Active Notifications

[Old Member]

Will we be getting the new active notifications that Moto X 2014 has? Just wondering if because it's an app if we will be getting that update as well.

 

[Outatime]

I haven't looked, how are they different?

 

[Old Member]

I'm not 100% positive but this is what they look like. It looks as if you can see several notifications at once.

 

[Outatime]

That looks pretty cool. I hope we get updated to that!! I haven't been paying attention, is the new X 2014 going to still have the "always listening" tech? I hope that never goes away. I love it.

 

[Old Member]

That looks pretty cool. I hope we get updated to that!! I haven't been paying attention, is the new X 2014 going to still have the "always listening" tech? I hope that never goes away. I love it.

Always listening (Moto Voice) feature is back. I can't see that going away any time soon. I think it's the second best feature on our phones. Second only to the incredible battery life.

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[Old Member]

It's called Moto Display. Unfortunately our Maxx isn't compatible.

Moto Display

 

[Thom]

I've always trained the Droid Maxx using "OK Droid Now" and it responds to "OK Droid" like "OK Droid weather".

Use it for a day and you will never want to not have it.

... Thom

 

[Old Member]

I don't think that we will ever get this version because we don't have an IR Blaster. Seems like the IR blaster is pretty important to make this version as functional as possible.

 

[tweak4]

But now you can just wave your hand over the screen and those new IR sensors on the front of the phone will see it and show you the time and missed notifications. It’s a neat trick...

Call me crazy, but my Maxx does this now and always has. If my phone is sitting on a table with the screen off, I can wave my hand over the screen and it lights up exactly as described. Granted, I don't know if it is doing so with infrared sensors or another type of sensor, but from an end-user perspective the result is the same- I wave my hand and get my notifications. It's great for boring meetings, since I can leave my phone on the table and get the information I need with a quick wave.
Admittedly, I can't silence calls or alerts by waving, but at least I can trigger the notification screen to come on.

 

[Thom]

It is the proximity sensor located in the upper left area (in portrait ).

It works this way if the Maxx is horizontal and does not work this way if it is any other position.

... Thom

 

[dhbuckley]

so...you could just properly orient your wave, if the device was vertical, do a vertical wave?

 

[doogald]

It is the proximity sensor located in the upper right area (in portrait ).

It works this way if the Maxx is horizontal and does not work this way if it is any other position.

... Thom

The prox sensor is one of the two sensors on the upper left. One is prox sensor, one is the light sensor, both are together to the left of the earpiece at the top, about halfway between the earpiece and the left edge. I can't remember which is which. The opening on the upper right is the front facing camera.

 

[Thom]

Thanks for catching the typo.

... Thom