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Moto display/voice ports

Y'all think they'll be available, seeing as how this seems to be based on the droid turbo with most of the same hardware?
I had a moto x (2013) and loved those features, just wasn't crazy about the battery life.
A nexus 6 with working active display/moto voice would be amazing.

It looks like Google has incorporated similar features into Android itself.
There's something new called Ambient Display, which is similar to Moto Display.
You can say "OK Google" with the screen off, which is functionally similar to Moto Voice — albeit without the custom launch phrases.
Moto Voice records your voice and then pipes that recording into Google Now. Since this new feature launches Google Now directly, it's probably a lot faster than Moto Voice.

Is there anything setting need to do before OK Google works with screen off?
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Found it. Tnx
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NOTashwin said:
It looks like Google has incorporated similar features into Android itself.
There's something new called Ambient Display, which is similar to Moto Display.
You can say "OK Google" with the screen off, which is functionally similar to Moto Voice — albeit without the custom launch phrases.
Moto Voice records your voice and then pipes that recording into Google Now. Since this new feature launches Google Now directly, it's probably a lot faster than Moto Voice.
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To be honest I rather have Moto Display than Ambient Display, Google's version just has soo many flaws, and sometimes its not consistent and not only that, theres not much features
If porting the Moto Display and other goodies from the X will be possible I'll be keeping a close eye out

I exported most of the files required for it, but am stuck at the Motorola-specific signature process... And life is getting in the way as well.

Anyone see that China is getting the moto x pro? It's basically the nexus 6 without the nexus branding. Any bets on whether it'll come with the moto tweaks and that a ROM can be made for the nexus 6?

Does anyone know if the moto voice has been ported for the Nexus 6? I like that the moto voice will read your messages to you.

coldheater said:
Does anyone know if the moto voice has been ported for the Nexus 6? I like that the moto voice will read your messages to you.
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Not yet. I think the best bet would be perhaps getting a dump from the Moto X Pro, which is the Chinese variation of the Nexus 6. China doesn't have Google services, so the Nexus branding has been dropped and all Google apps, but Moto looks to have added their apps to it. Some pics here, which you can see some of the icons on the home screen (unsure if it will have all of the Moto apps though).

cupfulloflol said:
Not yet. I think the best bet would be perhaps getting a dump from the Moto X Pro, which is the Chinese variation of the Nexus 6. China doesn't have Google services, so the Nexus branding has been dropped and all Google apps, but Moto looks to have added their apps to it. Some pics here, which you can see some of the icons on the home screen (unsure if it will have all of the Moto apps though).
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Thanks a bunch and that's probably best. I have to see when its released....any release dates yet?

coldheater said:
Thanks a bunch and that's probably best. I have to see when its released....any release dates yet?
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I see that it has been released in China a few days ago, any updates anyone?

coldheater said:
I see that it has been released in China a few days ago, any updates anyone?
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Theres a Moto X Pro system dump in this thread.
The Moto X Pro bootanimation.zip uses video files and videodesc.txt instead of .png images and desc.txt like Nexus 6, but it works by just copying /system/bin/bootanimation file from Moto X Pro to Nexus 6, changing permissions and rebooting. Can the same be said for the Moto Apps? Just copy all the apks from /system/priv-app on Moto X Pro to same place on Nexus 6, as well as the /system/lib and /system/bin files?
If anyone knows how to do this it would be greatly appreciated. In the meantime I'll be searching for threads that point me in the right direction and trying the method I mentioned to see what happens.

KnifeSkills said:
Theres a Moto X Pro system dump in this thread.
The Moto X Pro bootanimation.zip uses video files and videodesc.txt instead of .png images and desc.txt like Nexus 6, but it works by just copying /system/bin/bootanimation file from Moto X Pro to Nexus 6, changing permissions and rebooting. Can the same be said for the Moto Apps? Just copy all the apks from /system/priv-app on Moto X Pro to same place on Nexus 6, as well as the /system/lib and /system/bin files?
If anyone knows how to do this it would be greatly appreciated. In the meantime I'll be searching for threads that point me in the right direction and trying the method I mentioned to see what happens.
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I'm the one who uploaded the system dump as an alternative to baidu , because it was too slow .I need to get an update-script to make this ROM.zip flashing process possible ,though I don't know how to do one , I won't be able to make this thing possible.If any of you wants to help me , shoot me with a PM .

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I'm the one who uploaded the system dump as an alternative to baidu , because it was too slow .I need to get an update-script to make this ROM.zip flashing process possible ,though I don't know how to do one , I won't be able to make this thing possible.If any of you wants to help me , shoot me with a PM .
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Please keep me in the loop and let me know if there is anything that I can do to help.

coldheater said:
Please keep me in the loop and let me know if there is anything that I can do to help.
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Well I think I was pretty clear by saying I need a Updater-Script that's where I need help

blinqipa said:
Well I think I was pretty clear by saying I need a Updater-Script that's where I need help
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hopefully soon.

blinqipa said:
Well I think I was pretty clear by saying I need a Updater-Script that's where I need help
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still no update?

coldheater said:
still no update?
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Nope ,unfortunately .Rather than looking here ,seek for help out in other communities ,seems like there are no enthusiastic developers who will do this /devs or other users have less interest in such things .

blinqipa said:
Nope ,unfortunately .Rather than looking here ,seek for help out in other communities ,seems like there are no enthusiastic developers who will do this /devs or other users have less interest in such things .
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already have, thanks. Just checking to see if u had an updated. If I find out anything, i'll post here.

Moto X Pro

Now that Moto is making a version of the Nexus 6 but with their software for China will it be possible to port moto assist/moto voice and display? It would be great if we could get these feature on the Nexus 6 and since this is identical in every way except for it not saying Nexus and having motos software tweaks.
Sources:
http://www.motorola.com.cn/moto-x-pro-cn.html
http://motorola-blog.blogspot.com/2...ns-to-china-moto-x-moto-g-moto-x-pro.html?m=1

Crossing my fingers

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Crossing my fingers
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Maybe once its released we could get our hands on the ROM and flash if like some devices did to make the regular one a GPE.

I am hoping for better accessories also.

Pilz said:
...be possible to port moto assist/moto voice and display? It would be great if we could get these feature on the Nexus 6 and since this is identical in every way except for it not saying Nexus and having motos software tweaks.
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Aren't those basically the same as google now, google voice dictation, and ambient display?
I.e., Nexus 6 already has them...

doitright said:
Aren't those basically the same as google now, google voice dictation, and ambient display?
I.e., Nexus 6 already has them...
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No, the Moto ones are much better. Goto a carrier store and try Moto voice and display and then let me know if you still think they are the same. Ambient display isn't as good as the Moto one, and google now is nice (and used with moto voice) but you can't use custom commands with it.

My favorite thing about my wife's moto x is to be able to twist the phone twice to activate the camera. Theres some other cool features she has that I don't but that is by far my favorite

n3k said:
My favorite thing about my wife's moto x is to be able to twist the phone twice to activate the camera. Theres some other cool features she has that I don't but that is by far my favorite
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The twist to activate camera is cool, I really like the moto display because its a better version of the ambient display on the Nexus even though the Moto has both. I wouldn't trade my Nexus for the Moto, I just want the Moto tweaks. I do like the voice commands and how you can make up any phrase to activate it (which can be funny sometimes depending on what you use)

Pilz said:
No, the Moto ones are much better. Goto a carrier store and try Moto voice and display and then let me know if you still think they are the same. Ambient display isn't as good as the Moto one, and google now is nice (and used with moto voice) but you can't use custom commands with it.
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Most of the internet agrees that ambient display is far nicer than motorola, actually showing you the notification instead of just the fact that there is one.
http://www.droid-life.com/2014/11/0...-display-is-a-very-cool-take-on-moto-display/
What they say about not being able to use sensors (proximity/IR/motion) to refresh the ambient display is.... not entirely true. AOSP 5 does have ALL of this provision in the source code, but it has to be activated with an appropriate sensor (if available).
As for custom commands with google now... you really should look into this more, since there *are* ways to do that with google now. For example, tasker with autovoice.
As far as the quality of voice dictation goes, the google implementation (which probably uses the same backend) is pretty solid... as far as voice recognition goes.

doitright said:
Most of the internet agrees that ambient display is far nicer than motorola, actually showing you the notification instead of just the fact that there is one.
http://www.droid-life.com/2014/11/0...-display-is-a-very-cool-take-on-moto-display/
What they say about not being able to use sensors (proximity/IR/motion) to refresh the ambient display is.... not entirely true. AOSP 5 does have ALL of this provision in the source code, but it has to be activated with an appropriate sensor (if available).
As for custom commands with google now... you really should look into this more, since there *are* ways to do that with google now. For example, tasker with autovoice.
As far as the quality of voice dictation goes, the google implementation (which probably uses the same backend) is pretty solid... as far as voice recognition goes.
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I understand where you are coming from but some people including myself prefer the Moto display. I don't care if I can't gesture over it, I just like the way the Moto Display looks compared to the ambient one. If it could work without the added sensors (which it will since the X Pro will likely have this) then I'm fine with that.
I know there are ways to implement the custom voice commands, however its more natural the way that its done on the X. I have tried some other alternatives but I wasn't a fan of them. The Nexus 6 has a low power chip for active listening if I recall correctly so this shouldn't be a issue if and when we can port those features over.
I also wouldn't say that the "majority of people prefer the ambient display" we can't generalize things like that because after all statistics can be very bias and wrong if they are not collected correctly. I have seen reviews including AP (android police) who stated they liked the Moto version better, but again its user preference.
I'm not saying you are wrong at all, I would just prefer the Moto tweaks on my Nexus phone because I like them.

Pilz said:
I understand where you are coming from but some people including myself prefer the Moto display. I don't care if I can't gesture over it, I just like the way the Moto Display looks compared to the ambient one. If it could work without the added sensors (which it will since the X Pro will likely have this) then I'm fine with that.
I know there are ways to implement the custom voice commands, however its more natural the way that its done on the X. I have tried some other alternatives but I wasn't a fan of them. The Nexus 6 has a low power chip for active listening if I recall correctly so this shouldn't be a issue if and when we can port those features over.
I also wouldn't say that the "majority of people prefer the ambient display" we can't generalize things like that because after all statistics can be very bias and wrong if they are not collected correctly. I have seen reviews including AP (android police) who stated they liked the Moto version better, but again its user preference.
I'm not saying you are wrong at all, I would just prefer the Moto tweaks on my Nexus phone because I like them.
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I'm mostly on board with you. I like the ambient display looks vs moto display but I wish the screen wouldn't light up fully when interacting with the notification. In my opinion it totally defeats the purpose of having it black and white. Ambient display is inconsistent in which sometimes it doesn't come up. Moto display is the better functioning of the two.

biggiestuff said:
I'm mostly on board with you. I like the ambient display looks vs moto display but I wish the screen wouldn't light up fully when interacting with the notification. In my opinion it totally defeats the purpose of having it black and white. Ambient display is inconsistent in which sometimes it doesn't come up. Moto display is the better functioning of the two.
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Don't forget moto display with moto assist has a night mode which went light up the screen when you're sleeping or in a movie. Of course you could use priority notifications but this is more convenient in my opinion.

I'd love to see APT-X ported to N6 ...

nilezon said:
I'd love to see APT-X ported to N6 ...
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I thought you needed the chip to support it?

n3k said:
My favorite thing about my wife's moto x is to be able to twist the phone twice to activate the camera. Theres some other cool features she has that I don't but that is by far my favorite
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I am using an app that is still in beta called "QuickCamera". I have been using it since the Nexus 5, and it seems to work pretty well on the Nexus 6. As a matter of fact, the camera opens up much faster on the N6 than the N5 did.
Here is the link to the G+ community for this beta:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/102812968500461027770
EDIT: I just found the XDA thread on this app also:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2732021

PaisanNYC said:
I am using an app that is still in beta called "QuickCamera". I have been using it since the Nexus 5, and it seems to work pretty well on the Nexus 6. As a matter of fact, the camera opens up much faster on the N6 than the N5 did.
Here is the link to the G+ community for this beta:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/102812968500461027770
EDIT: I just found the XDA thread on this app also:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2732021
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Looks like the either the developer or Google has removed this app from the play store. Can anybody post a link to the .apk please.

Mayze23 said:
Looks like the either the developer or Google has removed this app from the play store. Can anybody post a link to the .apk please.
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Neither removed it. You have to sign up with the community, then click on the link to join the beta, and wait for it to show up for you in the Play Store (some show up in minutes, one or two took over an hour to show up after joining both). This is how pretty much all of betas through the Play Store are handled. I just checked and put screenshots attached to this post.

nilezon said:
I'd love to see APT-X ported to N6 ...
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Has aptX been confirmed for the Moto X Pro?

Is this phone available yet? I was hoping the some devs could get the Motorola stuff working on the Nexus 6

biggiestuff said:
Is this phone available yet? I was hoping the some devs could get the Motorola stuff working on the Nexus 6
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No I just checked their Chinese webpage and it's not available yet

Any way to bring RAW supposrt on Moto G?

Hi, I was wondering if there is any way of bring those extra camera features of Lollipop such as RAW support and manual focus and exposure to Moto G 2014. With unlocked and rooted device can't we install modded device drivers which implement those features or something like that?

That's just what I was thinking.
Our Moto has the same Sony IMX 179 sensor as the Nexus 5 which is a showpiece for the new camera api. I hope some devs try to look into it.

uiuiuiui said:
Our Moto has the same Sony IMX 179 sensor as the Nexus 5 which is a showpiece for the new camera api. I hope some devs try to look into it.
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Holy crap!!!! Seriously?? If that is the case, then a few tweaks to the camera libs will bring 1080p HD recording to our phone!! I always thought our camera sucked.
And to answer the question, Motorola itself has to implement the new camera2 api into the libs, without which we'll never get it. (I don't think they want to, considering its a mid range phone)

uiuiuiui said:
That's just what I was thinking.
Our Moto has the same Sony IMX 179 sensor as the Nexus 5 which is a showpiece for the new camera api. I hope some devs try to look into it.
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Any source for that info? I couldn't find it.

harshilsharma63 said:
Any source for that info? I couldn't find it.
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http://www.techspot.com/review/888-motorola-moto-g-2014/page3.html

uiuiuiui said:
http://www.techspot.com/review/888-motorola-moto-g-2014/page3.html
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Holy crap! Devs, any mods available for that?

This will take time, Google has got the Camera API before everyone else, so the OEM's got them after Lollipop got released I think, I believe we gotta wait for Motorola to completely introduce the API in the Moto G...

BlackScout said:
This will take time, Google has got the Camera API before everyone else, so the OEM's got them after Lollipop got released I think, I believe we gotta wait for Motorola to completely introduce the API in the Moto G...
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IF they'll implement API2 it'll be on new devices. Not on old ones.
Maybe X 2014. G and E there's no chance.

[REQUEST] Moto Display CM 12.1 Port

Here is a zip file on my Google Drive containing a full backup of all the Moto apps (Display, Actions, Voice, Assist) from SU4TL_44. Would one of you kind developers please port these to cm or your own custom ROMs? Please&thank you
[Update] Thanks to @ChazzMatt for pointing out that this has already been done over on the Moto Maxx forums, which got split due to us Turbo owners getting jealous.

Why would you want this? CM already has ambient display which works just as well (I personally think it works better but that's just my opinion).
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miketoasty said:
Why would you want this? CM already has ambient display which works just as well (I personally think it works better but that's just my opinion).
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Oh, I meant all the Moto apps. I really like the ability to customize the voice commands launch phrase like saying "hey droid turbo" instead of "ok google." And the simplicity of Moto actions far surpasses Tasker and the like for things like setting vibrate mode at work.

immadeofpixels27 said:
Oh, I meant all the Moto apps. I really like the ability to customize the voice commands launch phrase like saying "hey droid turbo" instead of "ok google." And the simplicity of Moto actions far surpasses Tasker and the like for things like setting vibrate mode at work.
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CM has all the features that stock has other than being able to change the launch phrase, and I doubt anyone cares enough to take the time to port it. If you can't live without it just stay on stock.
Edit: Not trying to be a jerk, but CM 12.1 still has bugs that need to be worked out for the Maxx/Turbo and we still don't have VoLTE officially which I would assume both have a higher priority than these. It may happen eventually but it wouldn't be easy to do so I don't think many would want to take it on.
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miketoasty said:
CM has all the features that stock has other than being able to change the launch phrase, and I doubt anyone cares enough to take the time to port it. If you can't live without it just stay on stock.
Edit: Not trying to be a jerk, but CM 12.1 still has bugs that need to be worked out for the Maxx/Turbo and we still don't have VoLTE officially which I would assume both have a higher priority than these. It may happen eventually but it wouldn't be easy to do so I don't think many would want to take it on.
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Upcoming cm nightly has volte patch
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miketoasty said:
...doubt anyone cares enough to take the time to port it. If you can't live without it just stay on stock.....don't have VoLTE officially.....It may happen eventually but it wouldn't be easy to do so I don't think many would want to take it on.
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I assumed VoLTE would have a higher priority, but I wanted to post a request up so devs would start thinking about it.
Also: Looks like my "dream" came true after all! Computerfreek274 made a port of Mokee open source ROM here, and is working on porting all Moto apps from the Turbo to it, including the Moto suite and Verizon's visual voicemail.

richii0207 said:
Upcoming cm nightly has volte patch
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That's great news, I don't check the change log a lot so thanks for letting us know.
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I assumed VoLTE would have a higher priority, but I wanted to post a request up so devs would start thinking about it.
Also: Looks like my "dream" came true after all! Computerfreek274 made a port of Mokee open source ROM here, and is working on porting all Moto apps from the Turbo to it, including the Moto suite and Verizon's visual voicemail.
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That's pretty awesome, once it's working on one it should work for all AOSP ROMs.
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miketoasty said:
That's pretty awesome, once it's working on one it should work for all AOSP ROMs.
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I hope it works that way
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Sweet, this is exactly what I was hoping for. Hopefully if it works they can port Moto features into most roms (or make a way for us to implement it.)

Latiken said:
Sweet, this is exactly what I was hoping for. Hopefully if it works they can port Moto features into most roms (or make a way for us to implement it.)
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When @computerfreek274 finishes porting everything to his custom ROM, I'm going to test them out on Cyanogenmod. If that works, I'll get his permission to make a post with download links for each app (moto apps will stay bundled, obviously)
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immadeofpixels27 said:
When @computerfreek247 finishes porting everything to his custom ROM, I'm going to test them out on Cyanogenmod. If that works, I'll get his permission to make a post with download links for each app (moto apps will stay bundled, obviously)
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That'd be great, let us know if it works.
I'm super excited now.

You guys are asking for stuff already done.
Almost everything has already been ported back in early November for Resurrection Remix which @baybutcher27 did. Moto put the same stuff on all the Quarks and the Droid Turbo is just the last to get freedom. Other devs, other ROMs are there for the Quarks for months now. But the forums got split before that happened (because Droid Turbo owners didn't like seeing all the Quark dev work they couldn't participate in at the time), so you have to venture over to the Moto Turbo/Moto Maxx forum...
However while he ported most everything, he decided to not include it in the ROM as default, letting users install what they wanted.
See this page. Read it carefully.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-maxx/development/rom-resurrection-remix-5-5-5-t3197643/page48
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and that's beside the fact that almost all ROMs already have the same functionality, even it the feature doesn't have the same exact name...
Moto Voice = OK Google
Moto Display = Ambient Display
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but again, @baybutcher27 has done the work to port most Moto apps. Go read that page. If you install RR ROM, you can decide which Moto suite apps to install with only a couple of exceptions.

ChazzMatt said:
You guys are asking for stuff already done.
Almost everything has already been ported back in early November for Resurrection Remix which @baybutcher27 did. Moto put the same stuff on all the Quarks and the Droid Turbo is just the last to get freedom. Other devs, other ROMs are there for the Quarks for months now. But the forums got split before that happened (because Droid Turbo owners didn't like seeing all the Quark dev work they couldn't participate in at the time), so you have to venture over to the Moto Turbo/Moto Maxx forum...
However while he ported most everything, he decided to not include it in the ROM as default, letting users install what they wanted.
See this page. Read it carefully.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-maxx/development/rom-resurrection-remix-5-5-5-t3197643/page48
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and that's beside the fact that almost all ROMs already have the same functionality, even it the feature doesn't have the same exact name...
Moto Voice = OK Google
Moto Display = Ambient Display
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but again, @baybutcher27 has done the work to port most Moto apps. Go read that page. If you install RR ROM, you can decide which Moto suite apps to install with only a couple of exceptions.
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Thanks so much for reminding me that the forums got split. Haven't really frequented much since root but now with the bootloader unlocked I'm excited to customize everything.

Moto Display = Ambient Display
its not the same
ambient display its crap

marianoasis said:
Moto Display = Ambient Display
its not the same
ambient display its crap
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It's the same on the Quark, maybe not other Android devices -- because the Quark CM DEV did fantastic coding for the IR sensors.
Why are you digging up old posts from 2015?

ChazzMatt said:
It's the same on the Quark, maybe not other Android devices -- because the Quark CM DEV did fantastic coding for the IR sensors.
Why are you digging up old posts from 2015?
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i want the exactly... with shake for torch and everything

marianoasis said:
i want the exactly... with shake for torch and everything
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We HAVE shake for torch and everything -- on CM12.1 (which is now obsolete), on CM13 and all Marshmallow custom ROMs, and now on Nougat (CM14 based).

Im on cm14 and its not the same
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Im on cm14 and its not the same
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Just saying that it's not the same isn't going to solve anything. You have to elaborate or nobody will be able to help you (or interested in helping you, for that matter).

miketoasty said:
Why would you want this? CM already has ambient display which works just as well (I personally think it works better but that's just my opinion).
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Bc i like the way Moto Display looks with the circular notifications instead of a full bar across the screen. I prefer moto display and would most definitely be interested in this. One reason why i dislike CM roms.
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Just saying that it's not the same isn't going to solve anything. You have to elaborate or nobody will be able to help you (or interested in helping you, for that matter).
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I think what he means is that with the Moto Display you get that circular notification where you can swipe left to ignore and swipe right to jump to that notification. Whereas with the CM ambient display you have the full bar across the screen like a regular notification.

[APP][Moto Display]Activate Moto Display by waving over proximity sensor

Hello everybody.
We all know that Moto Display is very useful and shows incoming notification. In Moto G and E devices, it activates when the phone is moved from its position, or when a flip cover over the phone is opened. However I have heard that in Moto X devices, it activates even if you wave over the proximity sensor.
So I thought of making a small app that does the same. It is on Play Store.
MotoDisplay handwave
This might be helpful to some people like me. Do hit the Thanks button if it helped you. Also rate the app a five star ??
TO BE USED ONLY ON STOCK FIRMWARE. NO CUSTOM ROMS SUPPORTED

This is a great app, I was missing a lot this feature when moving from Moto X!
Please consider using the Android ActivityRecognitionAPI to trigger the moto display only if the phone is in the "STILL" state. Otherwise the battery will be drained pretty fast when carrying the phone in the pocket, etc.
--Vlado

vlahan said:
This is a great app, I was missing a lot this feature when moving from Moto X!
Please consider using the Android ActivityRecognitionAPI to trigger the moto display only if the phone is in the "STILL" state. Otherwise the battery will be drained pretty fast when carrying the phone in the pocket, etc.
--Vlado
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Thanks for the suggestion, will obviously look into it.
Regarding battery drain, the proximity sensor is always on even if this app is not used (Moto Display activates if you keep the proximity covered for some time and then remove the cover).
Also the app has been designed so that it won't activate MD if the phone is in pocket.

Thanks for the clarification, I was not aware that the proximity sensor is always on. You are right, the Moto Display turns on when the phone is taken out of a pocket, etc. Now I just wonder why Motorola decided not to offer this as part of the stock application. To protect Moto X sales?
--Vlado

vlahan said:
Thanks for the clarification, I was not aware that the proximity sensor is always on. You are right, the Moto Display turns on when the phone is taken out of a pocket, etc. Now I just wonder why Motorola decided not to offer this as part of the stock application. To protect Moto X sales?
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Not sure whether even Moto Z has this feature or not

This feature its reserved for the more expensive moto z & moto z play, good job for doing this.
if you want to translate it to spanish just send me the file and i'll do it for free. my email its my username and obviously on gmail.

Jaocagomez said:
This feature its reserved for the more expensive moto z & moto z play, good job for doing this.
if you want to translate it to spanish just send me the file and i'll do it for free. my email its my username and obviously on gmail.
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Thanks. I will send the strings.xml file when I get back to my desktop.

Anyone do any testing on the battery differences with the app?

Also works perfect on Moto g4 play

bvsbutthd101 said:
Anyone do any testing on the battery differences with the app?
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It doesn't consume much battery

bin.sayantan said:
Hello everybody.
We all know that Moto Display is very useful and shows incoming notification. In Moto G and E devices, it activates when the phone is moved from its position, or when a flip cover over the phone is opened. However I have heard that in Moto X devices, it activates even if you wave over the proximity sensor.
So I thought of making a small app that does the same. It is on Play Store.
MotoDisplay handwave
This might be helpful to some people like me. Do hit the Thanks button if it helped you. Also rate the app a five star
TO BE USED ONLY ON STOCK FIRMWARE. NO CUSTOM ROMS SUPPORTED
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works well
if you like i can translate it to german
send me the string.xml

ckret said:
works well
if you like i can translate it to german
send me the string.xml
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Sure. I will send you the strings.xml file when I get back to my desktop.

Does it require root? Does it work if you are rooted?
Thanks!

timofcourse said:
Does it require root? Does it work if you are rooted?
Thanks!
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This app doesn't require root.

Working well so far. Nice job

bin.sayantan said:
This app doesn't require root.
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Might be a stupid question, but does it still work if you are rooted?

timofcourse said:
Might be a stupid question, but does it still work if you are rooted?
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Not a stupid question. I did mention that the ROM needs to be stock ROM. So this confusion might arise.
This app has nothing to do with root directly. It doesn't check for safety net. It will work whether you are rooted or not.
There is however an exception. If you use any root based utility to uninstall Moto Display apk from system, this app will no longer work.

Hey! Nice work!
I can translate it to brazilian portuguese!

Loved the app.
I also can translate it to PT-BR

moto g5 plus does bring up display when moved, y do we need this app then?