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[Nexus 5 General] Radixtrator:
Im still really unsure what color i should get.. I had a horrible experience with the soft touch back on the Xperia S because after a few weeks usage, the matte finish would just come straight off and what was left, was a shiny Black plastic back, which felt horrible to the touch. You would have all the oil from the Fingers on there and it would feel really Bad. Do you think the Same could happen to the N5? And i read all the pages and i still dont know whether the White one Has a glossy normal plastic back Or a Kind of soft touch. Would be really happy if you could help me
[Nexus 5 General] Kenneth131:
It is very nice in its self and looking at the white earpiece grill.

my concern still is how distracting it will be when watching something on the phone. Its defiantly white not silver. I thought it might have been silver by the photos online but its actually a very white coating.

It might be one of these things you don't notice after a while or become used to but only time will tell.
[Nexus 5 General] Sinergie:
Leaning towards keeping my black edition, since I'm gonna use it naked (as in no case) the black will offer a better grip with the soft touch bezel in contrast to the glossy sides of the white edition.
[Nexus 5 General] ny-hardcore:
I had the same with the Xperia S and with my lg g2 the back is even worse....

so now I ordered the N5 white...
[Nexus 5 General] hrcoprco:
:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:

:victory:
[Nexus 5 General] Radixtrator:
Ok Thanks that Really made my decision^^ if the backs the Same then I will Most definitely get the White one
[Nexus 5 General] hrcoprco:
:good:
[Nexus 5 General] Sinergie:
I changed my mind I'm gonna exchange the black for the white one after all. I'm fairly certain that back of the black one is gonna drive me crazy, those smudges just take away that premium look and I don't want to be cleaning the back all the time (wiping the screen every once in a while is enough cleaning for me).

The picture below says it all:

Either that or I get a case for the black, but I dislike the extra bulk that goes with that.
[Nexus 5 General] Cozmo85:
Would a sharpee not fill in the speaker holes as well?
[Nexus 5 General] Audioboxer:
The material of the black feels great in the hand, and IMO it looks great all being the one colour.
[Nexus 5 General] dee1979:
I went for the white one & I'm glad i did as i think it looks smashing.
[Nexus 5 General] undercover:
Just had a look at N5 in black. Meh, not impressed. Too industrial and boxy. White (on pictures) looks a bit classier. Yet to see white one irl, hopefully it arrives on Monday.
[Nexus 5 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
Totally disagree.... all black is what class is all about :cool:

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[Nexus 5 General] undercover:
Not again.... :D
[Nexus 5 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
;););)

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[Nexus 5 General] Kenneth131:
OK guys and girls iv just had hands on the black nexus 5 again courtesy of cpw. Now I intentionally decided to torture this little bugger to see how it faired up. Now I know I shouldn't have done this but it's a demo model and thought I would do this for all my friends at xda so you guys won't have to.

GOOD NEWS

the rubber black material is freaking durable. I tried digging my nail into it on several points and dragging it over the finish to see what impact it would have on the coating.

The result. Not much. It left a mark but when wiped against clothing it disappeared and left no permanent mark on the coating.

The only one part I could get the coating to come off was at a rough edge in the headphone jack opening and it appears underneath to be a silvery white colour plastic. Although I can't confirm this is all over as I was totally unable to remove or damage any other part of the coating.

Now this was just with my nail I didn't take keys or change to it but it gives a strong indication to begin with that the coating at least is more than durable.

Unfortunately I couldn't get my hands on a white one to do the same but I'll let you know when mine comes.

The black one however does show so many fingerprints its crazy. So keep that in mind

Also the power button does rattle a bit just like the nexus 4 but having seen the service manual for the nexus 4 its a design choice not a fault.

And lastly the camera module does make a noise when shaken. Its the image stabilisation nothing more this is not a fault.

So guys and girls I hope this helps someone with these burning questions anything else just ask.
[Nexus 5 General] mike freegan:
I was still at work when these things went on sale. So, following last year's issues, I just ordered as quickly as I could. I've always wanted a white phone, so went for that.

The black front/white back combo makes sense as black is non-distracting around the screen. However, this is completely undermined by the horrendous white earpiece which I hadn't noticed in my hurry. Whoever is responsible for that needs firing. It just looks like you have a notification all the time.

The first thing I'm doing is buying a black extra-fine Sharpie paint pen.

Also a bit miffed about the plastic back. I was really looking forward to the premium feel. It should say on the website that the materials are different when they've only sent black pre-release units out to review sites.
[Nexus 5 General] Kenneth131:
Mike the black gloss plastic feels amazing not cheap. You won't be disappointed with that at all
[Nexus 5 General] mike freegan:
I don't mind the gloss black plastic edges at all. It is the white plastic back vs black rubber back that irritates me.
[Nexus 5 General] Kenneth131:
Its not plastic as such its been likened to the white keys on an apple keyboard. I have felt it and its still soft touch just not as rubbery feels pretty nice and durable as well though
[Nexus 5 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
You have felt the white phone? Cause I've read the black and white have different natal backs.

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[Nexus 5 General] jt.61:
If you got your hands on the white one, do you think the glossy sides will scratch it easy compared to the black one? And does the white front earpiece really ruin the front clean, all black of phone?

Thanks man.
[Nexus 5 General] RayLancer:
If I had to repick I'd probably go white. But my phone is going in a case anyways so it'll be covered up. Why? Some cases makes the phone look a lot nicer like the Spigen Neo Hybrid. But also for that if I am leaving my phone lying around, I don't want the camera lens touching the surface. Same with the front side.
[Nexus 5 General] DestroytheNexus:
I have a white Nexus S, and I still went with the white Nexus 5. White just looks different than the sea of black phones out there, and honestly, the white earpiece doesn't look too bad. The contrast is unique and not many phones have this.
[Nexus 5 General] mike freegan:
I cannot understand why Korean manufacturers love garish, protruding lenses. If there is one external component that I don't want my phone resting on, it is the camera lens.

The other downside to a protruding camera is that you can't lay your phone flat when it is wobbling about a lens. I don't know about you guys, but I like my screen to be facing me when I watch something.

It mush be something about users feeling that they have a better camera if it is more noticeable. I think it is just an eyesore. I thought LG/Google had learned from the iPhone's unobtrusive design with the Nexus 4. Why undo that now?
[Nexus 5 General] abdel12345:
Thanks man I was second guessing my order and was about to switch to a black one but you just made me much more confident in it. I can't wait to get it. Now I just gotta find a company to switch to because I used to use pageplus. :D:thumbup:
[Nexus 5 General] RayLancer:
Yea, when I saw the same thing with the Galaxy S4s I bought I went immediately to get a case for both of them. Luckily the S4 camera is a bit more centered, while the Nexus 5 is off centered. The Nexus 4 wasn't too bad.
[Nexus 5 General] Kenneth131:
I have had hands on the white and the back is different to the black. Not as rubbery but still as grippy its strange. The black feels like the soft touch rubber that was used on the Sony k800i. The white feels more like a soft touch matt plastic of the HTC hero in white but a little more grippy.

As for the sides I have no idea the one I got to use was out a box so still had the protective sticky plastic over the sides but on the little bit I could see and feel at the corner it looked like it was more premium solid clear black plastic than cheap glossy plastic used on the likes of the lg cookie back in the day. So I don't see this showing up marks or scratches easily but I think having it in a pocket with keys will cause light surface scratches that you would see under very bright lighting.

Hope that makes sense
[Nexus 5 General] i2ollingstone:
I believe it has more to do with having the lens out just further than the flash. If the lens was in an indention then the flash would whiteout every picture you take.
[Nexus 5 General] Dragooon123:
I do have a question though, only the outer casing of the camera lens is protruded, isn't the lens itself inside? The outer casing in itself is useless so even if it's scratched it won't cause any harm.
[Nexus 5 General] aohus:
Am I the only one that likes the white earpiece?

- the white earpiece matches the theme of KitKat

- you can tell which side is up or down now (with gnex it frustrated me picking up the phone the wrong way)

- the 'panda tuxedo' color scheme is more vivacious and unique to me.
[Nexus 5 General] aeppacher:
I am confused as hell now. What is the difference between matte (white) and soft touch (black). I keep hearing the words used but can someone provide a picture/description difference? I love the soft touch of the Nexus 7 and concerned my white nexus 5 will feel like my gs3. I am really bummed I wasn't alerted to this on the Nexus 5 page
[Nexus 5 General] Kenneth131:
Nothing like the galaxy s3 don't worry it just feels less rubbery than the black. Still has a grippy feel to it though. It doesn't feel plasticy it feels grippy just not like rubber. Really hard to describe but you will not be disappointed in the feel of quality from it.
[Nexus 5 General] biggiestuff:
Since the n5 has the same back as the n7 what I'm going to do is out an xtremeguard protector on it. It gives it a bit more grip and keeps it from getting smudges. Makes the back a glossy looking but adds zero bulk.
[Nexus 5 General] Kenneth131:
Just for people asking about the glossy finish on the sides of the white this is the best pic I can find to really show you what its like.

Second for questions of the camera and its make up this appears to give an overview of its make up. You can see the backplate off and there is nothing but a cut out for the camera

However looks like the glass can be removed

Now also for people wondering about the backplate removal well here you go.

Hope that's helpful for some people.
[Nexus 5 General] Sinergie:
I agree with all the above, though I believe the white earpiece will be distracting at times.

Also people who currently own the white one find it quite slippery because of the glossy sides.
[Nexus 5 General] RayLancer:
I may do a dbrand white carbon fiber skin for my black Nexus 5 if I end up liking the Ultra Hybrid case. It gives me a clean black front and I get a "white" phone.
[Nexus 5 General] spicydicy:
dbrand skins. I have a black leather on my 2013 nexus 7, and it's awesome. I'll be doing the same for my black 32gb n5.

Hell, buy a few different colors, and mix em up every once and a while.
[Nexus 5 General] RayLancer:
I seen people say there's no adhesive residues left behind when removed but... can it really still stick to the devices after being reapplied so many times?
[Nexus 5 General] lukas_s:
Some of the dbrand skins set to come out for the Nexus 5 look so sick.

How easy/hard are they to apply?
[Nexus 5 General] AHomelessGuy:
very easy just look at my nexus 7 dbrand..though i did forget to use a dryer on the edges and one of them is slightly peeling off
[Nexus 5 General] Kenneth131:
If you want a close up of the white this is a new video uploaded 9 hours ago. The kid has no clue what he's on about but at least it gives you a good view of the device in the white colour variation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlFRyl_WDU0&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[Nexus 5 General] lukas_s:
Looks amazing. I hope they release that same skin for the Nexus 5. It would look great on my white Nexus. I've been resistant to buying a case because many of them don't preserve the Nexus branding, and I'd rather the back of my phone say Nexus than Casemate or some other branding.
[Nexus 5 General] b1g1an:
The glossy sides aren't remotely slippery, in fact the complete opposite
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mkvarner:
Does anybody know if it is possible to flash Nexus 5 ROMs on the G2? I am considering them both but the G2 32 GB costs the same as Nexus 5 16 GB in Norway.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] moonjak:
Yestou canflash, just make backup 1st

(= BeanStalk LGG2 =)
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] monkeyhatchet:
You can't just flash another device's ROM, it is specific to your model.

That being said, expect to see a stock KitKat ROM for the G2 fairly soon.

Strange that the Nexus is so expensive there, the G2 is a clearly superior phone from a hardware perspective, so I'd get the G2 for sure.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nhogblom:
In sweden it will launch at 699$.

Happy, i choose the g2 a few weeks ago :)
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
the day will come this is possible,same rom on different hardwares. However not yet so dont advice stuff you dont know about...

Sent from my LG-D802
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mkvarner:
The reason I asked is because of this thread, would something like this be possible on the G2?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2099784

I think I'll go with the G2 because of the larger battery and the fact that I won't feel robbed because I'm buying an overpriced Nexus 5. But I also want the Nexus 5 because it's an Nexus...
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
Its simple, the G2 is highly likely to get kitkat roms very soon. So no debate in my opinion unless you lrefer the design of the nexus.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] usmanxhmed:
He is asking this because he likes hardware of G2 and UI of nexus, so even when G2 will get Kit Kat, it will still be skinned and nothing different.

The ideal thing is for LG to release optional Google edition Nexus Rom for G2

Second ideal thing is, someone port Nexus Kit Kat for G2.

But this time, i don't find any reason to root, or change rom around of my G2, if things Ok with my phone, i know by saying that i don't belong to here, but, changing ROM was fine for me when i had Xperia x10 Mini and i had to install Android Jelly bean on it. Why not? for look and feel? i prefer dark menu over white menu or settings for G2.

Nexus 5 Launcher is good for it, but is it better than Nova? when Nova can mimic Nexus 5 launcher by increasing icon size to 120%.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jackbane:
Just curious...why do you think this? I'm not saying the opposite, just I'm not aware of any evidence supporting what you say.

I also came from a GNex recently and I'm a bit let down by the slow/minimal development for this device. Even now, there are only a handful of 4.3 roms available, and these are mostly unofficial ports. Thankfully my beloved SlimBean is one of them and it works great on my d801.

However my only experience with a smartphone was the GNex and I guess it spoiled me re: dev activity. Do we simply need to wait for more 4.3 and 4.4 roms to come? When will the official releases arrive, like AOKP that has been rumored for quite a while now?

I was hoping that since the G2 was essentially a Nexus 5 that there would be portability between ROMs. I guess it's still early in the game and we should see what unfolds over the coming weeks.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
Highly likely because its the same manufacturer and both phone share pretty much the same identical hardware.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jbabio:
Nexus 5 firmware on lg g2 verizon?

Has anyone tried this or accomplished this? I am really interested in seeing if it works.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spinninbsod:
I don't think it would be possible nexus 5 has an unlockable boot loader unless your wanting to go with Verizon the nexus 5 is the device to buy because of it coming with stock android and not having to void your warranty to get stock android
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jbabio:
That sux. :/ thanks for the reply. I guess back to CyanogenMod.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RALIR:
Hi,

During this week, I dropped my 1-year old Nexus 7 and cracked bottom left 1/3 of the screen. It looks as if the device is still functional, but I am not able to get past the pattern protection that I have used as a security feature. Is there a way to get beyond this screen to see if it still is a functional device and if so, then disable the pattern recognition. I am resigned to the fact that I may have to buy a new device, but I do not like to discard it without trying if I can get some additional service out of it somehow. By the way, it is an unlocked, but unrooted device.

Thank you for any help/suggestions.

Best Regards,

RaliR

:o
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nijom:
the display is ON right?

The same happened to my Nexus. The device is good. Just get a replacement Screen+Digitizer (cost around 66$ with free shipping in ebay(tools free), let me know if you need the link). And you can fix it by yourself(I did) with the help of "How to replace glass in Nexus 7" video in youtube by Android Authority!
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RALIR:
Hi Nijom,

Thank you for your reply. Before I spend money to get a replacement glass(& digitizer), I want to see if there is a way to get past the Pattern Protection screen to make sure that my device is fully functional. I do not want to spend $66, replace the glass and then find that the device is not working. Any thoughts, Anyone?

Thank you,

Regards,

RaliR
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RootTheMachine:
The only way to do it is to erase the file that contains the password. You won't be able to do this from a booted device, at least assuming you are running 4.2+ and USB debugging is off/your computer isn't authenticated with the device. You will need to flash a custom recovery if you do not have one already. Once you boot into recovery, you have two options. You can either use the file manager built into TWRP recovery, or you can use ADB. You need to delete the file /data/system/gesture.key. Use the file manager to delete it, or run from your computer:

adb shell rm /data/system/gesture.key

This will only work if your screen is still partially functional; it doesn't disable the passcode lock, but it erases your saved pattern so that any pattern will unlock the device. If you are able to touch any of the points on the pattern lock, it will unlock the device. Once unlocked, you can remove the lock screen, assuming your touch screen is functional.

And yes, this is an inherent security risk with unlocked devices.
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] theaks30:
Nexus 5 camera app just surfaced and its the solution to our problems :D

looks the same as JB camera but works like a charm, perfectly!

Camera app

Gallery app​
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] DomusX10:
works perfect with SJB v7.1 ...perfect!
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] kangwiroo:
Perfect, Great autofocus, no Blur zone (miss focus), auto exposure works greats..... i think developers now can build cybershot camera with this system dumb.... :highfive::highfive::highfive::highfive:

But, if you turning on HDR, it will freezeeeee..... we cant ignore this feature because our sensor doesn't support it yet... :silly::silly::silly:
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] theaks30:
It brings hope and nice shots on jb :D
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] Fl3kzZ:
Hello,

i got my bootloader unlocked and after that i wanted to flash cwm recovery with fastboot but i cant get fastboot to work it keeps reconnecting the phone

i wonder if i can use this recovery to flash roms etc http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2095825

greetz
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] Fl3kzZ:
oke got it fixed with another thread wich i cant find anymore, but i installed a recovery trough nandroid manager ROOT
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] DudeNo:
I looked an didn't see any specific threads for this.

So I was wondering is anyone else getting the Sd Card Unexpecdly removed popup when using 4.3 ROMS? I've been getting it ever since I updated my HellyBean ROM an now any other 4.3 ROM I use it comes up on. But previously with older builds of HellyBean the error never appeared for me.

Does anyone know a fix for this or is it just something that we have to deal with?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] treefrog321:
Check post #1118 of the Hellybean thread. [MENTION=4806382]bmg002[/MENTION] may have found a solution. I haven't tried it - I reverted back to the 10/13 build of Hellybean when I started having the unmount-mount issue. I don't think I've had a single issue with that build.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bmg002:
basically, I remounted my /storage/sdcard1 to point to /dev/block/mmcblk1p1 instead of /dev/block/vold/179:29 (or whatever it was originally) and it seems fixed for me.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Newbee85:
From what I have found the issue is mentioned in most of the threads for the ROMs themselves. It does appear to be an issue a few people have been having. I have been experiencing it with the ROMs I have been flashing as well. I know the dev. of the ROM I am currently (Beanstalk) on has been trying to get it fixed.
[Sony Xperia M] ToastnButter:
hey guys, you know I hate to ask this, but what are the chances of Cyanogenmod (or any aosp project) ever being developed for the xperia m? I'm not saying it has to be official or anything, but Sony's interface is driving me crazy, and now with KitKat released, it'd be nice to know that someday we'll get the vanilla experience on our M's. Is any word around?
[Sony Xperia M] Antrikos48:
I heard that a dev will port CM if we can get a jernele with CM support.

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[Sony Xperia M] ToastnButter:
Yeah well porting the ROM is the easy part. Hope some skilled M owner will emerge and help us in our misery :)
[Sony Xperia M] aleksa069:
Really hope that there will be some custom rom for our phone:D
[Sony Xperia M] alvinhochun:
Blah blah blah...

Things are happening, or going to happen anyway. You know devs will never give an ETA due to reasons that you should have known. Things that should appear will eventually appear at some time anyway.

I know at least one... never mind...
[Sony Xperia M] ToastnButter:
OK well that's something I'm delighted to hear :D /thread
[Sony Xperia M] cian hackett:
Its the risk you take buying any phone with non aosp ROM generally it's just best to wait and good things appear eventually.
[Sony Xperia M] TheDj408:
waiting for the cm rom... as there is some development going in xperia L regarding CM ... and hardware of both the phones is ""alost"" same ... so will it be easy to port it from there ?