Droid 3, will it get ICS [AKA 4.x or Ice Cream Sandwich] and When?

The most important thing I have learned in my time following the forums here and a couple Android news sites is: don't ever buy a device expecting an update. If you are not satisfied with the device as is, pick a different one. As Wildman stated, don't believe update rumors until it's actually being pushed. Even if an "official" update is leaked, it doesn't mean that it will actually be approved for release.

Verizon announces today NO ICS for the D3. YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!!! PHONE ISN'T EVEN A YEAR OLD!!!! YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!!

ICS WAS ANNOUNCED BEFORE the D3!!!

This is ridiculous. I am an AV technician who gets android phones to get updates to OS and be cutting edge with customization. Yet you release a D4, then NO updates for the D3?!?! A droid 1 is running an ICS rom. I have seen it with my eyes!! YOU cannot tell me that the D3 cannot run ICS.

Unreal.

You know... Verizon didn't announce if it was or was not getting it.

Here's SOMETHING to consider... Verizon is NOT a manufacturer of the devices. Motorola has to modify Android to work on their devices before anything can be done. Motorola has put up their update schedule and they have put nothing for the Droid 3. You need to bring it up with Motorola first. Verizon can't do a thing until AFTER Motorola does something.

If you are an AV tech and such YOU should know this...

http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-news/201431-verizon-announces-list-devices-receive-ice-cream-sandwich.html

First off I do know this. Moto had it in the "seeing if its possible stage".

If Verizon AINT pushing it, then that pretty much means that Moto WONT work on it further. Right?

If a port of ICS minus camera, can be rooted to work on a D1, wich has lower specs then the D3...how does the reasoning, if it is, the lack of memory?

So if Verizon didn't then what is this?

Incorrect. They go by what manufacturers are doing and relay what they read. So manufacturers told Verizon we are updating these devices first, and Verizon relayed the message. So if Motorola said nothing about the Droid 3, and Verizon does then Motorola says "We will not be updating the Droid 3" who gets in trouble? Verizon...

The D1 has ICS, but not everything is ported over and can't be ported over... So it's not a 100% ICS. It still uses an old kernel and old drivers from 2.2 as well.

They only have the camera missing. Not too much there hoss.

The list posted by moto a week or so ago, before this one, had it listed as being 'in the looking into it phase.' Or whatever words they used. So if Moto says, in trial, then why not say that? Its in trials. But by saying NOT ON THE LIST, how do they expect people to react? PR should have seen that FAR before posting this. ESP with all the android sites complaining about fragmenting OS's over tons of devices. I mean HELLO! PR hello?!?!

Verizon does not give a rats ass. As far as they are concerned they get another device to overprice and sell. Before the D 5 comes out July '12

cry all you want... I am done with this thread... This stuff is silly and pointless as people rather complain to what's closer and convenient and won't do it the right way.

Verizon does NOT make the Droid 3. They can only relay the information give to them by the manufacturers. If Motorola does nothing then Verizon can't do a thing. Verizon is a cell service provider not a software company.

Now take it up with Motorola first to say they'll support their product and actually work on and release the code. Then if Verizon doesn't pass the buck then you would have a valid complaint...

Later...

I know Verizon doesn't make the D3 you tool. Do you read the posts or just jump to the end to regurgitate your previous comments? Trust me IM all over the moto forums. >Edited to comply with TOS. Apotheosis415, end the name calling<

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I love how Trolling is the world people toss around. The thread is about D3 and ICS.

I expressed my anger in this thread about that. You go on and on about Verizon didnt make it, Moto makes this. I know all that but BOTH have to say OK for it to happen. If Moto says here you go, Verizon will too. Its a mutual thing. Today was the first report of Verizon saying D3 was not on it's list. I JUST registered for Verizon forum today to post about this minutes ago. So I'm guessing if anything you are the big corrector troll who likes to go around showing how smart you are.

People post on forums to see if others feel the same way. If I had said "VERIZON SUCKS AT EVERYTHING. VERIZON IS A BUNCH OF TOOLS, VERIZON IS THE ANTI CHRIST." Then I'd be trolling. But I didn't I love the service area Verizon gives me. But replying to an post about an announcement from today of NOT supporting a device is not trolling. Nor did I ever blame them, I simply said, you have got to be kidding me.

But you sure blew my socks off with your big brains and all that knowledge you dropped on me. I couldn't tell by looking at my phone that its a Motorolla made phone for Verizon. Or how updates roll out. Thanks for that. You sure did a lot of good for all the people out there. Can we give you an award? You deserve one.

In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts inflammatory,^[2] extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking readers into an emotional response^[3] or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.

You want people to get mad at Verizon without giving the full facts(which falls under the definition of extraneous) which I brought out, and you keep trying to brush aside as if it doesn't matter.

The facts are out now. If people have a problem without Verizon saying if the Droid 3 will get the update or not they should go to Motorola to get the ball moving. It all starts with them, and no word from them means Verizon can't say if the D3 will or not. It's not their call...

FYI I have 2 Droid 3 so before you bring up I probably don't own a Droid 3.

Ironically... If you PAID any attention to what you linked, and read it... The list is specifically for LTE devices... Last I looked the Droid 3 isn't an LTE device so it shouldn't be listed...

It also furthers says they will CONTINUE to add to the list throughout there year. So they may add 3G devices to the list or make a whole new list for the 3G devices.

Joy for taking in things without reading all the facts...

Good day :smileyhappy: I typed more than I really wanted to in this thread. Unsubscribed now.

Jeez man. You obviously don't read what people write. Have you looked into the post from Moto? You know the one I talk refer to as "working on it" in a few posts above, cause if you follow the whole article, it will lead you there. SO before you go claiming people dont read the articles, you may want to read it yourself.

LIke I said, Already have posted on moto. Now I posted on verizon. >Post edited to comply with TOS<

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chriscashman

Maybe I missed somebody else catching this somewhere in this thread already, but that link showing the devices getting ICS specifically says "4G LTE Devices" that are getting ICS. The D3 is not a 4G LTE device, and therefore I would not expect to see it on this list.

I'm sure there's another complete list somewhere that actually has the D3 on it. Maybe even the D2.

The press release (or whatever) also says that other devices may be added to the list. The D3 was never stated as not getting ICS, it just hasn't been confirmed as getting it.

NeoPhoenixTE

Just wanted to point out one thing about that linked topic: That list posted only shows the 4G LTE phones. The Droid 3 isn't a 4G LTE phone, so there's no way it would've made that list from the get-go. Just figured I'd point that out. :smileyhappy:

Wildman

apotheosis415 wrote:

If a port of ICS minus camera, can be rooted to work on a D1, which has lower specs then the D3...how does the reasoning, if it is, the lack of memory?

This has been a similar argument when users wanted Sense 3.5 on the Thunderbolt and other HTC devices that came with 2.1 as stock.. Usually when a developer ports a feature they are still running the original stock OS with a modified version of the feature that they sometimes strips options or reconfigured the options to be able to optimized for a device with less performance and they never really run 100% stable so this is a bad comparison.

sphrrt

The D3 is now listed on Moto's upgrade list as "staying on 2.3". Pretty darn weak sauce for a dual processor phone that was only out for a few months before ICS was released...feel pretty ripped off from Moto and Verizon for how poorly this device has been supported, very lame effort for what could have been a great device.

It's starting to look more and more like Verizon will not be updating any 3G phone. Not surprising really, as they are not even selling them anymore.

Wildman

It appears that its not Verizons decision but Motorola not to release it for a number of their device... Read my post from https://community.verizonwireless.com/thread/773933 that covers this subject and reported Motorolas views on this subject.