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[Nexus 5 Accessories] Bleys43:
Maybe I am wrong, but I really don't consider a screen protector to be impact protection, just scratch protection.

But even if I am wrong, a drop on the corner could shatter the screen, even with a very impact resistant screen protector. Most drops seem to impact the corner, not the screen.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] Radixtrator:
So it would probably break screen and glass protector? Damn I was hoping I could use it without case
[Nexus 5 Accessories] FuMMoD:
You can, if you don't drop it lol.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] Radixtrator:
somehow i dont see that happening
[Nexus 5 Accessories] GoatsTech:
I've been wondering the same thing. I am so sick of my case because it makes the phone so hard to use properly, but everything I've seen shows that you are not 100% safe unless you use a case. There was a post on the nexus 5 sub reddit of someone who dropped there phone with spigen slim armor on. You can tell from the pictures that the phone fell on its top where no case was covering it and it was cracked. I was thinking about even putting rhino skin on but even that according to emails people have sent to there customer service only protect against certain types of falls. Surprisingly it take 100% face down falls perfectly but anything more than 30% there is no guarantee that your screen won't crack. At over 30% degree your are relying on the outer casing of your phone to absorb enough impact not to crack the screen.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] saranwrap:
I'm sorry but who in their right mind would think a screen protector could offer drop protection? What the actual f*ck.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] daLareid:
Though a bit harsh it is true, screen protectors are just there to keep screens from scratches.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] GoatsTech:
Pretty hostile don't you think? More and more companies are starting to offer impact resistant screen protectors. MIME, Rhino Shield, Nilken, etc. OP is simply asking if anyone has had any experience with just using one of these instead of a case. This most certainly isn't a dumb question. Let's keep using our bulky cases and not dare to innovate or question if there are better alternatives seems to be your logic.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] saranwrap:
pls show me one of these revolutionary glass screen protectors that will stop a screen from shattering when dropped from any angle. even if a screen protector was impact resistant, it would not be applicable in any use case other than the phone falling FLAT on the protector.

Yes my answer is harsh because the question posed by the op as well as your response are not given a single ounce of logic. At least my response HAD logic to it. No screen protector, by nature, will offer a phone any actual drop protection.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] Radixtrator:
BUt nonetheless i was just wondering if anyone made an experience by using no case but a tempered glass protector. Maybe only the protector breaks who knows i was just asking so dont be so hostile
[Nexus 5 Accessories] cluckkillerb:
Actually, I had a spigen glass t protector on my s4 and it took a fall as I was getting out of the car...the protecter was spiderwed cracked and at this point unusable, but the screen itself was in pristine condition. Granted this was a fairly small drop, maybe 3ft and slid(yikes) another 2-3 ft and since I wasn't using a case the edges got a couple of small marks.

So in my experience having just a glass protector might save you from some dmg, it obviously won't keep you fully protected; everything's a tradeoff.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] Radixtrator:
ok thanks^^ ill just use case and glass protector
[Nexus 5 Accessories] sosquidtaste:
Very similar situation here. S4 with whatever dumbass name Spigen gave their thinnest tempered glass screen protector (Nano Slim something something?). It fell probably about 4 feet flat on its face in a fitting room. Got a couple of extensive hairline fractures on the protector, but the actual phone itself was fine.

What that made me wonder is whether that impact would have cracked the naked screen, or if it was only enough to damage a screen protector. In any case, my naked screen was still fine.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] Radixtrator:
i guess a 4 ft drop right on the screen wil shatter any screen..but its really reensuring to know that in the two cases stated, the screen actually survived
[Nexus 5 Accessories] andy o:
If you don't mind the feel it's still good to have a screen protector even if it doesn't protect from shattering because if the screen does break, then the shards will be contained.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] CDeviant:
Just use a SP and a leather pouch, I have one for all of my phones. When you slip the phone out of the pouch put it in your pocket.

I know a lot of drops happen when you're holding the phone, or when it slides off a table or something, but I've dropped the N4 from about 12 feet onto wood planks (it fell out of my middle sweater pocket while I was on a container van). It bounced and tumbled but only some of the exterior of the pouch was scuffed, the N4 was fine.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] abhishekSPS:
may be i am wrong but imo the thickness on sammy flagships are more than the nexus 5 specially

the glass on nexus 5 seem to be very thin(atleast according to the drop tests and reports of few owners)...which is really sad :crying: ...maybe to cut down the price

may be thats the reason why even if u drop s4 flat facing the screen it might survive without any damage (which it mostly does)
[Nexus 5 Accessories] Radixtrator:
But I guess the only cases that actually protect the phone when it falls is a case like the neo hybrid etc and not hard Cases right?

Sent from the awesome Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 Accessories] kamnikaz:
I think it's because the gorilla glass 3 is thinner than previous generations

Envoyé de mon Nexus 5 en utilisant Tapatalk
[Nexus 5 Accessories] aimetti:
Edit :Nm that was mean
[Nexus 5 Accessories] abhishekSPS:
may be but thinner certainly means less tougher and hence more prone to shattering :eek:
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dozol:
Hello,

I try to experiment with my phone a lot. I think I overdone it today.

Had no GPS running CM10.2 and went back to stock rooted.

Had a message today there was an update (from Sprint). Installed.

The phone booted right to TWRP and keeps on booting there.

I tried to restore the CM10 back up with no luck, tried restoring stock back up with no luck.

Then I wiped everything clean. Still boots to TWRP.

I do have my backups on my PC.

I have no roms in the phone anymore so I cant flash anything.

Any suggestions?

Keep in mind I am fairly new to this. If I have to read up on something just point me to the right direction.

THANKS!

Dominik
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] typow102:
This belongs in the Q&A section. Do you know how to use adb? Chances are that even sideloading a rom will not work. I had this issue not to long ago and I had to completely restore my device using lg flash tool. It just keeps rebooting into twrp? Try downloading a rom on your pc. Download the android sdk, navigate to platform-tools inside of the sdk folder, place the download rom inside this folder, hold down shift key and right click, select open command window here, open twrp on your phone and click advanced and hit adb sideload, type adb devices in the command window and it should list your device(you need your phones drivers first!), the type in cmd adb sideload (name of rom) without "()". it should push it to your phone.

If that method does not work you need to use the lg flash tool. download this to your pc: http://storagecow.eu/index.php?dir=Xda/LG+G2/Stock/Sprint+LS980/

look at the readme inside the folder and it will navigate you to the step by step instructions. Just make sure you use the Sprint files included in the link above and not the Verizon files. Steps are the same, files are not. It's very important.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phatmanxxl:
1. Never flash an OTA on a phone that's been modified in any way.

2. Never post questions in development.

3. What typo said
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dozol:
Sorry, I will ask in the correct sub-forum.

Dominik
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] riggsandroid:
its an easy fix. search the forums for a fix.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] goodflood:
General info ...

Update from:

Bootloader: (???same as modem???)

Modem:	I747UCDMG2 (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1831898)

ROM:	CM 10.2 (http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=d2att)

GAPPS:	20130813 (http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Gapps)

TO

Bootloader:	I747UCUEMJB (http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=47817339&postcount=23)

Modem:	I747UCUEMJB (http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=47817339&postcount=23)

ROM:	CM 11 nightlies (http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=d2att)

GAPPS:	20131119 (http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Gapps)

Does this setup look alright? Will it work?

Any danger of incompatibities/brick?

Any need for I747UCUEMJB kernel? Or, is it included/superseeded by CM 11? (http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=47816011&postcount=18)

Thanks!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Chr0nicDreamz:
You can flash any ROM you want after upgrading your boot loader. Just do not try to downgrade your boot loader to anything below 4.3 as it will result in a hard brick.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Slemgen07:
Can't Flash anything

I was on stock 4.3 and i decided to upgrade to the [ROM][9.15.14] LikeWise Galaxy S5 | TouchWiz 4.4.2 | NE4 | Version 4.1.

It didn't work. It gets stuck on the s5 samsung logo boot. I decided to return to 4.3 but it doesn't work it gives the status 7 error.

Files i have

1. d2att_I747UCUEMJB_modem.zip

2. I747UCUEMJB_bootloader.............. I am not able to flash this

3. att-LikeWise-v4.1-NE4-9-15-14

4. update43
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
Status 7 errors can happen with an outdated bootloader.

I highly recommend Philz Touch which can be flashed in Odin or from your existing custom recovery.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Slemgen07:
yea i used philz_touch_6.07.9. I also tried flashing I747UCUEMJB_bootloader because i suspected that i couldn't revert to 4.3 because of an outdated bootloader, but that didn't work either.

I will really love that S5 ROM but now i can't even flash anything.

I can view my recovery and download mode.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
I suggest downloading a CM11 for a d2lte and flash it in recovery. Before flashing, I recommend that you wipe cache, dalvik, data, and system. After flashing, wipe cache, data, and dalvik again just to be sure everything has been cleared, then boot the phone.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Slemgen07:
Please how do i even know if my s3 at&t is d2att or d2lte?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Slemgen07:
Hey!!! :D I've installed the CM11 d2lte and it's running perfectly.

Quick one, i'm still interested in installing the likewise S5 ROM. Now that i'm on the CM11, how do i go about it?

Thanks for your assistance, it was highly helpful.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
Make sure you have the latest custom recovery on your phone. Copy the custom ROM to your phone, boot into recovery and create a nandroid backup of your current ROM. Once the backup is complete, wipe cache, dalvik, and flash the custom ROM.

Make note of any errors messages you get when flashing the new ROM.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Slemgen07:
The mistake i was making was that i didn't mount the system after i flashed the Likewise ROM. The moment i did it, it booted correctly. Almost everything is working perfectly fine. If i try to change the lockscreen wallpaper and it brings out the Gallery, wallpaper and err... some other option, when i select the wallpapers for the lockscreen the settings crashes.

You guys are just awesome. Thanks!
[Nexus 5 General] rabaker07:
Post photos and stories of your Nexus 5 that was dropped and how it fared...
[Nexus 5 General] yamahakid:
I dropped mine the other day. From waist height (I'm 5'8). I had it resting on a pouch on my duty belt and forgot it was there when I was walking to my car. Fell right to the ground and landed face down, I feared the worst. I picked it up and not a scratch.

My phone is in a ringke fusion case which now has a scuff on the corner (would have been a devastating blow for a naked phone). But all in all it survived.

.
[Nexus 5 General] PhillyCheez:
Dropped mine 4 times on to concrete from about 3.5-4 feet.

I'm using the ringke slim case. It's landed all ways, even face down.

Not a scratch on the screen or camera. Ringke case slim corners see minor scratches but the actual nexus 5 looks perfect.
[Nexus 5 General] Cirkustanz:
I dropped my phone at a bar last over the weekend. Not sure how it landed, but the back of the phone came unsealed near the top. I pressed it back in, and at first glance it looked fine, but when I got home I noticed it doesn't quite seal the same. If I handed the phone to someone they probably wouldn't be able to tell , but I know it's there. Heh. Pressing on that same corner, it kinda, well, creaks a little...it's probably from the back of the phone. Everything works fine though thankfully.

While I've never used a case in a phone, this is only the second time I've dropped my phone in the last few years. The irony is I did buy a couple of cases for it, (the ones with the clear back) but they were so slippery I decided not to use them. I then ordered a bumper only style case (the abacus one) that came in the mail the day after it happened. :P

I'm sure I'll forget about it in a few weeks. Still not sure I want to use the bumper case though, it is too thick, and I think it actually will make me more likely to drop the phone. :P
[Nexus 5 General] lolcopter:
getting the official case was the best decision ever

I've dropped it multiple times and not a scratch
[Nexus 5 General] sluflyer06:
What's the point of this thread? ANY phone that gets dropped is just pure luck of the draw on the outcome, no phone is significantly different in any way on surviving or not surviving a fall. You could drop a phone 15 times from head height and never get damage and then drop it once from 12" and shatter the screen.
[Nexus 5 General] dicecuber:
It's overpriced

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 General] Redmed427:
Dropped mine on thanksgiving from waist height. Fell right on the screen. Scratched in a waning moon shape horizontally across the middle of the screen if you had it in portrait mode. :mad:
[Nexus 5 General] Seadra:
Dropped mine.. and it was naked. No protectors or anything, It was in the first week I bought.

Dropped some like 4 feet above the ground and it fell above around 5 feet from myself. It survived ,.. a corner of the back slightly came out, I pushed it in and it did settle.. still the corner was slightly out. Went to LG and they said it is dropped and I ofcourse said , I didn't do it, it was the same when I got the phone :P so they opened the whole back panel and showed me the corner's plastic which was kinda bent slightly. They said it can be only because someone applied the pressure. They said don't worry, it's slightly out and it's hardly noticiable. My friend's have been seeing my phonefrom last 2 weeks and they still haven't figured out this.. so ;)
[Nexus 5 General] kadir456:
my got dropped yesterday...screen is broken
[Nexus 5 General] kindabizzie:
I dropped mine from about 2-3 feet and the backing opened. It was naked and I was nervous as hell but it snapped back on. I hate cases but I'm really thinking about getting the official case after that.
[Nexus 5 General] scotttocs:
Getting out of the car...

Flipped across the concrete naked

Scratch on one corner glass, mild contained cracks diagonally opposite above notification light. Scuffs on teh corners, and it opened a bit.

Snapped back together and still works a treat
[Nexus 5 General] lolcopter:
it fits like a glove and provides superior protection

$40 ain't no thang. if it is get a cheapo Chinese case
[Nexus 5 General] gefilus:
I didn't drop my nexus 5, i have skinny jeans and if front pocket i cracked scree, badly, phone was there alone and screen was in leg side, pretty week screen. Broke from pressure on it.
[Nexus 5 General] vervester:
Droped mine from a hand rail at the top of the stairs which is about 3 metres high after a few beers. Fell off the banister, hit the arm rail about half way down then hit the hard wooden floor. Only protection was a very thin cheap £1.99 ebay gel case.

Was the longest walk back down the stairs ive ever had. was laying face down. picked it up, and to my surprise it had completely survived without a scratch. The back had very slightly unclipped but clipped straight back together and the gel case had a nick out of it which must of happened when it hit the hand rail on the way down, this probably broke its fall that resulted in two simultaneous 6 foot drops rather than the full 3 metres or so drop... very lucky.

Phew!
[Nexus 5 General] mistahseller:
Dropped mine once but it has a cruzerlite on it, landed face down, my whole world went into slow motion because it was like the 4th day I had it.
[Nexus 5 General] TheReverend210:
Dropped mine on railway ballast. I've seen many electronic devices shatter into dust on ballast, but I just took a little chunk out of the bottom right corner, with no protector. Well chuffed. The 911 batch if that helps.
[Nexus 5 General] Caelrie:
Got mine knocked out of my hand on the sidewalk. The cruzerlite TPU case took the hit without blinking.
[Nexus 5 General] bblzd:
Those must be some skinny jeans. Gotta take care with your large screened, small bezel devices there just isn't enough structure in the phone to protect it like smaller sized phones.
[Nexus 5 General] xstokerx:
And this is why I insure my phone but I have dropped mine from waist height 3or4 times just have a tpu case no damage
[Nexus 5 General] rikudo:
The hazards of skinny jeans are real!
[Nexus 5 General] Endoran:
What kind of pressure was on it? From what I've read gorilla glass 3 is quite bendable. Maybe you ran into something or banged something on it?
[Nexus 5 General] omigosh:
dropped my from 6 feet above ground, Ringke fusion case absorbed the shock. No exterior/internal damages visible, still looking as new as ever :D
[Nexus 5 General] FuMMoD:
Wow dude if that's what it did to your phone I can only imagine what those skinnys are doing to you.
[Nexus 5 General] gefilus:
I used note 2 before, i o broke pocket 2 times with note 2, idont know how. I think its not, crack placement looks like i bent in somehow
[Nexus 5 General] gefilus:
Picture
[Nexus 5 General] gefilus:
Funny :D
[Nexus 5 General] AceKingNYC:
I've dropped it THREE times, and that's FOUR times too many :laugh:

Seriously though, third day with the phone I had it in my sweater pocket. She pocket was very shallow though, i'm in the car, step out and it falls out onto the concrete. I have the spigen slim armor, took the hit - no scratches on the case and the phone is completely fine.

Second time: Im taking it out of the slim armor case, and as im peeling the case back, I didn't hold everything tight enough and I sort've flipped the phone out of the case a few feet away. Luckily NO damage or scratches. Was lying face down but I had the spigen glass protector.

Third time, I knocked it off my desk - no damage bc of the slim armor and glass screen protector.

I almost never drop my phone, But it's like this one was meant to hit the floor.

it's held up extremely well tho.
[Nexus 5 General] GSLEON3:
+1 - Dropped mine a few nights ago in the market, face down from my coat's breast pocket. I am 6'3" & it landed face down, after being flung during a catch attempt, about 12' away on a concrete floor. Fortunately, I too had it in a Ringke Ultra Hybrid, so again... Not a scratch.
[Nexus 5 General] Cirkustanz:
Hipsters have iPhones, didn't ya know?

:)
[Nexus 5 General] droidsrus:
Skinny jeans shouldn't be able to crack the screen. That sounds suspect as hell. Lol same was being said about the n4. I have both. Mines is fine and I had no case for quite some time too. Took a few 3-4 ft falls also. Still mint.
[Nexus 5 General] gefilus:
I dont know how i can explain. Basicly phone was in front pocket facing screen on to my leg, and some how i took girlfriend and just laid here close to ground and some how there was a huge force on phone, feela like i broke pocket but later when i took it out it was screen.
[Nexus 5 General] monkboy24:
So the moral of the story is to get a case get a glass screen protector and don't wear skinny jeans lol
[Nexus 5 General] Cirkustanz:
Uh, skinny jeans + bending/crouching is a recipe for disaster. This is especially true with thin phones such as ours. :)
[Nexus 5 General] vodka7:
Dropped mine in the dressing room at H&M, I had taken my phone out of my pocket and put it on the little chair in there (about 15 inches off the ground), it feel flat onto the concrete floor face first, the plastic around the edge of the glass is dented in two places, and almost can see white under one of the dents... This thing absolutely needs a bumper case, should have got one from day one, build quality is **** as far as im concerned.
[Nexus 5 General] dicecuber:
^ what do you expect the build quality to be out of a $350 phone? Get real

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 General] lolcopter:
the phone does feel incredibly "naked" by electronics standards and almost feels as though it was designed with a required case in mind. super rough front edges, protruding camera lense, fingerprint magnet, etc
[Nexus 5 General] rickyx32:
Moto G and Moto X for that matter would like to have a word with you...
[Nexus 5 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
God telling you to get an iPhone to match your skinny jeans I think?

>^.^< Sent From Meow G2

---------- Post added at 08:23 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:21 PM ----------

Have you actually seen the overall size of the motox. Its 6mm bigger than a iPhone 5s. That's where your money savings went. Traded my motox in a week cause it was like a toy. Had a great ui and all but was just tiny.

>^.^< Sent From Meow G2
[Nexus 5 General] parker09:
Dropped mine from 30cm armrest to wood table, landed right on the corner and just shattered the whole phone, the device itself still works perfectly luckily. $210 to fix it :(

Had it for two weeks, took care of it then it falls off a lounge armrest and shatters *RAGE*
[Nexus 5 General] TwinkyOfHope:
Dropped mine just yesterday. I was taking it out of my pocket (I'm 5'8") at the gym and my headphones somehow got snagged. I also flung it downwards trying to catch it. It landed face down pretty hard and loud on tile.Luckily there wasn't a single scratch or sign of damage.

My phone has a Poetic bumper case, and an Xtreme Guard screen protector.
[Nexus 5 General] r00tb33r:
Try Nexus 4 with an etched glass back... Yeah.
[Nexus 5 General] thegr8anand:
Today is my birthday and this is my gift to self :crying:

Was getting out of my car and dropped it from my shirt pocket. Fell face down and cracked it on its first fall :crying:

Slightly disappointed though as I had to drop my S2 7 times before a very minor crack appeared which i never had to replace and used it for 2 years.
[Nexus 5 General] thegr8anand:
And my city had only 1 service center which is now closed permanently. Should have researched before buying an LG phone. Terrible service.
[Nexus 5 General] ebbox:
Poor thing :crying: Sometimes life just isn't fair :eek:
[Nexus 5 General] Flash23:
I wish my phone looked like this right now... Just dropped it, fell out the pockets of my shorts as I was jogging from my car to my house... I'm so pissed, how much does LG charge for the screen replacement?
[Nexus 5 General] thegr8anand:
Anyone has had their N5 screen repaired? How much does it cost?
[Nexus 5 General] X Wallace:
I dropped mine just about ten minutes ago and cracked the freaking bottom right corner. I'm so mad at myself....... It wasn't but a two and half foot drop. Didn't see how\where it took the impact but I suspect bottom right.... it was face down. No scratches though lol
[Nexus 5 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
Well looks like the Gorilla Glass 3 did its job with no scratches :cool::p:D. In all seriousness I'm sorry about your screen cracking :(

>^.^< Sent From Meow G2