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Anybody switch from Moto X ---> LG G2 ?? Do you miss active notifications and touchless control??
- Just made the switch. Love the G2. Amazing display, screen size, and battery life.
Two things I miss, though, are the active notifications and touchless control (didn't use often, but very helpful when hands weren't free).
Anybody with similar thoughts??
Wondering if the apps that emulate these features would mess with the G2's "knock on, knock off" feature.... or just perform worse than Moto X.09-14-2013 05:29 PMLike 0 - Their is for both one for active notifications is called dynamic notification here is the play link below I can't remember the name of the other one
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...enotifications
Posted via Android Central App09-14-2013 07:24 PMLike 0 - Happy with my switch of phones.Awesome phone and battery has been awesome so far. One issue with G2 though is prompting voice dial with Bluetooth headset. Will only activate with a different style of voice dial which is worthless. 3rd party apps.will not even prompt with button. Under all apps when I disable voice dial nothing works. Help!09-14-2013 10:06 PMLike 0
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- I switched also. I had to because of Moto X microphone problem. So far I love the phone although it's slightly bigger to hold than ideal for me. My only other gripe that I'm not sure about, if it's a hardware problem or not, is the speakerphone doesn't make me sound very good on other end.
I came from a fascinate which had no LED so I used NoLED which put dots or icons on the screen. It was AMOLED so not much power loss. I wouldn't attempt to run something like that on this screen due to battery drain. I do miss NoLED. I'm trying to make best use of the LED on this phone and finding some apps that will periodically vibrate.
As for touchless I don't care too much. I feel awkward talking to my phone, maybe that's just me.09-15-2013 12:18 AMLike 0 - robstunnerAndroid ConnoisseurI love my moto x. It's my own color scheme and 32gb. However the battery for whatever reason stinks on this phone for me. I picked up a G2 a few days ago and the thing is a beast. Screen battery and camera all easily trump the moto x. However, I do like the size of the moto, 5.2" even with such a small bezel feels massive.
Sent from my XT1058 using Tapatalk 4KoukiFC3S likes this.09-15-2013 07:51 AMLike 1 - I switched.. it was a VERY difficult process btw, the AT&T store never did a moto x return apparently and non of them knew what to do.
The moto X is garbage compared to the G209-15-2013 09:23 AMLike 0 - I love my moto x. It's my own color scheme and 32gb. However the battery for whatever reason stinks on this phone for me. I picked up a G2 a few days ago and the thing is a beast. Screen battery and camera all easily trump the moto x. However, I do like the size of the moto, 5.2" even with such a small bezel feels massive.
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Sent from my XT1058 using Tapatalk 409-15-2013 09:26 AMLike 0 - Keep in mind that eventually, with an update, the G2 COULD have touchless control. The Snapdragon 800 has the ability built in, it's just up to LG to update their software to allow it to work. The app is already on the Play Store. I have a feeling we won't see this for a while. Google will probably want it to be a Moto X exclusive feature for a while. However, if they introduce the feature with the next version of Android, we could see it sooner.
Again, we're dependent on LG mostly. Our hardware is already capable. I love the idea of Touchless control, but I wouldn't sacrifice the awesome screen and camera of the G2 to get it.KoukiFC3S likes this.09-15-2013 11:52 AMLike 1 - Keep in mind that eventually, with an update, the G2 COULD have touchless control. The Snapdragon 800 has the ability built in, it's just up to LG to update their software to allow it to work. The app is already on the Play Store. I have a feeling we won't see this for a while. Google will probably want it to be a Moto X exclusive feature for a while. However, if they introduce the feature with the next version of Android, we could see it sooner.
Again, we're dependent on LG mostly. Our hardware is already capable. I love the idea of Touchless control, but I wouldn't sacrifice the awesome screen and camera of the G2 to get it.
I'm in my car a lot, so the touchless stuff is what sold me on the Moto X over the specs of the G2. But if the G2 could do the same thing within a realistic time frame (6 month ideally) then it's a no-brainer. The question just becomes one of tradeoffs and realistic possibilities of doing so.
I too am interested in hearing why people chose to exchange the X after trying it out. Did it not perform up to par or did you just miss the beefy specs?09-16-2013 02:02 PMLike 0 - I just bought a Moto X and am still within my window to exchange and I considered this (and still am). But with software updates being notoriously slow and this being what I would think would be a pretty complicated feature to implement (maybe I'm wrong - I do understand that the processor supports it though), how likely would you think it would be that LG would eventually roll this out, and what kind of timeframe would be realistic? Also, any active displays on the G2's LCD screen would kill the battery, would it not?
I'm in my car a lot, so the touchless stuff is what sold me on the Moto X over the specs of the G2. But if the G2 could do the same thing within a realistic time frame (6 month ideally) then it's a no-brainer. The question just becomes one of tradeoffs and realistic possibilities of doing so.
I too am interested in hearing why people chose to exchange the X after trying it out. Did it not perform up to par or did you just miss the beefy specs?
And LG is very slow with updates, but I think they know that needs to change if they want to compete, so we'll see.
Otherwise, this phone rocks.
Sent from my LG-D800 using Tapatalk 409-16-2013 02:19 PMLike 0 - Not an LG fan. So, I wouldn't even look at one. Why put the buttons on the back of the phone. Dumb. Moto X is simple, easy to use and that's what people want. Not a bunch of gimmicks.09-16-2013 02:23 PMLike 0
- Depends what you consider a gimmick, having played with the phone I do not find the buttons that out of place to be honest. Certainly takes some getting used to but is the case with anything different than the norm. Add to that the knock on/off can render the buttons almost useless in many cases.09-16-2013 02:26 PMLike 3
- But here you are in an LG thread. I'll never understand some people. Just come by to knock the product that most people own here.09-16-2013 02:28 PMLike 4
- Agreed. To be honest I've never been a fan of anything LG-not even for a fridge to stick in my garage for the sole purpose of keeping my beer cold. I was appalled when I learned they would be making the Nexus 4 but that was one of my favorite Android devices to date. If it had LTE and a bit larger battery it might even still be my main device. I still have my Moto X but I picked up the G2 this weekend and have been thrilled with it. The only complaint I have is that horrible logo on the front. Next to the Verizon logo that just might be the most hideous logo in tech. Minor nitpick, I know. This is a solid device that if LG had better public perception/recognition should easily outsell the S4 and Note 3 however, for that reason it won't.raichur0xx0rz and Ken7 like this.09-16-2013 04:03 PMLike 2
- Agreed. To be honest I've never been a fan of anything LG-not even for a fridge to stick in my garage for the sole purpose of keeping my beer cold. I was appalled when I learned they would be making the Nexus 4 but that was one of my favorite Android devices to date. If it had LTE and a bit larger battery it might even still be my main device. I still have my Moto X but I picked up the G2 this weekend and have been thrilled with it. The only complaint I have is that horrible logo on the front. Next to the Verizon logo that just might be the most hideous logo in tech. Minor nitpick, I know. This is a solid device that if LG had better public perception/recognition should easily outsell the S4 and Note 3 however, for that reason it won't.
Posted via Android Central App09-16-2013 04:13 PMLike 0 - I just bought a Moto X and am still within my window to exchange and I considered this (and still am). But with software updates being notoriously slow and this being what I would think would be a pretty complicated feature to implement (maybe I'm wrong - I do understand that the processor supports it though), how likely would you think it would be that LG would eventually roll this out, and what kind of timeframe would be realistic? Also, any active displays on the G2's LCD screen would kill the battery, would it not?
I'm in my car a lot, so the touchless stuff is what sold me on the Moto X over the specs of the G2. But if the G2 could do the same thing within a realistic time frame (6 month ideally) then it's a no-brainer. The question just becomes one of tradeoffs and realistic possibilities of doing so.
I too am interested in hearing why people chose to exchange the X after trying it out. Did it not perform up to par or did you just miss the beefy specs?09-16-2013 05:58 PMLike 0 - I had thought of this too but thought Dragon was notoriously bad on the battery. So it's not? Seems like it got a lot of negative feedback on battery life, one I read even talked about battery drain from just being installed without much use.
If it gets good battery life then I agree it is most definitely a worthy replacement to Motorola Assist, which I've already had trouble with.
Posted via Android Central AppFrank Szuch likes this.09-16-2013 09:24 PMLike 1 - robstunnerAndroid ConnoisseurI'm back and forth. Found carrier IQ on my att g2. Disgusted with that I might return it.
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say it aint so..09-17-2013 10:01 AMLike 0 - robstunnerAndroid ConnoisseurStill have both devices, both are great choices
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