It’s Official: Verizon Approves Android 5.1 Lollipop for Moto X (1st Gen)

 Over the weekend, Motorola began a soak test of Android 5.1 Lollipop for the Moto X (1st gen) on Verizon. At the time, we told you that it could begin rolling out to non-soak testers within the week, assuming it was successful. Well, Verizon must be pleased with the Lollipop build, as they have approved the update for rollout.

The update is arriving as software version 222.21.39, which is different than the version we saw hit soak testers’ phones. 

The official changelog documents are included below, but they mention new additions like UI improvements, Android security improvements (Stagefright patch), new interruption controls, changes to volume settings, and factory reset protection.

Note:  Verizon tells us that the update is available via manual download. Head into Settings>About phone and pull the update if you’d like.

Because you are coming from Kit Kat, and I can’t even remember what Kit Kat looked like at this point, be sure to check out the video below of the Moto X (2nd gen) getting Lollipop for the first time. It’ll help you see what’s new and what has changed through the jump to Lollipop.

Android 5.1.1 Lollipop Update For Motorola DROID Ultra XT1080 via Mokee ROM – Tutorial

Time to update your Motorola DROID Ultra XT1080 to latest Android 5.1.1 Lollipop. We going to do that using custom OS Mokee and not with official firmware. If your device already running on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop, you should still try Mokee since it offer lot more features that might useful to you. Since this is a nightly build, it update daily and hence more bug fixes and features introduced in regular basis. So, if you willing to enjoy both Android 5.1.1 Lollipop and various customization that Mokee ROM offers then download and install Mokee nightly. To know how to install Android 5.1.1 Lollipop based Mokee on Motorola DROID Ultra XT1080 continue reading this guide.

Some of the cool Android 5.1.1 Lollipop features that you will enjoy are improved Quick Settings panel, HD voice calling, native dual-SIM support, Revamped Screen Pinning, improved Device protection that stopping thieves from factory resetting your phone, improved Volume and Interruptions sliders and many more. 

ROM Features:

1. Odexed for faster performance (only in official releases, nightlies are deodexed)
2. Incremental updates
3. OTA updates – update on the fly!
4. Native exFAT support (Samsung devices only)
5. ListView animations
6. Calendar – with lunar and solar calenders
7. Bulk SMS recipients
8. Adjustable SMS font size
9. SMS sending delay
10. Smart dialing
11. Speed dialing
12. IP dialing
13. Custom carrier name
14. Network speed in status bar (upload and download!) Built in timer in Apollo – determine when to stop playing music
15. Unique Power Saver functions!
16. Custom screen off animations
17. Lockscreen notifications
18. Multiuser support
19. Smart Lock

Warning!

This tutorial is only for Motorola DROID Ultra XT1080. Don’t try this guide on any other Android device. Also, we (True Android Team) are not responsible for any damage caused due to the instruction given in this page. Try this at your own risk. However, it is very unlikely that your device will be damaged if you follow all the instructions as it is which are mentioned in procedure.

Pre Requisites:

1. Backup your device data. You can follow our ultimate backup guide.

2. Make sure your device have at least 60% battery power. You can install an app like Battery Percentage on your Android device to check it easily.

3. You already have USB Driver Installed for Motorola DROID Ultra XT1080 in your PC. [Download USB Drivers]

4. Make sure USB Debugging is enabled otherwise you won’t able to transfer file between PC and Motorola DROID Ultra XT1080. [Guide].

5. Your device have latest CWM recovery or TWRP recovery installed. [General Guide]

If you done everything that we mentioned above then you are ready to follow step-by-step guide on how to install Android 5.1.1 Lollipop based Mokee (nightly) ROM on Motorola DROID Ultra XT1080.

Pre Requisites:

1. Backup your device data. You can follow our ultimate backup guide.

2. Make sure your device have at least 60% battery power. You can install an app like Battery Percentage on your Android device to check it easily.

3. You already have USB Driver Installed for Motorola DROID Ultra XT1080 in your PC. [Download USB Drivers]

4. Make sure USB Debugging is enabled otherwise you won’t able to transfer file between PC and Motorola DROID Ultra XT1080. [Guide].

5. Your device have latest CWM recovery or TWRP recovery installed. [General Guide]

If you done everything that we mentioned above then you are ready to follow step-by-step guide on how to install Android 5.1.1 Lollipop based Mokee (nightly) ROM on Motorola DROID Ultra XT1080.

File Required(Download by clicking on it) 

Mokee (nightly) ROM For Motorola DROID Ultra XT1080 [Filename: MK51.1-obake-201506221110-NIGHTLY.zip ] [Always download latest build] 

Google Apps [Filename: gapps-510-base-20150327-1-signed.zip] or any other Android 5.0 Lollipop GApps

How to Install Android 5.1.1 Lollipop based Mokee (nightly) ROM on Motorola DROID Ultra XT1080 

1:Connect your device to PC using USB cable and then copy downloaded files to the SD card of your device. Important: Don’t extract any files.

2:Disconnect USB and then turn off your Motorola DROID Ultra XT1080.

3:Boot to recovery mode. To do so, first press and hold Volume Down, Volume Up & Power simultaneously. When boot option appeared scroll to Recovery using Volume down and select it by pressing Volume up button. In recovery use Volume Keys to navigate between option and Power button to select an option. Alternatively try this: Recovery Mode without Key Combination.
Perform a Nandroid backup of your existing ROM that you can restore later if this new ROM not work or you want to go back into your previous ROM. To perform a backup, select Backup and Restore, then on the next screen, select Backup again. Go back to main recovery menu after backup is complete. 

4:Now, perform data wiping task. To do so, select wipe data/factory reset, then select Yes on next screen to confirm your action. Wait few minutes till the data wipe is complete. Now come back to CWM recovery main menu. Select wipe cache partition and after wiping process done, select Wipe Dalvik Cache under advance option to perform Dalvik cache wiping. 

5:Select install zip from sdcard, then select choose zip from sdcard (or /sdcard1 for external storage). Now, locate the Mokee (nightly) Zip file that you copied earlier in Step 1 and select it by pressing Power button. Confirm installation by selecting Yes – Install _____.zip on the next screen. The ROM installation will begin.

6:Once the ROM installation process end, repeat the step 6 but choose the gapps-510-base-20150327-1-signed.zip file instead of ROM zip to install the Google apps package. 

7:When installation is completed, go back to the main recovery menu and select reboot system now to reboot your Motorola DROID Ultra XT1080 and boot up into Android 5.1.1 Lollipop ROM Mokee (nightly). 

8:Returning to Previous ROM: To go back to your previous ROM, boot into recovery, select backup and restore then restore your previous ROM by selecting it from the list. 


Tutorial For TWRP Recovery Users:

1:Connect your device to PC using USB cable and then copy downloaded files to the SD card of your device. Important: Don’t extract any files. 


2:Disconnect USB and then turn off your Motorola DROID Ultra XT1080. 

3:Boot to recovery mode. To do so, first press and hold Volume Down, Volume Up & Power simultaneously. When boot option appeared scroll to Recovery using Volume down and select it by pressing Volume up button. Alternatively try this: Recovery Mode without Key Combination. 

4:Create a Backup using TWRP Backup Option.

5:Perform a Factory Reset (this will delete all apps and their settings and game progress). To do this, Tap on Wipe, then at the bottom of the screen do a Swipe on the ‘Swipe to factory reset‘ option.

6:Now its time to add zip file for flashing. Tap on Install, then browse to the location where you saved the files and tap on the Mokee (nightly) Zip file. Then tap on Add More Zips, and add gapps-510-base-20150327-1-signed.zip. Now at the bottom of the screen, do a swipe on the Swipe to confirm flash option to begin flashing. 

7:When installation is completed, go back to the main recovery menu and tap on Reboot and then, tap on System to reboot your Motorola DROID Ultra XT1080 and boot up into Android 5.1.1 Lollipop ROM Mokee (nightly).

8:Returning to Previous ROM: To go back to your previous ROM, boot into recovery, select Backup then through Restore option, restore your previous ROM by selecting it from the list. 

Congrats! Android 5.1.1 Lollipop firmware based custom ROM Mokee (nightly) is now installed and running on your Motorola DROID Ultra XT1080.

Restore Droid RAZR M (XT907) to stock factory firmware and Unroot it

In case you want to return, exchange, repair Droid RAZR M to Verizon store or even want to sell it to someone else, you might need to unroot or return your phone to stock firmware, a factory reset won’t be enough to restore your phone back to stock if your device already rooted or running leaked firmware.


As we know a leaked Jelly Bean firmware has been around for the XT907, and even an exploit to gain root access on this phone is also available. To restore Motorola device to its original condition we can flash back to the original firmware/fastboot file using RSD Lite.

Here is a simple guide to restore the Droid RAZR M to stock factory default

1. 1 : Since this process will erase all data stored in the internal storage, you might need to backup all your data. If you already rooted you can install MyBackup or Titanium Backup.
2. 2 : Download RSD Lite and install it on a Windows PC / Laptop, RSD Lite 6.1.4 are advised, as some users are having problems using the previous version.
3. 3 : Download the stock firmware/fastboot file in the zip file.
4. 4 : Extract the firmware/fastboot file that you have been downloaded in step 3.
5. 5 : Open the extracted folder, find file VZW_XT907_4.0.4-7.7.1Q-144_SMQ_S1-36-10_CFC.xml and open it with notepad, remove any lines which contains “GetVar”, “var” or “oem”.

1. 6 : Open RSD Lite 6.1.4, press the “…” button, finds the xml files that you have been edited in step 5.
2. 7 : Turn off your phone first, press and hold the following three buttons (volume-up + volume-down + power button) for a few seconds until your phone switches into “Boot Mode Selection Menu”, scroll down with the volume-down to highlight “AP Fastboot “then press volume up to select it, you will get into” AP Fastboot Flash Mode “.

1. 8 : Next connect your device to the PC via USB cable, your device models will be recognized as XT907.
2. 9 : Press the “Start” button and the flashing process will run, wait a moment.

1. 10 : Done. Your Verizon Droid RAZR M will reboot and returned to the stock factory firmware.