Among the handsets in the lineup of Motorola, the Droid Razr Maxx 4G perhaps is the most capable among the bunch. The handset brings to the table an impressive set of components and capabilities but what sets it apart from the rest of the smartphone pack is its massive 3300 mAh power pack. This gigantic battery, figuratively that is, basically gives the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx 4G a battery life unlike what we’ve seen in the past. With the handset’s support for the LTE network of Verizon and the fact that LTE connectivity is a major battery hog, the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx 4G’s massive battery ensures that you have enough juice to enjoy all the perks that goes along with your handset.
Despite all the good things that have been said about the handset in the past, there is still a missing part in its equation and that is the upgrade to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. With all the other flagship devices from other manufacturers already upgraded to the latest iteration of the Google mobile operating system, the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx 4G is disadvantaged in this department and is still stuck in the Gingerbread generation. In fact, when Motorola first came out with its ICS update list back in February, the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx 4G was still in the Planning and Evaluation phase of its ICS development. This simply means that the handset still has a long way to go before it finally gets a treat of Ice Cream Sandwich.
More recently however, the manufacturer took center stage to give an update about the status of its ICS development for the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx 4G. With this updated ICS list, the handset is now in the Development phase but what really caught our attention is the fact that the official ICS rollout for the smartphone is slated to get rolled out by the end of Q2.
Initially, the update was supposed to hit the airwaves last May 21 but certain updates were done in the servers of Verizon which basically delayed the rollout of the update. The wireless provider confirmed that the OTA update of Ice Cream Sandwich for the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx 4G will now be unleashed come June 12 but the delay brought about one good thing for the handset – instead of just getting 4.0.3, the handset will stand to get updated to Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich instead. Though a lot of users of the handset got disappointed with the delay, we are able to rationalize that ICS will still land on the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx 4G, no matter what. The question is though will it be as reported, or like with so many other handsets, will the 12th come and go with no sign of it. Please feel free to leave comments reporting whether you did or did not get an update today.
Of course, if you happen to be the brave and adventurous type, you always have the option of having an unofficial ICS build flashed on your Motorola Droid Razr Maxx 4G. But if you’ve already waited this long for the official version of the update, what’s another couple of days of waiting for the official Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update to land on your Motorola Droid Razr Maxx 4G for that matter?
June 12, 2012 at 2:06 pm
Seriously doubt it’s hitting today… http://easternmorningherald.com/motorola-to-roll-out-droid-razr-maxx-ics-updates-this-week/127913/
June 12, 2012 at 2:20 pm
JUST READ VERIZON TWITTER SUPPORT THEY SAID NO UPGRADE TODAY.
June 12, 2012 at 2:20 pm
According to the eastern herald website Verizon servers aren’t working to properly “roll out” the update. So.. maybe not today for everyone?
June 12, 2012 at 2:23 pm
NO UPDATE TODAY, ON VERIZON TWITTER ACCT
June 12, 2012 at 2:26 pm
HOW ABOUT YOU TELL US WHEN YOU DO GET AN UPDATE, INSTEAD OF TELLING US YOU DIDN’T YET, AND LIKE I’VE SAID VSW SUPPORT ON THEIR TWITTER ACCT SAID ” NO UPDATE ON THE RAZR YET, CHECK IN WITH VSW SUPPORT”
END OF STORY SPAZOS.
June 12, 2012 at 2:33 pm
Looks to me like people here do not understand the Verizon update process.
Verizon starts with a soak test. This soak test goes out to a limited number of volunteers to do the final testing of an OS update. These soak test volunteers sign a confidentiality agreement but leaks almost always occur. No word of the soak test starting.
A few days before a major operating system release Verizon will post the release notes so the users have an idea what to expect. No release notes so I highly doubt we will see ICS today.
Once they finally release the new operating system, they start by pushing the updates to the phones. You generally cannot manually update the phone until a few days after Verizon starts pushing the updates.
There is a very good chance that we will not see the update this month.
Patience. ICS will come. I believe it will come soon.
Don’t get caught up in the rumors perpetuated by these tech websites. Look at all the attention CNET got by starting this most recent rumor. Look at all the attention Best Buy got by starting this same rumor in April.
June 12, 2012 at 2:33 pm
I just called Verizon. The tech support rep said that Motorola would be the ones responsible for pushing the update but it MUST be approved by Verizon prior to that happening. The Verizon rep said the last approved update he saw was approved on April 5th…so probably unlikely ICS will be coming today.
June 12, 2012 at 2:36 pm
This article saying its Verizon’s problem… surprise
http://easternmorningherald.com/motorola-to-roll-out-droid-razr-maxx-ics-updates-this-week/127913/
June 12, 2012 at 2:52 pm
I really want ICS!!!! there is no update here in Omaha, NE yet!!!! I just got my max a few days ago hoping it would have ICS!!!! Nothing.. an now im waiting!!!!! where is it!!!! i want to know how these people are getting this update!!! if people are getting it they need to post videos on youtube reveiwing ICS!! i wanna see the final update
June 12, 2012 at 3:09 pm
I don’t think people people are upset that the update didn’t come out today, I think that they’re upset because they feel neglected by both Moto and VZW. Neither company has made much of an effort to notify people about the status of the project. Not saying they have to tell us every little detail but some kind of update IS their obligation to the consumer since we do pay them monthly…CUSTOMER is “always” right.
June 12, 2012 at 3:19 pm
I think Austin said it right in his/her post from 3:09…people are feeling neglected and misled.
Personally, I was going to go with the Nexus, but have liked Moto in the past (had the original Droid and the X and loved them both), but Verizon was running a “buy one get one” sale on the RAZRs and my wife finally wanted to try a smartphone so we went that route since ICS was “coming soon”…it’s 6 months later…that’s not soon. H*ll, the RAZR is old news now, really, with the Galaxy S III coming out, and the RAZR HD, and even the RAZR MAXX. I’m not saying I wish I’d picked the Nexus instead of the RAZR, but I wish I’d have been given accurate and honest information, that’s for sure.
That’s what irritates me the most…it’s almost “bait and switch” at Verizon to get people into the RAZR, and then nothing happens. It was the same with my X. I’m honestly surprised no one has tried to bring some sort of b.s. legal action against them for it yet. It’d fail, and it’d be stupid from a legal standpoint, but it’d be a whole world of bad PR for Verizon and Motorola and Google/Android.
One thing is certain…Google needs to fix their Android fragmentation problem, because it’s only getting worse for them right now…and every time a carrier doesn’t update a phone, or says they will and then delays, or takes forever to do it in general, it’s creates more and more ill will toward Android. Rightly or not, it happens and it’s something they’ll need to address at some point.
My thought…Google should require every manufacturer to release the phones with stock Android, then one update can get them all (or a majority of them depending on hardware issues) and if the manufacturer wants to have a custom UI, that’s great, sell it as an app that ANY brand phone can then download and use. Don’t delay updates just so you can force people to use your crappy UI…release the phone stock and make a *GREAT* UI that people will actually want and buy.
June 12, 2012 at 3:27 pm
It is quite possible that Moto and Verizon delayed the release of ICS be ause of the liberal societal shift away from competition to a philosophy of ubiquitous mediocity. They had a collective agreement that the Razr Maxx would blow away every last competitor and in a rare instant of conscience decided to withhold superiority. Where’s yiur heart, young generation. Find it in youselves to appreciate mediocrity. Embrace the apparent laziness and uselessness of your stagnant generation.
June 12, 2012 at 3:27 pm
this page went cold….Buehler, Buehler – anyone have it yet?
June 12, 2012 at 3:51 pm
We all knew it was unlikely that we would finally get the Sandwich… will another day or months using the GB truely drive u insane… rumors create hysteria and distrust…Today is june 12, 2012…. go about ur day as if the rumors were never announced….
June 12, 2012 at 3:52 pm
I think that Verizorola has reached the highest level of competence of any corporation in the history of the modern era. The stunning speed of their telecommunication devices is rivaled only by their magnificent updating schemes. The billion-dollar bureaucrats bustle brilliantly about their penthouses in absolute ecstacy over our anticipation anxiety. They chuckle as we tremble, they dine we wine. How sweet the sound of a fat cat’s melodious mantra: “they will wait, they will hate…oh yes but my rich fingers hold their data-driven fate.”
June 12, 2012 at 4:14 pm
Just found this link. Apparently ICS is “delayed” yet again.
June 12, 2012 at 4:48 pm
If it makes anyone feel better ics is still not avalable here in montana…oh and we dont even have 4g here. Ha
June 12, 2012 at 5:01 pm
My link was filtered out but just google ics and delayed and it will be the first link.