Recent content by scosch

I was part of the original 4.4 soak test. Just got an email today from Motorola thanking me for being part of this "unusually long" soak test and to take a survey about what I think of the new software. Seems to me this email is either really late, or the soak only recently ended. Weird. Posted...

I got the original 4.4 during the soak test and its build date is also 12/6. If your build number is SU2-3 then it appears to be the exact same build. Maybe just with the fixed installer script some people have been talking about that may have caused bricked phones the last time? Posted via...

I have a 2011 Ford fusion. I only use the text messaging feature where it reads my texts to me. Problem is that it isn't consistent. It will recognize texts sometimes but not others. Haven't been able to isolate a reason yet. Also, before the kit kat update, the Motorola assist would play...

I started another thread earlier claiming that my picture quality is not really any better after the update. That mostly has to do with the washed out look to the pics- they just plain look dull, with little color vibrance. I know that some phones OVER do the color vibrance, but my MAXX still...

I should also mention that the MAXX pics I just posted look basically the same quality as they did before the update. I don't really notice a difference. Posted via Android Central App

I figured somebody would ask for examples :) Here are 2. The much warmer, better pictures were taken with a DSLR camera. Now I certainly expect a less quality shot with the MAXX, but to me the difference is quite striking, especially considering my old Galaxy Nexus, maligned camera and all...

Just wondering if anybody is noticing the dramatic improvements in the camera. After a variety of shots, I'm sad to say mine doesn't seem to be better. Colors still frequently washed out, and some areas still have a "faky" look to them, almost like the picture is a painting, not a photograph...

Got it working. Don't know what changed, but I'm now able to use shared calendars in the calendar widget I like, so I was able to remove my wife's Google account from my phone. Naturally that made touchless controls display my name now. Posted via Android Central App

Moto account ID is set for my Google account, so that's not it. Other people have said that about the shared calendar but I need her account on the phone in order to use the android pro widgets calendar widget that I like. I don't think it will "find" a shared calendar, but I'll check again...

I loaded my wife's Google account on my maxx for calendar sharing purposes. A couple weeks ago, I noticed that when I say "OK Google now" the phone says, for example, "good afternoon, Megan." So suddenly it is looking at the name attached to my wife's Google account and not mine. It didn't do...

I personally don't think any phone produces very good photos unless the lighting is absolutely perfect, but it's well documented that the camera on the new droids and the X is not good (color reproduction on my maxx is bad and people sometimes look plasticky in, you guessed it, not so good...

You cared enough to view this post and also reply ;) Posted via Android Central App

For anybody else who is interested, I asked Punit Soni (VP of product at Motorola) on Google+ if the droids will also get the big camera fix update the Moto X already got. He simply said "yes they will." Looks like we shouldn't be left out, though who knows when it will happen. Posted via...

I kept getting notifications that backup assistant couldn't sync because I didn't login. Well I didn't login because I DON'T WANT TO USE BACKUP ASSISTANT! But the notifications kept coming back. I tried to go to settings > apps > click on the backup assistant and disable it, but the disable...

That's what I thought too when I looked at it in the store today. And even if they did take up part of where the screen might be, to me, it's not as though they eat up a bunch of screen real estate. Android phone screens are huge enough as it is now. Posted via Android Central App