Have had mine (Z Force) now for a few days. Gotta say it's been pretty sweet. Only thing I'll have to get used to is the audio port difference. There is no dedicated audio port. Phone comes with an aux cord that you plug into your charger port with a 5" cable and an audio (female) port on the other end. Does make one less hole for crud to get into but one more thing you have to plug in for audio (unless you use bluetooth).
I'm still using my 1st. Gen Moto X and love it! I am however considering the Z Play over the Z just because of the price difference but what I truly love of the moto's is the moto notifications...love that feature over everything else.
but when charging the phone with the mod attached, after the phones at 100% the connected mod starts charging automatically. It's also said(rumored) that there will be option to simultaneously charge them both from the battery settings .
I have the first edition of z force, I am on my third phone. First phone the blue tooth simply didn’t work out of the blue, second phone had a blacked out screen and vibrate was super weak. I have had third phone for 4 days and super sluggish compared to last two. Over all it’s a great phone, to me it makes no sense to have a phone that’s screen is made of glass, one of the many reasons why I choose this phone, I may upgrade to razor if it ever launches 🚀
also for apps that can only be disabled. try clearing data first before disabling. it lets you replace the app with a factory version which sometimes takes up half or all space the app takes up on the phones storage.
Thank you for the very informative review which will help me setting up my new 'Moto Z Force' but I am wondering if there are any significant set up differences not discussed here in the Moto Z, aside from a bigger battery and better camera in the Force?
Mark Alan software wise they are identical. The force has a bigger megapixel camera, bigger battery, and the shatterproof display instead of the regular Gorilla Glass.
Is there anyway to wirelessly connect the Moto z to a PC? I currently have no internet and apparently Motorola decided to forego packaging in a usb-c to USB cable for connecting to PC. Wall charger is nice but still doesn't allow one to connect it to a PC and since buying a year ago been managing with a roundabout ap to avoid waisting money on a product that should have been included in the product.
I have had my Moto Z Force for months and am NOT taking advantage of these awesome features! Thank you for making this video. My question is about using this phone for home entertainment (it is after all more expensive than an x-box or even some modest smart TVs). I would like to connect it to my AAXA micro projector which allows HDMI, A/V, and VGA or to my TV somehow. There are USB type C to HDMI adaptors all over the market but I have read they are not compatible with the Moto Z Force and the only way to tether my phone is with Chromecast. I don't have reliable wifi so that's a no go. also, I don't want to have to pay for another device. any suggestions?
Thanks for the tips! Do you know how to capture a screenshot off a video you have taken? My Samsung S5 had a button to tap and it captured it. I don't see anything here! Thank you!
I see you have Nova Launcher on there which is absolutely the best launcher on the planet and I see you have ADW Launcher which is no longer supported I don't think but I used to love it
At 2:17 he shows a "Home" item in settings. I have a Moto Z Force Droid purchased and updated recently and that menu item isn't there. Any ideas where that menu item went or how I would change the launcher without that menu item?
how do you navigate from a full screen app or game that doesnt have a back button to get back to your home or apps menu? only thing i havent understood yet haha
+Droid Life or anybody with proof, I own a Moto X(1st gen) and a Moto X play, in both of them the moto voice is a stand alone app, and links to google when necessary. However this video shows both of them being merged together... rather the moto voice has completely vanished. please clarify this, is your google now command the same as your moto voice and hence the case or the moto voice is gone.
also one more question. Someone in the comments said that Moto X isn't dead and gave a link to it, can it be the X would come with the moto voice but the Z doesn't. Cuz being a moto fan, I also gifted my sis a G4 plus, it doesn't have the moto voice but a customizable* google now command. Plz help. seriously want to but the z force.
Now Moto voice is just an interface to call upon Google search and unlike the original Moto X, you can customise the Launch Phrase (and somehow it takes forever to train the launch phrase). But yes, the Moto Voice as you know from Moto X is gone
Graham Fox1997 ... it doesn't open it just displays the time or recent post you can put your finger on. hold it on the post I on and it will give you a small display
Great review and great phone. I actually sell for Verizon and for whatever reason it took awhile for these phones to take off but we sell a lot of them now out of my location. Even though it's been out for several months I am probably going to transition into the regular Moto Z. I like it that much. And we have to buy our own phones so that should tell you something. Maybe it was just for demonstration purposes but I'm curious on why you would disable Verizon Cloud and Verizon Message +. I have found that Message + is a far superior messaging app to the phone's stock messaging app. And why not have Verizon Cloud turned on to backup everything in case you have a mishap with your phone? At any rate, thanks for the review!
anyone know of any bumper cases for the Moto z? I would like some protection while still being able to use the Moto mods. I know Verizon has one but it's only rubber. I would prefer one with metal or something on the outside.
you still have to assign a pattern, PIN or password along with the fingerprint. therefore, if someone knows your PIN, pattern or password, they can open your phone without a fingerprint.
ok, so I was wondering if you could answer a few deciding questions for me that I desperately need to know. the LG g5, htc 10, and the moto z force. which one has the better camera, which has the better display. those are the 2 biggest deciding factor for a phone to me.
Between the moto and the htc, which would be better in those two factors. Because If I venture from the LG which I have the g3 and take shitloads of pictures I want to pick the next best thing besides Samsung......
nick ruffier the Z force had the next best camera! Sanding only got 2 point higher because of the software tools pre-installed. Which you could diwnload a app that brings more functionality to any device!
I've seen the Z and Z force camera video's ( a lot of them, nearly all available) and it doesn't have the best camera, not even in the top 3. Moto fan boy here, own an X(1st gen), X play and a g4 plus. The Z force has a remarkable improvement from the X gen cameras, but it doesn't produce raw images and the long exposure shorts and not 'long'. Being some one who likes to tweak settings on the manual(professional as moto calls it) mode, the one plus 3, lg g5, zte axon, s7 edge/ note have better cameras.
Pushkar Phatak what advantages are there of using Moto Voice instead of okay Google? Are they essentially the same thing or does one offer you more features than the other?
Yikes - I liked your You Tube. I got my new phone yesterday. A replacement for an 8 that I knew how to operate. I am used to a touch of the screen to take photos. I tried that with my new one. It didn't work. I managed to take one photo but haven't managed to take another. Not sure what to do to get it to work. (Well I did end up with 60 of the same photo which I was able to delete). I may like this phone when I get used to it but it is going to be a learning process for sure. I am an older person and not that techie.
Yes and no. Moto Display allows you to not touch the device by waving and seeing your notifications. Nexus devices will slightly light the screen when you receive a notification, also the user doesn't have to wave at it to make it work. Both of them allows you to interact with the content, but on Nexus devices if you touch the screen whilst a notification came in the screen projects you to the regular lock screen to unlock. Moto Display allows you to stay on the dim screen (saving battery unlike Ambient Display) while interacting with notifications. Both are useful, but Ambient Display is sometimes annoying, because when I pick up my Nexus 5X to place it in my pocket or something the Ambient Display kicks in even though I didn't want it to and if my finger accidentally touches the screen it wakes completely up draining unnecessary battery, then I have to waste extra time to hit the power button before I can place it in my pocket. TL;DR - Moto Display is probably better. Lol
I miss Moto Display so much after being a long time Motorola smartphone user. The blinking light on my Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge is so annoying. It's so uninformative. Moto Display needs to come to stock android.
8 лет назад
The problem with moto display, is that it isn't always on. I had a X Play for 2 weeks, and I hated that I had to walk up to the phone to see if I have any notifications, but with my Nexus 5 I see the led from across the room.
Moto Display is a lot more active on Moto phones with AMOLED screens. Unfortunately, they reduced how often Moto Display comes on with their LCD display devices, which include the X Play.
So I owned the 1st gen of moto z phone. It finally failed after 7 yrs. I previously backed up my pics in my SD card in my old phone. I plug the SD card into my new Moto z4 phone and it DOES NOT recognize the card and says it needs formatted, which would erase my pics. My next step is to place the SD card in a reader to store on my PC.
Motorola was the first company to put a fingerprint scanner in phones, with the Atrix from 2011
i love how people just put facts about the companies here and there.
Karan Hasija since the release of the 5S, I thought Apple did it first
James Carson
so did I!
***** For ages I accused Samsung of copying Apple. But they were copying motorola
+James Carson right, Motorola has been the pioneer in many aspects of the mobile world. Samsung just knows how to copy.
God, I swear Motorola solutions is the most innovative company I've come across!
Have had mine (Z Force) now for a few days. Gotta say it's been pretty sweet. Only thing I'll have to get used to is the audio port difference. There is no dedicated audio port. Phone comes with an aux cord that you plug into your charger port with a 5" cable and an audio (female) port on the other end. Does make one less hole for crud to get into but one more thing you have to plug in for audio (unless you use bluetooth).
That twist to launch camera has caught tons of great pictures in an instant and sold me on Motorola phones. crazy useful!
I'm still using my 1st. Gen Moto X and love it! I am however considering the Z Play over the Z just because of the price difference but what I truly love of the moto's is the moto notifications...love that feature over everything else.
The Z Play is great because you also get headphone jack and more battery life
Michael M the moto Z is 376€ in amazon.fr 😉
Just Got it....Power in Your Hand!!!!! Love it So far😀
Michael Sinclair you got the Moto Z? Is the battery life OK for one day using
Minh Nguyễn it is
Minh Nguyễn long battery dude
Michael Sinclair ya
Its a pretty fascinating phone. I don't know if I like it more than the HTC 10 of Nexus 6p, but at least some companies are trying new stuff
Does the JBL Speaker charger the phone when connected, since it has a battery built in? Thank you.
No, the battery is for powering the speaker itself.
Chen Ming Liang Thank you.
but when charging the phone with the mod attached, after the phones at 100% the connected mod starts charging automatically. It's also said(rumored) that there will be option to simultaneously charge them both from the battery settings .
Projector needs to be charged simultaneously for it doesn't have a charge port
J. Williams no it doesn't
Love the Moto clock and weather widget that's on the phone. I hope it will be available on the Moto x Puree soon
I mean Pure sorry
just got the Moto Z force and love it... thanks for the info on it!
Thank you for your review. Was considering buying one on thursday and this totally made my choice a whole lot easier.
I have the first edition of z force, I am on my third phone. First phone the blue tooth simply didn’t work out of the blue, second phone had a blacked out screen and vibrate was super weak.
I have had third phone for 4 days and super sluggish compared to last two.
Over all it’s a great phone, to me it makes no sense to have a phone that’s screen is made of glass, one of the many reasons why I choose this phone, I may upgrade to razor if it ever launches 🚀
i have my Moto z for year i love how take great pictures
Has the OS been updated to remove the Home option from the Settings menu? Mine lacks the option.
also for apps that can only be disabled. try clearing data first before disabling. it lets you replace the app with a factory version which sometimes takes up half or all space the app takes up on the phones storage.
Thanks ! Great coverage for first time user !
Excellent review and tips, thanks!
This is my third motorola phone, and there were lots of things I didn't know (because who really reads the manual?). Thanks for the tips.
Good video. I'm in the process of buying a moto z. Really helpful video. Keep the good work!
I Just got Motor Z , loving it because of the projector part. But again the viewing is small, I wish it could be a bit wider and clearer.
These videos are always spot on. Does Moto Voice still read out your messages?
I guess cos I read talk to me.. BTW does moto voice works when cell locked?
Thanks for the video! Does the phone have double tap to wake up screen or another easy way to turn on/off the screen?
Thank you for the very informative review which will help me setting up my new 'Moto Z Force' but I am wondering if there are any significant set up differences not discussed here in the Moto Z, aside from a bigger battery and better camera in the Force?
Mark Alan software wise they are identical. The force has a bigger megapixel camera, bigger battery, and the shatterproof display instead of the regular Gorilla Glass.
Thanks Tim!
I admire the thinness, but that lower bezel (which includes a part of the screen with the software buttons) is horrendous.
Good video, nice LOTR ring!
I noticed you were having touch- recognition issues on the on-screen (blah) buttons.
Is there anyway to wirelessly connect the Moto z to a PC? I currently have no internet and apparently Motorola decided to forego packaging in a usb-c to USB cable for connecting to PC. Wall charger is nice but still doesn't allow one to connect it to a PC and since buying a year ago been managing with a roundabout ap to avoid waisting money on a product that should have been included in the product.
I have had my Moto Z Force for months and am NOT taking advantage of these awesome features! Thank you for making this video. My question is about using this phone for home entertainment (it is after all more expensive than an x-box or even some modest smart TVs). I would like to connect it to my AAXA micro projector which allows HDMI, A/V, and VGA or to my TV somehow. There are USB type C to HDMI adaptors all over the market but I have read they are not compatible with the Moto Z Force and the only way to tether my phone is with Chromecast. I don't have reliable wifi so that's a no go. also, I don't want to have to pay for another device. any suggestions?
Thanks for the tips! Do you know how to capture a screenshot off a video you have taken? My Samsung S5 had a button to tap and it captured it. I don't see anything here! Thank you!
just got the force for Christmas and your video is so helpful!!! thank you so much
will the z play or force ever be available/compatible with wind?
I see you have Nova Launcher on there which is absolutely the best launcher on the planet and I see you have ADW Launcher which is no longer supported I don't think but I used to love it
At 2:17 he shows a "Home" item in settings. I have a Moto Z Force Droid purchased and updated recently and that menu item isn't there. Any ideas where that menu item went or how I would change the launcher without that menu item?
akinneyww This is a late response, but you need to download a different launcher on Google Play first. Then it will appear.
how do you navigate from a full screen app or game that doesnt have a back button to get back to your home or apps menu? only thing i havent understood yet haha
Is there a way to make the text tone different? My phone only has default ringtone and default notification sound.
hey, please tell me where did you get that wallpaper?
Good review!
kya flash light ka bh sensor hota hy ya mere mobile me masla hy flashlight ka hath lagao tb bht mushkil se jalti kya krunn plzz help
hi, the wave to wake option doesnt work on mine, any idea why? i have everything enabled but no joy.
awesome... thanks for video.
is Moto z play sound in earphn better than Moto m ......coz m music mania plz help me out and which earphone has best out put with both phns...
have Moto z play. go to cast and don't have the extend wireless display setting. how do I get it?
+Droid Life or anybody with proof, I own a Moto X(1st gen) and a Moto X play, in both of them the moto voice is a stand alone app, and links to google when necessary. However this video shows both of them being merged together... rather the moto voice has completely vanished. please clarify this, is your google now command the same as your moto voice and hence the case or the moto voice is gone.
also one more question. Someone in the comments said that Moto X isn't dead and gave a link to it, can it be the X would come with the moto voice but the Z doesn't. Cuz being a moto fan, I also gifted my sis a G4 plus, it doesn't have the moto voice but a customizable* google now command. Plz help. seriously want to but the z force.
Now Moto voice is just an interface to call upon Google search and unlike the original Moto X, you can customise the Launch Phrase (and somehow it takes forever to train the launch phrase). But yes, the Moto Voice as you know from Moto X is gone
My moto display won't open when I wave my hand Infront? It sometimes triggers but only for a split second! Someone please help!
Moto z
same here!!!!
Graham Fox1997 ... it doesn't open it just displays the time or recent post you can put your finger on. hold it on the post I on and it will give you a small display
Graham Fox1997 it works when you tap it on the Moto z2
I just got a moto z play today
Can you share this gorgeous wallpaper please???
does the launch phrase work when the phone is locked like moto x ?
Great review and great phone. I actually sell for Verizon and for whatever reason it took awhile for these phones to take off but we sell a lot of them now out of my location. Even though it's been out for several months I am probably going to transition into the regular Moto Z. I like it that much. And we have to buy our own phones so that should tell you something. Maybe it was just for demonstration purposes but I'm curious on why you would disable Verizon Cloud and Verizon Message +. I have found that Message + is a far superior messaging app to the phone's stock messaging app. And why not have Verizon Cloud turned on to backup everything in case you have a mishap with your phone? At any rate, thanks for the review!
Slappy McSlapster
anyone know of any bumper cases for the Moto z? I would like some protection while still being able to use the Moto mods. I know Verizon has one but it's only rubber. I would prefer one with metal or something on the outside.
another cool feature is that if your buttons are hidden you can tap the fingerprint scanner they will come back up, small but nice.
Are these tricks applicable for moto z play too ???
Where can I get that clock widget from?
i am unable to forward my call... i want to how do i do that? i am using moto z play
Madhumita Baruah the update let's you now I have the same phone
can u have a different picture on the lockscreen than from the home screen on the moto Z droid???
how???
I need to know the font largest size because of my sight before buy it
I've set a fingerprint lockscreen. I can lock the screen.But when swiping in any direction the phones open.
Any ideas?
Thanks so much. helped a lot!
How to get the if found banner on the phone
you still have to assign a pattern, PIN or password along with the fingerprint. therefore, if someone knows your PIN, pattern or password, they can open your phone without a fingerprint.
mwood65 Don't tell people your pin
ok, so I was wondering if you could answer a few deciding questions for me that I desperately need to know. the LG g5, htc 10, and the moto z force. which one has the better camera, which has the better display. those are the 2 biggest deciding factor for a phone to me.
Between the moto and the htc, which would be better in those two factors. Because If I venture from the LG which I have the g3 and take shitloads of pictures I want to pick the next best thing besides Samsung......
Moto Z has the second best camera on a smartphone. s7 holds slight advantage but only by a couple points!
+nick ruffier jtfggtyy
nick ruffier the Z force had the next best camera! Sanding only got 2 point higher because of the software tools pre-installed. Which you could diwnload a app that brings more functionality to any device!
I've seen the Z and Z force camera video's ( a lot of them, nearly all available) and it doesn't have the best camera, not even in the top 3. Moto fan boy here, own an X(1st gen), X play and a g4 plus. The Z force has a remarkable improvement from the X gen cameras, but it doesn't produce raw images and the long exposure shorts and not 'long'. Being some one who likes to tweak settings on the manual(professional as moto calls it) mode, the one plus 3, lg g5, zte axon, s7 edge/ note have better cameras.
I've got a specific question about moto z battery life. Does anyone know of a battery life test for the non-force (2600 mAh) WITH the battery mod?
in 14 min with simple use device lost 6% of battery life !!
Hi can you help me for Moto Z I can fine that option (10 time ring partten than mobile reset ,,I need to off that option) anyone help me
I am watching on it right now lol
does anyone know were I can get the wallpaper he used?
it did all but ask what I want to set it as it just put as wallpaper
moto voice works when phone locked?
Pushkar Phatak Yep.
Pushkar Phatak yes it does
Pushkar Phatak what advantages are there of using Moto Voice instead of okay Google? Are they essentially the same thing or does one offer you more features than the other?
Slappy McSlapster you have to say ok Google but Moto voice let's you say what ever you want to say
how do you make the app background black
My projector worked for 30 min then stopped working if you find one that's not defective than it's a great buy
what country are droid life in?please!
Yikes - I liked your You Tube. I got my new phone yesterday. A replacement for an 8 that I knew how to operate. I am used to a touch of the screen to take photos. I tried that with my new one. It didn't work. I managed to take one photo but haven't managed to take another. Not sure what to do to get it to work. (Well I did end up with 60 of the same photo which I was able to delete). I may like this phone when I get used to it but it is going to be a learning process for sure. I am an older person and not that techie.
hey everybody, does anyone know how to get the time n weather widget as shown in the video in my moto z. In my moto z it is a completely different.
DX these are all obvious still a great video but kinda obvious what about things like getting a black background to save battery because it's AMOLED
I know Nexus phones have an ambient display thing so is it anything like moto display? Can you interact?
ambient display is actually taken from moto display when Motorola was under Google umbrella
Yes and no. Moto Display allows you to not touch the device by waving and seeing your notifications. Nexus devices will slightly light the screen when you receive a notification, also the user doesn't have to wave at it to make it work. Both of them allows you to interact with the content, but on Nexus devices if you touch the screen whilst a notification came in the screen projects you to the regular lock screen to unlock. Moto Display allows you to stay on the dim screen (saving battery unlike Ambient Display) while interacting with notifications. Both are useful, but Ambient Display is sometimes annoying, because when I pick up my Nexus 5X to place it in my pocket or something the Ambient Display kicks in even though I didn't want it to and if my finger accidentally touches the screen it wakes completely up draining unnecessary battery, then I have to waste extra time to hit the power button before I can place it in my pocket.
TL;DR - Moto Display is probably better. Lol
+Tech for Kings Thank you! :D
Don DeWaay no problem.
Hi, which is better, the Moto Z play or the Lenovo P2, thanks alot
play
Hi Kellen what's the name of your wallpaper.
I am also looking for it
Thank you so much!!
Why don't the new Droids have a phone jack! When power isn't easy to find, Bluetooth uses more battery and another thing that needs charged.
So this is not gonna be available for Sprint?
Jose Olvera no
How do enable the cast option?
Got 2 love them
My mom got a motor z 2 force its cool
If removing Verizon's message+ what texting app is used?
ofaixa What about that stupid cloud? How can I save my stuff somewhere else besides the "Verizon cloud" they keeps saying I need to purchase more
I wanted to get one, but I find rooting the phone is kinda complicated..
did they cut it off with 6.0?
Can the bootloader be unlocked?
Does it have a physical home button?
The Real Austin no
does moto z force support dual sim...
I miss Moto Display so much after being a long time Motorola smartphone user. The blinking light on my Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge is so annoying. It's so uninformative. Moto Display needs to come to stock android.
The problem with moto display, is that it isn't always on. I had a X Play for 2 weeks, and I hated that I had to walk up to the phone to see if I have any notifications, but with my Nexus 5 I see the led from across the room.
Another thing you could have done is : "Hey Moto X, What's up?". Uses some of your breath but still..
Moto Display is a lot more active on Moto phones with AMOLED screens. Unfortunately, they reduced how often Moto Display comes on with their LCD display devices, which include the X Play.
does Moto z play has ok moto voice command ?
Hi .my phone moto z force.
how work calls and sms pop screen reminder only first time show not work reminder please help
Greatest phone Ive ever owned. Hell with Iphone. This Phone Rocks!
please is there is radio in this phone and voice recorder
i need the Bluetooth system files, can anyone send it through
Which button is the power button?
cwrowe The bottom one under the volume buttons
So I owned the 1st gen of moto z phone. It finally failed after 7 yrs. I previously backed up my pics in my SD card in my old phone. I plug the SD card into my new Moto z4 phone and it DOES NOT recognize the card and says it needs formatted, which would erase my pics. My next step is to place the SD card in a reader to store on my PC.
What year did you get your moto z4
With the fingerprint unlock you just need to watch out for someone push your finger on the phone while you are sleeping and some other situations
Hi Kellen.
how do you screenshot
ladytt616 hold the vol down and power at the same time
how to get battery% in notification bar