[Q] Downgrading from official 4.1.2?

[lminchillo]

Hi, just today I received the official update to Android 4.1.2, and thinking it might actually be a good thing I updated it (oh silly me).
So, update went ok and... I absolutely HATED it.

Is there any way I can go back to my previous Android version? Which I believe was either 4.0.3 or 4.0.4.

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[cirian75]

Whats wrong with 4.1.2 ?

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[unuk50]

On retail gb?

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[lminchillo]

Whats wrong with 4.1.2 ?

Indeed, what could be so bad?

I wouldn't know where to start. The Lock Screen now has new icons for sound/vibrate and a new horrible distorted font for the time. Which is, you know, allright, I can get past that. Right on my Home Screen they changed several widgets - to worse - like the google search toolbar and the calendar, the ones I use the most. The calendar no longer has the option to display a tiny calendar instead of displaying my next events.

What else can I say? The interface in general has gotten a lot worse - and I don't just say this as a spoiled consumer but as a programmer. Lots of new icons are now much much uglier than before, and some almost seem like they were from a previous version instead of a new upgraded one (like the On/Off swich). Some applications are so bad I'm embarassed FOR them, like the new People application. It used to be pretty, dark background, contacts' pictures displayed nicely, etc... now its a white and baby-blue almost "metro" style app, contacts' pictures distorted... so disapointing. Looks like something someone did it as their fisrt android application and Google by mistake put it here.

Some new stuff that I didn't care about - new app for managing Files, but I already had QuickOffice, so it's just a waste of space.

When you slide the notification bar it now dims the screen progressively - also didn't care for that, I kinda liked the way it used to be.

The new Galery IMHO is SO much worse than the other one. I liked having the little bar in the bottom of the screen to fast foward through the pictures, now I don't have it anymore.


After all of this I have avoided using my phone at all. But the one thing I can not get past is the new keyboard. I have absolutely NO idea how this one is so ****ty. I used to type everything so fast and it would autocorrect me (and correct to the right words) and the prediction system was awesome too. Now I just get autocorrected into some weird acronyms that have NO meaning at least in the language I'm using them, like BWM, TR, etc etc... So I have to type every word like 3 times until I can finally get it right.

On retail gb?

Sorry, I don't understand what you mean by that...

 

[piskr]

Indeed, what could be so bad?

I wouldn't know where to start. The Lock Screen now has new icons for sound/vibrate and a new horrible distorted font for the time. Which is, you know, allright, I can get past that. Right on my Home Screen they changed several widgets - to worse - like the google search toolbar and the calendar, the ones I use the most. The calendar no longer has the option to display a tiny calendar instead of displaying my next events.

What else can I say? The interface in general has gotten a lot worse - and I don't just say this as a spoiled consumer but as a programmer. Lots of new icons are now much much uglier than before, and some almost seem like they were from a previous version instead of a new upgraded one (like the On/Off swich). Some applications are so bad I'm embarassed FOR them, like the new People application. It used to be pretty, dark background, contacts' pictures displayed nicely, etc... now its a white and baby-blue almost "metro" style app, contacts' pictures distorted... so disapointing. Looks like something someone did it as their fisrt android application and Google by mistake put it here.

Some new stuff that I didn't care about - new app for managing Files, but I already had QuickOffice, so it's just a waste of space.

When you slide the notification bar it now dims the screen progressively - also didn't care for that, I kinda liked the way it used to be.

The new Galery IMHO is SO much worse than the other one. I liked having the little bar in the bottom of the screen to fast foward through the pictures, now I don't have it anymore.


After all of this I have avoided using my phone at all. But the one thing I can not get past is the new keyboard. I have absolutely NO idea how this one is so ****ty. I used to type everything so fast and it would autocorrect me (and correct to the right words) and the prediction system was awesome too. Now I just get autocorrected into some weird acronyms that have NO meaning at least in the language I'm using them, like BWM, TR, etc etc... So I have to type every word like 3 times until I can finally get it right.






Sorry, I don't understand what you mean by that...

This JB upgrade for RAZRI looks more and more like a marriage. Those who are in want to go out and the others who are still out want to go in.

 

[lminchillo]

This JB upgrade for RAZRI looks more and more like a marriage. Those who are in want to go out and the others who are still out want to go in.

Well, maybe it is...
People who don't have it already should upgrade with caution...

 

[joel_sinbad]

I want to downgrade too, I'm on Vodafone France 4.1.2, and I need to return to 4.0.4 Telcel Mexico, for warranty purposes, my phone speakers are useless now and I need a exchange or a new phone.

 

[Richy101]

This JB upgrade for RAZRI looks more and more like a marriage. Those who are in want to go out and the others who are still out want to go in.

Having just come from the JB is out thread and the grumbling there I can't help but think you might be right. I have Jellybean on a Nexus 7 and aren't very excited about what it might bring to my Razr i? I'm on GB retail and may stick with ICS - more so as doubt there would be any backtracking? Not like ICS is bad anyway on the razr i. Only lag I get is with the circles widget, which I quite like. Use Nova and the lag disappears, as does the circles widget

 

[lminchillo]

Only lag I get is with the circles widget, which I quite like. Use Nova and the lag disappears, as does the circles widget

Really? I do use the Circles widgets (also one of my favorites) and I haveno lag at all (now on JB and before on ICS).
Although I have noticed the battery is not lasting quite as much as it used to. Might update that list on why I hate JB.

 

[bighleo114312]

mexican

I want to downgrade too, I'm on Vodafone France 4.1.2, and I need to return to 4.0.4 Telcel Mexico, for warranty purposes, my phone speakers are useless now and I need a exchange or a new phone.

hey simbad im from mexico too. in my case i killed my razr i going to ics telcel. i tooked it to telcel center. but i will be charged some money cause of the bootloader unlocked. but this monday will be shipped back to me. right now theres no way to go back to ics from jb so i guess we have to wait a little til some one knows how. good luck with ur i.

 

[joel_sinbad]

i'm at jelly bean retail brazil now, but every time i try to downgrade to ICS I had soft bricks because i'm only flashing recovery and system via fastboot, but im getting stuck at the bootloader unlocked sign... ideas? I think that the motobp and boot images are responsible of the hardbrick, maybe?

 

[Richy101]

Really? I do use the Circles widgets (also one of my favorites) and I haveno lag at all (now on JB and before on ICS).
Although I have noticed the battery is not lasting quite as much as it used to. Might update that list on why I hate JB.

Is it lag - what happens is I either unlock the phone or during use I drop back to desktop and the desktop takes a second or two to rebuild. I have the circles widget, rain alarm pro and UK weather widget running out first page. Not a deal breaker though.

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[marcosx64]

resurerrection cost?

hey simbad im from mexico too. in my case i killed my razr i going to ics telcel. i tooked it to telcel center. but i will be charged some money cause of the bootloader unlocked. but this monday will be shipped back to me. right now theres no way to go back to ics from jb so i guess we have to wait a little til some one knows how. good luck with ur i.

same case here. xt890 death and waiting for telcel's diagnostic.
How much they charge you for repair?

 

[skupi20]

Odp: [Q] Downgrading from official 4.1.2?

My question is:
"If i delete gpt and motoboot from firmware i can safe downgrade to ics with rsd?"

I have locked bootloader.

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[HSD-Pilot]

AW: [Q] Downgrading from official 4.1.2?

Definitely not with an locked BL. You'll get some nice "preflash validation Errors" while flashing the Boot.img and other files.

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[bighleo114312]

same case here. xt890 death and waiting for telcel's diagnostic.
How much they charge you for repair?

No, telcel gave me a new razr i free .