I had a really weird experience with my Moto X over this past summer and I've been meaning to post about it ever since.
So I went to Italy in July for 3 weeks and spent the entire time at a hotel by the beach. Every day I enjoyed long walks morning and afternoon on the beach. I brought my unlocked Moto X to use with a local SIM.
Okay, so everything was fine until I began walking daily. Basically my issue was that the phone would not work properly when I had it tucked away in my swim trunks. I walked listening to music or podcasts using Google Music or Pocket Casts. Whenever I had the X tucked in my pocket it would act erratically. Jump forward in what I was listening to (sometimes a minute, minutes, an hour), randomly open apps, general erratic behavior.
This obviously was a big problem for me. Thankfully I was able to remedy this by simply carrying the X in my hand during my walks. This wasn't an ideal solution but at least this option allowed me to enjoy my daily walks without giving up using my phone in conjunction.
So I think it's clear the issue was some sort of overheating going on with the X as it was tucked away. In some instances the X was in my front pocket. In other it was sitting in my back pocket. (Entirely dependent on the style of swim trunks I was wearing that day. Some simply didn't have side pockets.)
This erratic X behavior did not occur before my trip or afterwards.
I'd like to know if any other Moto X owners have had a similar experience. I'd also like to know why this happened. In 2011 I took my iPhone 4 to Italy and used it in a similar fashion on the beach with no problems. Ditto the Galaxy S4 Active in summer of 2013.
So I went to Italy in July for 3 weeks and spent the entire time at a hotel by the beach. Every day I enjoyed long walks morning and afternoon on the beach. I brought my unlocked Moto X to use with a local SIM.
Okay, so everything was fine until I began walking daily. Basically my issue was that the phone would not work properly when I had it tucked away in my swim trunks. I walked listening to music or podcasts using Google Music or Pocket Casts. Whenever I had the X tucked in my pocket it would act erratically. Jump forward in what I was listening to (sometimes a minute, minutes, an hour), randomly open apps, general erratic behavior.
This obviously was a big problem for me. Thankfully I was able to remedy this by simply carrying the X in my hand during my walks. This wasn't an ideal solution but at least this option allowed me to enjoy my daily walks without giving up using my phone in conjunction.
So I think it's clear the issue was some sort of overheating going on with the X as it was tucked away. In some instances the X was in my front pocket. In other it was sitting in my back pocket. (Entirely dependent on the style of swim trunks I was wearing that day. Some simply didn't have side pockets.)
This erratic X behavior did not occur before my trip or afterwards.
I'd like to know if any other Moto X owners have had a similar experience. I'd also like to know why this happened. In 2011 I took my iPhone 4 to Italy and used it in a similar fashion on the beach with no problems. Ditto the Galaxy S4 Active in summer of 2013.