Yep, ICS was terrible. Like I said, many of my apps wouldn't work. They'd just crash. Also it would drain my battery really quickly and I had the extended battery. Once I upgraded to JB all the apps worked again and the battery life was more normal. The only issued I noticed with JB is some kind of error message would pop up every once in a while. It had no effect on my phone, though. I was just happy to have my working properly again.
DROID MAXX will be upgraded to KitKat (Android 4.4)
- Thread starter Ry
- Start date
Yep, ICS was terrible. Like I said, many of my apps wouldn't work. They'd just crash. Also it would drain my battery really quickly and I had the extended battery. Once I upgraded to JB all the apps worked again and the battery life was more normal. The only issued I noticed with JB is some kind of error message would pop up every once in a while. It had no effect on my phone, though. I was just happy to have my working properly again.
I was going for 2015.I don't think past experiences with Motorola updates really apply here. If they can work the magic it took to make the MAXX run so good out of the box, I think they can handle an update no problem. Every motorola prior to the ultra/maxx/mini/X had a terrible OS experience out of the box, this is a fresh start for Motorola, and so far they've got it right.
I am sure that the OTA will be the patch update sent to the Moto X, with updates to the VZW bloat on the Droids. KitKat I am sure will come to the X before it comes to the Droids. I'd say that we should probably expect 4.4 about 4-6 weeks after the X starts getting it.
4.4 is built so that devices that have only 512 MB of RAM can run it - as far as I know, there may have been only one phone with 512 MB of RAM running ICS and JB, and that was the Nexus S, and it ran terribly on the phone - and the Maxx has 2 GB of RAM. There is no way that KK is going to make the Maxx sluggish if that is the case.
YAYTech
Well-known member
- Jul 18, 2012
- 2,371
- 8
- 0
Android version history - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
New features in 4.3
Bluetooth low energy support.
Bluetooth Audio/Video Remote Control Profile (AVRCP) 1.3 support
OpenGL ES 3.0 support, allowing for improved game graphics
Restricted access mode for new user profiles
Filesystem write performance improvement by running fstrim command while device is idle
Dial pad auto-complete in the Phone app
Improvements to Photo Sphere
Reworked camera UI, previously introduced on Google Play edition phones
Added fine-grained application permissions controls (hidden by default)
4K resolution support
Many security enhancements, performance enhancements, and bug fixes
System-level support for geofencing and Wi-Fi scanning APIs
Background Wi-Fi location still runs even when Wi-Fi is turned off
Developer logging and analyzing enhancements
Added support for five more languages
Improved digital rights management (DRM) APIs
Right-to-left (RTL) languages now supported
Clock in the status bar disappears if clock is selected as lockscreen widget
New features in 4.4
Refreshed interface with translucent status and navigation bars on home screen and white status bar icons/text, ability for apps to trigger the translucent appearance.
Optimizations for performance on devices with lower specifications, Low RAM device API
Printing framework
NFC Host Card Emulation for emulating smart cards
WebViews based off Chromium (feature parity with Chrome 30)
Expanded functionality for Notification listener services
Public API for developing and managing text messaging clients, ability to specify a default SMS app.
New framework for UI transitions
Storage access framework for retrieving content and documents from other sources
Sensor batching, Step Detector and Counter APIs
"Immersive" full screen mode, software buttons and status bar accessed with an edge swipe gesture
Audio tunneling, audio monitoring, loudness enhancer
Built-in screen recording
Native infrared blaster API
Expanded accessibility APIs, system-level closed captioning settings
I have to agree. GB had my bionic so unstable it would constantly lock up and endless frustration. ICS made it a usable phone. JB, with all of it's awesome features, made it incredibly slow, though very stable.
The Maxx keeps me in awe daily after my two years of the bionic.
We're still waiting for the camera fix that the Moto X got already, I'm not holding my breath for something much larger if there's this much time difference for a simple camera fix.
Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk
Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk
YAYTech
Well-known member
- Jul 18, 2012
- 2,371
- 8
- 0
The MAXX has been out barely over 2 months, and the Moto X camera update has been out like 2 weeks. A 2 week delay and you're doubting if we'll ever get an OS update that they've outright said we will get? Could you be more impatient?
No. I said I'm not holding my breath. That didn't mean I think it won't ever come, just that it's not imminent.
Feel free to keep your judgmental snarks about other people's patience level to yourself in the future.
Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk
http://developer.android.com/about/versions/kitkat.html
A lot of performance and usage optimization changes to come.
Posted via Android Central App
A lot of performance and usage optimization changes to come.
Posted via Android Central App
Punit soni has already said the Moto X will get updates before the droid line. Just because the Moto X got the camera update first doesnt mean we won't for a while. There were already soak test emails sent out so I think in the next 2 weeks we will have the update. I also am betting we don't get 4.3 why bother when 4.4 is out. I think we will go straight to 4.4 and we will get there by February that is my prediction based off of nothing but pure conjecture and common sense. Moto X is the pre cursor for the droid line anyway so when they give a update for the Moto x I think within weeks we will be updated to that OS. So I am waiting to see what OS Moto x gets 4.3 or 4.4 what ever they get I bet we get.
I got a soak email and have yet to even receive the update related to the soak. We're probably into Dec before the 4.3 update goes through to the masses.
SteelGator
Well-known member
- Dec 1, 2011
- 1,220
- 5
- 0
I agree. Don't expect 4.3, the MAXX has TRIMM and much of 4.3 already. The move to 4.4 makes sense as a next step.
The Motorola X soak test invite emails were sent October 15. The soak was sent to phones on October 22. The final update was sent out to everyone by October 25.
The Droid Maxx soak test invites apparently went out October 28. If the Moto X is close to what will happen with the Maxx, the soak testers will start getting updates tomorrow. I'd say that this will be delivered to all phones well before December - but, there is no way that this is 4.3 or 4.4. This will be the camera update, the assist update, and some other bug fixes, still on 4.2.2. But, if the Moto X really is a good model for this, we should be hearing more in less than 24 hours, as I'm sure that some soak testers will ignore the part about agreeing not to publicize anything.
skatergirl
Retired Moderator
- Mar 22, 2011
- 3,232
- 96
- 48
- Nov 16, 2010
- 17,654
- 215
- 0
Check out all the activity on the 4.4 update for AT&T Moto X over at XDA
There was a leak and now those that installed the leak received an OTA update.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2517577
AT&T Moto X 4.4 Leak
Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk 2
There was a leak and now those that installed the leak received an OTA update.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2517577
AT&T Moto X 4.4 Leak
Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk 2
Jesus Delgadillo
Well-known member
- Oct 21, 2013
- 719
- 0
- 0
Similar threads
Trending Posts
-
-
-
-
Question Android 14: Is there a Do Not Disturb Feature?
- Started by tinker1234
- Replies: 1
-
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram