[Q] Droid 3 ICS-Root?

y0himba · Apr 23, 2012

Hello. I will be receiving a Droid 3 as a warranty replacement tomorrow. It comes with ICS (Ice Cream Sandwich) pre-installed. I have been searching, and cannot find a way to root the Droid 3.

I am hoping I missed it. If someone can point me to the tutorial for rooting the Droid 3 with ICS, I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks in advance.

redsox985 · Apr 23, 2012

y0himba said:
Hello. I will be receiving a Droid 3 as a warranty replacement tomorrow. It comes with ICS (Ice Cream Sandwich) pre-installed. I have been searching, and cannot find a way to root the Droid 3.

I am hoping I missed it. If someone can point me to the tutorial for rooting the Droid 3 with ICS, I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks in advance.

Where did you hear it will come with ICS...? Because it won't.

y0himba · Apr 23, 2012

I was told this by the Verizon rep. It is a warranty replacement. he specifically said it has ICS on it. No, I am not mistaken. Maybe he was?

Even if it doesn't, I have been unable to find a tutorial for rooting the Droid 3.

Senate9690 · Apr 23, 2012

I can assure you that it will not be arriving with ICS, I'm sure he must have been mistaken. It will most likely be running Gingerbread 2.3.4 with the 5.6.890 system software.

Anywho... here is the tutorial you are looking for http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1240130

leerpsp · Apr 23, 2012

If you do get one with ics on it then I will be calling Verizon and having them replace my phone for one like that

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Willis111 · Apr 24, 2012

leerpsp said:
If you do get one with ics on it then I will be calling Verizon and having them replace my phone for one like that

Sent from my XT862 using XDA

If you get a phone w/ics system dump before anything else please, if you need a hand lots of people here will help (or on irc) but since moto still has the d3 listed as "evaluating" for ics and haven't even started working on a build I would say the rep is more than likely mistaken. Hopefully not but if moto had an ics build for the d3 I imagine we would have heard about a soak or something. As for your question I would probably try the root for d4 and if that didn't work check out what they're using on the nexus etc

MrObvious · Apr 24, 2012

If you do get ICS please tweet Hash. We really could benefit from it.

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redsox985 · Apr 24, 2012

We would still have a locked bootloader and the same kernel issues though. I'd put money on the rep being wrong, but I'd like to be proven wrong.

danifunker · Apr 25, 2012

so what version of android did you end up getting on the d3?

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y0himba · Apr 25, 2012

You folks were right. He was wrong. It has 2.3.4.

It runs pretty fast, compares well to the DX2. I wanted CM ROM on it, but none are completely working. Camera has issues GSM FCs and so forth. I just wish my DX2 would work. Haven't used a physical keyboard in a while either.

What do you folks think of your Droid 3s?

slayer621 · Apr 25, 2012

y0himba said:
What do you folks think of your Droid 3s?

I bought my D3 FOR the keyboard. I came from an enV touch and the thought of a touchscreen keyboard that wasn't 100% perfect made me shiver. Looking back, I would definitely have gone with a SGS II. I didn't know anything about the D3's bootloader being locked and the full touch screen is definitely worth the unlocked bootloader. That being said, I still love the keyboard. It's better than any I have ever used.

I don't hate my Droid 3. It runs my ICS roms rather smoothly and the only thing that I wished worked is Google Chrome. I use the camera but I found that I have not wanted to use the video recorder since switching; even if it DID work.

If you want a CM ROM that is pretty stable, I'd recommend 7.2 found here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1308924

It's a bit more stable than CM9, though it still has some bugs. Stable enough for a daily driver in my opinion.

Willis111 · Apr 25, 2012

My d3 is alright but if I was sent one now with any option of sending back either for a different phone or terminate a contract(within 30 days or whatever and setup a new one) I would jump @ the chance, just because its a little old, 1g ram would be nice but imo it's like dual core phones, 1 core is wasted 90% of the time, upgradable to ics would be very nice too, custom kernel would be nicest though(htc,lg etc etc). I guess what I'm saying is its decent but I wouldn't buy one now.

Sent from my XT860 using XDA

DoubleYouPee · Apr 25, 2012

I'd say droid 3 is all about the keyboard. Without the keyboard, there would be many better phones. Phones with 1GB ram, unlocked bootloader and a better screen.
However, I'd rather have a keyboard than have those ^ things without a keyboard

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y0himba · Apr 25, 2012

It seems to run faster, and more smooth than my Droid X2. It's ugly though, and it will take some getting used to a physical keyboard again. I have it rooted, radiocom hacked. I want to tweak the camera, but the thread is confusing me a bit as to which zip to use, or which edits to make to build.pro and the XML file. I would prefer to edit rather than install a zip as I don't really want a bootstrap on the phone.

App Brain is making me frustrated though, since Fast Web Installer will not log in.

So far, I am loving this.

trisonics1 · Apr 27, 2012

Another heartbreak.

If D3 doesn't gets ICS by July, I'll let it go.

Sent from my XT883 using XDA

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