Punit Soni, ‎VP of Product Management at Motorola Mobility posted on Google Plus to check Motorola’s upgrade page to find what devices will receive Android 4.4 KitKat update.

Moto X on all carriers, Verizon Droid lineup – Droid Mini, Ultra and Maxx along with Developer Edition RAZR HD are on the list of devices getting Android 4.4. However there is no word on approximate time frame yet.

It looks Droid Razr M, RAZR HD and RAZR MAXX HD are not on the list of devices receiving this update.

Source : Motorola , +Punit Soni  via AndroidCentral

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Big Red gets a lot of red phones but they couldn’t get a a red HTC One (bummer , right?) but they have got a red Motorola Droid Mini coming. As per @evleaks the red Motorola Droid Mini for Verizon will be coming in 2013.

Below are the specs of the Motorola Droid Mini in case you want to buy the red version:-

• 4.81”(H) x 2.41”(W) x 0.34”(D) inches
• Weight: 4.94 oz
• Android 4.2, Jelly Bean
• Processor: 1.7 GHz Dual Core with Quad–Core Graphics
•  16GB internal memory
• 2GB RAM
• 2000 mAh Battery
• 10MP rear camera
• 2MP Front Camera
• Bluetooth® 4.0

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When @jcase released Motoroot for Moto X and the Droid 2013 lineup it had an important feature missing, which was to write to the system partition when bootted into Android. Well @jcase has fixed that and released a new tool called PwnMyMoto.

What is PwnMyMoto

PwnMyMoto is a replacement for  previously released MotoRoot.

How to Install PwnMyMoto and Root

adb install -r PwnMyMoto-<version and model go here>.apk

download apk from here (for Moto X all variants) and from here for Droid Ultra, Maxx and Mini

Once installed run PwnMyMoto, your phone will reboot twice or thrice (yes you can run PwnMyMoto even if you are rooted using MotoRoot) but need not worry. After last reboot PwnMyMoto will uninstall itself and super user should be installed. At this point please install SuperSU from the Play Store.

How do I mount system as write enabled

PwnMyMoto is a bit different, your system partition is not mounted in write mode by default. This is where we quote @jcase:-

We have two (ok more but were not going into that) boot modes. First is normal, which boots regular Android, and in this case boots with system write protected. Second is recovery mode, normally it boots recovery without write protection. Our exploit will hijack recovery bootmode and boot Android without write protection.

After running this exploit, if you boot normally /system will be write protected. If you boot to “recovery”, Android will boot without write protection. If you wish to edit system, you must boot into “recovery” to do so, any changes made will stick and will work in either bootmode. My suggestion is to make your changes in “recovery” and run the device day to day in normal mode, until we are certain “recovery” mode will be 100% stable for day to day use.

How to check write protection

adb shell getprop ro.boot.write_protect

If it returns ’1′ then write protection is applied to /system, if it returns ’0′ then no write protection has been applied.

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Yesterday we had reported that the AT&T and Verizon Moto X has been rooted, well it looks like the same root exploit will work on Motorola’s 2013 DROID lineup. The 2013 DROID lineup includes:-

• Droid Ultra
• Droid Maxx
• Droid Mini

In addition to being rooted it looks like all of these (including the AT&T and Verizon Moto X) may also be able to load custom roms. As always do not and we repeat DO NOT take any OTA updates on any of these phones in case you want root. The method is yet to be released and we will keep you updated with the release.

Source:-@jcase

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Verizon’s HTC One is delayed yet again, from August 1st to August 15th and now a new leaked roadmap suggests it’s going to be August 29th. The Verizon HTC One is all set to replace the Droid DNA. But with the Moto X coming to Verizon on August 23rd which would you buy, the HTC One or the Moto X?

Below are other dates which have leaked from the roadmap:-

• August 20th – Motorola DROID Ultra & Motorola DROID Maxx
• August 23rd – Moto X
• August 29th – LG Exait, LG Enact, Motorola DROID Mini and last but not the least HTC One

Source:-phonearena

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Droid mini $99, Droid Ultra $199 and The Droid Maxx $299

Here we go again. Motorola is announcing their Droid family line up, pricing and availability date.  They did a hell of a job in 2012 with the RAZR HD, RAZR Maxx HD, RAZR M and now in 2013 launching three new bad ass devices.

The Droid Ultra is the thinnest of three with a Kevlar body at $199, then we have the Droid Maxx with the same Kevlar build and claiming to get 48 hours of battery life at $299, and last but not least is the Droid Mini with a 4.3″ screen with a similar looking build and software at $99.

This years Droid lineup offers Zapp – that let’s you share photos with other devices up to 300 ft, fast picture taking with Quick Capture, and Active display that shows notifications with out turning your phone on.

Pre-orders start NOW and will be available August 20th from droiddoes.com. Purchases also include an Ingress invite and 6 months of Google Play Music All access.

Now let’s just hope these devices get more developer friendly as the years go on. Motorola has always built high quality devices with great radios, but have always been a bummer in the development department.

More on the Droid Family line up as we learn more.

Official press release notes.

Trio of New DROID Smartphones Coming to Verizon Wireless

MINI, ULTRA and MAXX: Cutting-edge design meets strength and agility.

A new family of exclusive DROID smartphones is coming soon to Verizon Wireless: DROID MINI, DROID ULTRA and DROID MAXX by Motorola. Keeping up with the DROID tradition, these devices give users what’s expected from a DROID on Verizon – intelligence, strength and endurance.

It starts with DROID Command Center, an exclusive homescreen widget for users to easily access notifications for text messages, missed calls, battery level and weather. It also serves as the gateway to new features including Wireless Display to mirror what’s on the screen onto a compatible HDTV to play games, browse the web and share pictures on a big screen.

Taking a picture and sharing it is now as easy as shake, tap and swipe. Quick Capture lets users access the 10-megapixel camera by shaking the phone twice, then tapping anywhere on the screen to snap a pic or a selfie. Sharing with a friend or a group of friends nearby is simple with the DROID Zap feature. Swiping up on a picture instantly shares it with fellow new DROID owners nearby, all they need to do is swipe down on their screen to receive it.

Hands are full or messy? Wake up the DROID by saying “Ok Google Now” and then tell it what you want to do. And for those users who constantly lose their phone under the couch or around the house, they can simply say “Ok Google Now, call my DROID” and it will start ringing. And Active Notifications lets users preview messages and app alerts without waking their phone.

These Touchless Controls and Active Display let users make calls, send texts, get directions, play music, set a reminder and preview notifications hands-free without having to unlock the phone, giving DROID users a whole new way of interacting with their phones.

The first DROID launched in November 2009 and included features new at the time such as Google Maps Navigation. It was also the first smartphone to feature Android 2.0. The new trio of DROID devices continues to give innovative features.

DROID MINI: A compact design with an edge-to-edge 4.3-inch HD display and wireless charging capabilities.

DROID ULTRA: The thinnest 4G LTE smartphone available, measuring 7.18mm, and with a 5-inch HD display. The ULTRA will be available in Black and Red models.

DROID MAXX: Features wireless charging and a 3500mAh battery that gives users nearly two days of battery life on a single charge, making it the longest lasting 4G LTE smartphone available.

These DROID smartphones are made with DuPont Kevlar fiber unibody design and will be available for pre-order online starting today, July 23, at 1 p.m. ET. The DROID ULTRA and DROID MAXX will be available for purchase starting Aug. 20 and the DROID MINI will be available starting Aug. 29. The DROID MINI will be $99.99, the DROID ULTRA will be $199.99 and the DROID MAXX will be $299.99, all with a new two-year customer agreement.

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Verizon expected to “Unveil the next generation of one of its most popular family of devices” next week in NYC

Look’s like Verizon will be introducing the world to the Droid Ultra, Droid Maxx and Droid Mini at their press event in New York City next week.  The three devices are looking to replace the Droid Razr HD, Droid Razr Maxx HD and the Droid Razr M that were also introduced last summer in New York.

Motorola and Verizon definitely produce some stellar hardware, with great radios and decent looking devices, but they’re a real pain in the ass in the bootloader department.  Let’s hope this go round with these three will be a little more development friendly.  Unlockable bootloaders certainly won’t hurt sales, and I’m pretty sure they know that, but stupid is as stupid does.

Source: The Verge

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