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[Motorola Droid RAZR] brosso:
Mine charges to 100% but seems to do so slower than stock, much slower in fact.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] d.casper.b:
So I've been messing around with this Lux Auto Brightness app. Quite nice I guess.

You know what I only just discovered? A feature in the ROM I never knew existed! We can modify the screen brightness values according to the ambient light (lux). I thought CM completely did away with the feature. It's not as customisable (regarding amount of steps you can have) as CM6 or 7 - whichever had the feature (I think they both did). Just click on brightness, set it to auto and there's a settings button that appears.

I'm sure you all know this already..

Sent from my Motorola RAZR Maxx (XT910)
[Motorola Droid RAZR] welder73:
That feature is there forewer :D

About Lux,it is a good app but when you want to install something,you can't, because the "Install" button is grayed out,you must disable it first... ;)

Sent from my Razr XT910
[Motorola Droid RAZR] d.casper.b:
Lol, man, I must have really been sleeping.

I haven't had that issue with Lux. It seems to actually deactivate itself when you install an apk.

Sent from my Motorola RAZR Maxx (XT910)
[Motorola Droid RAZR] dtiger1138:
Yes, and the kicker is that it is not locked to any carrier. It is an unlocked phone that can be used on any carrier. You can take it abroad and get a GSM prepaid card so you can use it there, or should be able to. You can go to Moto Maker and customize it and such. I think it starts at $399, so if you can put the money upfront, you won't have the added phone subsidy to your bill. That is if they still do that. I'm fine that it has a little smaller battery, mainly because it has the quick charge feature.

on another note: I do have the donation pack for Greenify, but i'm not seeing an option to de-greenify in the experimental features. is it called something else?

Later

Tiger
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
Oh duuuuuude! Thank you very much! I just looked into the Moto-X pure at Verizon and found some very, very good news! The phone at Verizon is $312 or $13/Mo.

Moto X™ (2nd Gen.)

To "De-Greenify" an app, you do not go into the Experimental menu. Right there on page one in Greenify, you find the sleeping app, tap to highlight, tap 3 dot menu, and right there you will find the option to de-greenify the app. Give it a shot. This will remove it from Greenify's charge. If you have already removed your app from Greenify, then greenify it again, then follow the de-greenify procedure to remove it from Greenify permanently. Good looking out on the Moto-X! :highfive:

EDIT:

Hey [MENTION=6309629]dtiger1138[/MENTION], what is the difference with this Moto-X "Pure" edition? Is this pure significant and "better"? I see that you get different internal memory sizes, and, you get a really good camera and flash, plus a nice case. Anything different about the "Pure" phone? :confused:

Gosh, I am really drooling about this phone and it is WAY better than the Galaxy S4 because it does have the big screen and much more power. And, it is "doable" by dumping unlimited, I can cut my phone bill in half, and then use a part of that money for the new phone. How cool is this? Save money and get a MUCH better phone? Can it be?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] dtiger1138:
The Pure Edition of the Moto X, the main thing is that it's not tied to any carrier. It's an unlocked phone. So no carrier bloatware, don't have to deal with them for updates, etc. Guess you could say it's as close to being a Nexus phone with out it being a Nexus phone. And with the 2015 version, just came out in Sept., it has all the antennas you'll need. So you can take it to any network. I'm assuming that you could take it to another country, and use one of their prepaid sims while you were there. As long as they have the same GSM or CDMA networks the phone can use.

The one you found on Verizon is the X 2nd edition, not the Pure. Some of the specs are different. I looked a the battery and if there was an sd card slot. I know there was a 2014 edition of the Pure, not sure how that compares to the 2015. I'll have to look.

Thanks for the Greenify info, I'll play with that later.

Take care

Update: Verizon does not sell the Moto X Pure Edition, which is what I expected.

Update 2:Just saw this over on http://www.droid-life.com Oct 27th Verizon and Moto are announcing the new Droid phones. http://www.droid-life.com/2015/10/14/verizon-and-motorola-are-announcing-new-droid-phones-october-27/#more-175829
[Motorola Droid RAZR] TheHarbinger:
The Moto X 2nd edition DOES NOT have an SD card slot. The 2015 version does, so that's the one you want. It also has a higher megapixel camera and a lot of other improvements over the 2nd gen.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
Thanks, [MENTION=2591917]TheHarbinger[/MENTION]

I found that out, the 2nd Gen Moto-X is a heavily watered down version of the Pure. Like you said, no sdcard and it takes a full half inch off the gorgeous display. Not something I would want. I would like the Pure, but as all of the "good phones" go, it is still very expensive. Swappa has them for around $400. If I cannot get the Pure, maybe the Galaxy S5 would be a good choice. That phone too is compromised so far as the huge screen goes, but it does have the specs and sdcard with it. Not a bad choice and it has come down in price, a lot. The Razr still works of course, but it is becoming a never ending game of "tap and wait" and that really is annoying, every single day. Still looking around and money is very tight now, paying for car repairs so I got time. Thanks! :good:
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Bobcus Leper:
Do not get the Galaxy S5. You would be far better off getting the Moto X Pure edition or the Nexus 5x. The Galaxy S5 has a locked bootloader. There will never be AOSP ROMs for it. If you get the Moto X Pure Edition, you will not be tied to any carrier. You will not have any bloat. You will be able to easily unlock the bootloader, root, and install install custom ROMs. Plus, the Moto X Pure Edition is future proof, while the Galaxy S5 is not, because it was released in May of 2014, and it started out on KitKat. So in other words, do not get the Galaxy S5. If you still want a phone from 2014, you might want to look at the HTC ONE M8 on Verizon. It is far superior to the S5 because you can unlock the bootloader and install custom ROMs.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
Wow, thanks Bob. This is a pretty good info sheet, I think I will hang on to this. ;)
[Motorola Droid RAZR] TStarGermany:
can anyone point to a method by which i can activate gesture typing? seems I have to somehow add dictionary files to the AOSP keyboard but couldn't find a way to do that yet.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] d.casper.b:
I flashed Google Keyboard found in this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=58047099.

It should replace the stock AOSP keyboard.

Sent from my Motorola RAZR Maxx (XT910)
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
The stock keyboard does not do it anymore, you need the new Google keyboard for that. Even if you have the Google keyboard installed, some of them do not work, the options for it are missing. So, it is a matter of finding the right download to enable this feature. We had an issue with the Google keyboard not allowing the OK Google detection, in some of the installs the option is gone or there is nothing to configure. We tried different versions of the keyboard without success for OK Google. Casper has it, I think he has the right keyboard installed and he gave you a link. I would try it if I were you and then setup the gesture typing the way you like. When you get the floating preview, then you know you have it setup right as in this video:

[YOUTUBE]hG7z2gv_Tp0[/YOUTUBE]​

This link shows the proper settings to use, if you do not find these options, then you don't have the correct Google keyboard installed.

http://www.thekeyponderer.com/where...ings-in-android-4-4-4-google-keyboard-kitkat/

I don't use gesture typing or OK Google so I do not have it working either. The procedure in Casper's link tells you to do a Factory Reset and format the system partition. That is going to completely reset the phone, not something I want to do. There is also a Google Keyboard download that you can possibly install in Casper's link, perhaps you can install it without wiping your system. These are zip files and must be flashed from Safe Strap.

The Google Keyboard only file:

Google Keyboard addon for 4.4.4: gapps-kk-google-keyboard-20151012-1-signed.zip (replaces stock keyboard)

Good luck, I hope that you do not have to reset your entire phone to get the gesture typing but you might, if simply flashing the zip does not work. You will know because as you swipe, you will get a floating text preview as shown in the video when you get it right.

Casper has had pretty good luck with his keyboard and OK Google detection. If flashing the keyboard zip file does not give what you want, then follow the instructions in the link from Casper. Good luck and if you could, tell us how you made out. Thnx!
[Motorola Droid RAZR] TStarGermany:
Wow. That's 1 big fat inconvenience right there ^^

For now I'm not willing to do another facreset/newinstall, so I just installed google Keyboard from the Playstore - seems to work, including floating word previe (voice search button doesnt work tho) - and as soon as you activate it in the phone's settings, the AOSP one gets automatically greyed out. I think this is good enough for me right now.

(Little update: Out of curiosity, I flashed the gapps-keyboard-addon - it does infact replace aoesp completely, but other than that, it has the exact same functionality/settings as the normal install from the playstore. plus, the voice search assistant still doesnt function :ß)
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
Thanks for the report, [MENTION=4519260]TStarGermany[/MENTION]. If you have the floating preview, then you are okay. After I saw the reset instructions, I didn't want to do it either. So you are good now. You say voice search does not work? Do you have the Google search bar on top of each desktop with the small mic icon in it? Does tapping that little mic give you voice search? Mine works well like that but not for OK Google detection, where you just "speak" and the phone will hear you. I did have that feature working at one time and it is not worth it. For one, it will kick up the idle frequency of your CPU from 300 MHz to 600 MHz and even then, you could do it faster by just tapping to search. I wanted it really bad to have a hands free phone, like Siri or something. But Google Voice is nothing like Siri, it does not work on apps and takes to much power to run. In the end, I ditched it and am happy with that. Google Voice probably would work well on a new phone with lots of horsepower, but on a Razr it is just wishful thinking.

Appreciate the report, stuff like that we love to hear! :)
[Motorola Droid RAZR] TStarGermany:
I have now installed

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox&hl=en (Google Quicksearchbox)

Result: Now the voice button during text entry AND the hardware search button are functioning correctly.

You say it does not work on apps, what exactly do you mean? When I say stuff like "open program x", "dial xxx home", or even "open website xxx.com", that Google voice thing executes that just fine.

(however, I'm still considering going back to motorola's voice command software, which also worked quite well and is surely lot less demanding)

PS: Little funny bit:

That Google Quicksearchbox thing put a fat white box at the top of my screen (non-movable x,x).

But when I put the homescreen into landscape mode (which I unlocked by modifying the build.prop), the huge box is then replaced by 2 nice looking, small round buttons "( G )" and "( ? )", positioned at the left top of the screen.

And when I now go back into portrait mode again, the big searchbox's white background is now like 50% transparent, exposing the "Google" text bit and the voice icon more clearly. Much better looking:ß
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
Oh you do have the search box now. Good! It does come with the rom. If you hold finger on desktop and pull up the CM11 menu when it appears, the top item is Search Bar; on or off. And you can pick your Search Panel there too. I used to use the CM11 HOME, but it is not as useful now that CM11 is finished, I switched to Google Now in the CM11 menu.

I cannot imagine what your screen looks like or why you had that funky box on desktop. Perhaps because it was not turned on from the CM11 menu? Anytime you get weird screens to show or discuss, try and grab a screenshot from Power menu or hold Power and Vol Down to get the screenshot. Then attach it to your post and we can see. Like this. (Sample screen shot attached.) You can see my Google Search bar on top of desktop.

It is not like Google Voice does not work, it does. What I mean is that it hasn't given me a "hands free phone" like I wanted, for say, driving. I still have to tap the screen. And it does take longer to launch something and get it right so I could just tap the screen and get what I need, right away. With Google Voice, it takes longer and it does make mistakes. Overall, was not worth it, especially if my phone has to idle at double frequency and shorten battery life. On a new, more powerful phone, I am sure that it would work much better.

After your report that you got the Google Keyboard from Playstore, I went and installed it too. I have gesture typing now, although I really do not use it because the voice typing has always worked and it does work quite well. Just as well because I get a lot of FC notices that the ASOP keyboard has stopped. Might as well use the Google keyboard and it is pretty nice. So your question actually helped me get my own phone working a little better. :D
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
Verizon selling Knox Secured phones now

Alright I went to Verizon and cut at least $60 off my monthly phone bill. I took the 3 GB data plan, if you go over for any reason, you pay $15 per Gig that month. I never go that high on the phone. So far, so good. Now with a contract, I could have walked out with a gorgeous 6" screen Galaxy Note 5 or Galaxy Note 6 Edge. I was going to do it but was not sure about rooting these models and even though full specs show these phones with ext-sdcards, the Verizon ones do not have removable sdcards. I wrote down the models they had.

SM-N920V & SM-G928V

Two good links that spell it out can be found here:

http://www.xda-developers.com/xda-ex...ote-5-s6-edge/

http://xdaforums.com/note...-root-t3183641

And it is all over the net. Any of these models that end with an A or a V, have that Knox Security installed and locked bootloaders. Yeah, you can root them and then when you boot back up, you get a "told ya so" black screen. And there is no way around it, no root available, and no root likely to ever be available. Verizon and AT&T are now committed to this Knox Security and it is so ingrained into the phone, with Marshmallow, that you cannot get around it.

I could have walked out with it and wanted it really bad, but not for a no root phone. I could have taken the phone for up to 2 weeks and paid a $35 restock fee. The financing is what would have allowed me to do this, pay lower bill and get a *****ing phone. Verizon did not even have the Moto-X. So what to do? Save money and get the Moto-X Pure at swappa for $400? THAT is a very good, unlocked phone and the Verizon ones do use CDMA, come with ext-sdcard, and come with the gorgeous 5.7" display.

Just look at this and tell me you don't want to cry, I am absolutely SICK over this!

Moto X Pure Edition 2015 (Unlocked) [XT1575]

I am WAY BUMMED! *Somebody* please cheer me up! :(

EDIT:

These are all the phones that Verizon has to offer with a plan. I really don't like any of them. Are any of these "good phones"? MUST be rootable and can be rommed.

http://www.verizonwireless.com/smartphones/
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Doublecrosser:
So you can buy a locked phone with a data plan but you aren't cause it can't be rooted and here i am sitting with my xt912 after replacing my 3030 mAh battery with my old 1750 mAh battery just to run my phone properly cause from the last 3 weeks i was using this phone as my daily driver and i'm still feeling better sitting on my chair using my computer while drinking coffee and eating spaghetti. If I was with you irl, first I would thank you in person for all the help you've given us on this forum then I would smack you, take your money, buy a new phone and run back to my country :D

On a side note. Yes, this phone specifically makes me wanna cry, and Go with the Moto X, if it was up to me I would buy Moto X any day over any other phone, I'm just not into samsung phones, only thing i like about them is their screen and camera, If they do make a phone with softkeys I might consider buying it but thats not gonna happen :P

And hey, how are you ohmster? :D
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Bobcus Leper:
I so glad that you made the right decision and did not give in to a new Verizon phone. Sorry to spoil your hopes, but none of the current phones sold through Verizon can be rooted, or have the bootloader unlocked (no custom roms). Your best bet is a unlocked, carrierless phone, like the Moto X Pure Edition or the Nexus 6p or 5x. Unless you switch to another carrier like T-Mobile or AT&T, you will be stuck with a bloated, awful phone.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] OldBaldy:
The Moto X Pure is, IMHO the best phone on the market today at it's price point. At $399 for the base model, nothing else comes close. Add a cheap 64 gb sd card and you're set for years. It will be updated to Android 6.0 at least. I've been using it for a month now, and it's nothing short of great.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] TStarGermany:
http://www.verizonwireless.com/smartphones/droid-turbo-ballistic-nylon/

The Droid Turbo has some VERY solid specs (and verizon says it comes with 5.1 installed)

However, I'd wait for the Turbo 2 which is about to be launched in short

http://www.theverge.com/2015/10/23/9605594/motorola-verizon-droid-turbo-maxx-2-leaked-screenshots
[Motorola Droid RAZR] d.casper.b:
Had some problems with Google play services. Kept getting a pop-up error (GooglePS has stopped). Tried clearing cache, looking at what others were saying, wiping my system and reflashing. Nothing. So was forced to start from scratch. Everything is now back up and no more error message.

Now that I've started over, I am "trying" to keep things as slim as I possibly can. Besides the Google Play Services error, the phone was feeling a little sluggish to me. I don't know if it was apps that were to blame or just the usual "over-time-lag". So, no more GravityBox etc. Although I did come across another module with the ability to change the look of the progress bar -something I liked in AOKP. It's called "Smooth System Progress Bars" - nice nice.

Well, let's see how this installation now holds.

Sent from my Motorola RAZR Maxx (XT910)
[Motorola Droid RAZR] TStarGermany:
what i never really understood:

with custom launchers (i had several), my phone always got pretty laggy. not so with the 'stock' launchers (on oem roms, and even with trebuchet on cm11). won't install a custom launcher anymore any time soon :ß
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
Well, I am convinced. I have to get a Moto X Pure, seems to be nothing else like it and it will last for years. Anyone know of any XDA threads for rooting and romming the Moto-X Pure and could give me the links? :confused:
[Motorola Droid RAZR] OldBaldy:
There's a whole device tree here on XDA for the Moto X Pure and a Style with tools to automate unlocking the bootloader, rooting, installing custom recovery and restoring. There are some custom roms for it, but I haven't bothered, cause stock and Xposed do all I want. Read some of the General thread and you'll learn a lot.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
Got it, thanks Baldy. Since car repairs have me in horrible debt for the next several months, getting the Pure is next to impossible. BUT, I do have a rather affluent friend and pitched the idea to her for the phone. Found one on Amazone with 32 GB memory for $450. She is willing to finance the phone with no interest, part for cash payback, part for technical help and assistance with some personal issues. I will go see her now, it might take a bit of time to do this, but it looks like the only way. Enough members here validate the Moto-X Pure as the best phone you can get and it will last for years. This is the 2015 model, unlocked. Going to see her now and get her Netflix back online. Fingers crossed. :fingers-crossed:
[Motorola Droid RAZR] OldBaldy:
Good luck buddy. I know you'll enjoy it.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Bobcus Leper:
Good luck!
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
Moto X Pure Edition Unlocked on order at Amazon

Thank you everybody for the heads up and helping me make up my mind about a new phone. It seems that the Moto phones seem to win hands down with almost everyone I talk to. Most have one reason or another not to buy the Samsung and I have always had Motorola phones. They were good phones, trouble free, rootable, and you could rom them. What is not to love? The specs on this Pure Edition are unbelievable, I really think this phone would outlive the Razr and I for sure got my money's worth out of it. Now I am ready to throw this Razr at the wall! :(

Well, good news I think. There is like no way in hell I can afford to get this Moto-X Pure anything this year. BUT, I have friends, good friends, and I *never* screw them over, lie to them, and treat everyone well and with respect. I have a friend who is a somewhat affluent widow that I do all things technical for and she pays me for it. I explained the phone issue and she took me right to her computer, whipped out her VISA card, and ordered the phone with 2 day delivery. This one:

Moto X Pure Edition Unlocked Smartphone, 32GB Black (U.S. Warranty - XT1575)

It is the 32 Gb version, 2015, and totally unlocked, I can put my SIM card in and my 64 GB sdcard and away I go. I really hope this is the right one because it has already been ordered. I am so sick of this tap and wait with the Razr that I just cannot take it anymore. The apps have outgrown the device and there is not a lot I can do about it other than use DumbleCore's Scorched Earth and remove everything that is not essential to running the phone. A lot of work and for what? A phone that works and not much else. No thank you.

I can pay her back slowly as I get the money and work off a lot of it, I do all her IT work and she pays well. I will feel a lot better when I get the phone, fingers crossed. Thanks for the input. So many of you have said this is the best phone you can get that I believe it.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] welder73:
Good luck my friend,it is a very good phone and I wish it serve you well. :)

Btw,send me your Maxx :D

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