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How much longer do Xoom users have to wait...
... for ICS? The upgrade must be long overdue, especially since Jelly Bean is out now.
Edit: and please don't suggest jail-breaking. I'm not prepared to do that, especially for software localised for the US market. |
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They have no incentive to upgrade you, they already have a 8-month old successor to it so I doubt you'll ever get an upgrade.
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I have a xoom too..
It does say on Moto site that its def coming to xoom in Q2-Q3 2012 but nothing appears to be happening so far..... |
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xoom ice cream
i updated my xoom to ice cream last night by following a link found in another forum. it was easy to do and im not a techie i got there and it was worth it.
if you go to http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/moto...199-99-1265591 follow the first comment the follow the instructions, as it says read the instructions twice, this was my initial error.. my xoom is now got the wow factor. |
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They have no incentive to upgrade you, they already have a 8-month old successor to it so I doubt you'll ever get an upgrade.
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i updated my xoom to ice cream last night by following a link found in another forum. it was easy to do and im not a techie i got there and it was worth it.
if you go to http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/moto...199-99-1265591 follow the first comment the follow the instructions, as it says read the instructions twice, this was my initial error.. my xoom is now got the wow factor. |
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Go for JellyBean
http://androidadvices.com/motorola-x...-411-firmware/ |
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I upgraded to ICS. Made my galaxy 2 dog slow buggy and prone to switching off
Be carefully what you wish for |
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I gedified mine about 3 or 4 months ago to get ICs and have to say it is faster, smoother and overall much better than Gingerbread.
As far as the Xoom is concerned my Xoom is a Uk device with a UK keyboard. Allegedly, Jelly Bean is coming around the 19th of July. I was hesitant to turn it into an American device, but to be honest, there have been no problems and only benefits. I have not rooted, I don't need to unless I decide to go for a pirate / cooked rom. Done that many time on my SGSII so am no novice to it. |
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I upgraded to ICS. Made my galaxy 2 dog slow buggy and prone to switching off
Be carefully what you wish for |
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i updated my xoom to ice cream last night by following a link found in another forum. it was easy to do and im not a techie i got there and it was worth it.
if you go to http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/moto...199-99-1265591 follow the first comment the follow the instructions, as it says read the instructions twice, this was my initial error.. my xoom is now got the wow factor. the one in that link seemed simple enough, so just did mine... ran thru all the ots updates and now on ICS.. ![]() Just gotta redown all my installed apps now... |
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GEDified on my Xoom about 6 weeks ago. Have never looked back. It was like getting a brand new tablet. ICS is so much faster and slick to use. And everything still works in UK mode. It was also very easy and quick to do. Just read the instructions very clearly.
You could also try this. All very simple and well worth it. |
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Thanks for the replies to my initial query. Having looked it up and found out what it means, I am now interested in GEDifying my Xoom.
I found the original guide by following Magic Cottage's link. Simon says that the Xoom will be reset and all personal data will be lost. So I backed up the internal drive to my PC via the USB link, as explained on Motorola's support site. That was step 1. Step 2 was to go to Settings / Privacy and check "Back up my data" and "Automatic restore". These were already checked. Is this all I need to do? When I have completed the GEDify process, do I just restore all the backed up data to return to the status quo? Won't that overwrite some of the stuff I have updated when GEDifying? Will my email settings (not Gmail - I just use ordinary mail with my main email account) be restored too? Thanks for any further help. |
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Thanks for the replies to my initial query. Having looked it up and found out what it means, I am now interested in GEDifying my Xoom.
I found the original guide by following Magic Cottage's link. Simon says that the Xoom will be reset and all personal data will be lost. So I backed up the internal drive to my PC via the USB link, as explained on Motorola's support site. That was step 1. Step 2 was to go to Settings / Privacy and check "Back up my data" and "Automatic restore". These were already checked. Is this all I need to do? When I have completed the GEDify process, do I just restore all the backed up data to return to the status quo? Won't that overwrite some of the stuff I have updated when GEDifying? Will my email settings (not Gmail - I just use ordinary mail with my main email account) be restored too? Thanks for any further help. You will lose all your apps etc, but these can be downloaded again. If you don't have a memory card, back up to Google Drive or Sky drive. The beauty off Gmail is that it's just a username and password to reinstate your calender, contacts and emails. I too was dead against GEDifying my xoom, in favour of waiting for the Motorola. Glad I did, ICS is brilliant. I've used both sets of instructions (the one you linked to and and those on Xoom forum). Never done this before, but didn't have a problem at all. The Simonjstuart instructions are far easier to follow. The only difference I found between the two was that the simonjstuart one didn't have the regional settings on. I just downloades Locale Select from play store. This gives you back the regional settings for UK English keyboard etc. |
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What are you backing up? Can it not just be saved to a memory card?
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You will lose all your apps etc, but these can be downloaded again. If you don't have a memory card, back up to Google Drive or Sky drive.
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The beauty off Gmail is that it's just a username and password to reinstate your calender, contacts and emails.
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I too was dead against GEDifying my xoom, in favour of waiting for the Motorola. Glad I did, ICS is brilliant.
I've used both sets of instructions (the one you linked to and and those on Xoom forum). Never done this before, but didn't have a problem at all. Quote:
The Simonjstuart instructions are far easier to follow. The only difference I found between the two was that the simonjstuart one didn't have the regional settings on. I just downloades Locale Select from play store. This gives you back the regional settings for UK English keyboard etc.
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You can wait and wait for something that may never come
or You can go out an get a ICS or JB rom from XDA with good user feedback. I have been using Rom of Jelly Bean 4.1.1 on by Samsung tab 8.9 for 3 days and is fab. The only down is no camera, but never used it anyway. |
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Yeah, I am not about to cripple my Xoom, thanks.
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Yeah, I am not about to cripple my Xoom, thanks.
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it seems pretty much impossible to brick your xoom using the simonstuart instructions....
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How would you do that?
I will be happy to go along with Simon Stuart once I have assured myself I can restore the local data to my existing apps. |
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Galaxy Tab 10.1 users are also still without ICS. It is more than likely coming in August but it should have been sooner.
There are plenty of ROMS available but there is little to no point flashing now because it is here anytime soon and I would loose my current configuration (Task ROM+ Go Launcher). If there was a 10" Nexus I would get it in a flash. |
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By doing what Cribology suggested. I regard losing the camera as crippling it (as I assume would anybody). Also I presume he means opening it up to replace a ROM, which is the last thing I am going to do.
I will be happy to go along with Simon Stuart once I have assured myself I can restore the local data to my existing apps. When/if you get an official update the ROM will be flashed. |
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Before I go along with Simon Stuart, let me explain.
I have a couple of games/apps I want to back up my local data (i.e. progress). It may sound trivial, but I have Angry Birds (various versions) and Open Sudoku for a couple of examples. If I update my Xoom, how do I restore my local data so I don't lose my progress? I can't see where this stuff is stored so I can back it up and restore it. Looking at Open Sudoku source, I see it uses SQLite, which is embedded in the Android OS, but I can't see where the database is stored. |
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I did my Xoom over the weekend by following Simon Stuart's instructions and I'm really happy with the result, it was easier than I thought too!!
Didn't mind having it completely reset as the only unrecoverable stuff was on the SD card. |
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I did my Xoom over the weekend by following Simon Stuart's instructions and I'm really happy with the result, it was easier than I thought too!!
Didn't mind having it completely reset as the only unrecoverable stuff was on the SD card. Jelly Bean started to roll out for soak testing yesterday. So, it will soon be available for the Xoom, so why would they now put out ICS? |
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