Ask me anything about the Motorola DROID MAXX!

[Thom]

I am in the Eastern Time Zone.

I have ...

Automatic date & time checked
Automatic time zone checked
Use 24-hour format unchecked
Choose data format 2015/12/31

... it displays the correct time and date.

... Thom

 

[Alyce_Brooke]

So i have had my Maxx since January, and last night it decided it wanted to die...forever. Has this happened to anyone else?

 

[Thom]

What dies die mean? It will not power on? It blew up? It melted?

Assuming it won't power on ... is it charged? Is there lint or crud in the female socket or male plug used for charging? Do you use the charger and cable that came with the phone?

... Thom

 

[NewArtDroid]

Question: Suddenly on websites with mobile views, when I go their it is going to desktop view. Is there some setting to change that in Chrome?

 

[shickey]

I've recently been having Wifi connection issues. I'll lose connection and when I open wifi settings all networks have disappeared! Wait a few minutes and networks re-appear and connection is re-established. My wife has the same phone and hers does it too but at different times than mine.

 

[doogald]

Question: Suddenly on websites with mobile views, when I go their it is going to desktop view. Is there some setting to change that in Chrome?

I've recently been having Wifi connection issues. I'll lose connection and when I open wifi settings all networks have disappeared! Wait a few minutes and networks re-appear and connection is re-established. My wife has the same phone and hers does it too but at different times than mine.

I haven't seen either of these things happen with my Maxx. I sometimes wish I had the first "problem" - I usually prefer desktop sites anyway.

Hopefully somebody will have an answer...

 

[Mitchelld75]

I have had my maxx for a while now. Every once in a while it gets a little buggy. The screen cuts to black for a few seconds and the colors get very pale. Also sometimes the screen looks a little pixelated but in horizontal lines. It fixed itself last time but now it is doing it again

 

[Devonz71]

With the droid Maxx, I want to mirror it onto my TV with some kind of HDMI cord, I do not have internet at home, is this a possibility?

 

[NewArtDroid]

I use a Screen Beam to mirror on my TV, but I think it does require you have at least an internal home network, even if it doesn't connect to the Internet.

 

[Devonz71]

I have internet on my Maxx obviously but don't want to use my data just to mirror my phone, what is screen beam and do you plug an HDMI cord with micro USB into the phone to the TV? Is this screen beam an app I can download?

 

[NewArtDroid]

Our Droid Maxx have the ability to project what is on the screen. I think it is called Miracast technology. You can activate it by going to Settings, Display, Wireless. ScreenBeam is a device that connects to the TV HDMI. When you activate the Wireless on your phone, it finds the ScreenBeam wirelessly. Until I get home, I can't tell you whether it was using my own wireless network router or communication directly with the ScreenBeam. Droid Maxx does not have a spot for a microHDMI like my old Droid Bionic did, but it can send it wirelessly. Could you just get a router for this purpose, as I'm positive you don't need to be connected to the Internet? Any windows 8 machine can also project using the ScreenBeam.

 

[NewArtDroid]

Screenbeam works with router turned off. So this could be what you need. 100A not 100B.

 

[smacksy]

Why won't my Maxx play music via a USB cable connected to my high end deck in my truck?
It charges only...is this normal?

 

[Jcp123]

New to the droid maxx, but recently my texts won't display the contact name just the phone number, this only happens if the initial text was an incoming text not one that I sent initially, any ideas on how to fix that , thanks in advance.

 

[tcassard]

I've been getting the error message "unfortunately settings has stopped" when I attempt to open any app thru settings. Please help

 

[Thom]

Welcome to Android Forums.

D a Wipe Cache Partition (deleting all temporary data and not touching any permanent data, apps. or settings).

Seee ... http://androidforums.com/threads/droid-maxx-tips.756726/page-2#post-6251668

Did that correct the problem?

... Thom

 

[ChaunceyK]

I just got my Droid Maxx today & I'd like advice on a case. I'll buy a no-name from eBay, as long as it's cheap in price but durable in quality. So, two questions...

1. Are ALL Droid Maxx cases compatible with each other (ex: Maxx, Razr Maxx, Razr Maxx HD)? Because my phone is just a plain Motorola Droid Maxx, no Razr or HD or Ultra or anything else. I don't want to end up buying the wrong thing online.
2. I want either a wallet-style (with slots for at least 2 cards, I don't need it to carry cash), or something like this, which I had on my old LG Lucid and LOVED for it's extraordinarily durable, won't-lose-your-grip textured, true rubber-like outer case (seriously, you could twist the outer case in half).

This online community has helped me greatly in the past with previous phones, thus I thank you greatly in advance.

 

[doogald]

No, a case for any Razr Maxx phone will not work. You need a case for the Droid Maxx or the Droid Ultra, which was the same size.

I never saw a wallet style case for the Maxx - the lack of accessories was a disappointment with this phone.
I'd suggest searching for "XT1080 case", either on amazon or eBay, and see what you can find. That's the model number of the Maxx and ultra and I recall it was a great way to differentiate cases for the Droid Maxx from the Droid Razr MAXX models.

 

[ChaunceyK]

Thank you for the model number, that helps alot. For the benefit of those who are also looking for similar cases, I decided to pass on the wallet style (too hard to find and a bit pricier than I'd hoped). Here is a link to what I bought.

As I did with my last phone 2 years ago, I will write a review of the case once I receive it, along with a follow up a month or two later on how well it's holding up.

 

[NewArtDroid]

On a cruise right now and have two questions. 1) in airplane mode, why does it sometimes show my location in Mapa and sometimes it doesn't? I want to see my location all the time 2) frequently taking pictures of a person with a bright background behind them. Their face is always dark. The old photography trick of turning on flash isn't working. Any other ways to get better lighting on a face with a scenic background?

 

[doogald]

1. Just a guess, but the maps app cached the map for the location you are at when you're in airplane mode. Airplane mode doesn't turn off gps, just cellular, wifi and Bluetooth radios. So, the gps can locate you, and the location is cached in the map app's data.

2. The flash on the phone is a toy. However, you can turn on manual exposure, drag the control over the subject's face, and manually adjust the exposure to get the face lit the way that you want. The background may look overexposed, though.

 

[LaurieG]

As per my official DROID MAXX review on Phandroid.com, anyone curious about anything in regards to the DROID MAXX can ask here, and their question shall be answered. Don't be shy!

My Droid Maxx has a problem. When I receive a call, the caller cannot hear me. I hear them just fine. When I engage the "speaker" they say they can "just barely" hear me....like I way off in the distance. After speaking for two hours with Verizon wireless customer service...and my phone being reset to factory specs...it is still "not working". Any suggestions?

 

[doogald]

My Droid Maxx has a problem. When I receive a call, the caller cannot hear me. I hear them just fine. When I engage the "speaker" they say they can "just barely" hear me....like I way off in the distance. After speaking for two hours with Verizon wireless customer service...and my phone being reset to factory specs...it is still "not working". Any suggestions?

If a factory reset didn't solve it, I hate to say it, but it sounds like a hardware problem - the microphone has failed.

Time for either a warranty replacement or a new phone?

 

[Thom]

... go to a Verizon store. Have them call the number and talk to you. Tell them you already did a Factory Data Reset.

... Thom

 

[doogald]

... go to a Verizon store. Have them call the number and talk to you. Tell them you already did a Factory Data Reset.

... Thom

Yes, good advice, as always, by Thom.