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[Nexus 5 General] Blown 89:
The GPS in my first Nexus 5 went out and the replacement has a loose motor. When it vibrates there's more sound than vibration. Looks like the replacement is going back.
[Nexus 5 General] jtwlbz:
Lg should use motor samsung uses. This motor feels so cheap.
[Nexus 5 General] lukaszkulpinski:
Welcome.

Is it possible to replace the motor vibration from D821 to D820 model?

Will fit?

Tapnięte z Nexusa 5
[Nexus 5 General] TAM1m:
Yes :thumbup:

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 General] ProfessorParmar:
For me there's no issue with sound, but the vibration tends to feel a little loose. This is compared to a Galaxy Note 2. So I'm not sure if I'm just being picky or if it's an actual issue.
[Nexus 5 General] Ubichinon:
Its a confirmed issue. You are not being picky :)
[Nexus 5 General] J4B3:
Just to clarify, by "confirmed issue" does that infer that 'most' Nexus 5s have the issue (within spec) or does that mean that we should RMA if we have the issue?

I only ask because I just received a new red Nexus 5 and it's otherwise perfect expect for a very annoying cheap/chirping vibration that's especially prominent while typing. If this is normal, I'll live with it, but geez...it's bad.
[Nexus 5 General] bariz143:
.I thought I was the only one with this issue. Just bought my phone 10 minutes ago and I was terrified when I first heard the vibration on my n5. How big is the chance that I will get a n5 with the same issue,? The power and volume rocker is a bit lose to if u ask me
[Nexus 5 General] Astridax93:
I just opened mine today and it suffers from the same issue and it sounds horrible. It is just about bearable. I will probably RMA my device too, but I can't be sure what sort of replacement I'll get. I thought the loose power button and volume rocker issues had been resolved with the hardware revision. I've also noticed my touchscreen can be a bit insensitive, however that may be because I am using the pre-applied screen protector until I can get another one.
[Nexus 5 General] bariz143:
I am going to do a DOA so I'll get a new one when leaving my phone back. But I really hope I don't get a broken one again
[Nexus 5 General] monkeypaws:
The numbers don't matter. Thatsthe date they were produced on the line. Any relation to that and issues or "defects" as you call them is coincidental. Those RMA ing constantly to test your luck are driving prices up. If you are not happy return the device.
[Nexus 5 General] howard bamber:
I'm sick of pple putting the Nexus line down. Now it's vibraters. Last time it was the on off switch. I've had Nexus 1/5. All good phones with no problems.
[Nexus 5 General] wotandsdwys:
Mine was super crisp and no noise for about a month or so. Now sounds bad and barely any vibration. Got a new replacement coming for it to hopefully address issue.
[Nexus 5 General] nickmv:
So you're saying they're NOT entitled to put down a phone that they've had to RMA multiple times?

I'm on my FOURTH Nexus 5, and it's ridiculous that I had to get this many to get one that works properly. And it still doesn't truly work, as the vibration motor is still a bit noisy. But I'm sick of RMAing it so I'm sticking with the one I've got, for now.

But apparently I'm not allowed to complain and diss the phone?

Piss off, bud. You've got no right.
[Nexus 5 General] lukaszkulpinski:
Returning to the subject of vibration, yesterday I got a call from the service in Poland that the future vibration model D821 and I arrived at Marynarska. When you reach the place you took out of service 5 vibrations that come and surprisingly fit the model D820: D

To my zaszkoczeniu each of these vibrations works the same as my best Lord brought 2 other Nexuses which he had on, and as it turned out, in these models the vibration can be heard outside. So it is quite normal in this model and just give up on it. Anyway, after holding the phone in pokrownu Spigena and so this really is not heard, you have a good listen.
[Nexus 5 General] rrmanzo:
My D821, assembled and bought in Brazil, was really good for the last four months. No noise and everything working as expect. It was the minimum I expected for a 1630 BRL (750 US dollar converting) phone.

Yesterday, the vibration just stopped while I was typing. I never had the noise problem that so many people have. I called LG and they asked for 30 days to get it repaired. Replacing a vibrating motor takes no more than 10 minutes and one costs about 6 dollars!

Then after one hour of research on Google, found out how to remove the back cover (by removing it you'll lose the warranty) with a guitar pick and that the vibrating motor is just attached to the back cover under the flash. Just after a gentle press on the motor it got working perfectly again.

So this is how I fixed my vibrating motor issue by my self because I couldn't afford spent 30 days without the phone.

I see that almost everybody opted for the RMA. How much time did it take for who opted for that to get the phone back? I have the feeling that I payed for one of the most expensive Nexus 5 in the world to get the worst customer service in the world. :(
[Nexus 5 General] badboy47:
First of all Nexus 5 is not the most expensive phone in the world and worst customer service?? Lolol every company work like that. Just because something takes 10mins doesn't mean they will fix it in 10mins. They get thousands of phones RMA everyday.
[Nexus 5 General] akash3656:
Firstly, I didn't mean to thank you. It was an accident.

Read what he said again. He bought his phone from Brazil. And it was the equivalent of 700+ USD back in Brazil. So yes he did pay a large amount of money for below average customer service.
[Nexus 5 General] abemore:
I upgraded to N5 yesterday. Noticed the annoying chirping at the end of the vibes right away (had no knowledge of this issue prior). So I googled it to see if it was normal, then I called Google. The woman I spoke to knew nothing of vibration motor chirps even though I sent her a video I found of the sounds. So I did an RMA with complementary 1 day shipping. Replacement phone arrived the very next day (today). Batch number 406K (meaning manufactured June 2014). Chirps exactly the same as the phone I returned. Well that was pointless. Not sure if I'm gonna persue this further. :(
[Nexus 5 General] MrBelter:
For periods you would use Always Ultra, i'm sure you mean full stops ;)
[Nexus 5 General] crbrc:
I rarely complain when it comes to minor problems on phones, but i just got my Nexus 5 f*cking TODAY and it started making this annoying noise every time it vibrated. WHY GOOGLE!?
[Nexus 5 General] _MetalHead_:
My first N5 that I bought when it first came out was absolutely flawless, but I dropped it after a month or so and it got scratched so I had to sell it because I'm anal like that. Fast forward to now, my second experience with the N5- first phone had annoyingly loose and loud volume buttons but was otherwise perfect; second one wasn't snapped together properly (new, NOT refurb), had horrible light bleed, and the worst sounding vibration motor I've ever heard; and the third one which I am keeping, is near perfect, but the vibration is ever so slightly louder than I would like it to be. Certainly not a deal breaker considering everything else about it is flawless.

But through all the RMAs, Google was amazingly helpful and had no problem swapping out my phones until I got a perfect one. All brand new because I did the RMAs within the 14 day window. They did put a hold on my card, but that was expected and I had zero problem with it. Next to Apple and Amazon, Google has some of the best customer service I have ever dealt with. It was annoying that I had to do it, but I was still using my iPhone so I didn't really care.

---------- Post added at 11:55 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:46 AM ----------

Chill out broheim. When people pay good money for something, they have every right to expect it to be perfect. The complaints that people have been making about your precious Nexus are completely valid. As much as you love your Nexii, they are FAR from perfect. Great for the money, but far from perfect.
[Nexus 5 General] bofbaz:
I have to contribute here ;)

I bought my N5 on December 2013 and it was just perfect. (1st N5)

But I thought that the hissing sound on recording videos was because of a faulty device and RMA'd (2nd N5).

So far so good, everything was just fine.

But last month my N5 began to drop the GPS signal every 1-2 minutes. I did a restore and used the safe-mode but that didn't help.

So I had to return it to Google. No problem - 1 call and they sent out a new one (or refurb).

After 2 days of waiting I received the phone, recovered all data and recognized that the vibration motor sounded like sh** in comparison with the old one. (3rd N5)

So I waited for the old N5 to arrive in Amsterdam (Google's warehouse for Europe) and did a call to Google again.

Today I got my 4th N5 and thought like 'OK, it has to be perfect - they won't do the same mistake again' :angel:

But... ohh wow, things getting worse :silly:

This time this is the worst sounding vibration motor sound you can imagine.

So.. what to do - return & refund or RMA again?

I mean: 5 devices in less than more year isn't a good sign, is it?

To be fair, the 1st N5 was perfect and I didn't know that this was a software issue and did research to the hissing issue after the problem wasn't solved.

I just want to have a perfect device :laugh:
[Nexus 5 General] jtwlbz:
How much is this phone? Dont expect like iphone like quality here. Most of problems you described are not functional problems. You can keep playing return games if they accept. But like i said peeps tend to expect way more than what they pay for.
[Nexus 5 General] bofbaz:
iPhone quality.. laughing!

Had two iPhones and both had defects with GPS sensor and lock button. Also quality issues!
[Nexus 5 General] jtwlbz:
Ok then expect worse..
[Nexus 5 General] bofbaz:
Everything's fine now. Replacement unit is working perfectly!
[Nexus 5 General] howard bamber:
There are lots of apps to set the vibraters at the level you want. What's up?
[Nexus 5 General] jefflikesbagels:
Thought I'd chime in on this as well. My family has three Nexus 5's. Two of them are 32GB models bought new from the play store, and the third is a 16GB bought used. Both of the 32GB ones have this "defect".

I really don't want to have to RMA them, but my OCD really wants to fix them haha. I bumped my intensity up from 63 to 85 and it seems to amplify the chirping sound. Are we allowed to open the back cover of the phone without voiding the warranty? I'd like to attempt the fix the motor myself.
[LG Optimus Black] Parazitenew:
Hello,

I'm new in this forum, I tried to post this bug to main topic of Velox ROM http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2437272 but I can't due to forum restrictions.

So I found a bug on Ligux ROM, JB 4.1.2, and the same bug is present in the Velox ROM JB 4.3.1, so I though that this bug is present on all CM10 based roms and I wonder to know why this bug was never resolved.

What is the bug I'm talking about??

When I try to call someone who is in my contact list or by typping his number, the phone displays "unknown" instead of "Contact name" or "Contact number", the call never leads, the corresponding's phone never rings.

I must hang up and recall many times until the phone displays the contact name or number correctly so that the call finally leads.

Can someone tell the Velox team about this bug? And anyone has the same bug?

Thanks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] PhlexPlexico:
Hey everyone I have a quick question and I'm honestly not sure if it's ROM related or just my device!

Anyway, I try to connect my phone to my computer fairly often and it flashes that it connects and immediately disconnects from my computer and I've tried on all 3 ports that my laptop has and rebooting the laptop seems to do the trick, and even rebooting the phone. I don't thunk my contacts are bad and I've tried different USB cables. Is it just the ROM I'm running? (United Basics 3.0 by the way) any help would be appreciated!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] krazierokz:
do you have adb debugging on ? settings>developers options .....click adb and try again
[Sprint LG Optimus G] Cjay1518:
I have the nav bar on and the buttons at the bottom disabled but the lights still work. Do anyone know how to stop this because its really annoying and defeats the purpose of the nav bar.:confused:
[Sprint LG Optimus G] Whiplashh:
Or does the Nav bar defeat the purpose of the buttons? :D

But, if you wanna change it, it depends on the ROM. There should be a setting in display on most ROMs. Check there maybe? :)

Sent from my LG-LS970
[Sprint LG Optimus G] _dannyboy:
Try Optimus G Tweaker on the playstore.. I'm on a 4.3 rom and there's no option in the settings to turn them off. I'm using a Nav bar and with that Tweaker app, I can turn them off.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] Cjay1518:
thanks for the help

Thanks your method worked pretty good. For the settings, there is no option for that.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] angst911:
I'm currently on the MF9 firmware/baseband/modem running CM10.2 and was debating doing the MJA upgrade. Has anyone tried it? Any reports of AOSP/CM compatability with the MJA firmware?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] ROMANTiC KiD:
It works. Thats how people started with the mja update because of the unexpected knox bootloader. Thus create people to have bootloops when trying to do their regular routine. So to get back on track they had to install cm/aokp/vanilla/ge/ or any other aosp based rom to get it to work properly. Until a proper way of getting a workin mja rom. Search is your best friend buddy.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] angst911:
Thanks for your response. I tried searching and gave up after about 20 of fruitless digging through other threads and nothing clear.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] anonymity1891:
You should check out Sacs custom rom here the link http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2512983
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] ROMANTiC KiD:
He was asking if you could install a aosp rom on the mja firmware
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] anonymity1891:
Ahhh I must of miss read the comment .
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] lalausername:
Hello.

I was following this thread to install Jelly Bean on my Xperia U but I am stuck and I don't know how to recover the phone. Here is what I did and what happened.

I downloaded the file on the thread.

I downloaded the Android SDK.

I downloaded Android driver using SDK Manager.

Somehow I found out my phone was not unlocked. I followed the instructions on unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com to unlock the phone.

As explained in unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com, I downloaded fastboot drivers suitable for my phone from the web site and put it in the fastboot driver folder.

I restarted the phone by pressing on power and volume up buttons. When the Windows complained about drivers, I installed the driver provided by Sony.

I checked whether I correctly installed the driver. When I typed "fastboot devices" in console it listed the phone.

I used the command given in the instructions to unlock the phone. It was successful.

Now that the phone was unlocked, I went on to flash it with the iso file provided in the custom rom zip file.

It worked. I turned on the phone and it booted to Clockwork Manager.

This is where I am stuck now. Before I flashed the phone I did not copy the rom files to the phone's memory. So, I could not start installation from a local zip file. Since Xperia U does not have a removable sd card, I cannot just copy rom files to an sd card and use it. When I connect the phone to the computer now, the phone does not show up on Windows Explorer; so I cannot copy rom files to the phone (I found a menu item on CWM called "Mount USB" or something like that, but it does not help at all.) So, I am stuck with CWM. The only good thing is that I can still reboot the phone with power and volume up buttons and use fastboot. What can I do from this point on to save the phone? Can I install the original Xperia image using fastboot? Where can I find it?

Thanks.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] ChikeD:
[MENTION=5531928]lalausername[/MENTION]

Flash you stock kernel, if you have the ftf file you can extract kernel.sim from it and flash with fast boot.

The ftf file is juzt a zip file, you can use any archiving software to extract from it.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] AD9295:
simply flash this kernel.. and u'll be able to boot in stock ICS :)

http://www.mediafire.com/download/8m719872qh7djje/Nemesis_CWM_Flash_v2.1.zip
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZackFearheart:
Recently rooted my GN3 on Verizon. Wondering what apps I can remove (That I will never use) to clean up the ROM some and debloat it. It's pretty fast as is, but I don't like how much bloat it has out of the box. Wondering if anyone has removed anything that would be considered bloat?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lmike6453:
Check page 2 for root http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2478589
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattrb:
Found Tri-band/Sprint Spark directions

Here is the Guide:

1. You need to acquire your six-digit MSL code. You can either do this by talking to Sprint customer service and asking for it, or you can get it from a logcat if you follow a few steps that I'll get to later in order to keep this simple.

2. Dial *#*#3282#*#* into your dialer. (Requires you to go back to StockROM, AOSP ROM's cant provision/access dialer codes YET)

3. Select LTE and then Edit. Enter your MSL to access the menu. (Get MSL from Sprint Phone Support or MSL guide below)

4. On this screen, set both "Band26 Enable/Disable" and "Band41 Enable/Disable" to enable.

5. I was told set the Band priorities to the following:

Band 25 - 0

Band 26 - 0

Band 41- 1

This prioritizes Band 41. This adds 10 Mbps to my Spark signal

6. Press the back button to reboot, and you're all done! So far (in Chicago) I've seen better LTE coverage indoors, and superior speed in general. I am averaging 15 Mbps in Chicago (Grant Park) and Evanston.

If you need to get your MSL from a logcat, please follow the following steps:

0. Download the Android SDK and correct drivers for the phone (if you don't have this already you're doing Nexus wrong.)

1. Connect your phone to your computer, with USB Debugging enabled.

2. Open a command terminal, change directory to wherever you have the Android SDK's platform-tools installed.

3. Enter "ADB devices" to ensure your device is properly connected. This should print your device's serial number.

4. Enter "ADB logcat" to print the device log.

At this point the terminal window will start vomiting up tons of information. Wait for the scrolling to stop and then continue.

5. Now, on your phone, enter the dialer and type *#*#3282#*#*.

6. Select "LTE/Edit" again.

7. At this point the terminal on your PC should spit out a few more lines. A few of them will look like this:

D/QC_RIL_OEM_HOOK(18638): sendOemRilRequestRaw returns value = 10

V/LG_SVC_ITEMS(18638): length =6 responseBytes=REMOVED itemValue=******

D/LG_SVC_ITEMS(18638): getCommands commandId 200 = ******-END

D/LG_SVC_CMD(18638): itemID = 200, Value = ******

Where the "*" values are the digits to your MSL.

Thanks to Rodya234 who compiled all this info and even though I am reposting his repost of my earlier less detailed guide.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dijit4l:
I think it should just work seamlessly. As long as you are seeing LTE and your neighborhood has towers broadcasting on LTE bands 26 (800Mhz), 25 (1900Mhz g), and 41 (2500), it should just work, I assume.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lilotimz:
Need MSL code from Sprint & go into engineering & LTE to enable B26/41.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattrb:
Thanks, I have found the solution.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shakuyi:
according to the press release article in the sprint newsroom we(sprint) will get tri-band lte in "early 2014" look it up its like the second paragraph

http://newsroom.sprint.com/news-rel...-sprint-unlimited-data-guarantee-for-life.htm
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattrb:
That is not true. I turned on my Tri-band last night and I am getting a better signal in Chicago. In fact, officially, Tri-band comes out friday with the release of other non-nexus tri-band phones.

Guide to get tri-band.

dialing *#*#3282#*#* > Under LTE > Goto Edit > Enter MSL code (Get from Sprint Support)> Enable Band 26 & Band 41 > Reboot
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ronwi2:
OK, so the phone comes with two LTE bands not working by default, and it takes an MSL code to get it working.

For those that don't go in and do this, how would Sprint later turn on those bands on the phone. Supposedly, future updates on the Google Play phones are to come from Google, not Sprint. So how does Sprint plan to magically turn on the bands later when they decide the phones should actually operate as Tri-band phones? I am phobic regarding any update that comes from Sprint, rather than Google.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] donatom3:
Yeah they probably mean they'll update that setting in a profile update then. Or it needs some software for the chip to do the combination of the 3 frequencies.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lafester:
Sprint can still send out profile and prl updates to your phone. These will activate the bands when sprint is ready to make it available.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 1lazysheep:
thanks for this. saw an immediate increase from 14.42 Mbps Down / 5.86 Mbps Up to 22.17 Mbps Down / 12.60 Mbps Up. measured indoors, in San Antonio, TX
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mjs2011:
Is there a way to get your msl without calling Sprint?

Also would enabling the other bands have a negative affect on battery life?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] angus242:
FYI, if you buy the phone outright and are still under contract on a different phone, Sprint will not release the code to you.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TablezZ:
error

I have the galaxy s4 and when I try to do this there is nowhere for me to change or update my bands in fact the oreder to get to the main menu is wrong starting from the gate.

##3282#>view/edit>msl code>menu

I feel like I am missing something or just looking in the wrong area or it just does not apply to my device. :confused:
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] angus242:
Sprint has not released a version of the S4 that is Spark compatible yet. The model number for the upcoming S4 will be SPH-L720T.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TablezZ:
Ahhh thank you. That makes a lot of sense now. :good:
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wildpig1234:
No idea about battery. will have to see. I didn't have any trouble with getting the msl from chat rep. Told him i need to enable tri-band support and he gave it to me immediately. I just signed a contract 1 month ago upgrading to a samsung s4. Just test driving the new nexus 5 which i will give to my sister. Try another rep later...
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattrb:
I have to disagree. I got my MSL without hesitation from the Sprint Support. I'm under contract. I've also had no problem with other old ebay phones getting MSL.

On older Sprint phones, you could use MSL reader apps. This Nexus did not accept this reader app.

My battery life will be fine if my signal is strong. I don't believe enabling bands affects battery. Battery loss from radio is when you use the phone far from the tower or your activation of bands in non-spark areas.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 1lazysheep:
haven't noticed a change in my battery life since enabling all the bands. not sure about reading the MSL from the phone. only took me a couple of minutes on Chat to get it.

NOT true. i just signed a new 2-yr contract 5 months ago. i was able to activate my N5 (bought from the Play Store) through Chat and get my MSL w/o any problems