Recent content by thymeless

If you have an S6, I have a hard time seeing dumping that for the Moto X, as good as the MXPE is. Root your phone and you'll have your choice of ROMS from vanilla to exotic to even plainer stripped down smooth as silk versions. Save your money for a big upgrade and get what you want in Android...

Are you unmounting to remove and remounting the SD card on insertion in the Storage part of Settings? For the most reliability with the card, format the card in the phone and do the writing to the card in the phone via the USB cable. It's slower than using a card reader on the computer but...

Seriously. You know they screwed up OTG in the 4 right? They couldn't feed the right voltage out of their device. Oh, and remember that glass back? Bad idea. Their design and quality has been sub-par EVERY time.

I went moto because I don't trust LG or Huawei as designers or manufacturers for phones. Their reputation doesn't merit my money. Yes, having Nexus phones will help their standing in the market and their reputation. If they can incorporate these lessons, they may be worth my while in the future.

If you're rooted, there have have been plenty of secure ROMs before now.

If you're willing to root your phone, the Note 3 is a bargain and the updates via ROMs continue to roll out. Plenty powerful, even One Plus rolled out their X phone which shares many of the same specs as the Note 3. But yes, the Note 4 is the better phone if your budget reaches that far.

Re: Why don't I see my internal storage on my Moto X Pure Edition when I connect to a PC via USB? 6.0 changes USB connections. The default is just 5V charging, no data exchange. There will be a notification where you can select some other USB connection options. Choose MTP for most purposes...

I rooted in 5.1.1 and then just flashed a rooted 6.0 ROM, TruPure. It's been working great.

I can get a popping between tracks, but that's all I've noticed.

Moto's updates come much faster than most anything but the nexus. The 810 has a slight edge in performance, but it's not much of an edge. And it loves to throttle performance at the drop of a hat. I don't think the 810 is worth the extra money. And losing the SD card is wicked blow if you go...

Straight Talk's policies explicitly prohibit tethering except in very limited circumstances...

I'd like to find an all in one unit for car and 120V power in Quick Charge 2. Amazon lists one, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00Y3T6ZO4?keywords=all+in+one+quick+charge+2&qid=1449170268&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1&t=androidcentral00-20&tag=hawk-future-20&ascsubtag=UUacUvbUpU4871864 but I'm not as...

Re: Case Mate Bumper Case I got the blue accented one when I ordered my MPE. Been very pleased with it.

I've had cards fail from being used in multiple devices and OS. Seems there's some variability in how they all access and write to the card. As annoying as it sounds, I've had the best card reliability by leaving the card in the device for formatting, reading and writing. I still swap cards in...

Re: This phone is hot (literally) My MPE idles a little warmer than my Note 3 did, but the Note got much hotter in use. Charging the MXPE seems to be a cooler experience than my Note 3 as well. Charging temps run around 105 on the battery, cooler on the exterior surfaces of the MPE. The Note...