Recent content by b_slow1

Did you replace the battery yourself, or did you have it done somewhere? I'm concerned about cracking the backing of the phone if I try to open it myself.

You could try going with the Nexus 5 (from 2013). Since it's a Nexus, Google is keeping it updated far longer than 3rd party manufacturers do. So you will get Marshmallow and the subsequent updates as well. It's got a 4.9" screen, which is pretty close... Or, if that's still too big, or you are...

I'm holding onto my Moto X. I can't get used to these larger phones, and I keep holding out hope that Moto will release a smaller phone that has all of the great Moto features that I use all the time. The only thing I'm going to miss by not upgrading to a phone that has Android 6.0 is Doze. I...

I don't know what possessed me to do this yesterday, but I decided to test the battery in my Moto X and see what the battery life difference was between the dimmest setting and the brightest setting for the display. Fairly simple setup: For each run, Cell radio was on, WiFi was on, Location...

Re: can I use my republic wireless moto x 2 with at&t When I was originally planning to join Republic Wireless and buy the original Moto X, I was informed that the phones were carrier locked due to the special ROM that makes the WiFi to Cell handoff work properly. I suspect that the same thing...

Since the display is made out of a series of plastic layers (with no glass), I wonder how well it can hold up to scratches. Plastic isn't nearly as resistant to scratches as glass is. Thankfully, I've never cracked a screen on my smartphones from dropping them. Scratches however would be a...

You're right. There is no reason to update yet. The only issue I have with this phone is that the bugs since I foolishly upgraded to Android 5.1 are slowly driving me insane. At some point, I'm gonna snap and throw the thing against a wall.

I use all of the unique Motorola features, and like them, so I don't want to move away from buying a Motorola phone. But I'm going to try to hold out and hope that Moto releases a smaller phone than the one's they've been releasing. 5.7" and 5.5" are just too big for someone like me who doesn't...

If that were the case though, I figured I would notice obvious battery drain when the problem cropped up compared to when it didn't. After studying the phone's battery life for a month, that didn't seem to be the case. And when looking at GSam, it doesn't indicate that there is any abnormal...

It seems that you were correct all along. I've been monitoring the battery and my usage for over a month now, trying to determine whether or not I'm getting better/worse battery life with Lollipop, and whether or not my phone is in fact draining battery with the "Mobile Standby" bug. After...

As the title says, is the Verizon version of the Note 5 SIM unlocked, or are you tied to Verizon? I'd been under the impression that Verizon had begun unlocking all of their phones, but I can't seem to find any information about it anywhere. A friend of mine reported that he tried to stick his...

Their solution to everything is always "do a reset". They're so full of it. If you have the 2014 Moto X, that explains why your "wave to wake" function works. On the 2013 model, like the one I have, it wasn't really a feature that the phone was supposed to have, but it worked on Kit Kat...

A Moto tech told me today that "What song is this?" is no longer a question that I can ask through Moto Voice because of "improvements" to the phone after Android 5.1. These people are either stupid or they're liars. I haven't decided yet. I'm curious: what is it that you can do on 5.1 that...

Re: So there is 0 people here waiting to see what the iPhone 6S Plus will be like before buying Note If we know anything about enthusiast smartphone customers, they won't freak out about buying a phone, and then having a better phone come along the next month. They'll just buy that one too...

I'm having a similar issue. When I use the Touchless Control feature to ask the phone "What song is this?", I get the same error message that you get. But if I press the Google Now microphone and ask the question, it works fine. I swear, this is just one of many software issues that I never...