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Y'all think they'll be available, seeing as how this seems to be based on the droid turbo with most of the same hardware?
I had a moto x (2013) and loved those features, just wasn't crazy about the battery life.
A nexus 6 with working active display/moto voice would be amazing.
It looks like Google has incorporated similar features into Android itself.
There's something new called Ambient Display, which is similar to Moto Display.
You can say "OK Google" with the screen off, which is functionally similar to Moto Voice — albeit without the custom launch phrases.
Moto Voice records your voice and then pipes that recording into Google Now. Since this new feature launches Google Now directly, it's probably a lot faster than Moto Voice.
Is there anything setting need to do before OK Google works with screen off?
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Found it. Tnx
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NOTashwin said:
It looks like Google has incorporated similar features into Android itself.
There's something new called Ambient Display, which is similar to Moto Display.
You can say "OK Google" with the screen off, which is functionally similar to Moto Voice — albeit without the custom launch phrases.
Moto Voice records your voice and then pipes that recording into Google Now. Since this new feature launches Google Now directly, it's probably a lot faster than Moto Voice.
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To be honest I rather have Moto Display than Ambient Display, Google's version just has soo many flaws, and sometimes its not consistent and not only that, theres not much features
If porting the Moto Display and other goodies from the X will be possible I'll be keeping a close eye out
I exported most of the files required for it, but am stuck at the Motorola-specific signature process... And life is getting in the way as well.
Anyone see that China is getting the moto x pro? It's basically the nexus 6 without the nexus branding. Any bets on whether it'll come with the moto tweaks and that a ROM can be made for the nexus 6?
Does anyone know if the moto voice has been ported for the Nexus 6? I like that the moto voice will read your messages to you.
coldheater said:
Does anyone know if the moto voice has been ported for the Nexus 6? I like that the moto voice will read your messages to you.
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Not yet. I think the best bet would be perhaps getting a dump from the Moto X Pro, which is the Chinese variation of the Nexus 6. China doesn't have Google services, so the Nexus branding has been dropped and all Google apps, but Moto looks to have added their apps to it. Some pics here, which you can see some of the icons on the home screen (unsure if it will have all of the Moto apps though).
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Not yet. I think the best bet would be perhaps getting a dump from the Moto X Pro, which is the Chinese variation of the Nexus 6. China doesn't have Google services, so the Nexus branding has been dropped and all Google apps, but Moto looks to have added their apps to it. Some pics here, which you can see some of the icons on the home screen (unsure if it will have all of the Moto apps though).
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Thanks a bunch and that's probably best. I have to see when its released....any release dates yet?
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Thanks a bunch and that's probably best. I have to see when its released....any release dates yet?
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I see that it has been released in China a few days ago, any updates anyone?
coldheater said:
I see that it has been released in China a few days ago, any updates anyone?
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Theres a Moto X Pro system dump in this thread.
The Moto X Pro bootanimation.zip uses video files and videodesc.txt instead of .png images and desc.txt like Nexus 6, but it works by just copying /system/bin/bootanimation file from Moto X Pro to Nexus 6, changing permissions and rebooting. Can the same be said for the Moto Apps? Just copy all the apks from /system/priv-app on Moto X Pro to same place on Nexus 6, as well as the /system/lib and /system/bin files?
If anyone knows how to do this it would be greatly appreciated. In the meantime I'll be searching for threads that point me in the right direction and trying the method I mentioned to see what happens.
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Theres a Moto X Pro system dump in this thread.
The Moto X Pro bootanimation.zip uses video files and videodesc.txt instead of .png images and desc.txt like Nexus 6, but it works by just copying /system/bin/bootanimation file from Moto X Pro to Nexus 6, changing permissions and rebooting. Can the same be said for the Moto Apps? Just copy all the apks from /system/priv-app on Moto X Pro to same place on Nexus 6, as well as the /system/lib and /system/bin files?
If anyone knows how to do this it would be greatly appreciated. In the meantime I'll be searching for threads that point me in the right direction and trying the method I mentioned to see what happens.
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I'm the one who uploaded the system dump as an alternative to baidu , because it was too slow .I need to get an update-script to make this ROM.zip flashing process possible ,though I don't know how to do one , I won't be able to make this thing possible.If any of you wants to help me , shoot me with a PM .
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I'm the one who uploaded the system dump as an alternative to baidu , because it was too slow .I need to get an update-script to make this ROM.zip flashing process possible ,though I don't know how to do one , I won't be able to make this thing possible.If any of you wants to help me , shoot me with a PM .
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Please keep me in the loop and let me know if there is anything that I can do to help.
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Please keep me in the loop and let me know if there is anything that I can do to help.
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Well I think I was pretty clear by saying I need a Updater-Script that's where I need help
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Well I think I was pretty clear by saying I need a Updater-Script that's where I need help
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hopefully soon.
blinqipa said:
Well I think I was pretty clear by saying I need a Updater-Script that's where I need help
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still no update?
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still no update?
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Nope ,unfortunately .Rather than looking here ,seek for help out in other communities ,seems like there are no enthusiastic developers who will do this /devs or other users have less interest in such things .
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Nope ,unfortunately .Rather than looking here ,seek for help out in other communities ,seems like there are no enthusiastic developers who will do this /devs or other users have less interest in such things .
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already have, thanks. Just checking to see if u had an updated. If I find out anything, i'll post here.
This has probably been asked before but a search didn't yield any satisfying responses either way.
The Moto X has a handful of features unique to itself that are very nice to have. I had the first generation and fell in love with it. With my Nexus 6 I love having the Nexus feel, but I want some of the features.
Have any ROMs ported over some of the software features of the Moto X? Some features are in Lollipop, but I'm wondering if anyone has ever tried to port over the gesture to launch the camera, or try to port over the breathing active display (Google's variant is very underwhelming and not very responsive to light changes). Since Motorola made the hardware, I wasn't sure if there was some cross compatibility, or if any attempt had been made.
helios.z3r0 said:
This has probably been asked before but a search didn't yield any satisfying responses either way.
The Moto X has a handful of features unique to itself that are very nice to have. I had the first generation and fell in love with it. With my Nexus 6 I love having the Nexus feel, but I want some of the features.
Have any ROMs ported over some of the software features of the Moto X? Some features are in Lollipop, but I'm wondering if anyone has ever tried to port over the gesture to launch the camera, or try to port over the breathing active display (Google's variant is very underwhelming and not very responsive to light changes). Since Motorola made the hardware, I wasn't sure if there was some cross compatibility, or if any attempt had been made.
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very simple answer for you, no.
Nope.
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Nope.
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you turned my very simple no, into a complicated nope
oh, but your profile photo got a giggle out of me, so, this time ill let you pass :silly:
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you turned my very simple no, into a complicated nope
oh, but your profile photo got a giggle out of me, so, this time ill let you pass :silly:
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Your post wasn't there when I stared typing out my epic response
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Your post wasn't there when I stared typing out my epic response
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i know. your post came literally 3 seconds after mine
Nougat coming in the next few months...?
http://www.droid-life.com/2016/09/27/moto-z-moto-g4-nougat-update-release-date-q4/
Sounds good to me! I'm on DL every day, but man there are some haters in the comments lol. It's like Motorola/Lenovo killed their firstborn or something.
blynkofaneye said:
Sounds good to me! I'm on DL every day, but man there are some haters in the comments lol. It's like Motorola/Lenovo killed their firstborn or something.
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I've always been of the mind that people are more likely to post to complain than otherwise. You rarely see, "hey, this is great!" .. I think it is often assumed that posting those kinds of comments add nothing to the discussion, so people don't do it...
Respond if you agree
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I've always been of the mind that people are more likely to post to complain than otherwise. You rarely see, "hey, this is great!" .. I think it is often assumed that posting those kinds of comments add nothing to the discussion, so people don't do it...
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Agreed. I see what you did there.
If it turns out to be true and even if they they just push it to those who oped in for soak test and whatnot and not a full out release in the next few weeks i am happy with Lenovo and this phone. I love what Lenovo did with the phone. I said updates will make or break it and i was scared about that when they said they could not commit to the security patches. But were getting those patches and have a word on the update so far so good. Hope they keep it up. This is the best phone out all around.
I'll still believe it when I see it. Moto has really been sucking badly on updates the last few years.
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JasonJoel said:
I'll still believe it when I see it. Moto has really been sucking badly on updates the last few years.
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But the last few months they've been excelling!
All I know, as a Samsung fanboy in the past... I couldn't be happier that I chose to change to the Z Force... besides not bursting into flames in my pocket... the battery life puts EVERY Samsung I ever had to shame.
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But the last few months they've been excelling!
All I know, as a Samsung fanboy in the past... I couldn't be happier that I chose to change to the Z Force... besides not bursting into flames in my pocket... the battery life puts EVERY Samsung I ever had to shame.
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I agree 100% the funny part is I decided I needed a non samsung device as soon as I saw that lil wayne commercial that had him dumping champagne on the phone. I told coworkers that wanted the Note 7 prior to the release to get this phone instead because Samsung spent far too much for lil wayne for proper research and development, they all made fun of me...until the note started exploding.
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I agree 100% the funny part is I decided I needed a non samsung device as soon as I saw that lil wayne commercial that had him dumping champagne on the phone. I told coworkers that wanted the Note 7 prior to the release to get this phone instead because Samsung spent far too much for lil wayne for proper research and development, they all made fun of me...until the note started exploding.
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Off topic but the issue is simple with the Note 7. I checked this my self. But its not cheap for them and the "Fixed" ones were not fixed and there was no way for them to fix it.
Simple version. The IC samsung chosen to handle the monitoring of the voltage for the battery was the cheapest they could find. That being said they can be way off in terms of calibration. The note 7 i had charged my battery to 4.9v. Phone would read 4.405v but a fluke on the batt reads 4.921v. And that is dangerous. So for all i know they could be charging to 5+ volts and no wounder they are bursting into flames. Issue has nothing to do with the battery and changing it wont do a thing. Its an issue with the ic on the board. And the IC has been used in other things that handle li-ion and li-po related charging and also caused problems on them.
Back on topic.
So we get 7.0 before the end of the year. Im guessing November. So far so good on the updates. But im wondering if they are going 7.0 or just going to jump to 7.1. Chances are no 7.1 that fast but so far the updates have been good. And the moto mod updates have been amazing. I would like to see 7.0 by Nov. 17th. But we prob wont see the roll out start until the end of Nov.
Does anyone know if Nougat will return the ability to save to SD or move apps to external sd?
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Does anyone know if Nougat will return the ability to save to SD or move apps to external sd?
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It will not. Motorola has removed the Apps 2 SD feature. It was replaced by Adoptable Storage.
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/prod_answer_detail/a_id/109134/p/1449,9582
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Just finished installing the Nougat update on my phone. After updating I tested it out in a Daydream VR and it works!
I wish someone would post the update files
Uuuurgh I wish there was a way to force it. I've been obsessively checking for software updates all day :|
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Just finished installing the Nougat update on my phone. After updating I tested it out in a Daydream VR and it works!
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Yes yes yes yes yes. Got rid of my Gear VR and S7 Edge for a PSVR and have been waiting for a good headset for my Z Droid. So it works with the remote and what not?
mcp2009 said:
So it works with the remote and what not?
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Yup, works exactly like it does on the Pixel. It runs the Daydream app, supports the VR keyboard, etc.
bagheadinc said:
Yup, works exactly like it does on the Pixel. It runs the Daydream app, supports the VR keyboard, etc.
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Did you sign up for soak test?
TigerCourage said:
Did you sign up for soak test?
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Not that I'm aware of. I've done plenty of soak tests for previous Moto devices and I got invites for soak tests for the camera and projector (which I don't have either), but I never got one for the phone. The update just popped up for me last night.
So far the only Nougat issues I'm having is the fact that my Ambient Moto Display no longer works. Slightly annoying, but it could be worse.
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Not that I'm aware of. I've done plenty of soak tests for previous Moto devices and I got invites for soak tests for the camera and projector (which I don't have either), but I never got one for the phone. The update just popped up for me last night.
So far the only Nougat issues I'm having is the fact that my Ambient Display no longer works. Slightly annoying, but it could be worse.
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Great that means it's a general release!
Do a hard reset, it's always recommended to do a hard reset after a major update for optimal performance and user experience.
Strike my last statement. I just got it working. I need up just clearing the data for the Moto app and set it up again. Moto Display seems to work perfectly fine now.
Hello everybody.
We all know that Moto Display is very useful and shows incoming notification. In Moto G and E devices, it activates when the phone is moved from its position, or when a flip cover over the phone is opened. However I have heard that in Moto X devices, it activates even if you wave over the proximity sensor.
So I thought of making a small app that does the same. It is on Play Store.
MotoDisplay handwave
This might be helpful to some people like me. Do hit the Thanks button if it helped you. Also rate the app a five star ??
TO BE USED ONLY ON STOCK FIRMWARE. NO CUSTOM ROMS SUPPORTED
This is a great app, I was missing a lot this feature when moving from Moto X!
Please consider using the Android ActivityRecognitionAPI to trigger the moto display only if the phone is in the "STILL" state. Otherwise the battery will be drained pretty fast when carrying the phone in the pocket, etc.
--Vlado
vlahan said:
This is a great app, I was missing a lot this feature when moving from Moto X!
Please consider using the Android ActivityRecognitionAPI to trigger the moto display only if the phone is in the "STILL" state. Otherwise the battery will be drained pretty fast when carrying the phone in the pocket, etc.
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Thanks for the suggestion, will obviously look into it.
Regarding battery drain, the proximity sensor is always on even if this app is not used (Moto Display activates if you keep the proximity covered for some time and then remove the cover).
Also the app has been designed so that it won't activate MD if the phone is in pocket.
Thanks for the clarification, I was not aware that the proximity sensor is always on. You are right, the Moto Display turns on when the phone is taken out of a pocket, etc. Now I just wonder why Motorola decided not to offer this as part of the stock application. To protect Moto X sales?
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Thanks for the clarification, I was not aware that the proximity sensor is always on. You are right, the Moto Display turns on when the phone is taken out of a pocket, etc. Now I just wonder why Motorola decided not to offer this as part of the stock application. To protect Moto X sales?
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Not sure whether even Moto Z has this feature or not
This feature its reserved for the more expensive moto z & moto z play, good job for doing this.
if you want to translate it to spanish just send me the file and i'll do it for free. my email its my username and obviously on gmail.
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This feature its reserved for the more expensive moto z & moto z play, good job for doing this.
if you want to translate it to spanish just send me the file and i'll do it for free. my email its my username and obviously on gmail.
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Thanks. I will send the strings.xml file when I get back to my desktop.
Anyone do any testing on the battery differences with the app?
Also works perfect on Moto g4 play
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Anyone do any testing on the battery differences with the app?
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It doesn't consume much battery
bin.sayantan said:
Hello everybody.
We all know that Moto Display is very useful and shows incoming notification. In Moto G and E devices, it activates when the phone is moved from its position, or when a flip cover over the phone is opened. However I have heard that in Moto X devices, it activates even if you wave over the proximity sensor.
So I thought of making a small app that does the same. It is on Play Store.
MotoDisplay handwave
This might be helpful to some people like me. Do hit the Thanks button if it helped you. Also rate the app a five star
TO BE USED ONLY ON STOCK FIRMWARE. NO CUSTOM ROMS SUPPORTED
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works well
if you like i can translate it to german
send me the string.xml
ckret said:
works well
if you like i can translate it to german
send me the string.xml
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Sure. I will send you the strings.xml file when I get back to my desktop.
Does it require root? Does it work if you are rooted?
Thanks!
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Does it require root? Does it work if you are rooted?
Thanks!
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This app doesn't require root.
Working well so far. Nice job
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This app doesn't require root.
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Might be a stupid question, but does it still work if you are rooted?
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Might be a stupid question, but does it still work if you are rooted?
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Not a stupid question. I did mention that the ROM needs to be stock ROM. So this confusion might arise.
This app has nothing to do with root directly. It doesn't check for safety net. It will work whether you are rooted or not.
There is however an exception. If you use any root based utility to uninstall Moto Display apk from system, this app will no longer work.
Hey! Nice work!
I can translate it to brazilian portuguese!
Loved the app.
I also can translate it to PT-BR
moto g5 plus does bring up display when moved, y do we need this app then?
Hi people..
I bought my Moto G6 xt1925, maybe 2 week ago and from the first day i note it laggy at the time of input text.
I mean, i write in an aplication like whatsapp and it gets laaggy at writing or, at the time i press "enter".
it goes like that before writing too, when i try to press "back" for getting out of the app.
Is any solution for an issue like this?..
Thanks for a quick answer..
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Hi people..
I bought my Moto G6 xt1925, maybe 2 week ago and from the first day i note it laggy at the time of input text.
I mean, i write in an aplication like whatsapp and it gets laaggy at writing or, at the time i press "enter".
it goes like that before writing too, when i try to press "back" for getting out of the app.
Is any solution for an issue like this?..
Thanks for a quick answer..
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Factory Restore or Reset
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Factory Restore or Reset
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ive tried that allready, and the lag comes back.
Is it just that the microprocessor is not that cool? i mean, my old phone is a moto g4 plus. Maybe im used to that phone and moto g6 isnt so powerfull??
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ive tried that allready, and the lag comes back.
Is it just that the microprocessor is not that cool? i mean, my old phone is a moto g4 plus. Maybe im used to that phone and moto g6 isnt so powerfull??
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G6 has a better chipset than the g4. Do you have the 8 core version?
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G6 has a better chipset than the g4. Do you have the 8 core version?
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yes man, and the experience is really really worst than with the moto g4 plus.
Will change the kernel (a kernel with a customizable frequency) make it better?
stompi27 said:
Hi people..
I bought my Moto G6 xt1925, maybe 2 week ago and from the first day i note it laggy at the time of input text.
Is any solution for an issue like this?..
Thanks for a quick answer..
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Try this:
https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Moto-G6-Moto-G6-Plus-Moto-G6/Moto-G6-experiencing-significant-stutter-and-lag-while-typing/m-p/4363656/highlight/true#M9233