Droid 2 global d2g GINGERBREAD DEFINITELY COMING!

[rusty815]

enough with the unix/linux talk, linux is based on unix, but it isnt unix, get it, got it, good.

lets talk about gingerbread already, still no news on when its hitting i guess.

 

[joy_rostie]

Won't be surprised if we get it by winter. =\

 

[Byakushiki]

Lol at that rate CM4D2G will probably have gone official and no one would care about the OTA
Sent from somewhere in a strangereal world...

 

[Gasai Yuno]

I'm pretty sure not “everyone” needs Cyanogen on D2G.

As in, 99% of VZW customers will use the OTA update.

I'm sure Cyanogen is shiny and awesome, but myself I just don't understand this fuss around it.

I'll just wait for the official update, try it out, see if it works nicely, and then maybe consider custom stuff.

 

[rusty815]

if we get it by then, they better unlock the bootloaders CM4D2G development isnt moving as fast as the other droids that recently got it, but its moving nontheless

its not 99% anymore, im pretty sure, at least according to p3's clues, that the amount of people who root and flash their droids is somewhere between 30-50% so thats actually a huge chunk that might take a liking to CM

 

[ExodusC]

if we get it by then, they better unlock the bootloaders CM4D2G development isnt moving as fast as the other droids that recently got it, but its moving nontheless

its not 99% anymore, im pretty sure, at least according to p3's clues, that the amount of people who root and flash their droids is somewhere between 30-50% so thats actually a huge chunk that might take a liking to CM

I honestly have doubts it's even 30%, but I would just hazard a guess of at least 10% or more. Still, that's a good chunk of people.

I'm pretty sure not “everyone” needs Cyanogen on D2G.

As in, 99% of VZW customers will use the OTA update.

I'm sure Cyanogen is shiny and awesome, but myself I just don't understand this fuss around it.

I'll just wait for the official update, try it out, see if it works nicely, and then maybe consider custom stuff.

Personally, I absolutely despise MotoBLUR. It's slow and kills battery life as compared to a stock Android experience. That's why I loved my Nexus One- it had the "Google Experience."

I'm using Hexen at the moment, since I switched off Fission, and it's great. Very much like a stock experience, with some nice tweaks.

Still keeping the hope in the back of my mind that Motorola will unlock the bootloader with Gingerbread... Whether or not I believe it will actually happen.

 

[rusty815]

actually, i dont remember where he posted this, buy P3 said that the numbers werent quite 50%, but they were getting there, which is why my guess was about 30% not quite everyone but still a lot of people

 

[Gasai Yuno]

You do realise the amount of D2G owners is a pretty high number, right?

Out of them, at least 50% would be the normal customers who won't even think about switching to something non-stock and risking losing warranty. That's an important psychological barrier, too. Of the remaining 50%, many might consider using custom ROMs but won't actually install those.

Your numbers seem a bit biased towards the forums folk, who are in no way your “regular customers”.

And I'm not sure where would someone get such statistics. The only real source would be Motorola itself, considering that 1) they know how many devices they manufactured, and 2) each (stock) device polls the update servers once in a while, leaving its unique ID in the request fingerprint. However, such statistics will miss the phones waiting for service, and those not yet sold/being returned.

 

[MrHatchi87]

I know that will use both at some point, idk what comes first, i would like to see what the fuss is about cyanogen for the global, while i still want GB OTA... depends on what comes first lol



** at this point, i just want the newest stuff. IF it sucks, i will go to Angel Rom, till GB is rooted for us....

hopefully either verizon or moto pulls their heads out of their butts soon... im tired of waiting for them.

 

[keolawills]

Cm4d2g looked and felt way better than anyother rom I've tried so far(besides the known bugs). I really like the screen on/off animations(pointless but cool), lockscreen controls, notification bar power controls, and just ease of use. So far all d2g roms have been very similar, newbs probably can't tell the difference besides themeing. Cm4d2g definitely is something different. Once the bugs are worked out and a beta is released it will be my rom of choice.
And once the gb ota drops, im sure some genius will get it rooted. Then im sure there will be gb based custom roms for us to enjoy. I know angel and fenuxx are going to be working with gb, IF we ever get it. Pretty much my droid will not be stock, ever again, as long as I have the option to root and flash roms.

sent from my HeXeNated d2g

 

[Byakushiki]

From someone that runs CM on a D1, despite the fact I did rather badly damage the glass on it, there's nothing else I'd accept but a custom rom. I still use that droid once in a while. I can't stand motoblur, too many reboots. Try having one in the middle of an exam and you know what I mean. OTA for me is somewhere near borderline pointless, but that's just to me.

 

[MrHatchi87]

ive been running stock for a week or so, and to be honest, i HATE IT! its rooted for the time being so i can remove the bloatware, and all that good stuff, BUT if the OTA doesnt come soon, im going back to ANGELROM until further notice ive only heard great things about CM, and i would like to get my hands on it... so to be honest; if the ota is soon, and i get it, i will stick with it for a week or untill cmd2g comes out, then after that, bye bye stock hello CM! lol

 

[MrHatchi87]

OH NO! i hope that this is wrong!

Droid 2 And Droid Pro Gingerbread Updates Rejected by Verizon?

we might all be SCREWED


* same thing from here too *

http://nexus404.com/Blog/2011/06/28...-bunch-of-its-droid-devices-to-iron-out-bugs/

 

[Byakushiki]

It's just ironing out a few bugs. It's a good thing to say, since we don't want any bricks as a result of the OTA.
What happens to customer satisfaction if OTA updates brick their phones?
It drops. Badly.
If they really completely cancelled the update, well...:cus:
They better be prepared to give lots of compensation. Sorry ain't gonna cut it.

 

[Asphyx]

OH NO! i hope that this is wrong!

Droid 2 And Droid Pro Gingerbread Updates Rejected by Verizon?

we might all be SCREWED


* same thing from here too *

Droid 2, Droid 2 Global, Droid X2 & More to Get Gingerbread At an Undisclosed Date [Motorola Postpones Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread for a Bunch of Its Droid Devices to Iron Out Bugs] | TFTS

I'm not sure you guys are aware but this story has been going around for over a month now just before the DX GB leaked via TBH.

If you follow TBH or P3Droid you would know that Verizon rejected an update before they even released the DX GB at the time of the leaked rom being released. (We believe it was the D2 Update specifically)

So these articles are basically taking old news and pretty much posting it as something new.

DX had boot issues on release so I'm sure they have Moto looking into that and checking to see that it doesn't also exist in the other flavors.

No need to get all doom and gloom if they bothered enough to make an OTA that was rejected they are not going to just give up and never release it.