No custom ROMs on the Motorola DROID X
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It looks like the DROID X and DROID 2 will follow in the Milestone's footsteps with locked bootloaders. The company had said before that leaving the bootloader on the original DROID unlocked was a business decision, and again for business reasons they locked all the rest of its smartphones.
The DROID was a major bet for both Motorola and Verizon, so they wanted it as popular and flexible as possible. Whether installing other ROMs on it was due to exploited omission on Motorola's part or “business reasons”, the practice only contributed to its immense popularity until it became the best selling Android device.
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20 Comments
1. ilia1986 posted on 20 Oct 2010, 01:47 0 0
Well.. this is bad news. But if Motorola keeps on updating those phones to new versions of Android asap - it won't really matter. As for OCing - I am unable to imagine any OS or app requiring more than 1 freaking gigahertz..
2. vzw fanman posted on 14 Jul 2010, 07:48 0 0
after 2.2 froyo is released, gingerbread will be released later in the year. In 2011 updates will only occur once or twice a year.
5. ilia1986 posted on 14 Jul 2010, 08:22 0 0
Yes well I meant to say that if Motorola will update all of it's devices at the right time - or at least with as little delay as possible - it's all good. I trust Motorola on this. This is in contrast to a company called Samsung - which just shipped a phone called Galaxy S - with 2.1 - when their previous phone - the Samsung Galaxy 7500i was abandoned by them a long time ago. Samsung announced the the Galaxy 7500 would be upgraded to 2.1 in "Q2" 2010. Well, wer're in July, and we still don't have any 2.1 on the horizon. There is something I hate more than companies who abandon their products after just a short time. And that is companies who abandon their products after a short time despite telling the world that they won't do so.
6. remixfa posted on 14 Jul 2010, 09:50 0 0
if motorola will CONTINUE TO update its devices on time!??!?!?! thats a laugh. The only device theyve been updating is the Droid. The entire rest of their line up has fallen behind again and again on the upgrade ladder. Ask any Cliq and Milestone owners how they feel about promised upgrades.. If the droid X has any hints of Blur customizations on it, you can bet its going to be far and few between on upgrades. Ill check back in 6 months to see if people are happy or screaming about updates.. LOL
7. ilia1986 posted on 14 Jul 2010, 10:24 0 0
Well at least there is an explanation to that. Because of Blur - it takes longer to upgrade. But at least the upgrades will arrive eventually. Unlike in the case of the Samsung Galaxy - which has nothing that isn't native Android - and still was not even said to receive an upgrade anytime soon. Company which supports all of it's products - even if it takes longer than usual >>>>> Company which does not.
13. networkdood posted on 14 Jul 2010, 12:13 0 0
by the new GALAXAY phones which will get upgrades by year's end to 2.2.
4. theGodpapa posted on 14 Jul 2010, 08:11 0 0
It really doesnt mean all that much to those normal DROID user, and I am certain that there will be a work around. It is still packing a huge punch out the box, so it should be irrelevant to most.
8. networkdood posted on 14 Jul 2010, 11:20 0 0
no custom roms??? XDA DEVELOPERS will tell you differently.....
9. bucky posted on 14 Jul 2010, 11:36 0 0
Hmmm looks android is beginning to look alot like some other evil company and software...
15. BlackSirius16 posted on 14 Jul 2010, 15:07 0 0
no thats just motorola retarded apple fanboy
16. oxidantdroid posted on 14 Jul 2010, 15:10 0 0
Ugh, Motorola put on the signed bootloader not Google, infact good encourages hacking their phones.
18. bucky posted on 14 Jul 2010, 17:12 0 0
Lul...love it when kids like you take it soon personally! Makes my day :) Btw, I'm using a nexus one but I still appreciate the iPhone.
10. Gowireless posted on 14 Jul 2010, 12:03 0 0
do we really need to root or put a rom on it its good just the way it is
11. networkdood posted on 14 Jul 2010, 12:12 0 0
true, my HTC ANDROI ARIA is excellent as is - I do want it rooted so that I can install stuff on SD (which I can right now) and run those APPS from the SD card (which I am not allowed). I believe 2.2 upgrade will take care of that.
14. vzw fanman posted on 14 Jul 2010, 13:14 0 0
most of the apps i have now cannot be moved to the sd card. it's up to the app developer whether or not he allows it.
19. realism121 posted on 14 Jul 2010, 18:38 0 0
i think you might be wrong on that. i'm pretty sure that it has nothing to do with the app developer and more to do with android. i'm patiently waiting on the day when all my apps can be stored on the card and its supposedly coming with 2.2
17. jskrenes posted on 14 Jul 2010, 15:54 0 0
I wouldn't need to hack the ROM if I could get screenshots of what is on my screen without an app that needs root access. Could it be a 'business decision' because Verizon wants to charge $20 a month for the wireless tethering app and limit it to 2 GB? To be honest, most of my customers aren't interested in root hacking, and even if they could hack, they're nervous about even a slight possibility of damaging their phone. I don't think it's a big deal, though I wouldn't mind having a phone or two with more open access.
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