P3droid tweeted that moto closed both rooting procedures and forever root (guess it was not forever root) in the upcoming OTA. Given time I am sure we will have another way to root but until then if you want to keep root don't take the OTA.
John can you also move this thread to the root section.
I believe they have to make an effort to block root as per their contract with Verizon. If it was up to moto they wouldn't waist the time patching root exploits. We have to get Verizon to unlock the bootloader.
P3droid tweeted that moto closed both rooting procedures and forever root (guess it was not forever root) in the upcoming OTA. Given time I am sure we will have another way to root but until then if you want to keep root don't take the OTA.
New leaked update does not break riot, waiting for an incremental version.
Well I am considering upgrading to the Bionic. However by looking at some of yalls threads I am a little concerned.
Have yall figured out the Rooting issues yet? Also have yall been able to get Wireless Tether to work.... Not only Work but not just as an Ad Hoc Network. You cant use Ad Hoc Networks to connect to the Wii.
I really want a better phone but it MUST have those two things.
What can anyone tell me?
\Well I am considering upgrading to the Bionic. However by looking at some of yalls threads I am a little concerned.
Have yall figured out the Rooting issues yet? Also have yall been able to get Wireless Tether to work.... Not only Work but not just as an Ad Hoc Network. You cant use Ad Hoc Networks to connect to the Wii.
I really want a better phone but it MUST have those two things.
What can anyone tell me?
link? I want to see if there is a new update - My phone is doing stupid things after my FXZ testing last week....
So you have tried this Version of Wifi Tether on the Bionic and it worked?... Also side note did it work for the Wii?
Yes that sounds awesome but what about the new OTA update that breaks root? Has that been addressed?\
There is no problems with root, it is just one click away.
And if yall have any Dev worth their salt (and I am sure you do) they will be able to extract the goodies such as the Radio and the Kernal and bake it into a nifty Rom.The OTA hasn't been released yet and afaik it's not the official OTA. We don't know what the OTA will do to root and dont even know when they are going to release it. They keep pushing it back and another thread suggested February. If you're concerned about breaking root don't accept it unless you really need whatever it fixes. The leaked OTAs are at your own risk. At this moment those of us who are already on 7.7.893 have no way to upgrade to 7.8.894. There is a new radio and kernel in that OTA which may improve the signal issues some people are still having on 7.7.893.
Razr and Bionic both use gorilla glass so the glass strength is similiar between the two. While the Bionic is an awesome phone(depending on who you talk to ), if I was buying today I would get a Rezound instead. I can understand choosing the Bionic over the Razr because of the battery though.
And if yall have any Dev worth their salt (and I am sure you do) they will be able to extract the goodies such as the Radio and the Kernal and bake it into a nifty Rom.
Well its sounding more and more likely that I will be joining the Bionic Ranks.
On another note I am VERY dissapointed in the two other phones I was considering. The RAZR and the Galaxy Nexus AKA Nexus Prime.
My biggest problem with the RAZR is the Internal battery... No way to change it.
Then on the Nexus It has NO sd card with only 16 GB internal.
also the camera is only 5 megapixels. LAME!!!
So that is why I am putting so much hope in the Bionic.
One thing I do like about the RAZR though is the TOUGH screen.
I went to the Verizon store and the sales guy whooped out his keys and vigorously railed on the RAZR's screen.... WITHOUT A PROTECTIVE COVER MIND YOU.
Not one scratch... That was awesome.
gotcha. I forgot about the locked boot loader deal. Well I mean are the Kernal and Radio really that bad? Is reception noticeably different than other phones?The only way we have been able to update our radios and kernels have been thru the leaked OTA updates. While the devs are able to extract whatever seemed valuable to them from the OTA updates they are not able to update our kernel/radio. This is the result of having a locked bootloader which prevents us from doing so. Same reason why we cannot change our kernel/radio with ease. Having come from the OG Droid I was used to having the unlocked bootloader which made making changes to the phone a breeze. I have read somewhere that they were able to figure out a way to downgrade the kernel but not the radio itself which prevents us from updating with the 7.8.894 OTA.
gotcha. I forgot about the locked boot loader deal. Well I mean are the Kernal and Radio really that bad? Is reception noticeably different than other phones?
Also is the rezound a phone or is that slang for RAZR?
Edit: Ok found the Rezound.... Looks awesome Checking into that now. LOL Well see.
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