Can anyone think of a reason the Google fit app would stop recording my bike activities but continue recording my steps? It used to work just fine.
I take it no one bikes or has had this stop working on them.
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I take it no one bikes or has had this stop working on them.
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I noticed the exacte same thing, i think that without the phones GPS your moto isn't recognising a bike ride. But your Moto does pick up the movement of your walking activities through the built in sensors.
it works for me. the interface for viewing it is clunky though.
strava works too
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Who is planning to get a Moto Hint? I am curious how the experience of having bot ha Moto 360 and the Moto Hint will be. I wonder if the two devices will compete for your words or if they will have a synergy making having both worthwhile. I do a lot of talking on the phone so a nice bluetooth headset really interests me.
the only thing i'm worried about with the hint is that it will really look like you're talking to yourself
Oh dang I actually haven't heard about these but I think they look like they'll be a pretty good product for those who use such devices. I would splurge but I don't think I would actually use it very often...
I was curious and found the Moto Hint last night at Best Buy. It fit great in the ear and was really comfortable. I could hear callers clearly. Issue is that callers could not hear me well. I was told that every few words were clear then there would be a gap of silence while I continued to speak. I tried with the Note 3 and iPhone 5 and both had the same results. I then covered the sensor making the Hint believe it was in my ear and spoke directly into the mic about an inch from my mouth. Callers heard everything I said clearly. It appears that the BT mic is too far from the mouth to pick up speech properly. I had high hopes for the Hint and am disapointed that it didn't operate as advertised. Will give it the benifit of the doubt and swap it out for another one before giving up.
Make sure the two microphones are aligned and pointed toward your mouth and not your eyes. You may have to consciously rotate the back of the unit upwards slightly when you put it in the ear so microphones line up such that they point to your mouth. Found this in user guide and it works great with this slight adjustment in ear.
where do you live? i cant seem to find the moto hint on bestbuys website. Looking at motorola website doesn't seem like they are on sale yet T^T i wanna try this headset out pretty bad lol
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I was curious and found the Moto Hint last night at Best Buy. It fit great in the ear and was really comfortable. I could hear callers clearly. Issue is that callers could not hear me well. I was told that every few words were clear then there would be a gap of silence while I continued to speak. I tried with the Note 3 and iPhone 5 and both had the same results. I then covered the sensor making the Hint believe it was in my ear and spoke directly into the mic about an inch from my mouth. Callers heard everything I said clearly. It appears that the BT mic is too far from the mouth to pick up speech properly. I had high hopes for the Hint and am disapointed that it didn't operate as advertised. Will give it the benifit of the doubt and swap it out for another one before giving up.
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I also don't see it on the Best Buy website or Amazon. I found it at the Best Buy in Alexandria, VA. I decided to try another unit since the first was so bad. The Best Buy at the Pentagon City location had five in stock. This one is much better. Tried it last night and the person on the other end of the call could hear and understand everyword I said. Not so good this morning so I will follow gadgetg's instructions. I really like the look and feel of the Hint. Will try it for a few more days before I make the decision to keep it or not. My Plantronics Voyager Edge works great, but definitely not as attractive and discreet as the Hint.
Lucky! Keep us updated!
I Def like the way it looks! I would use it at work most considering i mostly use only one eat with my current setup
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I also don't see it on the Best Buy website or Amazon. I found it at the Best Buy in Alexandria, VA. I decided to try another unit since the first was so bad. The Best Buy at the Pentagon City location had five in stock. This one is much better. Tried it last night and the person on the other end of the call could hear and understand everyword I said. Not so good this morning so I will follow gadgetg's instructions. I really like the look and feel of the Hint. Will try it for a few more days before I make the decision to keep it or not. My Plantronics Voyager Edge works great, but definitely not as attractive and discreet as the Hint.
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I live in the DC area. I'll have to check those places out. Hopefully they have some left in stock.
I just left a bestbuy in Jax FL and they didn't have them in the system yet
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I wonder if the hint is using sensors to detect jaw vibrations like this headset
http://www.amazon.com/Jawbone-II-Bluetooth-NoiseAssassin-Packaging/dp/B001AQYUWC
Got the Hint yesterday at my local best buy in Miami and I really want to like it but I'm still on the fence. Calls are nice and loud with no issues with being heard. My issue is with streaming audio and how quiet it is compared to the call volume. I have the call volume at the lowest setting it's so loud but the streaming has to be over 3/4's just to be able to hear it. It also sounds a but tinny but I imagine the tiny speaker is doing its best. I turned off the Moto voice always listening feature since I'm using it with a iphone 6+ and I imagine that will also help a bit with battery life. If anyone has any suggested settings to improve streaming volume or battery life please chime in. I got the best buy 2 year insurance for $20 so I can always trade this one in if they ever come out with a different hardware version later on.
My wife really wants the Gear S when it launches and thought the hint would be the perfect accessory for it. Just worried she will lose it!
Is hint can used for other phone has not motovoice? Any limition will be?
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Is hint can used for other phone has not motovoice? Any limition will be?
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Yes you can. I'm using it with an iPhone 6 plus and it works great. The only limitation is you can't use moto voice. I have to press the mdf to call Siri.
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Yes you can. I'm using it with an iPhone 6 plus and it works great. The only limitation is you can't use moto voice. I have to press the mdf to call Siri.
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Thanks for info. I read some review say the stream sound like music is low and difficult to hear, how about yours? And any problem when talk, need to adjust you head or just feel free to talk in air?
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Thanks for info. I read some review say the stream sound like music is low and difficult to hear, how about yours? And any problem when talk, need to adjust you head or just feel free to talk in air?
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Call volume is very loud but audio streaming and music volume is much lower for some reason.
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Call volume is very loud but audio streaming and music volume is much lower for some reason.
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I see. Maybe need report back to moto.
I posted this on the Motorola Forums, but those of you with a Hint or thinking of getting one may find it useful
A US friend recently bought me a 2nd gen Moto Hint on his visit to the UK and I've got to say that the microphone
performance is really erratic. I did loads of testing and searching on the internet in case the problems were:
a) Related to the Nexus 5 I was using
b) Related to a faulty unit
c) Related to me not using the correct "gel" or positioning it in my ear correctly.
After a LOT of digging and reading the few reviews out there, I found that in quite a high proportion of the reviews I did eventually find, people mentioned about how others heard them; that people speaking into the Hint came across as quite faint and distant - exactly the problems I was getting.
A bit more digging and testing later, and I managed to eliminate both a) & b) from the equation... using a really crude test
involving a Bluetooth recorder app, I uncovered the following (Hope this helps!):
Option1.
Believe it or not, I can get consistent clear audio recorded - and subsequently call quality where others can hear me
very clearly if I... Take the Hint out of my ear and BLOW HARD into the front mic before quickly putting it back on!! I know it sounds crazy, but every time I do this, the Hint's mic works flawlessly for me (I should add, there is no debris or or anything else blocking the hole to actually be cleared and my ears are clean )
And this trick works whatever the orientation of the Hint in your ear is.. it can be positioned so the mic is level with your eyes, pointing a bit further down towards your mouth, whatever... this to me, completely dispells any previous info about rotational position in your ear being critical to mic's pick up (no consumer device suitable for everyday use should be that sensitive to position IMHO)
FYI, an audio engineer friend of mine thinks the sudden burst of white noise caused by blowing into the mic, might re-set the noise cancelling audio sampling start up processes but without pulling the thing apart and reverse engineering its code, they're at a complete loss to comprehensively explain why this should work..
FYI 2, The same audio engineer friend thinks the noise cancelling algorithms are broken in some way which is the root cause of the mic pick up being so poor out of the box, and could be fixed with a software update. They've got an older Moto Elite Sliver with Mics positioned no closer to the mouth than the Hint and the mic audio quality in comparison is damned good without having to resort to tricks..
Option 2. A bit more fiddly but also do-able, is to hold your hand up around your ear "Secret Service Agent/FBI Agent" style. Don't actually touch the hint, just have a couple of fingers brushing against the top of your ear with your palm and wrist towards your mouth to help channel the audio from your mouth into the Hint's mic. YMMV and in someways, having to do this to get enough audio to the mic kinda defeats the purpose of having such a small Bluetooth earpiece - may as well hold your phone up to your ear instead!
Anyway, I hope my findings help someone who's had problems, might've left it in a drawer etc.
Last December I retired the Fire Phone because the wife dropped her and shattered the glass. We found the cost to repair it was more than it was worth.
That plus we had a problem with Straight Talk over billing us and they essentially telling us to suck on it, no refund. We dropped them like a flea bag hobo and went another carrier and upgraded to LG V10s.
Anyhow, my Fire phone has been gathering dust until the idea of using with a VR headset hit me.
Only issue was FireOS no support Google Cardboard.
Solution was Rooting and now it is running Cyanogen very nicely.
So, ANYONE out there using their Fire phone (4.7" screen) with a VR headset?
I looked online and there seem to be dozens of brands out there. I would just like to hear about anyone experience and with what brand.
Thanks
The problem you would run into is it's only a 720 display....the resolution wouldn't be sharp enough for a VR headset
Plonko said:
The problem you would run into is it's only a 720 display....the resolution wouldn't be sharp enough for a VR headset
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Aww, come on. We are not talking about a VR setup to compete with the Occulus Rift, or the HTC Vive. The headset is 25-30 bux for these.
Yeah, higher resolution would be idea of course, but this is a spare phone and there is no reason not to at least try it. My current live phone is a LG V10.
That has a huge display and high resolution. I will try this one also to see what it looks like.
I've been using my stock Fire Phone with Google Cardboard, it works fine, has some issues with 360 videos and Youtube but that problem was easily solved with a 3rd party youtube app. You can see the individual pixels, 720p works fine but it's not ideal. The performance is actually better than my old HTC One m7 which is 1080p. Cardboard is fine but it's nothing special and doesn't come with straps to secure it to your head, I'd recommend trying a different brand.
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I've been using my stock Fire Phone with Google Cardboard, it works fine, has some issues with 360 videos and Youtube but that problem was easily solved with a 3rd party youtube app. You can see the individual pixels, 720p works fine but it's not ideal. The performance is actually better than my old HTC One m7 which is 1080p. Cardboard is fine but it's nothing special and doesn't come with straps to secure it to your head, I'd recommend trying a different brand.
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Thanks for the reply.
I was able to try it this weekend on a generic VR headset. The make was VR BOX if that makes a difference. I saw 3 or 4 on Amazon the exact same thing with a different brand; anyhow, what I really dislike was the narrow field of view. I switch to my LG V10 and which was a big boost in image size, but still the field of view was bad.
You could see the phone at the left and right of the image. I would say the actual image size was about 60% of the view, and this will not provide anything near a nice VR experience. For 30 bux, what the heck. But it wasn't 30 bux worth. Sent it back for a refund.
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Thanks for the reply.
I was able to try it this weekend on a generic VR headset. The make was VR BOX if that makes a difference. I saw 3 or 4 on Amazon the exact same thing with a different brand; anyhow, what I really dislike was the narrow field of view. I switch to my LG V10 and which was a big boost in image size, but still the field of view was bad.
You couldn't see the phone at the left and right of the image. I would say the actual image size was about 60% of the view, and this will not provide anything near a nice VR experience. For 30 bux, what the heck. But it wasn't 30 bux worth. Sent it back for a refund.
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Yeah I probably should have mentioned in my response that the novelty of VR wore off very quickly and I never really use my Google Cardboard. If I hadn't gotten it for free I'd probably be trying to get a refund too.
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Yeah I probably should have mentioned in my response that the novelty of VR wore off very quickly and I never really use my Google Cardboard. If I hadn't gotten it for free I'd probably be trying to get a refund too.
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Yeah, have to agree; it is a gimick at best.
I have had much better "3d" viewing experiences watching a 3D movie.
Dr. Righteous said:
Yeah, have to agree; it is a gimick at best.
I have had much better "3d" viewing experiences watching a 3D movie.
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Guys please suggest me can I use vr cardboard with firephone?
Well I'll start buy say I had never used a VR head set tell today.
I was at Best buy and had time to kill so I got a 2017 DayDream head set just spontaneously.
I Payed 140 canadain.
So I get home and fire it up and I'm instantly blowen away by how amazing everything looked. Only down side was the Image were just a tiny bit grainy in video but in games it wasent noticable.
The new heat sink on the front really does work. The device never overheated or lagged in 5 hours of use. not all at once but 1 or 2 hours at a time.
Battery lasted quite well can't say how long cuz I was chargeing will cooling device after seasons. It's very comfortable on the face and little to no eye strain for me.
What do you guys think about the pixel 2 with day dream?
Do you like it or hate it let me know below.
It is a big hit in my house.
I don't have a Google Daydream, but will be getting one for Christmas. At the moment, i have a Google Cardboard that i got for free. I was wondering if anyone has experiences with the 2 and could tell me about the advantages of a Daydream.
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I don't have a Google Daydream, but will be getting one for Christmas. At the moment, i have a Google Cardboard that i got for free. I was wondering if anyone has experiences with the 2 and could tell me about the advantages of a Daydream.
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From what I can see u get a remote for games wider angle of view better resolution more comfort and a heat sink that works amazing u can VR for extended periods of time
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From what I can see u get a remote for games wider angle of view better resolution more comfort and a heat sink that works amazing u can VR for extended periods of time
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Install Magisk Module Daydream Enabler.
Sonudbm said:
Install Magisk Module Daydream Enabler.
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Using magisk or twrp
Hello, guys!
I'm looking for a gimbal for my LG G6 but something rather cheap-ish and reliable. I'm reading loads of reviews but sometimes honest personal opinions are better. Right now I think about Zhiyun Smooth-Q as it is on sale at my local store. But I've heard that there are some problems with its dedicated Android app which has very low rating on the Play Store, people complain about it very much.
Does anyone of you have this particular gimbal or can recommend something different?
Also is there a way NOT to use dedicated app to record videos, but just our built-in Camera app but keep the gimbal controls anyway (zoom, rotation with joystick, etc.)?
Thanks in advance!
I have the Zhiyun Smooth-Q. It doesn't provide near perfect stabilization like more expensive models but for its price, there's nothing else like it. The Android app is not so great and cannot output great quality videos but it gets the job done. You can use other camera apps of your choice and still use the joystick. Only the Zoom knob won't work which is fine for me.
Also, just as a heads up, I haven't tried it myself but I've seen videos: when you use the wide angle lens with the gimbal, part of the device will always be there in the lens view. This can be annoying when taking videos. The only way to fix it is turning the device back to front and putting the phone the opposite way as well, but otherwise you can't do anything about it.
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I have the Zhiyun Smooth-Q. It doesn't provide near perfect stabilization like more expensive models but for its price, there's nothing else like it. The Android app is not so great and cannot output great quality videos but it gets the job done. You can use other camera apps of your choice and still use the joystick. Only the Zoom knob won't work which is fine for me.
Also, just as a heads up, I haven't tried it myself but I've seen videos: when you use the wide angle lens with the gimbal, part of the device will always be there in the lens view. This can be annoying when taking videos. The only way to fix it is turning the device back to front and putting the phone the opposite way as well, but otherwise you can't do anything about it.
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Thank you VERY much for your reply! I've already watched some videos too where people use Smooth-Q paired with G6 and it looks stunning for such price range. I think I will buy it soon.
Does anyone have any experience using this watch in open water or triathlons? Huawei makes a lot of ads about swimming with the watch, but most other smartwatches are highly inaccurate when it comes to GPS in open water.
Also, how does the touch screen reacts on water? I can imagine it will go bezerk in triathlons, but Huawei does advertise the triathlon mode.
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Does anyone have any experience using this watch in open water or triathlons? Huawei makes a lot of ads about swimming with the watch, but most other smartwatches are highly inaccurate when it comes to GPS in open water.
Also, how does the touch screen reacts on water? I can imagine it will go bezerk in triathlons, but Huawei does advertise the triathlon mode.
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I would not get this yet if you are planning to use it for triathlons or anything fitness related that uses GPS, as it is off by at least 1/2 mile in most cases. Other than that, this watch is pretty neat and i have no remorse in getting this over a garmin watch.
I am sure they will continue to tweak this and improve the accuracy, but it is not there just yet.
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I would not get this yet if you are planning to use it for triathlons or anything fitness related that uses GPS, as it is off by at least 1/2 mile in most cases. Other than that, this watch is pretty neat and i have no remorse in getting this over a garmin watch.
I am sure they will continue to tweak this and improve the accuracy, but it is not there just yet.
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Thanks for the reply. Than i'll stick with Suunto. It's a bit more bulky, but i'd at least know it works as it should.
I also compared the GPS of the GT2(42mm) with my more than 3 years old TomTom Runner watch, and the TomTom is much more accurate.
Anyone else did a comparison with a sport watch? Weird thing is that most reviews are quit positive about the sport qualities of the GT2.