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I was thinking to try cardboard on motor now.
People who don't know about google cardboard project
Visithttps://www.google.com/get/cardboard/
Before trying I was thinking if someone of you has already tried it, if yes can you tell which one, from where you bought and share your experiences

Cardboard requires a gyro sensor to function properly, which the Moto E does not have. (1st gen Moto G 3G is also missing a gyro and also cannot be used with Cardboard.)

code65536 said:
Cardboard requires a gyro sensor to function properly, which the Moto E does not have. (1st gen Moto G 3G is also missing a gyro and also cannot be used with Cardboard.)
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Sad...I wanted to try it..moto should have provided that ?

code65536 said:
Cardboard requires a gyro sensor to function properly, which the Moto E does not have. (1st gen Moto G 3G is also missing a gyro and also cannot be used with Cardboard.)
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Moto E has a gyro senser, every Android phone has it. How else would you use auto rotate on your phone or play any racing game.

Moto E has accelerometer, not gyroscope There's a difference between the two. The games you mentioned worked with accelerometer and not gyroscope.

Nagar Borang said:
Moto E has accelerometer, not gyroscope There's a difference between the two. The games you mentioned worked with accelerometer and not gyroscope.
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Thanks, I didn't know that.

[REQUEST] Any chance of getting the Moto G4/G4 Plus camer app over to Moto X Pure?

I tried the Moto G4 at a store recently and really hated the display, so I decided to take advantage of the pricing for the Amazon Prime deal today and pickup the Pure X. One thing that I do like on the Moto G4+ is the advanced options in the Camera app, as well as the dedicated shutter button!
Any chance this can be ported over to Moto X Pure?

Moto X style cardboard. Does it have gyroscope?

Hello
I have a little question about Moto X style. I will buy this phone soon, but i need gyroscope for cardoard VR. Can you check for me whether it has gyro and if it works well with google cardboard apps?
Thank you in advance.

Moto X works fine with Cardboard, it has a InvenSense ICM20645 Gyroscope sensor.

[Request] .apk file for Moto Display on Moto E3

I have an app for all Moto devices.
MotoDisplay handwave
Due to some reason, this app isn't working on E3 devices. It would be extremely helpful if someone uploaded the Stock Moto Display apk here so that I can take a look.
You can get the apk via any app on play store that is used for app backup. I use ES Explorer.
Please help me get this device supported. Thanks.

Moto E3 comes with a Mediatek chipset and just like Moto M, is not engineered by Motorola. Hence like other Lenovo phones, it does not have Moto display sensor and nor the Moto display feature.
It uses notification led.
So, your app won't work on it and also it won't work on the newly launched Moto M.

Piyush Pastor said:
Moto E3 comes with a Mediatek chipset and just like Moto M, is not engineered by Motorola. Hence like other Lenovo phones, it does not have Moto display sensor and nor the Moto display feature.
It uses notification led.
So, your app won't work on it and also it won't work on the newly launched Moto M.
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What?! Are you sure? I think I saw Moto Display on an E3. Maybe that wasn't an E3, or I saw something else.
But why is everyone requesting me to update this app to get this device supported?
I will have to check things out. Thanks for your reply.

May be that was a G3 or G4 play as both are identical to E3.
I am sure E3 doesn't have moto display as I had the device and I myself tried porting Moto display & other moto apps but they didn't work due to Mediatek chipset.

Yes that must have been G4 or G4 Play. Also no video reviews of E3 mention of Moto Display in the device.

Wave for notifications Moto Action?

I'm coming from a Droid Turbo and one features I use all the time is the Moto Action that allows you to wave your hand over the phone to turn on the Moto Display. In Moto Actions it's called "Approach for Moto Display". I was poking around a Moto G5 display unit and couldn't find this specific setting and because it was in demo mode, couldn't test it out.
Can someone confirm whether this feature exists in the G5?
Thanks!

Sorry to confirm it's not listed under Moto Actions on my G5 Plus. My Moto X Pure 2015 has 'Approach for Moto Display' so I know what it is. Probably the G5+ lacks the sensor(s) that enables it.

A member of this forum made an app for this phone to enable that feature. Works pretty well.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/g5-plus/themes/app-activate-moto-display-waving-t3583991

That really sucks, but I appreciate the confirmation. Is there something similar that replaced it? I thought I saw something in Moto Actions on that display unit that mentioned something about the Moto Display "pulsing". I think it was the first option in Actions.

Excellent! Sounds super promising. Thanks.