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[Nexus 5 General] AmaruPhoenix:
I have the same issue, just like you I own a GNex still, how I fixed my problem is owning an additional spare battery and keep it in my wallet.

Unfortunately Google has gone in the direction of non-removable batteries since the N4 and the same with this new device, I had to look else where for extra power. since I can kill both of my batteries 2 x 1750 mAh within 6 hours if I was really bored lol.

As of now, I picked up a 11,600 mAh power bank. yes it's bulky and and an additional thing to carry but it came with a 2 Amp supply usb plug. and I charge quickly with that socket. it cuts my charge time down near 40%. so when I'm low I throw it on that and within 20 minutes I get 30% easily. just put down your phone for a coffee break, it won't kill you
[Nexus 5 General] mx597turbo:
Trust me, delays at the airport will kill a 2300mah battery. And some don't have any outlets available to recharge.
[Nexus 5 General] shaker2k:
I have a morphie battery pack on my gs3. The phone fits in it like a case. Maybe that would suit your needs.
[Nexus 5 General] BennyJr:
/thread
[Nexus 5 General] expertzero1:
this thread is full of win win win
[Nexus 5 General] br0adband:
In this day and age, the need for a removable battery is becoming a bit unnecessary IMO. For $50 or less you can easily find a separate rechargeable battery to carry with you that can provide anywhere from 6000mAh to 10000mAh battery and not just one device-specific battery would; it would use a traditional USB port so you can use it for other devices as well, and allow for the ability to power/recharge something like the Nexus 5 for days on end or multiple recharges over several days time to extend your usage.

I'd love to have a Nexus 5, really, but I won't bother and the primary reason is (again) no expandable storage. I appreciate that everyone at Google believes in "the cloud" and I really hate that phrase, it's client-server and has been for 50+ years now, just calling it "the cloud" means nothing to me in the long run.

But I prefer local storage, even though I have 18,000+ songs sitting on my Google Play account I still have a few thousand of them on the microSD card in my LG Optimus G for local playback, and I'm not really interested in having everything in "the cloud" anyway.

Not having a removable battery in the Nexus 5 isn't even a consideration for me anymore, hasn't been for a long time because I have a nice little 4-AA battery charger I use with 4 high capacity (2600mAh) AA rechargeables - the other benefit is that even if those were to die on me at some point I can always get AA batteries most anywhere.

Just my $.02 I suppose...

Because Samsung is moving away from making devices for anyone but themselves, and according to recent reports, they're actually working towards a custom version of Android for their own specific devices - they may even end up creating an entirely new OS for their own devices and just move away from Android completely, aka Tizen which is still being developed.
[Nexus 5 General] wideasleep1:
Then you need to carry a power bank. I mean, if you're going to carry another cell around anyway to swap, why not carry one that truly buys you days of power, only double or triple a regular cell's thickness, and not need to take off a cover?
[Nexus 5 General] Caelrie:
I totally don't see the issue. You're aware that a 3000mah external battery is only the size of a tube of lipstick, right? What's not portable about that?
[Nexus 5 General] wideasleep1:
Bingo!
[Nexus 5 General] br0adband:
Never been to an airport in my life (coming up on 5 decades) that doesn't have power outlets in the restrooms... ;)
[Nexus 5 General] lwfb:
Do you take a carry on with you when you travel? A bag with your laptop?

Dude, just get an external battery. It's handy for tablets, phones, whatever. You can grab a 13000 mAh with a 2A output from Amazon for $45.

While you're grabbing a bite to eat you can pull it out of your bag and plug your phone in. While you're on the plane you can plug it in...

Hell, I've never been in a terminal that didn't have an abundance of AC outlets...

Do you absolutely need to be staring into your screen the entire time you're in public places that you have no opportunity to charge your phone?

I just don't understand your logic. This is 2013 where everyone has personal electronics. Public places are now more than accommodating of people's electronic needs.

If you seriously just show up at the airport with no luggage, no bags at all, just your phone and an extra battery in your pocket then I guess having a charger or external battery pack won't work for you. I'm in airports on a weekly basis though and I've never seen anyone show up without at least a carry on/laptop bag.

I'm not ripping on you man, honestly. I just don't understand your situation.
[Nexus 5 General] epsix:
Sony Z1 for tmobile.
[Nexus 5 General] vpraveenis:
If you want stock android and replacable battery spend 600$ and get a google experience One/S4. If you want a top spec phone for half the cost, you have to accept some compromise. It all your choice. no one forced you to get a N5 & No one said N5 will have a replacable battery. Stop the rant.

Or get an external portable juice pack. There are many options only of you are willing to open your eyes.
[Nexus 5 General] princebama:
Lol I don't see why this was a surprise or expectation
[Nexus 5 General] mx597turbo:
I go to visit family, and have a supply of clothes there - so yes, I only carry what's in my pockets. Not even a book bag sometime. Traveling without baggage is great!

But as this thread is dragging on unnecessarily, I'll conclude with this: I mistakenly assumed the N5 would have a removable battery. External battery packs don't fit my needs. As much as I want the phone this is a deal-killer for me - I'll stick with my GNex until the S5 comes out.

/thread
[Nexus 5 General] tom9384:
I had to laugh at this. Flying 6x a year is not "frequent". Try being a business consultant doing 100+ flights per year.

If you want to be entertained on flights so much, buy a Nexus 7 or something. They're small and cheap.
[Nexus 5 General] vpraveenis:
Delete
[Nexus 5 General] wideasleep1:
Since May or June..something like that..

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I'm outta thanks for the day, so welcome to XDA! :)
[Nexus 5 General] adeelraj:
Nexus phones are disposable

Use and throw away

No sd slot and removable battery.
[Nexus 5 General] tkoreaper:
I travel a lot too, much more than you do based on your description, and honestly you're just whining. Seriously, is it SOO hard to carry around a SMALL external battery? It takes up no room at all. There really is no excuse. Sure, it convenient to just swap about a battery and go, but there's no difference between that and what I mentioned except for having to power down the device to swap a battery.
[Nexus 5 General] elementaldragon:
I know this response is a fair bit late.... but i fail to see the logic in this sentiment. "I just want the ability to put an extended battery in the phone and not worry about carrying two things at once". You say that, yet you also say that you always carry a spare battery just in case you need it. So, you'd rather have a slightly larger capacity primary battery, and carry around a spare battery which generally isn't the most rugged thing in the world, than get a portable charger with a built-in battery that isn't very large, yet has the capacity to charge the built-in phone battery 5..... 10 times over? I dunno about you, but i think i'd prefer the safer way to carry extra juice.
[Nexus 5 General] tkoreaper:
Anyways, as mentioned previously, a tablet is much better suited to your "needs" if you're constantly using it like that.
[Nexus 5 General] kwanbis:
While I have currently a N4, and just bought a N5, I completely agree with the OP.

Why is it so hard to make the battery replaceable? Or even better, if you want to keep the phone cost down, offer an upgrade option for a batterycase.

An no, the external battery is not the same.
[Nexus 5 General] lwfb:
Hmm, that I can understand.

You're just the exception to the rule then mate.

I take my gear with me everywhere, as do most other young professionals I know, hence your situation didn't quite make sense to me.

Only you know what works best for you though. At least you know you have options should you wish to go the nexus route, but if not another great device is always around the corner... That's the wonderful thing about Android, it's not one size fits all.

Again, I wasn't trying to give you a hard time, thanks for not taking it that way.
[Nexus 5 General] elementaldragon:
In that case so is every single iPhone Apple has ever, and will ever design. What's your point? I have a Galaxy S3. Almost never actually use the SD card. Also never had a need for a separate battery. Don't see a reason to swap batteries when you have stuff like this:

http://www.amazon.com/10000mAh-Exte...280960&sr=8-3&keywords=phone+charger+portable

Anker 10,000 mAh portable charger. Can charge the phone about 4.25 times... on sale for $40. How much would you wind up spending on replaceable battery packs for a phone if that's the way you wanted to go to get that kind of juice? Probably far more.
[Nexus 5 General] lJesseCusterl:
Packaging and thinness. My current One X+ is still thinner than the majority of phones out there (as long as you discount the camera hump).
[Nexus 5 General] intekmdma:
From my readings, making a battery 'replacable' means you can't make it as thin.
[Nexus 5 General] wideasleep1:
It's a design decision, and makes for a very sturdy platform. HTC used to essentially create an entire case around the phone (ex. Sensation, Nexus One) just to have stability AND a removable battery. It worked, but is now dated. Battery covers are on their way out...even Sammy will eventually do it.
[Nexus 5 General] corythug:
Gs4 is thinner then n5, and has removable battery. That being said I have an s3 with a spare battery from my first s3 that caught sudden death syndrome and I can count on one hand how many times I've switched the battery out. Usually only when I'm out geocaching for an entire day. I'd prefer a removable battery for that just incase situation but it is what it is and there are other solutions.
[Nexus 5 General] Shano56:
No Nexus device will ever have a user-replaceable battery. Don't hope for one, cuz you won't get it. An external battery does the trick for me. I but velcro on my Nexus 4 case and on my battery pack (almost the same exact size as the N4) and it was still just as portable for me, just thicker and heaver. That's the price to pay for more battery storage until battery technology advances.
[Nexus 5 General] abalosmusic:
Lol. Did u not get the memo, read the leaks??? As of now Nexus will not sport Removable batteries any time soon
[Nexus 5 General] elementaldragon:
Yes.... the S4 is thinner than the Nexus 5.... by .03". But the S4 is also .03" larger in both width and length. And only 300 mAh larger battery. And while it's not much, also have to remember the Nexus 5 has native Qi wireless charging built in.
[Nexus 5 General] Mushroom.:
If you have room to carry a spare battery at all times, then you have room for a small external battery instead.

Or, buy a Juice Pack (or equivalent) case once they come out.
[Nexus 5 General] jrsmooth:
I am sorry, you travel at least 6x a year or more and you say that "travel very frequently"?

I do a 15,000-mile trip (DCA-ORD-PVG-ORD-DCA) at least once a month, and I still won't consider myself a very frequent flyer. Sorry just need to point this out.
[Nexus 5 General] openwheelracing:
Error, even my 80 year old grandma knew the phone would not have placable battery. Where is your common sense?

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Also agree with above, your travel is light at best. That's easy to manage.
[Nexus 5 General] Enddo:
i wanna say i saw a kickstart project recently that was an adapter/dongle for usb storage
[Nexus 5 General] br0adband:
Well, MHL support for USB devices is probably there but, honestly I wouldn't use such things, the microUSB ports are already put through enough wear and tear just for charging (I don't use them for data transfer, I bought Wi-Fi File Transfer Pro long ago and it works flawlessly for that purpose). The wireless charging aspect is a strong draw since it would mean finally having a device that just doesn't need to be plugged in for anything at all but buying a Nexus 5 for $400 + the wireless charging dock, etc would end up spending $500+ for another phone and right now this LG Optimus G works just damned fine for me. ;)

And soon enough there'll be KitKat ROMs for it too so, I'm ok with what I've got. Having a 1080 display is meaningless to me at this point so that's not a draw to the Nexus 5 for me either.

It's a Nexus 4 with a few new features and the 4.4 OS upgrade, I'll have that in a few weeks on this LGOG. ;)

Having said that, this thread is going way off-topic at this point, the OP already made his/her statements and also said /thread so, might as well be moving on, folks.
[Nexus 5 General] Enddo:
i dunno why you would have assumed that, FCC filings, manual and plenty of leaks proved otherwise
[Nexus 5 General] 7TimesCursed:
Darn xda app.. Delete
[Nexus 5 General] eagleeyetom:
So don't buy Nexus 5. No need to create a thread for that.

Thread closed.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nbsss:
Wondering what kernel version nexus 5 is running, is it still on 3.4 like jellybean 4.3?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tangosierra_:
Yes N5 uses 3.4
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rikmer:
Hmm ... that's a shame. Really hoped that it will be 3.10 . Will there be an update at some time. Is an update even possible?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nbsss:
Possible, but its hard work so they don't bother unless its needed, eg k3 and above is needed for Android 4.0+

If I remember correct my nexus 7 2012 was still on k3.0 when it got JB4.3 (before I sold it)

kitkat is already memory efficient so I'm curious how much better it would get with 3.10
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] prc292:
I installed the 4.3 update rooted and installed twrp. My hotspot stopped working so I restored a nandroid of mf9 and now im stuck on 4.2.2 with mja software version. Knox has been tripped. Should have done more research before diving in. How could I get this back to 4.3. Re applying the update has failed.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] prc292:
And restoring my nandroid of 4.3 just puts in a bootloop
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] likearaptor:
Been there and not fun. Go to my post about how to fix the boot loops. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2506562
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] prc292:
So I took as he to get the files due to some busy servers, but I restored them and factory restored but still ended up with a boot loop.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] prc292:
Just wanted to post back and say the reason it didn't work is Because I didn't follow the directions. I assumed that because they were two files I could use twrp. Not the case. Must use philz. I am back to 4.3. Thank you soon much!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] prc292:
Anyone else having issues restoring nandroid on Philz recovery. I'm running stock mja fully updated bootloader and modem. My backups always bootloop.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] daniel4653:
Are those backups of 4.3 or 4.2.2?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] ParkerParker:
You have to check process SE context JB 4.3 settings in philz recovery UNDER misc Nandroid settings before making back up :sly::eek:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] prc292:
Thanks ill give that a shot. And they are 4.3 backups.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] ParkerParker:
That will work, I also uncheck md5 at the top and mine all restore perfect, it's all preference I guess, just as long as the 4.3 box is checked you will be good to go :thumbup:
[G2 General] locoface:
I can only dream until we can get it ported properly to lg g2. Icons seem huge same with app drawer. :victory:
[G2 General] curly9:
Yea I saw a video where they made them a little bigger.
[G2 General] ricardo_r21:
Does the "OK Google" command work for you? Does touching and holding ur finger pop out the ability to change wallpaper and add widgets come out? If it does, when you try to change wallpaper does it crash?

Just a few issues I had on mine. LG spoiled me with the customizations.
[G2 General] locoface:
Some widgets are being shown that are not installed but others work fine. Adding a wallpaper by holding down and selecting wallpaper is broken had to by using gallery. OK Google spoken command does work thanks to the snapdragon 800 but Google search crashes :/
[G2 General] Smokeey:
The icons are GIGANTIC.

It hurts my eyes and I feel like Google thinks were all blind.
[G2 General] Freshly_Snipes:
Works perfectly here bud... Sounds like you gotta raw dl.
[G2 General] fetalp:
My search works great and saying ok Google is quick to answer. No crashes....as of yet
[G2 General] jiteshj:
OK Google is not working can someone tell me where am I going wrong

I installed new Google search,Google play services and Google home apks
[G2 General] lyrical1278:
If your "OK Google" is not working... Try this.

Go into Now setting

, then Voice Settings. Go to "Offline Speech Recognition" and then either redownload or update your language. I did this and it works flawlessly now.
[G2 General] DeaconBoogie:
How do I shut this OFF, I mean COMPLETELY OFF... I do NOT want my phone listening to me all the time.
[G2 General] The_Engine:
Knock on Dead

I set this up quickly, but then killed it because it disabled knock on. Also the nav bar was still the LG one so it kind of looked weird to me. And yes the icons were garrishly large. I liked the 5x5 grid on the stock launcher and this made me feel like I was using a Fischer Price launcher with the huge buttons. The killing blow for me was that I could not switch easily back to stock launcher and had to uninstall the new 4.4 launcher.

if it could work with Knock on, I might give it another go. (unless I was doing something wrong and there s a way to make it work.)
[G2 General] motters.scott:
Knock on definately works......
[G2 General] Tex_Norseman:
where can we get google launcher?
[G2 General] Rosted:
Everything works, even OK Google!

Only downside is that transitions can be a little laggy..
[G2 General] ElecEngineer1422:
http://www.droid-life.com/2013/10/3...-5-dump-search-launcher-and-more/#more-123662

to get nexus 5 camera, and launcher + many other nexus 5 apps. Unfortunately camera only goes up to 8 Mpix and the buttons are mostly obscured by the soft keys, but it is still usable. But it does have photo sphere. Experiment by pressing just above the soft keys to activate functions and learn how to use it since the actual icons are blocked.

Enjoy
[G2 General] Stardate Tab 10.1:
Knock on isn't disabled by a launcher. It still works. But to knock off the screen you have to taps twice in the status bar.
[G2 General] Geekybiker:
If you long press in the middle of the screen you get the options to pop up as well.
[G2 General] crashN2u:
So, can "OK google" be installed by itself? Or does it require apks other than google search? What I'm curious about is, does it fully integrate with calender, etc.?And for those that did install it, how is the battery with it on? Can it be turned off, or does it require uninstall?
[G2 General] Swanseatom:
I have the launcher installed and the Google search and play services. But I cannot for the life of me get OK Google to work.
[G2 General] jayochs:
eh, it's still not a smooth, non-choppy launcher. idk why, but these stock android launchers still randomly get choppy when switching between pages, even if they're not filled with widgets or icons.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tokyoahead:
I have installed the "Android Revolution" successfully on the HTC One some months ago and now went today into the Xposed toolbox and saw that there are several things to update, namely the Xposed framework and the HTC Sense toolbox. I did both, and my phone went into reboot.

Now It gets stuck on the white "HTC ONE Beats Audio" screen. I can hold down the volume and power and get into fastboot and recovery, but where to go from there?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tokyoahead:
Never mind. Just flashed a new ROM through side-load and fixed it like that.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spectalecy:
Hey guys, I recently tried to restore a backup I head from before rooting my phone ( i think) but when i did, it told me (Philz 5) that something is wrong with the MD5 file.. So I did a factory reset and when it asked me if I want to root my phone because a root wasn't found, I approved. Did a reboot and ever since the phone is stuck on the first loading screen tht says :Samsung Galaxy Note 2 LTE GT-N7105

If I try to connect it to the charger it will just show a frozen picture of the battary..

I was using MOONROM before and it all worked good..

Can you guys please help me out ? I need to get my phone back and running as soon as possible :D

Thank you !
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 3vo3d:
I'm no expert and there are plenty of guides in these threads but can you not just Flash a stock rom?
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] ganstar:
If i open DU Battery Monitor, is shows 'radio' as using X% battery. Wi-fi is listed also so obviously they are not the same, or is it part of it? It can use almost as much or sometimes even more battery than Wifi, so i would like to know what it is.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] Pjstaab:
I've been wondering this myself.
[Micromax A110] Dark Nexus:
Yes, it's an APK from KitKat. And it's the only

one you can get until we get the factory images

If it's force closing, clear the data of it!

Download link http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2362687&d=1383253831

Dark Nexus
[Micromax A110] tbonezx11:
Not the only apk available from 4.4 ... I have now and launcher on my gen 1 n7 from android headlines. Com ... But thanks for apk
[Micromax A110] showstopper1:
Not working even after clearing data
[Micromax A110] Matthew_Farrell:
Even on my dark magic rom its not working
[General Questions and Answers] RobPitt:
How do you delete a photo from Google+ listed when you click on this button?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] mr_ding:
I see Word Mobile and Excel Mobile on WM5, how about PDF/PPT?

Should I get the ClearVue PDF/PPT Viewer v2.41.386 from WM2003SE? Or are there better one?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] exstatica:
there should be a mobile ppt, but for pdf you can use clearview or adobe
[Nexus 7 (2013) Accessories] swisstourist:
What about this one.

How much, and where?

http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/31/google-wireless-charging-pad/
[Nexus 7 (2013) Accessories] danvee:
It says PlayStore. Gotta keep an eye there....
[Nexus 7 (2013) Accessories] sensboston:
As for me, the good Qi charger for the tablets should be bigger than tablet, have at least 5 or 6 charging coils and detectors (to start charging regardless how do you put a device), be quiet, no bright annoying lights, flat and stable enough for the night stand. And of course it should cost a reasonable price - definitely not a $80-100 but about $25-30 (hey, it's not a "super-duper high tech"; all parts will cost just a few bucks in mass production).

I still can't find anything like described above on a market :(
[Nexus 7 (2013) Accessories] dblml320:
The original Nexus 7 had a tablet stand, and charging pins built in. I like the idea of wireless charging, but why doesn't Google offer a stand like the original, with wireless charging included?
[Nexus 7 (2013) Accessories] swisstourist:
If u use a cover u can not charge with the dock.

Wireless is easier as u just place the tablet on the qi pad with its cover.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Accessories] Warbuff:
Its now in stock 50 bucks.