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[Nexus 5 General] Enddo:
this dude is obviously trolling

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to be fair, there was an interview recently(on either verge or engadget) where they talked to 2 higher up people on the android team and they asked them 'what does the nexus line mean to you'

they answer and talk about how it's a convergence of hardware and software and a way to show everyone that a top of the line phone can be made, sold for a fair price, and contract free. I get it, there's lots of developers here and i get that it's popular to say 'it's a developer phone'. but there has been nexus devices actually called/marketed as developer versions(at least one that i saw). if the N5 was a developer phone, they would say it

look at it like google's gigabit fiber they're doing. they've said 'we do not want to be an ISP' and 'we're doing this to ruffle the feathers of the real providers and prove that their claims about how no one wants gigabit internet is a lie'.

the nexus line MAY have been a developer phone in the past, but it's just a way for google to help us tech geeks save a little money
[Nexus 5 General] phositadc:
I generally agree. I'd happily pay an extra hundred or two $$ to eliminate all of the shortcuts that Google takes to keep these things so cheap.

If anything, Google should make a cheap version and am expensive version, and use high end parts for everything (from the screen down to the vibration motor) for the expensive version.

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 General] Paddington:
I think my biggest disappointment with the Nexus 5 is the people who bought it. Don't get me wrong, the Nexus 5 has lots of cool purchasers. I'd say some purchasers are as cool as the GS4 purchasers or HTC One purchasers. I haven't interacted with many LG G2 purchasers, so I won't compare those. I can't believe the iPhone 5S purchasers, though. Glasses without prescriptions and skinny jeans at $700? What was Apple thinking! And the iPhone 5C purchasers are definitely the worst. I much prefer the Nexus 5 purchasers to the iPhone 5C purchasers. But man, some of the Nexus 5 purchasers suck! They think Google and LG should have had them sit in on the design of the phone, personalize it 100% to their needs, then give it to them for free because Google is a data company. I guess that is the kind of purchaser you have to expect at a $349/$399 price point. Maybe next time they will raise the price to $10394u39492.99 and fix this stupid Purchaser problem!
[Nexus 5 General] androidkid311:
Lol. That I doubt very much XD.
[Nexus 5 General] finalrequiem:
I'm also not seeing where or why Google would even need an "excuse". They made a phone. It does stuff. Some stuff it does well, some stuff it doesn't do as well. Did I miss where Google was beholden to consumers to provide certain performance benchmarks? Regarding the speaker, I don't even see it mentioned on Google Play's listing of the phone and what it advertises. In the full tech specs it says "Built-in speaker". That's what they promised and that's what you got.

Don't like how the speaker stacks up to other market offerings? That's perfectly acceptable. But why the vitriol towards Google, like they are somehow cutting corners and then making excuses?

Nobody forced any of us to be early adopters.

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In comparison, the HTC One lists, on the front page of HTC's overview:

"Slim phone. Fat sound. Dual frontal stereo speakers are teamed with powerful amplifiers, so everyone can hear what you’re hearing. Share music, share videos, share games—and share them loudly.

This would be the indicator that the speaker is something HTC was making some marketing claims about and something they planned on making a focus of the experience of the phone. Again, if a high performance speaker is very important to you, why would you EVER expect this device to compete with a device that was designed and marketed for it's multimedia experience and to take it a step farther, why is Google being held accountable for individual misplaced expectations. The N5 not competing in an area that it wasn't designed to compete in isn't synonymous with the device being a failure or having corner cut.

Just my $.02. YMMV.
[Nexus 5 General] Funkym0nkey:
No they did not. This is the best from LG. LG IPS displays for mobile have tendency to show that white tinge across screen when viewed from the corner of the screen. All 4 corners. They are fine if viewed along x and y axis even at extreme angles. But if you move 45 degrees, and try to see from extreme angle a washed out screen is observed.

This is not specific to nexus 5. Nexus 4 was same. Optimus G was same. G pro and Even LG G2 is same. It is trait of LG mobile IPS screens. No exceptions. It is weakness, a known one. And a small one. And it is still nowhere as bad as Sony Xperia Z and Z1.

You should know this before you make purchase as this has been case for 2 years with LG displays including their latest flagship. Nexus 5 was not going to be miraculously better. Next time do homework. You well avoid disappointments like this.

From my Optimus G Pro, In your face!
[Nexus 5 General] jimlad:
The speaker is Piss poor for sure, I tried making a call using speaker in my van yesterday and I couldn't hear what the hell the wife was on about.. Which was nice..

To be fair if it was anything else on the device that was crap I would be unhappy but since it's the speaker I couldn't give a sh#t I think they made the best choice on what to be cheap with, so in conclusion.. Up yours!

;)
[Nexus 5 General] mdandashly:
Google isn't a smartphone manufacturer...Apple is.
[Nexus 5 General] davidstech11:
Don't mention the price? Yeah, I will mention the price. Because if I paid hundreds more I would have a problem. But right now I don't. You do. Another thing is cost to make this device. Just because someone mentions what they estimate it cost to make a device does that mean it's correct. You mention costs like Samsung and Google put out the cost of making the devices. BS. They didn't. Anyway, I'm done here and wasted enough time responding to this complaint.
[Nexus 5 General] AndrasLOHF:
The average consumer holds no concept of this. None whatsoever.
[Nexus 5 General] supercakefish:
Strange, all these people who say they would happily pay more for better specs... why not put the money where your mouth is and actually buy a more expensive phone? If you wanted the best camera out there why didn't you buy the Nokia Lumia 1020/iPhone 5S or a HTC One if you want the best speakers? You have already stated that price is not an obstacle for you. By all means make comparisons to other high end phones but don't forget the price of the Nexus 5. There are some compromises made to enable the phone to be sold at this price. Just have to accept that. It's quite simple, if you think you got good value for money then great! If not, then return your Nexus and buy a phone from another company that better suits your needs.
[Nexus 5 General] Synyster06Gates:
S3

. You know, the nearly 2 year old phone. I've had two. Speaker placement on the S3 is on the back, which means you can't lay it flat. It's also very "tinny" sounding. Camera was so-so. In all honesty, my old HTC Inspire 4G took better HDR pictures (using a different camera app) than my S3 ever could.

In every way thinkable, the N5 > S3.
[Nexus 5 General] drew1204:
MKBHD's review

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dg2UIzIt4s&feature=youtu.be

Battery sucks. Camera sucks. Speaker sucks.

EDIT: Let's just forgive LG since it's only $349 though :rolleyes: Plus I'm sure the dev community will fix everything. LOLz
[Nexus 5 General] Tony_YYZ:
I honestly don't understand all the grief this speaker is getting. Before I got my phone I was worried due to what I've read but after having it for a couple days now I don't have any issues.

I mean it doesn't provide the depth of sound that my GS3 did nor is it as loud as the GS3 speaker but it is still plenty loud to the point where I don't struggle to hear ringtones or notification sounds and I don't even have the volume turned all the way up.
[HTC EVO 3D] sneerleader:
Hello.

First post here, I generally lurk and borrow solutions from old threads. Ramjet in particular has been a great help in getting this thing (sprintevo3d) rooted and roms running. I started out with s-on and it worked fine eventually, s-on and hboot1.58, but it was very limiting.

I recently went ahead and got s-off with jbear. I now have had success with every single rom I’ve tried.

I use the jb150.50.50 for jellybean gb, aosp, aokp and jb158.58.58 for- well, so far I’ve only needed it for cool ics (the rom I used since I attained s-on in march up to now)

My question is this:

back with 1.58 s-on I could use fastboot commands. Which is a very very good thing, as it’s sometimes the only way out of a jam. But with either of the jb hboots it tells me that fastboot commands aren’t allowed when I try to "fastboot devices". I was attempting to swap 1.58 for jb1.50 at the time.

I ended up using meanrom which works with each of them (1.50, jb1.50 and jb1.58) and allows me to use the bootloader to swap the hboot and boot into the rom to delete the hboot file.

But I should be able to use fastboot commands with the jbear hboots.

What gives?

Thanks for all the help you’ve already given me by proxy to get me to the point I am right now. This is a hell of a phone to cut my rooting teeth with, but it's been fun and challenging.

I have a lot more questions but I’ll leave it at that
[Nexus 5 Accessories] RotasOpera:
I want to inform you that I just had a little talk with someone from Otterbox.

I asked him if they were planning make a case for the Nexus 5. After disappearing for 10 minutes he just told me that they are not planning on making a case for that device!

Too bad! My colleague has it on his Iphone and my mom on her S4, and I think Otterbox cases are great.

Any recommendation for something similar? I'm pretty rough with my phones :/
[Nexus 5 Accessories] Landara:
Trident cases are better in every way, well known with those who use such cases. Also, I would trust nothing that *someone at Otterbox* told you. Odds are, they were talking out of their ass unless you happen to know someone in the RnD department.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] firemedic1343:
Spigen Slim Armor seems popular. There are eBay cases as well. The Armorbox is getting some attention as well by iBlason. All of these options are much less expensive than an otter.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] Kwami:
Is there a Trident for the N5? I didn't see one on their website.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] rexxcastle:
If your lucky Ballistic may make a case, other than that i doubt there will be much of anything that has the double layered bulky thing going on
[Nexus 5 Accessories] MoonDoom:
Very, very true. I once used Otterbox commuter cases (Hero and GS2), but then I discovered the Trident Aegis and it literally is better in every way on the GS2. I even bought more of them for my family members. Trident uses dust filters over the speakers and mic that really help keep debris out of those very important openings on the phone. I did however have a bad experience with a defective (or maybe poorly designed) Kraken case from Trident. It was made of a much cheaper feeling plastic and the power button broke off on the first time I used it. I will give them the benefit of the doubt that the item I got was a lemon. I hope they make an Aegis for the N5, I bet it will be great.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] Landara:
They take time to make theirs, but they did make one for the Galaxy nexus. Given a week or 3 I will bet they will have one. Could always email them and ask.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] MoonDoom:
http://www.amazon.com/i-Blason-Full...ctor-Resistant/dp/B00FUPVHLG/ref=pd_sim_cps_1

I don't know about the quality because I've never tried this brand, but it looks comparable to the UAG, otterbox commuter or trident aegis.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] AntwanL:
My roommate has an iBlason case and they're cheap crap. VERY flimsy silicon and cheap plastic. I wouldn't get one.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] MoonDoom:
Thanks for the heads up, I noticed even the render looks pretty ghetto lol
[Nexus 5 Accessories] Random Select:
Damn I was hoping for a case along the lines of the Defender, Armor, or Preserver series from them. =\

I still have my Trident Kraken case for my Galaxy Nexus. The case made the GNex really thick but it had a kickstand and really good protection!
[Nexus 5 Accessories] caribouxda:
Better this way!:D
[Nexus 5 Accessories] Landara:
Well there is no way to know that they aren't gonna make an Otterbox for this phone. If the market is there, they will make it. Just because the fella this guy talked to doesn't know about one doesn't mean there isn't one, or won't be one. Just cross your fingers and maybe e-mail them about it!
[Nexus 5 Accessories] firemedic1343:
I concur, I remember times in the past where different reps said different things. And in the end, something completely different happens. You never know. I just with there could be a Lifeproof or Armor
[Nexus 5 Accessories] zephiK:
It seems that every time when a new nexus device comes out. There is always a thread similar to this. Otterbox are not very friendly towards nexus devices, there are alternatives out there.

As I always say, don't beg a company to make a case for a particular phone. If they don't make it, go to a competitor of Otterbox and give them your money instead.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] dijit4l:
I used a SEIDIO case on my Nexus 4 and I liked it, though I would have preferred an Otterbox. The Active case I had is sort of like an inverted Otterbox Defender--silicone on the inside and an outer plastic covering. I liked that it did NOT have a built-in screen protector.

Anyway, I contacted SEIDIO to see if they had anything in the works and it appears they do:

So, options are on the way, at least.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] Dungeon47:
Thanks for this. I have one of those ghetto i_Blason things on order, but a Seidio would be nice too.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] firemedic1343:
I did too. But your description is just too apt, I had to cancel.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] Dungeon47:
I consider it a $10 insurance policy until a real case comes out.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] SeraldoBabalu:
they didn't make one for the nexus 4. i didn't expect one for the 5.

ballistic, however, made one for the n4
[Nexus 5 Accessories] firemedic1343:
I wasn't too crazy about their case for the N4. My favorite Ballistic was on my original EVO 4G
[Nexus 5 Accessories] mrhaley30705:
I emailed otterbox about N5 cases. If you want one, Blow up their Facebook page and email. They need to see an interest in buying one
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] MuppetUK:
This problem is literally shortening years off my life it's so frustrating.

All I want is my BT GPS (not TomToms but confirmed working 100% on a Nokia S60) to appear and work on TomToms GPS Status > Config > Other Bluetooth GPS.

My BT GPS bonds fine and I can assign it COM ports so why the **** is TomToms software so bloody awkward!!! :x

PS: I have followed http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=28386 to the letter and at the last step it doesn't "just work" nothing happens, GPS doesn't work, I've also attempted to edit navigator.cfg replacing the BT GPS set in it with my BT GPS Com port, and it makes me go through the initial setup wizard procedure again.

Update: I got it working using gpsgate but that will die in 14days, there must be a way to get TomTom to just see the BT GPS... and it's unstable and crashes all the time :(
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GotSum4You:
I was wondering if there was a way to access an 4.04 ICS device with a shattered screen, that turns on and displays things properly, but does not recieve any touch input. Specificaly I was looking for a program that could act as my 'finger' on the device, through the micro usb cord, as the phone seems to function completely fine, the screen works fine, but is unable to sense touches on it. The hardware buttons work fine on it, it does have usb debugging enabled on it, and the phone itself is a Moto Razr V (XT885). If someone could help me that would make my day, and it does have a pattern lock on it, but i do know my password. Thanks

P.S This might not have been to clear so if i missed something please let me know.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Teknozeus:
Hello all,

I have recently received my Nexus 5 and everything seems to be great. However, I have encountered a major (to me anyway) problem. It seems that Google Search from the persistent bar has a habit of freezing. To be more specific, it works fine for a while upon a boot. However, after prolonged use the search function becomes unresponsive. I am still able to select the bar but search does not work.

I have narrowed down a hint to what may be causing this. In the running apps section of the setting, I see Google Search is in cashed processes. When I select to stop this process Google Search resumes its normal function. Can anyway relate or provide advice to what may be causing this?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] zllovesuki:
Just bought a pair of HBS-730 from LG, and it said that it supports aptX, and luckily, our Xperia Z Ultra supports aptX codec.

But,

Is this a type of file? A protocol? A software? Seems like Google does not offer me any good documents for me.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Wikipedia tells me that:

"In digital audio data reduction technology, aptX (formerly apt-X) is a family of proprietary audio codec compression algorithms."

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/AptX
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] zllovesuki:
Yes, I saw that, AND I only know that much. Anybody else?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] schecter7:
It's a codec that can be used to stream CD quality audio over bluetooth. I picked up a Sony BM-10 for streaming music from XZU to my home theater. Both XZU and BM-10 support aptX :D
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] AntiLazarus:
As far as I understand, it's a proprietary codec, so while the stock Sony ROM supports it (and I suppose any ROMs based on Sony's firmware would also support it), it is not available to distribute in AOSP ROMs, since no is paying a licensing fee for you to use it. Unless of course, it happens to be supported by Google's music player, or something, which may or may not even be possible.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] hykhleif:
can this somehow be connected to my car stereo with a 3.5mm jack, can i charge it in the car, please provide more info as I am interested in this device
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] photona:
The easiest way to make aptx useable with your car audio may be to connect the output of an an aptx receiver to the input of your car audio. As APTX receiver you can use a Samsung HS3000 for example.

For charging the HS3000 you just need a simple USB charger for cars.
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bfogler:
First off I'm new here and I rarely ever use forums or ask for help so I apologize. I was in IT for a year and plan on going into a computer related field so I don't want to be treated like I'm stupid, I'm just ignorant. That being said I NEED HELP :(

I have a Motorola Droid Razr M running the dreaded Android 4.1.2 OTA update. I recently rooted it and tried to use App2SD because I was running out of space and that was a nightmare because you need 4.2.2 Froyo and I'm ignorant, but anyways I rooted my phone just fine and was trying to unlock the bootloader but appearantly you can't on 4.1.2. So I decided to use Safestrap and I didn't have enough space to download anymore apps so I deleted a bunch and it still said (insufficient storage available) and wouldn't let me download it. I said fine and factory reset my phone after using titanium backup to back everything up. Everything was wiped and as I tried restoring using my titanium backup from the SD card it said insufficient storage for some of the apps even though I had plenty of space. (it lets me download like titanium backup and a few other apps, but mostly none of my paid ones or important ones which is even weirder) I've looked at other forums and can't download lucky patcher, titanium backup gives me a message when I open it that asks to restore my old android user id because of the factory reset and I figured that could be the issue but you need the paid version of titanium backup for that and it gives me the insufficient storage error message when I try to install the paid version :( idk what to do? maybe I can completely wipe it somehow and just start all over? or there's a special way to change the android user id back? or maybe I should unroot the phone because it's rooted but superuser isn't downloaded anymore and won't install. I have no idea what to do. I apologize for the inconvenience but I need some help. Any educated information on the subject or help would be SOOO appreciated. Thank you!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Notrega:
VZW is pushing out am update to deal with connectivity issues and sound - http://androidcommunity.com/verizon-galaxy-note-3-update-touches-on-connectivity-and-sound-20131106/

My question is does this update eliminate the wifi tether hack?

I have unlimited data and cannot use the VZW Hotspot app but I have a widget that allows me to bypass the subscription check and connect devices. I don't want to take this update if I lose this.

Scribbled with my S-Pen
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pinksoviet:
EDIT BELOW:

Hey y'all, I recently got a Nexus 5 and I've been having issues with WiFi reception. I've read the other threads concerning the inability to connect, but I can easily connect to a wireless router the first time.

It's when I disconnect from one specific router and try to access another one that I run into issues. It simply hangs in Connecting, and then just reverts to Saved. The only way for the phone to connect to a router is for me to reboot it, in which case it does so quickly.

I was wondering if anyone had any insight into tackling this problem, or if it's an inherent software issue. This occurs both at home and at school, where I move from building to building (switch routers), but the login credentials are the same.

Thanks!

EDIT #2: I spoke to a Google rep a second time and they decided that since my factory reset did not fix the issue, they were sending me a replacement unit. I'll update this when I get the new unit and see if it still has the WiFi issue or not.

EDIT:So this issue seems to have garnered some attention in the 4.3 release of Android, and a handful of Nexus 5 owners have already reported the same issue (myself included)

https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=58230

(Sorry, I can't post outside links because I'm a new user)

So if you have a similar problem, feel free to star and add your own comments.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] magicpork:
I happened to have the same problem......not sure if this is a hardware problem or not.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pinksoviet:
Ah, I see. Well, I've narrowed the process to simply toggling the WiFi on and off, rather than having to reboot the phone. It's still occurring though.

If I manually disconnect and then reconnect to a router however, this problem doesn't seem to happen. It's only when I exit a router's range that I have to do a WiFi on and off cycle.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pinksoviet:
Oh, and I notice that the perceived signal strength drops when I try to reconnect to my router. Again, toggling the WiFi on and off allows the Nexus 5 to immediately connect to the router.

I hope this is a software issue.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] magicpork:
Hm..Toggling wifi on and off doesn't seem to work for me...It hangs in connecting for a few seconds and then goes back to saved... :( I still have to turn off/on the phone before it can connect to a different wifi hotspot..
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rovagnati:
I've got the same problem: switching wifi networks, from home to work and viceversa, my N5 doesn't connect. It needs a reboot.

Ciao.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pinksoviet:
I edited my original post with a link to the AOSP issue tracker concerning this problem. I also contacted Google concerning this and they just said to do a factory reset... To no avail.