to update their phones. but only NEW PHONES (read that text carefully, it's written down there), phones that have been just released, and phones that will be released in future. it's not working backwards, older phones ain't getting upgrades. sorry to turn your dreams into a dust. just a little advice - read the whole text, not just the heading, before you start a thread like this - you made ppl excited for no reason. now i have to make their joy go away
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+1 it also mentioned that they will get updates if hardware is capable, se have already said x8 wont be updated due to insufficient hardware on x8 personally I don't agree but hey what se says goes regarding hardware they manufactured. It really is a shame.
Thank God for racht, ponnovan, jerpela, dioxanh etc etc they make x8 worth buying XD
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+1 it also mentioned that they will get updates if hardware is capable, se have already said x8 wont be updated due to insufficient hardware on x8 personally I don't agree but hey what se says goes regarding hardware they manufactured. It really is a shame.
Thank God for racht, ponnovan, jerpela, dioxanh etc etc they make x8 worth buying XD
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Somewhere else writes old phones too and dont forget that sony thinks it will slow diwn our phones not that is hardware not supported and that does not make sense because 2.2 is lighter rom than 2.1
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then "somewhere else" is wrong. and of course, se is talking bull****, but that has nothing to do with it.
anyway, i'm happy with custom roms from our devs, so it's fine.
wujekandrzej said:
then "somewhere else" is wrong. and of course, se is talking bull****, but that has nothing to do with it.
anyway, i'm happy with custom roms from our devs, so it's fine.
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I would always pick cm roms over the stock roms
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Somewhere else writes old phones too and dont forget that sony thinks it will slow diwn our phones not that is hardware not supported and that does not make sense because 2.2 is lighter rom than 2.1
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Like I said before se have said many times before x8 will not get froyo EVER at the end of the day not us not Google not anyone can make se update x8 to newer versions of android deal with it. X8 is still a great phone with minicm etc etc
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come on all send email to google and others
if we can't update our phone can undo and denigrate the f**ckin SE instead ;
I'm happy with custom roms, cuz everything works fine. We don't need SE to update it
X8 is excellent phone.
And, to substantiate my statement as soon as our devs crack bootloader and fully working Gingerbread is made this phone will get even better. Worth waitng.
Times are tough and a lot of us just can't affort better phone.
P.S.: @as-mario you're troller... read twice before you post... think before you blink!
I have already sent several messages to SE Brazil and the answer is always the same:
"The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X8 will not be updated because it does not meet the requisites of Android 2.3" - or nearly so, but always the same direction of response -> A short NO!
Perhaps with support from Google the story will change, because only the X10 received the upgrade to 2.3 from Sony Ericsson and many users still use their custom ROMS ...
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I bought my E15a because here in Brazil, it is Android and powerful in its price range ...
I wanted to install a custom ROM on my X8, but this news will motivate me to wait for the update .... hehe!
Greetings from Brazil!
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I wanted to install a custom ROM on my X8, but this news will motivate me to wait for the update .... hehe!
Greetings from Brazil!
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don't hold your breath...
I think we don't even need a SE stock-ROM. Our devs are doing great work!!!
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I would always pick cm roms over the stock roms
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Me too....few bugs in many cases, but smoothless !
We should sent emails to GooGle android center about our problem. Google can force SE to update our phone. We can make petition to google. We can make petition at least for unlocking bootloader.
Who don't think it's a great idea?
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The news is probably related to new phones.
hope not only newer phone will supported the update
http://www.phonearena.com/news/All-...ted-to-Android-4.0-Ice-Cream-Sandwich_id21947
That's very good news! <3 SE
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http://blogs.sonyericsson.com/produ...eat-news-about-our-latest-gingerbread-update/
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sdk16420 said:
Looks like they're really making work of the updates, Android 4.0 for your Xperia 2011 expected in October 2012.
http://www.somobile.co.uk/news/2011...rrent-gen-xperia-phones-will-get-android-4-0/
Can't wait!
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Did we really need a third thread.
XperienceD said:
Did we really need a third thread.
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That's because we're overexited
You're over-excited. And experienceD.. It's 2 threads.. The other one is about the 2.3.4 update.
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i wonder how could be rooted???
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i wonder how could be rooted???
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Try in the right forum, Xperia Arc Android Development.
NOPE. It looks it isn't true:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/09/08/sony-ericsson-no-decision-has-been-made-to-bring-ice-cream-sandwich-to-xperia-devices/
So it's become ambiguous then?
Pretty sure they will update the new arcS or whatever it is called the same as are Arc's but with the new 1.4ghz chip. That being the only change on paper. I don't think it would be to hard to make it working on are Arc's.
If they don't update LT15i or the new arcS is going look rather bad, especially after the commotion with the xperia x10.
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Pretty sure they will update the new arcS or whatever it is called the same as are Arc's but with the new 1.4ghz chip. That being the only change on paper. I don't think it would be to hard to make it working on are Arc's.
If they don't update LT15i or the new arcS is going look rather bad, especially after the commotion with the xperia x10.
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Well we have to see if se keeps it's promise? They said that they will have the latest version of android!
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RAM is a worry
I don't want to have 50MB free RAM after upgrade.
And that maybe be a good excuse for SE not to release the upgrade.
abnoob said:
RAM is a worry
I don't want to have 50MB free RAM after upgrade.
And that maybe be a good excuse for SE not to release the upgrade.
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That's what I don't understand about se? Don't they think out of the box? Why so little memory? I said this before! I got an android phone for apps and with little memory plus all the new version of android coming out they should have been thinking! But if they didn't want you to buy a new phone they would have put more memory, it's all about the money
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http://tinyurl.com/3l65g6m
Discuss
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Hopefully.
Sounds promissing
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mrloltime said:
http://tinyurl.com/3l65g6m
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People have been doing for the last few days on the other threads. ;-)
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XperienceD said:
People have been doing for the last few days on the other threads. ;-)
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They are just toooo excited
really? Sorry just looked at the threads and didnt see anything but now i looked at some posted and link was there so sorry....first time...my bad!
oh？open source code?
Will see that if we really get the update.. If arc gets ics then SG II users will regret buying it. According to sources excynos chipset hardly get ics.
what i worry is android 4.0 is design for dual core phone. i just hope arc can handle it well.=/
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what i worry is android 4.0 is design for dual core phone. i just hope arc can handle it well.=/
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well, google nexus isn't dual core phone but getting ICS
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Will see that if we really get the update.. If arc gets ics then SG II users will regret buying it. According to sources excynos chipset hardly get ics.
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Buying? What, sgs2 users bought ice cream sandwich? I don't think sgs2 users got it because of ice cream lol
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Hopefully the Arc gets ICS. And hopefully it includes a fix for the stupid 0%-1% battery issue asap!
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well, google nexus isn't dual core phone but getting ICS
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Yup . most 2.3 devices should have that upgrade . but will it be smooth for us non dual core phone. that the worry=) lets hope for the best
You'd imagine they would have to SOME forethought into what may be on the horizon when releasing the Arc when they did and when they knew ICS was coming out. Hopefully it will be out and work like a dream while fixing my 1% battery
The guys at the Atrix 2 forum have found their leak too. Seems like Moto is really working on the updates. I hope we are next!
Source: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1778953
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OMG! O_O
Sorry, nothing constructive to add. Just excitement
I kinda get why everyone is upset about not getting ICS already. Atrix came out in February 2011 and every phone that came out after that got ICS first.
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Why everyone is so desperated for the update? Its says Q3. It may happen in july, August or September. When the phone was released, it was gingerbread upgradeable not ics upgradeable
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cooljeremy84 said:
Why everyone is so desperated for the update? Its says Q3. It may happen in july, August or September. When the phone was released, it was gingerbread upgradeable not ics upgradeable
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Indeed. This is a Froyo phone, no matter.the specs. Im grateful that Moto is going to give us official ICS. With ICS, we are going to get the new drivers that are going to work well on JB and maybe in the next Android release.
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cooljeremy84 said:
Why everyone is so desperated for the update? Its says Q3. It may happen in july, August or September. When the phone was released, it was gingerbread upgradeable not ics upgradeable
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When the atrix was released gingerbread was already out, in all honesty, it should have come with gingerbread.
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Indeed. This is a Froyo phone, no matter.the specs. Im grateful that Moto is going to give us official ICS. With ICS, we are going to get the new drivers that are going to work well on JB and maybe in the next Android release.
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I think they will help as far as jellybean, but that's depending on how big key lime pie is.
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I think they will help as far as jellybean, but that's depending on how big key lime pie is.
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Im totally positive that they will help for JB, and judging from Android's past behavior with updates, im about 75% sure that they will also be good for Lime Pie (if thats the name for the next release of Android. These drivers are going to be good for Android 4.x.x, they will stop working for sure on Android 5.0. Thats going to be the end for the Atrix, at least with drivers. Thats just my guess tough.
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Im totally positive that they will help for JB, and judging from Android's past behavior with updates, im about 75% sure that they will also be good for Lime Pie (if thats the name for the next release of Android. These drivers are going to be good for Android 4.x.x, they will stop working for sure on Android 5.0. Thats going to be the end for the Atrix, at least with drivers. Thats just my guess tough.
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Judging from Android's past behavior with updates, Key Lime Pie will be Android 5.0.
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Upon further review you may be right. I certainly hope Key Lime Pie is Android 4.2 with driver compatibility with ICS/JB.
so sad im here that atrix 2 leaked...
huhuhuhuhuhuhuhu..........
please make it faster for atrix 4g....i cant wait it anymore...huhuhu...:crying:
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Sass86 said:
When the atrix was released gingerbread was already out, in all honesty, it should have come with gingerbread.
I think they will help as far as jellybean, but that's depending on how big key lime pie is.
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haha by the time key lime pie is released, pretty much all of us atrix owners would have upgraded lol
Crap, I ordered a used Atrix 4G five minutes ago and now I read this.
achangavi said:
haha by the time key lime pie is released, pretty much all of us atrix owners would have upgraded lol
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Disagree why would we? Dual core and 1gb ram....plenty for my phone.
rancur3p1c said:
Disagree why would we? Dual core and 1gb ram....plenty for my phone.
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Because 97% of people upgrade.
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haha by the time key lime pie is released, pretty much all of us atrix owners would have upgraded lol
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Not me. Unless this phones dies or something like that, i will be using it at least one more year.
achangavi said:
haha by the time key lime pie is released, pretty much all of us atrix owners would have upgraded lol
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Not me. My contract ends next July. Until then, I'm stuck with my Atrix. Now, where is the "unthanks" button? Accidentally gave you a "thanks" and I can't seem to undo it :/
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andrew.cambridge said:
Because 97% of people upgrade.
Sent my Atrix that is faster than most phones
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And 63% of all statistics on the internet are made up anyway.
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haha by the time key lime pie is released, pretty much all of us atrix owners would have upgraded lol
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I have to agree with some of the others. My next upgrade is in February. Even I had an upgrade now I wouldn't use it yet. My Atrix has be great and there isn't any phone at the moment that really jumps out at me and says get me. The Atrix HD came close for me (want to stick with Moto because I love their hardware and software is finally starting to catch up). The only things that bother me with the Atrix HD is that because it is very similar to the Razr I'm worried about the battery life. Also, there is no Webtop. Webtop 3.0 was looking good and doesn't tax the cpu like the current version since essentially it is running in tablet mode. I'm kind of holding out to see if Moto does with the Atrix HD what they did with the Razr. The Atrix HD Maxx maybe. I would hope that they bring Webtop 3.0 to it and bring back the fingerprint scanner (fingerprint scanner not a deal breaker). Sorry got a bit off topic.
Hope we will see an OG Atrix leak soon.
Some people only want what they don't have. Don't have ICS therefore they want it.
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RoadToNever said:
Crap, I ordered a used Atrix 4G five minutes ago and now I read this.
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atrix2 if I'm not mistaken has a locked bootloader, so that's a no go. We could get CM 4.1 with customized kernel
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Dark9781 said:
I have to agree with some of the others. My next upgrade is in February.
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Let me tell you about this place all around the USA that is called the world where you don't necessarily tie your phone with a contract...
It seems that the version 5 KLP of Android will be optimized for older phones too...
its just rumors
If this rumour is true, don't hold your breath for Sony coming back to us.
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ctinro said:
It seems that the version 5 KLP of Android will be optimized for older phones too...
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even if it was true, we wouldn't get it
you apparently forgot about FXP team... these guys can work miracles, too bad I sold my lovely arc s ;(
The rumors, according to the article behind the bold letters , seem to be true. It's logically for Google to optimize Android for cheap (not necessarily old) phones, having in mind that WP8 for example is really smooth on modest hardware.
But, Hell Yeah, I'm afraid you all are right.
Sony will not come back to us. Two years ago, I had an Xperia X8 and Sony stopped the development to 2.1 Eclair, letting all owners without the native possibility to move apps to SD card. They used the same expression: "SONY cannot guarantee a satisfactorily user experience". Useless to say that the geniuses from XDA developed versions far beyond Gingerbread.
But, hope remains always ...
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you apparently forgot about FXP team... these guys can work miracles, too bad I sold my lovely arc s ;(
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FXP have stopped development, they won't go beyond Jelly Bean.
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popthosegaskets said:
FXP have stopped development, they won't go beyond Jelly Bean.
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sad news.. why???
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FXP have stopped development, they won't go beyond Jelly Bean.
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and why did they stop? because arc s specifications were not good enough, but now...
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FXP have stopped development, they won't go beyond Jelly Bean.
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But we got now @nobodyAtall he is part of @FXP , he work only on legacy xperias so i hope he will done something for andoroid 5
but have in mind he never relase half finish roms
n1kolaa said:
But we got now @nobodyAtall he is part of @FXP , he work only on legacy xperias so i hope he will done something for andoroid 5
but have in mind he never relase half finish roms
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Which means lesser manpower, so it will take longer.
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Google announced the new android fw will be called KitKet 4.4
Cheers
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manufacters dont bother when its time to update their phones, they only want sell a new one, im tired of android, i will sell my arc s, its sad because im waiting for Firefox OS but...
maybe i will bought one Nexus 4, and maybe it will have firefox support!
great
pren22 said:
Google announced the new android fw will be called KitKet 4.4
Cheers
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very nice banner bro
BRUTAL DEATH said:
very nice banner bro
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Off topic a bit,but ...
Thank you,yours is better.