ICS on the MAXX

[chrisyouwanttknow]

Do you mean like in 1% increments?

You should get charge bar. I know it doesn't show percent but it's the best battery battery app that I could find for my needs. It is really customizable.

 

[JazzyDroid4]

I had that same problem, but it worked when I restarted my phone. Weird.

Now it works....strange :-\

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[blake28]

Just wondering if anyone 1 else who was having spotty 4g coverage prior to getting ics , if ur still dropping 4g all the time with the update? I actually, for the first time since I've had my phone, did not drop 4g 1 time since I've updated to ics yesterday morning. I'm wondering if this has something to do with connectivity fixes within ics or if Verizon has just fixed the 4g outages??? Hoping that the update has fixed this problem.

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[nanohead]

Just wondering if anyone 1 else who was having spotty 4g coverage prior to getting ics , if ur still dropping 4g all the time with the update? I actually, for the first time since I've had my phone, did not drop 4g 1 time since I've updated to ics yesterday morning. I'm wondering if this has something to do with connectivity fixes within ics or if Verizon has just fixed the 4g outages??? Hoping that the update has fixed this problem.

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I finally got the blasted update to complete on my phone. Now it seems as though my signal strength is MUCH WEAKER than before. :angry:

I'm in northern NJ, and our 4G blows, but 3G is (was) usually 5 bars. Now its 2-3 around my area. Took a trip up the NYS thruway yesterday, and I had BARELY ANY SIGNAL..... It was actually terrible. I changed my network to CDMA from Global just to see if that would help it from polling/hunting.

Now, my battery and signal are terrible. Thanks Google and Motorola for ruining what was a nice phone

 

[GunnyRu]

Just wondering if anyone 1 else who was having spotty 4g coverage prior to getting ics , if ur still dropping 4g all the time with the update? I actually, for the first time since I've had my phone, did not drop 4g 1 time since I've updated to ics yesterday morning. I'm wondering if this has something to do with connectivity fixes within ics or if Verizon has just fixed the 4g outages??? Hoping that the update has fixed this problem.

Well before i got ICS my signal was great on 3G i had all my bars all the time only went to 2.3.or 4 when im at home kuz i live in a basement apartment but that still was damn good signal. but i like said we just got 4G turned on out here two days ago and its a up and down ride so far when im home and if its on 4G 1 to 2 bars but now even when it rolls back to 3G i only get 1 to 2 bars:crying:....got no news on my battery at the moment still weighing it out

 

[TisMyDroid]

I finally got the blasted update to complete on my phone. Now it seems as though my signal strength is MUCH WEAKER than before. :angry:

I'm in northern NJ, and our 4G blows, but 3G is (was) usually 5 bars. Now its 2-3 around my area. Took a trip up the NYS thruway yesterday, and I had BARELY ANY SIGNAL..... It was actually terrible. I changed my network to CDMA from Global just to see if that would help it from polling/hunting.

Now, my battery and signal are terrible. Thanks Google and Motorola for ruining what was a nice phone

Did you do a fdr? That fixes most problems and you will probably find that battery is better and everything runs very smooth.

Your phone signal is actually probably better than what toy think it is because apparently ICS meters the range differently. Someone on one of the threads was explaining that his wife with same phone on gb had 5 bars and he only had 2, in the same exact spot but when he checked the actual signal strength on both phones, his signal strength was actually much better... even though it only showed 2 bars.

The bars refer to your phone signal and not your data. The 3g or 4g icons with the arrows refer to you data transmission. If they are blue or white, then you have data activity with a connection. If it the arrows are gray, you still have a connection, just no data transmitting at that time.

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[bsweetness]

Did you do a fdr? That fixes most problems and you will probably find that battery is better and everything runs very smooth.

Your phone signal is actually probably better than what toy think it is because apparently ICS meters the range differently. Someone on one of the threads was explaining that his wife with same phone on gb had 5 bars and he only had 2, in the same exact spot but when he checked the actual signal strength on both phones, his signal strength was actually much better... even though it only showed 2 bars.

The bars refer to your phone signal and not your data. The 3g or 4g icons with the arrows refer to you data transmission. If they are blue or white, then you have data activity with a connection. If it the arrows are gray, you still have a connection, just no data transmitting at that time.

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Actually, blue means you're online and connected to Google's servers. White means you're online, but not connected to Google's servers. You can still transmit data while you're indicator is white, but a lot of things won't connect or work properly without the connection to Google's servers. And the bars indicate signal strength, which affects both voice and data.

The rest is spot on though, especially about how ICS represents the signal.

 

[Squeak87]

I noticed my phone is using a bit more battery than usual, I did a FDR after the update as well. Any tips? Maybe just calibrate the battery again?

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[TisMyDroid]

Actually, blue means you're online and connected to Google's servers. White means you're online, but not connected to Google's servers. You can still transmit data while you're indicator is white, but a lot of things won't connect or work properly without the connection to Google's servers. And the bars indicate signal strength, which affects both voice and data.

The rest is spot on though, especially about how ICS represents the signal.

Thanks for the clarification bsweetness. That's why I love this forum so much... I get to learn something everyday.

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[94lt1]

Thanks for the clarification bsweetness. That's why I love this forum so much... I get to learn something everyday.

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You do not tis!!! Lol

DROID RAZR MAXXIMIZED!!!! PREPARE TO BE VANQUISHED!!!

 

[TisMyDroid]

Hahaha...And you too 94lt1!

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[TisMyDroid]

Here is the thread with more info on signal strength.

http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-razr-razr-maxx-ics-discussion/214616-signal-strength.html

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[spalding12]

i've just been sitting on the sidelines, reading every post since the onslaught of ICS availability. this morning my maxx downloaded ics without even asking me... :biggrin:
not going to install it any time soon
i like the way my phone works now
we'll see

 

[ricks]

i've just been sitting on the sidelines, reading every post since the onslaught of ICS availability. this morning my maxx downloaded ics without even asking me... :biggrin:
not going to install it any time soon
i like the way my phone works now
we'll see

Will it ever force it?

 

[Squeak87]

i've just been sitting on the sidelines, reading every post since the onslaught of ICS availability. this morning my maxx downloaded ics without even asking me... :biggrin:
not going to install it any time soon
i like the way my phone works now
we'll see

Smart move. Although ICS has a lot to offer its hard leaving GB when you've known it for so long.

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