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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] pookieguy:
Hey all,

Not sure exactly when it started but I am now getting a "Android is updating" screen when booting/restarting my S4 on T-Mobile. I believe this is due to attempting to check for updates. There are never any any updates but it always states that the phone was updated.

Any ideas on the cause and how to get rid of this?

Phone is rooted!

Thank you,
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Android_Monsters:
It's something like this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2204847
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] pookieguy:
Still have not been able to solve this. Any other suggestions? Ive tried a number of things but none clear this. Thanks

Sent from Galaxy S4
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrhughy:
Mine does the same thing, , think mines started after I flash some mod/theme,

Sent from my customizable brickable device
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] pookieguy:
Have you been able to fix it? I'd hate to retore from one of my twrp backups because of all that i have since that last backup

Sent from Galaxy S4
[Nexus 5 Accessories] the1dynasty:
Decided to make a thread showing off Cruzerlite skins... Post your experience and skins here...

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I got my Cruzerlite Mahogany Wood skin today... Uninstalled the Carbon Fiber dbrand inc. skin and installed this one... I must say, it looks quite nice... Before I talk about my experience, I just want to point out the quality is amazing... the same 3M vinyl is used as with dbrand and slickwraps but at literally less than half the cost shipped in the US...

Removing the old skin without breaking it was kinda tough but a blow dryer certainly helped for removal and installation of the new one... Speaking of installing, this one seemed a tad bit harder to do than the dbrand skin... I think its because the fit on this one is MORE precise and doesn't allow as much wiggle room... The edge of the skin is closer to the edge of the phone than on the dbrand... The sides wrap nicely but without the curve that dbrand adds to their cut, this one for sure needed a blow dryer to almost shrink the corners down to form to the phone... But there's no gap at all with each intersecting side skin like with dbrand which was something that bothered my OCD lol... I kinda wish it was all cut from the same piece of vinyl, especially with wood grain but that's just being nit picky... If you're going to be swapping SIM cards out or just don't wanna have to remove anything if the need rises, the Cruzerlite skin has a cutout for that... Something the dbrand skin doesn't do and was quite annoying the other day when i had to swap out my SIM with someone at work... There's also a little cut for the headphone jack on the Cruzerlite back skin something the dbrand back doesn't do/need b/c it doesn't even wrap up that high...

They also included several extra pieces, I guess in case installation goes bad or if something happens later on and you need to install another piece... For comparison, I paid ~$19 for just the back/sides of my dbrand skin and with this wood skin i paid ~$13 for back/sides/front + double sides/front/camera cover... Shipping time was also much faster with Cruzerlite but that's to be expected since its shipping from within the US whereas dbrand ships from Canada eh...

All in all, I'm surprisingly happy with the result and customer service from Cruzerlite was great!! I might grab a skin from Slickwraps just to compare and decide who I'll be using for the majority of my skins... For now, the value seems to be there in the Cruzerlite﻿ skin and i can't wait to order more!!

Here's the link to their site for all the N5 skins... Plenty to choose from! Cruzerlite Nexus 5 - Skins

Enough chat, on with some installed pics! :)

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[Nexus 5 Accessories] nexicon:
Thanks! Convinced enough to get silver carbon fiber. Did u get crumpled up corners due to using a heat dryer? I bought a skinomi for my g2 and was pissed how difficult it was to get flat.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] the1dynasty:
i should probably document the process for the sides... it was a slight challenge to put on with the corners needing to be pressed/shrunk down... the trick is to use low heat and not blaze the damn phone lol... i would suggest following the edges of the back since that's the wider part of the sides... don't stretch it across either... then when its all in place, use light heat to warm it up slowly (2-4 seconds of heat) and press/rub the corner down... repeat for each corner... here's how mine turned out... sorry for the pic, i only have my phone right now to take pictures of the phone lol...
[Nexus 5 Accessories] nexicon:
Lol sounds like too much corner work unfortunately
[Nexus 5 Accessories] the1dynasty:
lol... its really not that hard... just remember that its a vinyl wrap so too much heat and it will likely deform the skin... that's with any skin though not just this one...
[Nexus 5 Accessories] FuMMoD:
Wow the skin looks amazing! I'm not a fan of the skin choice but the skin itself is great!
[Nexus 5 Accessories] mjs2011:
Thanks 1dynasty! Just ordered the bright green.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] joelmic:
here is a video of my install

[YOUTUBE]w0RusLh3i68[/YOUTUBE]
[Nexus 5 Accessories] mjs2011:
Wow. You did that really fast!
[Nexus 5 Accessories] nexicon:
Wow nice. So on the fence with this!! Don't wanna use a hair dryer!! Bad experience last time!
[Nexus 5 Accessories] joelmic:
the Installs not that hard. This was my first try and and only the second skin I've ever used.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
Have a Royal Primavera Wood Skin on they way and I'm really excited to get it. Will leave pics and a full review once I've gotten it.

>^.^< Sent From Meow G2
[Nexus 5 Accessories] FuMMoD:
Too bad the teal one looks too green!
[Nexus 5 Accessories] joelmic:
what about the blue
[Nexus 5 Accessories] FuMMoD:
I might end up buying the lime green one. All the skins look amazing and they wrap the entire phone too which other skins don't. I just wish the teal was this color instead and i would have bought it right away.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
Joel when did you guys start selling these? I'm amazed I hadn't seen them till today. They look really nice I'm excited to get mine. You guys offer so many different prints :p:D:thumbup:

>^.^< Sent From Meow nexus5
[Nexus 5 Accessories] nexicon:
Oh Jeff :rolleyes:...gonna start following u everywhere when it comes to accessories. Know you too well from the N4 forums..:D
[Nexus 5 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
I love my accessories ???

>^.^< Sent From Meow nexus5
[Nexus 5 Accessories] Nocturnal86:
Cant recomend this skin

If what I got is what everyone is gonna get. The Nexus cut out on the OP skin doesnt look evenly cut out at all the "e" looks huge compared to the other letters and the x cut outs look different size cuts aswell.

This is how mine came today I got the White Antibacterial, the Nexus cut out looked bad noticeably off the bat, it had some extra bits from the cut attacehd on one of the letters aswell. The back skin was also cut uneven so when put on there were some sides/corners that were longer than others so some of the sides were closer to the edge of the phone than the other so you notice more gaps on the uneven side/corners.

Now onto the side pieces, the way they were cut made it very hard to get the corners nearest to the glass to stick cause there is extra slack that I can pinch a bit since they are not curved, the blow drier didnt help this either. The front pieces were the only ones that seemed pretty ok. But other than that the skin I got was not cut well I hope thats not how they all are or will be. I expected better from Cruzerlite so I messaged CL to see If I can get a replacement cause maybe this one was faulty or there machine needs to be adjusted I took it off in the mean time cause it looked pretty ratty.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] FuMMoD:
Did you manage to snap a few pictures before getting it off?

Also does anyone use any cases with these skins?
[Nexus 5 Accessories] :
Here's my Dbranded Mahogony Nexus 5 I installed yesterday. It's only the back skin - I need to swap out the Sim a couple of times in the next couple of weeks so will instal the sides after that. Got a Mime ghost screen protector on it, will probably put the front skin on over the top of that and see what it looks like. Installation was a nightmare though, Dbrand tell you to put the skin round the camera first, then pivot to line up with the lettering. But its sticky so how the f- is that meant to work? Lol.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] Wakamatsu:
The pictures are appreciated but they should have gone into the dbrand thread.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] Nocturnal86:
I dont have another camera besides my N5 so I cant take any good ones that would show it unfortunatley... But I also forgot to mention the side pieces overlap on one side even though they are lined up with the buttons and cut outs... It sucks hopefully it was defective
[Nexus 5 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
So I see the extra pieces that come with. Is this because one set is for the white phone and one for the black. I've read that the layout isn't exactly the same. I have a black by with a white back so I just wanna make sure the correct pieces go to the correct spot.

>^.^< Sent From Meow G2
[Nexus 5 Accessories] joelmic:
they are the same. The ones are for when and if you make mistakes
[Nexus 5 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
Haha thinking ahead I like that :cool::thumbup:

>^.^< Sent From Meow G2
[Nexus 5 Accessories] Nocturnal86:
I think theyre just extras they throw in, cause look at all the camera skins that come with it, you don need that many but you get several. And honestly all the extras they throw in is really great compared to all other companies that provide skins I just wish and rather they perfect the way the cut the skins than have all the extra skin pieces thrown in because the lettering and overall cut compared to Dbrands is pretty bad and even compared to other skin makers from what Ive seen online. (I've only had experience with Dbrand thats why I involve them)

If they get there machine or whoever makes them for them to improve the quality of the cut and how there made they would give Dbrand a run for there money for sure but as of now you get what you pay for.

I just got a message back from CL that they are sending the "selfie" shot of the back of my phone I provieded them with to the manufacture to see if its defective. (I guess they dont make them themselves?) Ill see what happens and update.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] the1dynasty:
i'm thinking you have a defective unit... i cannot disagree with the Nexus lettering... all the letters seem to be even with the exception of the "e" which is slightly larger... this skin is actually MORE precisely cut than dbrand (i also have a dbrand cf skin)... i say more precise b/c if you look at the edges of the back skin, it actually wraps almost completely to the sides unlike the dbrand skin which leaves a very noticeable gap... for a quick comparison (kinda hard to tell but its there), you can clearly see the exposed back of the phone where it meets the sides and that actually makes it easier to install than the Cruzerlite skin but also uglier in an overall look in comparison... especially if you have a white phone, the white shines through on [MENTION=5586759]mitchilin[/MENTION] phone whereas the Cruzerlite skin mostly covers this up... I work at Best Buy and everyone was asking me where did i get it from and EVERY single person thought it was a case b/c of how much it sealed the phone in (an older gentleman from Canada actually thought it was a wooden phone :D )... point is, it takes slightly more effort to line it up but with a better result when done right... good thing about this material is you can remove it if you don't like the placement...

dbrand cf back+sides

i'm hoping to get a video on how to properly get the sides down (maybe when i get my next skin from them next week) but if you also scroll up near the top, i posted a picture of how my sides came out... i'd rather a tighter fit, which these Cruzerlite skins are literally touching each other, than one that leaves gaps AND blocks the SIM card tray... i already peeled off the dbrand skin obviously, but you can search the web for anyone with it installed and notice the sides with their gaps vs this one with NO gaps
[Nexus 5 Accessories] Nocturnal86:
Im hoping it was a defective one or maybe there machine or manufacturers machine was miss calibrated but Im just going off by what I got and what Ive seen from the OP skin the nexus lettering and cuts are far from "precise" the nexus cut out compared to Dbrands is night and day CL's looks to narrow and the "e" is bigger like you said and my x is bad too and the rest of them had jagged edges and over cuts that you can see when looking. The skin covers to the edge for sure and I personally like that but mine reached different lengths at different edges some edges and corners the skin right up to the edge some were a little short and some seemed to go way to close to the edge that they almost went over. The side pieces need to be adjusted as well they need to be curved to not need to go through heating and warping the skin in order for it to sit flush or hope it does because I tried that and it didnt work and also some of the side pieces overlapped.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
Hey guys I got my Cruzerlite skin and would like to give a review and some thoughts

The skin arrived in the mail and I was very excited to try it out. I opened the package and was very surprised at how many extra pieces they provide for the sides and camera. I knew that there was extra pieces that are included but they went above and beyond what I was expecting. First impression was the skin feels very premium and the print looks amazing. The cutouts are very precise, lined up perfect and were not ragged at all. The nexus cutout is dead on and lined up perfect along with the camera, flash and button cutouts. The fact that the side pieces have a cutout for the sim card is a huge plus for me as I switch phones on a daily basis. If I had to find any gripe it would be that the side pieces on the corners kinda pop up a bit but if you use a blow dryer and smooth it out then hold your fingers on them they will smooth out perfectly. I really like how the back piece shows a nice thin white line around the outside and its very even. I have a screen protector on the front and I was still able to apply the front pieces. Its kinda a one shot kinda thing if u have a screen protector on but it came out really good. I've been called a white knight for another skin company but I can tell u that cruzerlite did an amazing job with this skin and I'm totally in love. I normally take off front pieces and side pieces but I'm gonna keep them on this time because of how precise the cuts are and how well it fits. It looks awesome and I couldn't be happier. I used a blow dryer to apply every piece except for the front pieces because of the screen protector on the screen. Bravo Cruzerlite I would give this skin a 9/10 and would say if your on the fence on buying I'd say go for it. The price is right and the quality is on par with the best. Now on to my pics :D

>^.^< Sent From Meow nexus 5
[Nexus 5 Accessories] nexicon:
Been waiting for your review Jeff. Great review. Few questions. How does the feel and look of the wood you picked compare to dbrands mahogany? (Don't worry I won't tell anyone ;) ). And how long did it take to get to your door?
[Nexus 5 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
I got the Royal Primavera Wood skin which is a very similar color to dbrands mahogany. Cruzerlites mahogany is much darker than dbrands if that's what's you are looking for. The texture and feel is basically dead on what dbrands wood skin looks and feels. If anything I like the primavera print a little more than the mahogany print. I'll actually take a pic when I get home of my dbrand mahogany skin next to my Cruzerlite primavera skin. I have a black n5 back with the dbrand skin on and a white n5 back with my Cruzerlite skin on. It got here very fast it was shipped on the 16th and got here on the 19th. I'm really really loving this skin and u know that's means a lot as I've been a big supporter of dbrand.

>^.^< Sent From Meow nexus 5
[Nexus 5 Accessories] nexicon:
Awesome man. I think I might go with cruzerlite since dbrand will be out for few weeks
[Nexus 5 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
I would :D:thumbup:

I'll be posting my pics on my review in about 3 hours when I get home from work.

>^.^< Sent From Meow nexus 5
[Nexus 5 Accessories] the1dynasty:
got my Titanium Carbon Fiber CL skin in the other day and had time to get on my pc to post pics to here... same experience as with the wood skin and same amazing outcome... check my original G+ post here https://plus.google.com/103184848438617607889/posts/gBuUaoAn23B

the color is a very nice champagne-like shade of gold/silver not as yellow as the iPhone 5S but definitely not silver... again, this is a much more precise cut/fit than Dbrands skin at almost 1/3 the cost... nearly every person that sees my phone thinks its in an actual case rather than vinyl skin b/c you barely see the edges on this thing...

on with the pics :)
[Nexus 5 Accessories] Zurginator:
Well these certainly seem to be the most accurate cut... unfortunately I'm only looking for a back, and without the Nexus cutout.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
Pics up on my review post :D

>^.^< Sent From Meow G2
[Nexus 5 Accessories] nexicon:
Is no one else seeing the awful 'e' cutout?
[Nexus 5 Accessories] turdbogls:
Any word on a back only option? Would love to pick up a couple colors of a back only
[Nexus 5 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
Hmmm honestly I don't... In what way? Maybe the angle of my pics

>^.^< Sent From Meow G2
[Nexus 5 Accessories] nexicon:
The larger e cut. It's just not the same with the other letters
[Nexus 5 Accessories] joelmic:
the price is lower then most back only so you should go buy some and not sue the extra parts :)
[Nexus 5 Accessories] Nocturnal86:
Exactly I don't see how you guys can't see how much larger the "e" is than the other letters just look at a dbrand skin to compare the letters.

The cutouts on the CL skins recently posted do seem much better than the one I got as far as everything but that "e" which is just a lot bigger and makes the thing look uneven..But I'm glad I wasn't the only one that noticed that. I'm starting to think people that call these "perfect" have either not seen other skins or they are a bit biased for some reason.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] :
I actually got one from cruzerlite and the nexus logo was not cut out. Its on eBay if your interested. http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=201008082380
[Nexus 5 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
Funny I get called a white knight for dbrand now I'm either biased or have never seen other skins. I just can't win lol :p:p:p I've seen 4 company's skins and 3 companies on the n5 alone. I'm 100% honest with all my reviews and people know that. If I sit there and stare at anything it'll start to look funny if I stare at it long enough. Stare at you hand or any other object it'll start to disfigure and deform after some time. I'm not saying that's what u are seeing but I do know from other skins people get different cuts as they fine tune their machine. I also bet the variances for the cutouts vary as the skins are cut causing them to recalibrate every so often. U may have just got that last skin before they recalibrated.

>^.^< Sent From Meow G2
[Nexus 5 Accessories] nexicon:
Wow just seen it earlier
[Nexus 5 Accessories] the1dynasty:
I'm not saying these are perfect, I do notice the "e" on there is slightly off compared to the other letters... If you click on the G+ link I posted with the last set of images I shared, you will see me mention this and hopefully a fix/adjustment is coming soon...

Still, even with that "e" like that, its not super annoying even for my OCD because the overall cut of these skins is better than other skins... Who cares that the logo is perfect on some others if the skin doesn't even wrap to the edges and leaves huge gaps on the side pieces... I'd take a better fitting skin with slightly off letters over those other ones any day... Oh and that's not even factoring in price either... Maybe with enough requests CL will make them with no logo and sell them like that along with the current skins...
[Nexus 5 Accessories] jt.61:
Thanks both for your reviews on the skins. I was just wondering how to the side pieces compare after install with dBrand as it has four pieces compared to two. It looks like there are barely any gaps for the junction of the four pieces, but do you think these junctions will start to peel up over time? Also how do the gaps of the side pieces compare to the side pieces of the dBrand? I just don't want the side pieces to start to peel up over time because I want to keep the glossy sides covered up from getting scratched easy. Thanks guys for your help!

Merry Christmas to you and your family!
[Nexus 5 Accessories] kevlar.com:
in my opinion (but I could be wrong) the cruzerlite skins are exactly the stickerboy skins re-packaged.

Why?

-the finishing offer seems to be exactly the same (also the name of the finishing are the same (for example: Black Stealth Antibacterial Skin)

-the general description seems to be the same

-the only difference seems to be the price...

cruzerlite 9,9 + 12 = 21,9

stickerboy 22,95 + 4,95=27,9

fortunately I bought from stickerboy during the black friday promotion, otherwise I would be very disappointed
[Nexus 5 Accessories] Nocturnal86:
I agree after I looked at both either they are the same skins re-packaged or they are from the same manufacture since they dont seem to be doing or cutting the skins themselves like Dbrand does thats probably why they haven't been able to re-calibrate the machine's or fix the lettering problem or get the side peices to curve to make them easier to sit on the sides.. If they could get all there letters to be as thick as the "e" it would look great and give Dbrand a run for there money im sure. but all ive seen from Sticker boy and Cruzerlite has been the not precise lettering cutouts.

I recieved my replacement 2 days about but it was a blank back so I have to wait again to get my replacement with the nexus cutout and i'll for sure take a picture before putting it on to see if the lettering still is the same and that will show that they arent improving or working to improve the lettering cutouts which would be very unfortunate.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] joelmic:
did you contact support?
[Nexus 5 Accessories] :
Yes, thank you I got another one in the mail today
[Nexus 5 Accessories] jt.61:
I just finished helping my bro precisely put a blackleather skin on a white nexus 5. I used a hair dryer on all the corners of the back and, but the sides took multiple attempts to align because you can easily stretch it with the heat to overlap so took a while. The nexus logo aligned almost perfect after fixing the "e" to make it straight, but it looks pretty good! All the glossy sides are covered up with no gaps anywhere on the side. The white slick border looks nice with the black leather around the border.

I can't wait to get my wood skin in the mail! Anyways, here are some quality pictures taken with HDR on my nexus 5.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] the1dynasty:
that leather looks really nice and it seems that the letters are more even than the other skins... i suppose the first batch of people are just the test dummies :D
[Nexus 5 Accessories] Nocturnal86:
Ooooh Yes this has me excited to get my replacement skin now! If the letters look like that I will be extremely happy!
[Nexus 5 Accessories] bradputt:
Hi guys i'm looking for something in the reversed way, the color sticker will fill up the "NEXUS" word, and leave the rest naked.

does this kind of thing exist???