yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xoom General] s.t.s:
Indeed... and frustratingly they have even said the galaxy tab 10.1should get 3.1 within a few weeks so we really have to hope we get the update before the gt launches

sent from my mz604

you live and learn ... at any rate you live
[Xoom General] ZanshinG1:
How are you testing this?
[Xoom General] ClydeB1:
Serves you right LOL

Highlights of 3.1
[Xoom General] xxspark89xx:
More stuff on the update 3.1:

Camera:

- Video recording is smoother in 720p. No more stuttering while recording video, same with capturing pictures, seems like a small increase in speed both taking pictures and viewing on the screen prior to capturing.

Movies in Market:

- Market is updated to include movies next to books and apps. HD movies are priced at about $4.99 US max and as low as $2.99 US from what I can see. Rentals are for 30 days from purchase, and must be watched within 24 hours after initial play of movie.
[Xoom General] martonikaj:
But there is absolutely no reason for the WiFi to not get the 3.1 update at exactly the same time. There is no software limitation on the WiFi only version that should make it incompatible for Google to just push the update.

I shouldn't have to pay $200 more up front and min of $20/mo. just to get updates first. Absolutely ludicrous. A lot of people bought the Xoom (3g or WiFi, either way) because its stock and receives updates faster. Whats the advantage if the WiFi only won't get updates at the same time as the 3G? Stupid. I might as well get another model that isn't "perfectly stock" if it doesn't have a disadvantage of updates any more than the stock WiFi Xoom. We paid the early adopter premium the same as the 3G owners did, many of us buying the WiFi the day it released, and now we're not being given the update. I'm not saying that we deserve more than another device (aka comparing Motorola to Samsung) but we really do deserve to get it at the same time as the 3G model.

It doesn't matter how small the update is, its the principle of it.

/rant
[Xoom General] LynnL:
Does this version include a way to transfer files from a usb hard drive or thumb drive to/from the Xoom? Would a file manager like Astro work for this, assuming you have an otg cable? Thanks...
[Xoom General] xxspark89xx:
After setting the UAString by about:debug > settings > debug > 'Desktop' on my end. I've forced close the browser via apps in settings menu. I've restarted and such as well. Opened a bunch of tabs, forced closed it again. Open back up to see all my tabs gone and such, checked the settings, UAString is still set to Desktop. This is from what I've experienced so far..
[Xoom General] greyhulk:
Thanks, dude!
[Xoom General] xxspark89xx:
As far as I know of, I have not come across anything to make that possible. Like, no "files" browser or anything stock like we see on our phones.

As for the Gallery app, it appears there is the option to "make available offline" which leads me to assume that the XOOM will recognize pictures and videos with attached devices, and will display them in the gallery. Then you can make them available "offline". Maybe a sly way of transferring pictures and videos?

As for other files, I don't see a way unless you install a 3rd party app like Astro. If I had an adapter cable, I'd totally test this out.
[Xoom General] ZanshinG1:
Did you type "about:debug" before testing?

If I type "about:debug" it does remember the setting from a prior session, my objection is that I shouldn't have to type "about:debug" to be in desktop mode.

I can confirm that if I type "about:debug", then reboot or close the session, if I do NOT type that in the new browser session, the browser is -not- sending a desktop UAstring.

The sites I use for testing are wordpress.com and dlisted.com, both of which come up as mobile in a new session.
[Xoom General] Thomas1981:
many times when i was opening a new tab in browser when i was closing the first one in order to continue with the newly opened tab i was getting a force close. can someone report if this is fixed?

and what about scrolling smoothness?
[Xoom General] xxspark89xx:
More Info from Verizon Support Page:

http://support.vzw.com/pdf/system_update/xoom.pdf
[Xoom General] mobilehavoc:
So just to check. Has anyone uploaded the update yet? Just the stock one without rooting or any changes?
[Xoom General] xxspark89xx:
Scrolling smoothness: MUCH better. An example: Browsing XDA Forums. With the 2010 edition selected at the bottom, the browser would laggg... now, it's much smoother.

The overall UI and responsiveness is smoother in general.

As for force-closes, I haven't experienced any yet. That's with 10 tabs opened of different sites.
[Xoom General] el_bori1:
Yes, is in the development section. I already download it but I have no idea if I can install it manually.
[Xoom General] Thomas1981:
Thanks a lot for the response :)
[Xoom General] ZanshinG1:
It appears the nasty memory leak in the browser is dead.
[Xoom General] xxspark89xx:
Good call! I just tried this with whatsmyuseragent.com with your method to see the difference with applying about:debug. Oh well, maybe fixed in a future update.
[Xoom General] xxspark89xx:
Lmao. The 3.1 update adds a "Check Now" button to the About Tablet > System Updates page.

At least now for the next update it will be easier to check.
[Xoom General] xjack:
I'm not a participant in unfair Corporate America, and I don't necessarily share the Corporate America view, but from "their" perspective -

I can see how Google would "reward" Verizon for spending millions on the marketing of this device while mentioning Android 3.0 in every ad.

It's possible that Google feels like they owe Verizon for plugging Honeycomb by taking flak over bugs, poor sales figures, bad press regarding Moto's SDCard issues, delays on LTE upgrade etc.

No other outlet has marketed the Xoom to the extent that VZW has. Bottom line, VZW invested in this device and Honeycomb 3.0. Google, being the responsible corporate entity that they are - may very well be returning the back-scratching favor.

I'm more inclined to believe that since the 3G model came first, google's development and testing of 3.1 started on 3G first. Some of these features and bugfixes were reported and surely worked on before the WiFi was released.

The upgrade should work on either version the same, but the root methods and kernels that have been released have required a bit tweaking for Wifi versions - the devices are, in fact, not the same.

Maybe google is rewarding VZW's multimillion dollar investment, or maybe the guys working on Honeycomb were given 3G Xooms so that's what they built first?
[Xoom General] khov07:
How about native video playback? Codecs?
[Xoom General] martonikaj:
The point you raise is a good one. And I think it's generally valid. I agree that they probably started working on the 3G one as their launch platform.

But the thing is, there are more than just 3G versions out there. And this 3.1 shouldn't be released if they only have it ready for the 3G version. There are not drastically large differences in software between the 3G and WiFi only models, and they should have no problem producing updates that can be launched to both at once.

Another corporate tie to keep in mind is that between Motorola and Verizon. By launching to only the 3G Xooms, Verizon is effectively giving the finger to Motorola and saying only some of their devices will be updated right now. This probably doesn't matter as much anyways, because Motorola will obviously do anything that Verizon wants.
[Xoom General] HuckFinn:
On the official Moto Forums there is a user who claims to have gotten the update on his WiFi only Xoom.

http://supportforums.motorola.com/thread/50417?tstart=0

Post number 8
[Xoom General] jaeisber:
anyone know how to manually update a stock xoom?
[Xoom General] jcb_home:
I just got done upgrading my WiFi only Xoom. For all you other Wifi only owners out there it's coming to you at the same time as it is for the Vzn owners
[Xoom General] xxspark89xx:
As far as i know, people who are apart of the Motorola Feedback Network are getting first access to the update. This may include both 3G and WIFI-Only Xooms.
[Xoom General] ClydeB1:
This is apparently how the last one was done, but can't vouch for it working on this update.
[Xoom General] jcb_home:
That would be me!!!
[Xoom General] exstatica:
Still no SDCard access with stock.
[Xoom General] hausman:
There's a rumor flying that Moto feedback participants are getting it (maybe MFN WiFi users will get it today too). The forum mgr over there is PM'ing everyone who posts about it, probably telling them to keep their mouths shut, LOL.
[Xoom General] xxspark89xx:
The easiest way to update, is to go into your settings, change your date ahead a few days. Give it a minute to take hold, you XOOM should check for an update - and then it should deploy to your XOOM shortly thereafter. Then just change your date back. This is the way to force your XOOM to check for the update.
[Xoom General] boxmander:
haha, best comment ever... Also there are a lot of people talking in this thread that have no clue. There will be NO extra charge for Verizon to update the xoom to LTE. Also there is bluetooth mouse support listed in the 3.1 highlights page listed earlier in this thread: "One or more input devices can be attached to the system simultaneously over USB and/or Bluetooth HID, in any combination."
[Xoom General] sogrady:
no joy with that approach yet here (stock Xoom 3G)
[Xoom General] B Dizzle:
If this was you, can we see some proof and what did the email say?
[Xoom General] tysonstephen:
i hate waiting..... this is worse than watching water boil... :) .. I think i've checked for the update every ten minutes since 10am... they probably update by serial number batches or something.....
[Xoom General] ml3000:
Xoom Update HMJ37:

http://android.clients.google.com/p...7.signed-trygon-HMJ37-from-HRI66.a5de99b3.zip
[Xoom General] mobilehavoc:
How do I flash this with stock XOOM?
[Xoom General] ruinah:
no kidding. Hopefully tomorrow we will see it, or wake up to a push in the morning. I understand them pushing it a feedback network but why all the secrecy? If I had a dime for every time a company says an update is coming with NO TIME FRAME attached, I think I'd be a pretty wealthy person.
[Xoom General] HuckFinn:
I do not need any proof, your word is good enough for me. Since you did get the update can you say if you are a member of the Motorola feedback network?
[Xoom General] jaeisber:
This only works for rooted xooms. Mine is completely stock.
[Xoom General] mobilehavoc:
Mine too, I have the file ready to go as update.zip at the root of SDCARD. But I can't figure out how to get to stock recovery/update to flash it
[Xoom General] mixpix405:
Exact same boat here... I have held off rooting my dear Xoom, but this is making it (even more) tempting.
[Xoom General] Inphinitizeit:
It is not possible without root. The koosh's instructions http://www.koushikdutta.com/2011/03/manually-updating-your-rooted-xoom.html
[Xoom General] eloist:
no update for me either, yet.
[Xoom General] Mizex:
Nothing here yet, using Xoom 3g... =/
[Xoom General] wsbsteven:
I was able to manually flash it using Koush's original directions with some extra lines added to fix an error I had during the install.

This is for rooted only with stock kernel, stock wifi, and stock recovery.

Download the update.zip

Download stockboot.img http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=11799443&postcount=134

adb push <zip name> /sdcard/update.zip

adb shell

su

cd /cache

mkdir recovery #it may already exist

cd recovery

echo '--update_package=CACHE:/recovery/update.zip' > command

cat /sdcard/update.zip > update.zip

reboot bootloader

fastboot flash boot stockboot.img

fastboot reboot

adb reboot recovery
[Xoom General] Bauxite:
If you want to apply the update without unlocking or rooting I made a guide here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1073206

You must have a usb host cable and usb drive though.
[Xoom General] el_bori1:
try this but I coundn't get it to update
[Xoom General] mixpix405:
d'oh! If I only had a host cable... Knew I should've ordered one by now!

Thanks for the heads-up
[Xoom General] Arun01:
Screw this i got my Xoom on the launch day of feb 24th..i want my update now!!!!!

& im paying for 3g monthly!!!!
[Xoom General] iMissLayups:
I just got the update pushed to my Wi-Fi Xoom. I'm unlocked and rooted. Anyone else? Or should I not accept the update?
[Xoom General] Bauxite:
The worst it could do is fail, which it probably will. It won't hurt anything.
[Xoom General] rivera912:
Just got it Xoom WiFi change my date to force the update check and it started downloading
[Xoom General] cwizardtx:
What's happening right now is basically the same thing that happens in the inner circles of ROM developers. A handful of people are getting the update now. Those people seem to be all related in that they signed up for the Motorola Feedback Network so they're getting that precious last minute window of testing aka; an early release (even a few hours means a tremendous amount for some lol!).

I suspect that 3.1 will be here for everyone very soon (as in the next 48 hours soon).
[Xoom General] rivera912:
I wasn't part of any feedback groups FYI so give it a try
[Xoom General] iMissLayups:
What if i go back to stock?
[Xoom General] sleepy1212:
Much thanks wsbsteven. I was able to update using this method. I didn't follow it exactly, though. Starting from stock US wifi boot, system and userdata imgs, I basically flashed a modified boot.img (mine was tiamat 1.3.0, doesnt matter) remounted pushed anything necessary for SU then flashed stock (I have a canadian xoom, however, it seems to work with the US image). Then added the update and renamed to update.zip in the sdcard directory then I installed a terminal emulator and used that to execute these steps:

su

cd /cache

mkdir recovery #it may already exist

cd recovery

echo '--update_package=CACHE:/recovery/update.zip' > command

cat /sdcard/update.zip > update.zip

reboot bootloader

If all works well should restart and the android with little gears should appear with a small green progress bar underneath it. It should reboot then say some stuff about bootloaders blahblah. That's what I remember anyways.
[Xoom General] jeffreycentex:
I was being extra careful in my attempt:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=13672954&postcount=20

I went back to stock because I had a third-party kernel loaded.....
[Xoom General] ruinah:
well hopefully the Verizon PDF that was out last week or so that showed it was coming is true and it arrives. I could really not have to use my laptop for a lot of things if this happens.
[Xoom General] slack04:
I have a 3g xoom but it's not on verizon (I only use wifi). Do I need to "activate" it to get the update? What does that even mean?
[Xoom General] dadoc04:
lol... nice slick way of mentioning Ice Cream Sandwich
[Xoom General] DroidHam:
it may be rolling out in waves, not sure...
[Xoom General] Charlie_Don't_Surf:
Word. Luckily I have a microcenter 10 minutes away.

Be jealous folks. :D
[Xoom General] DroidHam:
hopefully missing the word "bluetooth" was an oversight. Who wants to use a usb keyboard/mouse on a portable tablet?
[Xoom General] DroidHam:
Google is selling Android LED Light bulbs. World takeover is near, lol
[Xoom General] keroppilee:
new features are nice but where the eff are the bug fixes??? I think it's more important they iron those things out first :mad:
[Xoom General] dadoc04:
RIGHT!!! hilarious
[Xoom General] LIH:
so how does this work? do i need to turn on my 3g to get it?
[Xoom General] BlackDino:
Why would they make a keynote to address bug fixes?

I am sure 3.1 has plenty of features and fixes not mentioned
[Xoom General] jdclucidly:
No marketing person in their right mind is going to let Android engineers on stage in front of 5,000 people to say "3.0 was **** but we fixed all those bugs". You just can't say that kind of thing. I think the bug fixes are implicitly included in 3.1
[Xoom General] aimache:
From http://www.google.com/events/io/2011/announcements-archive.html

"Android – Android 3.1 (Honeycomb) will be rolling out to XOOM 3G devices over the next few weeks."
[Xoom General] blue13x:
Will the update un-root the Xoom, requiring you to root it again?
[Xoom General] timrock:
next few weeks huh. im not comfortable with that answer.
[Xoom General] LeapSwitch|Ishan:
Guys, it has bluetooth support for keyboards and mice. Check out -

http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-3.1-highlights.html
[Xoom General] DroidHam:
As soon as it starts itll get pulled n posted.... Hope it can be made to work w wifi
[Xoom General] BlackDino:
Looks like the browser got a big boost in performance
[Xoom General] djsaad1:
still no mention of sd card
[Xoom General] LeapSwitch|Ishan:
That is Motorola specific , not android specific, IMO.
[Xoom General] djsaad1:
From what I understand it is honeycomb that doesn't support sdcards yet.
[Xoom General] SuperFly03:
If only it supported Netflix in the update. Then I'd sell my iPad.

Netflix saves my ass when I'm out of town for work.
[Xoom General] djsaad1:
The new movies app seems pretty good, but I am sure it will take some time before it catches up to netflix.
[Xoom General] DroidHam:
Market now has movies...
[Xoom General] LeapSwitch|Ishan:
How do other tablets manage it ? Own software ?
[Xoom General] jamesa9911:
It seems they are following what apple does right, not announcing something and leaving it for ages until it's properly released, but rather releasing it instantly, cashing in on the excitement now.

And did I read correctly when I saw that all Ice cream devices will have o be updated within a set time period, again, another win for android.

If Google and it's partners nail this properly, they're going to silence alot of critics. :cool:
[Xoom General] Elysian893:
I'm not, because I also have a MicroCenter 10 minutes away :cool:
[Xoom General] Elysian893:
Yes.......
[Xoom General] Charlie_Don't_Surf:
:highfive:
[Xoom General] ruinah:
I rebooted my Xoom and it still says checked for updates at 2:27am today. How do we force checks?
[Xoom General] DroidHam:
The update is rolling out over the next few WEEKS
[Xoom General] Kcarpenter:
Pretty much the same way we have it - hacked in and not supported by Google.
[Xoom General] Bauxite:
For those complaining about bug fixes, you can read this:

http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-3.1-highlights.html

Looks like the browser is much improved and the launcher will be much more fluid and easier to use.
[Xoom General] luckie19:
I have my 3g network active, system update shows its up todate. Dout it'll be released today.
[Xoom General] dubie76:
Article from Google IO stated that rooted users and users with non stock roms will not receive update notice. Dont know if this is true or not. Just FYI.
[Xoom General] mobilehavoc:
A few major outlets including those covering Google I/O all reporting they said it would be released today. Would like pretty bad if they now went back and said a few weeks. My guess is it'll go out to a few today and trickle out after that. Given there's only like 250,000 XOOMs or less out there, not sure why they can't just push it to everyone.
[Xoom General] sano614:
It checks once a day.
[Xoom General] ruinah:
Where do you see that? Link? Engadget said today based on the conference.
[Xoom General] kyoteqwik:
You need to change the time in settings. I think out only checks every 24 hours. Roll it back 15 hours and it should check.
[Xoom General] slack04:
You made that up. If that was true, it wouldn't say that the check happened at a different time every day I've checked. Why post an answer if you don't actually know?

Now that's just funny.
[Xoom General] sfld:
My friend who isn't rooted supposedly got an update I have yet to confirm....Any rooted or non got the update?
[Xoom General] sfld:
It checks on each reboot.
[Xoom General] mobilehavoc:
That's one time not only time. I haven't rebooted in days and it still checks at least once a day.
[Xoom General] Bauxite:
If you change the date/time it checks
[Xoom General] timrock:
screenshot needed
[Xoom General] Jewremy:
No, it doesn't.
[Xoom General] ruinah:
I rebooted twice and it still says it checked last at 2:27am. I don't think there is a manual way to force/check. Sounds like we just gotta wait it out until Verizon unleashes it. I just happened to be on the phone with business support about a couple of devices and asked if the person knew anything about that release and she said no. I'll just sit back and watch the news people are getting the updates.
[Xoom General] kyoteqwik:
Now that's just funny.[/QUOTE]

May be funny but it works. Maybe you should try out before you knock it?
[Xoom General] sfld:
I'm waiting on his call back haha is it easy to rip a from if he into rooted?
[Xoom General] DroidHam:
set your clock ahead 2-3 days and reboot it should check
[Xoom General] poisike:
My wifi only Xoom checks twice a day, last check was about 11hrs ago, i'm sure it will check again in about an hour...
[Xoom General] slack04:
so then you have a screenshot of your updated xoom?
[Xoom General] ruinah:
I did this and it did indeed check for an update after reboot. I guess that's one way to force it. No update listed though.
[Xoom General] sfld:
My boys xoom was one shipped to him today and it updated to 3.0.1 lol false alarm.
[Xoom General] GulMiguel:
But it looks like we may at least get USB mouse/trackball capability. I would happily settle for that while they get bluetooth ready. Who knows? Maybe it did get included and we just didn't get the news of the full update. As you may recall, that Verizon post that got taken down a couple of weeks ago did state Bluetooth enhancement. Let's just keep our fingers crossed!!
[Xoom General] kyoteqwik:
Never said it would update, I said you could force it to check. You should read post.

Just because google released update doesn't mean that it is going to be pushed instantly.
[Xoom General] DroidHam:
We found the notes and bluetooth is also included in the update.
[Xoom General] smilk327:
In order to force a check go to time and date under setting and make it manual. The then roll the month forward one month back out to home screenthen hit settings again. I look under bout tablet and updates the last checked time should be within one minute if the current time. The roll back and repeat as desired. The force checks done if it still doesn't check keep new date reboot then it will check. The when done click on automatically date again done.
[Xoom General] sfld:
Looks like google made vzw hold on the update so they could waste time at the I/o lol
[Xoom General] ericdabbs:
What I don't get is why the honeycomb 3.1 update is specific to the Verizon 3g xooms? Why isn't the honeycomb 3.1 update available to the wifi xooms at the same time.

I think this is a BAD move by google. You don't see Apple segregating the ipad 3g and ipad wifi units when it comes to iOS updates. All Apple devices get the iOS updates on the same day regardless if it is 3G or wifi.
[Xoom General] DroidHam:
they probably have to hook up verizon people first because they were early adopters.
[Xoom General] eallan:
Agree completely. It seems that you can never get away from carrier influence in the US. Hard to believe they couldn't have pushed it out to wifi users as well.

I recently took my 3g version back for a wifi version and saved lots of $$.
[Xoom General] jiwengang:
I think this is just a fragmentation issue they have for long in their OS.

Believe Google is aware of that well but maybe it takes time to solve it. It is Open and it is HUGE...

I will give them some time.

Also, even you got update today, you can't install them if you rooted your xoom.
[Xoom General] jediman:
So is there anything in the TIAMat kernel (which ironically I just flashed to last night) that ISNT in this update?
[Xoom General] burden010:
When I go to Settings - About Tablet - System updates

It tells me my device is up-to-date, no updates are necessary at this time. It doesn't give me a last checked date/time...?
[Xoom General] sfld:
Well thats why u got xda haha when the 3g gets it the wifi version will be modified and on dev forum by night time lol the xoom forum will be busy tonight