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[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] armus:
So my wife had my old N2 and I wanted to try the advertised AllShare feature of these phones out. Results so far are a fail.

The apps on the two phones don't look like any in any tutorial. The N3 had AllShare Play but the N2 had AllShare Cast. I can't get one to see the other. Has anyone tried this feature out and can shead sone light?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] armus:
I know. No one uses All share but it was an advertised feature I thought I'd try. Sad to say the research I've done points to it not being backwards compatible
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] energysipher323:
Hey everyone, I was wondering for those of you who use a different keyboard other than LG's gay keyboard what is your favorite keyboard? I have been using Go Keyboard it's the only one I like so far.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Oaklands:
I used swype on my old phone but using the gay keyboard for now. It isn't as intuitive as swype but handles my needs.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] room511:
SwiftKey all the way!
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] monkeyhatchet:
Swiftkey, although I've never used the predictive function so it's pretty much the same as swype or vanilla to me.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benjaminj007:
Yup, I used Swiftkey since it launched in beta and loved it. I never thought I'd ever use anything else, but I have found the stock LG/"gay" keyboard to be quite functional. It has a dedicated number row so I don't have to switch between numbers and alphabet (like I did on Swiftkey). It also comes with some great emojis that works with iOS so I don't have to download anything extra, like I did with Swiftkey. The swype feature has been almost 100% accurate for me, so has the voice dictation. It also tries to predict my next words, though that's not as good as Swiftkey.

The choice is yours to make, but I've been sold.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ccoulterjg1:
I love swype! I've used it for years! I'm coming around to SwiftKey with all of the new features they've been adding, but I love the swiping function and swype still has the edge for that particular feature in my opinion.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pimfram:
I can't live without SwiftKey. I've given others a chance in the past but always end up coming back.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Billy Madison:
Just leave this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2482026 here
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hd-renegade:
I am probably on the short list but I like the stock keyboard. I do not care for swype, and I have tried SwiftKey and I did not care for that. I like the numbers on the top of the main keyboard. Like many people I too have hit the Home key on the bottom, and then have to go back into where I was, but I still keep the stock keyboard.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rockliveson123:
I actually prefer smart keyboard pro. With the Droid X skin installed. It rocks and has 100's of options!
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 4rsenal:
Fleksy

Fleksy is amazing. Best feature is the invisible typing and the fact that I don't have to be looking at the keyboard
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] canderoc:
I like Google's, its nice and simple, it just got updated with KitKat, sideload it from here: http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/1...0-from-android-4-4-with-space-aware-gestures/
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rfarrah:
Sywpe. Used the stock one for a week or so just for fun, but went back to Swype, my favorite.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] afmracer6:
Stock google keyboard is awesome
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kobefan2476:
Thanks. Just tried this keyboard and it's amazing. Just what I have been looking for.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] switchblade5984:
has anyone noticed google's keyboard is slightly more spaced out then on say a nexus? a lot more blank area too
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fr8cture:
Swiftkey Flow. I like how you can make it smaller for one handed use.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danial.aw:
I used SwiftKey as well but since moving to this device I personally love the LG keyboard... works great and had emoji built in

Sent using LG D802 on Bell Canada...

Like a Baws!
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slammer1:
Same here. Tried Google keyboard and swiftkey. Went back to stock and have not looked back.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geoff5093:
I would love to use the Google keyboard, but the ONE thing that I need is to be able to adjust the long press time to get the secondary character. Whenever I have a few numbers to type I long press for a short time to get the number, the default long press time is way too long to be convenient IMO.

This one reason is why I continue to use SwiftKey.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] solox:
I use touchpal as always. Is too used to the smart slidingshortcuts.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ForbEx:
Swifktey at all:good:
[Nexus 5 General] Chromium:
Troubleshooting & FAQ

Why am I seeing a red triangle with a dead android when booting into recovery even after I flashed a custom recovery?

What you are seeing is the stock recovery, meaning that the custom recovery that you flashed did not install correctly. Try the following suggestions:

Make sure you are using the USB cable that came with your phone. Only use other ones, if the stock one isn't working

Try using different USB ports. USB 2.0 ports (the ones that ARE NOT blue) are preferable. USB 3.0 ports (the blue ones) may cause problems with connectivity.

If you are on a desktop, use the ports on the back of the tower instead of the ones in the front. These ports are directly connected to the motherboard, rather than the ones in the front which are usually attached to a header cable which then indirectly connects to the motherboard.

My phone wont boot into android. I can only access the bootloader and custom recovery. What do I do?

Suggestion 1: Factory reset via recovery.

TWRP Instructions:

Boot into recovery

Wipe > Swipe to Factory Reset

Reboot

CWM Instructions:

Boot into recovery

wipe data/factory reset

wipe cache partition

advanced > wipe dalvik cache

Reboot

If that doesn't work continue onto Suggestion 2.

Suggestion 2: Push a ROM to your phone and flash it.

Download a ROM onto your computer. If you don't have time to look for a ROM, just download the stock ROM.

Move the downloaded ROM onto your desktop, and rename the file to "ROM.zip" (without the quotation marks)

Boot phone into recovery

Open command prompt and run the following commands:

cd Desktop
adb push ROM.zip /sdcard/

Wait for it to finish copying the file, then flash the ROM. If you need further details on how to flash a ROM take a look at the OP, section 3. Rooting, Option B)

If that doesn't work continue onto Suggestion 3.

Suggestion 3: Flash the factory images.

Flash the factory images

My phone wont boot into android. I can only access the bootloader. What do I do?

Flash the factory images

My phone exploded. What do I do?

Tape it back together then flash the factory images
[Nexus 5 General] dombera:
Awesome post. Got a question: if I ONLY unlock bootloader will I still be able to get and install OTA updates?
[Nexus 5 General] Chromium:
Yes, if you only unlock the bootloader you will still be able to get ota's. The lock state of your bootloader will not affect your ability to receive ota's.
[Nexus 5 General] dombera:
Awesome, thx :)
[Nexus 5 General] timvdlinde:
This is awesome, will come in handy.
[Nexus 5 General] Xero258:
What about if you unlock the boot loader and root, will you be able to get OTAs then? I guess a better question is what's the point of no return (without reflashing the factory image) where you break OTA updates? Thanks for the thread btw!
[Nexus 5 General] Whyzor:
Can people please post confirmation of TWRP or CWM recoveries + rooting working without problems if they've done it? I know it's unofficially supported at this time, but getting some data collected would be useful.

---------- Post added at 01:43 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:41 AM ----------

If you unlock bootloader & root, and modify some system files, OTAs may not be able to pass some pre-install checks, at least this has happened to me on N4 before. I added one line to /etc/build.prop, also one of the older SuperSU versions had to be uninstalled for pre-install OTA checks to pass.
[Nexus 5 General] abaaaabbbb63:
There isn't *yet* a booting custom recovery for the Nexus 5. Give it a couple of days.
[Nexus 5 General] Nbsss:
I see some Desire folks ;)

Did u order one chromium?
[Nexus 5 General] talz13:
Is unlocking the bootloader going to be the same as on my GNex, where it wipes the device in the process? If so, this will be the first thing I do when I get it out of the box on Monday.
[Nexus 5 General] abaaaabbbb63:
If you wipe cache exactly after you unlock the bootloader, without booting, no.
[Nexus 5 General] Chromium:
Not yet. Hoping to eventually get it though.
[Nexus 5 General] Chromium:
There are currently no working custom recoveries, so it really only makes sense to unlock the bootloader for now. That way you'll be ready to continue on with the guide right when a stable recovery is released.

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[Nexus 5 General] timvdlinde:
I'm not a really famous desire user but yes I bought it. Did you buy it to? Happy to see some other desire users.
[Nexus 5 General] boysetsfire:
Maybe it's a silly question, but can I unlock the bootloader before even booting up the phone for the first time? Can this cause some problems?
[Nexus 5 General] Chromium:
It should work fine, but whats wrong with booting it up for the first time?
[Nexus 5 General] boysetsfire:
Nothing wrong, just the laziness of not wanting to do the initial setup two times :D
[Nexus 5 General] Whyzor:
Ok, the wording in OP is:

"Currently neither recovery has official support for the Nexus 5, so the download links below are unofficial and may not be functioning 100% correctly."

and:

"**Warning: Currently there are no officially stable custom recoveries, so i would only recommend unlocking the bootloader for now**"

Which implied that it does work, just not thoroughly tested. Now from the recent replies you're saying it DOES NOT boot at all into recovery?
[Nexus 5 General] Chromium:
Yes that is correct, they do not boot. I will update the OP now, sorry for the confusion.

Originally I had read the following threads and it seemed that they were somewhat functioning, but it is now confirmed that neither one boots.

TWRP

CWM
[Nexus 5 General] abaaaabbbb63:
Not really. Fastboot drivers can be installed on MAC or Linux too.

Try reading this first:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2508292
[Nexus 5 General] pyj08178:
after pressing 'Yes' on the unlock bootloader screen, do I wait for the phone to finish unlocking/booting then i start to type 'fastboot reboot' on my pc? Or type 'fastboot reboot' immediately after I press Yes on the screen?
[Nexus 5 General] devaughnaw:
Thank you. I read it (even the cat picture part).
[Nexus 5 General] Natakranta:
I unlocked the bootloader yesterday on my nexus 5. I didn't have a chance to type 'fastboot reboot' in cmd window. After performing factory reset phone did not come back to bootloader, instead it rebooted to android straight away. No problems noticed.

I always unlock bootloader in my new nexus devices asap so I have it ready when I want to flash custom recovery and root or flash custom ROM.
[Nexus 5 General] pyj08178:
Thanks. Now I'm less worried :D .But my nexus 5 is still shipping :crying:
[Nexus 5 General] Chromium:
Don't be too worried. Just read the guide a few times and make sure you understand everything. If you are unsure of something, ask so that we can clear any questions/concerns that you have.

Also keep in mind that nexus devices are meant for developers so they can withstand some "messing around" with. They are generally harder to brick as you can basically always flash the stock images (as long as you can access the bootloader), and the only way to really permanently destroy the phone is to flash a ROM/kernel meant for a different device.

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[Nexus 5 General] pyj08178:
Then according to this answer I don't need to type 'fastboot reboot' in cmd?
[Nexus 5 General] Natakranta:
Well said. Let's save some kittens! Let's use fastboot! :D

I'm happy to see such great guide in Nexus 5 forums so quickly after the lunch took place not even a week ago. I learned fastboot on efrant tutorials for Galaxy Nexus and never came back to tool kits.

I think it may be good idea to mention in the OP that we actually don't have to flash custom recovery to flash superSU.zip Those who want to keep stock recovery can 'fastboot

boot

recovery recovery.img' instead. Of course it doesn't make sense if you want to flash ROMs later on using custom recovery, but it is to consider for those who just want to root the phone.
[Nexus 5 General] Chromium:
If the phone reboots itself into android, then there is no need to run the command. If the phone simply goes back into

the bootloader then you SHOULD run the command.

Maybe I'll add it at some point. Thanks for the suggestion.

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[Nexus 5 General] pyj08178:
Thanks anyway.Will see how it goes when my phone arrives :p
[Nexus 5 General] deck82:
Great guide Chromium! Took 10 min to unlock bootloader, flash recovery, and super su. I did have to flash recovery twice, bit other than that it was smooth sailing. The link to correctly install the drivers was a big help as well.
[Nexus 5 General] JaxDomino:
Not sure what happened with this procedure for me, but I ended up using chainfire's method to root instead of going all the way back to OEM and starting from scratch. I now have root and that's all I really cared about. Thank you to all that worked with me. I'm sure it was either my Windows 8 desktop or my MacBook Pro's USB 3.0 ports.
[Nexus 5 General] fansoccer57165:
Thank you

Thank you, I was talking about about two different modes, adb and fastboot. I was able to flash TWRP and am making a backup now.
[Nexus 5 General] jj14:
I second this request to add to the OP :) I was about to ask the same question - glad I read thru' the entire thread ;)

[MENTION=4883664]Chromium_[/MENTION] - thank you for this thread! Concise, and accurate!
[Nexus 5 General] flipim:
btw, is there alredy any CWM touch recovery for N5?
[Nexus 5 General] P.Mobile:
i just flashed TWRP.. now how do i get into recovery so i can flash supersu zip?
[Nexus 5 General] Chromium:
Its all in the op. Look under the rooting section.

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[Nexus 5 General] jj14:
Is a custom recovery needed to root? I unlocked the bootloader, but I don't think I want to flash custom ROMs - at least not yet. Can I root and install SU from stock recovery? (if so, how do I do that?)

So, should I go into bootloader mode, connect to PC, and run the following command in command window (in ADB folder) on my PC

fastboot boot recovery recovery.img

what is the recovery.img file in this case? UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.65.zip ?

sorry - just a little confused :)
[Nexus 5 General] Chromium:
You will need a custom recovery to flash supersu, however you can do this so that you only temporarily have the custom recovery. Instead of using "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" use "fastboot boot recovery.img". That will boot your phone into the custom recovery where you can them flash supersu zip. After you reboot, the custom recovery will be gone and you will have stock recovery.

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[Nexus 5 General] Natakranta:
@jj14

I'd just add to remember to save the UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.65.zip file on your phone sdcard, because you need it there to use the "instal zip from sd" option in custom recovery.

Additionally being fastboot booted into custom recovery (fastboot boot recovery recovery.img), I'd advise to take a nandroid backup befor flashing the UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.65.zip file.

It costs you nothing apart of about 1GB storage it uses on phone's sdcard, but gives you peace of mind in case something goes wrong - you have backup of full stock system to quickly restore. Later on you can use "fastboot boot recovery recovery.img" to restore it if you need.

PS "recovery.img" in the command "fastboot boot recovery recovery.img" is the custom recovery file: TWRP.img or CWM.img depending which custom recovery you want to use/flash/boot in fastboot
[Nexus 5 General] sigmaskill:
its not for me it says the binary isn't installed don't know why

nevermind read the thread im retarded
[Nexus 5 General] Rolo42:
How I freshly upgraded from unlocked/rooted/custom KK to L

This is basically Method 2 from http://xdaforums.com/google-nexus-5/general/tutorial-how-to-flash-factory-image-t2513701 without the lock/unlock bits since I was already unlocked.

*** EDIT: Keeps 32GB version at 32GB! ***

I took most of Method 2 (sans lock/clear tampers) to perform a clean upgrade to Lollipop (OTA would have failed miserably and trying to undo all the hacks would have been longer and too arduous).

Entirety of what I did (Windows batch file):

fastboot devices
@pause
fastboot erase boot
@pause
fastboot format cache
@pause
fastboot erase recovery
@pause
fastboot format system
@pause
fastboot format userdata
@pause
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img
@pause
fastboot reboot-bootloader
@pause
fastboot flash radio radio.img
@pause
fastboot reboot-bootloader
@pause
fastboot flash system system.img
@pause
fastboot flash userdata userdata.img
@pause
fastboot flash boot boot.img
@pause
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
@pause
fastboot reboot-bootloader
@pause
fastboot oem device-info
@echo Perform factory reset (select recovery, hold Power+tap VolUP).
@echo Reboot to system; verify 32GB storage; reboot to bootloader (Power+VolDN).
@pause
fastboot devices
@pause
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
@pause
fastboot boot cfautoroot.img
@echo Boot system; install SuperSU, Root Validator, BusyBox.

cfautoroot.img is just renamed from CF-Auto-Root-hammerhead-hammerhead-nexus5.img

twrp.img is renamed TWRP 2.8.1.0 img

All other images are from factory lollipop download and extracted to the same directory as adb/fastboot

The initial boot took <6 minutes

I'm with the thread author in that I don't like one-click tools (to include scripts/batch files) because if something doesn't go as expected, it could do more damage and be difficult to fix. Besides, I like to learn how things work. The pauses and device commands are there to verify each step works before proceeding (and to wait until the step finishes/USB reconnects), hitting CTRL-C if anything were to fail.
[Nexus 5 General] CODENEX:
I've performed a clean install of 5.0 factory image on my rooted Nexus 5. The bootloader is already in the unlocked state, whilst I want to install the TWRP recovery. Tried the above guide on "Installing a Custom Recovery" the cmd window showed the status and went good. The TEAMWIN greet arrived but nothing further from then. Tried even entering recovery mode and it's still stock.

I want to re-flash the SuperSU binaries also! please help :3
[Nexus 5 General] jd1639:
Download the twrp recovery image from here https://goo.im/devs/OpenRecovery/hammerhead/ Flash that in fastboot

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img where recovery.img is the name of the file you just downloaded
[Nexus 5 General] Rolo42:
There's an issue with TWRP 2.8.2.0 not getting past the TeamWin curtain (I have it on my wife's phone but not mine; see the TWRP thread). Try using 2.8.1.0.
[Nexus 5 General] CODENEX:
Yeah! TWRP finally got pushed out of the veil from 2.8.1.0 ;) As I stated, mine is already bootloader unlocked. So TWRP reminded me to root the phone. The SuperSU needs to be manually updated from the Play store. After updating, The SuperSU prompted to re-root the SuperSU binaries again!

Already peformed Option A, on Rooting the phone

But failed to find the SuperSU zip within the memory

Or, Did I just missed the proper location of the zip!? HELP! :/
[Nexus 5 General] Rolo42:
The same TWRP/SuperSU method that worked for me with KK didn't work for me with L; I had to use CFautoroot. Follow or run my batch file for a method that works. It was the shortest method I could figure out to get everything to work properly (including TWRP 2.8.2.0).
[Nexus 5 General] CODENEX:
I was familiar with the CF Auto root, the Chainfire guide said it's okay to follow with what does the windows batch file says, ie, no extra batch file commands. Also what if TWRP is already installed and follow the CF Auto-Root procedure? :confused:
[Nexus 5 General] Rolo42:
I did have TWRP already installed but it was moot since I wiped it completely. I had no choice because I had to use the default recovery to factory data reset to fix the 32GB --> 16GB bug (FDR within TWRP didn't work).

fastboot boot cfautoroot.img is run right after fastboot flash recovery twrp.img. Note that my filenames are customised; be sure to point to the correct file you downloaded. Also note that one is a boot command and the other is a flash command.
[Nexus 5 General] Gull N.:
Is the procedure to root lollipop the same? I am completely stock and locked
[Nexus 5 General] jd1639:
It is, but use supersu v2.30. Unlocking your bootloader will wipe your device using fastboot commands
[Nexus 5 General] ofird:
Help please...

I have upgraded a rooted device to Lollipop and ever since I cannot gain root access.

The upgrade process has been done via adb by flashing the stock recovery first and then sideloading lollipop.

Now u have an unlocked device back with twrp but even after re installing supersu I keep getting the error message which my binaries are missing when opening supersu

Is there a way to retain root in this situation? Perhaps I have to get rid of supersu prior? I don't know how...

OfirD
[Nexus 5 General] jd1639:
Have you tried flashing supersu v2.30 in twrp?
[Nexus 5 General] ofird:
No. Do I have to get rid of the old version first?

OfirD
[Nexus 5 General] jd1639:
No you don't. Google chainfire supersu beta for v2.30
[Nexus 5 General] rg1003:
I was able to re-install recovery and root using this guide.

I was completely stock, unlocked but not rooted (lost root w/ the last KitKat OTA and never bothered to re-root). I also lost recovery but not sure if I lost that with the last KitKat OTA or when I applied the OTA Lollipop update.

I made two attempts to flash twrp 2.8.2.0 with no success (could not boot into recovery after flashing). I was able to flash CWM 6.0.4.5 and then install chainfire supersu beta v2.30. I had downloaded the BETA-SuperSU-v2.30.zip to my N5 before I flashed CWM and just used CWM to install it from my Downloads directory.

Hope this helps....
[Nexus 5 General] ofird:
Thanks. Version 2.3 did help but for some reason titanium backup doesn't see the device as rooted... Still initial testing

OfirD
[Nexus 5 General] jd1639:
Do you have the latest version of tibu that supports 5.0?
[Nexus 5 General] ofird:
Nope, will install tonight.

BTW off topic - any recommended app to hide root from specific apps. Root cloak requires cydia which didn't work.

OfirD
[Nexus 5 General] ironia.:
edit..sorry
[Nexus 5 General] mkont:
Help!

After i install TWRP and i go to recover mode i get a dead android with no command message. When i enter command "adb push UPDATE superSU" i get error message device not found on the CMD. Any help?
[Nexus 5 General] jd1639:
That's the stock recovery, push power + vol up and then release vol up. That should take you into the stock recovery. Do you adb command then
[Nexus 5 General] Rolo42:
I can't say I see a connection between root and TWRP not running. (I also don't know far more than I do know about Android stuff.) The only possible connection I can fathom is something (like some rootING procedures) running an incompatible script on recovery startup causing a reboot. I would said incompatibility would have to be within TWRP 2.8.2.0 since SuperSU, et. al. run just fine on prior versions of TWRP.

To try to get 2.8.2.0 running on wife's phone, I did update SuperSU to 2.35, updated the binary, reboot to system, reboot to bootloader, fastboot flashed 2.8.2.0, reboot-bootloader, and still 2.8.2.0 won't run (with or without USB plugged into PC).