Questions tagged [motorola]
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Motorola Z Play having unusable screen
I dropped by Moto Z play a few days ago, and when i dropped it, the touchscreen just stopped. I can see everything that is happening on the screen, like the time, notifications and other things on the ...
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Android screen mirror to android with usb c to c cable
Can I mirror a note 10 screen to a Moto Z4 with a projection mod to project the Note 10 to my wall? The purpose is to play more powerful emulator games on the Note and use the Moto w/ projection mod ...
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Turn off PIP for calls
On my Motorola One and under Android 10, whenever I exit Call app during an active call, a picture-in-picture mode for this app is enabled:
This is super-annoying. How can I disable or turn-off this ...
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What is the difference between Calendar and Google Calendar in Account sync settings
In Settings > Accounts > Select Google Account > Account sync. There are switches for synchronizing various content of the account, such as Contacts, Drive, etc. I also have Calendar and ...
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Root mode for Motorola g4 stylus [duplicate]
I really want to open up root mode on this phone, but everything that I have tried says root unavailable. Can someone point me in the right direction?
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Motorola One Power - corrupt and wouldn't unlock bootloader
My Motorola One Power went blank recently and when i switched it off and then switched it on, an error message was displayed that my device was corrupt, it cant be trusted and it wont boot again. the ...
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Customize google assistant button
I am using a motorola phone which has a dedicated google assistant button. But I don't use the assistant much.
Is it possible to customize the button and use it for some other activity?
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Access HCI bluetooth log from Moto G7
I followed different guides on enabling and accessing the (in)famous HCI log, namely: activating the Enable Bluetooth HCI snoop log, connecting a device to BT, disabling the Enable Bluetooth HCI snoop ...
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Audio files not deleting?
Apologies if this has been answered, I attempted to search for answers and found nothing for my specific issue.
I've got several music files I'm trying to delete from my device (motorola e5 cruise, if ...
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Using my phone abroad with same number?
My phone was purchased in the United States. It has a US number. This is the same phone number linked to my credit card.
Now I just recently realized if I used a computer from another IP address, the ...
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Recovering deleted files from unrooted Android device requires factory data reset
I would like to create a copy of the internal drive (not SD) of my Android device (Motorola E3) to recover some deleted files, but it requires rooting of the device. Rooting itself requires bootloader ...
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Moto E5 plus Phone stuck in bootloop, won't charge, can't access recovery mode
I have a Moto E5 Plus bought over a year ago. Everything was working perfectly until one day it just started having battery problems. The battery would charge and show 67% but as soon as I removed the ...
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Fastboot stuck on “Sending 'boot.img'” (TWRP, Moto G7 plus “lake”)
fastboot version 30.0.4-6686687
Trying to temporarily boot TWRP recovery image twrp-3.4.0-0-lake.img on my unlocked Motorola Moto G7 Plus.
Phone is connected via USB Type-C to Type-C cord from the box ...
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Stock Android 10 device is offline for ADB commands on Linux, can't use USB Debugging
Trying to use adb tool 1.0.29 on a PC running Linux Ubuntu 20.04 to debug my Motorola Moto G7 Plus running stock Android 10 (hence not rooted) connected via USB.
Previously it was working OK, I've ...
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Kinzie - Modify custom rom to enable VOLTE support
I'm a newbie to Android and Custom ROM in general. I was able to flash a workable custom rom (Android 7.0) on my Moto X Force by following steps from xda-developer.
So basically the device Moto X ...
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How can I add a VOIP app to the list of phone apps that pops up after clicking on a “call” link in my browser?
I have a Motorola G7 Power running Android 9. I have several VOIP phone apps on my Android (TextNow, Google Voice, etc.) When I browse the internet on my phone and I come across a "call" ...
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How to disable amazon **pop up** notification
I am using the new Moto One fusion plus.
The notification only appears as a pop up and doesn't not appear in the notification bar. I have been annoyed by the notification and have even uninstalled the ...
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How to fix app downloading but not installing
I have a Motorola g7 and as of late, I have experienced issues with installing one application. I can install ANY other application, except this one. I click the install button and it goes through the ...
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Need help LOCKING a Moto G6 XT1925-13 after restoring stock OS
I had semi-bricked / soft-bricked my Motorola Moto G6 smartphone as explained here: https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Moto-G6-Moto-G6-Plus-Moto-G6-Play/Need-help-unbricking-a-Moto-G6-XT1925-13-and-...
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App Switcher on Android 10 constantly crashes after minor update on Moto Z4
Motorola MotoZ4 was running Android 10 and it worked fine, then an update was forced, qdfs30.130-42-1-2, with constant daily prompts to restart stating that it would restart on its own if I did not do ...
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Moto e4+ fast charging issues
My moto e4 plus is 2yrs old.Suddenly at 75-80% it's charging rate drops then after a while suddenly it charging very fast after that stoppage.can anyone tell me reason !please
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Removing Do Not Disturb feature in Motorola phone
I am trying to completely eliminate Do Not Disturb on my Motorola phone. If I'm in a doctor's office, I just turn the volume down.
I've tried all the simple settings on the Settings pages.
Is there ...
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Best way to back up home screen layout on Android?
I have a Motorola Android phone in which I have around 400 apps that I have put into folders and carefully chosen a layout which has taken me a long time. I want a way to back up this layout and ...
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Constantly changing app “shortlist”
I have a shortlist of five app icons at the bottom of my home screen, usually Phone, Messaging, Chrome, Google and Camera. These tend to remain constant (I've not seem them change).
When I swipe up ...
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Motorola Moto G6 Play not displaying any wifi or cell phone info
I have a Moto G6 play phone and I decided I wanted to install a custom ROM but halfway through I left and the phone updated by itself to android 9. There were no issues with the bootloader being ...
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How do I automatically add all existing apps to my home screen?
When I got my first smart phone years ago, there was no app drawer. Every app I had was represented as one button in one app menu, so I didn't have to look in two places if I couldn't find an app. To ...
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Does the Moto G7 Power support HDMI alt mode?
I plugged my Moto G7 power into my audio/video receiver, with a high quality USB-C to HDMI cable. This same cable works with other devices, such as a Lenovo C330 Chromebook. Unfortunately, I am not ...
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z3 play not starting
I have a motorola z3 play used for about 12 months. It has worked fine and all of a sudden it crashed. It does not start on pressing power button. I am able to charge it and also take it to fastboot ...
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enter edl mode in motorola devices
I have a bricked xt1527 which throws preflash validation failed error whenever I try to flash any of the files included in the stock firmware. Some guy told me to enter edl mode, and I would prefer ...
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save bricked xt1527 with disabled usb debugging
I have a surnia xt1527 which was bricked because of some mistakes I made when trying to make a factory reset (I don't remember what I did because it was a while ago). The device has usb debugging ...
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Unable to root Motorola G7 Power XT1955-4
I am trying to follow this tutorial https://aiomobilestuff.com/motorola-moto-g7-power-xt-1955-root-twrp-unlock-bootloader/
The command
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
(I renamed my twrp.img to ...
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Cannot unlock Motorola C following the instructions from Motorola
I have:
Created an account with Motorola
Enabled developer mode
Enabled "OEM unlocking"
Enabled USB debugging
Disabled the lock-screen PIN
I then connected the device to my PC with a USB cable and ...
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Phone shuts off in 3g
I have a Moto Z2 Play with Android 8.0.0, about 3 years old. Whenever I go out of range of 4g (to 3g), the battery goes from 100% to 80 or 70 in a couple minutes and then to single digits very quickly ...
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Android 9 Glitch Smallest Width
I have a stock Motorola g6 on Android 9 with the latest security updates.
I wanted to further reduce the UI scale from "smallest" and found the smallest width option in developer options.
Increasing ...
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Motorola G5 GBoard Issues
I've been having the same GBoard issues as a lot of other people , but I have been locked out of my phone because I powered it down and need to type in password to get into my phone. Any ideas as to ...
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Gboard stopped working on Motorola phone
Gboard stopped working on Motorola phone - I cannot type as no keyboard appears data amd cache say 0.
I have tried various methods suggested, but still no keyboard appears when a cursor appears in a ...
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How to grant an app a permission that isn't in its manifest for audio recording?
Non rooted Moto G6 Play running Android 9.
I'm using Termux and would like to use Sox's rec command to record audio from the terminal. Unfortunately, since Termux doesn't request the mic permission, ...
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Cast screen on Samsung Television from Moto G7
I have a Samsung smart TV. I want to cast the screen of my Moto G7 Power running Android 9 onto the TV. I have made sure that the TV and the cell phone are on the same Wi-Fi system. When I go to ...
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Pie 9.0 Low Battery Notification Not Working (Moto G7)
New Moto G7 running Android Pie 9.0
Everything else works fine. The issue I'm having is with the Low Battery Warning sounds and notifications. Simply put, I want the most annoying low battery ...
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Storage setting not loading. What do do?
When looking on the storage option it just loads forever, and can't view the setting option. What do I do?
I have a Moto E.
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IMEI Repair/Change OF Motorola XT1765(Metropcs , Qualcomm processor - Not MTK )
I Need Help , Have rooted my Phone. Tried Miracle Thunder and many Other Tools Nothing worked. when i try miracle thunder tool to repiar imei after restart baseband become null or unable to check IMEI....
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Always require PIN to unlock device
Is there any way to always require the user to enter the PIN (instead of fingerprint) to unlock the device?
It seems that as soon as you add a fingerprint to the phone, now it no longer requires the ...
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Motorola Moto X Play IMEI=0
I accidentally ran fastboot erase all and now the IMEI isn't being recognized on stock ROM. fastboot getvar imei returns the correct number, but no matter what ROM I try, it doesn't show in settings ...
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Bootloader Unlock Question: Motorola
I have a Motorola G7 Power; carrier is Metro PCS. It is my understanding that in order to unlock the bootloader I need to get an unlock code from Motorola. Is this true? Does this mean that my device ...
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Bluetooth volume on headset vs. phone
I have two pairs of Bluetooth headphones (stereo).
With one pair, when I adjust the headphone volume using the buttons on the headphones, it adjusts only the headphone volume and not the phone's ...
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Mobile data turns on automatically
I am using Moto One power mobile and android version is 9.0 pie. I have two sim cards in my device, and one is used for data. The other one's data switches on automatically, and there is no active ...
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How can I restore XT1924-7 MOTO E5 Plus (Hannah) baseband/imei
Could this have been caused by flashing a firmware version with RSU (Russian???) found a repository on XDA with the stock("") firmware and restoration guide and made the mistake of not checking the ...
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Get rid of Messages' notifications when application is connected to a PC
I am using and very enjoining the fact I can connect my base Android Messages application to its web counterpart on my PC and get much more flexibility in writing and managing all my SMSes.
But, I am ...
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How to lower the minimum brightness?
On my Moto Z Play on the stock 8.0 Oreo ROM (rooted, of course), I find that the lowest brightness setting is still a bit too bright for my liking. This is in contrast with my dad's Galaxy S8+ which ...
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Options for recovering user data off of unrooted Motorola Android in boot loop
My phone started to boot loop*. It is a Motorola Droid Turbo (xt1254) running Android 6.0.1, and this is a snippet from the recovery screen:
Device is LOCKED. Status Code: 0
Software status: Official
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