Verizon confirms official Android 4.0 update for Droid Razr

For all those Motorola users, who do not want to root their Droid Razr, good news is coming. Motorola has announced plans to officially provide Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich updates for the Droid Razr and Razr Maxx. The update will start from the second quarter, and also Verizon is also planning to provide the updates within the same time.

Verizon has in fact sent txt messages to some Razr users informing the same. 

The SMS goes like this:

Free Verizon Message: Your phone will soon be upgraded to Android 4.0. At that time we will remove your Verizon Wireless Mobile IM app because it is not supported in Android 4.0. Please download a new instant messaging app to use IM on your phone. Thank you for using Mobile IM!

For all those, who cannot wait for the official update, here is the guide to root and update your Motorola Razr.

First of all you have to root the device. Please follow the instructions carefully.

Before we start, DISCLAIMER: Rooting may void the device’s warranty and the below mentioned method may be a bit risky and we are not responsible if the device is damaged or you lose data, therefore it is advisable to please proceed at your own risk.

Make sure that the battery is fully charged, if the battery drains totally during the rooting process, bricking may happen. Also make sure to create a backup of the device data such as SMS, internet settings, contacts and other media files in order to get data back in case of problems.

Step 1: Download the Motorola drivers to the computer or Laptop. If your computer is a 32 bit one use this and for 64 bit ones use this.

Step 2: Now download the DooMLoRD_v2_ROOT-zergRush-busybox-su.zip

Step 3: After download extract the files to a folder on the computer.

Step 4: Please enable USB Debugging by navigating from the following path: Settings > Applications > Development and then check USB Debugging.

Step 5: Now connect the Motorola Droid Razr to the computer using the USB data cable. Please select the Charge Only option.

Step 6: Open the folder where you have extracted the files in step 3 above. Please double click the runme.bat file to run it.

Step 7: Simply follow the on screen instructions and wait for it to finish.

That’s it you have a rooted Motorola Droid Razr. It is now ready to port Ice Cream Sandwich on the device.

Please follow the instructions to update your device to Stock Ice Cream Sandwich from here.