New OTA pushing now

**rydo88** · 08-13-2012, 11:36 AM

6.16.217 is the revision number. Has showed up on 2 different phones.
Is 4.0.4, Voodoo works to restore root.

**silverfang77** · 08-13-2012, 12:13 PM

To rooted users: Be sure to thaw out all bloatware, restore default boot animation ZIP file, restore the boot sound file if you renamed it to disable and temporarily unroot with Voodoo RootKeeper.

**akridgej** · 08-13-2012, 03:28 PM

I just received ICS update 4.04 in Waycross GA without apparent glitches to a stock phone. The network also upgraded to 4G. A good day.

**Kmcferrin** · 08-13-2012, 09:41 PM

Still nothing to report in Central Ohio. Maybe tomorrow.

After using ICS on my TF201 for months, I'm really excited that we're finally going to be only one rev behind on the D4.

**piratefan** · 08-13-2012, 10:09 PM

Nothing yet in Raleigh NC.

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**cthunder** · 08-13-2012, 11:56 PM

Originally Posted by piratefan

Nothing yet in Raleigh NC.

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Or hear in Long Beach, Ca.

**Moo Cow** · 08-14-2012, 02:23 AM

Not a thing yet in Tampa. Not for me or my wife.

**mmaestro** · 08-14-2012, 09:48 AM

Does anyone have instructions for how to force the update? My D4 is provided by work, so I don't want to root, but if I could force the update now without doing so, that'd be great. Most everything I find online assumes a root user or some knowledge that would come from hacking the phone. If this was my own phone, that'd be great, but it's not. But I'm tired waiting for the update.

**mobrules** · 08-14-2012, 11:04 AM

Nothing here in Chicagoland

**postitthoughts** · 08-14-2012, 11:47 AM

Over at Droid Life they mention clearing Google Services Framework as a technique to trick the device into pulling the update. Does anyone know what other effects this would have? Would I have to set up my Google account again?

**mmaestro** · 08-14-2012, 12:05 PM

Answered my own question. DL from here:
In that zip there's a zip that's the official update, copy to external SD card, boot into recovery, install, done.

**elcheapodeluxe** · 08-14-2012, 07:02 PM

The method posted by mmaestro worked great. Overall very much like the update - but can't find the settings any longer to switch from LTE to 3G only, which I used on a daily basis to save battery life except when I needed the faster speed. Is this gone?

**jerry 12** · 08-14-2012, 07:58 PM

The Droid 4 ICS update was pushed to my wife's Droid 4 today & i hope it doesn't have the issues that ICS has for my Razr Maxx.

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**sj993** · 08-14-2012, 08:28 PM

Originally Posted by elcheapodeluxe

The method posted by mmaestro worked great. Overall very much like the update - but can't find the settings any longer to switch from LTE to 3G only, which I used on a daily basis to save battery life except when I needed the faster speed. Is this gone?

Yes. I believe there is an HTC app in the market that you can use to switch from LTE/3G. I can't think of what it's called at the moment though.

**Moo Cow** · 08-15-2012, 01:15 AM

The method posted seems too complicated as I read that thread. People talking about wiping and factory resets kind of scares me to want to try it.

**mobrules** · 08-15-2012, 08:12 AM

Originally Posted by elcheapodeluxe

The method posted by mmaestro worked great. Overall very much like the update - but can't find the settings any longer to switch from LTE to 3G only, which I used on a daily basis to save battery life except when I needed the faster speed. Is this gone?

Try Quick Settings or Quicker Settings. It has quite a few shortcuts to popular settings. Not sure if it works with ICS since i dont have it pushed out yet. Please let me know if it works.

**pstokely** · 08-15-2012, 09:40 AM

I just rooted my phone but haven't uninstalled or frozen any of the bloatware on the stock, haven't gotten any OTA notification, Do I need to do a temp unroot to get the OTA notification? how do I reroot the phone after a temporarily unroot with Voodoo RootKeeper? Do I need to do a factory reset? I'm in a 4G area

**mmaestro** · 08-15-2012, 09:43 AM

Originally Posted by Moo Cow

The method posted seems too complicated as I read that thread. People talking about wiping and factory resets kind of scares me to want to try it.

That stuff's only necessary if you've frozen/removed preinstalled apps, or have otherwise messed around with your phone. If you're running stock, the update file will install from stock recovery with no other changes required.

**Moo Cow** · 08-15-2012, 12:06 PM

Originally Posted by mmaestro

That stuff's only necessary if you've frozen/removed preinstalled apps, or have otherwise messed around with your phone. If you're running stock, the update file will install from stock recovery with no other changes required.

So I can do this, and my phone won't wipe or have any issues at all? I back everything up but it is a PITA when I have to do full wipes and reinstall/tweak stuff.

**piratefan** · 08-15-2012, 12:26 PM

I did it last night and am running ICS with no problem.

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**Kmcferrin** · 08-15-2012, 03:02 PM

Wow. Three days into it and I still haven't seen the update yet. I've tried rebooting my phone and still nothing.

At first I wondered if I had rooted the phone at some point in the past and then failed to remove root correctly, so I downloaded a couple of apps that required root access and they all barked that they couldn't run due to lack of root. So I'm pretty sure that's not it.

Any suggestions on how to get the update OTA? I'd still rather do that than download a separate installation from a source that I don't know.

**coastrider#AC** · 08-15-2012, 04:03 PM

I normally wait for the OTA, but since this is my work phone I didn't feel like waiting for Verizon's phased release. So as per mmaestro's thread, you can download the update zip from the XDA forum, copy it to your SD card, then apply it in recovery. It was the first time I've done it and it was a piece of cake. I kept all of my data and settings and it was non-eventful. I only had to adjust a few widgets and do some updates, but really simple. Even my corporate email kept working fine. Also, I'm bone stock- not rooted, nor unlocked.

**Moo Cow** · 08-15-2012, 04:31 PM

How do you get into recovery? I can't seem to get it to go into that mode.

**piratefan** · 08-15-2012, 04:39 PM

Once at the "triangle screen" press the up AND don volume buttons for a few seconds. This brings up a new menu.

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**Moo Cow** · 08-15-2012, 04:42 PM

Originally Posted by piratefan

Once at the "triangle screen" press the up AND don volume buttons for a few seconds. This brings up a new menu.

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I can't even get there. I admit I am at work right now, so I am quite a bit distracted, but I have no clue how to reboot in recovery.