6.12.181 Update

[dlsmith08]

I have a rooted RAZR MAXX and I'm having some trouble getting the 6.12.181.xt912 update to work. After the update is downloaded and the phone restarts, the loading bar appears and reaches about 1/3 of the way and stops. The installer package changes to a triangle with an exclamation mark in it and after it boots up an update failed message appears. I have Voodoo OTA root keeper and have made a su backup. What can I do to get this update and stay rooted or should I try to install it after I unroot?

 

[shelland]

I installed, but haven't taken any time to look around and see if I notice anything. There's a change log shown on DroidLife.

DROID RAZR and RAZR MAXX 6.12.181 Update is Ready, Here is the Full Changelog – Droid Life

If it does nothing but fix my issues of randomly losing data connectivity, I'll be very happy!

 

[bsweetness]

I installed, but haven't taken any time to look around and see if I notice anything. There's a change log shown on DroidLife.

DROID RAZR and RAZR MAXX 6.12.181 Update is Ready, Here is the Full Changelog

 

[Markus729]

I've had this happen to me. Are the apps whose icons look like this installed on the SD card rather than the phone internal memory?

Another poster informed me, and I should have remembered this, those apps were on my SD card. I moved them to my phone and they are normal again after a reboot. Silly how that would make a difference.

 

[wxman2003]

A bug popped up with widget locker with this update. In lock screen when notification comes in and I swipe down, instead of displaying message, it switches to old lock screen, and message disappears. I have to search my email app to find the email or the text app for my text. Fixed it by uninstalling and installing again.

 

[thecarlsoncrew]

I have a rooted RAZR MAXX and I'm having some trouble getting the 6.12.181.xt912 update to work. After the update is downloaded and the phone restarts, the loading bar appears and reaches about 1/3 of the way and stops. The installer package changes to a triangle with an exclamation mark in it and after it boots up an update failed message appears. I have Voodoo OTA root keeper and have made a su backup. What can I do to get this update and stay rooted or should I try to install it after I unroot?

Mine did exactly the same thing. From another forum I found this earlier today:

"Once I followed the above instructions, I was able to update my phone with no problems. I used Droid Razr Utility 1.40, created by mattlgroff, to put me back to 6.12.173. I also used it to reinstall Voodoo's OTA Rootkeeper App - but it did not work to restore my root. That being said, option 2, Droid Root for 2.3.6 (motofail) worked just like a charm."​

I haven't had a chance to do it on my own Maxx yet, but based on what I've read about updating and the Batman toolbox, this sounds like it should be correct. If anyone else here has already done this and can confirm (or correct, if necessary), that would be great.

 

[cbreze]

I have a rooted RAZR MAXX and I'm having some trouble getting the 6.12.181.xt912 update to work. After the update is downloaded and the phone restarts, the loading bar appears and reaches about 1/3 of the way and stops. The installer package changes to a triangle with an exclamation mark in it and after it boots up an update failed message appears. I have Voodoo OTA root keeper and have made a su backup. What can I do to get this update and stay rooted or should I try to install it after I unroot?

I have the same problem as you. Used rootkeeper, titanium backup, unfroze everything and even did a back to factory reset, still fails 1/3 of the way thru the install. My maxx was running perfectly on 173, so I'm not unhappy just pissed as titanium would not reinstall my saved stuff. In any case I'm sticking with what works and has been working well for me. I've froze my "updater/upgrader" apps to keep from being annoyed with notifications. Gonna hang with this. On the plus side I've done some major house cleaning of my system which I needed to do anyway. Phone seems snappier over all just getting the gunk cleaned out.

 

[pjayoner]

Got the update root is working fine all is good so far

 

[mtollin]

Got it. Too bad it didn't fix the ringer problem, still has a mind of it's own on what tone it's going to play.

 

[xepicxacidx]

I have a rooted RAZR MAXX and I'm having some trouble getting the 6.12.181.xt912 update to work. After the update is downloaded and the phone restarts, the loading bar appears and reaches about 1/3 of the way and stops. The installer package changes to a triangle with an exclamation mark in it and after it boots up an update failed message appears. I have Voodoo OTA root keeper and have made a su backup. What can I do to get this update and stay rooted or should I try to install it after I unroot?

Same boat

 

[Markus729]

Don't know about anybody else, but since I installed this update, my battery life just got exponentially better. When I look at the battery usage graph, it is virtually a straight line across, and it corresponds to the update. Over 9 hours after the update, I'm still at 72%. Woohoo!

 

[razrx]

I have a rooted RAZR MAXX and I'm having some trouble getting the 6.12.181.xt912 update to work. After the update is downloaded and the phone restarts, the loading bar appears and reaches about 1/3 of the way and stops. The installer package changes to a triangle with an exclamation mark in it and after it boots up an update failed message appears. I have Voodoo OTA root keeper and have made a su backup. What can I do to get this update and stay rooted or should I try to install it after I unroot?

If you are rooted, why bother with this update? Why not just install the 4.0.3 build of ICS? You can still keep root and its way better than still running GB.

 

[RadioZero]

got the update this morning. quick and easy, no issues. totally stock maxx. still hoping for the ICS update sooner than later.

 

[Uzza]

Weird but after update,
I am showing that I have 30 percent battery left, after phones been on for about 8 and a half hours, and that a two hour voice call used 50 percent of my power.

Seems like a lot of drain for a two hour phone call?

 

[Gatman]

Downloading now. Hope to squeeze even a little more out of the battery, although I have been very happy with it so far.

 

[SteamStarter]

Woke up this morning and this update arrived, just dl'd it, wonder if it will fix the bug I had on allowing different ringtones to different contacts, it worked for some but not all.

-Nope, still goes to default on some, as it did prior, oh well.

 

[jimd1050]

I got mine this morning and like PeninaD, all I had to do was a restart and it installed smoothly. I just looked through everything and also saw no difference. I guess that's what we should hope for - an upgrade that loads, installs and fixes multiple bugs seamlessly!

Regards,

Jim D

 

[Barkleyfan]

I have a rooted RAZR MAXX and I'm having some trouble getting the 6.12.181.xt912 update to work. After the update is downloaded and the phone restarts, the loading bar appears and reaches about 1/3 of the way and stops. The installer package changes to a triangle with an exclamation mark in it and after it boots up an update failed message appears. I have Voodoo OTA root keeper and have made a su backup. What can I do to get this update and stay rooted or should I try to install it after I unroot?

It will fail if you have custom recovery.

 

[jimd1050]

I just found this on the Motorola site:

Fixes from the 6.12.181.XXX Update...

Battery Life​

• Optimized device performance to extend battery life

MotoCast™​

• Added new MotoCast widget to enable easier access to MotoCast files
• Implemented several fixes to improve MotoCast performance

Storage​

• Modified the storage settings screen to clarify total, available, and used storage space

WiFi and Network​

• Implemented IPV6 support over cellular connection and WiFi to facilitate updated interaction with the network
• Corrected 4G coverage indicator to accurately display data connectivity
• Improved Wi-Fi hotspot connectivity when utilizing WPS security

Visual voicemail​

• Improved visual voicemail performance with data disabled and visual voicemail notification delivery

Bluetooth​

 

[heapster]

i got 6.12.181 this morning and it killed my root. any new rooting instructions for this version?

 

[cbreze]

i got 6.12.181 this morning and it killed my root. any new rooting instructions for this version?

Don't know sorry, but in future if you freeze the updater/upgrader, not sure which so I just freeze both, you can't be prompted to update. So no stealth, midnight upgrading.

 

[tCizzler]

Don't know about anybody else, but since I installed this update, my battery life just got exponentially better. When I look at the battery usage graph, it is virtually a straight line across, and it corresponds to the update. Over 9 hours after the update, I'm still at 72%. Woohoo!

Same here, much better battery life. I wouldn't say exponentially better, but i get a few more hours out of a charge.

 

[tCizzler]

i got 6.12.181 this morning and it killed my root. any new rooting instructions for this version?

Use the same MOTOFAIL root. It still works with the upgrade. You can get just the motofail file, or use the DRUtility.

 

[Markus729]

Same here, much better battery life. I wouldn't say exponentially better, but i get a few more hours out of a charge.

Compared to the average to poor life I was getting, this is very noticeable. I purposely did not charge over night and when I checked this morning about 8 am, I still had 43%.

I also downloaded a nice battery app called Easy Battery Saver and the combination with that may be the difference as well. :driver:

 

[Deleted User]

Actually went painless for me and I am Rooted. The OTA Rootkeeper worked for me this time. Didn't work for me last update.