Android 4.4.4 KitKat update for unlocked Moto G arrives

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The US-based, unlocked version of the Moto G (2013) is finally getting a taste of the final version of KitKat, that being Android 4.4.4. The update, at just 21 MB, has started to roll out OTA (over-the-air). By now, all Moto G carriers models already have the update, which we reported on way back in June. It's about time though, with Android 5.0 Lollipop just around the corner.</div> <figure style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; margin: 1.8rem 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="AndroidPIT Motorola KitKat" src="http://fs04.androidpit.info/userfiles/4774964/image/AndroidPIT-Motorola-KitKat.JPG" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;">The Android 4.4.4 KitKat update is arriving OTA to Moto G (2013) US based unlocked models. </figcaption></figure><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Among the list of changes that Android 4.4.4 KitKat should deliver, the Motorola Support website lists improvements to the power profile, as well as several stability, framework and security fixes including an update to OpenSSL (remember Heartbleed?).</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Moto G owners will also have the ability to pause video recording with a new pause button in the viewfinder image. The dialer also has a new layout and set of colours to match the rest of Android KitKat user interface, and lastly, you can now install the new Motorola Alert app, which is available from the Play Store, which will provide you with alerts from your contacts in an emergency (or vice versa).</div> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; text-indent: -1.4rem;">Ensure that your phone is charged to 50% and that you are connected to a stable Wi-Fi connection. Tap on the notice to update notification and follow the prompts, or you can check in the settings of your phone under the ‘’About phone’’ category, then ‘’System Updates’’, ‘’Download’’ and finally ‘’Install’’. The version you will then see on your phone is 210.12.40.</span><br /><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Now that the Android 4.4.4 update has arrived, the next update would be Android 5.0 Lollipop, though it could take some time for this to come to the unlocked 2013 Moto G. Check out the list of all Android phones and tablets to get the Lollipop update (that we know so far).</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Have you received the Android 4.4.4 KitKat OTA update yet for your US unlocked Moto G (2013)? Have you noticed any improvements?</div> </div>

Android 4.4.4 KitKat update for unlocked Moto G arrives

The US-based, unlocked version of the Moto G (2013) is finally getting a taste of the final version of KitKat, that being Android 4.4.4. T...

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Moto G (2013) finally updates to 4.4.4 with 21MB OTA in the US

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-top: 0.25em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <img alt="Moto G" class="image-large aligncenter lazy" data-src="http://www.androidcentral.com/sites/androidcentral.com/files/styles/large/public/postimages/684/g5.jpg?itok=hG776Kqd" src="http://www.androidcentral.com/sites/androidcentral.com/files/styles/large/public/postimages/684/g5.jpg?itok=hG776Kqd" style="border: none; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: auto; max-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-top: 0.25em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> While the original Moto G may not be at the top of everyone's mind, Motorola has still committed to getting it updated, pushing out a 4.4.4 OTA tonight to the U.S. unlocked model. The Moto G was already sitting on 4.4.3 so the update comes in at just 21MB and doesn't include anything shocking other than performance improvements — but getting an update is always a good thing.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-top: 0.25em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <img alt="Moto G update" class="image-large aligncenter lazy" data-src="http://www.androidcentral.com/sites/androidcentral.com/files/styles/large/public/article_images/2014/11/moto-g-2013-444.png?itok=tsC-YGsx" src="http://www.androidcentral.com/sites/androidcentral.com/files/styles/large/public/article_images/2014/11/moto-g-2013-444.png?itok=tsC-YGsx" style="border: none; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: auto; max-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="300" /></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-top: 0.25em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> As a matter of fact, the Moto G already picked up the update in the U.K. back in July, so the U.S. is just playing catchup at this point. If you've got an original Moto G in the U.S., now's the time to check for updates.</div> </div>

Moto G (2013) finally updates to 4.4.4 with 21MB OTA in the US

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Moto X (2014) tips and tricks: 10 you've got to try

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <section class="mainArticleContent" style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Motorola made a splash in the editorial world with the first <a href="https://www.blogger.com/Motorola%20Moto%20X%20(2014)%20review:%20style%20over%20substance" sl-processed="1" style="border: 0px; color: #769c11; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_top">Moto X</a>, and the company has managed to stay on track with the latest version, the <a href="https://www.blogger.com/Motorola%20Moto%20X%20(2014)%20review:%20style%20over%20substance" sl-processed="1" style="border: 0px; color: #769c11; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_top">Moto X (2014)</a>, which has already sold out with some US carriers, like Verizon. Here are some great Moto X (2014) tips and tricks to use once you finally get your hands on it.</div> <figure style="border: 0px; margin: 1.8rem 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="moto x 2014 7" src="http://fs01.androidpit.info/userfiles/6473453/image/moto-x-2014-7.JPG" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;"><br /></figcaption><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;">Motorola Moto X (2014) tips and tricks</figcaption></figure></section><section class="mainArticleContent" style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><h2 style="border: 0px; color: #43a8da; font-size: 2.1rem; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.2; margin: 2.8rem 0px 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Get rid of carrier branding on the Moto X (2014)</h2> <div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> If you’re not a fan of free advertising, and would rather have the Moto X display all without the name of your carrier, then it is an easy thing to turn off, even if you have a SIM card in your device. In order to disable the option, head to the settings, then More, and finally, Mobile Networks. From there go to View Mobile networks and uncheck the box.</div> <figure style="border: 0px; margin: 1.8rem 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="androidpit moto x tips 1" src="http://fs04.androidpit.info/userfiles/3971960/image/meteo-earth-review/androidpit-moto-x-tips-1.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;"><br /></figcaption><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;">To get rid of the provider name on your Moto X, this can easily be done in the settings.</figcaption></figure><h2 style="border: 0px; color: #43a8da; font-size: 2.1rem; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.2; margin: 2.8rem 0px 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Change the "Ok Google" activation phrase</h2> <div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Saying ‘’OK Google’’ over and over again might eventually get on your nerves. Thankfully, Motorola put in place a high level of customization to please users, allowing them to customize the Moto X to their liking. If you want to change the way you activate your device, head to the Settings again, and then Moto. Tap on change activation phrase, then just follow the instructions and speak the phrase you want.</div> <h2 style="border: 0px; color: #43a8da; font-size: 2.1rem; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.2; margin: 2.8rem 0px 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Configure Moto Assist to automate your Moto X (2014)</h2> <div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Thanks to Moto Assist, you can create various plans of action depending on what you are doing at a specific moment, like when sleeping, driving or chilling out at home; any place where interruptions are not welcome. Moto Assist allows you to configure sound and vibration, make the device read your SMS aloud while you drive, etc. Customizing this is also very simple, plus it works like a charm seeing as Assist will use your location and Bluetooth connection to know when and where to apply the new actions. Once configured, the device will act independently in every situation. To access this option, go to Settings, then Moto and finally, Assist.</div> <figure style="border: 0px; margin: 1.8rem 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="androidpit moto x tips 2" src="http://fs01.androidpit.info/userfiles/3971960/image/meteo-earth-review/androidpit-moto-x-tips-2.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;"><br /></figcaption><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;">With Motorola Assist, you can set up automated actions on your Moto X 2014 when you don't want to be interrupted.</figcaption></figure><h2 style="border: 0px; color: #43a8da; font-size: 2.1rem; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.2; margin: 2.8rem 0px 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Set up Moto X (2014) gestures</h2> <div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Motorola didn’t just limit the Moto X to voice control, you can also use gestures to operate the phone. First, you’ll need to configure these in the Moto Actions app. To get there, go to the Settings, then Moto and then Actions. Once there, you’ll see which gestures can be made, and there’s a tutorial to help you get the hang of it. One of the many things you can do is hold your hand over the device to silence an incoming call. Neat.</div> <h2 style="border: 0px; color: #43a8da; font-size: 2.1rem; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.2; margin: 2.8rem 0px 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Synchronize your Moto X (2014) with your PC</h2> <div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> This requires the app called Motorola Connect, which also comes preinstalled on your Motorola phone. You’ll be able to receive messages and notifications on your computer, the only drawback being that the service is limited to Google Chrome.</div> <div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> First, register with Motorola Connect using your Gmail account and download the extension for Google Chrome. After that, you can access various options from your computer, like the ability to see your battery life, notifications etc.</div> <h2 style="border: 0px; color: #43a8da; font-size: 2.1rem; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.2; margin: 2.8rem 0px 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Enable and customize Attentive Display to save Moto X (2014) battery</h2> <div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Attentive Display on the Moto X (2014) is enabled by default. However, you can personalize it even further. Go to Settings, then Display, and finally Attentive Display. Choose whether you want to have it enabled or not, and follow the short tutorial if you need some extra help. This function also helps to save a little battery.</div> <figure style="border: 0px; margin: 1.8rem 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="androidpit moto x 2014 4" src="http://fs04.androidpit.info/userfiles/3971960/image/meteo-earth-review/androidpit-moto-x-2014-4.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;"><br /></figcaption><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;">Attentive display on the Moto X (2014) is a really cool feature that also helps you save battery since it doesn't activate the entire screen. </figcaption></figure><figure style="border: 0px; margin: 1.8rem 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="androidpit moto x 2014 5" src="http://fs01.androidpit.info/userfiles/3971960/image/meteo-earth-review/androidpit-moto-x-2014-5.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;"><br /></figcaption><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;">You can choose which apps show up on your Moto X (2014) display. </figcaption></figure><h2 style="border: 0px; color: #43a8da; font-size: 2.1rem; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.2; margin: 2.8rem 0px 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Take a selfie with your Moto X (2014) using your voice</h2> <div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Thanks to Google Now, you can take pictures without touching the phone. Just activate it with "Ok Google" and then say "take a selfie". The camera application is activated and snaps a photo automatically.</div> <h2 style="border: 0px; color: #43a8da; font-size: 2.1rem; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.2; margin: 2.8rem 0px 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Pay via NFC with your Moto X (2014) using Google Wallet</h2> <div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> After the presentation of the iPhone and its new NFC payment method, we started talking about how this technology has existed for years on Android, and the same goes for the Moto X. Simply install Google Wallet which is available on Google Play Store. Once the app is downloaded, you’ll need to set up a PIN, then choose "set up tap and pay" and follow the instructions.</div> <h2 style="border: 0px; color: #43a8da; font-size: 2.1rem; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.2; margin: 2.8rem 0px 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Transfer data from your previous smartphone to the new Moto X</h2> <div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Thanks to the super handy Motorola Migrate application, transferring data, photos, and contacts from your old phone to the Moto X 2014 is a cinch. You’ll need to choose the Google account associated with your previous device, type it into Motorola Migrate and follow the instructions. At the end of the process, all your data and files will be on your new Moto X and ready to be used!</div> <figure style="border: 0px; margin: 1.8rem 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="androidpit moto x 2014 6" src="http://fs04.androidpit.info/userfiles/3971960/image/meteo-earth-review/androidpit-moto-x-2014-6.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;"><br /></figcaption><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;">Motorola Migrate on the Moto X (2014) is a great way to transfer you data over from your old phone.</figcaption></figure><h2 style="border: 0px; color: #43a8da; font-size: 2.1rem; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.2; margin: 2.8rem 0px 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Configure the notifications that show up on your Moto X (2014) screen</h2> <div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Last but not least, notifications are fully configurable which is great if you’d rather not let a ton of applications to flood your screen. To configure notifications, head over to the Settings, then Moto and finally Screen. Next, choose Select apps and select the ones that that are allowed to send notifications. This option is fully customizable for virtually any app that you have installed on your device.</div> <div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Do you know of any other Moto X (2014) tips and tricks?</div> </section></div>

Moto X (2014) tips and tricks: 10 you've got to try

Motorola made a splash in the editorial world with the first  Moto X , and the company has managed to stay on track with the latest versio...

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Motorola Moto X (2014) review: style over substance

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div itemprop="summary" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The first Moto X was a groundbreaking device because it brought near-stock Android to a third-party manufacturer device that subsequently meant it got Android updates faster than even some of Google’s own Nexus devices.  The Moto X also ushered in the era of hands-free control, “breathing” lock screen notifications and the brilliant Moto Maker program for endless personalization. The new Moto X (2nd gen.) is now here. So is the Moto X (2014) another game changer like the original, or does it just improve on an already near-perfect recipe? Read our Moto X (2014) review to find out.</div> </div> <br /> <br /> <figure class="featureImage" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="moto x camera" src="http://fs04.androidpit.info/userfiles/4376948/image/moto-x-camera.JPG" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 628px;" /><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;"><br /></figcaption></figure><section id="reviewHeader" style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><div class="reviewRating deviceTest" style="background: rgb(82, 87, 116); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 2rem 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 1rem; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span class="ratingStars" style="border: 0px; color: #ffc801; float: right; font-family: selection_androidpit; font-size: 3.4rem; letter-spacing: 3px; line-height: 5rem; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;">★★★★<span class="ratingStarsEmpty" style="border: 0px; color: white; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">☆</span></span><br /> <h2 style="border: 0px; color: white; font-size: 2.8rem; font-weight: 300; line-height: 5rem; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 608px;"> Rating</h2> </div> <div class="reviewGoodBad" style="border: 0px; display: table; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 628px;"> <div class="reviewGood" style="background: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-style: solid; border-width: 3px 0px; color: #769c11; display: table-cell; font-size: 2.8rem; line-height: 5rem; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0.5rem; vertical-align: baseline; width: 299px;"> Good<span class="thumbUp" style="border: 0px; font-family: selection_androidpit; font-size: 2.8rem; line-height: 3.4rem; margin: -0.7rem 0px 0px 1rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">👍</span><br /> <ul class="goodList" style="border: 0px; color: black; font-size: 1.4rem; line-height: 2.1rem; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"> <li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="check" style="border: 0px; color: #769c11; float: left; font-family: selection_androidpit; font-size: 2rem; height: 12px; line-height: 1.25rem; margin: 0.3rem 0.75rem 1rem 0.5rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">✓</span>Excellent build quality</li> <li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="check" style="border: 0px; color: #769c11; float: left; font-family: selection_androidpit; font-size: 2rem; height: 12px; line-height: 1.25rem; margin: 0.3rem 0.75rem 1rem 0.5rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">✓</span>Endless customizations with Moto Maker</li> <li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="check" style="border: 0px; color: #769c11; float: left; font-family: selection_androidpit; font-size: 2rem; height: 12px; line-height: 1.25rem; margin: 0.3rem 0.75rem 1rem 0.5rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">✓</span>Very fast stock Android interface</li> <li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="check" style="border: 0px; color: #769c11; float: left; font-family: selection_androidpit; font-size: 2rem; height: 12px; line-height: 1.25rem; margin: 0.3rem 0.75rem 1rem 0.5rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">✓</span>Rapid updates, no bloatware</li> <li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="check" style="border: 0px; color: #769c11; float: left; font-family: selection_androidpit; font-size: 2rem; height: 12px; line-height: 1.25rem; margin: 0.3rem 0.75rem 1rem 0.5rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">✓</span>Excellent hands-free voice controls</li> </ul> </div> <div class="reviewGoodBadMargin" style="border: 0px; display: table-cell; margin: 0px; min-width: 1rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> <div class="reviewBad" style="background: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-style: solid; border-width: 3px 0px; color: #dd4b39; display: table-cell; font-size: 2.8rem; line-height: 5rem; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0.5rem; vertical-align: baseline; width: 299px;"> Bad<span class="thumbDown" style="border: 0px; font-family: selection_androidpit; font-size: 2.8rem; line-height: 3.4rem; margin: -0.7rem 0px 0px 1rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">👎</span><br /> <ul class="badList" style="border: 0px; color: black; font-size: 1.4rem; line-height: 2.1rem; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"> <li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="mark" style="border: 0px; color: #dd4b39; float: left; font-family: selection_androidpit; font-size: 2rem; height: 12px; line-height: 1.25rem; margin: 0.3rem 0.75rem 1rem 0.5rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">✕</span>Weak battery</li> <li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="mark" style="border: 0px; color: #dd4b39; float: left; font-family: selection_androidpit; font-size: 2rem; height: 12px; line-height: 1.25rem; margin: 0.3rem 0.75rem 1rem 0.5rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">✕</span>Mediocre camera</li> <li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="mark" style="border: 0px; color: #dd4b39; float: left; font-family: selection_androidpit; font-size: 2rem; height: 12px; line-height: 1.25rem; margin: 0.3rem 0.75rem 1rem 0.5rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">✕</span>Screen is just OK</li> <li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="mark" style="border: 0px; color: #dd4b39; float: left; font-family: selection_androidpit; font-size: 2rem; height: 12px; line-height: 1.25rem; margin: 0.3rem 0.75rem 1rem 0.5rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">✕</span>No stereo speakers or microSD</li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="clear" style="border: 0px; clear: both; height: 0px; line-height: 0; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </section><section class="mainArticleContent" style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><h2 class="film" style="border: 0px; color: #43a8da; font-size: 2.1rem; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.2; margin: 2.8rem 0px 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Test video</h2> <div> <br /></div> </section></div> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="510" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/EyEnhfgu7K8" width="854"></iframe><br /> <br /> <h2 style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #43a8da; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 2.1rem; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.2; margin: 2.8rem 0px 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Design & Build Quality</h2> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> This is easily the biggest standout of the new Moto X (2014). This thing looks great. The curved back of the original is back, but now you can add an awesome leather back plate or opt for a wood panel. We’ve got the black leather Moto X (2nd gen.) and it is a thing of beauty, more so than perhaps any other phone I’ve seen this year.</div> <br /> <figure style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; margin: 1.8rem 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="moto x 2014 1" src="http://fs04.androidpit.info/userfiles/6473453/image/moto-x-2014-1.JPG" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;"><br /></figcaption><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;">The new Moto X (2014) is easily the best looking Android I've seen this year. </figcaption></figure><br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The edges of the Moto X (2014) are a gorgeous metal with sectioned corners for the antennas and that same great curve for a sexy feel in the hand. The sides are actually a little slippery though and the leather doesn’t exactly help in that regard either. I repeatedly found myself almost dropping the new Moto X. In the heat too, the leather would get a little moist, if you know what I mean. It will, of course, also scuff up after a while, which may be cool or may be awful.</div> <br /> <figure style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; margin: 1.8rem 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="moto x 2014 power button closeup" src="http://fs01.androidpit.info/userfiles/2692059/image/Blog/moto-x-2014-power-button-closeup.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;"><br /></figcaption><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;">The metallic design of the Moto X is beautiful and feels great in the hand. </figcaption></figure><br /> <ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; list-style-type: none; margin: 1.4rem 0px 1.4rem 1.8rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-indent: -1.4rem; vertical-align: baseline;"> <li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: 1.5;">The little Motorola logo on the back of the original moto X has festered into a rather ridiculously large indentation that you might think is a button but is actually nothing more than a finger groove (which is actually nicely positioned) and a visual counterbalance to the large LED ring flash surrounding the camera lens.</span></li> </ul> <br /> <figure style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; margin: 1.8rem 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="moto x sim" src="http://fs04.androidpit.info/userfiles/4376948/image/moto-x-sim.JPG" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;"><br /></figcaption><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;">The curved back and smooth aluminum frame feel great in the hand.</figcaption></figure><br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Everything is nicely centered on the new Moto X, with a top-mounted headphone port and microUSB port at the bottom. Speaker grills sit above and below the screen (and are strangely raised), but only the bottom one emits any sound – there’s no stereo speaker action here, unlike in the new Moto G (2014). The power button has a nice texture and you can tell that design was at the forefront of Motorola’s mind with the new Moto X. You can further customize your Moto X with the Moto Maker program to include custom trim colors, engraving, front panel color choices and more.</div> <h2 style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #43a8da; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 2.1rem; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.2; margin: 2.8rem 0px 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Display</h2> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The original Moto X suffered a bit from its HD display. Sure, it was decent enough, but it didn’t exactly floor you. The new Moto X (2nd gen.) has upped the ante by packing a Full HD display, bringing a very respectable 424 pixels per inch to its 5.2-inch AMOLED screen. Colors are bright and saturated with great contrast. The screen brightness doesn’t really ramp up though and our test unit had a rather dull blue tint to whites. The screen offers a satisfactory balance of size, resolution and output to deliver what you want from your smartphone screen without destroying your battery but it’s not exceptional.</div> <br /> <figure style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; margin: 1.8rem 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="moto x 2014 5" src="http://fs01.androidpit.info/userfiles/6473453/image/moto-x-2014-5.JPG" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;"><br /></figcaption><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;">A look at the front and back of the bamboo Moto X (2014). </figcaption></figure><br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The AMOLED display technology also means the great “breathing” notifications are back, and the various motion sensors will activate your notifications from a screen-off state simply by reaching for your phone.  This is, of course, a much more battery-friendly way to get notifications than to turn the entire display on. AMOLED also means on-screen blacks are pitch black but outside readability is not quite as great as on an LCD screen. However, the notification benefits brought to the Moto X by AMOLED clearly outweigh readability in direct sunlight or the minor failings of the screen itself. You can also set the screen to dim more quickly if you stop looking at it with Attentive Display.</div> <br /> <figure style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; margin: 1.8rem 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="AndroidPIT Moto X 2014 Homescreen Quick Settings" src="http://fs04.androidpit.info/userfiles/4774964/image/AndroidPIT-Moto-X-2014-Homescreen-Quick-Settings.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;"><br /></figcaption><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;">The Moto X (2014) runs a slightly tweaked version of stock Android.</figcaption></figure><br /> <h2 style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #43a8da; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 2.1rem; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.2; margin: 2.8rem 0px 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Software</h2> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The Moto X (2104) comes with near-stock Android, with a light sprinkling of Motorola features on top. The basic interface is pure stock, so you won’t get any flashy interface elements, just bare bonesAndroid 4.4.4. This of course, means that the Moto X gets Android updates insanely quickly and is also one of the fastest interfaces around because it is not bogged down in a manufacturer skin.</div> <br /> <figure style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; margin: 1.8rem 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="AndroidPIT Moto X 2014 Settings App Drawer" src="http://fs04.androidpit.info/userfiles/4774964/image/AndroidPIT-Moto-X-2014-Settings-App-Drawer.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;"><br /></figcaption><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;">It's all stock Android with a few Moto additions like Connect, Migrate and Moto.</figcaption></figure><br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The Motorola additions are minimal but useful. The settings menu gets a Motorola Privacy section and Moto ID for syncing across devices or with the cloud and you can set Trusted Devices (like a smartwatch) that will keep your phone unlocked when they are connected. Everything else is contained in a section called Moto which holds the four cornerstones of the Moto X’s uniqueness: Assist, which handles profiles that can apply themselves automatically, like when, for example, you are driving. Actions let you manage the Moto X’s gesture based controls including the camera shortcut wrist flick and wave to silence.</div> <br /> <figure style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; margin: 1.8rem 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="AndroidPIT Moto X 2014 Hands Free" src="http://fs01.androidpit.info/userfiles/4774964/image/AndroidPIT-Moto-X-2014-Hands-Free.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;"><br /></figcaption><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;">Hands-free controls are the strongest point of the Moto X (2014).</figcaption></figure><br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The two major software features of the Moto X (2014) are voice commands and the intelligent display. Display options include “breathing” notifications, blocking notification content for specific apps and app blocking. Voice commands on the Moto X (2014) are like Google Now on speed. You can now name your Moto X anything you like so you don’t have to endlessly say “Ok Google” too. This allows for some pretty unique and also hilarious hotword phrases. </div> <br /> <figure style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; margin: 1.8rem 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="AndroidPIT Moto X 2014 Voice Commands" src="http://fs04.androidpit.info/userfiles/4774964/image/AndroidPIT-Moto-X-2014-Voice-Commands.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;"><br /></figcaption><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;">There's an amazing amount you can do with just your voice on the Moto X (2014). </figcaption></figure><br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Getting used to the Moto X’s voice commands takes a little while, and between hotword detection, voice command recognition and spoken results, it’s not the fastest process on the block, but for controlling your phone from across the room it’s incredibly useful. You can touchlessly send WhatsApp messages, listen to emails, perform web searches, have your Moto X read out new notifications to you, make calls and check voicemail when your phone is locked, take a photo, dictate text messages, set reminders, activate profiles, post to Facebook and more. It will completely change the way you think about using your phone.</div> <br /> <figure style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; margin: 1.8rem 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="AndroidPIT Moto X 2014 Attentive Display" src="http://fs01.androidpit.info/userfiles/4774964/image/AndroidPIT-Moto-X-2014-Attentive-Display.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;"><br /></figcaption><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;">There's a few nice little additions in the new Moto X (2014) like Attentive Display.</figcaption></figure><br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Motorola made a conscious decision to keep the Moto range minimal, with near-stock Android and very little bloatware, if you can even call it that. Motorola Connect syncs your devices in the cloud via your Motorola ID, Moto Migrate helps you transition from one device to another, Spotlight Stories are a lovely 360-degree immersive experience from Motorola (you may already know Windy Day), and Moto Assist (now called Help) gives you 24-7 access to help from Motorola Customer Support as well as handy tips and tricks for your Moto X.</div> <br /> <figure style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; margin: 1.8rem 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="AndroidPIT Moto X 2014 Help" src="http://fs04.androidpit.info/userfiles/4774964/image/AndroidPIT-Moto-X-2014-Help.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;"><br /></figcaption><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;">Motorola Help is always ready to assist you, either through FAQs, chat or on the phone.</figcaption></figure><br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The greatest part of it all is that Motorola simply uploads updates to the core Moto X features to the Play Store, so as new sensor services, Moto Display options or Moto Actions controls are made available they can be updated via the Play Store rather than through waiting for a slow OTA firmware update. This is one of the great lessons Motorola learned under the tutelage of Google (the same thing happens with Google Play Services these days). </div> <br /> <figure style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; margin: 1.8rem 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="AndroidPIT Moto X 2014 AnTuTu" src="http://fs01.androidpit.info/userfiles/4774964/image/AndroidPIT-Moto-X-2014-AnTuTu.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;"><br /></figcaption><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;">Thanks to great specs and stock Android, the Moto X (2014) is blisteringly fast. </figcaption></figure><br /> <h2 style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #43a8da; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 2.1rem; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.2; margin: 2.8rem 0px 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Performance</h2> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The Moto X (2014) is packs very standard internals for a device in its class: a quad-core Snapdragon 801 chipset clocked at 2.5 GHz with Adreno 330 GPU.  There’s a 16 GB or 32 GB model available but there’s no option for microSD expansion. The new Moto X has 2 GB of RAM and of course runs the latest version of Android: Android 4.4.4 with an imminent update to the Android L release. Due to the stock interface and very few system apps, the Moto X is super-fast and responsive and stands up well to any other flagships around right now, outperforming both the Galaxy S5 and HTC One (M8) in benchmarks and feel. </div> <br /> <figure style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; margin: 1.8rem 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="moto x back close" src="http://fs01.androidpit.info/userfiles/4376948/image/moto-x-back-close.JPG" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;"><br /></figcaption><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;">The Moto X (2014) has a 13 MP camera with dual-LED ring flash, but it's not a standout.</figcaption></figure><br /> <h2 style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #43a8da; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 2.1rem; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.2; margin: 2.8rem 0px 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Camera</h2> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The new Moto X gets a slight increase in the camera stakes: to a 13 MP camera with 4K video, slow-motion capture, panorama and HDR. You can tap anywhere to shoot a picture and launch the camera app through the slightly gimmicky wrist flick, which works quite well and delivers a satisfying buzz as it launches. Not sure why, but I like it. It’s one of the fastest ways to launch and shoot I’ve seen.</div> <br /> <figure style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; margin: 1.8rem 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="AndroidPIT Moto X 2014 Camera interface" src="http://fs01.androidpit.info/userfiles/4774964/image/AndroidPIT-Moto-X-2014-Camera-interface.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;"><br /></figcaption><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;">Despite being super fast to access and shoot, the camera interface is a little clumsy. </figcaption></figure><br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The results of the camera are less impressive, however. There’s no manual mode on the new Moto X and the camera doesn’t quite live up to the premium look of the phone as a whole. It performs acceptably, but not brilliantly, which, when compared to many of the other flagships around, is just not good enough. It struggles to focus up close and doesn’t produce particularly rich colors. There are only two resolution options, no timer, no manual mode, no optical image stabilization and a slightly awkward camera interface. Definitely the weakest part of the Moto X so far.</div> <div class="ig_placeholder" style="background: rgb(102, 102, 102); border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; margin: 0px 0px 13px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; width: 628px;"> <img alt="moto x 2014, moto x (2014), camera, photos, pictures, images" src="http://fs04.androidpit.info/userfiles/2692059/image/Blog/Moto-X-Kamera/moto-x-kamera-sample-tauentzien.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.95; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 628px;" /><br /> <div class="ig_infoBar" style="background-color: #f0f0f0; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: white; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 10px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; width: 628px;"> <span class="arrow" style="border: 0px; color: #bbbbbb; font-family: selection_androidpit; font-size: 48px; line-height: 1; margin: -24px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 12px; top: 277px; vertical-align: baseline;">›</span><br /> <div class="ig_infoBar_label" style="border: 0px; color: #43a8da; font-size: 1.2rem; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;"> IMAGE GALLERY</div> <div class="ig_infoBar_title" style="border: 0px; color: #666666; font-size: 1.8rem; margin: 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Moto X (2014) test photos</div> </div> </div> <h2 style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #43a8da; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 2.1rem; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.2; margin: 2.8rem 0px 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Battery</h2> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Perhaps I spoke too soon. The Moto X (2014) comes with a very mediocre 2,300 mAh battery, which is a lot lower capacity than many competitors, which tend to sit around the 3,000 mAh mark with a similarly sized screen and resolution. While part of this decision is clearly due to the battery saving possibilities of active notifications on the AMOLED screen, the reliance on voice commands still demands more power and the increase in screen size and display resolution really required a larger bump (the original Moto X had a 2,200 mAh battery that was equally weak).</div> <br /> <figure style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; margin: 1.8rem 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="moto x 2014 2" src="http://fs04.androidpit.info/userfiles/6473453/image/moto-x-2014-2.JPG" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;"><br /></figcaption><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;">Motorola has delivered some useful gesture controls with its new Moto X. </figcaption></figure><br /> <h2 style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #43a8da; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 2.1rem; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.2; margin: 2.8rem 0px 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Technical Specifications</h2> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="entry-table-default" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; margin: 0px 0px 2rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 628px;" summary="Motorola Moto G2"><tbody style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <tr style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><th scope="row" style="background-color: #f0f0f0; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: #43a8da; font-size: 1.2rem; height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 1rem; text-align: right; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;"></th><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-size: 1.2rem; height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 7px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Motorola Moto X</strong></td></tr> <tr style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><th scope="row" style="background-color: #f0f0f0; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: #43a8da; font-size: 1.2rem; height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 1rem; text-align: right; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">SYSTEM</strong></th><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-size: 1.2rem; height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 7px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">Android 4.4.4 KitKat</td></tr> <tr style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><th scope="row" style="background-color: #f0f0f0; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: #43a8da; font-size: 1.2rem; height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 1rem; text-align: right; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">DISPLAY</strong></th><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-size: 1.2rem; height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 7px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> 5.2 inches, Full HD AMOLED (1,920 x 1,080 pixels, 423 ppi)</div> </td></tr> <tr style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><th scope="row" style="background-color: #f0f0f0; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: #43a8da; font-size: 1.2rem; height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 1rem; text-align: right; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">CPU</strong></th><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-size: 1.2rem; height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 7px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">Quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor (MSM8974-AC), 2.5 GHz</td></tr> <tr style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><th scope="row" style="background-color: #f0f0f0; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: #43a8da; font-size: 1.2rem; height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 1rem; text-align: right; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;">GPU</th><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-size: 1.2rem; height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 7px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">Adreno 330 GPU (578 MHz)</td></tr> <tr style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><th scope="row" style="background-color: #f0f0f0; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: #43a8da; font-size: 1.2rem; height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 1rem; text-align: right; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;">RAM</th><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-size: 1.2rem; height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 7px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">2 GB</td></tr> <tr style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><th scope="row" style="background-color: #f0f0f0; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: #43a8da; font-size: 1.2rem; height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 1rem; text-align: right; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">INTERNAL STORAGE</strong></th><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-size: 1.2rem; height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 7px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> 16/32 GB </div> </td></tr> <tr style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><th scope="row" style="background-color: #f0f0f0; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: #43a8da; font-size: 1.2rem; height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 1rem; text-align: right; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">BATTERY</strong></th><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-size: 1.2rem; height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 7px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">2,300 mAh (8 hours of battery charge in 15 minutess with turbo charging)</td></tr> <tr style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><th scope="row" style="background-color: #f0f0f0; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: #43a8da; font-size: 1.2rem; height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 1rem; text-align: right; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">CAMERA</strong></th><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-size: 1.2rem; height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 7px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">13 MP (f/2.25) with dual-LED Ring Flash, HDR, UHD (4K) video capture, 4X digital zoom</td></tr> <tr style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><th scope="row" style="background-color: #f0f0f0; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: #43a8da; font-size: 1.2rem; height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 1rem; text-align: right; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">CONNECTIVITY</strong></th><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-size: 1.2rem; height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 7px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">GSM, HSDPA, LTE, NFC, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band</td></tr> <tr style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><th scope="row" style="background-color: #f0f0f0; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: #43a8da; font-size: 1.2rem; height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 1rem; text-align: right; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">DIMENSIONS </strong></th><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-size: 1.2rem; height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 7px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> 72.4 x 140.8 x 3.8-9.9 mm</div> </td></tr> <tr style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><th scope="row" style="background-color: #f0f0f0; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: #43a8da; font-size: 1.2rem; height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 1rem; text-align: right; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">WEIGHT</strong></th><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-size: 1.2rem; height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 7px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">144 grams</td></tr> <tr style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><th scope="row" style="background-color: #f0f0f0; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: #43a8da; font-size: 1.2rem; height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 1rem; text-align: right; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">EXTRAS</strong></th><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-size: 1.2rem; height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 7px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">Aluminum metal frame, optional wood or leather battery cover, custom voice prompt</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="finalVerdict deviceTest" style="background: rgb(82, 87, 116); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; margin: 2.8rem 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 1rem; vertical-align: baseline;"> <h2 style="border: 0px; color: white; font-size: 2.8rem; font-weight: 300; line-height: 5rem; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 608px;"> Final Verdict</h2> </div> <div itemprop="description" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> After starting out so well, and making such a great impression based on the new Moto X’s stylish appearance and lightning quick interface, the two critical elements of camera and battery burst the bubble (not to mention minor screen issues and that odd speaker decision). Is this a case of putting style before substance? Maybe. The battery may be a big letdown, but the camera is still an improvement over the original Moto X. The issue is that the original Moto X introduced so many innovative features they made up for it and the new Moto X doesn’t.</div> <div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The Moto X (2014) updates a successful recipe but doesn’t bring anything particularly new to the table. Unless metal edges or naming your phone is the one feature you’ve been waiting for, it seems clear that Motorola could have done more. Not necessarily in terms of tons of new software features or gimmicky add-ons, but perhaps a little of the budget reserved for making the new Moto X look so great would have been more wisely invested in a larger battery or better camera software.</div> <div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Still, these are things that can be tweaked by software updates, so if you’re looking for a great looking phone (that can be custom built via Moto Maker) with a fast interface, barely-there bloatware, speedy updates and fantastic hands-free capabilities then the Moto X is a great choice. Especially when you consider it only costs 499 USD for the 16 GB version: the new Moto X is easily the best looking, best feeling, and most premium-styled device in its price range. But if a better-than-average camera and all day battery life are key factors you may just have to wait for the next one.</div> </div> </div>

Motorola Moto X (2014) review: style over substance

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How to unlock advanced camera settings on the Moto G and Moto X (all versions)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <section class="mainArticleContent" style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> XDA Developers have done it again: if you own a Motorola device, whether it's a Moto E, Moto G,<a href="http://www.androidpit.com/device/motorola-moto-g-2014" sl-processed="1" style="border: 0px; color: #769c11; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_top">Moto G (2014)</a>, Moto X or <a href="http://www.androidpit.com/device/motorola-moto-x-2014" sl-processed="1" style="border: 0px; color: #769c11; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_top">Moto X (2014)</a>, then you can now simply unlock the advanced camera settings on your Moto. You don't even need root access to do it.  </div> <figure style="border: 0px; margin: 1.8rem 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="Motorolla Moto G review 26" src="http://fs04.androidpit.info/userfiles/6727621/image/Moto_G/Motorolla_Moto_G_review_26.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;">Get into the hidden advanced camera settings of your Motorola device. © ANDROIDPIT</figcaption></figure></section><section class="mainArticleContent" style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> If you already use a custom ROM on your Moto then this probably isn't the most exciting thing in the world because most custom ROMs already give you access to advanced camera settings, but if you're still running stock Android on your Moto, then this is very exciting indeed. Especially if rooting your phone is something you'd never consider, even to unlock the full potential of your camera.</div> <ul style="border: 0px; list-style-type: none; margin: 1.4rem 0px 1.4rem 1.8rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-indent: -1.4rem; vertical-align: baseline;"> <li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Moto X (2014) vs Moto G (2014) camera comparison.</li> </ul> <div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> This mod will not replace your default camera app either, so you can continue to use it if you like, this mod will simply add a new camera app with more advanced features to your phone. The mod has been confirmed to work on the Moto E and Moto G and Moto X by the developers at XDA and by us on the new Moto G and Moto X.</div> <figure style="border: 0px; margin: 1.8rem 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="IMGL2558" src="http://fs04.androidpit.info/userfiles/4376948/image/IMGL2558.JPG" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;">Why settle for what Motorola gives you when you can uncover advanced camera settings? © ANDROIDPIT</figcaption></figure><div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> All you have to do is: download the APK from <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g/general/how-to-unlock-advanced-camera-settings-t2884035" sl-processed="1" style="border: 0px; color: #769c11; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">XDA Developers</a> and install it. You''ll need to have Unknown Sources enabled in your Security settings to do this though.</div> <div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> After installing the app, access the camera settings by sliding out the settings dial on the left. You will see a ladybug icon as shown in the image below in the lower right hand corner. Just click on it and the list of advanced settings will appear on your screen.</div> <figure style="border: 0px; margin: 1.8rem 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="Camera moto g configuracoes avancadas android" src="http://fs04.androidpit.info/userfiles/1799474/image/Camera-moto-g-configuracoes-avancadas-android.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;">The advanced settings won't instantly make you a better photographer, but they will give you more control over your photos. © ANDROIDPIT</figcaption></figure><div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Don't think that you'll just magically get better photos from your Moto though! The idea here is to improve the images you capture manually, by using the previously hidden advanced settings. So this isn't an instant trick to make you a better photographer: it will simply provide you the tools to get better shots.</div> <span style="line-height: 1.5; text-indent: -1.4rem;">There's further instructions on the original</span><span style="line-height: 1.5; text-indent: -1.4rem;"> </span><a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g/general/how-to-unlock-advanced-camera-settings-t2884035" sl-processed="1" style="border: 0px; color: #769c11; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -1.4rem; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">XDA thread</a><span style="line-height: 1.5; text-indent: -1.4rem;"> </span><span style="line-height: 1.5; text-indent: -1.4rem;">for recommended settings, solutions to any problems, instructions for root users that want to replace the stock Motorola app and for those using Xposed modules too.</span><br /><div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Have you installed this modded APK? How do you get the best photos on your Moto?</div> </section></div>

How to unlock advanced camera settings on the Moto G and Moto X (all versions)

XDA Developers have done it again: if you own a Motorola device, whether it's a Moto E, Moto G, Moto G (2014) , Moto X or  Moto X (201...

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