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[Moto X Q&A] DrvLikHell:
I meant home buttons on other phones I was looking at besides the Pixel, like the Xiaomi Mi 6, OnePlus 5, etc. The Pixel 1 looks like an iPhone 5 in my opinion, and the Pixel 2 looks nice, but I don't like the rounded lcd corners.

I did find another phone... But I'm not sure if it's going to work out. The Essential Phone has a lot of things I want in a new phone (fast processor, high pixel/inch, high-resolution screen, thin bezels, lots of space/memory, not gigantic form, etc). It's mostly just lacking the special Moto features that I love, and it doesn't have the ergonomics of the Moto X, but it has it's said to have its own feel, which is unique. Well, it's also lacking a headphone jack.... And the camera is, ah, buggy, to be polite. It's a new phone from a new company, so there are teething issues on several fronts. But(!) it's the closest I've found so far. The company is founded by Andy Rubin, so it has a wonderfully stock Android experience, and it should get OTA updates almost as fast as Google phones.

I ordered one yesterday, they're back ordered for two weeks. Ugh. My friend is going to be a guineapig for me and we're both going to try it out. If I like it, I'll order another one. All my friend cares about is that it's fast, has a decent size screen and plays Mariachi music. Why can't I have such simple demands?
[Moto X Q&A] themagpieswarble:
My coworker (who is as obsessive about phones as I am) actually just bought an Essential phone recently after rockin a Galaxy S8 for the last 6 months or so. He really, really likes it. The camera on it is much much better with the Google HDR+ Camera ported over to it. The phone is heavy/substantial feeling in the hand but has great screen to body ratio and is pretty comfortable in the hand. It's a flat back so it's not going to be delightful feeling like the curved back of the Moto but it's still good. And the screen is just really beautiful to look at. The little camera notch grows on you and adds personality.

Really there's nothing much wrong with the phone. Battery life is great, it's very fast and smooth. And you can't say the devs don't care about the community. They're constantly releasing updates and doing like weekly reddit AMAs and all that. I'm rooting for them to succeed as a company. The Essential PH1 is a good start and I'm sure they'll do even better with their next phone.

No headphone jack is something I'm getting over very quickly. The dongle adapter that stays on my headphones I take with me everywhere means there's almost no difference with my listening habits. Also, using bluetooth in my car is so much better than fumbling with the aux cable I discovered. You can skip tracks with the steering wheel and make voice requests at a push of the button. I should've done that sooner!

Finally, the Pixel XL2 is the one with rounded corners. The Pixel 2 has straight corners and both are AMOLED (not LCD like you said.) The Pixel 2 has a Samsung panel on it and XL2 is an LG panel (hence all the blue shift/grainy issues some have seen.)

Anyway, if you can check out a Pixel 2 in person for awhile and trial it, I'd recommend it too. Otherwise, I think you'll dig the Essential phone but you will miss the software features. The Essential is really lacking in any interesting software features.
[Moto X Q&A] DrvLikHell:
It's great to hear that another phone nut is happy with the Essential PH1. Screen to body ratio is something I forgot to mention, it's actually better than the Moto X and I'm really stoked about that. The camera notch is odd, but I plan to use a dark wallpaper so it doesn't stand out. Or maybe I'll edit some wallpaper so it fades to black at the top. I wish the screen was AMOLED so it could fade to true black, but we've definitely learned that we can't have everything.

I've read that people are having stuttering issues with the digitizer and that QC is hit or miss. Several people had the ceramic back start to come unglued at one of the corners and early models had issues with a paper speaker grille. However, since this one is back ordered then it should be a new batch, hopefully with better QC and some bugs worked out. I read about the Google camera port so at least there's a half decent fix for that. The camera isn't all that important to me, but I'd rather it not be frustrating to use or save green pictures.

My car is considered a classic in some states so I don't have built-in BlueTooth or steering wheel controls. I'd have to upgrade my deck again (for the 3rd time) to get BlueTooth, or get an adapter. But other than that, my other listening devices are all BlueTooth, so yeah, no biggie there.

I took a closer look at the Pixel 2/2 XL and I didn't notice before that one has rounded corners and one doesn't. I think the square corners are much better, but the top and bottom bezels are still kinda big when they shouldn't need to be, especially since there's no home button. It's not a bad looking phone, it's just that I've been spoiled by awesome screen to body ratio with the Motos. I've also been spoiled by the AMOLED screen. My recently acquired G3 has a 2k display, but it's not AMOLED, and while videos and pictures look really sharp, dim areas or blacks look washed out compared to my X2. Oddly, the screen with the best color in the house is my 2013 Moto X, go figure.

I actually really like that the Essential is missing "special features" in the software. Granted, I LOVE the Moto Display feature, but just about every other "special feature" on other phones has been something I don't care about, or very specifically don't want. Like the split screen on the Galaxy S6.... that you can't turn off. Ever. Also the bootloader of the Essential is unlocked and there is already an unofficial Lineage rom available, so maybe it'll get built-in Ambient Display in the future. With Tasker you can make a chop flashlight and possibly also a twist for camera, so here's hoping for the best possible compromise.
[Moto X Q&A] mario24601:
I looked at Essential too. Seems nice and going for good price these days.

I just got a good deal on S7 for $240 and couldn't be happier. The screen is amazing, camera is insanely good, battery lasts all day and it's international version so I can unlock bootloader if want to but after installing Nova prime there is no need. Size is good too, not perfect like my 2013 X but a very close second. Has always on display and quick launch camera by double pressing home button.
[Moto X Q&A] Snake1405:
Definitely a software issue. Try doing a hard reset or flashing another stock rom.

The X2 is a big truck with big wheels, you shouldn't have ANY trouble with it :)
[Moto X Q&A] DrvLikHell:
I was thinking about doing a hard reset. The problem is that I have my phone set up just right and it'll take me days and days to get it back to how I want it.

Also, yesterday it kept shutting off. I was at around 45% battery, running a non-streaming music player to Bluetooth along with a GPS tracking/mapping app in a low/no-signal area. That's a sorta heavy load, and it's never slow doing all that, but yesterday it kept shutting off abruptly. Finally, I put it in airplane mode and just turned Bluetooth on so I could listen to music and it was fine after that.

It has issues with the battery, but usually when it's a battery issue it'll suddenly report 5% or less after it shuts off abruptly. This time it stayed in the 40s and I had no problem just playing music for an hour after that, and the battery was still in the 40s when I got back to the car and plugged it in. I have a replacement battery for it, I just have to get a Torx T3 to put it in, but I'm not sure if it'll fix all of this.
[Moto X Q&A] Snake1405:
It won't fix the problem, you have a excessive consume of battery, therefore it's a software issue. Go to battery consume and look what is consuming all the charge, then look for the app we're talking about and uninstall it or update it. If not, you know, a flash won't hurt anybody haha.

If you're planning to do a battery replacement, watch a video about how to do it, at least two videos. Use a hair dryer to warm up the back and use something like this:

To open it up. The way it's simple, introduce the spatula and turn it up, the back will open a little, then from another angle, warm up again if necessary, and repeat. Watch out with the NFC antenna and FLEX BUTTONS, that's all.
[Moto X Q&A] DrvLikHell:
It did it again just now and I checked the battery usage, nothing shows abnormally high battery consumption. It got to about 40% and shut off when I went to reply to a message. I'm pretty sure it's GPS related though because normally I always leave GPS off. When this problem happens I have GPS on and I'm using an app that hammers GPS. Today I turned on GPS earlier in the day and forgot to turn it off, and then this happened tonight. When I don't use GPS, the phone acts fairly normally and will go all day until maybe 10-15% and then it might do its battery shut down shenanigans.

I already did lots of research on replacing the battery and I took the back cover off last week to find out that my smallest Torx bit is a T4, not a T3 like the phone needs....
[Moto X Q&A] Snake1405:
Well, you should try another app, and for making you sure the problem is not hardware related, I'd do a hard reset. The problem as I see it, isn't battery, at all. You have, or a software problem with the GPS app, stock or not, or even a hardware problem with the GPS antenna or module. Don't know how that works on the XT1097.

For example, the XT1058 has a well known problem with the wifi/BT module, it needs a reflow in the best situation. The phone will run wifi for a seconds, then will turn off, or even shutdown the device. Try it and don't waste time.
[Moto X Q&A] DrvLikHell:
Yesterday I only used Google Maps for maybe 2 minutes and then I accidentally left GPS on, but closed Google Maps. So GPS was on all day but not doing anything. I didn't use the tracking app that normally initiates the problem, but the problem still occurred later in the day. Since I have a replacement battery I'm going to put that in first before I do anything else to see if that solves the problem. If not, then I can rule that out and continue troubleshooting.

This is an attestation as to how much I still love the phone because I already bought a replacement phone (PH1), which is sitting right next to it waiting to be unlocked, yet I'm still worried about the health of my Moto.
[Moto X Q&A] DrvLikHell:
A replacement battery seems to have cleared up my Moto and it's back to stable goodness. I still haven't started using the new phone yet.
[Moto X Q&A] themagpieswarble:
Hey [MENTION=6866997]DrvLikHell[/MENTION].

Have you looked into the Sony Xperia XA2?

https://www.phonearena.com/phones/size/Sony-Xperia-XA2,Motorola-Moto-X-2014/phones/10772,8897

It's a 5.2" (LCD unfortunately) screen with an even better screen to body ratio than the Moto X 2014.

Xperia XA2: 75.0% screen to body ratio.

Moto X 2014: 73.1% screen to body ratio.

I honestly think this is the first 5.2" phone to have a 73%+ S2B Ratio since the Moto X which is crazy. It's got good mid-range specs and will probably have amazing battery life. Sony's are known to be pretty dang efficient too and have a close to stock OS. The only weakness is its camera, and especially disappointing that Sonys don't allow porting of the Google HDR+ Camera due to some weird issues with RAW Support or something. I hope someone can find a workaround someday.

Otherwise, I'm still pretty dang happy with my Pixel 2. My only hope is Pixel 3 loses the bezels once and for all and maybe goes for a more ergonomic body (curved back please!) Throw in some new gestures (chop for flashlight please?) and we've got a perfect phone.
[Moto X Q&A] DrvLikHell:
I did look at it but the mid-level processor and the LCD turned me off. I have the Essential PH1 now, which is about the same size as the XA2 but has a 5.7 inch screen (unfortunately also an LCD), but it has a Snapdragon 835 and the absolute closest thing to stock Android you're going to find, probably in line with the Pixel 2 android experience. This phone is wicked fast and even though I'm missing the Moto Display, at least it has "lift to wake."

However, I've already got my sights set on a new phone. The Nokia 9 should be almost the exact same size as the Nokia 3, which is only a couple mm longer than the Moto X2. It will have the Snapdragon 835, at least 4GB of RAM, an SD card slot, option for dual sim, AMOLED display and will be waterproof. It's supposed to have a 5.5" display which, in a frame the size of the Nokia 3, should give it a good S2B ratio. The 9 will have a Carl Zeiss lens like all flagship Nokias and it's said to be coming with a 2x optical zoom. It's also said that Nokia provides a pretty near to stock Android experience. To me, the Nokia 9 is what the Moto X4 should have been. All it's missing is the Moto Actions. As long as the bootloader can be unlocked, I'm on board. It would be nice to have a Nokia again.
[Moto X Q&A] themagpieswarble:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5ztd4pFxWA

Again, LCD instead of AMOLED but I couldn't help but have flashbacks:

[IMG="XZ2 Compact"]http://i.imgur.com/lDq9UYG.jpeg[/IMG]

[IMG="Moto X 2013"]http://i.imgur.com/JDIjVWS.jpeg[/IMG]

5" screen in the form factor of a Moto X 2013 (just a little bit bigger.)

Sony apparently heard the camera processing software critiques and worked hard to fix it this generation. We'll see if that's the truth. And maybe there's a chance this one could have a Google Camera HDR+ Port but not getting the hopes up.

I feel like from a design perspective this is the closest to a Moto X 2013 spiritual successor as we're going to get now.

Thoughts? Are you stoked on what Nokia revealed at MWC so far?
[Moto X Q&A] DrvLikHell:
I really like the specs and size of the XZ2 Compact. If I hadn't already bought an Essential, I'd seriously be looking at one of them. However, after living with the Essential for a while, I've come to learn that I really dislike LCD screens. It's clear and sharp and all that, but in the dark it glows grey. I think that along with size, an oled screen has become a priority for my next phone. If the little Sony had an oled screen I'd most likely switch phones again.

As for the MWC, nothing has really wowed me yet. I'm surprised at Asus for blatantly copying Apple with their notch style. Still waiting to see the release of the Moto Z3 phones. Though since they'll have to be large enough to fit the current Moto Mods, they're all going to be huge. That's a disappointment because the current trend towards thin bezels all around brings the opportunity to shrink phone size overall, like Essential and Nokia have done. I like the Nokia 8 Sirocco a lot, and the size is perfect, but it has a near $1000 price tag. It has everything I want (except for Moto Actions), it's just that $1000 for a phone is unjustifiable in my book regardless of what features it has.
[Moto X Q&A] themagpieswarble:
I'm holding out hope for Pixel 3 (even though I'm quite happy with Pixel 2.) I really want them to shrink the bezels down on the smaller Pixel 3 and maybe make it a little more ergonomic. Besides that, I'm pretty okay being without Moto software now. Always on Display has pretty much pacified me of my desire for the Moto Display (which also has taken care of wanting Wave to Wake.) The only Moto thing I miss now is Chop for Flashlight... and that's it.

Everything about the Pixel 2 is pretty much except I just don't like the way it feels in the hand and the big ol bezels. We'll see what they do next!
[Moto X Q&A] DrvLikHell:
You can get chop for flashlight via a few different methods. I think there's even a Tasker config for it, if you use Tasker.

I never thought about always on display as a replacement for wave to wake. Good point there. Even so, nothing beats the interaction you get with the notifications with Moto Display/Actions. However, Lenovo even screwed that up. I'm testing out the new Z2, and the Moto Actions turns off immediately after the phone locks, so you can't immediately wave or shake it back awake like you could before. So if you go "oh whoops, I forgot something," you have to turn it on with the power button or fingerprint reader, where before you could just swipe and unlock. The Z2s oled display has got me sorely missing true blacks. I don't know why it bothers me so much. Maybe it's because I use my phone in the dark a lot.
[Moto X Q&A] themagpieswarble:
Yeah, I gotta try the Tasker profile and see how well it works. I think you have to have your phone rooted for it to work while the phone is off though? Could be wrong though.

I'm with you on AMOLED. I do not like the look of LCD screens. Once you're used to AMOLED and the true blacks, going back to LCD is just gross.

Wow, that sucks about the Z2 Moto Display. That eventually the Actions disappear? Pixel 2 AOD kinda has that too. If you catch a text coming in right as it comes in, you have a 'Reply' or 'Mark as read' option that you can double tap, but if you don't do it within 3-5 seconds it turns into a notification icon that you can't interact with. Not ideal.. but it works.
[Moto X Q&A] gramicko:
Still using Moto X (2013) XT-1056 Sprint, like all here it's been difficult to find anything in the same size range with good specs. I generally like to buy phones that have been out about a year -work out bugs- Any recommendations for an "updated" Moto X with CDMA ?
[Moto X Q&A] DrvLikHell:
Finding something the exact same size, or close to it is nearly impossible. The closest in size are the Compact versions of the Sony Xperia Z3, Z5, X, XZ1 and XZ2. A few of them are actually the exact same size as the Moto X. The older ones are ROM friendly, I haven't looked into the newer ones. Unfortunately, I don't think any Sony phones work with CDMA, so you'd have to switch carriers to use one of them. If that's not an option, then you're going to have to settle for a slightly larger phone.

Going slightly upsize I'd have a look at the Pixel, Pixel 2 and Essential PH1. All of them work on Sprint and they have great custom ROM support. I have the Essential, it's been out for about a year and most of the bugs have been worked out. There is massive support in the community for this phone. It's also one of the rare phones that can work on every network in the US. The only thing I don't like about it is the LCD screen. It's a good screen, I just greatly prefer OLED screens. The Pixel phones use OLED screens and they also have massive support from the community. They're just a more expensive, and they don't have a very good screen to body ratio, if you care about that. Otherwise, they're great phones too.

I searched for well over a year and this is what I've come up with as the best upgrade path from the beloved Moto X. There will be compromises, my Essential is absurdly fast compared to any of my old phones. It's not too big in my pocket, and it's never let me down or given me any issues (other than a few software bugs that got sorted).
[Moto X Q&A] gramicko:
Thanks for your suggestions DrvLikHell, I think what for me physically sets the MOTO X (2013) apart from other phones, is the non-slip back. I don't like using covers, cases etc..

I looked at the Pixel, Pixel 2 and others but they are way too slippery
[Moto X Q&A] DrvLikHell:
You won't find a high-end phone with a non-slip back. Cheap phones, like the $30 ZTE Unico, sure, but not high-end phones. Even mid and entry-level phones like the Moto G and E series have smooth backs. The trend now with high-end phones is towards glass/aluminum/polished ceramic, all slippery. The only exception to this is a rugged phone like the Samsung Galaxy S6/7/8/9 Active series. But then you have to deal with a locked bootloader, no roms, possibly no root, Touchwiz UI, and all of the Samsung bloat and carrier BS. They're also rather bulky. You'd be better off with a regular phone with a slim case or a Dbrand skin. If you find something that I missed, let me know.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] firecharge:
Hey,

I've tried multiple times to update to V8.2.5.0 via OTA. Download goes fine and installation seem to be fine also, but after rebooting it says "update failed, please download full ROM".

Same thing happened in the previous OTA update but when I pressed "update again" on the pop-up fail notification it switched to a larger ROM download. This time, however, it doesn't.

Can I force it to download the ROM via OTA? If not, is there an official ROM file somewhere that I can download and install manually?

Thanks.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] fx3000se:
possibly FULL ROM ?. Read "Flashig guide"
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] firecharge:
Thank you very much. For some reason had trouble finding it.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] firecharge:
Still having issues:

Downloaded full ROM from the site above, tried flashing it via the updater and still no go. Does everything right, goes through to reboot then fails and goes back to not letting me get the full ROM via OTA.

Any help?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] cy_coe:
Perhaps you have to do a factory reset.

Gesendet von meinem Redmi Note 4 mit Tapatalk
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] :
Are you rooted? If yes, updater app is just a waste of time.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] firecharge:
Nope, not yet... I know it is but I just don't really care for rooting atm since I don't have much time. Fiddled around plenty with my ZF2 but I'm alright with how the Note 4X is without root/custom rom and such.
[Xiaomi Redmi 4 Prime Questions & Answers] Zix Zax2:
I am using CM 13 rom.I want to go to the miui rom.And I saw tutorials where 64 bit computers needed.But my pc is 32 bit.Will it brick my phone if I install miui 8.2.4.0 official throgh TWRP?
[Xiaomi Redmi 4 Prime Questions & Answers] zt654:
No but most likely the rom won't be installed

Στάλθηκε από το Redmi 4 μου χρησιμοποιώντας Tapatalk
[Xiaomi Redmi 4 Prime Questions & Answers] SAFI_AFRIDI:
Nope, Just Download the Global ROM and Reboot to TWRP and then Wipe>Advance Wipe>(Dalvik Cahce, Cache, Data, System) check these options and then Select Install Zip and select the zip file.
[Xiaomi Redmi 4 Prime Questions & Answers] Zix Zax2:
Thanks it worked
[LeEco Le Pro3 Questions & Answers] bwilliamspc:
I have read through the forms and all seems a tad confusing can anyone put this together into one post? How would I unlock this bootloader is there a summed up short version we're I don't have to read through 26 Page's I've already read through them but it would be nice to have everything in one spot so I have the right versions of stuff for this? It is unlockable on this version right?

Thanks for your help
[LeEco Le Pro3 Questions & Answers] RussianBear:
Here is how you do it. I just got mine yesterday and got it unlocked and rooted:

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=71566961&postcount=203
[LeEco Le Pro3 Questions & Answers] Kopavi:
This worked for me too with a slight modification:

Where it says "adb devices" it should really be "fastboot devices"

Being a novice, I had difficulty with the instruction: "In TWRP ensure MTP(Media Transfer Protocol) is enabled." You will select Mount from the TWRP menu
[LeEco Le Pro3 Questions & Answers] medjaisp:
I tried but twrp is not starting and password is being asked

I tried many times in the exactly same way but it doesnt boot into twrp, it just flashes the screen once when i press volume up + power after flashing twrp and then it restarts in normal mode and goes to a screen where password is asked...pls help..i m stuck!

Edit-2 ..I installed twrp but now the new problem is that both twrp and normal boot are asking for password...pls help
[LeEco Le Pro3 Questions & Answers] RussianBear:
Factory reset it from twrp.
[LeEco Le Pro3 Questions & Answers] medjaisp:
Okay, let me check n get back
[LeEco Le Pro3 Questions & Answers] medjaisp:
You saved my day!!...tHank you!!!:D
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 Windows Mobile 6 Upgrading] fast666:
can any body kind enough to tell that the battery problem that wm6 xda2 shuts down at 40% battery also exist in wm2003se?, i want to go back to wm2003se, can anybody here tells me the difeerence between wm2003se and wm6.thanks bye