Smartphones And Mobiles
- Moto E: The Back Story
Our challenge: Create a premium smartphone experience for people who don?t want to spend a lot of money. We put some of our top engineers on the task and the result is the new Moto E which brings some of our most premium experiences to our most affordable...
- The Download: Goal! Behind The Scenes Of Our New Soccer Startup Animation
At Motorola, we are here to bring people together by connecting them to each other wherever they are. And for one summer every four years, the world comes together for the game of soccer (football, for some)?and what better reason to celebrate? So when...
- Android? 4.4.3, Kitkat® Rolls Out To Moto Devices This Week
An amazing phone experience is more than just the physical device you hold in your hand. We know that the complete phone experience is about both the software and the hardware. And we believe that your software should continually evolve to get better...
- The Download: 48 App Updates And Counting ? New Gallery, Assist, Camera, And More.
It?s only been seven months since Moto X launched, and ever since then our team has pushed hard to execute on a strategy of releasing apps quickly and then iterating nimbly. This was our strategy from the beginning, and we hope our fans are feeling the...
- Moto X Comes To Europe.
On the heels of a great reception for Moto G in Europe, we're happy to announce that Moto X has also crossed the Atlantic and will be available in the UK, France and Germany from 1st February. Since its global launch Moto X has already started changing...
Smartphones And Mobiles
The Download: Bringing Home and Drive Modes to Moto G and Moto E
We don?t know about you, but last week was a whirlwind of excitement as we shared five new products with the world. With all the activity, in this week?s Download, we wanted to highlight something for Moto G and Moto E users, so that you don?t miss it: You can now use many of the Motorola Assist features on your Moto G (1st and 2nd generations) and Moto E!
When we launched Moto X, we introduced simple but useful experiences based on the different places and situations we find ourselves in. Driving was the natural place to start. To make it happen, we used a low-power sensor hub in Moto X that constantly analyzes inputs from sensors like the accelerometer, GPS, and audio. We eventually expanded these features to Meeting mode (when you don?t want to be bothered and want an automatic message for those who are trying to get in touch), Sleep mode (letting you sleep in peace with only the people who matter getting through), and Home mode (so that your phone automatically knows when it?s home and can read your texts and callers aloud).
When we launched Moto G and Moto E, however, we thought that without the low-power sensor hub in Moto X, these types of experiences would likely not be possible. The phones had fewer microphones for speech recognition and a smaller processor. We couldn?t do it the same way.
But when Drive mode and Home mode became some of the most popularly requested updates for Moto G and Moto E, we decided to revisit.
Challenging our own assumptions, we decided to try to create the same experiences but in a different way, relying on algorithms running on fewer microphones and no sensor hub. The team spent three months creating prototypes and writing algorithms and models that could possibly create contextual experiences for Moto G and Moto E. When the test results came back, we were optimistic. The team then spent another two months tweaking and refining the application so it could hit our quality benchmarks. We are so happy that an alternative approach could provide this requested experience to our users!
Again, we're so glad to be able to share this feature with our users. Tell us what you think. We look forward to keep working on making it better and better.
Posted by Mark Rose, Product Management
- Moto E: The Back Story
Our challenge: Create a premium smartphone experience for people who don?t want to spend a lot of money. We put some of our top engineers on the task and the result is the new Moto E which brings some of our most premium experiences to our most affordable...
- The Download: Goal! Behind The Scenes Of Our New Soccer Startup Animation
At Motorola, we are here to bring people together by connecting them to each other wherever they are. And for one summer every four years, the world comes together for the game of soccer (football, for some)?and what better reason to celebrate? So when...
- Android? 4.4.3, Kitkat® Rolls Out To Moto Devices This Week
An amazing phone experience is more than just the physical device you hold in your hand. We know that the complete phone experience is about both the software and the hardware. And we believe that your software should continually evolve to get better...
- The Download: 48 App Updates And Counting ? New Gallery, Assist, Camera, And More.
It?s only been seven months since Moto X launched, and ever since then our team has pushed hard to execute on a strategy of releasing apps quickly and then iterating nimbly. This was our strategy from the beginning, and we hope our fans are feeling the...
- Moto X Comes To Europe.
On the heels of a great reception for Moto G in Europe, we're happy to announce that Moto X has also crossed the Atlantic and will be available in the UK, France and Germany from 1st February. Since its global launch Moto X has already started changing...