Getting root access to the Atrix (as well as a root shell
in Webtop) isn't hard, but your options are still limited without access to a custom recovery.
While
in webtop, users are given a window into the smartphone that enables access to all of the device's functionality within Android.
Atrix allows you to open, view, edit and send PowerPoint, Excel and Word documents using cloud based web apps through the full Mozilla Firefox browser
in the webtop application.
Not exact matches
The Android Gingerbread update for Atrix 4G bring some new features such as enhancements to the Picture Gallery and Music Player, updated User Interface with simpler home screen design, access to social content
in one place, Full HD Video Playback
in 1080p, One touch conference call access, Faster
Webtop Browsing and much more.
The Droid 4 also mimics the Droid Bionic and Atrix
in that it supports
Webtop, hooking into Motorola's lapdoc shell.
With a
WebTop - enabled accessory, you can conveniently transform your handset into a portable computer with a full Firefox browser
in tow.
The last picture displays the
webtop application that has only previously been seen
in the Motorola Atrix.
Rumored specs
in the Spyder / Razr / HD include a dual - core 1.2 - GHz processor, 1 GB of RAM, an 8 - megapixel camera with 1080p video recording and image stabilization, an «HD» front - facing camera, and Motorola
Webtop support with various docks, according to ThisIsMyNext.
The lapdock is a unique early - adopter feature that uses a hypervisor
in all new advanced Motorola smartphones called Motorola
Webtop.
Essentially, you can turn the Electrify into a miniature PC running
Webtop Application, which is a custom version of Linux with Android
in a virtual machine.
The Bionic was the most heavily modified of the lineup, having been based off of a combination of Motorola reference hardware and having LTE added
in order to meet Verizon's requirements, though the initial lack of updates for the phone compared to its stablemates were almost exclusively the result of Motorola's Motoblur overlays and bundled software such as
Webtop, which considerably left the phone behind
in terms of major updates until last October, when the Ice Cream Sandwich update eliminated the former software bundle and left the device with improved performance as a result.
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In addition to their hackability, these can be used with any
Webtop - era phone, except for the original Motorola Atrix.
Motorola drops three former Android flagship devices from Ice Cream Sandwich updates
in the Motorola Atrix 4G, Photon 4G and Electrify, which also run and support first - generation
Webtop, Coincidence?
In between the Fall launch up until now, the device was also known for being one of the few devices to also support the full
Webtop functionality, which makes the announced update to Ice Cream Sandwich another anomaly for this phone compared to its stablemates, which were denied long - promised Ice Cream Sandwich updates.
Yes, you read that right, this phone can turn into computer complete with a desktop version of Firefox (I talked about
Webtop more extensively
in my Motorola Atrix Review, but I basically think that it is a bit too slow for my taste).
Oddly, the netbook can only function when the phone is plugged
in and runs on a «
webtop» application that includes Firefox.
It features additional software that allows it to run its
WebTop netbook dock and its Mozilla Firefox web interface, which is an advantage over all phones
in the market today.
The
Webtop initiative was spearheaded by former Motorola Mobility CEO Sanjay Jha and was a frequent point of pride for him when speaking to the tech press as Motorola launched both the
Webtop software and the former flagship
in the Motorola Atrix 4G during the International CES
in January of 2011.
Motorola ATRIX ushers
in a new era
in mobile computing and has the power to deliver on its promise to empower individuals as it comes loaded with the Motorola
webtop application, which enables consumers to enhance the capabilities of their smartphones and simultaneously reduce their need for additional mobile computing screens.»
Motorola Atrix 2 runs Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread OS, sporting a 4.3 - inch qHD display with 540 X 960 pixels of resolution, an unspecified dual - core processor, PowerVR SGX 540 GPU, an 8 megapixel rear - facing camera with auto focus & an LED flash to record 1080p HD videos, 1 GB of RAM to keep things moving, 8 GB
in - built memory storage, memory expansion support up to a total of 40 GB via microSD cards, 2 GB microSD card pre-inserted, micro USB port, micro HDMI port, Wi - Fi,
Webtop accessories including an HD Dock and a Lapdock, Android Market, pre-installed AT&T Music Store app, battery is supposed to provide talk time of up to 8.5 hours & standby time of 15.9 days, a whole host of the Google & the carrier services and all the regular features of an Android phone.
The phone carries much
in common with AT&T's Motorola Atrix 4G, and even gets the same
Webtop connectivity that sees the Photon 4G transform into a powerful computing device when connected to a seperate dock accessory.