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[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rht_sg:
some questions

Here are some of my questions.

I am new to Android 4.3, my other phone is Desire S with 2.3.5.

1) On the homescreen, how to add shortcuts? previously long press on the screen would bring up many options - personalize, shortcuts, apps, widgets and folders.

answer - just touch, hold and push apps from the drawer to any home screen.

2) I noticed in some videos taken from stock camera app, the FPS is only about 15-17 !! ? And I do not see any option to change video settings. I thought the FPS is supposed to be around 30 ?

-still unsolved

3) I have a dual sim phone, but I only intend to use 1 SIM. So how can I disable the notification icon for the 2nd SIM and its signal strength ?

-still unsolved

4) While connecting my HTC to PC, it showed option of connecting as "Charge only" or "Mass storage" or "HTC sync", etc. Here it seems there are only two options and the one equivalent to mass storage just mounts a few main folders and not the whole accessible partition?

I am going to try ES file explorer to see how that shows up file system, because I want to be able to transfer some apk to the phone directly and install.

answer - ES File explorer can see all the folders inside and can install apks directly.

Thanks !!
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidjes:
My partner has the Moto G and has updated with the latest official update.

She hates the camera software. I know the camera on this phone isn't the best but the software controlling it is horrible. Is there any way to put a different camera software on it without going to a totally new ROM? A camera that will give her the most control over the camera hardware as possible?
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cooptx:
Just download a new app from the Play Store. A lot of people seem to like A Better Camera

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.almalence.opencam
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zarac:
Is it possible to flash Moto G Google Play Edition stock firmware onto a "regular" Moto G bought in the UK (and receive future OTAs)?

Now that Lenovo is buying Motorola Mobile, I guess GPE will get much faster firmware updates.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cooptx:
Google is still running Motorola. And it will for a couple years until China approves the sale.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zarac:
Thank you for your input.

However, it doesn't answer my question.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cooptx:
Does this answer your question?
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zarac:
Why act snarky? Wasn't this a valid question?

Anyways, thanks for the answer.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cooptx:
Sorry. Early in the morning for me. Yes it was a valid question.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] macdadi112:
I recently bought a moto g 16gb phone (from Tesco then o had it unlocked) and was thinking of having it unlocked.

Would I void the warranty if I went and rooted my phone?

What's the best way for me to root my phone?
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cooptx:
I am not sire about you warranty, but I can answer how to root. Do you just want your phone to be rooted and over with? Or would you like to learn some things about android and how to run adb commands?
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] macdadi112:
Well I had a HTC sensation before and that was rooted. Ahhh I miss having root access :(

Well I thought by doing root access to yiut phone won't allow you to receive any updates..??

Well the more I learn the merrier ;).. That's if your willing to teach.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cooptx:
That I am. Jump over to the link in my signature to start off with :) you can easily return to stock to receive updates of needed.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] macdadi112:
Will check it out once on PC....

Unless you want to send the link..:)
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cooptx:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2585755

Toda!
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] macdadi112:
Okay... I've downloaded everything. Just gonna start but before I do will I lose everything...?
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cooptx:
If you have yet to unlock your bootloader, yes
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] knobydobs:
OTG in Cyanogenmod 11 Unofficial

I was wondering if the kernel that comes with the unofficial version of Cyanogenmod 11 works with OTG devices such as the PS3 controller or memory sticks. :confused: (This is a guess that it is to do with the kernel, please correct me if I am wrong. :p)
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] James Randi:
I have a question that is not really just about the moto g but more about android in general:

Is it correct that in KitKat they removed the option to block and restrict single apps from doing things like using the contact list or location information?
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kenbrownstone:
Any one know how to get picture messages to work on moto g ? Its gsm model on net 10. My nephew has this phone got everything else working for him put pic messages
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jamstar.5:
Some people are reportedly having bad muffled call sound

Do we have a workaround or solution yet?
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] James Randi:
Self-quote since nobody answered and I found the answer in the meantime: Yes, the option was removed but can be 'brought back' with an app and root access.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] James Randi:
How do I install an APK without ever using Google Play?

Since there is no file manager on the phone, what are my options?
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cooptx:
Download the apk using chrome on your phone. Then select it using the download app. Makes sure unknown sources are allowed in your settings.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mokkami:
Once you have an apk file you can also install it via adb
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mascote9rc:
how to share a ota update, totally stock?
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mokkami:
How to share a contact via sms?

Seems like i need a third party app?
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eemgee:
if I root and install xposed will I still get OTA updates?
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ManBearrrPig:
what is the difference between GEL launcher and moto g stock launcher? would like to have Xposed GEL Settings but it does not work on stock moto g launcher.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] meekeebromley:
linux terminal command

I have my Moto G rooted and TWRP installed I mistakenly deleted all, I have a TWPP backup of the Beanstalk Rom. what is the fastboot command to either write the backup of the Beanstalk back to TWRP, or otherwise the Beanstalk zip to the TWRP directory on the sdcard? Thanks meekee

Solved myself using MoDaCo RETAIL-GB_4.3_14.10.0Q3 In Linux Terminal I was lost! been at the screen too long
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dgauze:
Motorola vs GPE

I've read that one of the differences between the Motorola Moto G and the GPE version is the filesystem used for the data partition: f2fs for the Motorola version, and ext4 for the GPE.

Will flashing CM11 format the filesystem to ext4 on the Motorola version? Or does CM11 support both and will not format upon flashing?

Also, does wiping the data partition in any of the recoveries format to a specific filesystem?
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkflicker:
Deleted
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jman1234:
What would cause a hard brick on the Moto G?
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mashaal95:
How do we backup efs on the moto g? :)

Is there an efs folder at all btw? :P
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simple_mind:
I have an dual sim moto g from India (xt1033)

I'm experiencing blue flashes while playing videos (on MX player)

Is this a hardware defect or a software ?:(

Help me
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] knobydobs:
I would send an email to the MX Player devs and see what they say :)
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simple_mind:
I will do that. Just wanted to make sure its not a hardware defect!
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ManBearrrPig:
i would like to install the latest OTA update for 4.4.2 but it keeps failing.

i flashed stock recovery and i have stock kernel.

when i apply the update it just states that the update was unsuccessful.

any idea on how to solve this? i have tesco moto g on which i flashed stock UK firmware. it is only rooted.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hydromän:
Anybody knows how long i have to wait if i send my moto g to Motorola in Germany because of Some issues?

Android-CM11
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eastdata:
Have you installed Adaway? If you have, try disabling it.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ManBearrrPig:
i tryed disabling all xposed modules and it did not help.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eastdata:
Some people successfully updated with stock rooted UK rom... sorry I can't help. You may be able to flash a stock system img or recovery image depending on how the phone was rooted. You'll lose root though.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Clarkiieh:
Your phone is not in a official state because of root. Remove root
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrfish123:
Thought I'd put this in here lol!

I'm aware that if I root I can get rid of the flippin' carrier logo...if I root, can my phone still receive the upgrades to android etc, it won't bodge up anything else?

Note: I'd be using stock ROM, not flashing anything at all if that helps
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrfish123:
Anyone please?
[LG Optimus G Pro] remmystar:
Just wondering, I'm attempting to flash back to stock, but I have no idea when my phone is in download mode.

Also, how do you get there, as in what buttons do you press?
[LG Optimus G Pro] buff31:
I removed battery, held both volume(in middle of +/-) and power button together then plugged cord into phone and waited for download mode to appear on phone. Then I put battery back in phone.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BenChase:
Has anyone noticed issues when roaming between AP's using the Note 3? My wife's Moto X, my old iPhone, and my iPad 3, roams perfectly. However, I can't get the Note 3 to switch APs even when I'm standing next to the antenna (literally -35 dBM signal vs -70 dBm) ! I'm using WiFi Analyzer to grab the radio stats.

AP1 uses both a 2.4Ghz Radio and a 5Ghz radio. All ssid's are the same with the same security. One is on channel 1, other is on channel 6.

AP1 reads about -40 dBm in our bedroom and -72 dBm in my office in the basement.

AP2 reads about -70 dBm in our bedroom and -55 dBm in my office in the basement.

The note 3 never roams to the stronger AP, even when the signal difference is massive. Is this a known problem and are there any workarounds?

Thanks -

Ben
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bftb0:
Are AP1 and AP2 identical in all respects? As in, same router make, same model, same firmware release version, and exactly identical configuration settings (except channel)?

If not, then honestly all bets are off; simply put there's more to it than just signal strength. Noise in alternate channel, AP beamforming capabilities (e.g. MIMO), MCS's each AP supports, other STAs participating in the BSSID, etc

Also, is there any reason to care? For instance, if the only traffic you care about is coming from the internet and it is rate capped at less than 11 Mbps, an old 802.11b router will get you about as much throughput as a brand-new 802.11ac router - the "extra speed" is irrelevant in that case since the router is not the rate-limiting behavior. The situation might be different if you are using a DLNA local server for video streaming though - and both routers were wired to the same content server, not connected to the router via wireless.

You should make a throughput comparison, not a signal strength comparison. Turn only one AP on at a time and download a huge file from a laptop or similar which is wired to that router's switch. Hopefully the source can actually stream data fast enough to saturate each router. Doing an experiment like that might be rather revealing if you have different router models.

You might also want to try an experiment where you turn off the favored "weak AP", make sure the N3 associates with the alternate "strong" AP, and then turn the "weak" AP back on to see if the N3 reverts its' association. If it does, there's likely a reason for that. Not that it will be obvious, though.

HTH
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yaacobms:
I am having AP roaming issues as well. Using unlocked Note 3(N9005) on a campus network with 180+ identical centrally-controlled Cisco 1142 access points. No other device on campus is having this issue as far as I can tell (I'm the guy they would complain to).

My own android tablet, ipad, dell laptop, and 20+ various devices I have access to in the office can roam just fine.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] nonentity:
After try and error for few days finally i've managed to use my storage card as default "my documents" and big storage as program files folder...
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] psych0t1c:
Would you mind saving us a few days of trial and error and tell us what registry changes you made? It sure sounds like an interesting hack...
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] vijay555:
"After literally an hour's ceaseless searching", I have discovered the "hidden art of turning base things into gold". :wink:

V
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] nonentity:
here u go... just finished writing the directions...

hope it helps...
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] zerimar:
Great idea and work. Do you think it will have an effect with Tomtom Navigator 5 since map files are installed in the root folder of the SD card and not in a sub-folder (i.e. My Documents)?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] nonentity:
this tweak allows u to use external storage as local storage. it depends on whether u set ur "storage card" or "storage" to program files folder it will be the default installation path...

now all my programs r in the program files folder A.K.A. "Storage" even for those programs that needed to be installed in the main memory like SBP, anti virus etc...

i dun have to worry about my main memory anymore cos this has free up sufficient space for it...
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] zerimar:
Thanks man. I'm scheduled to do a hard reset on my unit and make a fresh install since my unit has been acting a bit strange lately.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] nonentity:
there are 25 downloads on my doc but not a single comment...
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] JamesManios:
This will work very well for "Storage=Program Files" but I think the OS will make a new "My Documents" as soon as you pull out your Storage Card ... (especially if there is an app trying to use that folder)

But I'm using it for the Program Files method.... I think its pretty clever
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] nonentity:
amazingly it did not change... even if u change another sd card it will still remain as my documents...
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] nonentity:
i've tested on "my documents" when i took out my sd card, "my documents" folder simply disappears. when i save a note etc, there will be a temp "my documents" folder appear. but this folder can be deleted at anytime before reinserting ur sd card and the original "my documents" folder reappears resuming its place... it'll be fine to change sd cards as all sd cards will be recognize as "my documents"
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] nonentity:
Test Crash

Yesterday i did some test crash on the system to find out the vunerabilities of it anyway, here's the results...

1) can't survive default factory settings (power + reset) obviously... :roll:

2) forgotten all abt "Windows Media Player" folder and "Connections" folder residing at the original "Program Files" folder by default so before u delete the original "Program Files" folder, make sure that u cut and paste both folders to storage (new "Program Files" folder) i've uploaded "Windows Media Player" folders just in case it's too late... as for the "Connections" folder, it appears to be empty. so i gues its ok... :wink:

3) system only fails (storage = My Documents2, new "My Documents" folder on main memory) when caller ID is installed. this can be restored by taking out your SD card, wait till "My Documents2" folder disappeared, delete new "My Documents" folder and reinserting SD card. but u will have to repeat this process everytime u restart ur system, :twisted: unless caller ID has been removed.

4) Installation of Acrosoft MMS cab will have the same problem as above... but it is not permenant like caller ID. just use the method above once and it'll stay that way for good...

that's the only software conflict i have experienced. other than that, my magician kick ass...

:idea: the purpose of this tweak is to let everyone utilize the storage spaces completely, minimizing the usage of the main memory so that it'll have better performance... turning ur BigStorage into "Default Installation Path", ur SD Card into "Default Documents Storage"... nothing goes to waste...

Structure of this system:

System Files: Main Memory

Program Files: Ext-ROM 18.96mb + Storage 7.6mb= BigStorage 26.56mb to 26.72mb

My Documents: SD Memory
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] nonentity:
any feedbacks? comments? anything? anyone? :?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] sherko:
thx my friend, i'm going to check it and let you know if it was successful.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] nonentity:
thanks sherko...

anyway, i've found out a way to speed up PPC even more after you are done with the file system tweak...

alternaltively you can MemMaid to do this, but there are limitations using MemMaid, that is some programs will not work if you move certain .dll

1) copy the entire AppMgr folder from \Windows\ to the new \Program Files\ dir (ex. \Program Files\AppMgr\)

2) use your preferred registry editor to search for \Windows\AppMgr and change all results to \Program Files\AppMgr\XXXX.dll

Reboot your system...

3) use explorer to delete \Windows\AppMgr and that's it...

you'll find that your system will responds faster than it used to be... thanks to the new file system, your PPC recognizes all your external storage as local storage (as in Main Memory)...
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] brian colston:
hi all , i have done all and working fine. The only problem i get is when i try and sync my outlook with outlook 2003 and i get error on pocket pc

Error : Could not create the voice link recording directory.

I do not have any software on it yet on bigstorerom, only Resco Explorer

any help would be good

Thanks

Brian
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] nonentity:
hi Brian

ok... i'm not sure if this is the case, i believe that your prior note option save to storage card / My documents. by now your system recognize your storage card as main memory...

so, go to your note > tools > option

change to Save to Main Memory....

as for your outlook, shouldn't have any problem unless you are synchronizing with your notes and the option setting above may just solve everything...

if it works, that means someone's not paying attention on my notes...

keep me update on the results....

cheers...
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] nonentity:
ok... now i know your problem...

i never noticed it as i don't really uses the voice recording... i'm getting the error when i tap on new in the notes sections...

let me know if u have the same problem...

now i'm working on it... i'll post it once i've rectify the problems... btw, if you happen to solve it before i do, pls share it with us...

thanks...
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] HyperMalac:
hmmm...It doesn't works for me....

I've done the tweak, and when I push the contatcts button, my Magician says: "Error opening the shortcut or locating the target filemane"

I've copied all my folders in my Documents, but there wasn't UAContents in there (I've done filetweak after a hard reset).

Any Idea...?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] nonentity:
have you reinstall the cab files u wanted like acrosoft MMS? these r the customized tool from ExtROM... since you did not copy the uacontent, i suggest that u try to reinstall it back...
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] HyperMalac:
It's a bit cunfusing what you say :D

Can you write a "mini step by step" for me ?

thanks for the fast replys !
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] HyperMalac:
OK its done! :D:D:D

I did a soft-reset and it solved the problem...

Thanks for this great tweak!

Cheers,
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] nonentity:
YOU MEAN ALL THE WHILE YOU DID NOT RESTART IT!!!

duh...

you've got me anxious... :x

anyway just read the post above regarding the pros and cons...

most importantly your feedbacks... :wink:

if anything wrong we will solve it together...

non
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] nonentity:
please take note...

i reallized that after migrating the file system, there will be a glitch with the note function when you tap "new" it will prompt you

"Could not create the voice link recording directory."

but after you tap "ok" it will function as normal... the note will still be save in your new "my documents" folder (A.K.A. storage card) as default...

i will try to find a way to shut the error prompt up... until then, if anyone found a solution to this error, please do share with us...

thanks...

non
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] nonentity:
UPDATED!!!

i've updated the directions...

please comment... :oops:
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] mos33y:
after spending a good 3 hours trying to get nonentity's tweak going, i realisd that my machine needed to have a BigStorage Rom! :x !

The error i encountered was: my documents folder would not disapear (even after renaming) i.e sd card remained as my documents2.

so now iv got to read up performing a bigstorage rom upgrade.

(never done it before :?: )

or do i?

is there a way of performing this tweak without bigstorage rom?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] nonentity:
you don't need a bigstorage rom for this... it even works for WM5...

Q1: have you restarted your device after changing the original "My Documents"?

Q2: can you delete the "My Documents" folder residing at the root directory? after renaming the original folder?

Q3: before you do this tweak, did u uninstall all your programs? cos some programs may be still using that folder....

non
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] xavier_xw:
I have tried the "My documents" tweak on my X50V with WM5, some minor difference here:

Instead of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\StorageManager\Profiles\SDCARD, there is a key named HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\StorageManager\Profiles\SDMemory, and the String "Folder" has a default value "SD Card" instead of "Storage Card". And I changed the value to "My documents" anyway, it worked for me.

But the "Program Files" tweak, I don't think WM5 users need to do it, not because WM5 already used integrated storage for file storage and RAM for program, but there is no HKEY_LOCAL MACHINE\Drivers\BuiltIn\FlshDrv key in WM5 registry!

Hope this will help.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] Darren_Bridgeland:
Just a quick query.

I've found the string to rename the Wm2005 'FlashDisk' back to 'RamDisk'.

If I do this will everything I have installed on the flashdisk be ruined or would it tkae the change alright?

As im running a fully configured device its not too important, just preferred having 'ramdisk'.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\StorageManager\Profiles\RAMdisk
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] nonentity:
if the directory name of your flashdisk did not change, i guess it's ok... but if it does, you'll need to reinstall all of your programs... because the installation dir is different... unless you want to use your registry editor to edit it one at a time... and i don't advise that... as some programs are hardcoded...