The Motorola Droid Bionic started receiving an OTA (over the air) update 2 days ago bringing its software version up to 5.9.902. This update has a large list of changes and fixes to the device. The update comes in at 57.6MB and fixes stability such as random crashes and lock-ups.

Motorola Droid Bionic 5.9.902 Update Features:

• Black screen lockups
• Camera multi-shot lockups
• Idle resets
• Multimedia dock lockup
• Data connectivity and stability improvements

Droid Bionic users can finally use their phone without rebooting all day long. You can manually check for the update if you haven’t already received it OTA by going to “Settings -> About Phone -> System Updates”. We recommend using a Wifi connection to avoid disconnect and speed. Let us know how the update effects your Bionic.

With all of the bugs that the Droid Bionic has even after its extremely late release something was needed to allow change. Motorola has released the Droid Bionic source code for developers to improve and create mods for the Bionic. The Droid Bionic is also running a version of Gingerbread that is a bit behind and we can expect developers to update its features now that the source is available.

Ever since the announcement of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich those that have purchased Android phones recently have been wondering if their device will get the update. Those that grabbed a Droid Bionic have felt a bit put off by the new Droid RAZR replacing its thunder so quickly. This being said both devices should get the Android 4.0 upgrade before too long.

A Motorola representative responded to a Facebook users question confirming that the Motorola Droid Bionic will get the Ice Cream Sandwich update. Commitments to the update officially will not be made by manufacturers until Google releases the final code. While it could be a few months before the update on the Bionic it will get Ice Cream Sandwich.

It took so long for Verizon and Motorola to release the Droid Bionic you could assume they would have tested it thoroughly. This is of course not the case and Verizon has detailed the bugs and promised a bug fix update in November. Some of these bugs include high pitch squeals through headphones to 3G/4G network connectivity issues.

Most of the bugs with the Motorola Droid Bionic seem to be spastic and not across the board but are annoying bugs just the same. The most irritating bugs for some users is the fact that the device advertised the ability to connect up to 8 devices via tethering. Of course the device doesn’t seem to support that claim.

At this point we are led to believe that the update will be specifically for bug fixes. Even though the much anticipated Ice Cream Sandwich should be available to some devices by then we don’t see the Bionic getting it quite yet.

When you get the update please let us know how it goes and if it fixes your issues. As the update nears we will give more information.

The Motorola Droid Bionic was not even out yet when it was first rooted and now even has a “One Click Root” available. For those of you that have been playing with the device and either have bricked it or just need to get it back to factory setup these are the instructions for you.

Flash the Motorola Droid Bionic back to Stock:

1. Install the Droid Bionic Drivers (Download Link)
2. Install RSD Lite on a PC (Download Link)
3. Backup your Droid Bionic (We recommend Titanium Backup)
4. Reboot (or turn on) your phone into Fastboot mode (hold vol down while powering on)
5. Plug your Bionic into your PC via USB
6. Run RSD Lite on your computer
7. Press the “…” button beside “Filename”
8. Open the FXZ Recovery file (Download Link)
9. Wait for the file to load and press “Uncompress and Start Flashing”
10. Be patient it will take a few minutes to complete flashing
11. Once complete the Droid Bionic will reboot and install the 2 radio images
12. Congrats your Motorola Droid Bionic is Restored!

For those of you wondering why this is an FXZ and not an SBF they are basically the same thing.

Un Rooting the Motorola Droid Bionic is as easy as “One Click”. We previously created a few different articles to show you how to Root the Droid Bionic and one of those was a OneClick method. Now to UnRoot you use that same method but in a different way.

Instructions to UnRoot the Droid Bionic:

1. Download and unzip PetesMotorolaRootTools.zip (Download Link)
2. Make sure USB Debugging is on “Settings -> Application -> Development”
3. Connect your Bionic to your computer
4. Run the Pete’s Motorola Root Tools.exe
5. Select UnRoot My Phone at the bottom
6. FYI … Your phone will reboot several times throughout the process

Its that easy. You now have removed root from the Droid Bionic and can send it in to be fixed or whatever your reasons are. If you have any issues with this method please let us know.

Apparently its very easy to enable tethering on the Droid Bionic. Of course in order to get the tethering enabled you need to root it so follow this article to “Root the Motorola Droid Bionic” first.

Verizon and Motorola both have made the tethering more secure with the Droid Bionic than previous devices although we all knew that it was only a matter of time before someone got around it. In this case it was XDA member ddv2005 that found a way to enable tethering by changing one line using SQLLite Editor.

Instructions to enable Tethering on the Droid Bionic:

1. Download and install SQLLite Editor
2. Modify settings.db for “Settings Storage” application
3. “Setting Storage Application is com.motorola.android.providers.settings
4. Set “entitlement_check” to 0
5. Reboot the Bionic
6. Cograts your Done!

The Droid Bionic will finally been released in a short time and already there is a root method that was provided by mydroidworld. They are using the root method designed for the Droid 3 to achieve root access on the Droid Bionic.

Please take note that the current instructions require that you have a working knowledge of ADB. If you don’t have ADB knowledge then just be patient as there will be other methods available soon I have no doubt.

Root Instructions for the Motorola Droid Bionic:

1. Log into your device via “adb shell”
2. Type “mv /data/local/12m /data/local/12m.bak”, press enter
3. Type “ln -s /data /data/local/12m”, press enter
4. Reboot you Droid Bionic manually (wait for it to boot up)
5. Log into your device via “adb shell” again
6. Type “rm /data/local/12m”, press enter
7. Type “mv /data/local/12m.bak /data/local/12m”, press enter
8. Type “mv /data/local.prop /data/local.prop.bak”, press enter
9. Type “echo “ro.sys.atvc_allow_netmon_usb=0″ >> /data/local.prop”, press enter
10. Type “echo “ro.sys.atvc_allow_netmon_ih=0″ >> /data/local.prop”, press enter
11. Type “echo “ro.sys.atvc_allow_res_core=0″ >> /data/local.prop”, press enter
12. Type “echo “ro.sys.atvc_allow_res_panic=0″ >> /data/local.prop”, press enter
13. Type “echo “ro.sys.atvc_allow_all_adb=1″ >> /data/local.prop”, press enter
14. Type “echo “ro.sys.atvc_allow_all_core=0″ >> /data/local.prop”, press enter
15. Type “echo “ro.sys.atvc_allow_efem=0″ >> /data/local.prop”, press enter
16. Type “echo “ro.sys.atvc_allow_bp_log=0″ >> /data/local.prop”, press enter
17. Type “echo “ro.sys.atvc_allow_ap_mot_log=0″ >> /data/local.prop”, press enter
18. Type “echo “ro.sys.atvc_allow_gki_log=0″ >> /data/local.prop”, press enter
19. Reboot you Droid Bionic manually (wait for it to boot up)
20. Place the SU apk in your Android SDK’s platform-tools folder (Download Link)
21. Log into your device via “adb shell” again
22. Type “adb shell”, press enter
23. Type “mount -o remount,rw -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system”, press enter
24. Type “exit”, press enter
25. Type “adb push ‘/home/user/location/su’ /system/bin”, press enter
26. Type “adb shell”, press enter
27. Type “chmod 4755 /system/bin/su”, press enter
28. Type “reboot”, press enter

Once your Device comes back up go to the Android Market and install SuperUser and BusyBox. Be sure when installing BusyBox that you install it to the bin directory. Have fun with your rooted Droid Bionic.

We can only assume that this is confirmation that the Droid Bionic will be released very soon. No announcement has been made by Verizon or Motorola but the estimated release date for the Motorola Droid Bionic is August 4th.

Amazon has listed both the Droid Bionic desktop dock and car docks listed on their website. While there is currently no pricing or availability on these items yet, this is the best imaging of the Droid Bionic to date.

This is the light at the end of the tunnel for those of you that are looking forward to the Droid Bionics release. Its only a matter of time now.

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