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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 ...
holzkohlengrill's user avatar
9 votes
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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-...
Izzy's user avatar
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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 ...
acejavelin's user avatar
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5 votes
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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 ...
bmdixon's user avatar
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4 votes
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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, ...
LJD200's user avatar
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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".
Veera's user avatar
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4 votes
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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.
Sinchan Bhattacharjee's user avatar
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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 ...
Anvesh Yalamarthy's user avatar
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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 ...
jack's user avatar
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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, ...
Dan Hulme's user avatar
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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 ...
Andy Yan's user avatar
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4 votes

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/
DoctorHe's user avatar
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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 ...
Sandeep's user avatar
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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-...
Vinicius Coelho de Almeida's user avatar
3 votes

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 ...
moonbutt74's user avatar
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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 ...
Firelord's user avatar
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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, ...
Kishore's user avatar
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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 ...
Andy Yan's user avatar
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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 ...
beeshyams's user avatar
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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 ...
beeshyams's user avatar
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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 ...
Robert's user avatar
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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/...
alecxs's user avatar
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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 ...
Robert's user avatar
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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 ...
carpenter's user avatar
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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 --> ...
Peanut's user avatar
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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.
Muz's user avatar
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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 ...
Lucky's user avatar
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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 ...
lokmancetin's user avatar
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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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