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On my Epic, running QuantumRom 2.7, Swype seems to be missing certain letters at different times. Just now, I tried to type "I'm" by swiping from I to M on the keyboard, but Swype is not catching the I, and will only highlight J or K, forcing a weird word like "Km"
Also, sometimes I will be swiping for another word, and it will assume I did a short press to insert a letter, then start recognizing swiping. Example: Swiping "Hello" may insert "H elli"
Anyone else hit these issue? Is there a fix?
Thanks.
Yeah, mine started doing that the other day. Almost like the screen isn't picking up my movements any longer.
othan1 said:
Yeah, mine started doing that the other day. Almost like the screen isn't picking up my movements any longer.
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yea mines been doing this for a little, and sometimes after i pick a word, it puts it in caps lock by itself
Glad to see I'm not the only one. I had the same issue last night trying to swipe "copy".
I would hit C, feel the phone recognize the press with the haptic feedback, but right when I went to swipe away to O, Swype put the C, then pick up other characters.
Anyone know of a fix? It seems intermitted but when it happens it is very frustrating.
Ive noticed recently sometimes when using the softkey home, back or menu I sometimes need to press them 2 or more times.
For instance dolphin browser sometimes if you had scrolled down thn back button would just return where you were, so you would need 2 or more backs to actually go back a page.
With this softkey issues combined with dolphins inherent behavior i habe neess to press back 8 or more times to actually go back. I had to set up aswope left gssture in dolphin to force a previous page.
The touch screen can be either unresponsive, or too responsive in certain situations. It's a little frustrating sometimes, especially when I'm trying to show people how cool the device is, only to press something accidentally, or have to press something multiple times.
So, you're not alone in your pain! I think there are a few posts on here that mention the same thing.
Ya I've noticed this as well especially when in a game app when trying to exit, I have to hit it several times, I think it is more of a software issue, hopefully Amazon will fix it in a future update, I've already sent some feedback to them about the issue. Perhaps if enough people send in some negative feedback, Amazon will respond.
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I've noticed this as well; it's very picky on how it wants to be pushed. You have to know how to push it's button to get it to do anything, much like a woman.
Yep, same problem here.
Same thing here. I'm glad I'm not the only one. My worst seems to be the back button, followed by the menu button. My home button almost always works.
Hopefully custom ROMs will fix this.
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I've noticed that it mostly does this with amazon's own bits. Update would fix it.
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Ok so its not just me. I know my aim is good because at angle I see it highlighted then normal after I release. But yes back the most then menu. Home I think has worked first touch.
Side note ive also had issues sometimes when tapping an area to type in that after 3 or 4 letters the keyboard auto hides. Typing urls and google searches
Oh wow, google wasn't known word for default keyboard.
Devoting a soft key exclusively to recent apps seems ridiculous to me. Is it a Motoblur thing or stock ICS?
Is there an app that will allow an unrooted user to program a shortcut to the key that is of some use? Maybe on long press?
I installed Google Launcher and noticed that accidentally hitting that key shows recent apps but then takes you out of Go Launcher and back to Motoblur. Any way to avoid that?
That's pure ICS, not Moto. Actually was there in honeycomb too. I never understood removing the search key and menu key to put in the far less used recent apps. If there is a mod out there to convert it's function to a menu button I'd be on it too.
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Any shortcut would be preferable. I thought it would be a nice button to open phone dialer or dolphin browser.
I'm really surprised you guys don't find it useful. There's plenty of times where I'd rather have that button than hit the home button and go back to the home screen or hold the home button for a second or more to get that popup on my Nexus S.
I find that I'm swapping back between texting, web browsing, the music player / pandora and facebook quite often
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I'm really surprised you guys don't find it useful. There's plenty of times where I'd rather have that button than hit the home button and go back to the home screen or hold the home button for a second or more to get that popup on my Nexus S.
I find that I'm swapping back between texting, web browsing, the music player / pandora and facebook quite often
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Thank you, I agree as well. Not to mention, the menu and search are legacy buttons. People need to let them die and embrace the design direction Android is moving forward in...but I guess old habits die hard (and painfully). Why so much resistance towards the death of the menu button?
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Thank you, I agree as well. Not to mention, the menu and search are legacy buttons. People need to let them die and embrace the design direction Android is moving forward in...but I guess old habits die hard (and painfully). Why so much resistance towards the death of the menu button?
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Yeah, I can definitely do without the menu button since every new app has been building it into the application. It's a button that I'd hardly hit while interacting with most applications.
I do miss the contextual search though. I got used to tapping the search button in Contacts or Chrome and searching within that context. Only searching globally when I was at the home screen. Well now with the changes (at least to the Nexus S) the search button brings up Google Now and there's no in-app search unless they specifically build in a button. Most have done that now, so it's not really a problem, just a habit that I got into.
I understand it's benefits but those apps I use quite often you speak of are already shortcuts on my home page. Using the recent apps button adds another key press to open it. I've only used it when I can't remember the name of an app I recently installed.
For me personally, useable? Yes. Useful? Not really. Especially when it gets bogged down with tons of recent apps and my finger already knows where the shortcuts are.
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Hey look I'm the OP and said nothing about making it a menu button. What I want is a programmable button to do what I want and you could have one to do what YOU want. Now you tell me NOOOO.., I should embrace the direction of Android. That sounds suspiciously like Apple philosophy.
I never have had any use for a recent apps button and still don't. I don't care what apps I have used recently. Since there is a key there I would like it to be useful. Personally, I would like short press to be Opera and long press to be Dolphin. Now shall I look forward to be scolded for not embracing Chrome? I thought the whole point of Android was personal choice. Android users don't have to be sheeple imo.
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I understand it's benefits but those apps I use quite often you speak of are already shortcuts on my home page. Using the recent apps button adds another key press to open it. I've only used it when I can't remember the name of an app I recently installed.
For me personally, useable? Yes. Useful? Not really. Especially when it gets bogged down with tons of recent apps and my finger already knows where the shortcuts are.
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You've got to admit though that closing applications by swiping them "off" at that quick switch menu is kind of nice. I like that a little bit better for closing off high RAM applications quickly compared to the CM method of holding "back". Then again, I'll admit it's a very rare thing where I want to kill more than one application at once haha
Sorry, no I don't admit it. (not for me anyway) Never have done it. Never will. I prefer not to force close apps. I let Android handle it.
Dolphin and Opera are in a folder on my desktop so it takes two keypresses to access them while that utterly useless recent apps key sits there doing nothing. In fact it does harm if I am using another launcher and hit it by accident.
There was an app I used to use that allowed you to program the search key (which I also never used) and double tap of home key (which normally produced something else I never used). I think it is called Home to Shortcut. Unfortunately, it hasn't been updated to use the recent apps key.
I also think Moto should have made the navigation bar transparent so we could see the entire screen like Nexus. I hope somebody figures out a way to do that too.
Give it time for custom roms and you will be able to do loads of stuff with that bar, including changing the icons and uses. Aokp is great for that.
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I don't think swiping from the recent apps menu is an FC function. Just a history. To check it I FC'd a bunch of stuff from the proper menu and opened the recent apps. Sure enough everything is still there. Clicked on one of the apps and sure enough it had to start up.
I generally don't use app killers but there are always rogue apps that will give you problems. Netflix is a bad one for me where I'll watch an episode and when it's over Netflix develops Alzheimer's whether there are more episodes. Does the same on the Roku and tablet so I'm sure it's a Netflix thing. The only way to slap sense into their servers is an FC and restart.
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robstunner said:
Give it time for custom roms and you will be able to do loads of stuff with that bar, including changing the icons and uses. Aokp is great for that.
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I can't wait. I was spoiled by the super developers for Tbolt.
Curious what sort of bugs VZW users are experiencing with their Moto X.
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Curious what sort of bugs VZW users are experiencing with their Moto X.
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Don't know if anyone else is getting this sound bug - randomly, typically with device in hand, either unlocking or changing volume, a static sound will go off and continue to go until I can lower the volume and lock the device.
My rumble inside the phone sounds broken.
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My rumble inside the phone sounds broken.
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Mine doesn't sound broken, but it certainly sounds... a lot different than my previous Nexus 4 or Galaxy series phones. My guess is because the vibrator motor is soldered to the board, and not just a piece that rattles against the case. Its actually vibrating on something solid and resonates a lot differently than the plastic that most vibrators run against.
I have problems with the camera modules in both Vine and Focal app. Which is unfortunately because Focal is amazing. The aspect ratio is all wrong and causes the images to be shrunk or stretched. Not sure what or how to fix it.
Zero issues here so far...
Not sure if it's a Moto X bug, or hangouts, or just the VZW one.
When I open hangouts from the active notifications, the keyboard doesn't activate for a few seconds. Either I click back to the main window or I scroll up and down and then the keyboard works fine.
Kind of odd and slows me down.
Have had a few random reboots (about 4 total) as well as some phantom touch events when grasping it in my left hand. Not certain if my index finger managed to touch the edge of the screen, but I really doubt it. Overall it's been quite solid, pretty impressive for an Android device rollout.
My other "other" issue is the black crush/oversaturated colors. Easily corrected with Screen Adjuster and a contrast setting of 19. Looks absolutely brilliant now. Wonderful color temperature (best I've ever seen on a phone), but I think there are multiple revisions of the screen out there as the reports seem to vary quite wildly. If you have the same screen I happen to have, definitely give Screen Adjuster a go and tick the contrast up a bit. Hopefully Moto will work this one out with the next update, but I pray they don't succumb to making the color temp cooler, I don't want to have to root this thing
edit: I should mention that my setting of 19 for contrast is good on my device for auto-brightness in my typical lighting environment. 13 seems to be the most accurate if you are testing at 100% brightness. YMMV, the trick is to keep the black pixels black since it's AMOLED, the patterns at http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/ are useful here.
I haven't had a single problem.
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call recipient says "you're cutting out" too often (i.e., 2/3 calls i make; even w/5 bars of 4G). otherwise, this "phone" is great (quotation marks = sarcasm; phone is having trouble being phone). o_o
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call recipient says "you're cutting out" too often (i.e., 2/3 calls i make; even w/5 bars of 4G). otherwise, this "phone" is great (quotation marks = sarcasm; phone is having trouble being phone). o_o
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4G has nothing to do with voice calls. Not till VoLTE next year or the next.
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4G has nothing to do with voice calls. Not till VoLTE next year or the next.
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ok. 5 bars on verizon. thanks for the correction (sincerely; not sarcasm).
Not sure if its VZW network or the Moto X but my emails keep unsyncing. Yahoo and Outlook. I have to sign in a few times a day.
Or if its the apps.
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Not sure if it's a Moto X bug, or hangouts, or just the VZW one.
When I open hangouts from the active notifications, the keyboard doesn't activate for a few seconds. Either I click back to the main window or I scroll up and down and then the keyboard works fine.
Kind of odd and slows me down.
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I'm going to guess it's a Hangouts bug because this also happens to me on my Galaxy Nexus
I get random reboots as well. Typically when not even using device. I only know because I'll notice that I'm back on 4g. I think it's something to do with active notifications if I don't respond to notification. Can't be sure though. Still pretty seldom. About 10 times in ~2 weeks
Also have huge issue with talk to me 'app' announcing every single text message to me. Whether using the device, on home wifi, or anywhere else. Heard it's a bug with the moto assist app they are working on. Had to use 3rd party sms app to stop.
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I don't know if this bug is exclusive to the Moto X, as I'm coming from an old school Droid Bionic, but I never noticed it on that phone.
After setting up multiple contacts with custom ringtones, everything seemed to work. However after selecting a new default ringtone for my phone, it then reset all of my custom ringtones I had for various contacts. When I would open up the individual contact, the custom ringtone would still show selected, but I would have to manually select it again for it to "stick".
So, I have a Moto X, and for some reason my test messages don't expand in my notification bar. It tells me when I get them, but if I pull down the notification shade, and then do the two-finger-swipe-thing, nothing expands. The only thing that changes is the text message icon in the bottom right of the notification either appears or disappears.
Is anyone else having this problem? I've been using this feature a lot on my old phone, and am really starting to miss it on my new Moto X. Am I maybe missing a setting or something? Anyone??
mentose457 said:
4G has nothing to do with voice calls. Not till VoLTE next year or the next.
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Is the Moto X VoLTE capable?
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bobbysteels216 said:
Is the Moto X VoLTE capable?
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I don't know.
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Theron113 said:
So, I have a Moto X, and for some reason my test messages don't expand in my notification bar. It tells me when I get them, but if I pull down the notification shade, and then do the two-finger-swipe-thing, nothing expands. The only thing that changes is the text message icon in the bottom right of the notification either appears or disappears.
Is anyone else having this problem? I've been using this feature a lot on my old phone, and am really starting to miss it on my new Moto X. Am I maybe missing a setting or something? Anyone??
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Isn't it a one finger swipe in 4.2?
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Isn't it a one finger swipe in 4.2?
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One finger swipe sideways just dismisses the text notification. And if I try to one finger slide down, it does nothing. Does expandable text message notifications work for anyone else?
NOTE: Gmail and other notifications expand just fine, using the normal method. I'm pretty sure it's a bug at this point....
Is there anyway to speed up the appearance of the close button?
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Have you tried decreasing the animation scales to .50x or .75x in the developer settings?
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Have you tried decreasing the animation scales to .50x or .75x in the developer settings?
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Yup. Tried .5 and off. Still same slow animation close button.
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Oh, my bad. I misinterpreted your post lol. For some reason I thought you were talking about the animation going back to the home screen after closing the last app, I don't what my eyes were seeing to make me think that. Anyway, for whatever reason, it seems as if it's determining whether you want to close the apps via the 'x' button rather than swiping them away, and it only appears when you don't do anything on the recents screen for a second. Swiping each of them in succession doesn't make the 'x' appear. I don't know why that is or how to make it so it appears automatically.
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Oh, my bad. I misinterpreted your post lol. For some reason I thought you were talking about the animation going back to the home screen after closing the last app, I don't what my eyes were seeing to make me think that. Anyway, for whatever reason, it seems as if it's determining whether you want to close the apps via the 'x' button rather than swiping them away, and it only appears when you don't do anything on the recents screen for a second. Swiping each of them in succession doesn't make the 'x' appear. I don't know why that is or how to make it so it appears automatically.
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Ya me to. Love find a way to make it appear without delay.
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Hitti2 said:
Ya me to. Love find a way to make it appear without delay.
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I think it's intentional, I noticed the delay happens on all vanilla Android phones, I think Google did this so that people wouldn't accidentally press the X. I know on some Samsung phones the X appears without a delay.
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I think it's intentional, I noticed the delay happens on all vanilla Android phones, I think Google did this so that people wouldn't accidentally press the X. I know on some Samsung phones the X appears without a delay.
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Well that is crappy. Lol.
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