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[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
Welder, thanks for the kind words. I haven't gotten the phone yet and I'm going to need a little time to get used to it. But if it does everything I want and I'm happy with it, you are welcome to the razor. I'm like a little kid at Christmas, I just can't wait for this thing to get here. I really pulled a rabbit out of a hat because there is no way in hell I could afford to buy this phone right now. It helps to have good friends and it helps a lot more to treat all of your very good friends, and is only a couple of those, very very well. Thanks!

EDIT:

That must be the first time I ever used Tapatalk to send a message AND a Thanks to Thanks go out to [MENTION=5057697]welder73[/MENTION], [MENTION=5711114]Bobcus Leper[/MENTION], [MENTION=3305649]OldBaldy[/MENTION] and ALL of you that talked me out of "cheeping out" on a lower cost, older phone. That would only give me a temporary performance boost and I would be right back in the same boat I am in now. Not to mention that ALL Verizon phones now have Knox Security inbred to the device. You might be able to root it, but you will never see the screen light up again if you do. What is Verizon's problem? Rooted customers pay their bill just like anyone else. We cannot use free data anymore because it is just to expensive to keep and never use.

So, I took all of your advice, got the Moto-X Pure edition, 32 GB instead of the stock 16, and the specs are blowing me out of the water! 3 Gb RAM instead of the 1 GB in the Razr, 5.7" screen, dual core 1.8 GHz CPU, and an sdcard slot. What is not to love? When I get a new smartphone, I tend to keep it for years and this one looks like it will last for quite a few years to come. Really great news, thank you all very much! Fingers crossed waiting... :fingers-crossed:
[Motorola Droid RAZR] OldBaldy:
If you're planning on using the sane sim card, get yourself a cutter, cause the X uses a nano sim. You can also call Verizon and request a nano sim. I think it's free, but not sure.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
Really? I had no idea you can't use the same SIM card. Verizon told me I could put my sim card in any other phone and it would work. And this phone should take any SIM card. Thanks for the tip, keep them coming! I swear I feel like a little kid at Christmas. This two day wait is going to kill me! [emoji4]
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Bobcus Leper:
[MENTION=4245858]Ohmster[/MENTION], to add to your fun, the Moto X Pure Edition has a Snapdragon 808 Hexa-Core CPU clocked at 1.8 GHz, not a dual core CPU!:D

I'm so happy for you!:thumbup:
[Motorola Droid RAZR] OldBaldy:
No safestrap for the Moto X, but there is TWRP for it. You can either flash it as a custom recovery, or just boot from it via fastboot when you want to backup or recover. Myself, I flash it cause I like to make a backup at least twice a month, and to take an OTA, if you're rooted, you have to flash the stock system anyway, so might as well flash recovery at the same time. That's what I did on my OG X developer edition and that's what I'll do on this one. Read up on fastboot in the pure thread, and get the recovery tool. I modified the flashall script to just flash system and recovery and NOT erase data. Very easy to do, just remove some lines in the script.

TWRP is available from Team Win's web site and is also an easy flash.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Bobcus Leper:
You can get Xposed on Lollipop here.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3034811

Also, with a unlocked (bootloader) phone, you can install a custom recovery directly to the recovery partition, which replaces the stock one with a custom one! You can basically do anything under the sun with a phone that has an unlocked bootloader. You will never have the restrictions that the DROID RAZR has (SafeStrap Recovery, no OC, no different file systems, etc...).:thumbup:
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
Oh that will be just fine. I just bought the newest TWRP for my tablet and can use it on the phone. The new one works really well and comes with Live Backup. Can't have separate rom slots but that is okay, I only need one rom and can make all the backups I need. Great tip, Baldy. :)

I am a pretty generous guy and when people help me, I give out ALL the Thanks I get in a single day, 8. I used them all up already but when midnight comes around, I will be sure to get yours posted. Thanks buddy! :D
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Bobcus Leper:
[MENTION=4245858]Ohmster[/MENTION], on your phone, you get unlimited thanks! That is how I give so many likes.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] dtiger1138:
I found this over in the XDA section for the Moto X Pure (Style)

Safestrap (TWRP) http://xdaforums.com/moto-x-style/orig-development/recovery-twrp-2-8-7-0-touch-recovery-t3200520

When you root, you get a unlocked bootloader warning when you boot up the phone. This thread tells you how to get rid of it, think there's a tool in there to do it too. Saw another tool to change the boot logo I think. http://xdaforums.com/moto-x-style/development/logo-remove-unlocked-bootloader-warning-t3201141

This thread is the root thread. It has a universal toolkit for doing it. http://xdaforums.com/moto-x-style/development/tool-windroid-universal-android-toolkit-t3206883

Looks like there are 2 roms out for it. Also spotted an Alpha of CM12.

Hope this helps. I'm a few weeks out from being able to order mine. but have other issues to worry about, Printer, job, etc.

Later all
[Motorola Droid RAZR] ChungHung.Chen:
Hi, [MENTION=4245858]Ohmster[/MENTION], glad to hear you've chosen another good phone from Moto which didn't sell here.:crying::crying: I'm watching Sony Xperia Z5 and Nexus 5X/6P now but still need more information about the heat issue from CPU(SS810). But my XT910 is still all good here. Keep in touch and have a nice day!
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
[MENTION=3305649]OldBaldy[/MENTION] What is the deal on the sim card? I was hoping to pop the sim into the new phone and take it for a test run. But I am reading here that the sim card is too big and I have to "cut it" to a nano size? Really? If I manage to actually get that done without ruining it, then I cannot put it back in the Razr if need be. What did you do about this incompatible sim card issue? :confused:
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ducadim:
It's very simple[emoji6] : nanoSIM adapter!

from XT910 or XT925 using Tapatalk
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ducadim:
For example:

So, nanoSim fits to all[emoji12]

from XT910 or XT925 using Tapatalk
[Motorola Droid RAZR] OldBaldy:
As I said earlier, you can get a new nano SIM from Verizon. Call them and they'll ship it too you. If you go to the store they may give you one, or insist on installing it in your phone and activating it. That's what I did when I got my 2013 Moto X DE. That way if you ever need to reactivate the Razr, you could do so via the web. I never did.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] d.casper.b:
Is it just me or does the back key not always work on this last snapshot?

Oh my word. I wish I could get a new phone. But I can't right now. Moto X Pure ain't a phone I can get here very easily. I can, though, get the nexus 6 (stuff the 6P - I'm a Moto fan). But 2014.. I also see Moto X Play, but not amazing.

Any way, still need to save a lot.. So things will probably change..

(I have to buy on http://store.orange.com/za as there isn't really any other way to source a Motorola as easily anymore).

Congrats Ohmster! Will damn-well miss you here.

But no doubt, we'll be in touch.

Sent from my Motorola RAZR Maxx (XT910)
[Motorola Droid RAZR] OldBaldy:
The OG Nexus 6 is on sale on eBay for $289. http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-5...us-6-32GB-Smartphone-Blue-XT1103/351537050644
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Bobcus Leper:
This model won't work on Verizon's network.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] OldBaldy:
The Nexus 6 works on any network, including Google's Fi.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Bobcus Leper:
I quote,

"Compatible with GSM cell phone carriers, such as AT&T and T-Mobile, that allow you to swap out a GSM SIM card. Unlocked cell phones will not work with CDMA Carriers like Sprint, Verizon, Boost or Virgin."

I wonder why it says this. I researched a little bit, and found that it does have compatible Verizon bands. Hmm....
[Motorola Droid RAZR] OldBaldy:
AT&T and Verizon had problems activating the Nexus 6 originally, as the IMEI's weren't in their systems. This has since been fixed, as can be arrested to by the number of N6's active on their networks.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
Oh, I found some stuff online about actually cutting the sim card with scissors and that is really not something I want to do. Not to mention, I would not be able to use it in the Razr if my Moto was down for some reason. If Verizon gives me a nano sim, I could use an adapter to put it back in the Razr or keep my original sim? Not sure if you can have 2 different sim cards activated to the same account.

You took yours to the store to have it installed and activated. I thought all you had to do was move the sim from one phone to the other and that is all there is to it? Maybe I am mistaken? You actually have both phones listed on the Verizon web site and can activate either one, Baldy? Is that how it works?

Forgive me, this is new and I have a lot of questions. Thanks.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] OldBaldy:
You only have one activated at a time. I went to the store because I didn't want to wait for VZW to ship me one. The tech asked me which line I wanted to activate the phone on and when he did, it deactivated the Razr. VZW keeps a list of the last few phones you activated on your number and you can switch between then. You used to be able to do so online, don't know about now, but you can always call VZW and they'd do it for you. If you decide to go to the store, which is the fastest way to get the sim, be sure to bring the box the X came in so they can scan the imei from it. Should only take a couple of minutes to get it activated. I'll bet you never go back to the Razr. Mine has been regelated to use as an mp3 player.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
Back key? Snapshot? This snapshot, 2015-09-01? The Nav bar back key, the hard back key, and the Google backspace key all work perfectly. Prior to installing the Google keyboard, the ASOP keyboard also worked perfectly, except that the ASOP keyboard would FC randomly, when you are not even using it. Both cursor keys work quite well.

I do have a friend who maybe has dry skin. She taps, punches, and stabs at the screen and for some reason, has a very difficult time getting her taps to register. I don't have an answer as to why your back key does not always work, or even know "which" back key you are talking about. Even the "hard buttons" are just touch keys. All I can tell you is that all of the keys work. HTH. :)
[Motorola Droid RAZR] d.casper.b:
I'm referring to the hard back key. It vibrates, but does nothing. But I think it's only sometimes when in the app drawer and I want to go back to the home screen. I do use nova launcher, so it may be a bug but the last update was in like August or September and I believe it was fine all along. No biggie though.

Sent from my Motorola RAZR Maxx (XT910)
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
Under /Settings/Buttons and Layout, you can change or reassign any button you like except the Home button. It is worth a look, perhaps something got changed. Try cleaning the front of the phone with a soft paper towel moistened (Not saturated!) with alcohol or Windex. I have to do that with my tablet sometimes when it does not respond to touch immediately. Otherwise, might be a Nova issue or even a worn button. :)

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Oh good answer! I will go to the store, there is no way I can hold that new Pure in my hand and not be able to use it. I don't "plan" on using the Razr after that, but I do plan to root the Pure. I get nervous when rooting a new phone that I have not done before. Usually it works if I get the right instructions and software and perform the procedure as explained, but there is always the chance something can go wrong and I will have to figure it out. In that case, I would still need a phone in the meantime. That is really the only reason I would want to reactivate the Razr.

Since the Pure is Marshmallow, it does not look like I will be romming it any time soon. I am no way installing an alpha or beta rom. My new phone rom has to be good and rock solid. But I *do* want all the bloatware gone. Not sure if a new Moto-X actually "has" a lot of bloat installed since it is not tied to any particular carrier. If there is, I could probably use Titanium Backup to remove bloat and install AdAway. That should be good enough for now, other than I won't have the tether option without a new rom. Does that sound about right? :confused:
[Motorola Droid RAZR] OldBaldy:
You need to follow these steps to root:

1. Unlock the bootloader. Needed to install custom recovery (TWRP) so you can flash the supersu zip.

2. Flash TWRP

3. Flash Supersu.zip

If you want to get rid of the hideous unlocked warning, flash the boot logo.

Instructions can be found for all of this in the a Pure thread.

By the way, the a Pure will be running LP, not marshmallow at first. The soak for MM is just starting.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
Baldy, this is exactly what I was looking for. By chance, if you have the time, could you please post the correct URL to this information? Sometimes when I look for this stuff, I get the wrong link and that could be a very big problem. Thanks.!
[Motorola Droid RAZR] dtiger1138:
I posted the links to these in Post #8225

All the links go back to the proper threads in the Pure section.

The tool kit to root, TWRP, and how to change the boot logo. In the thread for the boot logo, they have a program/tool to do that. Sounds like you can really customize it.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] OldBaldy:
As he said. Here's a roll up of all information.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3212170
[Motorola Droid RAZR] dtiger1138:
Oh my, that' is definitely a more extensive list then my measly little post. Need to book mark that.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] OldBaldy:
That Pure General thread is a gold mine of information. When I got my X, I read thru it, grabbed the files I would need TWRP and SuperSu, then worked my way thru it manually, without using any of the tools, cause I wanted to know how to do it. It was actually very painless, but I had been flashing on my old XDE for about a year.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] dtiger1138:
Only thing I've rooted is this Razr, and I did that back in Jan only to breath some new life into it. So I'm still relatively new to the whole thing, but do like the advantages. I'd only looked at the developers threads over there. Definitely should read more though.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
Thank you boys, that is exactly what I was looking for. With several links posted, I was afraid of using the wrong one and tanking the phone. I have not gotten the phone yet nor the nano sim to use it. But when I do and make some progress, you all will be the very first to know. Thanks!

Ahhh, if the phone starts out with Lollipop, then maybe it is possible to rom it with CM Lollipop, as long as it is stable and works well. Anyone know of such a cm rom and where to find it? NOT interested in alpha or beta builds. Snapshots okay because the rom would have to be mature enough in order to make snapshot status. I really do like the CyanogenMod roms.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] OldBaldy:
Try it stock first. There is no bloat and the only thing you need is Xposed and your favorite modules. You'll quickly find you won't want to give up the Moto extras for CM12. I tried CM on my OG X and quickly went back to stock. In the almost 2 years I used it, I never wanted anything it didn't have. I used Xposed and gravity box for the reboot menu and to customize the quick settings dropdown menu. Try stock 1st. Your crackflashing days may be over, like mine are.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
Sounds good Baldy. I actually like the stock rom on many Motorola phones, sans bloat. But one feature I do want is tether. Is there a way to get tether on the phone without romming it?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] OldBaldy:
Tethering worked out of the box on mine. If it doesn't, there's a Moto X tether module for Xposed that should work. If you no longer have unlimited data, then Verizon should allow tethering. I know they do on my daughter's turbo and she's not rooted.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] dtiger1138:
[MENTION=4245858]Ohmster[/MENTION], I just saw the specs for the Droid MAXX 2 and the Droid TURBO 2

Key things to note, battery is large (that's expected) and both have SD support. Price of the Maxx is under the Pure, but Pure still tops it in specs.

Links from Droid-Life.com

MAXX 2 specs Click

Turbo 2 specs Click

I just took a quick look at them. And in the past I'd mainly been concerned with the storage, sd card, and battery. I'm learning there's a lot more the I really need to consider. Need to look at it like buying a computer. I'm still leaning towards having a phone not branded/tied to a carrier, but still going to give it some thought.

Check it out
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Bobcus Leper:
Guess what!!! The two new DROID phones will NEVER have an unlocked bootloader!!!!!:thumbup:
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
Moto-X Pure came today! Already rooted with TWRP. I cannot seem to flash that logo zip file though. It does not flash, or flash fails in TWRP. How did you flash away that unlocked bootloader screen, Baldy? Did you flash in TWRP or use ADB fastboot push?

OMG this thing is Nice!!!

NOTE: Cannot install Xposed on this thing, says it won't install on this Android version or won't work with this CPU. :(
[Motorola Droid RAZR] OldBaldy:
you need the official V75 Xposed for LP arm64. It's in the Xposed thread.

As for the logo, if you unzip it on your pc, you'll find a .bin file. You flash that using fastboot (fastboot flash logo whatever.bin)

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Here's the link for the Xposed thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3034811

You'll need the installer.apk file and the v75-sdk22, arm64.zip files
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
I hear ya Bob. No doubt, the days of rooting Verizon phones is over!

Hey, could you please edit your post and remove the 2-3 pages of white space? Thank You!

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[Motorola Droid RAZR] Bobcus Leper:
The Moto X Pure Edition has a x64 Arm 8 processor. Just a tip, make sure that you know everything about your device before you make modifications to your device. This way, you will run into far less issues.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
I just got the right Xposed Installer and flashed it in TWRP. Uh, where did it go? xposed-v75-sdk22-arm64.zip is not in the app drawer. Oh, I misread, I do need the installer apk and the zip file? Baldy, you are one super cool dude, but unfortunately for me, a man of very few words.

For the logo you are suggesting entering AP Fastboot mode and using adb to install the logo bin file? Like this?

http://xdaforums.com/moto-x-style/development/logo-remove-unlocked-bootloader-warning-t3201141/page2

Now if only I can figure out how to do this xposed thing I would be pretty happy. Okay okay, since flashing the sdk and now installing the installer, "the framework is already installed"! How about that? I can install modules, yay! :D

EDIT: Got the dumb unlocked bootloader logo screen replaced. Was not that hard but had to use ADB over USB to get this done. Really good instructions and links to files on the page. Took all of 2 minutes.

How to Remove Bootloader Unlocked Warning on Moto X and Moto X 2014

So now I have:

Unlocked Bootloader

Installed TWRP recovery

Rooted device

Installed Xposed framework and some modules

Installed AdAway

Greenify working

I am amazed. There is no such thing as "Tap and Wait" on this Moto-X Pure Edition. I can use navigation, play music, use bluetooth audio, make & take calls, use text. And there is NO Waiting or black screen in between. WOW!

Suggestion to anyone who is going to get this phone and unlock the bootloader: This will completely factory reset the phone. Lucky for me, I did it right away. But if you "play" with this phone and setup everything nice the way you want it, ALL of it will be gone when you unlock the bootloader and that is the first step to rooting the phone. HTH someone.

I do miss some of the features that came with CM11. You don't have the Performance menu, no Theme menu, and a lot of other little niceties that comes with the CM roms. I have to backup what I have now. Any suggestions for a STABLE Lollipop rom for this phone? Preferably CyanogenMod or something similar? Thanks!

I will still visit here, this is where my friends are and I do enjoy sitting at the help desk. ;)

Gosh I am so happy I could just crap! :D
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
Baldy, where did you find that built in tether on the Pure? I could not find it anywhere but I did find and install the Xposed Tether and that does give me hotspot in the quicktiles panel. I did not even have a quick settings panel until I turned it on with Gravity Box.

Come on, Baldy. You "Da Man"! Don't let me down and I am close to being finished with all of my major questions. BTW all the help you gave me was "spot on" and I got ALL of it done. URLs would have been nice, but at least you gave me the right stuff and none of it was "difficult". Thank you my friend. :D
[Motorola Droid RAZR] OldBaldy:
Tethering is in settings, under wireless and networking -> more -> tethering. Setup for it is when you turn it on. The quicktile will turn it on and off.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] welder73:
When my Maxx will arrive? :D

Just kidding :)

So,how is that Pure?I bet it's awesome!

Sent from my Razr XT910
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Bobcus Leper:
Thank you for your kind words [MENTION=4245858]Ohmster[/MENTION]. I am really happy that you now have a super awesome phone. I must ask though, now that you have your Moto X Pure Edition, will you be leaving the RAZR threads for good, or will you stick around and try Marshmallow if stargo gets an semi stable build whipped up? I would (am?) be sad to see you go. Thanks again.