Jelly Bean and the Droid Bionic

Does anyone know if the problem with Jelly Bean for the Droid Bionic was fixed?
Also, is the Droid Bionic worth it? I can find it on Ebay or Amazon for around $70. I managed to kill my Razr and have no upgrade until May 2014 . Hoping the Droid Bionic is a nice cheap substitute, because the HTC Incredible smartphone I'm currently using is on it's last legs.

Yes, I know a lot of people have posted about issues with Bionics. There were people complaining about the Bionic before it was released, after it was released, and after the ICS update as well. You should have seen the folks that wanted to go back to Gingerbread after the ICS update because the new update "messed up their phone".
I'm not saying that folks aren't having problems, but it's not just the Bionic and it's not just Jelly Bean. I'd say that you'll see more comments about issues because most people that aren't having issues rarely post that they aren't having issues.
Some of the issues can be corrected or at least reduced by doing a system cache clear or a factory reset. In fact, if you do decide to buy that Bionic, that would be my suggestion ... once you get it, do a factory reset before you do anything else, even if the seller has already done one.
Good luck with whatever you decide to do.

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Avoid the Droid Bionic and if you are a potential customer, avoid Verizon

Back on November 16th, just 15 days ago, I purchased the Droid Bionic phone. Twice in the past two days the screen has stopped working, but I know the phone is still on because I can hear the notification alerts as well as see the blinking lights for a text message and such and can hear the phone ring when I have had a call. I have had to pop out the battery and reinsert it to get the phone working.
One would think that a phone bought brand new that is already experiencing problems and that someone paid a lot of money for would be replaced. Well, not with Verizon. I talked to someone at the Verizon store where I purchased it and was told that they would not replace it but would only go through warranty services in which I would recieve what Verizon likes to call a "certified 'like' new" phone. Now, to anyone with common sense, this is what normal people call a used phone. But telling the manager that it is wrong to replace a brand new phone with a used one completely confused her and made her argue that it wasn't used.
I recently went through the hassle of one of these used, oh excuse me "certified 'like' new" phones. About a month before my phone contract expired, my previous phone, the LG enV Touch went bad. Now I am someone who prides myself on taking care of my electronic equipment. The person at the Verizon store who helped me with the warranty process on it was impressed how my enV Touch looked new even after 2 years. The replacement "certified 'like' new" phone I recieved had a scratched screen, gunk around the 2 bottom buttons on the front, and a filthy keyboard. It hadn't even been cleaned and took me quite a while to clean the gunk from the buttons. I said nothing, which was a mistake on my part, because I knew I would be getting a new phone in about a months time.
It is just absolutely ridiculous, and bad customer service, that after just 15 days someone who spends a fairly sizable sum of money would have to exchange out a new phone with a used phone. I have a family share plan with Verizon with 2 lines coming up for renewal in a couple of weeks. Verizon will not continue my business on those lines and I am sure that one of the other companies will be glad to get it.
And to Verizon, perhaps you should rethink how you treat customers. I have been with Verizon ever since they moved to Huntsville when they bought out GTE Wireless. I can understand a 14 day exchange policy being strictly enforced when there is no issue with a product, but when a product shows to be defective on the 15th day, it's rather very poor customer relation to tell them they have to take a used product a half a month after buying something new when it is no fault of the customer.
I hope this helps anyone who may be considering the Droid Bionic and Verizon.

That's always been standard practice for Verizon. Six years ago, my LG Chocolate went - like new replacement. Then my EnV3 - like new. It's the manufacturer who should be more responsible. I was really hoping I wouldn't have the same issues my with my new Bionic! Good luck. Hey, if you have a problem, I would go to a Verizon owned store and check out your replacement before you accept it. Gunk is gross.

Stories about early upgrades for the Droid Bionic.

Hello,
I have been searching for stories about the Bionic for a while, and I have seen a couple pop up that say Verizon is offering early upgrades to *SOME* customers.
http://www.gizmocrunch.com/mobile/8185--verizon-iphone-5-htc-vigor-nexus-prime-motorola-droid-bionic
I have been a customer of Verizon for a little less than two years. I am still using the OG Droid, and it is starting to bogg down quite a bit and freeze/crash randomly, so getting a new phone is one of the top things on my list. My upgrade discount is up on 10/25/11, but seeing that the Droid Bionic is going to come out Sept 8th (little more than a week), and seeing that Verizon is offering early upgrades to certain people, I was wondering who exactly GETS these early discounts. Reading the articles apparantly Verizon sent emails out to some people, but I haven't gotten anything about it.
So are these articles correct? If so, who exactly CAN get the discount? And will I be able to get the phone when it comes out?

This promotion, although recently released, doesn't necessarily pertain to the Droid Bionic alone. Verizon sent out thousands of e-mails to customers that have never owned a smart phone before and fit various other criteria. The promotion allows you to upgrade from a basic phone to a smart phone early if you wish to do so. The promotion also entitles the customer to a $100 rebate in the form of a Visa gift card if they mail in their old basic phone as well. Hope this helps.

I have an iphone 4 for verizon and i am going to switch phones and get a droid motorolla 4g phone and the droid doesnt have a sim card. does my iphone 4 have a sim card that i can put in the droid? can i buy sim cards separately online for the droid?

i have an iphone 4 for verizon and i am going to switch phones and get a droid motorolla 4g phone and the droid doesnt have a sim card. does my iphone 4 have a sim card that i can put in the droid? can i buy sim cards separately online for the droid?

Brandon2184 wrote:
The iPhone 4 uses a "Nano SIM"
The CDMA iPhone 4 does not use a SIM at all. There is no SIM slot. It is a pure CDMA phone.

Jelly bean and droid 4

I have a droid 4 and I used to use my head phones with no problems before Jelly Bean update I haven't used the ear piece in about four months. I just tried using it and the no sound come out from the phone. I tried a new ear piece and it's the same. All my other jelly bean issues I was able to resolve, this one just came to light. Any Ideas?

Well i'll answer that.. This way the answer is No you don't have to "update" you can push if off as long as you like i'm doing this on one of my Razr Maxx's). Your phone can take the O.T.A. just don't down load the OS into the phone or you will have the New Update..
Now that being said my other Razr Maxx does have it and it's not doing to bad with the new Updated OS there are some minor issues though.. One i'm seeing and so are others with there new Motorola's is the Apps.! Google's Music Play and Google Voice Commands are Clashing that is when you update the Music App.. It's causing Commands to Close down but if you Uninstall the Music App back to Factory.. Voice Commands will start to Work again.. But this is Only happening on my Jelly Bean Razr Maxx i'm not seeing the Issue on my Ice Cream Sandwich Razr Maxx..
But other than this little set back.. It's not a bad OS b33 Too add.. If you have any more Questions fill free to ask i'm on here most of the Time..

What happen when No Adobe Flash support for Jelly Bean and future ?

i get shock when i see the message from this article :
http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/no-adobe-flash-support-for-jelly-bean-new-installs-to -stop-on-august-15-237506
Will all apps created from flash builder cannot run in jelly bean since no flash support ?
Hope someone can describe what is the future of using flash builder ?

driger3 wrote:
Hello, I'm from Mexico City and the update was released on 02/04/13. I update but there was a message that says a problem with Adobe Flash Player before upgrading. When the update finished, I looked in the Adobe applications and not find it. With Opera, Youtube works well with the User Agen: Desktop, now does not work. I downloaded the update from Adobe, but does not work.
The update for the U.S., said the same message?
Adobe Flash Player has been re move with android 4.1 has it wont work with anroid 4.1 and above

Im running out of patience with the droid bionic

Moved for greater exposure

Have Patients OP it'll get here soon an with the little issues that the D X 2 is haveing i'd waite on it till it gets Gingerbred an then go for it. If you can't waite on Bionic.

Jelly Bean Rolling out in Phases To the Original Razr / Razr Maxx

I usually don't like to Start new thread's unless there is a Definite need and this one is: As it says above Jelly Bean is Going out in Phases! Owners Go on your Devices to About Phone and See if the Update is There if so Make sure you have a Fully Charged Battery and it's a Good thing to be Hooked to a Wi-Fi! If your not the closer you are to a Tower the Better to get the best Quality signal you can the reason it's a big Download .. Good Luck!
Written by B33
http://www.androidcentral.com/motorola-makes-razrrazr-maxx-jelly-bean-ota-official
http://www.droid-life.com/2013/03/07/motorola-jelly-bean-android-4-1-2-now-rolling-out-to-droid-razr-and-razr-maxx-in-stages/
Message was edited by: B33 .

To Go with the Roll out i Found the New User Manual Update For Jelly Bean For the Razr / Razr Maxx and i also included the New Updated Help Page from Motorola..
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/product_page/faqs/p/30,6720,8417
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/prod_answer_detail/a_id/92940/p/30,6720,8417
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/ci/fattach/get/601071/1363036376/redirect/1/filename/DroidRAZR_RAZRMAXX_UG_JB_68017342001A.pdf
Be Sure to look at all of Features on this Page to Get your self Adjusted to the New Change Over. b33

I have an update for my Motorala Droid Bionic that I am downloading now. It is version 6.7.246. Is this the update for ICS?

I

We are pleased to announce the new Android™ 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) software upgrade for the DROID BIONIC by Motorola. The software upgrade (6.7.246.XT875.Verizon.en.US) includes numerous enhancements and improvements. I just googled my own question! Hope everyone has good luck with the update.
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/prod_answer_detail/a_id/90340/p/30,6720,8048

Why the inconsistency with the "Droid" name and Android devices.

This seems like poor marketing to me.
Verizon made such a big deal about the name DROID.
The was the DROID and the DROID ERIS, now there is the DROID INCREDIBLE and the DROID X and soon to be the DROID 2.
But why is there the Moto Devour and LG Ally instead of the DROID DEVOUR by Motorola and the DROID ALLY by LG?

dabubbakin wrote:
I can't help it just say Incredible, or HTC Incredible. I leave out the "droid" nonsense because I always get some cell phone illiterate person saying "you got a droid cool, my entire family just got free ones on an upgrade". You know what I'm saying. It's just annoying to have to explain or show people what I have and what they have or want..
I really wish VZW let Moto only use that term.
Back when the Incredible was a rumor it was cool to think something different was coming out. They announced it as the HTC "Droid" Incredible. Geez.... Whatever....
YEah I get what they are doing but it is leading to a lot of irritation. People talk about the DROID and could be talking about any of them. So yeah I just call them the Droid (moto Droid), Incredible (HTC DROID Incredible), Eris (HTC DROID ERIS), Ally (LG Droid ALLY), Devour (Moto Droid Devour), Droid X (because DROID X just sounds awesome even if Droid is over done). I would like a Samsung personally mostly because I have had nothing but good experiences with Samsung phones and since my Droid was good with phone calls (better after some modding) I have to think that a Samsung Android phone would be Gnarly on VZW. It is odd but it seems to me certain manufacturers are better on GSM and some are better on CDMA. Samsung and LG seem better on CDMA where Motorola and a few others are better with GSM. Or at least that has been my experience with feature phones over the last what 15 years. Or I guess not when ever 3G came out would be GSM/CDMA but also back when I was on Sprint, Bell South, and GTE, Bell South I had great luck with Nokia and Moto - Eventually they became GSM and were swollowed by AT&T a few years ago, Sprint my Moto was good but I always had better signals with Samsung and LG phones, and GTE which shortly after was swollowed by Verizon has always been good with Samsung and LG (LG has been a little more hit or miss they have had a few misses though which is why I am more excited about Samsung than LG) and the MOTOROLA phones I had were the ones where I was counting the days until my upgrade.
The DROID name is about branding. They want to stand out as a big ANDROID player and one way to do that is to snatch up as many Android phones as you can get the manufacturers to make you and the other is to unify their image on your network with Branding. The idea being to get people thinking DROID and kind of downplay the Motorola, HTC, LG, Samsung, etc roles. Really it is something Google should have thought and had it on all the Android phones but Verizon is using it mostly for marketing purposes. It makes for some interesting commercials and has been successful. What gets me though is when people refer to EVO and Mytouch Slide as Droids because they are Android phones. LOL. Doesn't bother me but probably would bother Verizon if it ever made it to a major platform. The marketing is so effective it is about to be like Jello and Aspirin and Coke in the south. Any gelatin desert or generic Aspirin or soda is called by one of these names no matter who makes it. Bayer lost that battle a long time ago but the other two persist.

Are all phones losing Panorama Swipe Photos with Jelly Bean

I am trying to decide whether to accept the update to Jelly Bean and do not want to loose a specified feature that my phone has which is swipe panorama photos (2D and 3D).
Thanks,
Bob H
Xperia Acro S
LT26W

As far as I know only 3D panorama option is missing. You still should be able to take ordinary panorama pictures.
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How do I go back to Jelly Bean?

I updated to Kit Kat and had the dreaded battery issue. I did a factory reset to go back to Jelly Bean and it did not, it installed Kit Kat again. I had high hopes that the 'fresh' install would fix my battery problem, it did not.
On Jelly Bean I would take it off charge at 4 AM and be at 40 to 50% remaining at the end of the day 9 - 10 PM. Now, I recharge it around noon.
I want Jelly Bean back... how do I get it back?

yMidnite wrote:
I have heard that, but was hopeful Verizon would step up and have another plan. With all the issues, Verizon should give this as an option.
Why is it that when upgrading to KK, it takes out the original OS. None of the others upgrades did that. I reset one phone that was running ICS and it went back to Ginger Bread.
As far as I know since 2009 and the first Android device on Verizon Wireless, you have never been able to officially revert the OS version to the previous version. Same goes true for other android devices on other carriers and wifi only devices.

Sony says 2011 Xperia phones might get Android 4.1 Jelly Bean

Hi! looks like not all is lost!
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2195619/sony-says-2011-xperia-phones-might-get-android-41-j...

The information has been confirmed on the product blog (http://blogs.sonymobile.com/products/2012/07/31/on-android-4-1-jelly-bean/).
At least, it shows that Sony has not let their customers and older products down, contrary to what is said by some angry and impatient customers. Yes, software development takes time, and Sony may have been a little fast to release its ICS for every phones. But this news proves that Sony is looking into every possibility to improve its users experience.
I heartily hope that my neo v will get Jelly Bean and its new functions, with improved performances compared to ICS. So thank you Sony for considering it.

Jelly Bean update woes?

I've updated my Razr Maxx to Jelly bean through the About Phone > System Updates option. It's been a few days now for all the apps and syncing to have settled down, but I'm still seeing the battery getting chewed through now and it's looking like Android OS is using up close to 60% of the battery (averaging about 58%).
I've also seen that with the update certain apps (bloatware) has been removed. However, I still seem to have a few apps, like MotoACTV & Verizon Videos, present that should have been removed with the update.
I was going to wipe the cache in Recovery Mode before doing a Factory Reset, but holding down the Volume +/- rocker and the power button just boots my phone up normally. Recovery Mode hasn't been removed in Jelly Bean has it? I wouldn't think so.
UPDATE: I did get the boot menu to pop up but when selecting Recovery it only showed me the little Android with an "!" in a triangle over his open chest case... and then it opened right back up as it would normally boot.
Anyone have any similar issues with the update? Any fixes if so?

Oh, you guys are lucky. Had to get them to send me a replacement Razr as mine wouldn't boot after the update. Rep was friendly and apparently handled 20+ calls on the failed update that DAY. Those techs that post the beta updates to the production server should be fired. You need to freaking test your stupid OS updates before you push them. I understand the stockholders are looking for profit but if people are leaving because you keep breaking their stuff then when the company goes under you're the only one to blame. Also since receiving my new phone it's being a pain to set up. Have to do half of it on my account online from my computer as it won't take inputs from my phone.

2 Question's regarding "Droid Bionic".

Hi, could someone please help my find the user's manual for the droid Bionic ((expecting delivery on Wed would like to read up on new device) ? Also, this is my first droid any setup tips or general tips would be appreciated.
Thank You !
Greg

Yes, congratulations on your new DROID BIONIC Grega2734!
And thanks for the great information Bionic_3!
I'd like to, also, offer 2 additional links with great information & support for your BIONIC below:
DROID BIONIC by Motorola Support
Initial Activation and Setup - DROID BIONIC by Motorola
I hope we have answered your questions, and have addressed your concerns.
Thanks,
AnthonyTa_VZW
VZW Support
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