When will the Droid Maxx get Lollipop?

[Matt_N]

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[Ann154]

Motorola would have more up to date information on if your device is scheduled for an update to Lollipop.

[Snn5]

Motorola Support - Find Answers | Motorola Mobility, Inc.

Meaning:  when Verizon, Moto, hardware manufacturers and Google plus the FCC all get on the same page in other words.

[Tidbits]

People think partner support is carriers. People forget parts manufacturers and licensing.

[Fates]

What people who bought the device when it was a flagship verizon smart phone don't forget is the fact that hardware used for it is the same as the Moto X first generation. Also what we will not forget nor forgive is that verizon won't support a phone it demanded exclusive distribution rights to.

All the processors, radios etc used on the Maxx/Ultra/Mini are common with the first gen Moto X. If they have pushed a working Lollipop, as they have, to the 2013 Moto X then it shows *all* the hardware issues have been dealt with. What we are waiting for is Verizon to push in all their bloatware that eats up another 3G or so of storage on the phone. Oh yeah and their desire to see how many people knuckle under and go give them more money for a current generation phone.

[HeelToe · Accepted solution]

Definitely some truth to this "Oh yeah and their desire to see how many people knuckle under and go give them more money for a current generation phone." What they don't have a good measure of is how much of their customer turnover is associated with them not keeping their phones up to date. I'm in Chicago metro and their are other options that are just as good or better. I switched part of my family from TMobile to Verizon a couple years ago. I get a direct comparison with each working better in some spots. So that leaves their support of the phones as a differentiator in which they are the underdog. Given their spotty coverage on the Metra where I spend 2 hours per day I will be moving back to TMobile. They won't know why I left. They'll just get the change notification from TMobile. They tout themselves as the premium and best carrier. Good advertising but the truth is they are just the most expensive at least for where I need service.

[Tidbits]

Fates wrote:

What people who bought the device when it was a flagship verizon smart phone don't forget is the fact that hardware used for it is the same as the Moto X first generation. Also what we will not forget nor forgive is that verizon won't support a phone it demanded exclusive distribution rights to.

All the processors, radios etc used on the Maxx/Ultra/Mini are common with the first gen Moto X. If they have pushed a working Lollipop, as they have, to the 2013 Moto X then it shows *all* the hardware issues have been dealt with. What we are waiting for is Verizon to push in all their bloatware that eats up another 3G or so of storage on the phone. Oh yeah and their desire to see how many people knuckle under and go give them more money for a current generation phone.

Uhm no the Moto X processsor is NOTHING like the Maxx processor.  People compare them, but the X processor is a custom processor.

[Fates]

Okay, can you read? See: http://www.phonearena.com/phones/compare/Motorola-Moto-X,Motorola-DROID-MAXX/phones/7885,7970

They both have the same system processor, Motorola X8.

Likewise same dual core cpu, running at same frequency, and strangely enough the same quad core gpu. The hardware is the same for what an operating system looks at.

The battery differs, a non issue with compiling the OS. the wireless charger imo shouldn't be an issue.

[Tidbits]

They are not the same. They appear the same but they are not. Your own evidence shows it as well. The GPU and CPU are on a single dye. The one on a Moto X is a custom one while the one on the Maxx isn't. The one on the Moto X requires custom drivers from Qualcomm. Try using the Moto X drivers on the Maxx and $100 says you brick the phone.

Straight from the company that MADE the processor

https://www.qualcomm.com/products/snapdragon/smartphones/droid-maxx-motorola it uses an S4 Pro

As for the Moto X is uses a modified S4 Pro which the S4 Pro itself doesn't have 8 cores and is called the X8

http://www.motorola.com/us/X8-Mobile-Computing-System/x8-mobile-computing-system.html

[appletonpunk]

Sorry, but your wrong. I have a bootloader unlocked maxx and have flashed roms for the maxx and moto x to my maxx with no issues. There is no tech hold up. This is clearly Verizon strong arming us to buy new phones. Just look at the build date for the stagefright patch, motorola released it to verizon months before they pushed it out. Pure greed and laziness.

[Tidbits]

Lol OK so you know everything. I bet you don't realize you don't flash everything... Motorola even tells you that you are wrong. You flash the ROM, but the baseband and kernels are not flashed. If they did you brick your phone. There is more than just the ROM.

[appletonpunk]

What a fanboy. Lol. You must work for Verizon and just troll the boards.

[Tidbits]

Did you do it? No, why? Are they not the same? You proved my point if you fear flashing it.

[Tidbits]

I say the same thing on T-Mobile does that make me a fanboy there? Does that mean I work there too? Wouldn't that be a conflict of interest? I think you need to just admit you are wrong instead of trying to discredit someone by calling them an employee of a company. Shows how immature you are and how much of a troll you actually are.

[appletonpunk]

I flashed it, works perfectly. I enjoy lollipop on my max. If you post this much on here and T-Mobile, open the door. There's a real world out there

[Tidbits]

You didn't flash it. You flashed a custom ROM and not the factory ROM from the Moto X there IS a difference. Flash the factory files from a Moto X and then tell me they are the same.

[Tidbits]

Yes I do go outside and I enjoy the weather. The surf daily and I also lounge around various sites across hawaii. You should get out more yourself.

[Tidbits]

Sure you did.

[appletonpunk]

OK Verizon fanboy, you know everything. Get a life

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[The_Livewire]

I believe his problem is, like most of the people here, that we were expecting an update to Lollipop which appears to be as real as unicorns farting rainbows.