For a phone that first launched in 2010, it appears that Verizon and Motorola are now preparing to stop all support for the device, officially that is. We’ve noticed that the Droid 3 is also mysteriously absent from the update list, which is a little bit strange given that they have no problems bringing Ice Cream Sandwich to the legendary HTC Thunderbolt which launched almost a year ago exactly.

You just know that the decision isn’t going to go down well with Droid X owners, and we’ve even read some feedback on Twitter from many users who say that this now basically condones the use of rooting the device in search of an unofficial update. That’s the reality Droid X owners are facing now as it is going to be the only way you ever see Android 4.0 on your device sadly.

What about the LG Revolution as well? Verizon seems to have taken care of their other 4G LTE supported devices, but it appears that there has been no love shown for the LG Revolution, a device which is only a year old. Perhaps LG and Motorola will have a change of heart and extend the Ice Cream Sandwich update rollout to the Droid X and LG Revolution as well.

If you own either of these devices, let us know how your feeling. Are you now prepared to root?

Is ”seemingly forgotten” a fair tagline for the Bionic? A few months ago, it was the most anticipated Android handset in history – until Nexus Prime / Galaxy Nexus rumors started to take over. Now as we move into 2012, it looks certain that the Bionic will be pushed into third place in Verizon’s pecking order after the Galaxy Nexus and Motorola Droid RAZR.

The good news for owners though, is that you’ll be getting the update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Motorola has just issued an update to their Twitter account informing everyone abou the news, and also confirming once again that the Motorola RAZR and Xoom tablet will get Ice Cream Sandwich again, just like we told you here and here.

Here is the message that they put on Twitter, as reported from Droid-Life:

”@nightdragon70 DROID BIONIC will get an upgrade to ICS. We’ll have more info on timing after Google releases the final version”

As for other Android handsets aside from the Droid Bionic, Nexus S and Droid RAZR that have already been confirmed, Motorola wasn’t prepared to be so open about forthcoming updates. When quizzed on whether or not the Droid X would be getting Ice Cream Sandwich, Motorola had this to say in response:

”@snakesnake449 We’ll release devices to get the ICS upgrade 6 weeks after Google’s public push. Hope this helps!”

Motorola and Verizon are pretty solid when it comes to updating handsets, so we’re guessing that the Droid X will definitely get Ice Cream Sandwich at some point. If the handset does get the update, you would feel that the likes of the Droid2, Droid Pro, Droid 3 and Droid X2 will also be getting the update. It is obviously an anxious wait though – many of you have probably just decided to go for the Galaxy Nexus rather than hold out for an update that may never happen.

Do you own the Bionic or another Droid device on Verizon?

For some Droid X owners, this is probably just another day at the office, as it’s not the first time the handset has suffered some problems. However, the new Gingerbread update is causing considerable distress to certain users, although we’re not sure how widespread this is at the moment.

According to MobileCrunch, some users have installed Gingerbread on their handsets and have been met with a frozen handset soon afterwards. When this happens, it requires users to pull their battery out for it to turn on again – which is never a good sign.

Worse yet, there’s also a few reports that handsets are not turning on at all following the Gingerbread update. Motorola or Verizon haven’t issued any statements regarding this, but we bet they will if the problems continue pouring in. Let us know if you have any problems similar to the ones mentioned above, after installing Gingerbread.

This news was reported by Engadget recently following dozens of tip offs, according to Verizon Wireless the update brings your Droid X to software version 4.5.596 you can see a full breakdown of changes here, lots of which are similar to what we spoke about earlier for the Droid Pro.

Some of the changes we are most excited about include the new download manager app, a new look UI (thanks to new widgets, icons and screens), the ability to group apps and finally a way to monitor what apps are running in the background and how much memory they are using.

If you check out the full changelog you can see some less noticeable changes which have been made, as with most updates there are probably plenty of security improvements included to.

Some of you have probably already received the Gingerbread update, if you have not received the update notifications simply go to Menu, Settings, About Phone and then choose System Updates, your Droid X will then check for updates and Android 2.3 should then show, simply click download and the update will download and install itself.

Did the update go smoothly for you?

This version of Android Gingerbread for the Droid X has an official build number of v4.5.596 and we’re hearing that it’s already available for selected users as part of Motorola’s first rollouts of the update.

However, that official version isn’t available for rooted users until now that is, as member P3Droid has released the very same version for those of you in rooted state – which is obviously a lot of you.

The full instructions and download links can be obtained over at Droid-Life, and judging by the nature of their post, you’ll need to read the instructions carefully and only attempt if you know what you’re doing. Failure to do this can always result in a bricked device, which nobody wants to see happen.

If you have a rooted Droid X and are willing to try this new version of Gingerbread out, let us know how you get on. Tell us how the handset is perfoming generally, and if you’ve spotted any serious bugs that we should know about.

The news follows various leaks about the forthcoming Gingerbread updates mentioned above, and as a result of this, Verizon has now come out officially and stated that the first update will be given to the Droid X.

You’ll be pleased to know that it will be made available this Friday, 27th May and it will be an OTA update weighing in at 112MB on your Droid X. The official build number will move to 4.5.596.MB810 and key changes include things like the Gingerbread UI enhancements (obviously), a handy download manager app, geotagging, improved battery life via Bluetooth, autofocus camera improvements and much more.

You can view the full list of changes in Verizon’s official document over at Droid Life here. Sadly, no news on when Gingerbread will be hitting the Droid Pro and Droid 2, but we’ll let you know as soon as Verizon make that official too – hopefully it will be next week!

Are you looking forward to the official Gingerbread update on the Droid X?

The news was revealed over at Motorola’s official forums by an employee who was replying to a user question related to problems with Exchange ActiveSync on one of the handsets. Luckily for you, he also decided to reveal that these problems would be fixed in the Gingerbread update, as his message states below, reported by Phandroid;

”The Gingerbread (GB) software update will include improved Exchange Activesync functionality. The following Motorola Droid devices will be updated to GB: Droid X, Droid Pro, Droid 2, Droid 2 Global.”

So there we have it. If you currently own one of the above handsets and have resisted installing a custom or leaked version of Gingerbread, you can look forward to the official OTA update soon. We’ll let you know when that happens, hopefully it’s a matter of days rather than weeks.

On a side note, we’re also interested to hear from those who already have Gingerbread installed on the Droid X or one of the above devices. Do you regret installing, or is everything working like a dream? Would you advise other users to follow suit?

As with any update we suggest that you backup all important data beforehand just in case something untoward happens, once you have done this you can download the update here and see full installation instructions on IntoMobile.

If all goes to plan you should soon be running Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread, this should bring lots of bug fixes, UI refinements, improved power management and much more. Lots of the changes are “under the hood”, if you are a developer and want to use the Android 2.3.3 SDK you can find out all you need to know here.

Once you have installed Android 2.3.3 on your Droid X we would love you to try it out and come back here to tell us if you are enjoying the changes the update brings, obviously if you are experiencing problems let us know and we will do our best to help you out.

Did the installation go smoothly for you?

Users have been sending in messages on the DroidXForums board, stating that they have now received an OTA message from Verizon, telling them that an update to 4.5.588 is now available, as reported from BGR.

While the update build number may be a bit misleading, we can tell you that it’s the official Gingerbread update we’re dealing with here – which is pretty impressive from both Motorola and Verizon for getting this out to users fairly quickly. Perhaps the fact that they knew leaked builds were out there in the open, made them speed up the process considerably.

Providing you haven’t already updated to Gingerbread via other methods, you should look forward to seeing the OTA notification at any moment. If you have already had it, let us know the status of your handset after updating – is everything in order?

You can view feedback from other users attempting to install this at the DroidXForums here. We’ll update this, when we have a full list of change notes from the update.

Instead, it has provided by the guys over at My Droid World, who incidentally have also made the Gingerbread download for the Motorola Droid 2 available as well. We not sure how they managed to get hold of this build, but it’s irrelevant anyway – Gingerbread has arrived on the Droid X!

You’ll find the download links and instructions on how to perform the upgrade over at Droid-Life. Since this is the real slice of Gingerbread that is now available for free, there is also a donate link through the link which users are urged to donate towards.

It’s entirely optional though, you could just go ahead and download now and reap the benefits of a brand new interface for your precious Droid X. Don’t worry if you are concerned about safety risks either, as the download also contains information on how to revert back to your previous version if you choose to.

What are your thoughts on this Droid X owners? Are you going to install this right away, or wait for the official OTA from Verizon? If you have already got Gingerbread up and running on your device, let us know how things are going at the moment.