Hi all,
Here you can have your say about anything in general, random stuff to chill out, Let it be about the moto maxx or anything else. I will start with introducing myself. Semseddin from Turkey, sporting the moto maxx xt1225 imported from Puerto Rico. It is weirdMy profession is jewellery but i work in phone business for quite some time. It was an hobby which somehow became my job for the living. I can shoot moto maxx versus any brand/model videos if you would like.
Overally, i am happy with the hardware but software isn't as good as it should have been in my experience. It looks like motorola didn't spend more of its resources for the moto maxx for a better android 5.0.2 update. Anyway, while i don't have high hopes of a early bug-free 5.1 update for this device, i wonder if we would ever have some custom roms based on the stock motorola software. That would make my day. I have never been a fan of android lollipop material user interface. Its design language doesn't appeal me. White background color in everywhere doesn't offer better battery effiency as well.
Maybe you need try cm and put some dark themes
Maybe but i prefer to wait until a stable or rc released
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Maybe but i prefer to wait until a stable or rc released
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This maybe take some months or a year
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Maybe but i prefer to wait until a stable or rc released
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try it, if you dont like it you can always come back to stock
Yeah but there are a lot users complaining of wifi and sleep of death issues in cm12 thread. Only If i were a student who had time to flash roms daily which is not the case for me.
Thinking og buying the blue balistic nylon and black kevlar backplates.
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Are you guys rocking the Maxx naked or with case?
My maxx is naked. I even pulled out the tempered glass screen protector on it cause with the screen protector, the device gets hotter. I bought a pair of sms audio street on ear headphones today which performs very well with the maxx. It is been a great experience after using htc one m7 with a pair of beats in ear headphones for my rock music archive.
So we finally have our own place here in XDA forums seperated from the bootloader locked sibling verizon droid turbo. Nice move by XDA management, better late than never. I believe this will somehow benefit all of us the international Moto Maxx owners. I am thankful to @SyCoREAPER since he is the guy behind our seperation somehow. Not sure how he did it but we are here in our own apartment instead of being guests in the Droid Turbo forums. I've not lost my faith in this device just because of it being a pure spec whore of a phone as some of the tech reviewers named it in his review.
Moto Maxx will skip 5.1.1 and get Android 6 marshmallow, this is coming from a serious source and it will not be a year after as some of us thinks.
I would love for you to be right, but do you have a source? Even If you can't share, is it at least credible? Thanks
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I would love for you to be right, but do you have a source? Even If you can't share, is it at least credible? Thanks
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These are my assumptions from our conversation with my source. Credibility is not issue but i can't give a name. I can tell that i've been told they're low on resources so they had to use their tiny amount of resources for the right direction without wasting it. i have been told not to worry as motorola didn't forget our moto maxx. All of that conversation was about makes me think they will skip lollipop releaseses for our devices and deploy 6.* with it. The cheap devices like Moto G / G 2014 , G Lte , Moto E , E2 etc. are deployed 5.1 cause it was their last update. I believe we will get 6.0 before 2016. :good:
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These are my assumptions from our conversation with my source. Credibility is not issue but i can't give a name. I can tell that i've been told they're low on resources so they had to use their tiny amount of resources for the right direction without wasting it. i have been told not to worry as motorola didn't forget our moto maxx. All of that conversation was about makes me think they will skip lollipop releaseses for our devices and deploy 6.* with it. The cheap devices like Moto G / G 2014 , G Lte , Moto E , E2 etc. are deployed 5.1 cause it was their last update. I believe we will get 6.0 before 2016. :good:
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I really want to believe this, but it is hard for me after seeing the poor and bad support that Motorola has given to this device, the most expensive device (along with N6) and the lack of service and support is awesome. Besides, Turbo already has 5.1, and I doubt it would be the last update it would receive, so I have opposite feelings about what you are saying.
Currently I don't have any problem with the software, is just "fine", but I would really like to see new features and improvements on it. Another thing I would like to see, is the new Moto function that is on the Moto X Style, the one when you take the phone out of your pocket and put it on your ear, and Moto Voice automatically activates and you can tell commands like if it was a call.
Let's hope this would be true, right now most of the manufacturers already have M on their hands and most of the changes should be merged for now, so it would be an easy matter to have the final M release of the flagship devices.
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Galaxo60 said:
I really want to believe this, but it is hard for me after seeing the poor and bad support that Motorola has given to this device, the most expensive device (along with N6) and the lack of service and support is awesome. Besides, Turbo already has 5.1, and I doubt it would be the last update it would receive, so I have opposite feelings about what you are saying.
Currently I don't have any problem with the software, is just "fine", but I would really like to see new features and improvements on it. Another thing I would like to see, is the new Moto function that is on the Moto X Style, the one when you take the phone out of your pocket and put it on your ear, and Moto Voice automatically activates and you can tell commands like if it was a call.
Let's hope this would be true, right now most of the manufacturers already have M on their hands and most of the changes should be merged for now, so it would be an easy matter to have the final M release of the flagship devices.
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I can understand your frustration as we maxx users are having from motorola. Turbo got the 5.1 cause it skipped 5.0.2 and they had to deliver it, they are doing the same to us with 6 i guess, skipping 5.1
I thought this was a good place to jump into the Moto Maxx fray. Just bought a Moto Maxx imported into the States to use on AT&T. I was originally considering a second-hand Droid Turbo since my area has AT&T LTE band 2 in place. I also bought and tried a 2015 Moto X as well as a Nexus 5X, but returned both of them. I didn't actually use the 5X in fact, just refused delivery after hearing the reports come out last week. I'm really looking forward to the best of Motorola without the screen size shenanigans of 2015 Motorola =)
Actually new folks can perhaps wait a little bit more for international Droid Turbo 2 version (looks like Europe and Latin America are going to get it, XT1580, maybe Moto X Force, but codename is KINZIE for both).
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Actually new folks can perhaps wait a little bit more for international Droid Turbo 2 version (looks like Europe and Latin America are going to get it, XT1580, maybe Moto X Force, but codename is KINZIE for both).
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I think that Nexus 6P would be a better option, I don't trust Motorola any more regarding updates or support, they totally messed the loyalty of their customers.
Besides that, I don't see any huge improvement from the Maxx to the Moto X Force.
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Actually new folks can perhaps wait a little bit more for international Droid Turbo 2 version (looks like Europe and Latin America are going to get it, XT1580, maybe Moto X Force, but codename is KINZIE for both).
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Thanks. Had only heard about theMoto XT1581, which passed through China's version of the FCC.
http://www.ibtimes.com/motorola-dro...-certified-china-possible-price-specs-2136690
SPECS
http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&...to_x_force_64gb_td-lte_xt1581_motorola_bounce
Besides GSM/HSPA, has LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 28 < That takes care of AT&T, T-mobile in U.S., Vodafone in Germany, and all of Latin America.
Ignore the "TD-LTE" stuff, I think that's only for China right now although U.S. carriers are looking at it.
GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900,
UMTS800 (B6), UMTS850 (B5), UMTS900 (B8), UMTS1700/2100 (B4), UMTS1900 (B2), UMTS2100 (B1),
LTE2100 (B1), LTE700 (B17), LTE850 (B5), LTE1700/2100 (B4), LTE1800 (B3), LTE2600 (B7), LTE1900 (B2), LTE900 (B8), LTE800 (B20), LTE1900 (B25), LTE700 (B12), LTE700 (B28)
TD-LTE2500 (B41), TD-LTE2300 (B40)
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Also search for code-named Motorola Bounce, which apparently was the internal name before they decided on "Force".
I still LOVE this XT1225 phone, however.
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Galaxo60 said:
I think that Nexus 6P would be a better option, I don't trust Motorola any more regarding updates or support, they totally messed the loyalty of their customers.
Besides that, I don't see any huge improvement from the Maxx to the Moto X Force.
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But the Nexus 6P doesn't have Qi wireless. Actually neither 2015 Nexus has Qi wireless in spite of Google actively promoting the standard in Nexus phones since 2013. Very shortsighted of them. If I don't want to plug in my phone, then I don't want to plug in my phone. They could have included Qi wireless AND USB-C. It's not either/or, you can have BOTH. In my opinion, NEITHER 2015 Nexus is superior to the 2014 Moto Quark phones
Like you, I also don't see a huge improvement from the 2014 Motorola Quark (Droid Turbo, Moto Turbo, Moto Maxx) to the 2015 Motorola Kinzie (Droid Turbo 2, Moto X Force). If Motorola had given the Kinzie STEREO speakers and rear camera OIS, in addition to the microSD, I would be more tempted.
Also why does the 2015 Motorola successor to the Quark have a SMALLER battery than the 2014 Quark? Was 3900 mAh too big?
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But the Nexus 6P doesn't have Qi wireless. Actually neither 2015 Nexus has Qi wireless in spite of Google actively promoting the standard in Nexus phones since 2013. Very shortsighted of them. If I don't want to plug in my phone, then I don't want to plug in my phone. They could have included Qi wireless AND USB-C. It's not either/or, you can have BOTH.
Like you, I also don't see a huge improvement from the 2014 Motorola Quark (Droid Turbo, Moto Turbo, Moto Maxx) to the 2015 Motorola Kinzie (Droid Turbo 2, Moto X Force). If Motorola had given the Kinzie STEREO speakers and rear camera OIS, in addition to the microSD, I would be more tempted.
Also why does the 2015 Motorola successor to the Quark have a SMALLER battery than the 2014 Quark? Was 3900 mAh too big?
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Probably they thought that there is no point in giving 2 days of battery life to power users, because at least in 1 day you should be somewhere to charge the phone; another reason is that they have a lot of trust in 810 efficiency regarding battery consumption.
Still for me it was a pretty stupid decision, they are acting like iPhone makers decreasing the battery of the device when they should at least maintain it the same size; we already have phones out there with batteries with more than 4,000 mAh, so bigger batteries I think is not an excuse right now for any manufacturer.
I love my moto maxx, its a beast
Greeting guys, i just moved from the Z3 forum to here (cause my z3 was second hand and in the end too much hardware issues). With my Maxx arriving soon (today if im lucky) what is your recommendations guys ? I'm already grabbing drivers and stuff to unlock the bootloader and root after i get the 6.0 update i think. But what to do now ? I'm aware that we have some roms but do they have the voice functions like retail ? Or should i keep the retail if i like these functions and just de-bloat as much as i can and put some app to help extend the (already titanic) battery life ?
Hi all
To put it short I'm trying to buy a Moto X Style from abroad, since the local Chinese variant might not be compatible with custom firmwares in the future.
Problem is, I've asked some resellers that claim to have the "US variant" for pre-order, but got the response that it has a bootloader lock that can't be unlocked. Before you ask, I know about the existence of Moto X Pure in the US, and understand that the Pure is easily unlockable, but it costs quite a premium here. I've also heard that there's *no* carrier variants of the X Style at all in the US, so it should be free from carrier influence.
So:
1) Is there a regular X Style alongside the Pure, or is there only the Pure on sale in the US?
2) If the answer to 1) is yes, is the Style's bootloader unlockable? If not, considering that there aren't carrier variants, why?
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AndyYan said:
Hi all
To put it short I'm trying to buy a Moto X Style from abroad, since the local Chinese variant might not be compatible with custom firmwares in the future.
Problem is, I've asked some resellers that claim to have the "US variant" for pre-order, but got the response that it has a bootloader lock that can't be unlocked. Before you ask, I know about the existence of Moto X Pure in the US, and understand that the Pure is easily unlockable, but it costs quite a premium here. I've also heard that there's *no* carrier variants of the X Style at all in the US, so it should be free from carrier influence.
So:
1) Is there a regular X Style alongside the Pure, or is there only the Pure on sale in the US?
2) If the answer to 1) is yes, is the Style's bootloader unlockable? If not, considering that there aren't carrier variants, why?
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1) No, the Pure is the only Moto X being sold in the US (one caveat is that Verizon is releasing a Droid Maxx 2 which may be a rebranded Moto X Pure)
2) Yes, it is unlockable
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1) No, the Pure is the only Moto X being sold in the US (one caveat is that Verizon is releasing a Droid Maxx 2 which may be a rebranded Moto X Pure)
2) Yes, it is unlockable
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I see - this agrees to my previous research. Thanks clicked
I don't give a ____ about Verizon's version because 1) BL lock of course, 2) I'm still using old-school GSM/EvDo1x networks, 3) the Droid Maxx 2 is a rebranded Play and the X Force has a Snapdragon 810 which I swear I will not touch this year.
I contacted the reseller again and told him about this, and this time he said he isn't sure because stock hasn't arrived yet. I guess he was just making guesses based on previous generations.
I'll leave this thread open for more feedbacks if there are any.
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Lenovo announced on CES that for the future they are planning to focus on the high end market with the Moto brand and are probably going to discontinue the Moto E and Moto G in favour of Lenovo's Vibe brand.
Source: http://www.androidauthority.com/mot...print-sensors-for-all-phones-5-inches-667021/
Yeah seems like moto g has gone, which unfornatelly was one of the best in this category of budget phones what is sad, I think for now the only way is the Nexus line or one PLUS which are a little more expensive..
"Although we are simplifying the combined Motorola and [Lenovo] portfolio, we have no plans to retire Moto G, our most successful smartphone, or Moto E," a Motorola representative says.
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http://www.theverge.com/2016/1/12/10755756/moto-g-not-being-killed-will-continue-lenovo
Yes, there'll never be another 2015 Moto G, because - guess what? It'll never be 2015 again
Obviously they had to backtrack a bit when that spokesperson's comments were taken out of context: as stated, the Moto G is the most successful smartphone Motorola ever created over the 3 generations so far, there's no way in hell they would ever just totally dismiss the mid-range market the Moto G tends to basically rule in at this point.
I just got a Moto G3 today, not a bad device overall, not bad at all. Not sure if I'll keep it or go so far as to unlock it but so far it's decent, nice performance as well. I'm very familiar with the Snapdragon 400 series and the battery life, I had an LG Tribute last year and was easily getting 9 hours of SOT with it consistently so I figure with a few tweaks I should get something very similar with this Moto G - that is if I decide to keep it.
Motorola's official statement, if anybody is interested:
http://motorola-blog.blogspot.com/2016/01/motorolas-next-chapter-as-brand.html
As long as they continue firmware support for the current models I'm alright with all this.