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Home Screen and Recent Apps buttons don't work
I was facing a similar error with the Nexus 5. Safe mode and wiping the cache partition were not working for me. People also complaining about not be able to use the adb commands because the phone ...
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Disable auto-screen-on feature in Moto G Play
This feature is called Moto Display and is very similar to AOSP's ambient display.
Assuming it is in the same place as the Moto G 2015 and Moto X Pure devices, open the Moto app, go to Feature ...
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Unable to Install TWRP / Cyanogenmod on Moto G 2013
As it's obviously the stock recovery you've used to flash CM, that won't work as it will do a signature check and thus reject the ZIP as being invalid. So here's what you do instead:
put cm-12.1-...
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Soft bricked Moto G4 (XT1625) after SuperSU install
Proper research would have prevented this, in the future if you need information on rooting a device, go to a REPUTABLE source like XDA or a similar forum and make sure the information is specific to ...
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How can I merge SMS and Hangouts messages within Hangouts?
If you long press on either hangout (MOIP or SMS), then press on the other one you should get an option to merge them. This should then give you the option to send either from the same hangout.
There ...
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How to bring back Wishlist option for an app which is showing as installed in playstore but not actually installed on my device?
When you mentioned the "app is not listed in 'My Apps' section", do you mean the 'Installed', 'My Apps' section or the 'All' 'My Apps' section?
I think they should be listed in the 'All' section, ...
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Incoming call screen is not displaying on Moto G 2nd gen
Go to Settings -> Apps -> All -> menu and choose "Reset app preferences".
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Phone uses 3G even when connected to WiFi
Just disable captive portal detection. In the terminal, or in adb shell, issue the command
settings put global captive_portal_detection_enabled 0
and reboot.
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Home Screen and Recent Apps buttons don't work
AFAIK, there are 3 solutions for this issue (try it in below order): (2 & 3 need adb drivers or terminal app)
Switch to guest and come back
Settings->Users->Guest (or)
Swipe down the ...
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Error when flashing recovery to Moto G4 Plus Xt1640 - Image not signed or corrupt
Yeah, I had the same error. The US XT1644 variant can't use the boot.img for the XT1643 and below. I was able to root by installing SuperSU. Run this command:
fastboot boot twrp-3.0.2-0-athene.img
...
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How to enable USB host mode in Moto G4 Plus
As beeshyams pointed out in comments, the software doesn't control which endpoint is the host and which is the peripheral: the hardware itself controls it. On a phone that doesn't have a USB-A port, ...
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Can't flash custom TWRP recovery image on Motorola Moto G7 Power phone
G7 Power, being a new device, has the new A/B partition layout, requiring new installation procedures that differ from standard A-only devices. This is clearly outlined in the thread where you got ...
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How to push a file to internal storage?
adb push <the file> /sdcard/
if /sdcard is not available, try
adb push <the file> /storage/emulated/0/
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How do I turn off Browser Messages in Moto G?
There will be an app called BrowserMessage in your phone. To disable that go to Settings > Apps > All > Select the BrowserMessage app and Disable it.
Hope this helps you and whoever facing this ...
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Moto G -- recovering files after bootloader unlock (wipe)?
I had the same question. Then I used a retired Moto G to test ROOT (as usual) and recovery with this method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-nexus/general/guide-internal-memory-data-recovery-...
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Taking pictures with headphone jack
Check your volume sliders, it sounds [see what i did there? xD ] like
it's your notification volume that triggers the mechanism. At least that what i got when you said pushing on the volume button did ...
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Updating the Moto G 3rd gen from Lollipop 5.1.1 to Marshmallow 6.0.1
How come I am being constantly prompted to update to the buggy 6.0 instead of the rectified 6.0.1?
It depends upon the manufacturer pushing the update. For many number of devices you would end up in ...
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My Phone Time-Travelled Again. How? and Why?
I thought I was the only one facing this issue, and I didn't even know how to describe my problem back then. Looks like we're on the same boat.
Even I'm using the Moto G (XT1033), but on NXROM 10.2, ...
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Security Patch level old on Moto G5
Although the OS of Moto phones bears a resemblance to Google's stock or AOSP, Moto themselves isn't as committed as Google themselves to bring security patches in time - in fact, they explicitly ...
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Is there a downside to keeping the HDR mode on my Moto G phone camera always on?
No downside to it (barring some scenarios)
HDR increases the dynamic range between the darkest and brightest colours in your photo and there's no downside to it apart from lag (that may be fixed by ...
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Lost Android Phone data security
You haven't mentioned if your device is encrypted ; if it isn't you are in bigger trouble. See this Why encrypt the device?
100% security is a pipe dream. Given enough resources, it may well be ...
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Google Play updates a non-existing application
Why Google Play calls something "an update", if in facts it installs it for the first time?
Even if you think the app was not installed before it may be the case that the app was renamed. Therefore ...
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Can't flash custom TWRP recovery image on Motorola Moto G7 Power phone
The twrp.img you trying to boot from is for Moto G7 (river). It is the wrong recovery, thats why it fails.
What you want is TWRP for your device Moto G7 Power (ocean).
https://twrp.me/motorola/...
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Disabling randomized macs on Android 11
Android has three MAC modes:
Persistent MAC randomization
This should be the default mode. For each Wifi a new random MAC address is generated. But if you reconnect to an already known Wifi the same ...
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Unresponsive screen on Moto G after Lollipop update
It's actually a bug.
You have to do hard reset after the update:
Hold power button for 15 seconds and the device will be forced to shut down
Hold power button and volume down button simultaneously ...
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Unable to set custom ringtone on Moto G 2 after upgrading to Lollipop
Someone put this as an edit instead of an answer:
Instead of setting ringtone under setting --> Sounds and
notifications, try to set your ringtone from your player [Ex: ES File
Explorer --> ...
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Moto G won't go th Home Screen when unlocked
You're swiping from the bottom left across. Swipe up from the bottom middle and it will got to the hone page. This was driving me nuts too.
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Moto G2 internet connection switch from 3G to 2G network
The default setting provided in the Phone settings menus is
Setting > More > Mobile Networks > Preferred network type > 3G
Screenshot - Preferred Network Type selection(Click to enlarge ...
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How to set custom ringtone for contacts group in Lollipop contact app
I don't think it is possible in stock Android to set a specific ringtone for an entire Circle. You can however, edit a specific contact and in the edit menu you can set a custom Ringtone.
If this is ...
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Can I dual-boot CyanogenMod 12 on 1st gen moto Gs?
According to the Cyanogenmod site:
CyanogenMod is an enhanced open source firmware distribution for smartphones and tablet computers based on the Android mobile operating system. It offers features ...
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