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[Other SmartWatches] richdaley:
I got my Motoactv yesterday and I rooted it right away. Endomondo installed and ran. That is the good news. The bad news is that it is difficult to read because it is all squashed onto the screen. It also forces the device into portrait orientation which is the wrong orientation to wear on your wrist. It did the same thing with my 5K program. As cool as it is to have it rooted and running aftermarket firmware, I decided to take it back to stock. The two roms I put on it (cleardroid and one other) did not really perform the way I expected. I don't mean any disrespect to the authors of the roms. They are great but there are just some limitations because of the size of the screen. It would be really cool if someone could design a launcher that was built specifically for this device (other than the stock launcher). I bought the watch to work out and with the custom roms on it, it felt more like a really cool toy to play with than a fitness watch. I kept having to switch back and forth between the stock launcher and zeam. It IS pretty incredible what the thing can do though. I would love to see a Nexus 2. :)

All of that said, and I have never liked Motorola phones much, the device running the newest stock firmware is awesome. Maybe Moto has gained a fan. The GPS locks nearly instantly. It feels rock solid. I know you like Endomondo but the Motocast workout interface is really cool too. It is easy to plan out my workouts etc. I set up my workouts for the next few weeks. The only small thing that I couldn't get to work, and it appears to be a known issue, is facebook. The watch syncs weather, texts, caller id, and twitter with no problem. I am a weather nerd so I like those updates.
[Other SmartWatches] Atarii:
What I've been working on today; added a new option to the shutdown menu:
[Other SmartWatches] yukik:
no mic hardware on device

Hey, I'm pretty sure there is not a mic in MotoActv, that's why all the audio programs don't work.

My android phone that I sync told me that the synced bluetooth device (MotoActv) is using the phone mic- so, the headphone mic is bluetoothing to the mic on the phone thru the MotoActv = MotoActv canNOT receive audio input.

I could be wrong, but thats my thought. What a bummer!!
[Other SmartWatches] Atarii:
There is a mic in the MotoACTV, however the audio input frequency is capped at 8000hz. Dproldan (and others?) have been looking into fixing this. We've got it to accept higher frequencies, but then any recording app just FCs. There's still ongoing work in this area.
[Other SmartWatches] evanzo23:
Well, that would be awesome too see! I'm not entirely savvy here, as this is but first Android device, but it would help me with flashing .zip!
[Other SmartWatches] blazenhazn:
Registered just to clarify.. There's a mic built into the watch? So, if we were eventually able to get it working we could do google voice search without plugging something in or linking to a bluetooth headset?

I can't tell you how epic that'd be for me. Who do I donate to to help make this happen? This would change my life!!

Edit - NM just donated a few bucks to dproldan to ask for clarification.
[Other SmartWatches] Atarii:
Unfortunately you still need to plug in an external mic, there is no built-in mic. Also, audio input is still not working properly with the MotoACTV ROMs yet, work here is still ongoing.
[Other SmartWatches] bubb4f4t4ss:
Endomondo TTS

Has anyone got Text to Speech (TTS) working in Endomondo. I've searched around a lot but I'm not getting any workout info.

I've installed the latest DProm and have tried it without installing any other TTS and then installing SVOX with voices but no joy, Any help much appreciated.

Feedback on lap times is a must long term for me.
[Other SmartWatches] funnycreature:
+1!

I still need the TTS function for Zombies, Run!
[Other SmartWatches] Certinfy:
eddlewp strons

Hey guys. I installed a custom ROM on my Motoactv and didn't stop ADB. Anyway my old laptop died and I'm on a new one and well I can't seem to factory reset the phone or disable ADB. I've tried to disable ADB but I get the device not found message.

Can anyone point me in the right direction? What drivers I need to install?
[Other SmartWatches] dproldan:
New AOSP rom for MotoACTV

Hello all.

Just posted some information about ReACTV ROM, an AOSP based, build from source rom from the MotoACTV that I've been working on.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2117005
[Other SmartWatches] kinad:
I couldn't find the answer to this, but is the Motoactv able to reply to texts that come in to the paired phone instead of just viewing them?
[Other SmartWatches] trevorx3:
Windows 8 Compatibility

I am unable to get Windows 8 to recognize this device through MotoCast or any other means. :(

Anyone have any ideas for getting Moto to work with Windows 8? Perhaps some drivers or something?
[Other SmartWatches] Klamman:
Really Need Help

I've had my Motoactv rooted for a very long time (awesome device) but now I have a major problem. I recently flashed system.img onto my Motoactv without knowing what I was doing at all. Now I can't access anything on my Motoactv, whenever I turn it on, the Motorola M logo stays there and eventually the Motoactv just overheats. Please, if you can help me I'll give you 1,000,000 likes!:crying:

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I don't know what happens if it overheats too much, so eventually I just plugged it out. If it helps, my Motoactv doesn't seem to be charging, either. When I put it into the charger, it turns on and does the same thing that it does when turn it on, freeze. I was originally trying to reinstall the stock launcher, but now I've gotten into a whole new mess. I really need the help of you guys, I'm just a noob! :(
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
Mini ADB and Fastboot

Download it and unzip it to a folder in your desktop, then run the script inside there. It'll open up an ADB command prompt for you with the drivers.
[Other SmartWatches] cheyingtan:
ClearD, i was unable to post it in ur rom thread due to the post count limit, so i post it here.

I just install ur rom 1.1.5B yesterday, it is super cool.

But I keep getting wifi problem, it keep turn off. I enable it in setting, then go to boat browser it said no connection, back to setting, it asked me to enable it again.

Same thing happen when i want to access google play or gmail / chat. Internet keep disable itself, after enable, it timeout in less than 20 secs. I saw another guy having the same problem with me - "r4dik4l"

Can u pls help check it out?
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
It's a known issue with no perfect fix yet. Dproldan has gotten it to stay on longer, but now some users report they can't turn it off.

What I've found is to use your secondary launcher, place the power control widget on the screen somewhere, and turn wifi on from the widget. Or use something like wifi manager, which I'll be including in the next update.
[Other SmartWatches] telapan:
I've been having similar issues. Seems like I have to enable wifi both in the motoactv and zeam launchers. Maybe I'm just being impatient. Also when I get out of wifi range it seems to turn off/disable wifi. Wifi manager seems to help a little but I don't use it much as the resolution seems a little high for the device.
[Other SmartWatches] kaciek:
it can be installed on 1.15B from ClearD and where to take it??
[Other SmartWatches] Sideburns4life:
Was wondering with the new iOS 6 jailbreak and the release of the pebble if there is any way to get iphone notifications on the Motoactv? Like text messages and anything else in notification center like how android works?
[Other SmartWatches] shusain93:
Hello everyone!

So I got setup and everything and I messed up big time. Not really.

So I backed up and removed Coaching and Gkeyboard with Titanium Backup. In this process I lost the shake-wake feature.

I am unable to reinstall them (TB says it restores - but never does)

Does anyone have an APK for the shakewake feature?

EDIT: Found it! I froze Workout.apk. Workout contains the shake-wake feature as well.
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
You may have to reinstall the stock images and start again if titanium can't fix it. :(

Have you tried pushing coaching back to /system/app/ via adb?

Sent using XDA-funded carrier pigeons
[Other SmartWatches] hackerse7en:
i dont know if it helps but sometime ago i lost mine too and i was thinking it was because changed the launcher then i get back to stock launcher and it doesnt work at all i thout it was the sensor broken, then i reinstall the rom and it worked again...
[Other SmartWatches] Klamman:
My Motoactv won't Turn on

Please everyone I need help! My Motoactv won't turn on or charge! I copied the system.img copy onto my Motoactv while there was one on there! I've tried so many things! When I plug it into the computer it does not respond. It will not charge, the screen is black, and shows no sign of being plugged in at all. When I plug it into the wall my Motoactv will turn on and stay at the red M logo. It shows no sign of charging and the battery status does not show either. A few seconds after I take it out of the charger, the M logo disappears and the screen becomes blank again. When I press and hold the power button to turn the Motoactv on while in the charger, it shows no response and stays at the M logo. Long story short, everything that I've tried will not turn the Motoactv on or let it charge. I really want my Motoactv to work again, please, this is my most powerful Android device (lol) that I have. Please help!
[Other SmartWatches] funnycreature:
I have the same issue. I was told to buy a factory cable (not a charger cable; check on eBay for it) and use this to charge during fastboot. Check ClearD's thread. I'll report back when I get my cable.
[Other SmartWatches] shusain93:
Have you tried fastboot mode? (Download mode)

I did the same thing, searched it up on Google and it appears to be a common problem in Android. Boot into fastboot, although it may not appear to do anything, flash stock on and it'll boot right up.
[Other SmartWatches] Klamman:
Re: Shusain93

Thanks for responding. I forgot to mention that my battery was dead though :( Buying a new cable won't be my favorite option, but I guess it might be my only one. Thanks everyone.
[Other SmartWatches] funnycreature:
Since I'm in the same boat I can say that out of (a) buy a new MotoACTV (b) send it for repair and (c) buy a $9 cable and try my luck, option (c) looks best ;) Again, I'll give you a progress update hopefully this week. Until then, hang in there buddy!
[Other SmartWatches] dproldan:
MotoACTV ReACTV ROM

I was able to recover from the low battery situation once using a micro usb charger from a Samsung phone. Inserting the plug only a bit so that the charging light stays on.

Worth a try.
[Other SmartWatches] jeep14:
Hi,

WOW, it's been a long time since I've been on XDA, used to put ROMs on my old Verizon HTC XV6800 Windows Phone. I'm an iPhone user, don't plan on moving away from that, but I've got a brand new 8gb MotoActv arriving today or tomorrow. My primary use for it will be as a Golf GPS, from reading through this thread it looks like any of these ROM's will have the Golf App cooked into them, correct?

This got me thinking, if you can load Android Apps onto it...is it possible to either load the GolfLogix App or the Golfshot GPS App onto it?

OR, is it possible to have the iPhone App of either of these and have the MA paired with the phone and have it display/mirror the iPhone screen for distances? I love these Apps and logic would tell me to just use my phone...but it's terribly cumbersome, which is why I went to the MA for easy viewing from my wrist. I've heard that the SkyDroid information, for which the MOTOACTV's native golf app is built, is not the best in the accuracy department. Thanks in advance, I'm anxious to give these ROMs a try, hoping I can also sync this thing with the Nike+ Running App...please let me know, I'll gladly send some funds to the person who cooked the ROM that allows for all these features.
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
1. Most of these roms, yes

2. Test out those apps and let us know! :)

3. You might be able to use vnc to mirror, if iPhone has an app that can do it and if it will work over wifi or bluetooth. But I don't know. I highly doubt it, unless you're jailbroken, though.

Sent using XDA-funded carrier pigeons
[Other SmartWatches] jeep14:
Thank you for that info. I received the MA yesterday and, despite zero android knowledge, got it Rooted and installed 1.7.10 N8 that was linked on motoactv.wiki

So, now I'm curious about these Apps (GolfLogix, which is free) and what I need to do to install it. Do I need to Flash one of the other ROM's? Can is it possible to install it on my MA with the current ROM I have? Sorry, just a bit timid due to my lack of experience and I've got the basic functions I bought the device for. I'm not quite sure I understand how to go to another, more feature rich ROM from where I'm at. The directions to get to this point, I was obviously able to figure out...from here it feels like I need a bit more step by step. Who knows, maybe I'm over thinking it. I'm just looking at the MotoActv portal as being pretty up and down. If GolfLogix can be run on this, I or anyone else, get a much more comprehensive Golf GPS app and it doesn't require a Data Connection while playing as the courses can be downloaded over wifi and saved in the app for future use.

Also, has anyone gotten the Nike+ Running App working on it?

Thank you,
[Other SmartWatches] mikehell:
MotoActv modifications for use on a motorcycle?

I'm a new guy here, relatively new to android hacking and mods, but I've been lurking around here since the ol' MDA windows(ce) smartphone days...

I've been looking at the MotoACTV but can't find much, if any, info on what I'd like to accomplish. What I'd like to do is remove all the fitness stuff from the watch, and modify the stock launcher to replace the missing fitness stuff with other apps. Possibly add a few more screens to the stock launcher as well.

The intent here is to have a device that will sync to my phone (think Pebble) and display incoming texts, calls, etc. and be able to control simple actions on my phone like answer call, listen to music, etc. But, this all needs to be done with the stock launcher, or something similar. Something that doesn't require you to press a teeny tiny little icon or a button. Having to press a button, get to a menu with a bunch of microscopic icons, find the right one (through a helmet shield, no less) and click on it with a gloved finger while going down the highway at 80+ MPH on a Harley isn't really feasible. Seems to me that the stock interface (or something like it) could be very usable, as a left right swipe is probably quite possible under these circumstances. It would also have to interface with a bluetooth A2DP headset.

Is this do-able, or am I asking for a miracle here?
[Other SmartWatches] zfire:
Help Infinite reboot loop!

Hello,

I rooted with

Motoactv Root Tool V1.0.0

Then I installed adb on my Mac and flashed Cleardroid 1.1.6

When the device rebooted it put me in an infinite loop of reboots.

I tried using the Root tool to return to stock. So far nothing has worked. Please help!:eek:
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
How did you flash it? ADB isn't used at all to flash cleardroid... Did you use clockworkmod? And the latest root tool is not 1.0.0...

Jeesh. Go here, first lol. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=38608304#post38608304

Check the wiki here: http://motoactv.wikispaces.com/ as it has lots of answers.
[Other SmartWatches] zfire:
Fastboot loop of death

Hi I'm stuck in the fastboot boot loop and trying to adb the boot.img onto the device with the fastboot flash boot boot.img by my error is FAILED(status read failed (too many links))

Any suggestions?

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I got into a bootloop after trying to install a rom and then I followed instructions on how to fastboot flash and now te device will not boot at all. i had to take it off the charger because it got extremely hot.
[Other SmartWatches] nosit1:
My motoactv sits with a dead display to this day. I never sent it in for repairs when I washed it.

R. I. P. Motoactv
[Other SmartWatches] jslabiak:
Custom Stock Launcher

Is there a way to add more pages to the stock launcher/overlay or shrink the icons and add more or widgets?

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Can you apply wallpaper to the app drawer possibly and resize icons for a more consistent look and feel?
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
Get it out of fastboot and turn it off completely using the power button or you will be completely stuck. It isn't charging in fastboot, it's the fastboot mode that's making it heat up. Use the root tool (cleardroidroms.com/motoactv) in a windows machine to get it back to stock. Don't try it yourself, as your battery is probably insanely low now, if not completely drained. And if it won't boot, there's no way to charge it. Return to stock first, then charge to 100% before trying anything again.
[Other SmartWatches] shusain93:
'Washed' it? You stuck it in a WASHING MACHINE?
[Other SmartWatches] fernandoavc:
Lol he left on the pocket and sent the cloth for wash

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus from Brazil
[Other SmartWatches] nosit1:
Had it in my pocket from work (used it to watch netflix since I worked in a call center) and came home, put all my clothes into the washer, and what do you know is at the bottom.

Oddly enough, to the best of my knowledge, it still works, just the display that is fried.
[Other SmartWatches] shusain93:
[install_failed_insufficient_storage]

I ran out of internal space on DProm. I can't install most apps because they require internal. Is there a way I can increase my internal partition from 250mb to say 1GB? I don't care too much about loosing my stuff, but it's not preferred.
[Other SmartWatches] Jakmalmo:
I'm thinking of buying this watch because it's waterproof, and because of the possible apps on it. Is it hard to get youtube and browser into it?

Also, how is the battery life? Does it last long?
[Other SmartWatches] fernandoavc:
Wrong reason cause it's not waterproof and yes water resistant (can't be submerge at any level).. battery life is another weak point ...

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus from Brazil
[Other SmartWatches] atmandk:
You can do it, but it doesn't work well - it doesn't scale properly to the small screen. Google My Tracks and GPS Essentials both work superbly, are both free, and look great on the motoactv.
[Other SmartWatches] NORCALkID:
Hacked hulu plus app works

Edit : as long as what u are watching is low res
[Other SmartWatches] alcuin:
I copied some mp4's to the watch but none will play; anyone find a video player that works?
[Other SmartWatches] submandingo:
What player did you try?

I was wanting to do that as well
[Other SmartWatches] atmandk:
moboplayer works great on the motoactv - plays about anything you throw at it. I've heard diceplayer is also good, but mobo has met all my needs so I've never tried it.
[Other SmartWatches] alcuin:
This is the one I tried, I'll give moboplayer a shot tonight.

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.appdroid.videoplayer&feature=search_result
[Other SmartWatches] d2tw4all:
stupid bettercut

Bettercut created shortcuts that are showing up on the motoACTV launcher as well as the other launcher, and when I delete them in the other launcher they stay on the motoACTV launcher and I can't find a way to delete them! Any ideas!
[Other SmartWatches] tansoftware:
My First Impression of the MotoACTV

"What a wonderful little device !!!"...

That basically sums up my initial impression of the device. Before getting the watch, and after reading the posts on this thread, my understanding was that the MotoACTV lacked proper Bluetooth functionality, ie (Bluetooth Handsfree otherwise known as voice gateway sink). Some of you have reported that after some modifications, and after installing a hacked version of the Motorola ACTV app on your android phones, you will get call & calendar notifications. Some websites even announced that the MotoACTV watch lacked a mic.

Well... To my surprise, when I got my new MotoACTV watch, all I did was a simple bluetooth pairing on my LG Optimus 3D with no additional modifications or hacked software, and guess what, I could receive calls on my watch and talk through the supplied earphones. I thoroughly tested the call receiving function and it even works on my blackberry phone too. This proves that the watch has a mic node (Not a built in MIC, but a socket for the MIC) and that its bluetooth stack supports handsfree mode.

The reason I chose to write this mini review was to eliminate the misconception clouding the forums and blogs over MotoACTV's bluetooth capabilities.

Future plans ? Well... Let's just say I'm working on something big. Something like viewing your phone's contact list and initiating calls from your watch :-D
[Other SmartWatches] d2tw4all:
False alarm, figured I'd try rebooting just to see and they appeared to have gone away, so some kind of weird phantom icons...

Tom

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It's good that you confirmed it, but this functionality is described in the specs for the device on the motorola website, among other places. What people are having trouble with are bluetooth accessories such as keyboards, modem tethered connectivity, etc.

Tom
[Other SmartWatches] dragon_76:
I have used both fancy widgets and weather widget free and they both work well but for battery sake I keep radios off unless needed so it kind of kills the point of a weather widget.

I have my dpi set to 110 and have my system fonts replaced with Roboto Narrow and it has made a massive improvement.

If you freeze all of the Motorola apps Netflix runs well. If not, video is out of sync, then speeds up to sync, then goes out of sync again.

101 analog clocks is my favourite clock widget.

Cheers!

-M

Xda member since 2007
[Other SmartWatches] gobow:
What if I can't flash system.img again?

I've rooted motoactv and could install some apks. Worked well except force closing motolauncher and not working motoactv apps.

So I tried many things to work motolauncher but with no success.

After that, I decided to go from the beginning again, so I did factory reset and reboot.

But after that, motoactv hangs up at the initial animating motorola logo.

So I've changed it to fastboot mode and tried to re-flash system.img (which I've made at the initial rooting phase).

But fastboot fails with the message below:

c:\motoactv> fastboot flash system system.img

sending 'system' (160000 KB)...

OKAY [ 8.040s]

writing 'system'...

(bootloader) image bigger than partition

FAILED (remote failure)

finished. total time: 8.640s

If I try to flash boot.img, it succeeds.

c:\motoactv> fastboot flash boot boot.img

sending 'boot' (2888 KB)...

OKAY [ 0.154s]

writing 'boot'...

(bootloader) erasing flash

(bootloader) writing flash

OKAY [ 2.848s]

finished. total time: 3.004s

What can I do now? Somebody please give me an advice. Thanks.

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My system.img was improperly built. I don't know why but if there is somebody who's experiencing same problem should visit

www(dot)4shared(dot)com/file/pZogubMf/system(dot)html

(I'm newbie to this forum, so this board doesnt let me to post http address directly)

and download system.img and flash it.

Now my motoactv works again.
[Other SmartWatches] Jay4255:
You must have missed a parameter when backing up the creating the system.img.

The part in red is what you left off.

To fix it, you can either get someone to send you their system.img or install a Android SDK / Create a Linux Virtual PC / or Install Cygwin and run the following command

That will trim your bloated system.img down to a size that is flashable via Fastboot. For future reference, I suggest you download my batch file. It'll save you from problems like this.