Root, Rom, Flashing & Apt-x - X 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello
I'm a kind of noob in the dev world but I had a question. Provided that my Moto X 2014 has aptx codex, which is really useful, what would happen if I root it and flash another Rom? Would aptx be still active or replaced with A2dp (or something else!) ? What if I just root it and install Xposed with modules?
Briefly, is Aptx definitely there, or could it stop working because of a Rom? Does this Rom need to support it in some way?
Thanks!!

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[Q] Possible to downgrade XT1072(Thea) to KitKat/CM11?

Hi,
The Bluetooth A2DP stuttering bug on Lollipop is unacceptable, and I have heard that KitKat users did not have the same problem.
Is there a compatible KitKat 4.4.4 factory image that I can use to downgrade my XT1072?
Cheers,
Sunkai.
Having looked into ROMs a bit further, I am now targeting getting CM11 installed on my Thea device.
This would not only eliminate the Bluetooth A2DP stuttering, but also remove the infuriating "increasing ringtone volume" setting that is baked into the factory image by Motorola.
Has anyone got CM11 running on their Thea device? I couldn't find an official build on the CyanogenMod web site.
Thea was never released with KitKat as far as I know, so finding a ROM would be unlikely, tbh.
I can't recommend the AOSP build (http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g-2015/development/rom-android-source-project-t3141139) enough, smoother than stock, no launcher redraws and no bluetooth issues for me (I use my bluetooth speaker every day for an hour or two).
The ringtone also doesn't increase, highly recommended with TK stock Gapps, basically turning your Thea into a mini Nexus.
Thanks for the recommendation. I will trial the ROM and let you know if it has fixed my BT issue.
With system storage space being such a concern on the 8GB Thea devices, does the AOSP build's "Move To SD" function work for relocating apps?
sunka1 said:
Thanks for the recommendation. I will trial the ROM and let you know if it has fixed my BT issue.
With system storage space being such a concern on the 8GB Thea devices, does the AOSP build's "Move To SD" function work for relocating apps?
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Yes AOSP does let you move apps, in fact I think it lets you move more of them. But as TK Gapps installs all the stock Google apps to the /system partition, I've ended up with a bit more free space on my device. Obv YMMV, but give it a go.
rickbosch said:
Thea was never released with KitKat as far as I know, so finding a ROM would be unlikely, tbh.
I can't recommend the AOSP build (http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g-2015/development/rom-android-source-project-t3141139) enough, smoother than stock, no launcher redraws and no bluetooth issues for me (I use my bluetooth speaker every day for an hour or two).
The ringtone also doesn't increase, highly recommended with TK stock Gapps, basically turning your Thea into a mini Nexus.
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My initial impression is good. I have not encountered the extreme Bluetooth A2DP skipping that I experienced with the factory 5.0.2 LL image. It is unpredictable, and can take some time to manifest though, so if it does occur I'll report back here.
I wouldn't expect to get OTA updates for a custom ROM, so I assume that I will need to use TWRP to install any subsequent Android versions?
If I do this, will I lose all of my installed apps and data, as with the initial AOSP load?
Also, will I need to side load the TK stock Gapps to keep them up to date?
Thanks for your advice.
sunka1 said:
I wouldn't expect to get OTA updates for a custom ROM, so I assume that I will need to use TWRP to install any subsequent Android versions?
If I do this, will I lose all of my installed apps and data, as with the initial AOSP load?
Also, will I need to side load the TK stock Gapps to keep them up to date?
Thanks for your advice.
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No, you won't get OTAs. You will flash updates to your phone the same way you just did, via TWRP. keep an eye on the thread for update notifications and changelogs from the devs. Don't flash different ROMs over each other without a factory reset, or a "full wipe".
When updating a ROM you will only flash the update and NOT need to factory reset, that way you retain your data. Clearing the cache partition can help with initial crashes or problems you incur afterwards.
Yes, you can load the gapps and keep them up to date if you wish, TK's generally see updates on weekends. This is however optional and totally dependent on you bandwidth availability etc.
I generally just download and reflash one gapps package. Until there is a big change in the Gapps, then I'll update mine. Check the relevant thread for more flashing instructions.
Hope it helps. Also, backups in TWRP are a good thing to have.
Sent from my Moto G 2014 LTE
sunka1 said:
Hi,
The Bluetooth A2DP stuttering bug on Lollipop is unacceptable, and I have heard that KitKat users did not have the same problem.
Is there a compatible KitKat 4.4.4 factory image that I can use to downgrade my XT1072?
Cheers,
Sunkai.
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Maybe useful to note here, that I got my moto g 2nd gen xt1072 with kitkat loaded on it.
Bluetooth stuttering not occurring at all, it started with lollipop
So the stock kitkat rom must exist !
Can I install Lollipop or Marshmallow stock on this device? And it'd run smooth or it's better to use other ROMs?
Nothing? No ROM images?? Come on!
There is NO stock KitKat ROM for thea (XT1072,XT1077,XT1078,XT1079).
Lollipop update was a huge one with deep changes and I don't recommend downgrading a device to an earlier version that the one it was sold with.
On other devices, the bootloader is not compatible and downgrading can brick the device.
According to these reports, it seems KitKat custom roms can be installed but it is not recommended !
As Thea doesn't have any kitkat rom, I suppose you took it from titan ? (Titan = no-4G variant)
Don't forget that Thea (XT107x) is a DIFFERENT device than Titan (XT106x,I think).
It doesn't only add 4g, it has a different Soc (different processor...), a different battery. So Titan ROMs are not compatible with Thea. End of the line.
Some may work, but are not made for it.
Flashing a titan ROM on thea is just like flashing a galaxy S6 ROM onto a Sony xperia Z3. They are different devices.
Sigur Rós said:
Can I install Lollipop or Marshmallow stock on this device? And it'd run smooth or it's better to use other ROMs?
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Yes you can. But prefer roms like Cyanogenmod it's clean you install gapps (any version you want).
It's far better than stock ones
someone has cm11 for mto g XT1078 thea ? if please have me send the link to download please
there is no stock kitkat and also no cm11 for this phone!
http://blogs-images.forbes.com/gordonkelly/files/2014/09/IMG_20140924_123904-1940x1435.jpg
So what?...
Mr.Sugo said:
http://blogs-images.forbes.com/gordonkelly/files/2014/09/IMG_20140924_123904-1940x1435.jpg
So what?...
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This link a picture of the moto g 2nd gen without LTE
The variant without LTE can be downgraded to KitKat because it was released with KitKat.
The variant with LTE was released with lollipop and CAN'T be downgraded to KitKat.
sunka1 said:
Hi,
The Bluetooth A2DP stuttering bug on Lollipop is unacceptable, and I have heard that KitKat users did not have the same problem.
Is there a compatible KitKat 4.4.4 factory image that I can use to downgrade my XT1072?
Cheers,
Sunkai.
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Not possible. Although Titan and Thea share the same board, bootloader restrictions and source tree changes will not allow you to boot CM11 or any KitKat code, let alone a full ROM. Try CyanogenMod 12.1 or 13 instead, although you have to unlock your bootloader and install TWRP. It has many improvements over stock Android without losing stability and even gaining some speed. Also most CM kernels for Titan will work in Thea as well. I am currently running CM12.1 snapshot and it's butter smooth with zero bugs.
Mavireck said:
There is NO stock KitKat ROM for thea (XT1072,XT1077,XT1078,XT1079).
Lollipop update was a huge one with deep changes and I don't recommend downgrading a device to an earlier version that the one it was sold with.
On other devices, the bootloader is not compatible and downgrading can brick the device.
According to these reports, it seems KitKat custom roms can be installed but it is not recommended !
As Thea doesn't have any kitkat rom, I suppose you took it from titan ? (Titan = no-4G variant)
Don't forget that Thea (XT107x) is a DIFFERENT device than Titan (XT106x,I think).
It doesn't only add 4g, it has a different Soc (different processor...), a different battery. So Titan ROMs are not compatible with Thea. End of the line.
Some may work, but are not made for it.
Flashing a titan ROM on thea is just like flashing a galaxy S6 ROM onto a Sony xperia Z3. They are different devices.
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They are variants of the same motherboard AFAIK, same camera, same CPU and GPU and resolution, same SD unit, but on the bootloader and RIL level they are fully different. Some kernels can be cross-flashed, and even some Titan recoveries boot on Thea (although a very bad idea with zero good results) ROMs must be adapted to the full board and cannot be cross-flashed.

Moto G 2013

Hi everybody! I have a Moto G 2013 with cyanogenmod 12.1 and I was wondering if it's worth it to install xposed framewirk modules or not. Is it stable? I don't want to reset my moto G again. How can I install them? Can you provide me the links? Thank you very much
bellobiondogu said:
Hi everybody! I have a Moto G 2013 with cyanogenmod 12.1 and I was wondering if it's worth it to install xposed framewirk modules or not. Is it stable? I don't want to reset my moto G again. How can I install them? Can you provide me the links? Thank you very much
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Xposed is definitively worth a try. I would suggest you head over to the official Xposed for Lollipop thread and read at least the first two posts. Post #2 contains a lot of information about Xposed and provides you a way to identify the correct version for your device. Furthermore, I would suggest that you search for the keywords "moto g 2013 xposed cm12" and try to get some opinions by other Moto G users about their experience with Xposed before flashing anything.
If you have finished reading, you could backup your entire system with TWRP recovery and install Xposed. If anything goes wrong, you can revert back to your backup.

mods for the stock ROM

I recently tried the dolby atmos port on my Moto X running stock 5.1 ROM.can any guy suggest me some Display,feature specific and any other most mods compatible with our Moto X?
Thanks in advance and help will be deeply appreciated.
Note:_Please post links if you know about them!

[help] anime/live/parallax wallpalper for pettyl

How add support for dynamic wallpapers? (Anime.video.live) I don't found how can run this in my Moto E5 Play 1920-16 pettyl...
I know stock Rom not supported this. I have chance to chenge it?
I'm rooted and I have latest magisk
(Sorry for my eng. I know it's terrible)

Questions for custom rom users

I have a few questions to the various custom rom users for this phone.
Right now I am using stock rooted rom. The features I need most are the stock camera app which I really like, as well as the various slow motion options (regular slomo+ super slomo).
The one feature I want most that does not work on rooted stock is screen mirroring (which starts and then fails due to HDCP issues caused by loss of DRM on bl unlock).
So, my questions are:
Do any of the custom roms include both of these options? (Tested by users. For example screen mirroring option exists in stock and existenz, but I don't know if it works. If any existenz users can confirm this to be working, that is enough for me)
I don't want to flash a rom just to test, because I'm afraid that I might not be able to set up the working camera on stock again. (In case the needed features don't work as required)
If not,
Can I flash sony camera on a custom rom? I remember seeing a magisk or xposed module for sony framework, but I can't find it now and I don't know if that is updated to current framework and apps or not.
If flashable, will the stock camera features work?
To be honest, if I could relock the bl and just use the vanilla stock I would do that, but... not an option on Sony unfortunately.
Thanks all
p.s- Is there a whatsapp group for this phone?
currently stock is the best for camera and screen mirroring won't work with existenz since it is a stock rom patch to give you more customization you can join sodp and existenz group on telegram links should be in this forum
Faruk.ErdaL said:
currently stock is the best for camera and screen mirroring won't work with existenz since it is a stock rom patch to give you more customization you can join sodp and existenz group on telegram links should be in this forum
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Just curious - why does a stock rom patch make mirroring not work?
Faruk.ErdaL said:
currently stock is the best for camera and screen mirroring won't work with existenz since it is a stock rom patch to give you more customization you can join sodp and existenz group on telegram links should be in this forum
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Custom ROM camera quality will raise each month.
In certain conditions we already have a better quality.

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