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Leak .242?
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Wilder0221
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Light to moderate. I keep my screen on Auto unless I am home and then I will brighten it up a bit.
Reserving my spot on guessing the ota build number and release date:
Droid Bionic OTA will probably be 6.7.253 since they tend to release ota's in odd numbers.
And I'll go one step further it will be rolling out if not this exact day September 23rd, at least within that same week.
Let's see if I'm anywhere near being right...
And don't get me wrong I don't want to have to wait any longer than I have to, but something makes me lean to within the next two week window.
Droid Bionic OTA will probably be 6.7.253 since they tend to release ota's in odd numbers.
And I'll go one step further it will be rolling out if not this exact day September 23rd, at least within that same week.
Let's see if I'm anywhere near being right...
And don't get me wrong I don't want to have to wait any longer than I have to, but something makes me lean to within the next two week window.
I'm curious, I hear that going past 232 is not recommended because there may be no way to get back to 905. I've had a Bionic since about a month after it hit the market. Let me ask these questions since I'm STILL on 905.
1. In the past, has there ever been any leaks for the Bionic that once installed could NOT get back on OTA path?
2. If the answer to #1 is yes, what happened to those phones? They're still out there I assume...
3. If I had installed the 238 version of ICS, is there a way to "upgrade" to the 242? If not, is it expected anytime or is the new security the problem?
4. I just downloaded the Samurai House of Bionic 6.7.242. Is this the preferred way to install the 242 update and why? I'm confused because people keep talking about the Samurai version, but I've always installed leaks/updates from the bootup menu after copying the zip file to my SD card.
5. In this thread I've seen two "Samurai House of Bionic" files linked. I downloaded both. One is 6.7.242 so I'm pretty sure I know what that one is for. But what is the 5.5 version for? It's 2MB or so, which is SIGNIFICANTLY smaller than 6.7.242.
I'm asking #1 and 2 because I'm curious as to what will happen when the OTA is finally released. Will those "poor" souls that are on version between 232 and OTA just have phones that can never be upgraded again? Is it expected that they're likely to be screwed or is a "fix" to get them back OTA expected/likely at a date some time after OTA?
I've been evaluating installing this latest leak because I'm getting impatient. I'm still on 905. I upgraded to the 1st or 2nd leak of ICS, but alot of apps had problems. So I went back to 905. I did notice that alot of my apps that were working fine, when restored with titanium backup, did not keep their data and settings. I'd like to avoid doing that again. It really sucks.
I'm mostly looking to hear that the likelihood of being stuck on 242 forever if its not OTA is slim/none and that I'm not likely to be in a position where I'll have to wipe the OS completely, reinstall and re-setup all of my apps again
Both of those scenarios would just suck.
1. In the past, has there ever been any leaks for the Bionic that once installed could NOT get back on OTA path?
2. If the answer to #1 is yes, what happened to those phones? They're still out there I assume...
3. If I had installed the 238 version of ICS, is there a way to "upgrade" to the 242? If not, is it expected anytime or is the new security the problem?
4. I just downloaded the Samurai House of Bionic 6.7.242. Is this the preferred way to install the 242 update and why? I'm confused because people keep talking about the Samurai version, but I've always installed leaks/updates from the bootup menu after copying the zip file to my SD card.
5. In this thread I've seen two "Samurai House of Bionic" files linked. I downloaded both. One is 6.7.242 so I'm pretty sure I know what that one is for. But what is the 5.5 version for? It's 2MB or so, which is SIGNIFICANTLY smaller than 6.7.242.
I'm asking #1 and 2 because I'm curious as to what will happen when the OTA is finally released. Will those "poor" souls that are on version between 232 and OTA just have phones that can never be upgraded again? Is it expected that they're likely to be screwed or is a "fix" to get them back OTA expected/likely at a date some time after OTA?
I've been evaluating installing this latest leak because I'm getting impatient. I'm still on 905. I upgraded to the 1st or 2nd leak of ICS, but alot of apps had problems. So I went back to 905. I did notice that alot of my apps that were working fine, when restored with titanium backup, did not keep their data and settings. I'd like to avoid doing that again. It really sucks.
I'm mostly looking to hear that the likelihood of being stuck on 242 forever if its not OTA is slim/none and that I'm not likely to be in a position where I'll have to wipe the OS completely, reinstall and re-setup all of my apps again
Both of those scenarios would just suck.DevilDogMP
Silver Member
Bionic_Racer said:
One more leak then I bet that one will be the ota
Sent from my DROID BIONIC
My phone has always been rock solid except with the first or second ICS leak. Later I figured out it was because some of the apps just don't work on ICS, so I can't blame the OS for that. So by your logic and my experience, every ICS build would have been an OTA for me
What version of Android is on your Bionic?
I'm curious, I hear that going past 232 is not recommended because there may be no way to get back to 905. I've had a Bionic since about a month after it hit the market. Let me ask these questions since I'm STILL on 905.
1. In the past, has there ever been any leaks for the Bionic that once installed could NOT get back on OTA path?
2. If the answer to #1 is yes, what happened to those phones? They're still out there I assume...
3. If I had installed the 238 version of ICS, is there a way to "upgrade" to the 242? If not, is it expected anytime or is the new security the problem?
4. I just downloaded the Samurai House of Bionic 6.7.242. Is this the preferred way to install the 242 update and why? I'm confused because people keep talking about the Samurai version, but I've always installed leaks/updates from the bootup menu after copying the zip file to my SD card.
5. In this thread I've seen two "Samurai House of Bionic" files linked. I downloaded both. One is 6.7.242 so I'm pretty sure I know what that one is for. But what is the 5.5 version for? It's 2MB or so, which is SIGNIFICANTLY smaller than 6.7.242.
I'm asking #1 and 2 because I'm curious as to what will happen when the OTA is finally released. Will those "poor" souls that are on version between 232 and OTA just have phones that can never be upgraded again? Is it expected that they're likely to be screwed or is a "fix" to get them back OTA expected/likely at a date some time after OTA?
I've been evaluating installing this latest leak because I'm getting impatient. I'm still on 905. I upgraded to the 1st or 2nd leak of ICS, but alot of apps had problems. So I went back to 905. I did notice that alot of my apps that were working fine, when restored with titanium backup, did not keep their data and settings. I'd like to avoid doing that again. It really sucks.
I'm mostly looking to hear that the likelihood of being stuck on 242 forever if its not OTA is slim/none and that I'm not likely to be in a position where I'll have to wipe the OS completely, reinstall and re-setup all of my apps again
I'm also on .905 but I think I can aswwer a bit of your questions. This is assuming that you follow all instructions.
#1 Going from stock .905, no leak will take you permantly off the OTA path. If you install .232 and below, you'll go back to .905 to take the OTA. If you install .235 and above you can't go back, but you can go forward so you're still good to go with OTA.
#3 Using the Samurai House of Bionic you can go forward from .238 to .242
#4 If you're on stock .905, you don't need the Samurai House of Bionic to install any of leaks. You just put it zip file in the root area of the SD-EXT card and boot into recovery. You'll need the House of Bionics to go from whatever leak you install.
And if it isn't what's the guarantee worth?
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242.
I'm full of jokes today!DevilDogMP
Silver Member
SamuriHL said:
You are going to stay on the leak?? No ota for you..?
Sent from my DROID BIONIC
What kind of nonsense is that? If 242 is not OTA, then of course I'll move to whatever OTA ends up being. My phone has gone through this procession so far:
229->230->232->235->238->242
What does everyone think I wrote the HoB for?
DevilDogMP
Silver Member
SamuriHL said:What kind of nonsense is that? If 242 is not OTA, then of course I'll move to whatever OTA ends up being. My phone has gone through this procession so far:
229->230->232->235->238->242
What does everyone think I wrote the HoB for?
Im just wondering buddy lol
Sent from my DROID BIONIC
Well your question confused me. I mean, why would I wanna stay on a leak if the OTA is out? LOL. The whole point of the HoB is to move from update to update without losing data. I get the feeling that people might be confused between "leak" and "ota". Like they're somehow different. They aren't. A leak is a potential ota candidate. Meaning 242 could end up being the OTA update. Not guaranteed, of course. But if it is, great. If not, then a new leak will come 3 weeks before the OTA is released. And I'll simply move to the next one with the HoB.