Proper flashes include rom for UK, France, Central Europe and China (If your set comes with build number 2.51, you can only flash to UK for now). The instructions for flashing as followed :
1) Search somewhere along the lines of "RSDLite - download here"
2) Install it.
3) Go to http://and-developers.com/sbf:defy
4) Download the Full Flash rom, the one where the provider is "UK"
5) Unzip that file, you now have a .sbf folder (not file)
6) Put that .sbf folder in C:\Users\Admin\My Documents
7) Shut down phone
8) Hold Power + Volume UP buttons at once for few seconds
9) Phone is now in bootloader mode (screen looks like a command prompt)
10) Release the buttons, and plug USB to computer and phone
11) Open RSD Lite, your phone should be detected as connected (Device name was like "S OMAP 3630" or some BS like that)
12) Click "..." to browse for the .sbf file in C:\Users\Admin\My Documents
13) In RSD Lite, click to highlight your connected DEFY, and then click "Start". The first column beside the connected phone should now have a green icon thing, and the ROM is being flashed.
14) DO NOT TOUCH YOUR PHONE, THE CABLE, OR THE COMPUTER! (I went and took a dump)
15) When the "Status" column in RSD Lite says "Please manually power up this phone", so shut it down and power it again. Note: The status stays in "Checksum Group 37" for a verrrrryyyy long time before saying "Rebooting". I thought it got stuck there, but it ended up ok.
16) Your DEFY is now reflashed to stock with motoblur.
17) You can now close RSD Lite. It will complain saying you will damage the attached device, but I pulled it out wayyyy before this (I unhooked it when it told me to reboot manually) and my DEFY is not dead. You may choose to close RSD Lite before unhooking your DEFY.
18) Post your results in this thread and confirm or reject my procedure. *Quote from xda-developer forum*

P/s : Above instruction is for UK. You can only flash to this rom for now since build 2.51 can't downgrade

Full specs from Maxis
How many type of packages available from Maxis?
24 months contract = RM999
18 months contract = RM1149
12 months contract = RM1299
Retail price without contract = RM1599

The rate plans and data plans
Rate plan value from RM50, RM80, RM150, RM250, RM500
+
Data plan value from 500mb, 1.5gb, 3gb
MONTHLY PERIOD

Maxis Centres Location

For more infos, please visit this site
http://www.maxis.com.my/personal/android/A...id_Packages.asp

Download this SuperOneClick

Plug in in Portal mode. Activate Usb Debugging. Execute Superoneclick with Adminrights and then click on root, restart your phone.

If this dont work try this:

Step 1; Turn your android phones USB Debugging OFF.
Step 2: Download and launch Superoneclick with Admin rights on your PC. Then Click Root.
Step 3: When it says: Waiting for Device, Turn USB Debugging ON
Step 4: It’ll now run RATC
Step 5: When it says: Starting ADB Server…
Step 6: Turn your android phones USB Debugging OFF
Step 7: Turn your android phones USB Debugging ON
Step 8: Turn your android phones USB Debugging OFF
Step 9: All BEFORE it says “Waiting for device…” again
Reboot your phone and now it should be rooted

How to unroot?

Get an app call 'z4root' available from market.

There should be an option 'Unroot'. Click it and it will say successfully unroot. However, the superuser permission program is still there and you need to remove it manually. Below steps must be done BEFORE you click unroot in z4root. Otherwise it will not work.

Step 1: Get a paid app call 'Root Explorer' from market (or you can find 'ahem' version if you're a cheap skate like me )
Step 2: navigate to /system/app. Remember to click the R/W to R/O that's located on top right corner of the program.
Step 3: Find the apk 'Superuser.apk' and uninstall it.
Step 4: Now go to z4root and click unroot.
Step 5: Reboot your phone. Now you phone should be unroot and without the superuser app

This is a safe step-by-step to upgrade your phone to froyo 2.2 and still able to downgrade to your current stock rom. This guide assumed that you are running on 2.5.1 based firmware.

Things need to be downloaded beforehand

1. Download USB Driver Motorola HERE
2. Download RSD Lite HERE
3. Download system recovery HERE
4. Download SuperOneclick from previous spoiler
5. Download Froyo_UK_3.4.2-117 (by iaio72-xda-developers) do HERE
6. Download TmobileUS_Boot_Devtree HERE

From Éclair to Froyo

1. Install RSD Lite and USB Driver Motorola
2. Root your Defy with SuperOneClick (guide can be found on previous spoiler)
3. Install System Recovery apk file. Open the app and click Install System Recovery ( place System Recovery apk file in your SD Card)
4. Extract the file Froyo_UK_3.4.2-117 and place the folder in sdcard/goapkrev/backup ( if you cannot find the folder, create one)
5. Click Recovery boot and it should enter clockwork mod recovery
6. Navigate to backup/restore. Do a Backup for your current stock rom (navigate using volume up/down and press Power Button to enter)
7. Wipe data and wipe dalvik cache (in Advanced Options) in the recovery mode
8. Restore Froyo_UK_3.4.2-117
9. Click reboot and right after that press and hold down volumn up button and you should be in boot mode
10. Plug in you Defy to computer and open RSD Lite. Open the file TmobileUS_Boot_Devtree and flash with it.
11. It will take a while to flash
12. When everything is done get into the clockwork mod recovery again and wipe data and dalvik cache
13. Reboot for the last time and you are currently running Froyo 2.2. Cheers!

Reference
~ http://www.bayusenoadji.com/en/android/51-...fy-ke-froyo-221
~ xda developers forum

P/S : For those that loss the haptic feedback keys after applied the UK froyo, install this http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13898388/haptic_fix.zip and put it in the root of your sdcard. Then apply it through 'install zip from sdcard' in custom system recovery

Contributing credits to tyenfei and abbygirl

HOW TO UPGRADE WITH FULL SBF FILE

1. Download FULL SBF, Install USB Driver and RSD Lite

Full SBF for SEA 15 - OFFICIAL RE-RELEASE! 3.4.3-36-1.7

DOWNLOAD FULL SBF : Mirrorcreator | source: ankit360

FULL SBF for SEA 15 - Old one 3.4.3-331
This is the real official version rerelease for our region.
mediafire | source: brnoadhi - from Indonesia
mediafire | source: polaris441 - from Malaysia
mirror creator | source: ankit360 - from India

USB Driver for Windows 32 bit, for 64 bit.

RSD Lite 4.9

2. Create a Backup:
- Create backup of sms, apps+settings, etc, so it can be restored on this new official Froyo

3. Erase Data and Cache [MUST DO! SERIOUSLY, YOU MUST DO THIS!]
- Turn of your phone,
- Press and hold Power+Vol.down until android logo appears
- If you previously on Eclair, press right bottom corner of the screen to get the menu
- If you previously on other Froyo build, press Vol.up+Vol.Down simultaneously to get the menu
- Navigation button: Vol.up and Vol.down | Action button: Eclair, use the touchscreen. For Froyo, use power button.
- Do Wipe Data, wait until it's done
- Then Do Wipe Cache, wait until it's done
- Choose Reboot system, BUT IMMEDIATELY JUST AFTER YOU choose reboot, press and HOLD Vol.Up for 5 seconds and release
- You are now on bootloader

4. Flashing the SBF File to Your Device:
- Open RSD Lite 4.9 from your computer desktop shortcut, then click browse button [...] to open the SBF file
downloaded files usually is .7z or .rar, PLEASE extract it first to open
if your computer can't open SBF files, try to shorten the SBF filename, and don't put it on folder, try put it on outside like D:\ or E:\
- Connect USB cable to your device, if it's the first time to flash SBF file, WAIT untill all the drivers properly configured
- In RSD Lite 4.9 window will recognize your device, it will says connected. If don't, try to pull cable and plug it again until it's connected.
- Click Start button, wait the process, it takes 7-10 minutes
- When all is done and ready, RSD Lite status will shows "Finished" and Result="PASS"
- You are on official South East Asia Froyo 2.2.2!!

ENJOY your new MOTODEFY.
Your DEFY deserve Froyo, even Gingerbread

SuperOneClick for Defy -ROOT

Original Info Refer Here.

This is for those that screwed up on their attempt of using nandroid backup to flash to Froyo, and instead used the full flash sbf of Froyo rom which is undowngradeable. Fear not, as this fixed SBF made by me is for the 2.51 SEA stock rom.

Steps to revert back to your stock rom of 2.51 SEA rom provided you've made a nandroid backup of it

1. Assuming you are on any of the Froyo full flash sbf now, do the steps for 'root the phone', and 'install custom recovery'
2. Put your nandroid backup of 2.51 SEA rom in sdcard/goapkrev/backup ( if you cannot find the folder, create one)
3. Get into custom recovery mode, wipe data and factory reset
4. Restore the backup
4. Reboot and wait until the restore completed (It may take a while)
5. Once its done, restart the phone and get into bootloader mode
6. Flash this FIXED SBF using RSD Lite
7. Again, wait for the flashing to complete (I went to take a dump)
8. Reboot for the last time and walla, back to the past

P/S : Nandroid backup for 2.51 SEA rom coming soon

* Remember to do a wipe data and dalvik cache before and after restore to any of these roms *

ROMS worth flashing

CyanogenMod 7 aka CM7
Based on Android Open Source Project (AOSP) and is built for performance and reliability over standard vanilla Android. The number 7 is to denote Gingerbread, and therefore the next Ice Cream Sandwich will be CM8. The latest CM7 built for DEFY can be download from the link below.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1033654

MIUI
MIUI is a heavily customised Android ROM based of Cyanogen/Google source codes by a bunch of Chinese developers with looks and feel of mainly iPhone, with a touch of HTC Sense and Samsung TouchWiz. There are currently 2 MIUI ROMS but they are generally the same with very little difference

MIUI US (1 file download)
This is a pre-translated version, therefore only 1 file

http://www.miui.us/forums/content.php?12-ROM-Downloads

MIUI Android (2 files download)
This is a chinese version, with a English language pack add-on, thus 2 files download

http://miuiandroid.com/roms/miui-development-roms/

I would say, at the moment, these 2 ROMS are the best for the DEFY, and is worth the trouble to update your phone to Froyo, and then learn how to root, install 2nd-init, and then installing these ROMS. It's really like comparing heaven and earth if you compare these ROMS to the standard/official ROM from Motorola.

In short, if you want pure speed and customisability, then go for CM7, but if you want more eye candy, go for MIUI.

Till then, happy playing with your phone....like i did

This Section has been contribute by blackwhitechipsKL : 14th July 2011, 12:07 AM

Latest Aug 2012 by blackwhitechipsKL AOSP Paradise ICS ROM



1. Wajkiui 2.2.17 Gingerbread Stable and ICS WIUI BETA 5
Link here

2. CM9 ICS Experimental Mod latest build by epsylon3 20 Feb
Link here

3. MS2Ginger
Link here

4. MIUI 1.8.5
Link here

5. [MOD]720p and panorama for Gingerbread Motorola based Roms 27.10.2011 Defy and Defy+
Link here

Info provide by kayro

forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=892026

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11803458&postcount=10

This is proven to work with Motorola Milestone so I would imagine the Droid as well.
It works with the Milestone 2 but you may need to get the phone booted up manually (step 7) instead of the easy reboot in step 6.
If you have a different phone and this works, please let us know!

You probably won't believe that this will work but try it anyway.

The big benefit of doing it this way:
It's great if you don't plan on changing roms and just want to calibrate your battery without downtime so that you can just use your phone as you normally would.

Note: Be sure that the phone isn't running hot (feel the back)

1. While in Android, charge up to 100% and leave the phone plugged in.
2. Delete /data/system/batterystats.bin
3. Remove back cover
4. Press Power and choose to reboot normally.
5. When the screen goes black and the lights go out, pull out the battery before you get the M logo. It will probably still work after the M logo shows up but that's how I do it.

6. Surprise: The phone will boot up without the battery! - Mine does - every time

Note: Batterystats.bin is recreated when you see the M logo - even though the battery isn't in the phone.

Go to Step 8 if the phone booted up as described.

7. If it doesn't boot up and you see the battery with the ?
..........a) Put the battery back in (you will see 60%),
..........b) Power off the phone (press power until LED light goes out)
..........c) Power on the phone (press power until you see the M logo)
..........d) Remove battery... and watch bootanimation...

8. a) After the surprise of seeing the boot animation without a battery, you will then see the lock screen along with a "No SIM card error" and no signal.
...... Put the battery back in - the SIM card error will disappear, you will get a signal, it will show 60% full and the icon will show the battery charging.
...... Go to Step 9 if this works as planned. If it doesn't, reboot (again without the battery) and use step 8b instead of step 8a.
... b) Put the battery back in during the bootanimation, but after the haptic feedback/vibration (and the buttons along the bottom light up).
....... On a normal reboot, you can actually slide and unlock the phone when you get the vibration during the boot animation. You knew that, right?

9. Use your phone normally while you calibrate the battery

10. Let it fill it up to 100% + 15 minutes or so. When it is truly finished charging, the battery should be cool.

11. If the phone is running hot, weird things can happen. For example, you may get no signal when you put the battery back in or the battery doesn't begin charging (the status bar battery icon doesn't change). Just let the phone cool off and it should work next time.

100% full is approximately 4200mV
As you can see in the cap below, it's showing only 60% at 4241mV (This was after booting up without the battery and putting the battery in)
A few minutes later, still plugged in, it showed 100% at 4225mV and then it went up to 4230mV.

Credit go to kayro, thanks for share with us

For Maxis/Hotlink

Name = Maxis(3G)
APN = unet
Proxy = 202.75.133.49
Port = 80
Username = maxis
password = wap
MMSC = http://172.16.74.100:10021/mmsc
MMS proxy = 202.75.133.49
MMS port = 80
APN type = default,mms

For Celcom
Celcom 3g internet setting :

Name : Celcom 3G Internet
APN : celcom3g
MCC : 502
MNC : 19
APN type : default

Celcom 3g MMS setting :

Name : Celcom 3G MMS
APN : celcom3g
MMSC : http://mms.celcom.net.my
MMS proxy : 10.128.1.242
MMS port : 8080
MCC : 502
MNC : 19
APN type : mms

Celcom 2g internet setting :

Name : Celcom 2G Internet
APN : celcom.net.my
MCC : 502
MNC : 19
APN type : default

Celcom 2g MMS setting :

Name : Celcom 2G MMS
APN : mms.celcom.net.my
MMSC : http://mms.celcom.net.my
MMS proxy : 10.128.1.242
MMS port : 8080
MCC : 502
MNC : 19
APN type : mms

For U Mobile

Internet Settings
APN: my3g
Username:
Password:
MMS Settings
APN: my3g
Username:
Password:
MMSC: http://10.30.3.11/servlets/mms
MMS Proxy: 10.30.5.11:8080

For DIGI

DIGI WAP - Internet/Data
APN: digiwap
Proxy: 203.092.128.188
Port: 80
username: digi
password: digi
server:
mmsc:
mms proxy:
mms port:
MCC: 502
MNC: 16
Authentication type: PAP
APN Type: internet

DIGI MMS (WAP 2.0)
APN: digimms
Proxy:
Port:
username: mms
password: mms
server:
mmsc: http://mms.digi.com.my/servlets/mms
mms proxy: 203.092.128.160
mms port: 80
MCC: 502
MNC: 16
Authentication type: PAP
APN Type: mms

Digi internet
APN : diginet
APN type : default
The rest of the fields : *leave it blank*

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=944258
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052745
DefyBaseBandSwitcher3.1
Baseband switch v 4.0 here.
Defy SEA India 900mhz - 1800mhz http://www.mediafire.com/?k8dsbbq0ceodv86

In contacts menu, press options(the left button undeneath the screen)
Here U have to select import/export - and import form SIM

Then, go to home screen - Settings - Accounts and Sync - enable background data + auto sync, then add a Google account - this will be your main account (you even have the posibility to create a fresh one) - this will sync your contacts + e-mail + data
Once this step was set up ok, then anytime you reflash your phone, clear data, or change your phone, if you enter this account, your contacts will be there.
P.S. - ypu can even import facebook accounts - and join contacts from google + facebook - easier to have pictures for contacts.

** Found by Coldf3ar from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1081677

Motorola Defy has an IP67 certified protection. What does it means you may ask? IP stands for Ingress Protection (not the kungfu guy in IP Man ). The first letter '6' indicate that it is totally protected against dust. The second letter '7' indicate that it is protected against the effect of immersion between 15cm and 1m. Motorola has stated that it can withstand the pressure of being underwater as deep as 1m at a maximum time of 30 minutes. If you curious about what other numbers stands for, feel free to have a look at this website

For those that flashed your firmware to other sbf or custom roms, you may need to add your apn manually. Fortunately, I have made a universal master apns which can detect any telcos all over the world However, you will need to root your device in order to do this.

Step 1 : Download this master-apn HERE
Step 2 : Put it in the root of your sdcard. Now install Root Explorer
Step 3 : In the Root Explorer navigate to your sdcard and find the apns-conf.xml, copy it
Step 4 : Now go to /system/etc. Click R/W to R/O on the top right corner and paste your apns-conf.xml and replace the current one
Step 5 : Go to setting - Wireless and networks - Mobile networks - Access point names
Step 6 : Click menu button and click Reset to defaults. Wait for it to apply your settings automatically and you are done

1. call *#*#4636#*#*-->select phone information-->press menu(the 1st touch key at the bottom)-->select more-->disable/enable data connection.

2. use app/widget that change the APN name.

3. use switcher pro to turn on/off.

Recovery mode
Turn Off Phone Press Power Key + Volume down To Power On The Phone And Bring Up The Recovery Screen. Now press around the edge of buttom right corner of the screen to enter the recovery menu

Bootloader mode
Turn off Phone Press Power key + Volume up
Alternate way : Use application available from the market such as Quick Boot

Ask sanosizo

WARNING : DOING THIS WILL VOID THE WARRANTY

Simply follow the instructions given in the links below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread...t=989183&page=2

For more clearer angle of disassemble process watch this video

Malaysia original set without maxis contract : RM14xx - RM15XX
Ap set : RM11xx - RM12xx

ROM Name : Jboogie3 UK BlurlessGingerFroyo 4

Link : http://modmymobile.com/forums/640-motorola...-16-2011-a.html

Things to note before use : Non-Downgradable (i think so)

Anything Special In This ROM : Superb battery customization, full flash 10.2, Smoother, and very few bloatware

Battery Life Comment : Awesome. If set properly my phone can last for 2 full days

Stability Comment : Sometimes 3G will off it self. Fixed by restarting phone.

Other Comment : I love this ROM. Waiting for Cyanogen.

Review by TAGreptiles

Steps to CM7:

1) Steps

A) What SBF version to use when flashing CM7?
- I'm using 3.4.2-177 Nordic, Quarx itself uses 3.4.3-11 UK, but you can use any Froyo leak of your choice. I really recommend one of these two.

B) How to install CM7 Beta 6?
- First flash any Froyo leak of your choice (see 1)
- Turn USB Debugging ON
- Root via SuperOneClick
- Reboot
- Install 2nd Init Recovery Installer 1.4(see 12)
- Turn USB Debugging OFF
- Reboot your device 2 times
- Copy CM7 Beta 6, Google Apps 2.3.4(market, gtalk, etc.) and FixBrightness.zip to your SD Card
- Reboot your device, when the blue led lights at Motorola logo, press Volume Down to enter Bootmenu
- Go to "Set Default Bootmode" then select [2ND-INIT]
- Go to "[Custom Recovery] start"
- Select "wipe cache partition" then "wipe data/factory reset"
- Select "install zip from sdcard", "choose zip from sdcard", then select "update-cm-7.1.0-jordan-beta6-signed"
- Select "choose zip from sdcard", then select "gapps-gb-20110503-signed.zip"
- Select "choose zip from sdcard", then select "FixBrightness.zip"
- Select "+++++Go Back++++++" then "reboot your system now"
Now wait and CM7 will be loaded.

For upgrade from previous CM7 or FAQ please refer to here.


IMPORTANT NOTE: Do not use the normal Clockwork recovery anymore. Anytime you want to install any zip file or restore/backup, you MUST use 2int by following the steps above. If not you will get stuck in boot logo.


Features in CM7:

-A lot of customizable themes
-DSP Manager
-Customizable Lockscreen
-Customizable Camera Buttons
-Faster and smoother than 2.2 Froyo
-Improved 3D performance

New boot animation - 73v1n - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYXiKWwp0DQ

Beta 3, 4 Tested & Recommend by theBigO

I have a Motorola MB525, South Africa Model, still on Eclair (Meh) and had a lazarus ressurection of a time trying to update the software with RSDlite and many SBF's.

i got an error "Failed flashing process. Failed flashing process. (0x7100): phone connected" and after scouring the Internet for solutions, using many different version of RSD, moving my SBF files all over the place and reinstalling everything required to install the SBF, the solution was as simple as rain.

my symptoms: check if you have the same

on the device properties section, i get a whole lot of N/A
under file properties; the box is empty

1. Move sbf file to root of C drive and name it something like G.sbf

2. rerun rsd lite and load the SBF file, and try flashing

3. look under the folder where RSD is installed, you will see a FlashErrorLog file with the date and time of you tried flashing the SBF. you will see an entry with garbage characters. mine was...

ERROR: \\?\c:\g.sbf&!ò contains an invalid path.
File: D:\GitProjects2\hdt_windows_flash\flash\code\flash dll\PST_FP_FlashFileIO.cpp
4. what we need to do is to get rid of the three extra characters, by renaming my file G2.3.sbf.

5. THATs it

Original Source : Here

MotoCharge - Show you battery with 1% at status bar
FMRadio APK - This one from Droid2, can listen to FM with loudspeaker. Use only if no FM in your Defy.
LED Show - Let Defy display wording like LED board do. Awesome man

Also some recommended apps from Xda site.

Download this zip file. Then boot to CWM (custom recovery) and choose install zip from SDCard. Make sure you copy that zip file into your SDCard before doing it.

http://www.ebay.com.my/itm/Black-Soft-Gel-TPU-Cover-Case-Motorola-Defy-MB525-/250924487842?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3a6c43d4a2

Organizer : Volunteer Please
Date : Suggestion are welcome
Place : KL Area, 24Hours A&W near Amcorp Mall
Laptop : Latest ^^
Internet : Individual Own 3G Data Plan, tyenfei YES huddle (4 users), Celcom Daily Boardband RM5

Who Interested :
1. Nightstalker1993
2. tyenfei (With family, my wife and baby girl)
3. blackwhitechipsKL
4. TAGreptiles
5. and YOU (^_*)y
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