Atrix uk ics update

Now, Motorola has made yet another change to the timeline, and it's not good news for owners of the aforementioned devices. Motorola made some changes to its firmware update timeline this morning. It looks some ICS updates have been delayed, while others that were once promised are now undergoing evaluation.

Here's a look at what changed. While this list holds few surprises when it comes to devices that made the cut, there are a few devices seemingly absent:. Motorola Atrix users should be expecting an OTA update this evening or at least sometime soon , according to Motorola's Global Portal corroborated by reports from Atrixforums. The update evidently includes a handful of improvements, from the "latest Google Android security fixes," to stability improvements, as well as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Messaging, and Contacts enhancements.

Here's the full list of highlights from Motorola's site:. Koushik Dutta, the mastermind behind ClockworkMod recoveries and other goodies, has been hard at work today after releasing the initial beta versions of the new Touch iteration of CWM for the Nexuses. Adding support for more devices, one by one. They are, as of this moment:.

Yesterday, we took a look at Riptide GP for Tegra devices with the addition of controller support. Skype for Android, an app that gets almost as much love as it does hate, was updated to version 2. Because the last update unofficially opened up Skype to all 2. That's a sizable "slated to get ICS" list, right? The thing about it is that, until each phone actually has ICS, it doesn't have it.

In other words, while some updates may roll in within the next few weeks or months, there's nothing preventing these manufacturers from changing their mind and never releasing it entirely. In a few cases, carriers have made explicit promises at the time of purchase. We've seen the stickers on the boxes.

So those updates will largely have to go through, or else that carrier has broken an agreement with the customer. But for the rest, despite them all going on stage last year to promise updates for the first 18 months of any Android phone as part of the then-new Google Android Update Alliance —owners of these phones are still left wondering.

What does this mean? It's not that manufacturers are busy working on brand-new phones with ICS, because brand-new phones are hitting the market even now with Gingerbread. And it's not that they're busy working on upgrades for existing ICS phones, because we still don't have those yet, either. What gives? It's Not Just About Having the Newest Version One reasonable tack here is to decide that whatever phone you're buying has to satisfy you now.

In other words, and this has always been great advice with tech purchases, buy a phone that makes you happy today, and never buy one based on promised features that may or may not appear. But in a world of 4G LTE connected devices and hundreds of thousands of smartphone apps, that's an annoying restriction, given that these phones are computers, and that their key task for many people is to run apps.

Developers are already focusing on ICS compatibility now. There's going to be a point fairly soon in the future where apps won't work correctly unless you're running ICS, as per the stated minimum requirements. And as long as such fragmentation exists, it will be that much harder for developers to QA apps, widgets, and UI skins, and that much more likely you'll run into bugs and other unexplained behaviors. Learn more. Two days ago, we mentioned that Motorola was starting a soak test for Android 4.

It must have gone well, because starting today, the update is rolling out for all Atrix 2 users. Motorola announced the update on their website today, noting that this update is indeed available for all users of the Atrix 2.

The specific Android version is 4.