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[Nexus 5 General] bantamdraper:
I have to say I'm really happy with this phone. I was initially hesitant about ordering one after having a look at the defects/rma thread - more than a few people getting N5s with dust under the glass, dead pixels, loose power buttons etc. I figured knowing my luck I'd probably be one of the ones getting a bad one. I bit the bullet and ordered anyway, and I'm glad I did.

Not a single defect on my phone, and a huge improvement over my N4 (which is still a pretty good phone in it's own right). My N5 looks great with a white carbon dbrand skin on the back in it's Ringke Fusion case. Best looking phone I've ever owned.

No issues at all with the hardware. My only gripes are on the software side. Hopefully Google get their act together by fixing bugs that won't comprise the recently improved camera quality (4.4.1). When and if that's sorted out it will be perfect imo.
[Nexus 5 General] PunchTheLion:
Totally agree, the device itself takes a back seat when you use it and all you experience is Android.

With such a big screen it's even more immersive than other devices. Love it.
[Nexus 5 General] muEcke*:
Came from the iPhone 5 to the Google Nexus and I regret nothing. The phone is great and the possibilities with an Android running smartphone are incredible. So glad I bought it...
[Nexus 5 General] bellrb19:
Bumping the love thread so people don't get as scared reading the defect threads.

Love the camera update. Love the phone.
[Nexus 5 General] zz_marcello:
I like my Nexus 5!

I like the camera, the haptic in my hands, the speed of the S800, Kitkat 4.4.2 (with CM11) and the general abundance of Custom Roms and Kernels. I like that I can use it with nearly all US carriers and I don't have any contract hassle for a comparable great price of the phone.

Compared to my Nexus 7 2013 I miss the super duper viewing angles without greying out of the screen

but its only when I compare them side by side.

And LG could have learnt a little bit more about how to protect the screen in case of a drop from companies like Motorola (Moto X) or Nokia.

(A Diztronic Black Matte Bumper was causing internal peace again...

So overall I'm very happy with the phone.
[Nexus 5 General] SamEkinci:
Honestly for the price I love it as well. It has and does everything I want from a phone.
[Nexus 5 General] ppog:
Love it. I'm coming from a GNex and my N5 is light years ahead. Tech moves on sooooo much in two years. First thing I notice is how much better the battery life is, and secondly how much lower the CPU voltages are than the TI OMAP.

I've read all the defects threads, but I don't know if I have rattly buttons, because I put the phone in a tight case as soon as I got it out of the box, screen looks fine to me, and sound is plenty loud enough. I'm very happy
[Nexus 5 General] galaxys:
The XDA cheerleaders are thrilled & jumping for joy about the Nexus5! :)
[Nexus 5 General] _jordan_:
The screen is really sharp. LTE and processor speed are both fast.

It's a great phone.

Sent from my MI 2SC
[Nexus 5 General] dicecuber:
The battery is so cool!
[Nexus 5 General] dia_naji:
How could you not love this phone ???? 349.99 and you get top of the line specs :D
[Nexus 5 General] vipinbp:
This thread was really needed for ppl like me! Too much negativity with all those defects and issues and rma threads.. I'm still using a 2011 Samsung galaxy mini (s5570) and was planning to get nexus 5.. I was planning to get it from USA since it's much costlier in India.. but those defects thread scared me cause I won't have the warranty here.. I guess I just gotta go ahead n buy n pray for a good one.. :)

Btw.. thanks for putting some hopes in me.. :)
[Nexus 5 General] mrro82:
This phone is a tinkerers (Idk if that's a word) dream. Everything is easy on here. Nexus for me from now on. No more crappy UI's to deal with.

Sent from the jaws of my Hammerhead!
[Nexus 5 General] yyz71:
Well its about time for this thread.. Way too many nit pickers.:good:
[Nexus 5 General] Citizen_Snips:
Ya I love this phone and I swear so many people here buy it for the one and only reason of complaining about it. Like with the N5. Power button rattles and speakers are defective on a lot of handsets. Well what did you expect? You ever buy a PS3 or PS4 / Any Xbox BRAND NEW?? By brand new I mean at launch....pre order or at least order from batch #1?

There's ALWAYS defects lmao. They are usually then phased out after the 2nd, 3rd, 4th etc batches. That's why I'm waiting until the end of February comes out to buy my ps4. That's when Sony will start shipping batch #3.

Don't preorder if you have such a huge issues with items when they first launch. Common freaking sense lol. If you buy batch #1 on any sort of technology like this, really, you're pretty much a beta tester. You get your hands on it first then whine and complain until they fix it lol. That's how it works. That's how it always works. You were expecting 100% perfection off the bat? Well you're an idiot. End of story.

This phone rocks. Best nexus experience I've had yet. I was so worried about battery life without having a removable battery. My gnex averaged 2.5 SOT on 2100mah extended OEM. I'm getting 6+ SOT with Franco kernel on this one.....we have multi boot. Most of the best ROMs on xda (more coming everyday)

It's smooth. No lags. Games great. Excellent battery. Beautiful screen. I love it. I will only ever but nexus line phones. Well done Google
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] tomtomthebruin:
Anyone know if it is possible to go into root directory files and manually enable s view detection without getting the 65$ case?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] jhselti:
As far as I know the sview detection is a combination of hardware and software. The sview cover connects to contact points on the back of the phone same way the nfc cover did on note 2. So changing root dir files wont have an effect as far as I know I could be wrong....
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] laestrella:
I activated the nexus 5 on sprint but now I want to switch to T-Mobile. I bought the 30 starter kit. Do I have to call sprint and do anything or can I just pop out the sim ? And will I have to wipe my phone?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blazeoc:
I went to a T-Mobile store and got the kid (10 bucks) and did a prepaid for 70 bucks. I am transferring my number from Verizon and paying the ETF to get out of there. I was told it would take 48 hours to move it over.

I did it in store again and they did everything for me.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aooga:
The porting took less than 30 seconds for me. Dont know why they said yours would take 48 hours.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blazeoc:
Really? Where were you coming from? Did you go in store? I gave them my account number and pin and they said it could take up to 72 hours. Maybe because I will have to pay a ETF at Verizon? Not sure but I wish it was that quick!
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] ivybridge:
I have a gear that is connected to a Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 edition, that is 3g connected (SM-P601, I think).

The gear and the note work together just fine. The only issue is that there seems to be only 8 apps that appears from the Samsung store (when I enter it from the Gear Manager app). It is not only extremely limited, but much less than most people seem to be saying that they see in the online store.

What would be the issue here? Even apps like Ebay, Vivino, Life360, Banjo, etc, are missing. Does anyone else experience the same phenomenon here? Does anyone know what might be the issue here?

So I would like to know how many apps people normally see in the Samsung app store.

Thanks in advance.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] Brendo:
Seems to depend on location and/or device. Check the Samsung store via the internet to see all the apps

Most are posted in this forum too
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] ivybridge:
Cool thanks for the tip.

I'm in the US, although the Note is an unlocked international version. Not sure if that makes a difference, or if the samsung online store decided to shortchange me.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] moses3k:
Hello,

I'm newbie, so plz don't get mad, in case I have a question that has been answered earlier. I did use the search function of this forum intensively, but couldn't figure out how to do what I'd like to do.

What I know so far (plz correct me if I am wrong):

1. The ROM consists of two sections. First the extendedRom and secondly the storage section. While the storage section is writeable, the extendedRom is read-only.

2. It is possible to transfer the extendedRom memory area to the storage area, so that we have more space to store applications and data (bigStorage).

The questions that I have:

a) There is a ROM version and a ROM date. I guess the ROM date depends on the ROM-version. If that's the case, I think it's useless to indicate the date if one already knows the version, isn't it?

b) What does the radio-version tell me about a system? I did search for "radio-version". But it's hard to get the appropriate information, if every third's signature contains the 'radio-version' of a user.. :)

c) What is the protocol version about?

d) On desktops or NBs my core system is mainly determined by my 'c:\windows' folder and the registry entries. How does it work for PPC? I still have the O2 Active User Interface and I don't like it very much. But before installing any apps, skins and plugins I would like to format my XDA mini and reinstall the core windows mobile from the scratch. Just like reinstalling a new desktop system. Is that possible? What do u think?

Thx for all coming answers,

moses3k - yet another magician lover
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] oltp:
Hi,

For details on the rom-layout you can consult the wiki.

The dates & version numbers are apperently not from the same scheme eg radio 1.13 appeared months before rom 1.13 which came with a 1.12 radio.

Reinstallation of your magician is a hard-reset camera&power&soft-reset pressed at the time. To skip O2's 'extra's' you'll need to soft-reset just before customization starts. That's right after you get the default WM background after finishing the init.procedure.

Cheers, M
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tuffCookie:
i have a 32gb white nexus 5, fully charged. stock OS, rooted with TWRP recovery. using Faux123 kernel.

what's weird is that i am unable to turn on the device:

- if i power off the phone and attempt to power it on

- reboot the phone (it will shut off like it's rebooting, but won't turn back on)

pressing and releasing the power button, holding the power button for X amount of time and releasing, etc will not turn on the phone.

in order to turn it back on i have to use vol down + power...even then i have to hold it, release, hold, release, etc and by random chance the phone will boot into bootloader.

the power button doesn't seem to be the issue because it works fine turning the display on/off while the phone is on.

i have not figured any pattern or why this is happening.

has anyone else experienced similar issues?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Luxferro:
Your best bet is to go back to stock. Stay stock for a bit and have a baseline to know how your phone is. Then after you start customizing it with 3rd party kernels, ect, you'll know if it's the phone or mods you did.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 2sucres:
Same probleme here
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yonith:
I notice that recovery, roms, and a kernel are out for the LG G2...even for Verizon! Why is that phone able to be cracked so easily and not the Note 3?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bsmith0731:
Different phone and different manufacturer.

Two completely different devices my friend
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yonith:
I guess what I'm wondering is if LG purposely doesn't lock down the G2 as much as the Note 3 or if it's more a matter of them not being as good at security as Samsung.

Sent from my GS3.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] asianflavor:
The G2 is locked down, but like the S4 with it's original firmware, it was bypassed with the Loki exploit. Samsung is quicker than LG to put a patch out for the phones.
[PAC Q&A] armour672:
i flash pac rom in my xtx but igot proplem in camera
[General Questions and Answers] slapshot136:
is it possible to use one sim for data and a 2nd sim for calls? or do you need to switch from using sim A 100% to sim B 100%?

if so, what kind of device/adapter would be able to accomplish this

TIA
[General Questions and Answers] parkourkarthik:
The details provided are'nt clear enough! There are dual sim phones with the same options that u ask for.

Can u expose ur device & model name?

Else r u trying to buy any phones?

Hit thanks rather than typing it ;) now Free
[General Questions and Answers] slapshot136:
I don't have any dual sim phone (I have never had one).. it just seemed like an interesting idea due to phone plans.. I currently have a note 2 - could I put in some dual sim adapter to get it to work like that?
[General Questions and Answers] parkourkarthik:
No chance as far as i know.. U can buy a dual sim phone with that capability

Hit thanks rather than typing it ;) now Free
[General Questions and Answers] slapshot136:
which dual sim phones have such capabilities? (what would be the closest to a high-end smartphone?)
[General Questions and Answers] parkourkarthik:
U have to search for it, i am using xolo a500 it has the options in default, also i have seen similarities with most models like celkon a98, but have'nt came across the options in samsung or other such models. I think except samsun models others have such functionalities :)

Hit thanks rather than typing it ;) now Free
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Mezabaru:
Hello all, I come from the sgh-t959 forums. I just purchased an S4 (rogers variant) about an hour ago, and now I'm eager to learn what fun stuff I can do with this. So I have a few questions to ask you to feel more comfortable with this phone :).

Are different roms worth putting on? I only cm on my old phone because stock was 2.3.6, this bad boy runs 4.3.

I found the root procedure for my phone, will it the procedure work on the new firmware? (Link below to the procedure I'm referring to)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2293800 = link to the auto root thread I was talking to above

Is there any fun tweak's I should be aware of to put on it?

Any apps that are most have on it?

Can't wait to get this baby to the latest android.

Any links or information related to my phone model are much appreciated, because theirs so much to sort through.

So yeah, hello Samsung S4 section of XDA, I hope I'll get along with you all.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I am a noob here until further notice :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] scott14719:
You need to read the "pinned" threads in the 'general" and "Q&A" sections before you do anything. Almost all questions about the S4 have already been asked and most of the answers can be found in those threads or through the threads linked in them. The search function will also be useful. Make sure you follow the XDA rules and search before asking. Above all, remember, this is a development site. It is up to you to search read and learn about your device before you do anything to it. If you follow these suggestions, you should do just fine. Good luck.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Mezabaru:
Ahhh perfect, can you delete your post so I can delete this thread?

Edit: MODZZZ delete my noobish thread please/
[Samsung Galaxy Grand Quattro] vikasjangra:
Hi guys I want to install OG BATTERY MOD in my quattro as one in my brother's mmx a110 but this is not an app this is pre installed in a rom. I want this in my cell too because it have a lot of custom icons for battery and all are too much cool. If u have any idea than share please. :):):):)
[Samsung Galaxy Grand Quattro] coolkoushik07:
Check themeing section..

---------- Post added at 10:51 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:39 AM ----------

Check this one and dont forget to give thanks to drganbds....

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2491631
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nixie2121:
I love that hangouts can be use for SMS and MMS. Is there anyway you or app to make it pop up window come when a message comes through
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ups2525:
There are some lengthy conversations about this so I thought I would shorten things up a bit. This is what

"I"

did after reading for a an hour or so...

Doesn't work with CM and I had to have root access in order to do what I did. I'm pretty sure there's a non rooted method in the 1st link.

**** I Always do a nandroid/system backup via custom recovery before doing things like this . I'm not responsible for you jacking up your phone. I'm only relaying what I did to my phone so proceed at your own risk.

1) Do a backup in custom recovery

2) I used a file manager, Root Explorer, & confirmed hiddenmenu.apk was in /system/app

3) I used text editor in Root Explorer and navigated to /efs/carrier/HiddenMenu. Changed OFF to ON

4) reboot

5) I viewed LTE band by dialing *#0011#

6) I forced band 4 by dialing *#27663368378# then followed these steps umts>debug>phonecontrol>Network control>band>LTE

7) I reverted the band 4 force by dialing *#27663368378# then followed these steps umts>debug>phonecontrol>Network control>band>automatic. I had to go to sytem settings and get back on LTE & CDMA...menu soft key>system settings>connections>tethering and networks>mobile networks>network mode>LTE/CDMA.

​

***Now if you don't have the Hidden menu app (.apk) then below is a zipped copy. You will also find a copy of my carrier file which is the parent folder to Hidden menu (file/folder that contains the Hidden menu) . Use the carrier file if you cant get the OFF to ON change to persist (stay ON)

1) First do a backup in your custom recovery.

2) rename your carrier file to carrier.bak

3) copy my carrier file to your efs file

4) ) reboot system

5) profit

***OR***

1) Do a backup in custom recovery

2) rename your hiddenmenu to hiddenmenu.bak

3) copy my hiddenmenu to your carrier file

4) reboot system

5) profit

​

Credit for steps 1-3 goes to

vacaloco

...http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2303905

Credit for step 4 goes to

lynyrd65

here post #4...http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2502716&highlight=aws

Credit, I "think", for step 5 goes to

Nhawk

here in post #138 http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=47142892...thanks for the tip Bait-Fish.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] czarcas7ic:
Your first link doesn't work. Can you please dumb it down for me, because I really need to get my phone working. Im on MetroPCS with this phone and cant get it to work.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ups2525:
Did you follow the 4 steps? The links are for the purpose of giving credit and for those needing more info...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2303905

OP link updated too...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] czarcas7ic:
I know this is a stupid question but where do I get this hiddenmenu.apk?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ups2525:
Not at all a stupid question. I'll update the OP. Thanks for asking.

Use a file manager (Root Explorer, Solid Explorer are what I use) and go to system/app and check for it there...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] stuckintheskull:
How would you go back to band 13 after forcing band 4?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ups2525:
Again thanks for asking. I updated the OP so check out step 6...let me know if that does it...:good:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joshm.1219:
Just a note, step 4 can be done by simply going to settings/more/about phone/status/mobile network type
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ups2525:
I always love it when a heavy hitter chimes in. So cool...thanks for sharing! :D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Ryno77:
Thanks for posting this....very easy way to enable the hidden menu. I suspected my area was very recently update to support band 4 and just confirmed it. I'm getting 31 mbps (weak signal) and my wifes s3 is getting less than 10.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] loco63:
What is the purpose of doing this ? What is in the hidden menu ?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ups2525:
Recent interest in the Samsung Hidden Menu is due to the new band 4 LTE that is producing the blazing fast speeds. Critical/important info can be viewed as well as other features can be changed in the Hidden Menu too. Some examples are your IMEI can be found by enabling the Sammy Hidden Menu and you can change your LTE band from 13 to band 4...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] loco63:
ok....i'm stuck. When I navigate to the file and change off to on, I save the file. But then when I return to view the file again, it has been switched back to off.

What am I doing wrong ? I am saving it. In fact, I get the message "You have made changes to this file, do you want to save before exit? " I choose yes. I must be missing something.....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ups2525:
U rooted?

What file manager are you using?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] loco63:
yes, i am rooted. i am using root explorer. Android 4.3

its strange, like i said.....everytime i switch it to "on", it automatically switches it back to "off".
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ups2525:
I just went back via RootExplorer and started from stock/OFF. Everything persisted. Try this app...

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.speedsoftware.rootexplorer&hl=en

Once you enable the hidden menu what is it your wanting to do? When you change OFF to ON, save/exit, and immediately open the file back up what does it read?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] loco63:
I really want to turn off the wifi power saving mode. I have been haveing persistant wifi problems after the 4.3 update and i wanted to give this a try.

I will try the suggested explorer. However, using root explorer, when i change the off to on, save and exit, when i return to the file, it is back to off.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ups2525:
here's a zip of my carrier/hiddenmenu file

1) First do a backup in your custom recovery.

***Here's a copy of my carrier file containing a hiddenmenu (set to OFF) and a hiddenmenu.bak.

2) rename your carrier file to carrier.bak

3) copy my carrier file to your efs file

4) reboot system

5) profit

***OR***

1) Do a backup in custom recovery

2) rename your hiddenmenu to hiddenmenu.bak

3) copy my hiddenmenu to your carrier file

4) reboot system

5) profit
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] loco63:
That was super kind of you.

Thanks a million !! :good:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] dspalphamu:
interesting post
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] dougeefresh:
Thanks, helpful!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ups2525:
Thank ya...need anything let me know. :good:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ups2525:
Thanks for chiming in...let me know if you have any questions. :D

I know I need to update the OP to include was has transpired since then just been really busy with other projects.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] WishinItWas:
Thanks for the instructions, I use this rarely but its a great trouble shooter when you need it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Domvillan:
I have multiple selections which one should I select for the lte band here is a screen shot

Thank you for the excellent write up!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ups2525:
[4] LTE Band Preference
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ups2525:
Domvillan...can you post a screen shot just before and after then one you posted above. I'm helping with cm-11 and can't nandroid and get into my Sammy Hidden Menu for a while...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ups2525:
Domvillan,

Make sure you pay close attention to these steps...

6) I forced band 4 by dialing *#27663368378# then followed these steps umts>debug>phonecontrol>Network control>band>LTE

7) I reverted the band 4 force by dialing *#27663368378# then followed these steps umts>debug>phonecontrol>Network control>band>automatic. I had to go to sytem settings and get back on LTE & CDMA...menu soft key>system settings>connections>tethering and networks>mobile networks>network mode>LTE/CDMA.