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Should I jump to the Moto X?

Motorola is offering the X at a stupid cheap price. I was wondering how the dev scene is for the phone? Is it fully unlocked including the kernel?

Its fully unlocked if you buy the Dev edition or T-Mobile unlocked edition, the latter lose its warranty when unlocking. As for the 'dev scene' you could find that out yourself, but there will be official CM for it.
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Depends on which one your buying. Dev edition? Which carrier? Seems like most people (including myself) are just rooting and installing gravity box. The phone is so solid as is that I don't think most people feel the need to be flashaholics. Do yourself a huge favor and read up on all the development threads
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I would buy the Verizon edition and It would be the dev version;. Honestly yeah, Id just like to root it so I can well have root access for xposed framework, titanium back up etc.

I see it comes on JB 4.2.2 ... Also hows the hardware and camera?

Hardware is great IMO.....camera not so much
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I would assume its gotta be better than what I have on my razr maxx lolol

Don't know about Dev edition but my daughter just got hers and it had 4.4 installed.
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Well Imade the jump. 349 shipped for the motoX off contract cant be beat lol

mroneeyedboh said:
I would assume its gotta be better than what I have on my razr maxx lolol
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I'm pretty sure the camera is the same as the maxx. Actually, everything should be the same inside save for larger battery and wireless charging.
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tango41 said:
Don't know about Dev edition but my daughter just got hers and it had 4.4 installed.
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My VZ dev ed came with 4.2.2 installed build date on the box is 1/16/2014. It was delivered Thursday and it took 2 updates to get it to 4.4
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I can confirm that the Verizon non dev comes on 4.4.
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I'm thinking about making the jump today as well. It's the Moto X with a wood back or the Nexus 5. Has anyone transitioned from a Nexus 4 to the Moto X?
Main thing I'm concerned with is the lack of dev's and ROM options in comparison to my Nexus.

Sheldonjace said:
I'm thinking about making the jump today as well. It's the Moto X with a wood back or the Nexus 5. Has anyone transitioned from a Nexus 4 to the Moto X?
Main thing I'm concerned with is the lack of dev's and ROM options in comparison to my Nexus.
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Roms aren't in big demand here. Xposed and gravity box give all the same customizations. Plus cm based anything takes away the unique Moto x features.
If rom flashing is anyone's thing....I'd pass on the x.
Maybe when the x is done getting updates roms will start flowing....but don't see much happening before then.
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A better camera is the only thing stopping the Moto X from being the greatest phone of all time.
I own the Moto X Dev Edition GSM
My back up phone is the Nexus 5 to fulfill any flashing needs.

I dont have wireless charging and Im going to sell my phone on swappa. I dont have a need for it any longer.

kj2112 said:
Roms aren't in big demand here. Xposed and gravity box give all the same customizations. Plus cm based anything takes away the unique Moto x features.
If rom flashing is anyone's thing....I'd pass on the x.
Maybe when the x is done getting updates roms will start flowing....but don't see much happening before then.
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yeah I dont need to flash roms much anymore.. Im mainly interested in Xposed. That will work fine once rooted right? Would I need to root with the dev edition? this would be my first dev edition.
martinezma99 said:
A better camera is the only thing stopping the Moto X from being the greatest phone of all time.
I own the Moto X Dev Edition GSM
My back up phone is the Nexus 5 to fulfill any flashing needs.
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What all did you have to do to it? root it? unlock it?

mroneeyedboh said:
yeah I dont need to flash roms much anymore.. Im mainly interested in Xposed. That will work fine once rooted right? Would I need to root with the dev edition? this would be my first dev edition.
What all did you have to do to it? root it? unlock it?
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Yes...you still need to unlock dev edition boot loader...and root. Like the other phones capable of those. The only difference is you get to keep your warranty. Lol
And xposed will work fine once rooted.
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Okay yeah /I have to look into whats the best way to root and unlock. Im guessing there is a utility program.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2632761
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Moto G 2015 15 Days Usage Review (India) + Ask Queries

Hello people,
I'm from India.
This is my better-late-than-never video review of the Moto G 2015.
If any queries regarding the product, ask away.
Do watch it. This the first review I have ever done.
Also, suggest for improvements.
Thanks

How's your touchscreen? Mine, isnt very responsive.... for example, when typing fast I make all kinds of errors whilst on my HTC its all good!

danbrown162 said:
How's your touchscreen? Mine, isnt very responsive.... for example, when typing fast I make all kinds of errors whilst on my HTC its all good!
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Got much better after latest update.
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danbrown162 said:
How's your touchscreen? Mine, isnt very responsive.... for example, when typing fast I make all kinds of errors whilst on my HTC its all good!
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The screen is responsive enough. You may see it in the video, there is no lag and stuttering.

Ahhh maybe I should flash some new stock firmware then to update touchscreen drivers....
Could you confirm what radio your g3 is running, is it still 26R?

What is the charge times on your device?

Great job on the review man!
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any overheating issue when using wifi or lte network???

jawadpe said:
What is the charge times on your device?
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Around 3-3.5 hours when using the Motorola supplied charger.

barondebxl said:
Great job on the review man!
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Thanks man. Just starting.

gonzodesigns said:
any overheating issue when using wifi or lte network???
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No. No problem as such.

Hey my name is Siddharth too.
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I am coming from moto g 2013 and I must say it's a huge improvement. The phone is very responsive. And apart from some network glitches initially, the phone has settled down quite nicely!
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You did a great job on your video. Unbelievably good camera work. Thanks
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What about the cast screen? Did you find any fix?
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I also have HTC 820 and I find HTC's keboard to be more responsive.
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jawadpe said:
What is the charge times on your device?
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I use my HTC 820 charger and it takes around an hour to charge from 0 to 100.

Guys today i got a strange problem...I just updated Motorola camera app and now i can't open front camera in that app...touch works hardly in the app...anyone have old camera app??

Doubts about getting OTA after flashing CM and then going back to stock
Hi,I am planning to buy the moto g3 16gb here in India.
So what i am thinking i gonna do is-
After first boot-->update to marshmallow-->unlock bootloader-->flash ported twrp(available here on xda)-->take aa full nandroid backup(maybe 2 backups!)-->flash super su
Or after backing up,directly flash CM12.1 snapshot and try ito
Here is the thread to restore factory images-http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3169639
Will this process restore stock recovery,motorola stated that unlocking of bootloader doesn't affect the eligibility to get OTAs.Restoring nandroid will restore system but not recoveey and i cannot find a way to backup stock one
Also,i want to know if CM13 would be made officially for moto g3?then there would be no point for me to go to stock:fingers-crossed:

Gravemind2015 said:
Hi,I am planning to buy the moto g3 16gb here in India.
So what i am thinking i gonna do is-
After first boot-->update to marshmallow-->unlock bootloader-->flash ported twrp(available here on xda)-->take aa full nandroid backup(maybe 2 backups!)-->flash super su
Or after backing up,directly flash CM12.1 snapshot and try ito
Here is the thread to restore factory images-http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3169639
Will this process restore stock recovery,motorola stated that unlocking of bootloader doesn't affect the eligibility to get OTAs.Restoring nandroid will restore system but not recoveey and i cannot find a way to backup stock one
Also,i want to know if CM13 would be made officially for moto g3?then there would be no point for me to go to stock:fingers-crossed:
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For getting OTA sucessfully flashed u need stock recovery and only stock rom only can do that... So u have to flash the stock rom with fastboot availale here in xda... I tried that and it work perfectly.

Battery drainig fast after update to marshmallow
I got ota update in my moto g3..nw I m in marshmallow.. But the main prob is after update to marshmallow I m getting lower battery backup than lollipop 5.1.1 ..
Then I talked to moto tech support team , they told me to do factory reset,n turnoff WiFi n Bluetooth scanning..I did all things but still battery drainig very faster than lolipop..

Problem with gyroscope

Hi guys
I have a Moto G4, and my previous phone was a Moto G3.
The reason of this post is that I use an app called "Star Walk 2" (https://play.google.com/store/apps/d....StarWalk2Free) and it uses the gyroscope, but when I open the app it does not move when I point to a star.
It's a weird issue, because I had no problems with the moto g3, and I guess that the g4 is a superior phone compared to his predecessor.
I installed other apps,like skyview, star chart and no one is working.
(sorry, my english is not so good)
Thanks in advanced.

sfoot13 said:
Hi guys
I have a Moto G4, and my previous phone was a Moto G3.
The reason of this post is that I use an app called "Star Walk 2" (https://play.google.com/store/apps/d....StarWalk2Free) and it uses the gyroscope, but when I open the app it does not move when I point to a star.
It's a weird issue, because I had no problems with the moto g3, and I guess that the g4 is a superior phone compared to his predecessor.
I installed other apps,like skyview, star chart and no one is working.
(sorry, my english is not so good)
Thanks in advanced.
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Take it to a service center your gyroscope is most likely a defective one
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prajwal2001 said:
Take it to a service center your gyroscope is most likely a defective one
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I was thinking about that, the problem is that there's no tech support for motorola in my city, but I'll go to the store (Falabella), and could you please install that app and tell me if gyroscope works on your mobile.

sfoot13 said:
I was thinking about that, the problem is that there's no tech support for motorola in my city, but I'll go to the store (Falabella), and could you please install that app and tell me if gyroscope works on your mobile.
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It works perfectly on my device I have used Google cardboard on it many times I know it works
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prajwal2001 said:
It works perfectly on my device I have used Google cardboard on it many times I know it works
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I'll check Cardboard and see if it works

I think that the problem is not related to the gyroscope but with the compass, that our G4s lack. I think that this and NFC support are the main flaws of G4.
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shakeador said:
I think that the problem is not related to the gyroscope but with the compass, that our G4s lack. I think that this and NFC support are the main flaws of G4.
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The moto g3 lacks of compass and gyroscope and the app works :/ I tried with stock and custom roms.
I don't know what is the problem, maybe is a driver problem?

Is the background noise in video recording issue a software/hardware issue?

I have ordered a G5 Plus from Flipkart(India) and it will come in 3-4 days. But I came to know that there's a serious background noise issue due to the secondary microphone currently which can be temporarily fixed if mono output is selected.
1. Is this a software/hardware issue?(An user reportedly got the update and said the update didn't fix the background noise issue)
2. People using a Custom ROM, do you face this issue?
3. Camera and video recording is an important and useful feature for me. Should I cancel the order and buy any other phone?

It looks to be hardware issue. Moto was unable to resolve the issue in the latest update. They are fooling users.
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Better to wait for Samsung J7 which has better camera. And most importantly not as stupid as Lenovo
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debopriyobasu said:
I have ordered a G5 Plus from Flipkart(India) and it will come in 3-4 days. But I came to know that there's a serious background noise issue due to the secondary microphone currently which can be temporarily fixed if mono output is selected.
1. Is this a software/hardware issue?(An user reportedly got the update and said the update didn't fix the background noise issue)
2. People using a Custom ROM, do you face this issue?
3. Camera and video recording is an important and useful feature for me. Should I cancel the order and buy any other phone?
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if camera is your only priority then go for nubia z11 mini s but beware it don't has any xda support though u can root

Mohan0004 said:
if camera is your only priority then go for nubia z11 mini s but beware it don't has any xda support though u can root
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That's cancer.... No I can't tolerate their UI. XDA support is equally important as well. I am upgrading from a Moto G3. I just wish these problems were not there. If you know anyone who uses a custom ROM on his G5+ then please let me know if this background noise problem is there in a custom ROM or not. That will make the whole story clear, whether its a hardware issue or a software issue... That's why I posted this on XDA.

debopriyobasu said:
That's cancer.... No I can't tolerate their UI. XDA support is equally important as well. I am upgrading from a Moto G3. I just wish these problems were not there. If you know anyone who uses a custom ROM on his G5+ then please let me know if this background noise problem is there in a custom ROM or not. That will make the whole story clear, whether its a hardware issue or a software issue... That's why I posted this on XDA.
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Even in the custom ROM the noise problem persist. Please check the custom ROM folder on XDA where the ROM dev mentioned the problem is there in the custom ROM.
So this has to be hardware problem.

matrixzone said:
Even in the custom ROM the noise problem persist. Please check the custom ROM folder on XDA where the ROM dev mentioned the problem is there in the custom ROM.
So this has to be hardware problem.
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That's quite unfortunate? I'm not sure about this device....should I buy it or not...already ordered one and cancelling is another painful process.

Update is rolling out.
No, in India update has been rolling out for fixing background noise in video.
And it also has March security patch

akshu2697 said:
No, in India update has been rolling out for fixing background noise in video.
And it also has March security patch
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That update does not fixes the issue. Check official Lenovo forum
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matrixzone said:
That update does not fixes the issue. Check official Lenovo forum
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I am talking about this build number.
NPN25.137-67
For more information see below link.
motorola-mobility-en-in.custhelp.com/app/answers/prod_answer_detail/a_id/118280

Can u upload the ota zip files pls "67 pls also fastboot commands

akshu2697 said:
No, in India update has been rolling out for fixing background noise in video.
And it also has March security patch
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No update yet

matrixzone said:
Even in the custom ROM the noise problem persist. Please check the custom ROM folder on XDA where the ROM dev mentioned the problem is there in the custom ROM.
So this has to be hardware problem.
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Not necessarily. The problem likely is upstream in the code, perhaps at the level of the Hardware controllers. Every ROM will be using the same source a this level so every ROM will be affected in the same way.
I've seen problems like this in the past, it need to be fixed perhaps by Qualcomm itself.
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no sim card can not use wifi

Hello ,
ive flashed the pixel 8.01 i believe rom a while ago , very buggy not happy with it about to flash havoc OS9 when it finished downloading.
Q i pull my sim to put into my other phone alot , when i do this my moto g 5s plus will not let me use wifi at all. I know i can hack it to allow this i just dont know what to do can someone point me to a tut or post that has the instructions so i can get this done? this phone is utterly useless to me. I work in a metal box, i only have an old 3g booster with hspa plus my old note 3 hot spots way faster than the moto so i use the note 3 to hotspot but i then cant use my moto cause the wifi wont bloody turn on cause theres no bloody sim card.
how to fix ?
thanks

spydergt said:
Hello ,
ive flashed the pixel 8.01 i believe rom a while ago , very buggy not happy with it about to flash havoc OS9 when it finished downloading.
Q i pull my sim to put into my other phone alot , when i do this my moto g 5s plus will not let me use wifi at all. I know i can hack it to allow this i just dont know what to do can someone point me to a tut or post that has the instructions so i can get this done? this phone is utterly useless to me. I work in a metal box, i only have an old 3g booster with hspa plus my old note 3 hot spots way faster than the moto so i use the note 3 to hotspot but i then cant use my moto cause the wifi wont bloody turn on cause theres no bloody sim card.
how to fix ?
thanks
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Wrong forum, this is for Moto G 5+, without "s".
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Wolfcity said:
Wrong forum, this is for Moto G 5+, without "s".
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yea that was super helpful , i searched and this is where XDA phone search dropped me , so maybe these two devices are super close together, if there is a S forum a link or a move would have been more helpful
*bump*
same problem , where do i go in this phone to fix it ? mysql database mod ? edit some lines somewhere ???? im pretty sure these two devices are close enough that a general idea would put me close enough to figure it out ,

spydergt said:
yea that was super helpful , i searched and this is where XDA phone search dropped me , so maybe these two devices are super close together, if there is a S forum a link or a move would have been more helpful
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same problem , where do i go in this phone to fix it ? mysql database mod ? edit some lines somewhere ???? im pretty sure these two devices are close enough that a general idea would put me close enough to figure it out ,
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g5s-plus/help
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