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th3drow said:
https://forums.motorola.com/posts/048f7f20d7

new version coming out, looks like you can get the motoactv app on any phone now in the marketplace as well. doesn't look like it add much that I would want but would be cool to see if it's rootable still.
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We root the device, not the app lol.

Also, golf is already in 5.6.0, install a launcher and the app is right there. :)

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Prack said:
The motoACTV wins hands down. I checked out the WIMM for a long time myself but every single thing is better. The motoactv cpu is actually the same as a droid x for the most part. They have it scaled back to 600mhz for power saving. I've seen screenshots of the cpu being overclocked to 1000mhz already.

MotoACTV for life.
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Yes, I've had both mine up to 1GHz speed, but it broke wifi. Been working on fixing that between work and real life.

<rant> "Next time I'll take the battery out of my phone. I may have a more meaningful conversation" - Me </rant>
 
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Updated to 1.6.6

Updated today to 1.6.6, I had a previously rooted device, installed stock 5.6.0 from recovery then motocast updated normally online.
I can confirm that Moto has fixed the flip to activate display bug, for one day now it did't stop working and it looks more sensitive than before although it activated accidentally sometimes but this is no big issue.
So, it is confirmed, now we can update normally online through Motocast.
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CEnnis91 said:
Wrong, we have the 16gb rooted, just looking at the differences. =)
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I didn't say it wasn't rooted. I was saying that most of the development was on the 8gb model. I asked countless times If I could get the 16gb model and EVERYONE suggested the 8gb. I don't know that the kernel that was in testing etc would work on the 16gb either.
 
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simx said:
Updated today to 1.6.6, I had a previously rooted device, installed stock 5.6.0 from recovery then motocast updated normally online.
I can confirm that Moto has fixed the flip to activate display bug, for one day now it did't stop working and it looks more sensitive than before although it activated accidentally sometimes but this is no big issue.
So, it is confirmed, now we can update normally online through Motocast.
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I can confirm that as well... (might wanna update the wikispaces post)
 
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I didn't say it wasn't rooted. I was saying that most of the development was on the 8gb model. I asked countless times If I could get the 16gb model and EVERYONE suggested the 8gb. I don't know that the kernel that was in testing etc would work on the 16gb either.
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Well, I have good news. I just finished diff-ing the kernel in the 2 boot.imgs, the only things that differ, are the timestamps, which is what we hoped for. In lay man's terms: a kernel built for the 8gb is 100% compatible for the 16gb. Bdaman80, keep working on it, you just doubled your audience =)
 
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CEnnis91 said:
Well, I have good news. I just finished diff-ing the kernel in the 2 boot.imgs, the only things that differ, are the timestamps, which is what we hoped for. In lay man's terms: a kernel built for the 8gb is 100% compatible for the 16gb. Bdaman80, keep working on it, you just doubled your audience =)
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I knew I should have just bought the 16gb lol
 
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I was going to get the 16, too...Best Buy had them on sale for 240. Just checked and now they're back up to 299. That made the decision to stay with my 8gb easy.

Just curious, has anyone been successful texting with Google Voice?
 
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Can we add custom PowerOff.wav files and bootup sounds? I found a boot animation on this thread for my actv and want a sound for it and a poweroff sound+animation... thanks...!
No google voice FC's on me
 
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Can we add custom PowerOff.wav files and bootup sounds? I found a boot animation on this thread for my actv and want a sound for it and a poweroff sound+animation... thanks...!
No google voice FC's on me
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No speakers (or vibrator) apparently, I know we already discussed this in #motoactv but I feel the need to rage about this here as well. This thing is less of a watch to me now... =/
 
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Just picked up my Motoactv today. I had no idea this could be rooted till tonight. Never really followed the device. Anyway, I did the update so I'm running version 1.6.6. My questions are.... Can I still root on this version, and can someone post a link on how to root this using a Mac? Thanks!
 
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No speakers (or vibrator) ... This thing is less of a watch to me now... =/
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Since when is a watch without speakers or vibration less of a watch? Just saying...

William Stern: check motoactv.wikispaces.com for instructions. Unless somebody knows different, you'll need a Windows machine to use the Root Tool and Easy Modder... adb can be run on a Mac, but you'd have a tough time working through it manually. Good luck.
 
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WilliamStern said:
Just picked up my Motoactv today. I had no idea this could be rooted till tonight. Never really followed the device. Anyway, I did the update so I'm running version 1.6.6. My questions are.... Can I still root on this version, and can someone post a link on how to root this using a Mac? Thanks!
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Yes it can, and you'll need fastboot and the 5.6.0 insecure boot.img...

I'm not sure how to use fastboot on a mac though. The command you'll use in terminal is:

Code: 
fastboot flash boot boot.img

assuming your insecure image is named "boot.img".

After that, you need to push su binaries, superuser.apk, busybox, and clockworkmod recovery, then permission them appropriately. It's done with ADB and fastboot, so that would be your first step. Get ADB and Fastboot set up on your mac, then maybe shoot me a PM and we'll try to go from there. :)

EDIT: Otherwise, download the root tool and easy modder and put them on a USB flash drive, and ask a good friend to borrow their windows machine lol.
 
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ClearD said:
Yes it can, and you'll need fastboot and the 5.6.0 insecure boot.img...

I'm not sure how to use fastboot on a mac though. The command you'll use in terminal is:

Code: 
fastboot flash boot boot.img

assuming your insecure image is named "boot.img".

After that, you need to push su binaries, superuser.apk, busybox, and clockworkmod recovery, then permission them appropriately. It's done with ADB and fastboot, so that would be your first step. Get ADB and Fastboot set up on your mac, then maybe shoot me a PM and we'll try to go from there. :)

EDIT: Otherwise, download the root tool and easy modder and put them on a USB flash drive, and ask a good friend to borrow their windows machine lol.
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I have adb-fast boot on my Mac already. Got it when I rooted my GN.
 
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Hello everyone!
I would like to ask for some help: I bought an 8gb version 1.6.6 motoactv softwre version. Root and if so can this course? Thank you very much for your help!
 
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Make sure you order the 8gb model. The 16gb is not built the same way and none of the devs on here are working with 16gb versions.

You won't be disapointed with the actv :)
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HAHAHAHA CRAP!
Cancelling!
I ordered the 16gb thinking they were both the same.. thank god I saw this before it shipped lol

EDIT: premature?

16gb is fine for all this now right?
 
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    Hello,

    I have ported CWMR 5.0.2.7 to the Motoactv (F100) device.

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    utkanos
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