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[Nexus 5 General] karlo12:
DIY - Fixed frame gap after LG refuses RMA

Hey guys, I just want to give you some advice belonging the frame gap, which plenty of people have (at the bottom, mainly). I mean the gap between the glas and the frame (see http://tokiloshe.com/2013/11/11/dust-getting-screen-nexus-5/). I did RMA my N5, not only because I had this and it bugged me a lot! I had some minor light leakage at the top left as well as a very rattling vibration which sounded very poor, especially when used while typing on the keyboard. However, LG returned my N5 without any message enclosed and not repaired at all. So I had to send it in again and was asking to leave me a message why they won't repair s**t. I got a little note saying my N5 wouldn't be in need for a repair. Everything's fine, they said .... -.-

This is an impudence and I learned my lesson about LG now. However, I fixed the frame gap myself (which was the most disturbing thing for me, as the dust settling there looked so bad).

I bought this glue/seal: http://www.petec.de/index.php?id=603 (translated here). It's important to chose some stuff which is modifiable for about 10minutes (not too sticky), UV-resistant and black of course. Then I applied it, waited 8 hours and voilà, it's perfect. Frame gap's gone, looks brilliant now.

Happy fixing!
[Nexus 5 General] vin4yak:
Can you please share some pics of the filling? :)
[Nexus 5 General] karlo12:
Here you go. The photo which I shot before has a bad angle. But white dust particles did allways got trapped. Now, the filling looks like it's intended and part of the edge of the frame; you wont notice it at all. It has the same "shinyness" as the frame and is a very dark black (I checked that before I started). And no more dust gets trapped now... may look a bit dusty because of the camera flash
[Nexus 5 General] bblzd:
Examples? None of the pictures I've seen from the many picture threads show any pink tint. Maybe the screen you're using to display the pictures has a pink tint to it seeing as you've noticed this pics taken on multiple devices.
[Nexus 5 General] Sharpie24l:
First off dang man looks realllllly good sleek and smooth much better than another attempt I saw, that I will address next. I like it and will be trying it soon

Just to add a small note to this I had a friend try something like this. Within a week it was peeling out. I would certainly suggest using a price of printer paper to thoroughly clean the gap out before doing this.
[Nexus 5 General] thesebastian:
Yesterday I discovered that my GPS really sux in Barcelona City while driving.

I saw a few YouTube videos regarding a GPS fix putting a paper behind my GPS antenna.

After the today's Argentina match I decided to open up my back cover (without removing it entirely, I mean, the bottom with glue).

I only used these (rustic) tools which I had at that moment...(no scissor was used).

And "whoala!" My N5 now its like a GPS hyper station. I can lock it even indoor in a flat/apartment. I increased my GPS reception by 1000%.

PS: I bought my N5 when it was released.

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 General] Jaskwith:
Question : So I bought my N5 back in like December from the Google play store. Threw a case on it when I got it, and have had it on since. I recently was messing around with my phone in the dark, and with the case off and noticed there is a NOTICEABLE gap between the screen and the frame along the left side. I don't just mean a gap that dust gets in, I can fit my knife tip in between the glass and frame. It is as if the glue wore off or something. Anyways... is there a precedent to get this fixed? Seems like a manufacturer defect...? There is normal wear and tear on the phone, but nothing that would cause what I am seeing? Anyone else have this issue?
[Nexus 5 General] gamer.11:
i've had a dead pixel since day 1, I haven't RMA'd it coz it does not bother me. But leaving it as such will it cause any future problems?
[Nexus 5 General] 350Rocket:
I also have a dead pixel. I didn't notice it the first week but I'm sure it was there. I've had the phone for almost 2 months now I think and no other issues showed up. I wouldn't worry about the dead pixel at all.
[Nexus 5 General] peanutbutter_rooter:
No issues here. I guess I'm one of the lucky ones.
[Nexus 5 General] junglebungle:
No problems with mine since I purchased it 3 months ago.

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 General] bblzd:
Just part of the (near) silent majority. Most phones are defect free but you usually won't hear from those with no problems to report.
[Nexus 5 General] arief347:
I have the same issue when i was purchase in a week.. So i decided to go to service center to replace my lcd..
[Nexus 5 General] vipinbp:
Naah.. it's not the screen.. i took photos from another nexus 5 and compared it on my phone with my pics.. it was very evident.. anyway.. i got a replacement!
[Nexus 5 General] omiez:
I did buy my N5 2 days ago. So far the only thing I noticed is the power button is ratteling a little bit.

Someone can tell me if there is a solution without opening the device?

Maybe using a cover could solve that problem?

Thank you in advance .
[Nexus 5 General] juannicolas:
Weird, I bought mine 5 days ago and haven't got that issue the only negative con I have of the N5 is the speaker volume and quality (i know is a single mono speaker) and the low notifications sounds. Besides that is a great device for the bill you pay for it.
[Nexus 5 General] 91franz:
I am also happy with my nexus.. I had only a strange problem a couple of months ago.. The phone shut down by itself and it was impossible to turn it on.. Pressing the power button was causing bootloop (also in recovery mode) with everything stock.. The day after the phone was working again and it never happened again.. (I was using art and it changed to dalvik by itself)
[Nexus 5 General] and313:
No problems here. Got it today
[Nexus 5 General] GTI6speed:
My earpiece began to crackle/pop the other day during calls. Rather annoying but I can't decide if RMAing it is worth it or not.
[Nexus 5 General] Wildo6882:
I had a few Nexus 5s that had awful light bleed. I'm talking something you could see in a room with bright light. Not something you had to go hide in a closet to see. I finally got one with a great screen, and now I'm having WiFi issues. The WiFi shows perfect signal, but there is no data. This happened over and over again last night. I had to continually turn off and turn back on my WiFi and it would immediately work, so I know it isn't the router. Other than that, I love this phone.
[Nexus 5 General] sona911:
I had this wifi problem when I first bought my device back in December. I sent it for checking and I was told that the device is working without any problems on wifi. Then it turned out that my modem is old. I tried with other modems and it was working fine. Change the modem that you connect to and see if it improves.
[Nexus 5 General] Wildo6882:
The problem with that is I have a router from our service provider. It's a modem/router and I don't know if I can just get a new one. This is really a pain since it shuts off after about 20 minutes of use.
[Nexus 5 General] babi_perang:
i can't receive phone signal due to hardware defect (i've tried flashing BB, and i've also tried flashing back to stock ROM). wifi work fine btw. i've gone to lg service center and get the hardware replaced 1 month ago, and strangely it happened to be broken (again) last week. i asked the technician, but well, even she can't explain what's happening with my phone. and then i chose to refund my nexus 5. i'd like to ask you guys though, what might be the problem with my ex-phone?

did i make the wrong decision to refund my nexus 5? because, as by now, i have no handheld :p pretty much annoying lol

and i'd love to hear you guys' advice, do you have any idea on what can i get to replace nexus 5?
[Nexus 5 General] mvaidy:
Signa Issue

Does anyone have signal issues with Nexus 5. For eg: Signal goes to zero when you are in the lift or at the basement of the building, but signal does not get restored when you come to the open space. I need to search for network manually. Is there anyone else who is facing this issue and any solution for this?
[Nexus 5 General] 350Rocket:
Has never happened with mine.
[Nexus 5 General] wulsic:
It doesnt sound really like an hardware issue to me.

Did you also tryed other custom roms and or kernels?
[Nexus 5 General] basi83:
I've had to replace my Nexus 5 twice. First time was for the battery not charging properly and overheating. The second time was because the phone stopped vibrating and loose buttons. Not too thrilled with this current one either.
[Nexus 5 General] mvaidy:
It is still not stock rom.. have not changed anything. As long as it is not a hardware issue, I am happy. Let me try with some custom rom.
[Nexus 5 General] Rox598:
This is the 2nd brand new nexus 5 i've owned i got rid of the last one because the screen for some reason will just flick darker like not be as bright anymore and now this new one i bought has the same exact issue has anyone else gotten or seen this?

I'll be using the phone like normal next thing the screen backlight will just get darker even when in use (auto brightness is switched off I never have it on) and it's not a gradual change it's a sudden flick darker and it's driving me insane
[Nexus 5 General] thacounty:
Mine does the same thing. It will suddenly get brighter after a while too. This happens mostly when I'm set at max brightness. I think it is a heat issue, but I don't know for sure. I just figured I could live with it.
[Nexus 5 General] meangreenie:
Yeah thermal protection will alter screen brightness too
[Nexus 5 General] Multispace67:
First Nexus 5 I had presented the same defect. Brightess went up and down event if it was set to a fixed value. I have RMAed it and now I have the second one hoping it will go better.

I'm pretty sure it was a thermal control defect because it occurred when the phone was hot and the brightness set to an high value
[Nexus 5 General] Rox598:
Glad its not only me just a shame I got it from eBay the seller said he bought it from Gplay not sure what I can do in regards to it....it's a small thing but it's really really annoying to me. I thought the last phone was just dodgy just my luck to have this one do the same thing any idea how to fix it? Really even though its a small thing it'll make me totally abandon the phone again
[Nexus 5 General] thacounty:
I’ve kept products before that had way worse symptoms, and I’ve taken back products that had way less. If this is a deal breaker I would suggest calling Google as the phone isn’t a year old yet so you cannot own one that is out of warranty. If you have to keep it I would ask a developer in the original android development thread for this phone that makes kernels and see if he will make you a kernel with it turned off. I’m not positive that this is possible, but I would think it is in the kernel if anywhere.
[Nexus 5 General] Rox598:
see i bought it from ebay brand new for £200 so i'm not sure google would even do anything? :S
[Nexus 5 General] thacounty:
If it's new I'm not sure why they wouldn't. Even if it was used they should. The warranty is 1 year and the phone came out in the first week of November. It has to have the warranty still.
[Nexus 5 General] Rox598:
you'd thik that but alas no. the 1st one i had was bough from a store used and Google and LG refused to do anything with it
[Nexus 5 General] thacounty:
I might talk to them anyway, in the meantime I would ask a dev if it was possible for him to fix it. Might even work out better if nothing else is wrong. Don't want to get dud if you can fix a good one with only one problem.
[Nexus 5 General] Rox598:
Just a little update I downloaded the bricked kernal and used trickster mod to turn of the temperature throttle and I haven't seen the problem since. Not sure if its just cause I haven't seen it or not but so far it's been ok
[Nexus 5 General] t1.8matt:
I just had to get mine replaced under warranty. Top left of the screen, a red and green blob appeared and I have no idea what caused it. You can mainly see it on dark backgrounds. I baby my phones with screen protectors and cases,so its not from abuse. Anyone else have LCD issues like that ? I'll post a picture later so you can see what I'm talking about.
[Nexus 5 General] nldxda:
For all those with the flickering/ dimming screen..

Its the stock 4.4.3/.4 kernel causing this... I've installed Franco kernel and the issue is gone, even on brightest settings..
[Nexus 5 General] t1.8matt:
Here's the pic of my screen with that red and green blotch, I dunno if it's heat related or just bad pixels. You can see it under the status bar icons on the left.
[Nexus 5 General] Multispace67:
I agree with you, I've installed the Franco kernel and the dimming disappeared ... [emoji106][emoji106]
[Nexus 5 General] IRX120:
Looks like bad pixels? Did you try flashing factory images just to see (doubt it would fix it)? I would advise you to RMA it as it defiantly looks like hardware issues.
[Nexus 5 General] Rxzero:
sometimes my nexus 5 would start the camera app when I unlock my screen

but I didn't swipe to the camera page on the lockscreen :confused:
[Nexus 5 General] t1.8matt:
[MENTION=4662253]IRX120[/MENTION], I got it replaced under warranty. I started getting a blue spot in the middle of my screen too. And no, factory images did not fix it.
[Nexus 5 General] antec123:
hi there, i just bought nexus 5 2 weeks ago. i got screen flicker, my question is that kind of defect can get me replacement or just service? I'm so disappointed with the quality of nexus 5, it's good hardware, good software but the quality it's just bad compared with my 3 years old optimus 2x.

screen flicker is like this in case everyone interesting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drZc4ZPcuvo
[Nexus 5 General] vin4yak:
If you've got it from the playstore, RMA it. You will get a new device. If you've bought it from a retailer, contact them and see whether they provide any replacement period. (Usually 2-4 weeks). If they don't, you need to visit a LG service center to get the Flex cable/screen replaced.
[Nexus 5 General] doctor_droid:
I read alot of reviews that the devices given back for RMA are refurbished ones...best would be to confirm this and make the decision otherwise
[Nexus 5 General] vin4yak:
May be, May be not. No one can claim that they are new or refurbished ones by looking at them. Only if they open up the device and look for soldering marks will they be able to find whether it's refurbished or not. But in proving that, they will most probably loose warranty.
[Nexus 5 General] Spectrys:
So, do not know if this is just me.

First off I absolutely love my N5 and she will never be replaced, but I am encountering a few interesting things.

#1 There is the occasional "click" sound, I didn't notice it till I was listening for it, so not a big deal for me.

#2 I will occasionally here a sound almost like that of an old hard drive scratching the disk. Any ideas?

#3 The phone becomes so lava hot sometimes (not modified or rooted) that I think the back cover is lossening off. It used to feel very firm, now it feels like there is a huge air bubble in the back...

Anyone else experience any of these? Oh and hands down I would recommend the N5 to anyone she is amazing!

==Spectrys' Nexus 5==
[Nexus 5 General] doctor_droid:
No mate no such issues for me atleast.
[Nexus 5 General] 350Rocket:
Never had this phone get even moderately hot, even while charging and using it. My old HTC desire will get almost burning hot while using it and charging.

I never play games though so I guess the CPU is not working very hard in my usage
[Nexus 5 General] ballmead:
My phone signal disappeared one night and then the phone started random rebooting. No amount of fresh installs of stock firmware would work. I had to RMA the phone and I'm now using a shiny new one Google sent me.

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 General] blablub44:
Mines does occasionally get quite hot without any user input. Im rooted though with a custom kernel, so god knows whats going on that moment. I simply restart and I'm fine again for a few weeks.

It's probably some rogue app that keeps polling the location for some reason..
[Nexus 5 General] kennypow3rs:
I have the rattle too, I think its from the OIS in the camera sensor. Just got my N5 for the first time. Matter fact, last Nexus device I owned was a N1. Any who, my headphone jack seems a bit off. Like when I plug my headphones in, its not fully straight. The headphone looks like its leaning or something. Is this common?
[Nexus 5 General] mabru2001:
Only time mine has gotten molten hot is when I have been taking a lot of pictures and videos, even with auto upload set to wifi only so its not them getting uploaded. I think its the background process because I take panoramic and fisheyes every so often.
[Nexus 5 General] Sharpie24l:
Mine leans to the left. (My left when looking at the phone)
[Nexus 5 General] t1.8matt:
That's funny, I noticed that on my replacement phone. Wasn't like that on my first one. Not work fussing over though.
[Nexus 5 General] Sharpie24l:
Are you sure it wasn't? I actually hadn't noticed until I saw the question.
[Nexus 5 General] BruKnowsBest:
sorry but what defects??? my N5 is perfect
[Nexus 5 General] t1.8matt:
I used the jack very day and it wasn't tilted like on my new one.
[Nexus 5 General] flaviusbob:
Nexus 5 wifi module is broken

Hi team,

I have my nexus for three months now, bought from USA, but I live in Romania. A couple of days ago I notticed that my wifi is droping than I reconected, after a few more days the wi fi is greyed out. I have the mesaeg wifi is turning on and nothing. If I leave the phone off during the night time, in the morning I can use the wifi for a couple of hours. Also last weekend it worked with no problem. Monday it did not worked again.

I can mention that I did two time factory reset, even from the bootloader a factory reset, erase cache and still notting. I went to a few mobile repair stores here in Timisoara and they said that my wifi module is down and there is no solution. I am said because after only 3 months my n5 broke. I never dropt it down, or force it somehow, it has no scratch. Previously I had a Gnex for two year with no problem, I droped him a few times and also broked it's screen two times. I replace it and my girlfriend still uses it.

Do you have any sugestion ? I was thinking to switch to cyanmodgen mod as my GNEX, maybee it will be solved, but being a hardware problem I doubt.

Thank you,
[Nexus 5 General] KoRoZIV:
I just noticed today that I got a small bump on the back, just below the camera led and a little to the right. At first I just felt it but is visible, and I tested it with a credit card also. That area is the one that gets very hot sometimes. The phone was not abused in any way, I'll try my luck for a replacement at the retailer (orange).
[Nexus 5 General] juancaperez2000:
Just want to check if some one alse N5 got cracks on the frame like on the sim tray and near to the headphone jack, and if yes, can this be claimed as a warranty? Thanks
[Nexus 5 General] vin4yak:
Nope. It's physical damage which isn't covered under warranty. But I've seen few who have replace theirs though.. They must have got lucky!

- Sent from an IceCold Hammerhead!

---------- Post added at 06:27 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:24 AM ----------

Flash the factory images to rule out the possibility of a software issue. If it still continues, may be its a hardware thing...

- Sent from an IceCold Hammerhead!
[Nexus 5 General] flaviusbob:
Hi,

After the factory reset I was on Dalvik, so I switched back to ART and it works again. I did the same over the weekend and it worked for 2 days with no problems. If the wifi will be down again I will put firstly Cyanmmodgen mod via the instaler, I don't have any experience flashing. I've put once more on my previous gnex the cm via the instaler. If It won't work again I saw th thread on how to go back to stock step by step and I think I can do it, hopefully.
[Nexus 5 General] johnny_asgard:
Hey there, i just notice my n5 screen when i look from a distance , e.g holding the phone from about you taking a selfie distance, on a solid bright background i can see some faint white vertical lines in my screen.. And on the settings apps when i crank up my brightness or using auto , i can see a horizontal stripe across my screen.. Like this [IMG="credits to someone who post it on the other thread"]http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2414817&d=1385427956[/IMG]

Are every nexus 5 have this kind of lines or am i just very very unlucky ??
[Nexus 5 General] doctor_droid:
Just took a selfie...can't see any lines
[Nexus 5 General] johnny_asgard:
No,, i mean if u hold your phone from a distance like when youre taking a selfie , about 60 or 70 cm from your eyes, i can see a vertical more brighter lines on my screen. And did your nexus have the horizontal lines like the one on the picture?? Check your settings app then use half or more brightness , look closely is there anything look like that on your nexus screen?
[Nexus 5 General] AtField:
No lines here. Tested on half brightness and full brightness!
[Nexus 5 General] df1ech:
I got the same next to sim tray and also next to volume keys. Have no clue where they came from.
[Nexus 5 General] flaviusbob:
Nexus 5 wifi module is broken

My wifi module is still broken, I have tried CM m9, and latest Paranoid. The wifi is completely dead. At the begining the wifi worked sometimes, but now I have two weeks with no pulse. I am back on stock android with art runing. After a few restarts and airplane mode on/off I managed to turn off my wifi, not to be gray-ed out all the time, because this was damaging my battery. From know on I will use my tablet lg gpad for wifi and my nexus 5 only for phone/camera/music, and for internet fortunately my data mobile works fine, but I will have to cope with 1.3 gb/month. I heard if I will instal opera mini as my browser my data consumtion will drop. I will try this.

If you have any ideea in how to fix my wifi lease let me know.

THanks
[Nexus 5 General] edd eyub:
Just did RMA on my N5 and I can confirm its refurbish and you need to keep your charger. that what the link for reordering says.

Thanks for contacting Google.

Your replacement device will be refurbished and has been reconditioned to strict factory standards and like-new condition. The device will operate to its original factory specifications.

Important: Keep your charger, as your refurbished replacement won't come with any accessories.
[Nexus 5 General] om22:
my oleophobic coating on the screen came off in the middle only so I always have fingerprints on that location. If I clean it it´s back after 2 mins of use. Also my phone suddenly stops charging when charging wirelessly which lead me to having 40% in the morning some times now:silly:

Thinking about getting a RMA and selling it for a galaxy s4 which is 299€ here in germany now. I had the s4 before and was very impressed by it (when it´s running cm not touchcrapwiz).
[Nexus 5 General] Atticustrd:
Hey guys quick question, does nfc and wireless charging both work the same? I'm having issues with connecting to a wireless charger it will sometimes charger but most the time it loses connection. But nfc works every time. If I purchase a back case could that fix the problem?
[Nexus 5 General] thacounty:
No they are separate. I don't think a back case will help you. It's all about where the sweet spot on the charger and your phone are for charging.
[Nexus 5 General] Atticustrd:
It's odd before I could just place my phone on the Nokia pad and it would start to charge, now If I put some force behind it while applying it to the pad it will recognize the phone. And it's a 50/50 chance it will work.
[Nexus 5 General] om22:
Wow I'm really pissed about the google play service. My nexus back cover both vibration and wireless charging sometimes don't work and they told me they can refund me only the wireless charger ???

I don't want to open it myself.