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.
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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.
Why does the new moto E has moto display and twist gesture to open camera and we havent? We have gyroscope, and I believe neither our moto g and new moto e havent moto X's special core...
Anyone knows the difference?
laureano97 said:
Why does the new moto E has moto display and twist gesture to open camera and we havent? We have gyroscope, and I believe neither our moto g and new moto e havent moto X's special core...
Anyone knows the difference?
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I've been wondering the same thing!
laureano97 said:
Why does the new moto E has moto display and twist gesture to open camera and we havent? We have gyroscope, and I believe neither our moto g and new moto e havent moto X's special core...
Anyone knows the difference?
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You can use snapshot app, if you like that feature
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That's a bummer, the Moto X Play doesn't have a gyroscope, nor does it have a pressure sensor (barometer). Those two sensors are usually included in the lowest priced phone. I guess, it will mean no PhotoSphere and CardBoard for us.
Nico3d3 said:
That's a bummer, the Moto X Play doesn't have a gyroscope, nor does it have a pressure sensor (barometer). Those two sensors are usually included in the lowest priced phone. I guess, it will mean no PhotoSphere and CardBoard for us.
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I can live without Barometer as I can check the data of my location using internet and apps. But the lack of gyro sensor is a big NO for me. I was down for this phone and I overlooked Snap 615 because of the monster battery. It's a shame that you wouldn't be able to click photospheres with this awesome sony 21mp sensor. There was a tweet from motorola that gyro could be there in hardware but it may be disabled. So we will really know for sure after Moto X play teardown. If this has gyro then it can be enabled with some coding. Moto X style on the other hand has IR sensors, gyro etc. But Moto X style battery is not gonna be great. Looks like I might have to wait 1 more year to upgrade my phone.
Nico3d3 said:
That's a bummer, the Moto X Play doesn't have a gyroscope, nor does it have a pressure sensor (barometer). Those two sensors are usually included in the lowest priced phone. I guess, it will mean no PhotoSphere and CardBoard for us.
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You can still use cardboard, but not able to rotate the screen with the phone.
I mostly use the cardboard for movies and computer games, I don't miss or notice the lack of gyro.
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No there is no option for google cardboard installation on google play for this phone
I just returned my Homido VR box back to the store.Tried it with my old moto g 4g (gyroscope) and with the moto x play and it totally sucked.You can only play some simple demo games with the graphics of a playstation 1.The most anoying thing is that you will spend most of the time putting your phone in and out of VR box to control simple things.Most apps dont support a controller yet and are frustrating to use. I realized i dont mis anything with VR on android and decided to wait a few years.
Why moto x play not supporting cardboard app
Do you mean cardboard design lab?
Sadly, no gyroscope, no cardboard and vr
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.