There are a lot of posts regarding issues (volume, WiFi, battery, etc.) after an upgrade to Android v4.4.2, KitKat. Are these issues unique to the GSM model or do they also affect the CDMA phone?
I also posted this in the Moto G forum on the Motorola site, but received no responses or comments. I'm following up on XDA, hoping to get some feedback.
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I'm on Verizon Moto G, and haven't had any problems. The update to 4.4.2 was already in the wild when I got the phone, so I can't compare it to 4.4 or 4.3. Updated right away.
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I have a Razr HD MAXX with an unlocked bootloader, and I've done the NV edit so that it works on US GSM networks (AT&T, T-Mobile, etc.).
When it's running a stock rom, all I have to do to get onto T-Mobile is go under network settings and select 'GSM/UMTS', and bam I'm connected getting great speeds. With every 4.4 rom I've tried, there are WAY more options under network settings including probably 8 options that contain GSM in one way or another, but after going through every option on the list and then turning airplane mode on/off, not a single one gives me any signal whatsoever, let alone a data connection.
There are a couple GSM options that let me search for network providers, and it finds T-Mobile and AT&T, but then selecting T-Mobile just hangs on a screen that says 'registering with T-Mobile' (what??) and eventually that times out and I still have no connection.
Sorry if this is a simple or common issue, but I haven't seen anyone else mention this on the newer roms so I'm worried it's just me.
Retack my man, I am going through the same thing with these unified builds. I've been using slimkat because they have yet to unify the moto builds. I too would very much love to be able to use some of these unified builds like PA but I can't get T-Mobile to work on them. Apparently it's because the roms are detecting the XT926 board and therefore writing the build prop for an XT926 when we need them configured for the XT925.
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You may have already researched that further, but shouldn't setting it to "global" mode work for all variations? I have an XT925, and the first unified builds didn't work at all for me on GSM networks, but meanwhile, the "global" settings works great..
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Patch for GSM
I don't if it will help but I found this patch online when I was having trouble with GSM networks abroad. Don't know if it did anything but wouldn't hurt I suppose. http://www.internauta37.altervista.org/how-and-patch-fully-enable-gsm-verizon-cdma-phones-android
Which CM11 build have you tried?
GSM should work on xt926 since this commit (made on March 7): https://github.com/CyanogenMod/andr...mmit/fad5403b62cd976f9aa8dbe14f51d0f08b1705df
StefanGA said:
You may have already researched that further, but shouldn't setting it to "global" mode work for all variations? I have an XT925, and the first unified builds didn't work at all for me on GSM networks, but meanwhile, the "global" settings works great..
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I wish it would but setting it to global doesn't work. I too am using the RAZR Maxx HD with a T-Mobile Sim. I'm currently on slimkat XT925 version cause its the only thing that works.
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Which CM11 build have you tried?
GSM should work on xt926 since this commit (made on March 7): https://github.com/CyanogenMod/andr...mmit/fad5403b62cd976f9aa8dbe14f51d0f08b1705df
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I tried today's build but no luck
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Hey, recently my moto g has not been getting signal in places that my old phone did (a s3 mini). I checked the bands and they are the same as my s3 mini. I tried reflashing the radio to no gain. Im on the UK network Three. I think i will probably have to flash a custom kernel. Im rooted with various xposed modules installed, with lots of experience with android (5 phones 2 tablets) and I have never had anything like this! Hell please!
Thanks in advance, Neo
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I know there has to be lots of boost moto g users and other CDMA variants that are having the same problem no calls and no data. I've played with build.prop a bit added some extra lines that worked for some other 1031 owners . but still no data or calls. There's lots of lollipop going around its just hard to believe this hasn't been asked or addressed more
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I know there has to be lots of boost moto g users and other CDMA variants that are having the same problem no calls and no data. I've played with build.prop a bit added some extra lines that worked for some other 1031 owners . but still no data or calls. There's lots of lollipop going around its just hard to believe this hasn't been asked or addressed more
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Patience my brother. Yes there are a lot of requests to include CDMA support, but if you check
http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/c/79764/
You'll see that various fixes relating to CDMA are being reviewed and if revised will later be merged with cm.
Cheers
Well here we are almost a month and a half have gone by and every other variant of both generation Moto G's are upgrading to 5.0, 5.0.1, and 5.0.2 Lollipop and nothing to date for CDMA support. I am starting to believe that there is not going to be CDMA support. Seeing updates starting to roll out to HTC, LG and others before this issue gets handled is a majorly bad sign for us. My carrier (we all know carrier customer service reps are terrible sources to get credible info from) has no knowledge regarding a release date or what the situation is. I purchased this phone partly because it was advertised as being one of the first to get the Lollipop update. I'm still looking for it but day by day I am less hopeful it will come to pass.
Okay, I've bought me a mint condition Motorola Moto G. The first generation. I have a few questions that need to be answered, as I have not recieved the phone quite yet, and I'm a bit impatient.
1.) What internet speed does it have?
I ask this because I've been getting mixed answers all day, and I cannot find one.
"HSDPA+ (4G) 21.1 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, EV-DO Rev.A"
But when I watch videos it says it's only capable of 3G connectivity. Can you imagine my confusion?
2.) Is it difficult to mod?
Now, I'm no granny. I can figure out how stuff works, what super user is and such. But is there like a one touch root? My previous phone was a LG Tribute. It was quite easy to root and get TWRP on it. All I did was install Flashify and pop the .img on it.
3.) Do you have 720p on YouTube videos?
Personally, I've never owned an HD phone so to say. I also own a Kyocera Hydro Icon. So from my previous phones, none of them had a dedicated forum to it.
4.) Do you have a MicroSD card slot?
Again, videos say you don't, PhoneArena says you do. ( ._.)
That's it. I hope they aren't too difficult to answer.
Forget question 4. I overlooked. That's one drawback I don't like. Hopefully there is some modifications that can extend the storage, even if it's a little.
There isn't A motoG but SOME motoG
It depends on the specific model you have chosen :
2013 first gen, named falcon :
XT1032 XT1034: 8/16G noSD, no4G
XT1033: same but dual sim
XT1028 XT1031: CDMA
there is also the 4G variant (named peregrine) of that first gen:
XT1039 XT1040 XT1045 : SDcard + 4G
And then there are the 2014 MotoG and its 4G variant but these are not I' this forum.
It is not difficult to "mod" as long as you do things the way tutos here say: read 4 times, simulate the action, ask if anything is not obvious for you, then try for real.
And yes about 720p
BTW, the variants are described in the FAQs if you had took time to read them, maybe they're not clear enough for new comers, I may rework them a little.
matmutant said:
There isn't A motoG but SOME motoG
It depends on the specific model you have chosen :
2013 first gen, named falcon :
XT1032 XT1034: 8/16G noSD, no4G
XT1033: same but dual sim
XT1028 XT1031: CDMA
there is also the 4G variant (named peregrine) of that first gen:
XT1039 XT1040 XT1045 : SDcard + 4G
And then there are the 2014 MotoG and its 4G variant but these are not I' this forum.
It is not difficult to "mod" as long as you do things the way tutos here say: read 4 times, simulate the action, ask if anything is not obvious for you, then try for real.
And yes about 720p
BTW, the variants are described in the FAQs if you had took time to read them, maybe they're not clear enough for new comers, I may rework them a little.
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I'm with the carrier Boost Mobile, and after reading your FAQ, I believe that would be the XT1031.
Is WiFi calling built into the Moto G/Android 5.1.1? Being on T-Mobile, coverage is terrible in my house so if I can't use WiFi calling it's a bust for me. I really want to buy the phone though.
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Is WiFi calling built into the Moto G/Android 5.1.1? Being on T-Mobile, coverage is terrible in my house so if I can't use WiFi calling it's a bust for me. I really want to buy the phone though.
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No Volte/wifi calling.
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Will the Android M update make it possible to do WiFi calling on T-Mobile or is it a hardware limitation?
I've seen some fixes tried for it but I don't think they worked. I think it's a hardware issue and that band was removed from the phone at T-Mobile's request.
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Will the Android M update make it possible to do WiFi calling on T-Mobile or is it a hardware limitation?
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I'm wondering the same thing. I heard WiFi calling will be native in Android m. Has anyone tried WiFi calling on M yet to see if it's there?
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The only way to get Tmo wifi calling is with a device that has a Tmo branded rom. If you buy a device ONLY sold as unlocked, such as this one or a Nexus (prior to Nexus 6) you will not get wifi calling. It can be ported to AOSP roms, etc. if a variant of your device is sold by Tmo, but it's very very rare to find one like Moto G with wifi calling, since it isn't available to buy from Tmo, with a Tmo branded rom.
As far as I know, the only reason N6 got it at all is because of their exclusive partition dedicated to carrier additions, like apps, binaries, etc....wifi calling is also installed here, if I'm not mistaken.
Also....not to be 'that guy' but have you tried hangouts? It does work on wifi....just saying
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The only way to get Tmo wifi calling is with a device that has a Tmo branded rom. If you buy a device ONLY sold as unlocked, such as this one or a Nexus (prior to Nexus 6) you will not get wifi calling. It can be ported to AOSP roms, etc. if a variant of your device is sold by Tmo, but it's very very rare to find one like Moto G with wifi calling, since it isn't available to buy from Tmo, with a Tmo branded rom.
As far as I know, the only reason N6 got it at all is because of their exclusive partition dedicated to carrier additions, like apps, binaries, etc....wifi calling is also installed here, if I'm not mistaken.
Also....not to be 'that guy' but have you tried hangouts? It does work on wifi....just saying
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I have a Nexus 6 on Android M and it has WiFi calling biut wasn't sure if that was cause of the ROM I'm using or if it was just in M stock since the rumor was that M will have WiFi calling built in.
I recently broke the screen on my n6 so I bought a galaxy grand prime as a backup phone cause it has band 12 and WiFi calling. If the moto g got WiFi calling with the M update I'd take my grand prime back and go buy a moto g.
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I have a Nexus 6 on Android M and it has WiFi calling biut wasn't sure if that was cause of the ROM I'm using or if it was just in M stock since the rumor was that M will have WiFi calling built in.
I recently broke the screen on my n6 so I bought a galaxy grand prime as a backup phone cause it has band 12 and WiFi calling. If the moto g got WiFi calling with the M update I'd take my grand prime back and go buy a moto g.
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There are official factory images specific to each carrier with Nexus 6. The Tmobile one includes wifi calling. I don't have one, but my sister does and when I was walking her through a factory flash once I noticed they uploaded a tmobile .img that has wifi calling.
For moto g, I'm not sure we'll get it, but there is a MM rom in the Original Development section here, so if you'd like to play around and see if you can get it working, I'm sure many people would be appreciative!
I personally use hangouts for 100% of my mobile communication, so I'm pretty indifferent about this. If I could get a Tmo plan without voice coverage on my phone I would.
The new Nexus 5X and 6P are supposed to work with TMo wifi calling out of the box, no special updates from TMo.
What about band 12 on the Moto G? Any hope for that? The reason I care for these is because as luck would have it both at home and work TMo signal is terrible. And yes, I rely on Hangouts over wifi too. The problem with terrible signal is that it also drains your battery, so you have to automate turning cell radio off and leaving just wifi on to save battery. I'd rather not do all these sometimes unreliable workarounds.