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what's up guys lon here from Android Authority and if you've been a longtime motox user like I have then you most likely already know exactly what to expect with the Moto X pure edition or the Moto X style but if this is your first time using a Moto X then you're probably going to want to know a little bit more about how to use it this is tips and tricks for your Moto X so we already know that the Moto X pure edition and the Moto X is from previous years are running a basically stock version of Android with the exception of a handful of really useful custom features from Motorola so naturally a lot of these tips and tricks are going to revolve around those Motorola features we're going to start off with the display the Moto X pure edition has a large bright beautiful 5.7 inch quad HD display and even though Motorola made the switch to a TFT LCD this year the screen is surprisingly vibrant and saturated but if you don't like that you can actually change it and it's very easy to do just jump into settings by either opening up the app or using the shortcut in the notification shade tap on display and then select color mode from here you'll notice that it defaults to a vibrant setting for enhanced color and saturation but switching it to normal will give you a more natural look any much flatter image if that's what you're looking for tip number two is creating a custom key phrase for Moto voice and if you don't already know moto voice is an always-on listening feature that lets you dictate voice commands from anywhere even when the phone is asleep creating a custom key phrase not only lets you create something that is unique and different from everyone else but it also makes it harder for other people to trigger your Moto X to create a custom phrase just open up the moto application go to voice tap on manage launch phrase and select change or improve launch phrase from here just follow the on-screen prompts to record your custom phrase which it'll ask you to repeat three times over just make sure you're in a quiet room and that you speak normally so that it can probably capture your voice it should take only a minute or two tops but once you are done you can immediately start using your own custom launch phrase next up is Moto actions and Moto actions are all gesture based controls that you need to activate certain functions of own and you can turn them all off within the Moto app if you'd like but I would suggest leaving them all on because they're all extremely useful you can do things like wave your hand over the front of the phone to wake up the display to see any notifications you might have without having to touch the phone chop twice to turn on the camera flash and my personal favorite double twisting your wrist to quickly launch into the camera which can really come in handy if you take a lot of photos finally if you put the phone to your ear this will discreetly activate moto voice and will respond to your command or question through the earpiece instead of blasting it through the speakers in order to not disturb others another really cool feature from Motorola is called moto assist which can do various things like read your text messages out loud when you're driving - who's calling or stay completely quiet when you're sleeping or in a meeting setting it up is super simple and easy to do once you're in the assist section of the Moto app just hit the plus button in the corner and select which activity you want to add whether it be driving meaning or sleeping and you can even add a location to have the phone automatically trigger your activity so for example if you add one for meeting you can add the location of your job so that when you walk into work it'll instantly put your phone into meeting mode and you won't be disturbed tip number five is attentive display and if you've ever been reading a web page or an article and get annoyed by the screen constantly dimming while you're in the middle of reading it then this feature is for you it's pretty simple just go into settings and under the display section you'll find attentive display to make sure the screen stays on when you're looking at it make sure that box is checked and you want the screen to sleep sooner when you're not looking at it you can check that box as well but once you have this feature enabled you'll never have to deal with the screen timing out before you want it to ever again next up let's talk about audio the Moto X pure Edition has some of the best front-facing speakers on a smart phone right now and the default out of the box settings are already pretty good as is but if you want a little bit extra bass treble or just a more balanced sound overall you can easily tweak it in the settings under settings just go to sound and notification and right at the top select audio effects from here you can select different equalizers and by default it's on base punch but if you want even more bass you can set it to extreme bass or conversely if you'd rather have a bigger emphasis on treble you can set it to brilliant treble there's also a balance setting which will give you the most even sound possible and vocalizer if you want more emphasis on the vocals and finally you have the option to turn the equalizer off entirely which I don't recommend doing if you're more of a headphones type of person there's audio profiles that you can select from like 3d stereo home theater and live stage or you can create your own to perfectly tailor the audio to your ears our final tip has to do with the camera and how to control focus and exposure Motorola made quite a bit of improvements to the camera on the hardware side of things but the software still leaves a lot to be desired in terms of manual controls and by default there isn't much we do except aim and tap on the viewfinder to shoot to enable focusing exposure control just swipe inwards from the left side to reveal the control wheel and tap on the icon that looks like a hand with a square bracket once enabled you can change the focus point by dragging the green circle anywhere on the screen and also dial in the exposure this still pales in comparison to full-on manual controls from other smartphone cameras on the market but turning this feature on will at least allow you to get the most out of your Moto X's camera and there you have it guys this has been tips and tricks for your Moto X pure edition hopefully you found this video helpful and if you did please give it a thumbs up down below we definitely appreciate it and also subscribe to the channel which is also down below if you haven't already and you want to see more here from us and your thority make sure to check out the links on the side and also check the website as well for more in-depth coverage and Georgia thorny com because we are your source for all things Android you