Motorola Promises the Release of Droid Bionic ICS Update within September

[wildkitten]

So much for getting ICS in September....oh well...now what..Maybe Ill start a thread that says Moto pormises ICS for Bionic in October...

Well there was already an article several days ago where the new head of Motorola came out and apologized for Bionic owners going through this and said it would be Q4, and not December 31 Q4, which I take meaning won't be toward the end.

Personally I believe it will be closer toward the middle of this month. I am sort of hoping (though likely wrong, just a wish) that possibly Google is having a little fight with Verizon over bloatware and/or other issues and trying to get more of a deal like Apple has and Verizon keeps rejecting the versions because it's not like they want.

 

[dautley]

Well crap, this may be good and bad depending how you look at it stay tuned.......

 

[OutOfPhase]

I saw the XDA thread and have to call the developers seed claim untrue. Moto, not Verizon pushes the OTA and there are no developer bionics in the wild at least.
That said, I do believe .246 will be pushed out as the OTA very soon, but you never know till its pushed as the OTA........

Well .247 is out.

 

[dautley]

Well .247 is out.

yep, supposedly added a patch to help go to JB...
So much for Mr. "developer seed" at XDA.....

 

[johnlgalt]

looks like I have yet another upgrade to install, and this after my JB upgrade for my infinity came through....*sigh*

 

[Lars]

... but ... it was my understanding that it was only available if you paid full retail for it.

... Thom

Yes $549 either way, dev or non dev.

looks like I have yet another upgrade to install, and this after my JB upgrade for my infinity came through....*sigh*

I've been contemplating ICS on my Sony Tablet S which runs HC. Can't bring myself to do it though I can go backwards if needed as it is rooted. I honestly don't like ICS. It is a step backwards in so many ways on especially on the Bionic. Flash working badly on the other phones like the Razr, GSM won't work well and rooting will be tracked (like there's still a warranty anyway.)

 

[johnlgalt]

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I've been contemplating ICS on my Sony Tablet S which runs HC. Can't bring myself to do it though I can go backwards if needed as it is rooted. I honestly don't like ICS. It is a step backwards in so many ways on especially on the Bionic. Flash working badly on the other phones like the Razr, GSM won't work well and rooting will be tracked (like there's still a warranty anyway.)

Sorry, but I don't see any of those being a negative for me. Flash runs perfectly fine since .246, and I have yet to try out .247, but preparing the phone for JB makes me even happier.

For a phone that is stuck at 1.0 GHz this thing is a major improvement in things that really matter to me - connectivity, speed, and reliability. I'll keep it on .246 for the remainder of its life if I have to (or .247 if I decide to move up again) rather than *EVER* go back to GB and the horrid data experience that was 5.9.905.

Also, now that I have offloaded most of my apps to my tablet, it's even snappier....

 

[wildkitten]

Yes $549 either way, dev or non dev.



I've been contemplating ICS on my Sony Tablet S which runs HC. Can't bring myself to do it though I can go backwards if needed as it is rooted. I honestly don't like ICS. It is a step backwards in so many ways on especially on the Bionic. Flash working badly on the other phones like the Razr, GSM won't work well and rooting will be tracked (like there's still a warranty anyway.)

Well, Flash working badly on any mobile platform is something everyone is going to have to get used to. Adobe is not going to support it, except for security updates for existing things. It's not an ICS issue, it's an issue with Adobe.

BBC News - Adobe Flash Player exits Android Google Play store

Even is someone stays on an old version of Android, as more sites become less mobile flash friendly there are going to be issues with it.

 

[lewwill]

SpaceX's Dragon craft ready to make ice cream sandwich delivery
COMMERCIAL SPACESHIP DUE FOR LAUNCH TO SPACE STATION WITH FROZEN TREATS AND OTHER CARGO


What's with this??? Even the space station is getting it before us!
Lew

 

[Lars]

Well that has to do with the Galaxy phones I think it was the only way to deliver the update.