[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
Knowing what build date you actually have installed and what you plan to update to would help us out a lot here, [MENTION=6309629]dtiger1138[/MENTION]. But updates are updates. They all pretty much do the same thing, either way you do it. The only exceptions are if you change to another brand or version number, i.e.: CM12 to CM11, AKOP to CM11, OR CM11 from a year and a half ago when it first began to current latest build.

If you have a running version of CM11, it is working as well as it should be, and have your apps updated and wish to keep them updated as well as any settings you have since installing it. I would recommend an OTA style update. It is easy, and fast. So if for some reason you do not like it, such as testing for days and constantly have such issues as FC, reboots, or black screen lockup, you could still always go back and wipe to install clean.

Safe Strap v3.75 should be used, update from Stargo's repository here, follow instructions in README.txt:

http://droid.cs.fau.de/Safestrap/

Most easy way to update if you have good, working gapps installed - OTA:

Grab the new rom you wish to install and download it. Newest ones are on stargo's UNOFFICIAL web host since CM has not sanctioned or authorized them, stargo just build "better roms" for himself and his class of devices because he needed and wanted them. CM has already given up on CM11, although even stargo did state not that long ago there would be a Final CM13 SNAPSHOT. So go download your rom, latest ones are at the bottom of the list:

http://droid.cs.fau.de/cm-11.0/unofficial/

Now copy that file through USB, WiFi, or any cloud drive like Dropbox to your Razr phone, to the /sdcard/cmupdater folder. Tap /Settings/About Phone/CyanogenMod Updates/ then tap your rom to the "Door" icon which means install. Allow the phone to reboot and update. Watch your App count as the device boots. If it is WAY off (You have 150 apps but only says updating x out of 29), then when settled, reboot again. Allow phone to settle in. Update AdAway, BetterBatteryStats to system app, and Xposed Framework, reboot. Give it a few minutes to settle in. You are done, enjoy your new rom. Make a Safe Strap backup in the event anything goes wrong later on.

Upgrade with gapps:

If you do not have good gapps installed, go get some, these worked good for me:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2779598

And I like the Minimal size gapps. Or wade your way through Shadow's Mac Daddy list here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_MVA7YAp3uVYzv33hXzRJZY3kGCTJgVsO727bD6qreg/edit

Put gapps and cm11 somewhere on your sdcard. Reboot to SafeStrap.

Be sure you have gapps AND a good rom on the phone before this next part and you can access them!

Wipe dalvik, cache, and System partitions.

Install new rom, add more zips, go add the gapps zip file.

Swipe to begin and allow to finish.

Same as before, update your apps and xposed framework. Reboot.

Go Clean:

Or if all else fails, which is shouldn't, go completely clean and there is enough written to show you how to do that. Delete your rom slot and recreate it. Use suitable partition sizes. Reasonable values are given in the Online Guide in my sig and I do not run out of app space with maybe 270 apps with these values:

Slot1 - CM11

System: 700 Mb

Data: 2,000 Mb

Cache: 300 Mb

You may need to bump up System another 100 Mb if you use the extra Google Play update zip but this works best for almost any occasion. 2 Gb of Data space is more than enough for all of your apps & settings. Same procedure as above, once rebooted, finish off the startup wizard and get your Google account installed. As per the Guide, immediately go to Play Store and shut off automatic updates! The Online Guide in my sig tells pretty much the rest.

Option #1 should work just fine and I myself use it for almost everything and yes, you can downgrade this way as well and not lose updates. Good luck and have at it. Procedure #1 will take all of 15-20 minutes so you will have your answer pretty quickly. Then try it out for a few days.

It is NOT normal to have to reboot every day to make the phone work right. I have had trouble doing some simple multitasking on latest rom but cannot blame the rom as the apps themselves have been updated so many times. Each time an app updates, it takes more power available in new phones, more memory, more PCU power, and more space. That is what new phones bring us and the Apps are quick to take advantage of it. This is why the Thinning and Greenifying process can yield so much, also outlined in the Guide.

Good luck, let us know how you make out, [MENTION=6309629]dtiger1138[/MENTION]. Let us know the before and after build dates of your roms. ...and if you found this post helpful or not. :D

I am currently on rom cm-11-20150522-UNOFFICIAL-spyder.zip for the XT912 and find it to be quite good, barring bad behavior from the constant app update. I do those manually in batches when I go to sleep, some I never update at all. ;)

Update:

I am still on cm-11-20150522-UNOFFICIAL-spyder.zip ever since it came out and use it every day. No reboots, never turn it off, always works. Like I said, it is NOT normal to reboot every day to keep performance up. However, I do find that after a large batch app update, could be 20-30 Apps overnight, I often do have to reboot to gain good stability back so I can multitask like Pandora Radio Bluetooth to Car Connect audio to stream music, run maps and GPS to find a new address, and make/take a call or text message. But afterwards this phone will run fine again until the next large group of App Updates come along. I do not feel comfortable "blaming this on the rom" because Apps are the worst offenders.

But yes, 05/022 is running real well on my XT912 phone and has been doing so for the past month. Just to give you guys a "yardstick" to measure your own phone against. I like this rom, it is installed as stock, and I do get the benefits of Trimmer (fstrim) in the stock slot to keep my sdcard running fast an on schedule. The free app not only does all the trimming, but schedules it as well.

Just to let you all know, I am not "running out on you" but there are other things to be done, my mom is 94 and is needing a LOT of help with just about *everything*, these days. Not to mention important friends that really need help bad and who else is going to do it? ...me. I do watch my mail and always come when summoned. Do miss all of you a lot, though. Take care my friends. ;)