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[Samsung Galaxy Gear] geefer:
So can I run CM or something other than TouchWiz and still have features like text messaging coming through? Or will it be kinda gimped? I really want to keep my watch "stock", or as stock looking as possible, but hate TW and want to get away from it.

I want the watch to look the way it does stock, but allow me to get notifications through Google Hangouts or whatever, the email app, and that's really about it.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] Aksuli83:
Atleast read the first post..
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] bairste:
I have to say this is a beautifu write up, but I am having a little problem. I cannot get paid apps over to the watch. When I use wondershare I can log into my play store account but cannot load those paid apps. If I am logged out it will not allow me to install it because I need to purchase it first. Please help with this as I want tasker on my watch.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] viny2cool:
Hi guys, I am trying to use Gear with Nexus 5. I did all the steps everywhere. I cant find ATN manager as the link provided in the OP is empty. Now people say gearmanager stub is good enuf but my gear is not showing any notification. Is there any workaround?
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] Brendo:
gearmanagerstub just allows you to install gearmanager. Notifications only work with 4.3+ touchwiz roms. The workarounds are available in themes and apps forum. Follow downloads link in my sig for atn
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] minjoon0312:
Thanks!!

Thanks so much!

Now i can connect with Vega R3!:)
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] tranquill1800:
I tried to read and search, but was unable to find a solution, thus created a new thread.

The HTC One X (AT&T) has the sms apk which is modified by AT&T. It even does not support delivery ack.

I am trying to download the apk from Htc One S (T-Mobile) (Android 4.1.1) and will install this in Htc one x (currently using the official ROM 4.1.1, S-off, rooted). Will post the apk here if someone is interested.

Anyone has any other solution?

Do guide.

Thanks
[Sprint LG Optimus G] bowhunt2005:
so i left my phone sitting on top of my car and it blew off going about 45 mph. the screen is smashed but the phone still comes on and everything. is there a way through twrp or something that i can get the pictures and videos off of it without the use of the touch screen? i cant believe i did this but it is what it is. any ideas or help is appreciated. i also have a pin password on the phone so i cant even get to the homescreen. i figured on trying to restore an old rom in twrp back when i didnt have the pin password but i cant click restore cause of the screen. thanks
[Sprint LG Optimus G] ThatKawaiiGuy:
Are you able to put CWM? I don't think you need the touchscreen for CWM(not touch of course).
[Sprint LG Optimus G] bowhunt2005:
Thanks but I had to send the phone to assurion so I never did recover the stuff. Kinda sucks but I got a fresh lgog. Of course I had to pay the deductible though
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AmirAnwar:
My playstore now very slow :( when open playstore, it keep loading. Anyone have this issue ?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rohitdahiya:
This happens with slow internet connection as you might be using 2g internet.

Try this:

Update it if you don't have latest version.

If you have the latest version, then

1. go to Settings--> Apps--> Play Store

2. Click on the "force stop"

3. Click on the "clear data" button

Now run play store and enjoy :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AmirAnwar:
Not work :(
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rohitdahiya:
May be your data connection is too slow.

Try using another operator's data plan.

And before opening, exit all the apps which requires data connection
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AmirAnwar:
Hmm, I thinks my wifi problem . I need to reset after this
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xsenman:
you may want to look at this and this

Check this out! You , YES! you are an " Android ". Not your phone but U.​
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AmirAnwar:
My hosts only have

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[Nexus 5 General] neok44:
http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/4/5062724/google-nexus-5-review

So i'm still excited about getting this phone today, and i'm really hoping this is just bias on the side of The Verge. I've already seen many sample pictures and they put my N4 to shame but to see this get a 5/10 and the N4 getting an 8/10 is just shocking.

They also say that the speaker is quiet and that there is only 1 speaker and the other one is fake. that seems really hard to believe.

so thoughts?
[Nexus 5 General] cipsaz:
What do you expect, its the Verge.
[Nexus 5 General] benpottier:
The other speaker isn't fake. It's a mic.
[Nexus 5 General] MLAM:
Was the nexus 4 review by the same person?

Could be the difference there but they do seem to be panning the camera quite a bit.

The other side is a microphone.

I don't get why they slate it for that as the iPhone is the same, one grill is the microphone and one is the speaker, granted the iPhone 5s loud speaker is very good IMO so it will be interesting to compare.
[Nexus 5 General] JonM1988:
The speaker thing is true. Only one side works
[Nexus 5 General] neok44:
Looking at every phone i've own the mic is a single hole. Reading into this evidently the iPhone is exactly the same and it's just done for symmetry sake. well at least it helps my ocd with that but i was really under the impression it was dual speakers.
[Nexus 5 General] lolcopter:
the Verge is a complete joke re: anything Android related
[Nexus 5 General] neok44:
They actually have given some very good unbiased android reviews in the past, N4 and N7 for example. But maybe those weren't done by josh who can be very biast against android.
[Nexus 5 General] nyyankees3511:
only one side is designed to work, iphone is the same way. they never advertised stereo speakers.
[Nexus 5 General] supercakefish:
"There is a glimmer of hope, however. Representatives from the Android team say that software is to blame for the weak performance, not hardware, and reps tell me that a fix is coming to deal with the issues in the upcoming weeks."

I like the sound of that! :D
[Nexus 5 General] trent25:
The guys at the verge are ignorant tools at best.

Fake speaker ... so I guess the iPhone which they always rave about has a fake speaker too :rolleyes:

Last year they got an exclusive on the N4 and they gave it an 8/10 which it didn't deserve, and this year the little boys at the verge got no special treatment so they gave the better phone which 1) has LTE which was one of their N4 cons, and 2) no glass back which they broke on their N4 test unit, and 3) no muffled speaker when sitting on a flat surface, a lower score.

I honestly never visit the verge website anymore, its absolute trash. People thinking they are journalists writing about things they don't understand.
[Nexus 5 General] eman3316@optonline.net:
Techincally they haven't advertised anything at all. Lol
[Nexus 5 General] lolcopter:
this +1000
[Nexus 5 General] nyyankees3511:
lol very true. this review is ridiculous. what a joke.
[Nexus 5 General] Cheater912:
Why would they let Topolsky review this =/

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Nexus 5 General] ghost-5:
Just tested the music volume between this and my HTC One X. The n5 is slightly louder so I have no problem with it. Not tested the camera yet
[Nexus 5 General] 666fff:
Who cares what anyone else thinks? Least of all some blogger on the internet.

Let's not get all butt-hurt like the Spycrosoft Tribe.
[Nexus 5 General] plasticmoz:
He's been using Android phones as his daily driver for a long while, going from a Galaxy Nexus to a Nexus 4 to a Moto X. The review was fair given the current state of the phone, they even went as far as checking with Google about software updates to improve the camera. Just because everyone here ordered one doesn't mean every review needs to validate that purchase. This is a great phone at the price point, and it brings all the benefits of a Nexus device - then again it's not perfect, but it doesn't need to be.
[Nexus 5 General] leomd333:
Thought you said they gave it a 5/10? Looks more like a 8/10? :laugh:

Still though, the verge do some rubbish reviews sometimes. The N5 review wasn't terrible though, not the best but not the worst.
[Nexus 5 General] King Shady:
This. Topolsky is one of the least biased Android reviewers on The Verge and I thought the review was perfectly fair. Don't know what the rest of the people are whining about
[Nexus 5 General] BoneXDA:
The Verge is Verging around, the camera is very capable just needs a driver update, and it's coming. Funny how issues are a negative point with every Android device but overlooked cause they will be fixed(?) when testing iPhones (pinkgate, scratchgate, mapsgate etc.)
[Nexus 5 General] plasticmoz:
I wish scores were assigned based on software updates that haven't arrived (or even been announced). Good job.
[Nexus 5 General] Cheater912:
I just read the review, and I have to say that it is surprisingly unbiased. I'm glad I don't have any interest in using the camera :)

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Nexus 5 General] guapinoy:
I also thought it was a very fair review. Liked the video review as well. Camera and battery life will be the weak point of this phone, like the 4. But we all bought one anyway. Heck, I sold my S4 with a 5600 mah extended battery for this. Again, we all know the Nexus 5's shortcomings but we all bought one because of the overall experience. Simply the best.
[Nexus 5 General] Dirk:
Waiting expectantly for Brian Klug's review on Anandtech. It'll be the best review you'll ever get!
[Nexus 5 General] misterzeno:
I wonder how many of you bashing the review actually read the review. Josh was fair and honest, the camera does not hold up against other phones but it is software not hardware holding the camera back.

No need to get all huff and puff because you ordered the phone and the review didn't praise it. The phone isn't perfect but it's not trash.
[Nexus 5 General] lolcopter:
MKBHD is always good too

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i didn't read it, i was basing my verge opinion on their previous work as well as their "first look" N5 video that was done by some uber iDouche
[Nexus 5 General] misterzeno:
Maybe you should read the review or at least watch the video review. And the idouche was Dieter Bohn which will probably be banned from speaking about Android on the Verge. Josh uses android phones and he did the review. His review was very far.

Some of you guys are too deep in the Twilight zone to accept criticism of the phone.
[Nexus 5 General] trent25:
I don't want to give them more clicks than they deserve. I decided a long time ago to stop reading the verge. Their website is a joke. Fame got to them so now they think they are experts at all topics tech, politics, science... They have become the equivalent of the tabloid magazine displayed in the checkout isle at the grocery store.

Sorry won't waste my time or give them any views.
[Nexus 5 General] eman3316@optonline.net:
Just quickly read the review about the camera I think it sounded pretty fair. I won't know for sure until I have the device later but it sounds exactly like the N4 issues. The camera can take what feels like years to open, trying to get it to focus can take another year, especially in darker lighting.

He doesn't say the camera is bad, he says the software can be to blame for it. Google probably has not done much on the software side for whatever crazy reason they were thinking and we are just getting the same poor software performance using a better sensor in the N5.

I also think the GUI in Google's camera app has got to be one of the ugliest and most unintuitive interfaces I have seen on any device that has been out in the last 2 years. Kind of shocking considering how much more important camera's on phones are becoming to people each and every day.
[Nexus 5 General] BoneXDA:
I wish sarcasm was permanently banned from XDA where it has little use.
[Nexus 5 General] misterzeno:
You just committed blasphemy.

Thread title is inflammatory and the comments here sound like a bunch of kids with their arms crossed.

Yes the Verge can be apple heavy however most of that is from everyone except Josh.
[Nexus 5 General] paddylaz:
Just to add to this, they spent most of the verge cast slagging off the n5 with josh calling the display washed out and dull.

........Now it's 'GORGEOUS' and is listed under the final conclusion 'pros' section in the review. What happened? Did he get cured of his cataracts or did that cheque from apple bounce?

hmm.
[Nexus 5 General] asdfasd2:
bad battery, bad speaker and bad camera?! noooooooooooooooooooooo

These are 3/4 of my complaints about the N4. Is he comparing them to the N4 or other flagships? I would settle for better than the N4.
[Nexus 5 General] cdd543:
Geez it's a pretty balanced review and he doesn't call the camera garbage. He says it can take beautiful photos, but that it's very inconsistent.
[Nexus 5 General] Griffrez:
First of all, even though the Camera rating that was given to the Nexus 5 is lower than the Nexus 4's and most people say that the Nexus 5's camera is better than the Nexus 4, think that the rating is given as how good it is for its time. Maybe Nexus 4's camera was better for its time than the Nexus 5's camera is for today.

Also, I've heard a lot that the big problem behind the Nexus 5's camera isn't the camera but the camera app or other software or firmware problem that will likely be fixed in the next itinerations.
[Nexus 5 General] raichur0xx0rz:
Just a side note, Deiter Bohn is using a Moto X as his daily, at the moment.

I also think it was a very well-done review, with good points. But of course, it's to be expected that anything the site says about Android that isn't positive will be flagged as "bias" and someone will take issue with it. It is the Internet, after all.

Well, initial impressions are just that - initial impressions. He also called the camera crap on there and then tweeted out saying that it wasn't as bad has he originally thought. If someone was promoting Apple over everything, they wouldn't also say that Android is superior to iOS.
[Nexus 5 General] ComposMentis:
The Gawker conglomerate of sites has proven that in order to monetize you need to sensationalize and that's the model for most "blog" sites now. This has always been true in almost every form of media. If you can't monetize then it doesn't matter how many informed tech readers you have, your life will be short lived. Verge has resorted to the same click-bait headlines as other successful sites because they have to. As long as you can virtually roll your eyes and get past the headlines and be able to sniff out personal bias then their content is actually really great, presented well with thorough details.
[Nexus 5 General] Westnile:
I was IP banned from their site I called them a bunch of circle jerkin kiddies....I forget the review they gave but I called them out on the bs and instead of having a friendly debate my comment got deleted I reposted same comment 4 or 5 times more and finally banned their reason was "spreading blasphemous propaganda" IMO that describes them most.

Sent from my immorality
[Nexus 5 General] tweitzel:
I like the review. Josh seems to have problems mainly with the camera (or the app) and the Hangouts app (bad integration of various services). He's not sure about the battery. He mentions the weak speaker in noisy situations. That's it on the "bad" side. Which - in my eyes - is not exactly bad, but not as good as it could be. Everything else is nothing but praise.

So, what I've learned from this and other reviews, pictures, and videos is this: the Nexus 5 is a phone I want to have right now - and it might improve once I have it (e.g. when/if Google imvroves the camera app). I can handle a little complexity in the messenging app.
[Nexus 5 General] ryude:
Not the overall score, the Camera score.
[Nexus 5 General] leomd333:
ahhhh right :good:
[Nexus 5 General] matthewr87:
Glad that I use neither the camera nor the speakers on my phone. But for the rest of the world, I'm quite sure things can be fixed with software updates, as the review states.
[Nexus 5 General] italia0101:
Excuse me verge .. you give the Nexus 4 camera an 8/ 10 but the N5 camera a 5/ 10 ..

blow that out your ass lol
[Nexus 5 General] -A-P-M-:
They should be called iVerge.

According to serious tests and samples, Camera is very good:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-6AszlQIIs

http://www.androidcentral.com/nexus-5-initial-photo-and-video-samples
[Nexus 5 General] Swanseatom:
Camera is great on mine. Not a big picture taker so not to fussed anyway. But the speaker is quite quiet. Compared to even my G2 I struggle to hear live TV.
[Nexus 5 General] cymatty:
I thought overall the review was fair. Maybe the camera score of 5 was a little harsh, but, if there a update coming along lets wait and see if that improves things.

People showing good pictures as a counter argument may have missed this point

I hope he is wrong, however until I get mine I will be a little nervous. :)
[Nexus 5 General] raptir:
I have an issue with how they fixated so heavily on the camera. The rest of the review was more or less favorable (except the battery, which they barely said anything about) but they ended with "I can't recommend the phone because of the camera." It wasn't "It's a good phone apart from the camera." I also take issue with this:

Yes, the price point is low on this phone, but not low compared with on-contract phones

I understand comparing the phones without regard to price to get a score (you don't give wines bonus points because they're cheap, you just accept that a cheaper wine is going to score lower than a more expensive one in many cases) but trying to argue that the Nexus 5 is not a budget option is kind of silly.

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I don't have my Nexus 5 yet, but even if the camera has improved it's fair to say that standards change. The first iPhone had a great camera for its time, but a crap camera compared to anything out now.
[Nexus 5 General] gtg465x:
They've stated over and over that the scores are only relative to the current state of technology when the review is written. They can't be compared like that to old reviews. When the Nexus 4 was released, they thought the camera compared favorably to other smartphones at the time and gave it an 8. Now they're saying the overall camera experience on the Nexus 5 doesn't compare favorably to other current flagships (iPhone 5S, Galaxy S4, HTC One), so they gave it a 5. The N5 having a camera score of 5 DOES NOT mean the Nexus 5 camera is worse than the Nexus 4 camera, which they gave an 8 a year ago. Come on guys, they have explained that countless times. Review scores are relative to what's currently on the market at the time of the review and should not be used as a tool to compare new phones to old phones. If they were to review the Nexus 4 today it would get a MUCH lower score than it did a year ago. It would probably get a 3 or 4 camera score now.
[Nexus 5 General] alpha beta gaga:
i would take the verge review with a large pinch of salt. at least until a good handful of other tech site reviews come in and then compare the lot. if there is a common theme it'll show.
[Nexus 5 General] aimetti:
I am not doubting that the camera will be able to take great pictures (like the nexus 4) but if I have to deal w/ the absolute horrific auto focus like the nexus 4 , its getting sold. I cant deal with how bad that was again.
[Nexus 5 General] gtg465x:
I would agree with this. I don't trust any review site completely on its own, but after reading a bunch of reviews, you can get a good idea of how good something actually is by looking for trends, things that most of the reviews agree on.
[Nexus 5 General] oupavoc:
Everyone should know that The Verge is biased towards anything that isn't made by Apple! I'm totally not surprised! There articles are total garbage and not worth reading!
[Nexus 5 General] planoman:
double post
[Nexus 5 General] 2fastkuztoms:
here's another review 9/10

http://www.trustedreviews.com/google-nexus-5_Mobile-Phone_review
[Nexus 5 General] bozzykid:
I would trust it more than some of the "Android" site reviews. From what I have seen, the Android review sites have been outside and setup some great shots with the N5. However, they aren't focusing on how people use their cameras every day. And I would trust The Verge review because it looks like the same issue with the N4 (terrible job of focusing). So without having the phone, I am expecting it to be able to take great shots but still have a hard time taking the casual shots.
[Nexus 5 General] plmiller0905:
Mine will here tomorrow morning..and I'm gonna check it out for myself and also compare it to my HTC One. But if the volume on the N5 is low like it was on the N4, I'm gonna get rid of it and just keep my converted GE One...The camera I can see being fixed with a software update, but not so much the volume..but again, maybe the sound can be fixed with a software update as well.
[Nexus 5 General] planoman:
I know nothing of the verge bias since it is not a site I frequent but I watched and read the review. Seems fine to me. I will get my Nexus 5 Tuesday. I too hate that camera app on nexus. The auto focus is pretty bad. I will try out several of the other camera apps I have purchased well because I owned a Nexus 4...and have a lot of paid camera apps...

Not everyone is going to think the Nexus 5 is a perfect device...everyone needs to realize we are talking about a phone...
[Nexus 5 General] advil0:
I'll probably get flamed for this but everyone in this thread just sounds really butthurt about him pointing out real flaws with the phone. It was an entirely fair review, and the points that he rates the phone on has zero to do compared to the nexus 4's review, because that was a year ago. The points are based on CURRENT trends in smartphones, a year ago, that's what the Nexus 4 got.

If the Nexus 4 were being reviewed today by The Verge, it would probably receive far less points.

Just my $0.02.
[Nexus 5 General] tietherope:
I was hoping that David Pierce would be doing the review.
[Nexus 5 General] MattSkeet:
Speaker is in fact fairly quiet, and they are not stereo
[Nexus 5 General] jlmcr87:
Mediocre battery life? Okay till now i will only trust xda members opinions
[Nexus 5 General] Tony_YYZ:
Would utilizing another camera app like Camera ZOOM FX improve performance?

The Verge's review was the only review/initial impression that I've read so far that said the camera was not good. All the other sources have had great things to say.
[Nexus 5 General] plmiller0905:
You're not gonna get flammed by me..lol. I actually agree with you.
[Nexus 5 General] Lamerlengo:
they give 5/10 to N5 and 8/10 for N4 because time has passed and we expect a far more better camera nowadays...Google take example from samsung s4 please
[Nexus 5 General] italia0101:
And yet the nexus 4 never had a 8/10 camera ... Sorry it just didn't imo
[Nexus 5 General] :
The Verge does really, really quality videos. The "Top Gear" of review sites.

I wish I could say something else positive about them.
[Nexus 5 General] lolcopter:
just watched the video review, and it wasn't all that bad. i actually like how they're making a big deal about the camera software... as this scenario could very much be like the moto x, in that we get a software update which fixes the issues tremendously. however, the real fault lies in not having this software prepped for initial release and subsequent reviews. google should be well aware of a phone entire life process at this point, and by not having the camera software fully optimized from the get-go, they are deservedly getting bashed.