To conduct a risky Android Lollipop update or wait a month?

"R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet" (r-saldana)
05/27/2015 at 11:22 • Filed to: None

I am having a tech dilemma. Anyone on lollipop 5.1 yet? Would you root your sweet over-powered Droid Turbo for it, or wait until mid month June for the official release?

M3 aggressive launch for your time.

DISCUSSION (35)

Bryan doesn't drive a 1M > R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet
05/27/2015 at 11:27

3 weeks? Definitely wait.

71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors > R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet
05/27/2015 at 11:29

I’m so pissed at Verizon. They said this thing would be getting 5.0 back in late 2014/early 2015 which was one of the main reasons I bought this phone. Also, how is your battery lasting on yours?

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet
05/27/2015 at 11:30

Haha I’m still on Kitkat 4.4.2.

ttyymmnn > R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet
05/27/2015 at 11:32

Not an Android guy, but my motto has always been, “Woe to the early adopters.” Wait a while, and let other people have all the problems.

Mustafaluigi > R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet
05/27/2015 at 11:34

There is no way of getting 5.1 on the DT yet. Even with root. In order to flash a new image to your phone, there needs to be an image to base it off of, and since there is no DT 5.1 image yet then you are still stuck to customized Kitkat images.

philipilihp > R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet
05/27/2015 at 11:34

For three weeks I wouldn’t root it. But I can say that I do enjoy 5.1 a lot on my Nexus6. I had to trick the phone into accepting it, but it worked!

Jake Huitt - Two Alfas And A Nissan, Not A Single Running Car > R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet
05/27/2015 at 11:36

I’d root and go early. I did. I’m very happy with L.

Confused Miata > R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet
05/27/2015 at 11:38

I too have a turbo and am going to wait for the official.
I had an Chinese ipad air knockoff that I loaded Cyanogen mod on and it ruined everything because it wasn’t a model specific rom.

FastIndy > R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet
05/27/2015 at 11:38

Wait for the official OTA, THEN root. I’m in the same boat, waiting for 5.1 on my first-gen Moto X

M54B30 > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors
05/27/2015 at 11:49

I’m a heavy user (FB, Chrome, etc all day) and I’m getting a solid full day charge. I imagine that if i used it like most folks (i.e., have a job i don’t play on it during but im a stay-at-home dad) I’d get the advertised 48 hrs. Still charges super quick.

M54B30 > R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet
05/27/2015 at 11:50

I didn’t even know we were supposed to be getting an OTA update. Cool. Any new features coming?

scoob > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
05/27/2015 at 11:54

I’m still on JB 4.3. BEAT THAT.

scoob > R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet
05/27/2015 at 11:55

Wait. Unless the ROM you’re thinking of is an official stable CyanogenMod build or something.

71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors > M54B30
05/27/2015 at 11:59

I have to charge by phone mid day. I might be getting 12 Hours in normal (heavy) use.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > scoob
05/27/2015 at 11:59

The phone I had before this (abt a year ago) was still on Gingerbread. Samsung is notorious for completely cutting off updates for anything but its current models.

scoob > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
05/27/2015 at 12:06

My last phone was too a Samsung phone on Gingerbread, but luckily some people kept it alive with Jelly Bean, KitKat, and even Lollipop ROMs.

nermal > R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet
05/27/2015 at 12:15

I’m on 5.1 with a Nexus 5.

Phone went stupid and ate up battery for the first few weeks, and I have some trouble sending and receiving picture messages with Iphones using the native Messaging.

Other than that, no issues.

M54B30 > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors
05/27/2015 at 12:28

Yeah, by “full day” I’m talking from, say 8:00am-11pm.

For what it’s worth though, my old phone (Note II) would be deadish around 3:00pm

I really only bought it for the quick charging though. I hate having things to do but being tethered to an outlet for 3 hours

71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors > M54B30
05/27/2015 at 12:31

I unplugged my phone at 8am and I’m already down 25% in 90min. The quick charging is fantastic though.

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > philipilihp
05/27/2015 at 12:39

I just got my invite for Google Fi, so I will be dual wielding my Turbo and a Nexus6 in a few days

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > Mustafaluigi
05/27/2015 at 12:39

CMod has it up and running stable.....

http://forum.xda-developers.com/droid-turbo/or…

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > nermal
05/27/2015 at 12:40

I stopped using native messaging when I got my warrantry replacement. Any time I have a hardware issue with my phone, it goes straight back to manufacturer for a warranty replacement, now.

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > M54B30
05/27/2015 at 12:41

Many!

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors
05/27/2015 at 12:41

I can get more than two days out of my battery, even if I playa few rounds of RR3. constantly on bluetooth and AC wifi.

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors
05/27/2015 at 12:42

Advanced task managereat app for cleaning out your runtime environment

Mustafaluigi > R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet
05/27/2015 at 12:54

Do you have a Droid Turbo or a Moto Turbo/Moto Maxx. They are different, as much as you would think otherwise. You need an unlocked bootloader to use that, something you can’t do (hopefully as of now) with the Droid Turbo.

philipilihp > R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet
05/27/2015 at 12:57

What’s Google Fi?

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > Mustafaluigi
05/27/2015 at 13:11

Good point, thanks

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > philipilihp
05/27/2015 at 13:13

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=google+Fi

M54B30 > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors
05/27/2015 at 13:19

Kinja'd!!!

Hmmm I’ve been on mine nearly nonstop today, so you may have an issue. Call verizon and get a new one

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > scoob
05/27/2015 at 13:19

It was a Sprint phone too, and Sprint makes it difficult to root them. There’s a different procedure and some models will just brick themselves.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet
05/28/2015 at 16:37

I’m on 5.1.1 and I love it., but I have a Nexus device so I get all the updates first. Awww yisss.

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
05/28/2015 at 17:02

I supposed to be getting the current gen Nexus for my Project Fi invite. It is crazy to think that I was one of the early adopters of the Google e-cosystem

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet
05/28/2015 at 17:03

I still have my G1...

Kinja'd!!!

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
05/28/2015 at 17:07

Kinja'd!!!

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Kinja'd!!!