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[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kevtrysmoddin:
The nexus devices store them on the virtual SD card ie internal memory
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nomad-117:
Oh I see.. Thanks for the clarification.

What do you think about the Nexus 5's camera? CNET and other sources gave a verdict of a good but not impressive... I hope the camera won't let me down...
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kevtrysmoddin:
It's better than any previous nexus camera's

My fiancé has the HTC one x and she wants the camera of my phone
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zandeer:
Will widgetlauncher not work for you?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nomad-117:
Huh never heard of that one... I can't find a description on Google play.. is this an app or what? Where can I check it out?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kevtrysmoddin:
I think he means widgetlocker oh and here's a HDR PIC from the nexus 5 camera
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zandeer:
Yes, I meant widget locker, thank you
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Custom ROMs are an excellent alternative, even if you have stock Android. In general, CyanogenMod and Vanilla Android will function the same, for example stock Android 4.3 and CM 10.2 look the same besides some optional user customization, but CM does include new options like the ability to add custom buttons to the navigation bar, or Privacy Guard, which is a helpful feature allowing you do control what apps can and cannot access your personal information. Don't worry, no one was born being an expert about Android and there are a lot of helpful resources and member here on XDA that make learning about rooting, roms, etc a breeze. This thread has an excellent basic explanation about many thing useful to know:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2508292

Make sure to read anything on XDA thoroughly to make sure nothing goes wrong, and if it does, we've all been there ;) , so don't be afraid to reach out for help. Welcome to XDA and have fun! :D
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Okay thank you... Judging by the screenshots I think it looks like a good option.. I was hoping to see more jellybean style of shortcuts... But this is better than nothing... I think the camera is very nice... for my standard.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Thank you... Your words are really comforting... It's nice to find a place online where people are so kind and helpful... I read that post already... actually it is that post that made me sign up for an account here...

Just another quick concern... I suppose we can save nanoid backups to our local PCs? I get how to make the recovery from the post... but I didn't see how to actually make the nanoid backup... like do we use an app or what... I have a feeling it is there in the post but i am quite busy with work so I am just going to throw this question out there...Thanks again...
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Sorry for the super delayed response, but yes, the name Nandroid is a bit misleading. For CWM for example, it's just the back up you make in recovery as described in the link, if you want to keep one on your PC (which is a good idea), just copy from where ever you you backed up to and paste to where ever on your computer. So no, no app is needed, it's just the name given to those backups. Hope this helps!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Oh okay... Awesome... I never doubted android's compatibility with windows but I am still finding myself surprised by android's flexibility and powerfulness every once a while... By contrast, the apple ecosystem seriously can drive a person crazy... Nexus 5... is just wow... But the verge's video review on Nexus 5 rated the camera as totally just as bad as nexus 4 and can't "capture important moments in time" I guess I can live with that... I am not really a photography person so I say an average 8 megapixel camera is more than what I need... I am perfectly fine charging my phone everyday... the so called "unsatisfying battery life" sounds just fine to me... I am glad that every review i read all gave hundred percent assurance on the fluency and snappiness of the device... I would rather not have a phone if it just lags and fails to complete tasks nice and fast…

I am getting more and more excited about getting into the world of android with this new device now... And the thought of being able to change the entire look of the phone by flashing a ROM at any time without losing anything is just mind-blowing...

Thanks again for all your careful explanations... I guess I am an Android/Nexus 5 fan more than ever now... Thank you!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Yup, half the day I'm by a power outlet, so battery life isn't a huge issue, but I would want enough for me to watch movies and not have to reach for the charger every two hours *cough Galaxy S3 cough cough*. Trust me, flashing ROMs is addictive but fun as long as you follow all the instructions.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jalfrezi:
rooting is a must get rid of that rubbish google put on, personally I hate google maps and books and any crap like that but unless you root no chance removing it easily.

and then stock rom is great but the little tweaks helps it work better, PSX rom speeds it all up nicely but minimal, other roms are feature packed but heavy memory. But these phones can handle anything they chuck at it, its not a galaxy ace with 512mb to play with :)

fastboot the root and then use flashify from the play store to make flashing EASY !!

try every rom but give them a few days at least, battery life sucks at 1st but every day they seem to get better.

one thing for me I need battery percentage which the standard rom doesn't give me :eek:

enjoy the phone when you get it , there a beauty
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FoxhoundLZS:
it's simple.today android stock rom is quite good so for most users that's enough.

but with a custom roms you may get better User Experience. yeah , may.it's all up to you

with custom roms , kernels or linaro or mod or something like that , you may change your phone.that's what smartphone really means to me.

stay hungry, stay customizing:good:
[LG Optimus G (International)] Xoom Master:
I bought the phone new/used from Craigslist. It was a Telus phone and I unlocked it. I've attempted to root it using a guide on here. I'm just looking for a little bit of assistance. I'm also wondering why I am unable to receive OTA JB update. I'm on Bell and in Canada.
[LG Optimus G (International)] atifsh:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2181103

If this is the guide you were following, read it again.
[LG Optimus G (International)] Xoom Master:
Thank you. Yes this is the guide I was following. I have downloaded lg united drivers and android sdk. I run the command bat and it goes through all the steps incredibly quickly. It says it's rooted but I don't have root access.
[LG Optimus G (International)] atifsh:
Android debugging on?

If windows 7 + internet it should auto install drivers
[LG Optimus G (International)] Xoom Master:
It seems android sdk is not installed properly. It downloaded and extracted for probably 10 mins using winrar. I believe that is the problem but I'm not sure. I'll give it a go and see what happens. Thanks
[LG Optimus G (International)] atifsh:
Huh?

Should be running stock rom

Debugging in developers option

Plug in phone

Set to charge only

Run the script bat file

Do what it says
[LG Optimus G (International)] Xoom Master:
It keeps saying waiting for device... I'm all stock I put it in debug and charge only. When I run the script it says waiting for device.
[LG Optimus G (International)] atifsh:
Drivers issue or cable issue

Windows 7 install drivers itself from internet, if other OS find proper drivers
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] fairct:
Here's a stock build of 4.4 for Toro that I'm trying right now. I've tried WiFi, 4G, 3G, gps, and bluetooth. Still a little flakey, and some graphics glitches. MAKE A BACKUP!

I've heard others having issues flashing in older versions of recoveries, so it'd be best to upgrade to the newest CWM.

Credit goes to steven676 for the proper tuna fixes to get WiFi working nicely, as well as other fixes. https://github.com/steven676/android_device_samsung_tuna/

Without further ado...

ROM: http://d-h.st/jBF

GAPPS: http://d-h.st/EIM

Changelog: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=47091778&postcount=39

GAPPS were taken from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2507846.

Also, credit to CM for their proprietary repos.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] fairct:
Taken, because it's the thing to do.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] fairct:
Three should be enough.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] stebomurkn420:
First!!! Lol... Yay for kit-kat
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 47th_Ronin:
Dl in progress...

Thanks for sharing!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jlvlawrence:
Just saw this after I downloaded baldwinguy77's build. I guess I'll give both of them a try!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BOY_:
Will this follow PA or is this going to be a standalone?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] fairct:
This is just a stopgap. I didn't see any just stock aosp builds, so I provided one.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BOY_:
TY! Need a DD and I'm hooked on halo but I'm watching this closely! Thanks [MENTION=3813155]fairct[/MENTION]!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Kaptinkrunk:
Something new fkk it

I can't wait for it to download

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Xparent Cyan Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] EAK128:
Thanks fairct, is root included?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Enter The Nexus:
I'll upload Shiny in a bit.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] fairct:
Nope.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] geomonroe:
Woo Hoo! Thanks:)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] schnob:
I cannot get this to work for the life of me, TWRP always gives me an error message before it finishes flashing the rom. TWRP is then screwed up to the point that I can't wipe or restore anything until I dirty flash a 4.3 rom. No biggie though, I'm psyched we have builds to toy with this early! Thanks!

Edit: Perhaps I'll try CWM, though I haven't used it for ages.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] christianpeso:
Use CWM. I haven't used that in over 1 year, but flashed it real quick to try this out. Works perfect with it. Cant believe CWM has no implemented the ability to flash multiple .zips at the same time.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nnbengboy2:
Any notable bugs? Does the camera work? That is an issue with another build I'm currently running.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] schnob:
Yup, all the flashing succeeded with CWM. Now to see if this 4.4 smoothness is real.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] anastatow:
Camera worked fine with this build on my toro..didn't see a photosphere option though.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Esteway.619:
Running real good man. Thanks for this. I tested Bluetooth on my car and works and streams music with no issues.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dragn4rce:
This backup needs to hurry up and then I need to do a titanium backup. 0.0

I wanna know if i HATE or LOVE the changes Google made. So far from screenshots and videos I hate the gray. Lets hope that changes. We'll see what else i like and dislike.

BUT I will use this ROM for the rest of the night(CALI ^_^) and in the morning report my experience and then in the morning restore back to 4.3.

:good::good:THANKS FOR GIVING US TORO USERS SOME KITKAT LOVE!!!:victory:

EDIT1: It's boots up like expected, everything sets up, gets to the homescreen, gets some graphical issues, the isn't THAT bad(blue is still better), open the playstore the boom reboot. Camera works. Everything seems to work.

Question, how come we dont have the new dialer icon? not complaining just wondering. And also isn't the Navigation bar and status supposed to be transparent on the lockscreen? only questions so far... will update later.

EDIT2: OMFGAAAAAAWWWD it's HAS 350-300 OF FREE RAM MEMORY!!!! I haven't seen that in a LONG LONG LONG TIME. 0.0 Wasn't expecting that much more free RAM. Bad news is ALOT of reboots happens. Experienced 6 within 30-45 minutes of use.

EDIT3: looking at the icons on the google exp launcher on the Nexus 5 screenshots, i noticed that the icons are not scaled for 720p displays, making the icons bigger then normal. In the screenshots of the N5, icons are the same size as the app draw button. On my phone, the icons are .25x larger or so. Does anyone agree? Thought I'd point that out.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rufflez2010:
That's normal. They asked us developers for xxxdpi for the nexus 5 which is an xxdpi screen. The launcher is using a screen size larger icon set.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MWisBest:
Hey, nice job! Glad to see more devs working on this. Keep it up! :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dragn4rce:
Hey Any of u guys know how to achieve root for this?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] t1.8matt:
Flash Supersu while you're flashing the rom
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kreep22:
I tried installing this with TWRP and CWM and it keeps failing, is there something I need to do? I also downloaded it multiple times in case it was a bad download and it still wont flash. I really want to test this rom.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mosshorn:
Welp, I just found the KK easter egg. Go tap on the version in the "About Phone" section.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Esteway.619:
Read the op man. U need to get the latest cwm. And it should work after that.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] NeverSeparate:
To go a step further than just saying you need the latest cwm, which some might overlook and think "he just means the latest version of a recovery" twrp does not work. As people have reported here, and on the shiny ROM thread, twrp will fail. Something about the way the new updater script works isn't compatible with twrp. So you must use the newest cwm. Takes less than a minute. If you want to break off a piece suck it up and flash cwm. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] fairct:
Anyone having issues getting 4G on this? I had it last night, but now I don't get data unless I pick 3G in the network settings. I need to check the network code and see if the LTE mode is correct for our devices, I guess...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Boogersugar83:
I wasn't getting any data last night I had to restore to 4.3
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 47th_Ronin:
No data for me either, tried 4g 3g etc..

Wifi is fine for me though.

On a side note, it may be something on vzw side went back to 4.3 nandroid and data is flakey at best for me.

Im in the southeast, SC to be more precise.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dragn4rce:
Ik that lol. But what zip should I flash? Would the 4.3 zip from chainfire work?

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Add this to build.prop

ro.telephony.default_cdma_sub=0

ro.cdma.home.operator.numeric=310004

ro.cdma.home.operator.alpha=Verizon

ro.cdma.homesystem=64,65,76,77,78,79,80,81,82,83

ro.cdma.data_retry_config=default_randomization=2000,0,0,120000,180000,540000,960000

ro.cdma.otaspnumschema=SELC,1,80,99

It works for 4.3 let me know how that works for 4.4.

EDIT1: FYI Data works fine for me without the changes for Build.prop. For now at least.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] fairct:
First boot on this my phone went nuts dialing *22899. After that, I had fine 3G, if that's what I had selected in Network Mode. Tried the build.prop mods, but it didn't change anything.

Side note, found the toggle to get fullscreen on the lockscreen. I'll get a build posted after I can look at this data issue a bit in the code + xml.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] t1.8matt:
I'm pretty sure anything past supersu v.1.5 up to 1.65 will work.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] EAK128:
I didn't touch any of the options in mobile networks just left it how it was, 3g. Just toggled the mobile data off and on after flashing the ROM and have had 4g and 3g since yesterday.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] fairct:
Yep. I'm confirming that the overlay setting no longer works since things have moved. Think I've got it narrowed down now, just need to get it into an overlay (and not hardcoded :) ) if it works, and I'll post a build.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jsgraphicart:
Just tried this ROM out. Running great other than the bugs everyone else is having. I wish GPS worked. Google now isnt as cool without it.

EDIT: I think I have GPS working now all of a sudden. Maybe it was those additions to the build.prop posted earlier. Those changes didn't give me 4G though.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] fairct:
GPS works fine for me... Google Now shows my location with the weather, and maps appears to lock on. I haven't actually tried it for navigation, though.

On a side note, I'm uploading a new build.

Fixes: 4G! at least from what I can tell, I tracked down the issue (it's a RIL bug that was in 4.3 that CM and others fixed, I just had to find the new places to fix it). If you never changed the network mode, 4G should have worked ok. This makes it so that you can change to 3G and then back to 4G, as many times as you like :)

Dictionary: now you can save new words, provided your language is english. If non-english speakers out there are using this build, I can look into pulling in those files as well.

Gesture-typing: I don't recall if the original upload had it, but this one does

Lock-screen: the navbar and statusbar are now transparent on the lockscreen.

Let me know if you don't see these things, or experience (new) bugs! You can dirty-flash this over the previous one; I've been installing GAPPS every time I dirty-flash, but it may not be necessary. YMMV!

Linky: http://d-h.st/jBF
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Enter The Nexus:
Are there any graphical glitches?!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] fairct:
There are indeed graphical glitches. I haven't seen a reboot recently, though. But that could be a fluke. I don't see glitches in recents menu, but the screenshot saving action is glitchy, and screen rotations are still wonky.

Everyone will be glad to know that I modified some makefiles to create a better output zip file name lol. Sorry this one was lame!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nitsua98:
What about glitches in browsers that use webview? (Like AOSP browser)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] fairct:
Just checked, yep. Weird floating black box. I've been using chrome and it seems to work fine, though.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nitsua98:
Seems like this is what has been happening on all 4.4 ROMs for the GNex.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jsgraphicart:
The update is running smoothly here. I don't really notice any bugs yet. I did notice there was no CalendarProvider.apk in system/app. So my calendar wasn't syncing. I just pulled it from another ROM and put it in there. All is good now
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] terminal13:
Participation
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] fairct:
Did a locate on that file, looks like it's in /system/priv-app/CalendarProvider.apk. I may be showing my ignorance, but what is priv-app? I'm assuming it's new to 4.4...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] NeverSeparate:
Yeah it's a new folder I think. Many of the apps we build zip themer mods for appear in there now.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Rushead:
So far running well. 4g is good on 4.1 radios. Looking forward to the future!

Sent from a frequent flasher.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Frostbyrne:
Is the OK google hotword supposed to work outside of google now? I can't seem to get it to work.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nitsua98:
It only works when you're on the launcher with your screen unlocked.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Frostbyrne:
For some reason it doesn't work for me, I must have messed something up
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tacosrdelicioso:
Why is there only one home page and no way to get more
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Inigo Montoya:
You have to add an icon and drag it over to create an additional page.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] konjiki7:
Sadly this alpha build is far better than any 4.3 rom I've ran
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jsgraphicart:
It could have something to do with your settings. Do you have an offline speech recognition language pack installed?

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I found a bug also. Native tethering doesnt work. It force closes when trying to turn it on.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Inigo Montoya:
Agreed. I put this on my wife's phone and I am jealous (running safestrapped S4)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jimmypop13:
Does this one have the payments menu in settings? I installed baldwinguys 4.4 rom and there's no payments menu in settings and in Google wallet, tap to pay is unavailable. I thought this issue was finally solved in 4.4 so we could go around carriers and not have to get root or modify build.props or get modified apks? I'm sad now
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jsgraphicart:
Don't have the menu in the settings. I thought I got Wallet setup once. That could have been on the other 4.4 ROM for Toro. I cant get it to setup now.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] fairct:
The tethering stuff probably requires some more overlay stuff in the device tree, since I'm just using the aosp 4.3_r3 toro tree with modifications. I can take a look this evening.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tacosrdelicioso:
Well is it even possible to fix the graphics issues because of the ti omap incompatibility?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jsgraphicart:
Another thing I noticed is that the phone icon is not the new icon. I think someone mentioned this already. Maybe its just an AOSP thing. But also, Kitkat was supposed to bring a better search feature to the dialer. If you search for pizza or coffee or whatever, you would get listings for local businesses. That doesnt seem to work for me. I couldnt find a setting that handles that either. Any idea why that feature isnt present? Or is it just me?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tacosrdelicioso:
Also, hangouts doesn't do SMS like nexus 5 does..is this something that needs to be baked in aosp?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] fairct:
Hangouts are coming from either the play store or whatever gapps package you're using. It's closed source, and therefore not included in an AOSP build.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] fairct:
I honestly haven't looked a ton into all the new features that are available in kitkat. It may be that there's another dialer that just isn't enabled by default, similar to the move from Launcher2 to Launcher3. I can take a look. Although the look and feel of the dialer is quite different, so... maybe it's a provider for it or something that's new?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jsgraphicart:
SMS works fine with Hangouts. I dont think the Google Play store is updated with it yet. Search for the Nexus 5 Apps and install the Hangouts apk.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] fairct:
I'm not certain on this one. I've been letting smarter people than I take the lead on it, but I think it's changes to SurfaceFlinger that for whatever reason are incompatible with our devices. I've pulled in a few patches from steven676 that fixed the recents view, and which could potentially make our devices behave a little better. I don't know if I have the know-how to look into this issue much :(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jsgraphicart:
The dialer is definitely updated. Just dont see that feature working. You could be right with your theories. All that its supposed to do is ping local businesses from Google Maps and display them in the dialer when you do a search. Since I have location services on and GPS is working, I dont see why it wouldnt unless, like you said, something is missing or there is another dialer.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Rushead:
Use slim aio gapps 4.4 alpha

http://www.slimroms.net/index.php/downloads/dlsearch/viewcategory/978-addons4-4/downloads/dlsearch

Sent from a frequent flasher.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tacosrdelicioso:
I got the apk. It works. Even MMS. Fantastic. Its what I've always wanted ever since hangouts came out
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] konjiki7:
I noticed crashing when using the phone. Occasionally while in GPS mode
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] oman0123:
Unfortunately the ESPN Fantasy Football is having the issue that stock browser is having. Which is a deal breaker for be this time of year. Hopefully it's a quick fix for the android powers that be.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] fairct:
Ah that sucks. I typically use that app on the Nexus 7, or on my iPad. The android app is terrible!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] oman0123:
I'm probably lying to myself when I say it's a deal breaker. I'm sure I can find some workarounds. The allure of kitkat is strong lol

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Sik-1:
Thanks for this lmfao I'm on toroplus wit data