Back in March, we heard from AT&T about its Ice Cream Sandwich update plans for Androids from a number of manufacturers. On that list was Motorola's Atrix 4G. Motorola released its own chart showing the ICS update status for a number of its handsets, and the company reiterated those plans to bring Android 4.0 to the Atrix 4G. Now, however, Motorola has modified that list, and the Atrix, along with some other handsets, are no longer tapped for ICS. What happened? Comparing the current list, updated today, to previous incarnations, we can see a number of phones where Motorola has changed ...

This week we've already seen Motorola send out soak test invites for the Droid RAZR -- though the invitation might refer to the already leaked bugfix and improvement build 6.12.173 -- and now Atrix 4G users are getting invites too. According to the wording, Motorola Feedback Network members are now able to participate at an Atrix 4G soak opportunity. The pre-release update for AT&T Atrix 4G owners could be anyone's guess: while some believe we might be seeing a pre-release Ice Cream Sandwich update, others consider we're likely to face, like in the Droid RAZR's case, a bugfix and ...

If you have a U.S. Motorola Atrix 4G on AT&T you already have it running Android 2.3 Gingerbread as the update was rolled-out for the phone around a month ago. If you live in Europe and thus own a Motorola Atrix you will have to wait a little bit more for Google's latest. According to the manufacturer, the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update will hit European Motorola Atrix phone in the fourth quarter of the year. The status update says early Q4 which could mean October but as far as updates are concerned, there's really no way in telling if that deadline will be met. Anyways, good thing is ...

If you're looking to pick up an Android on AT&T that's running Gingerbread, your options are pretty limited; you've got the HTC Status, Motorola's Atrix is getting its update currently, and now the carrier has access to Samsung's Nexus S. That's progress, sure, but we're in the second half of 2011, where the coming approach of Ice Cream Sandwich is nearer to us in time than last year's release of Gingerbread. If you've been stressing over if your Android will ever be getting an update of its own, the carrier is speaking up with some assurances, letting subscribers know that all the ...

Everyone is expecting the Motorola Atrix 4G on AT&T to get its official Android 2.3 Gingerbread update in July and it appears that it might just happen. The carrier is reportedly releasing a Gingerbread pre-release to 1,000 volunteers. Rumor has it that the new update will not only bring Google's latest and greatest platform to the phone but Motorola is also unlocking the bootloader -- the unlocked international bootloader is already available. If the feedback is positive we should expect to see the official ROM refresh soon and that rumored July timeframe might be turning to reality. If ...

With the latest Android 2.3 Gingerbread ROM leak came the news that the Motorola Atrix 4G, to get the refresh soon in July, will also get its bootloader unlocked straight from the manufacturer. It looks like you don't have to wait for the update to be rolled out in order to have your bootloader unlocked. The good folks over at XDA Developers have managed to find a way to unlock the bootloader on the Atrix 4G running Android 2.2 Froyo. Of course it's a bit more complicated that what the official version will be as you have to flash a special SBF and then run commands from the fastboot menu ...

We knew that Motorola had plans to update its Atrix 4G smartphone to Android 2.3 Gingerbread and a pre-release build has already been demoed running on the Atrix 4G. We can now see another Atrix 4G Gingerbread ROM leaked and tested and this time we have strong indications it will be delivered OTA to smartphones sometime in July. According to BriefMobile who got their hands on the Gingerbread ROM, the update is imminent and will probably be rolled out in July, over-the-air. It brings Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread, improved MotoBlur and the ability to sideload apps. Among other improvements they ...

Previously we compared the Optimus 2x with the Galaxy S 2 to determine which dual-core device is better on a variety of metrics. In this video we continue our series comparing dual-core Android phones, this time with the reigning champ, the Galaxy S 2, and the Motorola Atrix 4G. We compare specs, RAM after start-up, speed of launching apps, web browsing performance, and more. We also run a bevy of benchmarks to see which device performs better when really put to the test. As you can see in the spec comparison chart, the Galaxy S 2 looks better on paper with a faster-clocking CPU, less ...

The Motorola Atrix 4G 4.1.83 update unfortunately broke the functionality of some banking applications with is fresh certificates it brought, along with the fixes that improved data connection stability and speed. It looks like Motorola has baked up a fix for all those that want to manage their finances while on the go, using their Atrix 4G. The Atrix Certificate Updater is up in the Marketplace and it should fix your issues with the banking applications. If, for some reason, after applying the update, you want to revert just run the application again. You need to have an Atrix 4G with ...

Available in the U.S. for over a month now, the Motorola Atrix (4G in the U.S., sans 4G in Europe) was just launched in the U.K. on May 3 with carrier availability on Orange planned for today, May 4. Andrew Morley, Vice President of International Marketing at Motorola, told ElectricPig when asked about plans for an Android 2.3 Gingerbread update that they "haven't announced timings but we have announced plans for the intentions". The Motorola Atrix, despite its powerful internals, is still running Google Android 2.2 Froyo but plans for a Gingerbread update indeed exist and even more, ...

Just yesterday we told you about how to enable HSUPA on your Motorola Atrix 4G but if you are not the kind of user who's into hacks, you'll be excited to find out there's an official fix coming from the manufacturer soon. Motorola's website features a page for a software update for the AT&T Motorola Atrix 4G (version 4.1.83) which, if applied, will "increase speed at which data can travel on the network" and bring "improvements to prevent interruptions to data connection". Other fixes and improvements will be included for the screen, WiFi, Skype, email, display and more so make sure to ...

Australian Motorola Atrix 4G owner Irwin Proud quickly discovered that it's bootloader was locked after his purchase of the device earlier this year. In response, he formed a "Groubal" page to attempt to get the attention of Motorola and convince it that there is a large subset of users who wish to develop for the Atrix and cannot due to the immutable security. The Groubal page has grown quickly, currently at over 8800 signatures since it's inception on March 31st. Motorola has since taken notice, and has issued a response: "...It is our intention to enable the unlockable/relockable ...

Last month, AT&T responded to complaints that Android phones running on its network were crippled to disable HSUPA for high-speed uploads. The company quickly went on the defensive, first trying to argue that it wasn't actually "capping" speeds by selling smartphones with this mode disabled. Perhaps it realized that no one was buying its claims of innocence, as it followed-up a couple weeks later with a promise to bring HSUPA to the Atrix 4G sometime in April. Though it's yet to announce that a patch is ready, it may already be going out to users, as at least one Atrix owner has reported ...