Moto Apps - Moto X Q&A

I'm trying to see if I can install moto active display on a custom ROM.
I downloaded Moto, Moto Voice, Motorola Modality Services, and Moto Active Display from various places online since Google play store says that my device is not compatible.
All installed fine, but cannot seem to launch active display. Having trouble find the apk with the system/priv-app or system/apk.
Any ideas, or will this be fruitless?
I'm thinking that there has to be a setting within the build.prop or a missing apk/lib file that could do the trick.
Thx!
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Moto apps use specialized hardware that uses proprietary drivers (not open source). Custom ROMS unfortunately cannot make use of that hardware, therefore, moto apps cannot function on custom ROM.

Install AC Display app from Play. It's similar to Moto Display with loads of options.
But still it cant match Moto Display.
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[Q] Google Voice?

This is rather petty...
I used the original X for a while and loved the touch less control, but always hated the marginally but noticeably longer wait for the spoken request to be inputted into the google search app. The google hotword detection (within the google app) was not compatible. I am considering buying the New X and was wondering if anyone knew of a way to use the default google voice search without using moto voice?
it's somewhat possible but I'm not sure if it will always respond.
you could go into moto and than into the voice settings and uncheck the launch praise setting. after that, going into search/voice/now section of Google settings. From there, turn on hot word detection from any screen and lock screen.
Again, not sure how this will work in comparison to the Moto stuff. It might also not respond when the screen is off.
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[REQUEST] moto apps (moto, voice, actions, display)

Hello, someone could upload the latest updates from the app Moto:
Moto
Moto Voice
Moto Action
Moto Display
Edit the build.prop and now tells me that are not compatible with my device.
I do not want to reinstall the entire firmware do not have time.

Moto Voice / Google Now

Hello , i have Moto X 2013 (xt 1058), but i am not sure if the Marshmallow have the option of Call the Phone with screen OFF. I have the Experience Rom and i cant use Google Now outside the Google Now app =/
Anyone know if there is any rom with it ? Or is only 5.1.1 ?
Moto Voice tends to be the only one that works all the time that way (stock 5.1), but you can actually use Google Voice in other ways. You have to enable the Use OK Google on other screens option. If you have the phone charging, you can also use it when the screen is off. It's not as reliable as Moto Voice was (I think just because SW vs FW, ie Moto Voice was also plugged into the phone on a deeper level). Some launchers (like Nova) will allow you to use it on the launcher as well, but I think you would only really need that one option (check for it in the Google App settings).
But yeah, haven't found a general way for screen off Voice Commands yet :/

Amazon Alexa on the Moto X4?

My objective is to enable this reported feature on my new Moto X4. Motorola help says "Simply open the Moto Alexa app and sign into your Amazon account. Then, train your device using the voice prompts provided. Now say "Alexa" even when the phone is locked and Alexa will activate! Easy!"
NOTso easy so far, as there is no "Moto Alexa" app in the play store. Further, there is a "Moto" App on the X4 that contains "Moto Actions" and Moto Display" but no "Moto Alexa". Any help in this area would be appreciated.
Did you try just downloading Alexa from the Play Store?
Where did you buy the phone from? The Android one or Fi version will not have alexa working only google assistant.
Adding the Alexa App does nothing to enable "Alexa Functionality" in the Moto X4. I did purchase vua Project Fi/Google. I was hoping that the embedded Alexa Functionality in the European Version of the Moto X4 could be enabled/ and used in the USA. I have no use for Google's voice assistants.
The Android One version announced that it would not come with the Moto Alexa or Moto Voice.
I have a similar problem. I'd like to enable voice control for the native camera app. The Motorola website seems to indicate that the Moto App has a Voice controls section but mine does not. Google assistant will respond to voice commands to open the camera but will not "take a photo" or "take a selfie." Surprising that Project Fi seems to have disabled camera voice commands in their version.

not able to install Motorola apps on my Nexus 6

I am using nexus 6 stock rom latest updated security patch. I am not able to install Motorola llc apps (Migrate,moto gallery,moto camera,moto file manager). I tried downloading from other sources but unfortunately that too didn't work so please help me on this .
Any suggestions or advice will be much appreciated
Thanks in advance
While made by Motorola and branded with a Motorola logo, this is a Nexus device. To me it's no surprise the apps won't install. As for installing them, you'd have to modify the apps in order to get them to install, as the apps will refuse to install on anything but a Motorola device. You would have to change a value in code to have the app always think it's on a Motorola device. However, there is a very good reason Motorola limits installs to the devices listed on the app pages, and it likely has a lot to do with the IR sensors found at the corners of a Motorola device. Those sensors are missing on the Nexus 6.
For the Nexus 6 the Motorola apps aren't your best options either. Installing the Motorola Camera means losing the ability to take photos in HDR+ mode; you'd be limited to Motorola's HDR, which is likely software-based and thus not as accurate. There are plenty of Gallery apps on the Play Store, and before I upgraded to the Pixel 2 XL, I used a copy of the Cyanogenmod 11 Gallery and its support libraries instead of Google Photos, though now I use Google Photos. I should have the zip to the Cyanogenmod Gallery floating about somewhere on XDA, but you'd have to search my posts. As for the file manager, you have tons of options, and all of them are better than what Motorola provided. One of them is in my signature (a re-signed copy of ES File Explorer) but you could also download Amaze, Solid, FX, Total Commander, Root Explorer (or its non-root variant), and more.
The TL;DR: My suggestions: forget about trying to install the Motorola apps. Keep the Google Camera, but seek out alternatives to the gallery and file manager.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
While made by Motorola and branded with a Motorola logo, this is a Nexus device. To me it's no surprise the apps won't install. As for installing them, you'd have to modify the apps in order to get them to install, as the apps will refuse to install on anything but a Motorola device. You would have to change a value in code to have the app always think it's on a Motorola device. However, there is a very good reason Motorola limits installs to the devices listed on the app pages, and it likely has a lot to do with the IR sensors found at the corners of a Motorola device. Those sensors are missing on the Nexus 6.
For the Nexus 6 the Motorola apps aren't your best options either. Installing the Motorola Camera means losing the ability to take photos in HDR+ mode; you'd be limited to Motorola's HDR, which is likely software-based and thus not as accurate. There are plenty of Gallery apps on the Play Store, and before I upgraded to the Pixel 2 XL, I used a copy of the Cyanogenmod 11 Gallery and its support libraries instead of Google Photos, though now I use Google Photos. I should have the zip to the Cyanogenmod Gallery floating about somewhere on XDA, but you'd have to search my posts. As for the file manager, you have tons of options, and all of them are better than what Motorola provided. One of them is in my signature (a re-signed copy of ES File Explorer) but you could also download Amaze, Solid, FX, Total Commander, Root Explorer (or its non-root variant), and more.
The TL;DR: My suggestions: forget about trying to install the Motorola apps. Keep the Google Camera, but seek out alternatives to the gallery and file manager.
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