Two Things I miss on my Moto X (2014)

[Richard Kelley]

I transferred from a Samsung Galaxy S3 to the Moto X Gen 2. So far so good. There are two things I miss from my Samsung:
1. I really came to rely on the LED notifications ... is this possible on the Moto X (2014)?

2. I used to be able to see all recent apps, still can on Moto X, but on Samsung, I could close them all at once. Is there a way to do this on the Moto X ?

 

[nickname303]

You can't do either of these things with the moto x 2014 as standard. Don't know if its possible by any other means (rooting etc.). Not too bothered about a notification light personally (I think its maybe the sort of thing you don't miss unless you've had it before - which I haven't). The option to close all recent apps with one tap would be useful though

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[AndroidIsMyThing]

I wouldn't really see why you would need led notifications with the moto x. It has moto display, which in my opinion is ten times better.
As for closing all apps, it probably couldn't be accomplished without root.

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[gone down south]

Closing all recent apps is pointless anyways.

 

[Photo_Drew]

At first I also missed the notification light but after a year with both versions of the X, I'll take the active display any day. Big reason why I went with the new X as my upgrade instead of an S5. That and the other moto features.

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[benhaube]

In my opinion active display is far better then a notification light. However, the moto x 2014 does actually have one behind the top speaker grille. I'm sure with root you can use it. From the factory it is only used to signal a low battery when it's too low to turn the screen on.

As for the clearing all recent apps. I'm sure there is an Xposed module for it. That requires root though. Idk though, I've never desired either of those things.

 

[sharkita]

Once you get used to Moto Display, you won't miss LED notifications. I would have a very difficult time going back to LED since the Moto Display is much more versatile. As for closing all of your recent apps, you could just try using an app like Clean Master (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cleanmaster.mguard) if you feel you need it. It's free and does what it does pretty well.

 

[alphabets]

Yes, i missed LED notifications when I first received my 2013 moto X last year. That lasted for about 2 days. Once you get used to active display you will find it is soo much better.