"...But this is the first major Android update since Google acquired Motorola Mobility ? so the fact that there?s a limbo list to begin with is not something to ignore. Add in the fact that Android 4.4, Kit Kat, is supposed to expand support for slower, older, lower-requirement devices, and the fact there?s any devices at all in this list really stands out. Read more at the end of this article for why.
Specifically, Motorola has said that the following devices are in officially in limbo for future updates:
Sprint ? Photon Q
Verizon ? DROID RAZR, DROID RAZR MAXX, DROID RAZR M, DROID RAZR HD, and even the DROID RAZR MAXX HD
Why ? Motorola has (some) explaining, and some explanations
Devices like the Photon Q and RAZR HD, powered by the Snapdragon S4 / S4 Plus, are almost identical in terms of silicon to the S4 Pro inside the Nexus 4. The Nexus 4 is expected to receive KitKat in the next week or two. It?s a bit surprising to see the Photon Q not get the KitKat nod initially. Scratch that, it gets scorn in our eyes. It should be updated, there?s no technical why.
As to the Droid RAZR and Droid RAZR MAXX, they?re unlikely to be updated. In fact, we?re surprised they?re even listed as being officially in limbo. These devices are powered by the TI OMAP 4430, which TI has abandoned. Google leadership has stated that the abandoned OMAP 4430 is the reason the Galaxy Nexus can?t be updated to Kit Kat. Some hackers have managed to update Galaxy Nexus, and are working on the situation ? it is possible Motorola (and Google) are trying to force TI to honor contracts behind the scenes? we just aren?t betting on it.
In Europe, Motorola has confirmed that the GSM version of the Droid RAZR will remain on Jelly Bean. The domestic ?developer edition? GSM RAZR was stuck behind at Android 4.0. We think the (Verizon) Droid RAZR and RAZR MAXX are likely to get Android 4.3, and that?s what is still being negotiated.
The Droid RAZR M and its HD offshoots however, that?s something we?re equally surprised by. Similar to Photon Q, there?s no publcily-known reason they can?t run Kit Kat, and no reason Google-owned Motorola shouldn?t be ardently updating them."
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Specifically, Motorola has said that the following devices are in officially in limbo for future updates:
Sprint ? Photon Q
Verizon ? DROID RAZR, DROID RAZR MAXX, DROID RAZR M, DROID RAZR HD, and even the DROID RAZR MAXX HD
Why ? Motorola has (some) explaining, and some explanations
Devices like the Photon Q and RAZR HD, powered by the Snapdragon S4 / S4 Plus, are almost identical in terms of silicon to the S4 Pro inside the Nexus 4. The Nexus 4 is expected to receive KitKat in the next week or two. It?s a bit surprising to see the Photon Q not get the KitKat nod initially. Scratch that, it gets scorn in our eyes. It should be updated, there?s no technical why.
As to the Droid RAZR and Droid RAZR MAXX, they?re unlikely to be updated. In fact, we?re surprised they?re even listed as being officially in limbo. These devices are powered by the TI OMAP 4430, which TI has abandoned. Google leadership has stated that the abandoned OMAP 4430 is the reason the Galaxy Nexus can?t be updated to Kit Kat. Some hackers have managed to update Galaxy Nexus, and are working on the situation ? it is possible Motorola (and Google) are trying to force TI to honor contracts behind the scenes? we just aren?t betting on it.
In Europe, Motorola has confirmed that the GSM version of the Droid RAZR will remain on Jelly Bean. The domestic ?developer edition? GSM RAZR was stuck behind at Android 4.0. We think the (Verizon) Droid RAZR and RAZR MAXX are likely to get Android 4.3, and that?s what is still being negotiated.
The Droid RAZR M and its HD offshoots however, that?s something we?re equally surprised by. Similar to Photon Q, there?s no publcily-known reason they can?t run Kit Kat, and no reason Google-owned Motorola shouldn?t be ardently updating them."
phonenews.com/motorolas-kit-kat-limbo-list-and-why-it-matters...
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