:( Technology is a real butt sometimes. If you could 'root' the phones would it allow you to tweak the hard coding?

Maybe and no. I tried so many root programs and none worked correctly. I probably could have but new phones now and we are all 3 loving them soo much <3 Makes me feel so good that I picked out a phone that we all like (Yes, I ordered mine and my mate's at the same time and she didn't even know what the phone looked like before hand ^w^)

Ah, I understand. At least now you have the cool new phones! It's good you three love the new ones that came in. Was your mate super excited to see the new phone? :D

She was, actually. She was more excited when she found out almost all of her stuff was already on it (after I tinkered about an hour later >.<)

o3o Obie Wan Tech-Nobie teach me your ways! These days it's a feat of strength/patience/smarts to transfer all that stuff over I think (despite all the apps which can be helpful for this task.

When you use a Motorola Android, it's easy. Turn on NFC(Near Field Communication) and 'find' the old phone when setting up your new phone. It prompts you to select what to transfer :) The just hold the phones back-to-back until the sync is complete. Took maybe 30 seconds for everything that wasn't account-based. That stuff was backed up so all it had to do was copy a list of app that were installed on the old device. Contacts and message history were the main things

Oh! Well, heck! I had seen something about NFC on my phone, but I thought it was an old Bluetooth type file sharing thing. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with me. That's a super simple process to go though. :)

No problem! More fun: It's not just for setting up new phones. You can share files and pics with it too. I'm not sure exactly how but I know it's a thing. Android Beam might have something to do with it :)

Ooooooooh. That's cool stuff right there. I bet it's related to that printer thing where you can print from your phone if you put it super close to your computer.

Android laser beam pew pew pew!

Actually, these phones have an attachable lightweight printer you can use to print photos and lists :D New things called Moto Mods. There's a speaker, a game controller, that printer I mentioned, a LEGIT camera, and even a projector that can project a 70" image on the wall :D It's only 420p though but it's still amazing that it's a thing!

Muahahahaaa iPhones shall NEVER stand up against an Android Laser Beam! They can't even sit on the floor without breaking...

LOL! That's a crapton of technology to come out for Moto. Wish I had thought about all the gizmos earlier when the phone was new. I have an early Moto Droid and it does pretty well. Nothing special, but it's a solid workhorse you know? 420p from a tiny projector is pretty friggin awesome. Good enough for meetings i think. What's the camera like for Moto Mods?

ROFL I could hug you so hard right now. My wife has an iPhone, but I don't understand why. x)

Haha yup! Motorola is really bringing it to the front for mobile tech now. I don't have any of the moto mods right now, sadly. I'm only after the controller, though. Gonna get my retro on and play me some Banjo-Tooie and Super Mario 64

Haha yea, I see them as overpriced toys. They have little actual processing power and they tote iOS around like a diamond-studded race horse. Factually, the only reason they're so expensive is because they're an Apple brand. That's. All. Apple has been around since the 70's and they sell mainly to corporations so they can claim their tech is solid stuff. It's definitely solid, but only because Apple are the ones that say "This can go on iOS" or "What's this crap? Who wants to customize?" and throw it out of their store. Windows and Android allow users to openly browse, download, and customize their stuff. Apple just says "You want something? Get it from our store. Not there? Too bad." When an Android or Windows OS becomes unstable, it's usually because of addons downloaded by the user that cause small but numerous conflicts in the system. When it becomes too much, the system becomes unstable. Be smart with tech and your Android will be as stable as any iOS device and exponentially more fun!
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o3o Ooh! Mario 64 is a great one to play! There's some good about Banjo-Tooie too I heard, but I heard that long ago. :) Hopefully that controller works well for ya.

Preach da truth! The Apple Store limitation is one of the things that keeps me from buying one. Had some nice co-workers whose phones have been hindered by software updates too. Supposedly it's Apple's way of getting us to upgrade to the new $700 dollar or above model.

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Yup! Worked fine on my old setup so I see little reason why it won't work with the android controller. I still play Banjo Tooie from time to time. I still have fun with it every time :D

Yup, you can even create APK files(like system file packages) to change your phone around! You need root access for it, though, and many places will say that is reason to revoke warranties so watch out! You can always backup your old APK and reinstall it if something goes wrong, though. That usually goes off well. And you're right, that' exactly how they do it. I once had to delete all of my pics, vids, and most of my apps on my 16Gb iPhone 5C to make room for an update that was required to do anything else in their store. iPhone 4 and 4S had up to 32Gb so what they did was say "We're taking half of your data - that's 16Gb - and giving you the option to sign up for 5Gb free of iCloud to back up your stuff and you can always buy more space because we want more money". Also, 5C was one of their cheapest-made phones ever. I mean quality AND financially. It was literally cheap to make AND they made more money off of it than the 4S because of the data thing along with the "quality" material they used. Jesus Christ, Apple, take some tips from Nokia. Your phones shatter when they hit the floor. The Nokia C1138 would break the asphalt AND it didn't cost friggin $500+... it was like $200 or so at it's peak if I remember correctly

Holy crap I didn't want that to go on that long o.O