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Increasing the vibration?!

I don't know about everybody else, but the vibration on my x1a completely SUCKS!! And that is definitely not good, being that it also has a very low ringer volume. Because of this I'm missing calls and texts in environments with mild noise. Throughout the day, I carry my x1 in a leather case that attaches to my belt. When I walk (and even when I'm sitting still) I can't even feel the vibration. The case was designed for my Blackjack II, so I understand that being since the x1 is smaller and doesn't fill the entire case, I wont feel the vibration as much. But this is just downright ridiculous! Even if I put the x1 on my thigh while i'm sitting, I still barely feel it!
So I want to know if there is any way to increase the vibration strength or something? Are their any apps or registry edits I can make? Please help me...I REALLY love this phone but I'm considering returning it just because of the low ringer/weak vibration. What's the sense in having a phone if you don't even know when you're receiving calls/texts?

Same problem, vibration too weak
I have same problem since i carry the phone in a leather pouch on my belt. I can't feel anything vibration having to do with texts. Anyone know how to fix this problem ?

nn4786 said:
I have same problem since i carry the phone in a leather pouch on my belt. I can't feel anything vibration having to do with texts. Anyone know how to fix this problem ?
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glad to see that I'm not the only one having this problem. I thought that buying a case made specifically for the x1 would make a tighter fit so that I would be able to fell the vibration

I find the speaker pretty loud when it isn't covered
but just wondering at the asian places there are cellphone charms that
light up when you get an incoming text/call
im just wondering if there are charms that vibrate when that occurs it would be so useful lol

Bennieficial said:
glad to see that I'm not the only one having this problem. I thought that buying a case made specifically for the x1 would make a tighter fit so that I would be able to fell the vibration
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no, this is the worst vibration mechanism ever...can't feel much. Looks lik I have to return it, touch pro has same features and is better i would say in the end so far

Design fault with the Legend alu housing/casing!

In my humble opinion, there is a major design "fault" with the aluminum casing used and it's pretty severe one at that. For me, this makes me think about taking the phone back and getting a refund (yes I can, even after I've used ut).This is the sort of thing Apple would never allow. Now I'm NO Apple fanboy, rather a HTC/Android Phanboy, so hold those horses......
But, ever notice the sharp edge surrounding the top of the HTC? It's quite annoying and prob would get slightly painful in longer conversations.
Now, all they would have to do, was to try the phone and they would notice. It would only take slightly more beveling of the edge. Try holding the phone the wrong way, spreaker to your ear. THAT'S the way an edge should feel against your ear. It's like there's nothing there!

the edge is noticeable and yes it is a annoying but its easy to cope with just dont press it hard against your ear and your fine. What i hate more is the low calling volume in noisy environments its impossible to phone anyone and then the edge does hurt when you try to press the speaker against your ear

jjs87 said:
the edge is noticeable and yes it is a annoying but its easy to cope with just dont press it hard against your ear and your fine. What i hate more is the low calling volume in noisy environments its impossible to phone anyone and then the edge does hurt when you try to press the speaker against your ear
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Thing is, it shouldn't be like this. It would have been easy to notice this pre-production and it would have been easy to fix. Small things like this ruin a GREAT phone......that and those damn lost wifi signals!

No one mentioned it for a month, so it can't be that bad. Maybe your ear is not compatible with the phone

Perhaps it depends on how you hold your phone to your ear.
The edge doesn't bother me at all.

I totally agree.. its defenetly a sharp edge against the ear.. the phone must be angled differend than my ond magic to be comfortable to "use as a phone" :/

after reading this post i check my legend but this "problem" is non existing. Even when i rubb my finger on the edge there is little to no "sharpness". For me its move along people nothing to see.

Jarune said:
after reading this post i check my legend but this "problem" is non existing. Even when i rubb my finger on the edge there is little to no "sharpness". For me its move along people nothing to see.
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Hmmm, I just had a 1hr long phone call and the Legend is noticable uncomfortable to use. The "edge" I'm talking about rests on my ear and it's not painfull, it's just "there" and very annoying. You will naturally move your phone around when you talk and this edge I'm talking about and this makes it even worse.
I pulled out my old Hero and this has a rounded edge (as does the iPhone and EVERY other phone out there) and you can't even notice it when you hold it up to your ear. I'm a nitpicker and I always find small flaws in things I like very much. But I'm considering this is supposed to be a GREAT phone, it should have benn rounded off.
Edge: The edge I'm talking about is the result of a 90 degree angle on the metal where the aluminum has been cnc'd. Once again, hold your phone the other way round and it is MUCH more comfortable to hold against your head, but MUCH worse to use as a phone...

Sebastian768 said:
In my humble opinion, there is a major design "fault" with the aluminum casing used and it's pretty severe one at that. For me, this makes me think about taking the phone back and getting a refund (yes I can, even after I've used ut).This is the sort of thing Apple would never allow. Now I'm NO Apple fanboy, rather a HTC/Android Phanboy, so hold those horses......
But, ever notice the sharp edge surrounding the top of the HTC? It's quite annoying and prob would get slightly painful in longer conversations.
Now, all they would have to do, was to try the phone and they would notice. It would only take slightly more beveling of the edge. Try holding the phone the wrong way, spreaker to your ear. THAT'S the way an edge should feel against your ear. It's like there's nothing there!
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I don't find this an issue at all
the iphone button used to really hurt my chin though
its more healthy for there to be an air gap between the phone and your face in any event
I would also strongly suggest the 1 hour calls you use a bluetooth headset. Its bound to be unhealthy otherwise

My tip to avoid this : stick the screen to your ear instead of the edge.
You can hear as well, but the contact is much smoother with the flat surface.

faulty design
Sebastian768 said:
But, ever notice the sharp edge surrounding the top of the HTC? It's quite annoying and prob would get slightly painful in longer conversations.
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Try the handsfree-set that came along.
I't s better for your brains too! ;-)

Outgoing call quality

My girlfriend just upgraded from an S3 to an S5. Since then, the call quality on my end has been extremely bad. She is almost not understandable at times. This is worse when she calls my cell phone, but also happens on land lines. Not having had a chance to look in to this issue, I was curious if there were any settings that could possibly remedy this. I'll be seeing her in a couple days, and want to swap phones with her and let her hear what I'm hearing. However, if there is an easy fix I would like to be able to implement it then.
I'm not sure if root has been gained on this phone, but I'm pretty sure that she wouldn't be terribly interested in rooting or doing any other serious modifications. If this is an issue nobody else has, I'll probably suggest she take the phone back and get a new one.
Any help would be appreciated.

Idk where you are located, but my s5 was getting nothing but pretty wonky 3g and horrible calls for like 2-3 days straight, woke up this morning and everything was peachy .... wichita ks area. .. .... yes, we DO have 4g in ks... we are also nearing the end of bell bottom jeans and pretty close to getting cd players in all new cars brought into the state. ..
beav3r

FranzDages said:
My girlfriend just upgraded from an S3 to an S5. Since then, the call quality on my end has been extremely bad. She is almost not understandable at times. This is worse when she calls my cell phone, but also happens on land lines. Not having had a chance to look in to this issue, I was curious if there were any settings that could possibly remedy this. I'll be seeing her in a couple days, and want to swap phones with her and let her hear what I'm hearing. However, if there is an easy fix I would like to be able to implement it then.
I'm not sure if root has been gained on this phone, but I'm pretty sure that she wouldn't be terribly interested in rooting or doing any other serious modifications. If this is an issue nobody else has, I'll probably suggest she take the phone back and get a new one.
Any help would be appreciated.
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My dad has this problem. He has an S3 mini and I had an S3, so I was pretty familiar with the setup. I did the research and found at least two things we could try. I can't remember one of them as I don't think it helped (might have been turning off Noise Reduction in Call Settings). Funny thing was that when I looked it up, only left handed people had the problem. Apparently, they were covering the mics with their pinkies. I think the mic has shifted sides now. Check and see how she's holding it. If she's right handed, her pinky could sit right over the mic to steady the phone. My dad still has this problem...when he forgets he's covering the mic with his finger.

FranzDages said:
the call quality on my end has been extremely bad. She is almost not understandable at times. .
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I seem to be having the same issue. I've had folks tell me that they are only getting every 2nd or 3rd word when using the regular mic or speaker. However, when I use bluetooth, there are no issues. Seems like a microphone issue but cannot seem to find anyone else with this but you.

Haptic motor rattle/crackle

One of the few things that's really annoying me about this phone is the haptic motor. It feels so cheap in comparison to other phones I've had. When it's vibrating for a text message or a phone call it's just fine, but when it's used for haptic feedback or typing it has this rattle/crackle sound that it makes that is super annoying. I think it has something to do with it being used for short bursts of feedback. I've toyed around with feedback duration during typing, but still get it. Do I just have a defective phone, or is this something other people experience too?

Really? It's the opposite for me. I find the vibrate a little too strong/loud when receiving texts etc, but feedback while using the keyboard and unlocking the screen feel really good to me.

I'm glad to have a strong vibration. Half the time I could not feel my G2 when it vibrated.

For texts, I love this vibration as it's not as hardcore as my Nexus 6. That one aggravated the sh*t out of me. As for the crackling sound, I just turned the vibrate on for SwiftKey, and I indeed noticed it too. I used to love the keyboard vibration, but I turned it off after a while. I'm glad I did, because that crackling would aggravate me to no end. Just letting you know this is not a defective device for you. Seems to just be the motor itself.

I got that too and I just noticed it today. It kind of makes a rattling noise when I am typing. Read a post on reddit where this guy compared two pures and apparently one of them didn't have that issue. The vibration was soft and fluid, with no rattle.

I absolutely love the vibrate. it's not that harsh buzzy vibrate like my Samsung or LG.. it's a nice like, round, flubby vibrate like the htc phones used to have lol
Sent from my Moto X Pure Edition

My vibration is loose as well. I also saw that reddit thread where someone was comparing two phones.
I did a Live Assistance chat with Motorola the other day and the rep said this was normal. Judging from the questions they were asking me, I think they thought I was mistaking the noise with the audio-notification (I'm not...). He/she kept trying to get me to adjust the notification volume.
In the end, the rep said they were going to escalate the issue to level 2 tech support and that someone would contact me. Exact words were:
"Just want to inform you that it is normal when you activates vibration on your phone but to lessen the worries on your mind, I will refer you and this concern to our level 2 technical support department to further assist you."

OneNutShort said:
One of the few things that's really annoying me about this phone is the haptic motor. It feels so cheap in comparison to other phones I've had. When it's vibrating for a text message or a phone call it's just fine, but when it's used for haptic feedback or typing it has this rattle/crackle sound that it makes that is super annoying. I think it has something to do with it being used for short bursts of feedback. I've toyed around with feedback duration during typing, but still get it. Do I just have a defective phone, or is this something other people experience too?
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Probably luck of the draw. The only bad motor I've really had was the original moto x. All my other phones have been fine. And I've been through quite a few. Didn't bother me that much since I don't like haptic feedback for touches really and it was turned off most of the time. If it really bothers you trade it for another if possible.

Yeah, i love my moto x but the haptic motor feels like a device from more than a decade ago. I don't understand why they just couldn't go with the button style vibrating motor that samsung has.

My motor feels fine. The original moto x I had felt like it was gonna rattle loose.

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At times I think I hear a rattle, other times its way too loud, and other times it's fine.

Guys, please, do this test:
Shake the phone in a (totally) silent room (maybe better at night), or next to your ear.
The strength of the shake must be like that you use to enable the torch with "chop chop" gesture.
Let me know if you ear something "moving" (cannot describe it in another way) inside your phone. I think it's the vibration motor, because the feedback it gives during texting, is different whether i use my phone in normal way (screen face up), or at bed (screen face down). Thanks

I barely have to shake my phone in order to hear what you're talking about

RemnantKing2 said:
I barely have to shake my phone in order to hear what you're talking about
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So i'm not the only one.. Is this supposed to be normal?
Like a sensor moving, or something like this..

sounds like it's coming from the top. probably something in the camera module or the headphone jack
Sent from my Moto X Pure Edition

Shaking probably won't work. Camera sensor isn't stationary in a lot of phones.

yeah, my vibration motor is a little wonky also. I her a little extra rattle that I don't usually get on my other devices. it kinda annoys me but I'll run it for a few more days and see how bad it gets on my nerves.

Yeah, I have this issue as well, and had the same issue on my old Droid RAZR Maxx (in which the haptic feedback gave out after a little less than a year and a half). I think it's a Motorola thing.

May be the answer!
OneNutShort said:
One of the few things that's really annoying me about this phone is the haptic motor. It feels so cheap in comparison to other phones I've had. When it's vibrating for a text message or a phone call it's just fine, but when it's used for haptic feedback or typing it has this rattle/crackle sound that it makes that is super annoying. I think it has something to do with it being used for short bursts of feedback. I've toyed around with feedback duration during typing, but still get it. Do I just have a defective phone, or is this something other people experience too?
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I just got my Pure Edition 32GB. Really surprised and eventually extremely annoyed by the same rattling sounds you've been experiencing. I think I just got a solution (IF you are using stock GOOGLE KEYBOARD -which is great for me- ) :
Menu>Settings>Language & Input>Google Keyboard>Preferences>Vibration Strength on keypress: SET IT ON 40ms.
Like magic.

Weakest vibration motor ever?

I cannot feel my 6t vibrate at all. If it's on a table, even Ina quiet room, it's very difficult to hear vibration. Does anyone else have this issue?

While I do feel it is the weakest vibration motor in a phone ever. I wouldn't say I never feel it even on a table. There is a setting to adjust it.
Settings/ sound
Vibration intensity. I have mine set to strong
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I totally disagree..ideally you aren't supposed to hear the vibration..if you want to hear notification you turn on sound. Vibration is something you feel. Immediately when using this phone for the first time I was struck with how nice the vibration felt compared to my old phone (Moto x pure). It's all subjective

I've noticed the vibration can very rarely be felt while wearing baggy pants, tighter fitting clothes though I feel it fine. Luckily for me I only ever wear baggy pants while at work where my phone is almost always sitting on a work bench.

I miss the old blackberry vibration motors that would literally rattle the phone off the table on their strongest setting. With phone in holster I rarely feel the vibration alerts; previous phones like 3T or before that LG G3 I could feel while holstered no problem.
So my feedback to OnePlus would be to get stronger motor next phone.
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Is it just me or does the vibration motor seem to weak at times and get stronger other times. Then you get the situation where the keyboard doesn't vibrate at all.

Totally agree...... vibration is weak and it's impossibile to use

Hello, sorry for the hard words but.... IMHO and for my needs the haptics of this phone are just a joke and totally useless. I rarelly want to hear my phone ringing (office, home or outside) and even with a skinny trousers it´s very hard to feel a whatsapp much less a call.
I was very close to return the phone and buy a POCO F1 for that reason (a really heave reason for me and many other smartphone users). For a phone of this range price it´s a shame having a vibrator with this quality. Very very bad OnePlus.

I think the biggest problem with the vibration is the extremely short pulses. Textra has configurable vibration patterns, but I don't like the way it looks. What I have done to fix the problem for myself is to install Xposed and use gravity box on top of many other cool features it has a notification controller that allows you to select vibration pulse lengths.

People still use the vibration and haptic feedback? I haven't used it in 7+ years... Mainly because my SO hates the sound of it xD

Yeah weak as hell here can't even here it on a table lol and all on max

fiffan86 said:
People still use the vibration and haptic feedback? I haven't used it in 7+ years... Mainly because my SO hates the sound of it xD
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I would rather not hear a ringer all the time personally and with the short vibration pulses of stock I can't feel the phone go off either. I just want to know I got a text without having to announce it to the world, but as anything everyone has a preference.

Coming from a Pixel 2XL and 3XL, the vibration motor seems very "cheap/loose" to me. It's not as prominent as the Pixels and I don't feel it in my pocket if I'm walking around in a mall or something. I do feel it when it's in my hand though.
If this can be improved on, along with the camera and fp sensor, OnePlus would have a beast of a phone on their hands.

I have used OnePlus x .
It was awesome.. very low frequency , very soothing while typing ....
Vibration in 6T is like very high fast ie high frequency... It's entering the audible zone of frequencies... The higher the frequency , the more it will not cause vibrations that are felt .. it will cause vibrations that are heard.
I wonder how they get to degrade while new phones get released.
Wont they have previous experience and logs ??
Or is that new people coming in and they don't know the history of the company / had no part in it.