The company offers more useful features through its line of Moto apps designed specifically for Motorola devices.
Motorola apps are free, and some are compatible with other Android smartphones.
These apps generally require Android 4.3 or higher, and several require Motorola hardware.
Motorola Moto Z smartphone.Getty Images / Paul Zimmerman
Moto Display
Easy access to messages and notifications.
Unique circle dial for the battery percentage.
Frequent messages and updates can be overwhelming.
After nudging the equipment to show your updates, swipe left or right to access more notifications.
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Moto App is standard on Motorola devices.
Gestures are easy to learn.
you could’t customize gestures.
Gestures can lead to unintended unit actions.
The Moto app isMotorola’s stock appthat hosts its stand-out features, additional gestures, and quick actions.
One-button navigation supports multitasking.
A simple tap takes you to the home screen.
Swipe left to go to a previous page.
Swipe right to go to the Recents page.
Night Display transitions the screen from warm tones to cool tones as day transitions into night.
At night, more Night Display features are enabled, including a wave-to-wake function and an always-on display.
Motorola FM Radio
Easy access to over-the-air radio.
No fee or subscription to listen to radio stations.
Only available for Motorola devices.
Works best with wired headphones.
Motorola FM Radio is essentially a stock app exclusive to Moto smartphones.
It cuts all of the bells and whistles often found on other radio and music apps.
It’s compatible with Motorola devices with Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
The app also includes a sleep timer and record function.
