How to Manual Update Motorola Razr XT 910 with Official ICS 4.0.4 Firmware
The most awaited ICS Android 4.0.4 update arrives for the Motorola Razr XT 910 smartphone. Please note that that this OTA Update is not yet officially released for all the countries, it will soon be pushed to the devices in a gradual manner by Motorola. Though there is no exact date on by when this update will be pushed to all the devices across the Globe, you can easily update with the manual method discussed in this article. This ICS Update is Officially pushed via Brazil and is dubbed as the version number as 651.167.3370.XT910.
Disclaimer: We should not be held liable for any damage caused in the process of applying this rooting process in your device. It is very unlikely that your device will be damaged if you follow all the instructions to the point which are mentioned in procedure.
Over a period of this article, we will be checking out on what are the list of pre requisites you need to follow and also we will be checking out on how you can apply this Official update of ICS in your Motorola Razr XT 910. Since this update is a boot loader free release, you can apply this update irrespective of the country you are from.
Rooting info: If your device is pre rooted then you can directly proceed to the procedure after backing the data. Also, after applying this update, the rooting access will be revoked. We will try our level best to come up with the new article which will help you to root your Razr on this update.
Note: It’s very important to follow all the mentioned pre requisites below so as to facilitate the smoother firmware update process.
Pre Requisites:
- Install all the drivers of Motorola Razr XT 910 Android smartphone in your computer as these will be required if you haven’t rooted your device.
- Check whether your device is rooted or not by downloading the “Root Checker” app from the Google PLAY Store. If your device is not rooted, you will have to root your Motorola Razr with the help of Moto Fail.
- Backup all your user level data in your device so as to ensure that just in case if the data gets lost or corrupted, the same can be easily restored with the help of below mentioned steps.
SMS – Use “SMS Backup & Restore app”,
Contacts – Sync with the Gmail application,
Call Log -Call Log and Restore
Images, Songs, Videos, Files – Copy to internal / External SD Card,
APN and MMS Settings – Note down from the path “Applications > Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names”
- Minimum battery in your Motorola Razr should be 50%. Also, you need to enable the USB Debugging in your device. Ensure that this option is enabled. Also, disable or uninstall all the security suites installed in your phone as these suites tend to interrupt the update process.
Assuming that all the above mentioned processes are completed, it’s now time to proceed to the next page where we have summed up a detailed tutorial on how to update your device with the latest version of ICS Android 4.0.4 firmware version.
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So won’t work for xt912?
So won’t work for xt912?
no it only works for 910
Is it in English or French?
Every time i try to update my phone it keeps on telling me that the file is corrupetd?
its in English, download the zip once again it should work
does not work
will this fix my problem with weak wi-fi?
it shows error: failed to verify whole life signature… PLEASE HELP
you will have to root the device
I have already rooted my phone, but it still shows the same
have you checked with the root checker app?
you need to root the device
Can i flash it using RSD Lite??
yes you can install the same
while doing update it says something missing, i’ve tried using RSD lite as well, still gettign the error, is there any issue with the compressed file??? please help…
install the drivers from Official website
which driver r u refering to??? usb drivers? is there anything to be done it decompressing the file? a bit confused…
While using RSD Lite getting an error message like:
“Please check input file. Either XML format is wrong or image associated with it are missing”. Can anybody please help me?
is there no other file repository where we can download this file?
as of now there are no file repositories
So if we do manually update it, when the update comes from verizon, what should we do just ignore it, or download it?
One bad thing on the ICS upgrade they won’t won’t support PIM sync for MAC for USB , I already have inquired this not like the previous version
you will have to unlock the boot loader
I have 65.1.40.xt910.MERetail.en.06. Is above ICS Manual update procedure possible on my MOTO?
Hi. The link of the ICS Android 4.0.4 Zip Package is off…
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yes you can change the same