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'''Motoblur''' (often stylized as '''MOTOBLUR''') is a discontinued [[Android (operating system)|Android]] user interface and [[push technology|push]]-based service focused on social networking, developed by [[Motorola]].
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'''Motoblur''' (often stylized as '''MOTOBLUR''') was an [[Android (operating system)|Android]] UI replacement and [[push technology|push]]-based service focused on social networking, developed by [[Motorola]]. It aimed at functional similarity to [[Palm, Inc.|Palm's]] [[Palm Pre#Synergy|Synergy]], including such features as Remote Wipe. Motoblur included a variety of [[GUI widget|widgets]] which combined various social networking portals such as [[Facebook]], [[MySpace]], and [[Twitter]] as well as other services (news or weather reports) all in one place. It also combined multiple email accounts and contact communication sources into singular notification views, being the first handset software to do so. Feeds and data were regularly pushed to these widgets.<ref>[http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/US-EN/Consumer-Product-and-Services/MOTOBLUR/Meet-MOTOBLUR Motorola MOTOBLUR]</ref> Motoblur in its final inception was on these devices: [[Motorola Photon|Electrify/Photon 4G]], [[Motorola Atrix 4G|Atrix 4G]], Atrix HD, [[Motorola CLIQ|CLIQ/DEXT]], [[Motorola Backflip|Backflip]], [[Motorola Devour|Devour]], [[Motorola Flipout|Flipout]], [[Motorola Charm|Charm]], [[Motorola Spice|Spice]], [[Motorola Droid Pro|Droid Pro]], Filpside, [[Motorola DEFY|DEFY]], DEFY+, Bravo, [[Motorola Droid X|Droid X]], [[Motorola Droid 3|Droid 3]], [[Motorola Droid 2|Droid 2]], [[Motorola Droid Bionic|Droid Bionic]], and [[Droid RAZR]]. The version found on the Droid X, Droid Pro, Droid 2, Droid Bionic, Droid 3, Electrify/Photon 4G, and DEFY was intended to be less intrusive than previous versions.<ref name="incdroid" />


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It aimed at functional similarity to [[Palm, Inc.|Palm's]] [[Palm Pre#Synergy|Synergy]], including such features as Remote Wipe. Motoblur included a variety of [[GUI widget|widgets]] which combined various social networking portals such as [[Facebook]], [[MySpace]], and [[Twitter]] as well as other services (news or weather reports) all in one place. It also combined multiple email accounts and contact communication sources into singular notification views, being the first handset software to do so. Feeds and data were regularly pushed to these widgets.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/US-EN/Consumer-Product-and-Services/MOTOBLUR/Meet-MOTOBLUR |title=Meet MOTOBLUR |publisher=Motorola |website=motorola.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090912231852/http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/US-EN/Consumer-Product-and-Services/MOTOBLUR/Meet-MOTOBLUR |archive-date=2009-09-12}}</ref> Motoblur in its final inception was on these devices: [[Motorola Photon|Electrify/Photon 4G]], [[Motorola Atrix 4G|Atrix 4G]], Atrix HD, [[Motorola CLIQ|CLIQ/DEXT]], [[Motorola Backflip|Backflip]], [[Motorola Devour|Devour]], [[Motorola Flipout|Flipout]], [[Motorola Charm|Charm]], [[Motorola Spice|Spice]], [[Motorola Droid Pro|Droid Pro]], Filpside, [[Motorola DEFY|DEFY]], DEFY+, Bravo, [[Motorola Droid X|Droid X]], [[Motorola Droid 3|Droid 3]], [[Motorola Droid 2|Droid 2]], [[Motorola Droid Bionic|Droid Bionic]], and [[Droid RAZR]]. The version found on the Droid X, Droid Pro, Droid 2, Droid Bionic, Droid 3, Electrify/Photon 4G, and DEFY was intended to be less intrusive than previous versions.<ref name="incdroid" />
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First generation Motoblur-based phones required a new user to create a Motoblur account, denying access to the main screen until the account was established. User account information was stored on Motorola's redundant servers for access from web browsers and future phones. Newer devices allowed users to defer Blur services until a later registration and had more filtering options and better battery management to optimize the user experience.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mobile-phones.smh.com.au/MobilePhones/MotoBlur|title=MotoBlur - An Introduction (& How it Helps)|publisher=[http://www.smh.com.au The Sunday Morning Herald]}}</ref>


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First generation Motoblur-based phones required a new user to create a Motoblur account, denying access to the main screen until the account was established. User account information was stored on Motorola's redundant servers for access from web browsers and future phones. Newer devices allowed users to defer Blur services until a later registration and had more filtering options and better battery management to optimize the user experience.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mobile-phones.smh.com.au/MobilePhones/MotoBlur |title=MotoBlur - An Introduction (& How it Helps) |work=The Sunday Morning Herald |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100419180734/http://mobile-phones.smh.com.au/MobilePhones/MotoBlur |archive-date=2010-04-19}}</ref>
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In late 2010 Motorola announced that Motoblur would not be their development focus in the future, as Android made custom skins largely redundant.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://androidandme.com/2010/08/news/motorola-motoblur-will-not-be-our-focus-going-forward/|author=Taylor Wimberly|date=9 August 2010|publisher=[http://www.thestreet.com TheStreet.com]|title=Motorola, "MOTOBLUR will not be our focus going forward"|accessdate=17 August 2011}}</ref> The [[Motorola Atrix|Atrix]]{{disambiguation needed|date=September 2013}}, [[Motorola Droid 2|Droid 2]] and [[Motorola Droid X|Droid X]] do feature the UI skin.<ref name="incdroid">{{cite web|url=http://www.intomobile.com/2010/07/20/motorola-droid-2-to-rock-android-2-2-motoblur/|title=Motorola Droid 2 to rock Android 2.2. MotoBlur|publisher=[http://www.intomobile.com IntoMobile]}}</ref>


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In late 2010 Motorola announced that Motoblur would not be their development focus in the future, as Android made custom skins largely redundant.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://androidandme.com/2010/08/news/motorola-motoblur-will-not-be-our-focus-going-forward/ |author=Taylor Wimberly |date=9 August 2010 |title=Motorola, "MOTOBLUR will not be our focus going forward" |website=Android and Me |access-date=17 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100818234147/http://androidandme.com/2010/08/news/motorola-motoblur-will-not-be-our-focus-going-forward/ |archive-date=2010-08-18}}</ref> The [[Motorola Atrix 4G|Atrix]], [[Motorola Droid 2|Droid 2]] and [[Motorola Droid X|Droid X]] do feature the UI skin.<ref name="incdroid">{{cite web |url=http://www.intomobile.com/2010/07/20/motorola-droid-2-to-rock-android-2-2-motoblur/ |title=Motorola Droid 2 to rock Android 2.2, MotoBlur |date=20 July 2010 |author=Marin Perez |website=IntoMobile |access-date=14 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414125630/http://www.intomobile.com/2010/07/20/motorola-droid-2-to-rock-android-2-2-motoblur/ |archive-date=14 April 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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In 2011 [[PC World (magazine)|PC World]] criticised Motoblur for poor performance.<ref>[http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/229926/motorola_photon_4g_handson_attractive_and_powerful.html PCWorld Motorola Photon review]</ref>

== Reception ==
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In 2011 [[PC World (magazine)|PC World]] criticised Motoblur for poor performance.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/229926/hands_on_motorola_photon_4g.html |title=Motorola Photon 4G Hands-On: Attractive and Powerful |first1=Brent |last1=Rose |date=9 June 2011 |website=PCWorld}}</ref>


== References ==
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Latest revision as of 11:04, 4 October 2023

Motoblur
DeveloperMotorola Mobility
OS familyAndroid
Source modelClosed source
Official websiteMotoblur

Motoblur (often stylized as MOTOBLUR) is a discontinued Android user interface and push-based service focused on social networking, developed by Motorola.

It aimed at functional similarity to Palm's Synergy, including such features as Remote Wipe. Motoblur included a variety of widgets which combined various social networking portals such as Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter as well as other services (news or weather reports) all in one place. It also combined multiple email accounts and contact communication sources into singular notification views, being the first handset software to do so. Feeds and data were regularly pushed to these widgets.[1] Motoblur in its final inception was on these devices: Electrify/Photon 4G, Atrix 4G, Atrix HD, CLIQ/DEXT, Backflip, Devour, Flipout, Charm, Spice, Droid Pro, Filpside, DEFY, DEFY+, Bravo, Droid X, Droid 3, Droid 2, Droid Bionic, and Droid RAZR. The version found on the Droid X, Droid Pro, Droid 2, Droid Bionic, Droid 3, Electrify/Photon 4G, and DEFY was intended to be less intrusive than previous versions.[2]

First generation Motoblur-based phones required a new user to create a Motoblur account, denying access to the main screen until the account was established. User account information was stored on Motorola's redundant servers for access from web browsers and future phones. Newer devices allowed users to defer Blur services until a later registration and had more filtering options and better battery management to optimize the user experience.[3]

In late 2010 Motorola announced that Motoblur would not be their development focus in the future, as Android made custom skins largely redundant.[4] The Atrix, Droid 2 and Droid X do feature the UI skin.[2]

Reception

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In 2011 PC World criticised Motoblur for poor performance.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Meet MOTOBLUR". motorola.com. Motorola. Archived from the original on 12 September 2009.
  2. ^ a b Marin Perez (20 July 2010). "Motorola Droid 2 to rock Android 2.2, MotoBlur". IntoMobile. Archived from the original on 14 April 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  3. ^ "MotoBlur - An Introduction (& How it Helps)". The Sunday Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 19 April 2010.
  4. ^ Taylor Wimberly (9 August 2010). "Motorola, "MOTOBLUR will not be our focus going forward"". Android and Me. Archived from the original on 18 August 2010. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  5. ^ Rose, Brent (9 June 2011). "Motorola Photon 4G Hands-On: Attractive and Powerful". PCWorld.
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