yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeffsf:
That's pretty much my experience as well. A lot depends on what you listen to and what you expect. If your music doesn't have "live truth" then there is a lot of room for interpretation of what is right and wrong. For better or for worse, I spend a lot of time listening to live jazz and fusion and the subtle distortions in "normal" compression are very obvious with exceptional ear buds, good-quality IEMs, and decent speakers, even with my hearing having aged over they years.

[MENTION=2202633]D4rkSoRRoW[/MENTION] -- Have you had a chance to listen to the Nexus 5 with your Heirs and some interesting music?

I'm thinking reasonably seriously about the Nexus 5 as my next phone. I have to admit, in part, that it has a little better source-code support than the Samsung Galaxy S 4G that is still my day-to-day phone.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spl4tt:
I didn't care listening music with my n5 until now. But I'll test it out and report when I have time this evening.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imeem:
if i had +$1000 custom IEM and i couldn't tell the difference between flac and mp3, i would be devastated.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marleyfan61:
If you can hear the difference between flac and 320 mp3's played using a phone, even with high end cans, then your hearing is better than about 99% of the population.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spl4tt:
Wow, cool.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tom Servo:
ITT a lot of audiophile bull****.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ramjet73:
Working DAC/Amplifier with CM11 on Nexus 5

Here's a combination that definitely works with the Nexus 5:

1. CM11 (1/2/2014 nightly) and PowerAmp Pro.

2. Stoner Acoustics UD110v2 DAC.

3. FiiO E5 Amplifier.

4. Audio Technica ATH-M50's.

Sounds great for less than $175 ($60 for the UD110v2, $22 for the E5 and $91 for the ATH-M50's). :)

Note: This configuration also works with Pandora, Google Play Music and other audio apps.

ramjet73
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Darkseth:
Depending what in-ears you use, the Output Impendance is sometimes more important, than the DAC chip. in-ears with multiple BA drivers like Shure SE 425, TF10 etc, will sound very different on a higher output impedance. The TF 10 for example would lose its treble, others will lose their bass response.

Thats why the Galaxy S3 is one of the best android devices for such In-Ears, due to its low output impedance of 3,45 ohm, while others (lets say for example Galaxy S2, which has a much higher output impedance, and a worse DAC chip) sound worse.

Lets say for example, Nexus S:

http://en.goldenears.net/en/files/attach/images/255/391/009/cb4b01118aee97eb84eb51811f935bed.PNG

Output impedance with 13,63. This is a complete catastrophe for every multi-BA inear out there ^^
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
So is this the final answer, to put a custome rom on our phones? I got a Nexus to get away from that, mostly to get quicker updates. Anyone know if Chainfire is doing voodoo sound or if we can install the CM DSP on out phones ?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] techinv:
Have to agree with this poster, although volume level seemed fine. I'm coming from an HTC Droid DNA running a custom ROM with Beats

(although I think Beats is crap - but I digress). But I was quite disappointed with what I heard.

I'm running stock on the N5 and listening through Sennheiser CX-500s that I've had for over 10 years. After all the noise about light bleed

and vibrators, I never contemplated that I'd be returning this phone for bad sound quality, but the thought is there now.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bblzd:
If you're looking for any type of sound quality on the phone you should be using V4a on a rooted device.

Personally I'm just using some humble $100 IEMs and the phone sounds great and get's louder then I would ever need even without V4a but then I don't expect it to sound as good as my desktop sound card.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kionepoint:
cm11 + hifimediy DAC + fiio e6 + vsonic gr07 = really fantastic sound using Spotify extreme quality. Finally after many years using android I can finally say yes this kicks.

And..... in the near future.... Digizoid ZO3 will be added... but even now... very very happy.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ts1506:
Came from Galaxy S (which had epic WM8994)

I have a beats urbeats, UCB Headphones and a few others.

Galaxy S completely blows away N5 in terms of both speaker and headphones sound quality. Just no comparison possible.

Its not as if N5's audio is bad, but when compared to S, its BS.

I havent tried FauxSound or something yet.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
Useful links

[GUIDE] Nexus 5 - How to Unlock Bootloader, Install Custom Recovery and Root

[INDEX] Google Nexus 5 - ROMs, Kernels, MODs, Recoveries, Themes

[HELP THREAD] Nexus 5 | Ask any question

[MODEM] [EFS] Nexus 5 Flashable Modems and EFS Backup

Nexus 5 OTA Help-Desk

Credits and Thanks!!

[MENTION=2872010]rootSU[/MENTION]

For providing me a template, inspiration, and much of the info. His original thread in the S3 forums: (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2362743)

[MENTION=4234200]paxChristos[/MENTION]

For the logcat part

[MENTION=1566190]efrant[/MENTION]

For pointing out some mistakes

[MENTION=2553042]someone0[/MENTION]

For this post: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=47474453&postcount=81

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[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MMontanez347:
Very good post. Im not new to rooting but I am when it comes to Nexus Devices. Im use to rooting phones with external SD cards so I have one question.

When Im going to flash a rom or zip or whatever in custom recovery, I know I have to "Wipe data/factory reset" then "wipe calivk". I know that the data wipe is for apps, app data and system settings. My question is will it also delete pictures, music, videos and other files/file folders like that on the device?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
A Factory Data Reset doesn't wipe the data/media folder, where all the things that should be on the sd-card are. You can use the option with no worries.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] someone0:
Very informative, didn't read the whole thing though. I stop at the advantage of flashing custom ROM. In my past experience, gaining root <> able to flash custom ROM. If I understand correctly, even if you can gain root access but not able to unlock the boot-loader, getting a custom ROM would be problematic. IMO, I wouldn't list that there. Sure this maybe beyond noobie scope and doesn't pertain to Nexus 5 specifically. But I wouldn't use that as a rule of thumb. Having used the Sprint Photon 4G, I have respectfully disagree with you on that. Gaining root, mean having admin privilege for the OS not the boot-loader.

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From what I understand of basic android OS is that the system and apps are sitting on separate partition. And so is you normal partition for data, which usually the phone shown as SD card even though it's not a separate internal SD card. The phone usually have one large pool of storage space, think of it like an SSD drive. Then it got split into many partitions for many things. It has boot sector, recovery partition(for storing recovery method, either stock, CWM or TWRP), boot partition, system partition and maybe may other system relation usage partitions. Those partition are already planed out(fixed) by the people who create the ROM for the device. And the rest of the space will be given for the user to do other thing under one partition. And this partition usually won't get wipe. If you have used any custom recovery like CWM or TWRP, there usually be an option to wipe or not wipe certain things. This is possible because all those things are stored in separate partition.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
Well yeah, but from being able to flash a custom ROM to being able to get root access in your current ROM, there is only one simple step, that is installing SU binaries, and a superuser app. I just didn't want to confuse new users by changing the term used only for one small step.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] someone0:
I'll just adding things as I read through, while I'm not a noob by any mean, that doesn't mean I don't see thing missing out. Since sometime the author fill in the missing gap in his/her head. I know I did that a few time. As I read, I though, hmm "Understanding the Android world before rooting" that's helpful. But after I start reading, it's more like a guide to understand the rooting world of android. I understand that's not the purpose here to teach people android, hopefully not to the general XDA members audience. But I would say the headline isn't exactly saying it right. The you start throwing the term Linux. Sure I understand what it is, at least to my understanding. But, it probably wouldn't hurt to stated the first time the term linux is use that Android is a linux based OS as well. Not just saying root is an equivalent of admin in linux. If you are going to assume that the intended audiences don't know what root is, then you should assume the audience know that the same targeted audiences don't know that Android has a deep relationship with linux as well.

I would put extra emphasis on dealing with fastboot. Yes you can do a major operation w/ fastboot. That said, greater power come greater responsibility. It's much easier to brick your device w/ fastboot and less chance of unbricking from using fastboot than recovery or adb.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
Made some modifications. Thanks!

Credited you :D
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DigginGraves:
Good thing to see this in the N5 section too.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stani2103:
Great job,dude:good:
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jd1639:
Well done! Not a noob, but still learned some things.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
They say we never stop learning :D
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tkalli:
Very true, I am 76 and learn new things all the time.

Very good and informative post.

While I knew the subject, I read the whole thing just in case I missed something.

The list of ALL the partitions was something I did not know.

:good:
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChrisM75:
Rooting may or may not void your warranty, depending on where you are. In the EU they cannot refuse warranty for a rooted device, or even a fully 'hacked' phone with unlocked bootloader, rooted and custom ROMed or even in the case of HTCs super CID'ed devices. The exception is if the fault is software related, if you brick it, you lose it, but any hardware fault is still covered.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
Still, it does not apply to the whole EU. In countries where the Nexus 5 isn't sold through Google Play, warranty policies may differ. Retailers tend to take advantage of their monopoly over these countries and strip down the warranty coverage, and say that if you modified the software, it goes in the "Unsuitable Usage" category, and they can't do anything to it, not even hardware wise.

Trust me. Retailers know how to crook you with every occasion.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChrisM75:
They know how to try. Force the issue and they cave in. I went as far as starting court action over this and they then gave in because they know they would lose. Know your rights and use them.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] columbo67:
Very useful info. Thanks.

Quick question. I am coming from htc one x. I have fastboot and drivers installed for that device. Will these work for the n5 or do I need to install new specific ones?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
They will work for the n5 (I think.... more like 80% sure). Try and see.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Suhail24:
I had a question about the void warranty part. Do you know if it rooting/unlocking bootloader voids the warranty in Canada? I'll be getting the Nexus 5 as my first smartphone but would still like to mess around with rooting after a while, but would Google care if I rooted/unlocked the loader? Also, can you unroot/relock the loader?

Thanks.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] moose1313:
Quick question. I'm new to nexus, I have just changed carriers and upgraded to the nexus 5. The forum here looks very ..big. Literally 100's-1000's of pages for for each thread. So I'm assuming, and now to the question, is every ROM/Kernel is made for every model of nexus? I don't see in any OP'S a device specific reference. So T-Mobiles nexus can run the same kernel as a sprint nexus? Thanks in advance.

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vercion3:
Yes they can
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
All ROMs and kernels work on all devices. Don't worry about it.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deeps_17:
Posting a kitten pic for OP

:p
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arvonn:
Wait.. I know this meme.. .

Everytime you root, God Kills a Kitten?

TL:DR Query: If I root my N5 will this affect Google Wallet in anyway? I rooted my N4 and it killed Google Wallet. I wish to learn from history, not repeat it.

<Longread>

Seriously, I have a legit query which my search-fu has failed me.

On the Nexus 4, it was possible to render the secure element of NFC useless by rooting it, thus rendering Google Wallet useless.

The Nexus 5 has no secure element, as such, if you Root the N5, then you can still use Google Wallet even on a rooted phone.

That being said, I have been reluctant to root the my N5 for irrational fear of being unable to use Google Wallet, which has been working well (if infrequent ) but it is a feature I would like to keep.

So - are there any special precautions required to keep, or can I just merrily blast my phone (unlock boot loader, wipe it) and expect Google Wallet to work without skipping a beat?

Thanks in advance for any remotely useful replies.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PhilipTD:
I'm unlocked, rooted, on Stock 4.4.2, Franco, and, Wallet works fine.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wergin2:
android

I'm a new user of android. I have one question. That if the data in the phone. I i want tu restore so data was in the phone or deleted.

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dont worry bout that.. runing on the all devices
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Proud Polac:
Great guide! Can't wait to get my Nexus 5!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
Actually, every time you use a toolkit, God kills a kitten. :D
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zelgadiss83:
Thank you very much for this post!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] h4ck3r7y:
Good post

not a noob but hey we are all still learning and can refresh.

As requested:

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any pros/cons for dalvik vs art?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
http://www.infinum.co/the-capsized-...ntroducing-the-new-android-runtime-in-kit-kat
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nital:
Thanks a lot, very useful message :good:
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aminebaloo:
Thanks

Hey There,

Thank you for this useful topic. All the basics thing I want to know about my new Nexus 5, was there.

good luck
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Knobster:
Thanks for the guide, very nice to have all this in one location

I do have some questions though...

So if i understand the above correctly, unlocking the bootloader for the first time will wipe the internal "sd-card" media partition.

Will it also wipe installed apps and their data? such as conversations in whatsapp, progress and scores in games etc?

So far i have only found app+data backup solutions that require root, which would be a catch22... need root to backup that stuff but upon rooting you lose the stuff you were supposed to back up.

I've had the nexus 5 for a few months before deciding i want to root, so i definitely don't want to lose all the stuff i have on there. Backupping contacts, sms and the "sd-card" partition was easy, but i'm unsure what to do about apps and data...
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
It will wipe your app data too. Try using Helium Backup from the play store.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gelberg3211:
tnx alot for this post,it is very helpful.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whizper:
Appreciate the info. Fastboot Kitty says hi.

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So when one receives a brand new Nexus it must be connected to the internet, setup with a Google account and apps downloaded/installed through PlayStore, in order to perform app and data backups BEFORE unlocking?

And so it follows there is no way to do a nandroid BEFORE unlocking?

Yes that is catch-22
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
No. There's no way of making a nandroid backup before unlocking. There's an app called Helium backup that can backup your apps though.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alex Frost:
really nice

Realy good thread for "noobs" like me

oh, there is the requested cat.... ;)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
Is that your cat?

Awwww
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hfhua1949:
A few confusions!

Hi, thanks for your post which is really really helpful for new users like me, especially this is my first time to use an Android phone. But still I have a few confusions related to the post:

1. I understand the restaurant example, however I do not understand why the operating system could not connect to the hardware straightly, to send request to hardware, but to use Kernal to connect the hardware?

2. If we back up system files and apps on the phone through custom recovery, will them be wiped out when we are wiping factory data for flashing another ROM? Because I thought backup files means store them on the phone, however wipe factory will delete files on sd card. So after flashing a new ROM everything has gone and how to restore things from backup?

Finally, thanks again for your post which really solve lots of my confusions!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
1. Because that's how any Operating Systems has been working for the last 50 years. Hardware has a different language from software, so the kernel's job is to translate these commands. Read more here:

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kernel_(computing)

2. Factory resetting from a custom recovery won't wipe your sd-card.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lashe:
Very good lesson. Thank you.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rootbear:
Great Write Up

Very good guide man, well though out and to the point. :good:
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hfhua1949:
Thank you very much!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Daemo00:
good guide :)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alex Frost:
Yes it is... And she's chillin' all day...

Gesendet von meinem Nexus 5 mit Tapatalk
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shanda1:
:eek: seriously ? wow that's really awesome age to surf internet :)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
Pretty much, along with flashing a custom ROM.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
Or a custom kernel :)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ICeNoAcH:
Thanks for the summarization!

I'm an oldie and still learned something new.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] squish7793:
Great guide!

I found it to be very informative! :)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SyNaPs420:
memory

I read and got a question up until now I never had a phone that didn't have a micro SD card I could format or wipe to clear up memory but I'm afraid to format data because last time I did that I software bricked my phone and well if possible I'd like to not do that again but for some reason and I don't know why but even though I only keep one backup on my actual phone the rest are on PC but every time I flash a new ROM I lose more and more internal memory please can someone give my dumbass a pointer please and thank you
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jd1639:
I think you"soft brick" it because when you wipe your data you're also wiping your only backup off the phone. If I ever want to completely clean my phone I would flash the factory image, put on a custom recovery and then boot up and copy and paste my nandroid backup from my pc to the phone. Then flash that in the custom recovery. It's so easy to do that on the nexus 5

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Smile Some stupid nube questions

I want to root my nexus 5. I know only that it will void my warranty.

Is there any need of warranty?

What if I unroot my nexus 5 (4.4.2)?

Will I get back my warranty?

If I root my nexus 5 and any further updates comes, then my device can be updated OTA?

What if I unrooted and tried OTA updates will it work?

What rooting and unrooting do? (I know some = unlocking bootlader, installing TWRP and then rooting? right?)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jd1639:
Read the pinned, sticky, threads in the general forum. Then ask your questions. If you don't know why you want to root, don't do it

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
Most of those would be answered by the OP...
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
My nexus 5 gallery not working properly. I downloaded a movie. When downloading it was in another folder (X). Gallery shows that folder (X) and file while downloading. But after completing my download. I moved this movie to another folder (Y). But gallery app not showing current folder (Y) with movie file. It is showing previous folder (X) with movie file. When i deleted that previous folder (X) from gallery. It did not delete the file from folder (Y). But is still not showing current folder (Y) with movie.

Gallery app not showing proper folder contents.

Is there need of defragment or any app to defrag my nexus 5 like my windows computer.

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
It's not a defrag problem. Ext4 formats don't need defragmentation.

It's about the frequency with which the gallery app scans for changes and new media on the sd-card.

Try rebooting your phone, or clearing gallery's data.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DigitalUnderground:
Great thread.

Baby tigers are cubs and not kittens, but I'm not a cat guy if it weighs less than 200lbs lol. Hope this is good enough
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smo69:
Never mind, I figured it out.

Thank you for this guide.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Claghorn:
Just a minor nit on the original post: Installing a custom recovery is not necessary - you can boot the phone into a custom recovery over usb and run custom recovery to root the phone without installing the custom recovery. I like doing it this way to make as few changes as possible while still getting root access.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imraj1:
rooting is awesome!!!:D
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
It truly is.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iZak17:
Hey man, I have just finished to read your post and I just can say it is awesome!

You didn't miss ANYTHING and you have cleared every single doubt to anyone could have about rooting process, thank you!

I know you wrote this post long time ago but for me is great to see the work you made and all the dedication you took to write this guide.

I just buyed my Nexus 5 a few days ago, is not my first android, I have made rooting on all my devices, but I had fears about this one because I don't wanna mess it up, but you gave me all the info I need to do this with no fear.

Again, thank you! :good:
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
No problem! Hope you exploit your N5 to the max :D

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supertommino:
Nice guide

:)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] robin786:
This is the thread that convinced me to jump ship from LG G2 to Nexus 5! Thanks you for the wonderful piece of information mate!