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[Nexus 5 Android Development] Techimplant:
OMG.. This thread is going nuts..

People u want no issues with apps, no force closes, amazing performance and epic battery life on a preview whose actual build is going to be released after 2 months..

I mean seriously.. We don't even get those on final builds of Android 4.4 or iOS 7 for that matter..

So chill out.. Take a deep breath.. Have a beer..

Sent from a Paranoid Hammerhead!
[Nexus 5 Android Development] taintstick666:
Does anybody else get this in Facebook?
[Nexus 5 Android Development] mhsbrian:
Anyone ballsy enough to flash a custom kernel yet ?
[Nexus 5 Android Development] Ben36:
For people saying xposed doesn't work yet...

It will never work
[Nexus 5 Android Development] _Infamous_:
Yea same issue
[Nexus 5 Android Development] Tylog:
Had no problems with root. SuperSu / BusyBox and ready, but the software is far from suitable for use for the Daily.

Nice place to try to be even more beautiful back on Slim;)
[Nexus 5 Android Development] projectvomit:
Any thoughts on Busybox? Will not install bin.
[Nexus 5 Android Development] Tylog:
use this one https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bitcubate.root.busybox.complete&hl=de
[Nexus 5 Android Development] Sad56:
I'm unable to make a screenshot (got a message seems storage is busy). Does anyone have a solution ?

Envoyé de mon Nexus 5 en utilisant Tapatalk
[Nexus 5 Android Development] taintstick666:
So far that's the only bug I've run across. You get anything else wonky
[Nexus 5 Android Development] ThePresence:
Sorry for noob question guys.....

I want to know how to unmount system in twrp....In cwm there was option to unmount but in twrp I can't find this option
[Nexus 5 Android Development] g2uzer:
Is the new Radio really needed?

T-Mobile users, Did you get better signal or noticed a difference with the new L Radio?
[Nexus 5 Android Development] projectvomit:
Thank you. Now can we just get XDA Premium 4 to stop FC's? ;)
[Nexus 5 Android Development] loqan:
Working fine here, see the status bar icon "screenshot taken".

[IMG="ss"]http://postimg.org/image/3s8rs66nh/[/IMG]http://postimg.org/image/3s8rs66nh/
[Nexus 5 Android Development] Sad56:
Strange, I've made two clean install and this problem persist

Envoyé de mon Nexus 5 en utilisant Tapatalk
[Nexus 5 Android Development] damngood98:
actually, i believe what the dev has stated was that it would be a pretty big task to undertake...not impossible, just a lot of work...now that ART has been officially announced as the new standard i'd bet it might be ready by the time android L becomes official this fall (or whenever it's released into source).....
[Nexus 5 Android Development] projectvomit:
Can't seem to access internal memory. I use solid and also tried es. But no luck. Am I missing something?
[Nexus 5 Android Development] pwrmedia:
Good news/bad news on the TiBu front, and if it's already been addressed, my apologies in advance:

Good: You CAN restore apps if you've created an update.zip of your apps.

Bad: No data restored AND if your app isn't compatible w/ L, it will FC.

Hopefully this helps those of you who don't want to manually go through the Play Store and get what you had before. Just flash the update.zip in recovery and off you go.
[Nexus 5 Android Development] sh0nuff:
Anyone having issues flashing, just do a full wipe in TWRP, then sideload the ZIP.

I'm not worried about losing content, it's all backed up in Google+ and Mail anyway :)

One thing that's a bit troubling is that the Voice Dialer is gone from the Apps Manager.

I used to disable this so I could use my BT button to wake up and engage Google Now/Search.

No such luck, the app is totally missing.. perhaps baked into the Google Dialer?
[Nexus 5 Android Development] JJsevol:
I think you need to change permissions
[Nexus 5 Android Development] dex2grigg:
Changed DPI to 440 , much better
[Nexus 5 Android Development] russphil:
I no longer get a "No SD card" error, but none of my files show up. I can see all of the folders that are in the root of my SD card, but they all show up as empty when I open them.
[Nexus 5 Android Development] sashavegas:
I am on Latest Vanir. Flashed Modem separately, much better reception
[Nexus 5 Android Development] Hannibal226:
It's so logical and I didn't think about it before :eek:

But not I'm backing up my system, going back to 4.4.3, create a zip,

then try to restore the L (hopefully going fine) and afterwards the data (hopefully this overrides actually stuff) :D

wish me luck :p

CHEERS
[Nexus 5 Android Development] havy15:
So did you guys flash any gapps or do they come pre baked?
[Nexus 5 Android Development] Hannibal226:
Nope, all candies r inside :P

CHEERS ;)
[Nexus 5 Android Development] Danrarbc:
They're baked in to official Google releases.
[Nexus 5 Android Development] 07AP2Zo:
What did you do to bypass the no sd card?
[Nexus 5 Android Development] MarciWoi:
Tried to flash it via TWRP, after 6 minutes it just said failed.

Of course it's not booting at all.

Known issue or is something wrong with my zip?

Greets
[Nexus 5 Android Development] Langduscher:
[MENTION=1363323]vomer[/MENTION] for president!

Hats off for your invaluable contributions to this community mate!

Loving this Android L Preview (with its quirks). Went back to 4.4.4 only to go back to Android L again lolz :D
[Nexus 5 Android Development] Hannibal226:
- check again in /system is un-mounted

- make sure u did a fullwipe

- download zip again and retry this

CHEERS
[Nexus 5 Android Development] Ladaga:
what is the sys dump??
[Nexus 5 Android Development] russphil:
I followed the directions for fixing it at the bottom of the first post of the thread. There's a section specifically about the error.
[Nexus 5 Android Development] MarciWoi:
I'm sure that I did everything right because I checked it twice. But will try it again tomorrow.

Thanks :)
[Nexus 5 Android Development] krazeecracker:
Has anyone tried restoring data from a nandroid to this ROM yet? Its worked for me in the past.
[Nexus 5 Android Development] piperx:
4.4.x points to > storage/emulated/0 and L points to > data/media/0

See if you have a 0 or legacy showing up, it should show 0, open that one iirc, I already fixed this problem for myself, I should have takin a screeny but I didn't.
[Nexus 5 Android Development] GtrCraft:
DON'T ever restore data from another nandroid backup to a rom. It will break a lot of stuff
[Nexus 5 Android Development] bradhoschar:
Its in a different location.

In CWM recovery>backup and restore>ADVANCED restore>{name of restore}
[Nexus 5 Android Development] Revthejedi:
Anyone solution to not being able to download files in Chrome?
[Nexus 5 Android Development] castaway1:
Helping Titanium Backup developer investigating problem right now. I think all of you getting this?
[Nexus 5 Android Development] damngood98:
hope this isn't too ot but i'm using mulit-rom for the first time....went into recovery and flashed the preview just fine, booted, working great....how do i go about flashing superSU to just the preview rom?

thanks for the preview and I appreciate any help that is offered :good:
[Nexus 5 Android Development] Lincolnmking:
I've unmounted system, wiped data, cache, dalvik and flashed the stock rom. Error every time. Tried re-downloading and installing twice. Same error both times.
[Nexus 5 Android Development] pwrmedia:
Was bold enough to lower the DPI to 250 just to see how tablet mode looks, and I'll tell ya....I like it!

Approaching 18 hours in on the "L", and other than having to find a few apps to replace the non-compatible ones, it's definitely a DD w/ promise. :fingers-crossed:
[Nexus 5 Android Development] piperx:
+1000 and then people wonder why things don't work, fc's, reboots, etc

(sorry, all out of thanks)
[Nexus 5 Android Development] brucipher:
Correct.
[Nexus 5 Android Development] knG333:
The only thing I think could be missed is first mount system, then wipe system, then unmount it again. I got the error twice until I did it in this order.
[Nexus 5 Android Development] Roll3r:
In recovery, Advanced>Multi ROM>List ROMs>select L ROM>flash zip.
[Nexus 5 Android Development] tattedupboy:
Except for the inability to grant superuser access to titanium backup (although it did work for AdAway and Root Call Blocker), everything is running flawlessly for me. Definitely daily driver material. Adiós, KitKat!
[Nexus 5 Android Development] ironjon:
That's right
[Nexus 5 Android Development] Ben36:
Try navigation... Apparently location doesn't work?
[Nexus 5 Android Development] gravewormx:
Does Rom Toolbox work with the root on L? I would like to restore my apps... if not, is there an alternative method? thanks.
[Nexus 5 Android Development] info[]box1:
How did you change the DPI?
[Nexus 5 Android Development] knG333:
Yes I am able to use Rom Toolbox and specifically access the App Manager section. I don't use it for backup/restore though so I haven't tested that.
[Nexus 5 Android Development] skarface1988:
I still can't get proper root access, even though the checker said I have it .

Anyone know what's going on ?

I tried flashing few different su , custom kernel...

Help please =(
[Nexus 5 Android Development] chandra_100:
Just flashed thru CWM from stock 444 and works fine so far :good:

Thanks vomer for enabling this update to run so quickly with ease on our devices !

Restored my sms/call logs, sync with ms exch, ok to me,

thx
[Nexus 5 Android Development] tattedupboy:
That's also working for me. I got a nearly instantaneous lock on Google Maps, and I was able to check in to a couple of places on Foursquare.
[Nexus 5 Android Development] bud77:
edit the build.prop in /system
[Nexus 5 Android Development] knG333:
I'm navigating just fine in L. It found me really quickly and voice guidance also works.
[Nexus 5 Android Development] JustSayMyName:
I can't use Titanium Backup too.

I just noticed that the Gallery app is already gone.
[Nexus 5 Android Development] diegopt:
Edit build.prop with root browser.

Enviado de meu Nexus 5 usando Tapatalk
[Nexus 5 Android Development] happyjack96:
No luck with multirom. It flashes fine, but it won't boot. It just shows the Google screen for a while and then goes back into recovery :/
[Nexus 5 Android Development] pwrmedia:
Had to resort to using the "Root Browser" app and guide myself to the build.prop manually, since the build.prop app itself wouldn't allow the settings to stick, and ES File Explorer isn't currently working w/ its own Root Explorer on L.
[Nexus 5 Android Development] Lincolnmking:
Tried that, still get an error - Failed to extract archive! Error in the zip (Status 7)
[Nexus 5 Android Development] jaron7_11:
try a adblocker? Thinking of flashing the MoaAD zip
[Nexus 5 Android Development] knG333:
That seems like a bad zip file? My error was always /system related.
[Nexus 5 Android Development] pwrmedia:
It will work w/ multirom, you just need to unmount the system prior to install.
[Nexus 5 Android Development] hackahero:
I had to Uninstall my games don't work on the preview?
[Nexus 5 Android Development] knG333:
Rom Toolbox has a build prop editor in it as well if you don't want to manually change build prop. Look for LCD Density.
[Nexus 5 Android Development] Lincolnmking:
I've downloaded zip twice from a different mirror each time. I'll try again and see. Otherwise, I'll likely wade in and try the fastboot method.

Edit: Still no joy. don't know why. I've tried everything in here. Same error.
[Nexus 5 Android Development] pvillegeek:
MultiRom

For MultiRom you need to updated to the latest version, came out yesterday. Then reinstall L. This worked for me.
[Nexus 5 Android Development] mike760534211:
i installed adfree from http://adfree.bigtincan.com/adfree.apk and it appears to be working. it updated the hosts file and everything with out error.
[Nexus 5 Android Development] biggiephat:
Anyone notice the system apps don't look like they are shown in all these reviews of the development preview. I'm missing the new look of hangouts and the new simplified app settings screen...
[Nexus 5 Android Development] SunamY:
Is it possible to install busybox?
[Nexus 5 Android Development] GtrCraft:
For the love of god, can't you just read through the thread. Root doesn't work well
[Nexus 5 Android Development] knG333:
Does anyone have Sprint with fully working MMS? I can send when I am on wifi, but cannot receive. On LTE/3G I cannot send or receive MMS at all.
[Nexus 5 Android Development] segev265:
+1
[Nexus 5 Android Development] skarface1988:
Ahhhahahahahahahahahahah uhm ok
[Nexus 5 Android Development] vinmoto:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bitcubate.root.busybox.complete&hl=ru
[Nexus 5 Android Development] happyjack96:
I did that, still nothing. It's weird because it never gives me any errors. It just doesn't boot. I'll keep trying
[Nexus 5 Android Development] johnco1972:
non-worknig apps

I'm curious, has anyone started a list of apps that do not work with L?
[Nexus 5 Android Development] deaftly:
After running the L Preview for day, I can say the battery life is pretty crappy compared to the latest CM11's. It kills me to flash back because I am loving the new look for android, its just smooth as can be. Just makes me more excited for this fall!

Also apps I've had problems with... Twitter won't start and Facebook comments show up without a background. It's usable but impossible to go through comments.

It takes a long time for the first boot for people thinking its not working also. Took a good 5 minutes or so for me.
[Nexus 5 Android Development] kscasper13:
General Section Dude, the thread is titled just that
[Nexus 5 Android Development] knG333:
I only know of this list of apps that aren't currently working or have issues:

http://xdaforums.com/google-nexus-5/general/apps-android-l-preview-t2796176
[Nexus 5 Android Development] hongsedaima:
It's very nice to flash this,Thank you
[Nexus 5 Android Development] ajeevlal:
hi mb9023,

If you still face this issue then follow this. Once you have wiped your data and cache, go back to the mount option and make sure to uncheck system (un mount system) and starting flashing the rom. i had similar issue; the system partition got auto mounted once i am done with wiping data and cache, so un mounted the system and the flashed the rom and it went thru
[Nexus 5 Android Development] tattedupboy:
I apologize if this has already been covered, but I don't want to look through 100+ pages. Does anyone know how to enable ART on this ROM?
[Nexus 5 Android Development] Mi|enko:
It's running ART out of the gate.
[Nexus 5 Android Development] tattedupboy:
Even better!
[Nexus 5 Android Development] Hannibal226:
Guys please,

I just was "off" for maybe 10-15 minutes and again 4-5 pages more

with just the SAME questions!!!!!

Use the search-function

, because this really getting annoying

and ppl like me who wanna help r close to just overread things!

CHEERS
[Nexus 5 Android Development] smokinjoe2122:
Android L - My experiences

A.) I was able to flash the images with fastboot flash xxx xxx.img and with this flashable.zip (With TWRP), so I'm not sure why everyone seems to have so many issues. Follow the instructions, don't just grab files and flash away... Root worked fine on my end, so again, not sure what the issues are.

B.) The UI is quite nice for the updated system. I am not fond of the slide up animation as it seems a little jerky (I'm sure it's all because it's a preview). I did notice quite a few apps were laggy and not as smooth as I expected, and some just plain crashed. Again, I'm sure this is because it's a developer preview.

C.) I flashed back to stock 4.4.4, but I can say I really liked what I saw...I think Google/Android has a few nice things in store for us come fall.
[Nexus 5 Android Development] logonaniket:
Is the mentioned rooting method will wipe the device?
[Nexus 5 Android Development] Damian2013:
There's nothing but ART on this version of android.
[Nexus 5 Android Development] JJsevol:
This is a good tip because I had same issue and did this and everything worked afterwards.
[Nexus 5 Android Development] FedExpressJoe:
If i flash this version of Android, will it be possible to download app from the Play Store of are non of these compatible?
[Nexus 5 Android Development] vomer:
yes, but if the app is not updated to work with ART then it wont work.
[Nexus 5 Android Development] piperx:
+1,000,000,000,000,000
[Nexus 5 Android Development] jumpman1229:
Ahh, I see now. Hopefully we can see a working version soon, because I am dying without it lol
[Nexus 5 Android Development] tattedupboy:
Just ran into my first issue. I can't save photo edits (ie., cropping). A minor issue for sure, and certainly not a deal breaker.
[Nexus 5 Android Development] deck82:
I was able to send MMS via both WiFi and LTE/3G but cannot receive them. I've updated PRL and Profile and might mess with the apns next.
[Nexus 5 Android Development] Hannibal226:
Update!

So guys,

finally my mirror is uploaded.

Here again the guide with links to SU and ROM.zip with included Root:

0) Backup!!!

1) Check if system is un-mounted

2) Full wipe (who don't know what this means shouldn't flash this)

3) Flash the rooted L-Rom.zip |

Mirror

(All Credits to [MENTION=1363323]vomer[/MENTION] and [MENTION=4316709]savoca[/MENTION])

4) Flash the SUv2.0.zip |

Mirror

(All Credits to Chainfire)

5) Have fun!!!

PS: Be patient while point 3) & 4), this can take up to 15 minutes in extreme cases. If it took longer just retry.

PPS: Let me know if u have problems, so that the less ppl have same problems as possible.

CHEERS ;)

EDIT:

Mirror

added (AFH)
[Nexus 5 Android Development] crash087:
is group messaging working for anyone? they all come back saying i couldnt download the message like its a MMS message.
[Nexus 5 Android Development] mb9023:
You're about 50 pages late ;)

We were testing vomer's initial zips which weren't working. Looks like he got his boot script working so all is well. I've never had to do any system unmounting before using CWM. I'm running the original ROM from the multirom thread anyway for now. Using it as my daily until I decide I miss something from CM11 (probably won't happen!)
[Nexus 5 Android Development] StrifeSoldierVII:
Rooting Android L Preview With MultiBoot

If you are using MultiBoot and don't know how to go about gaining root access to the Android L preview ROM, I have updated my instructions to reflect upon how to do that. Check the original post here for MultiROM details!
[Nexus 5 Android Development] agalvin13:
no, it is a broken feature.. really a heart breaker for me as this makes me not able to daily drive this. :crying:

I wonder if google will update the L preview or if we are stuck with it as is until the update is released in nov?
[Nexus 5 Android Development] Armadaas:
Thanks you so much... downloading
[Nexus 5 Android Development] luisangel89:
Thanks dude.
[Nexus 5 Android Development] *system error*:
Has anyone tried towelroot yet?
[Nexus 5 Android Development] taka61:
come on guys, help the guy out.
[Nexus 5 Android Development] Chochiwpg:
In case anyone is wondering, the L Build kernel didn't seem to work for me when i flashed it on the 4.4.4 factory image. Used Flashify and it wouldn't boot past the Google screen. Just in case others wanted to try.
[Nexus 5 Android Development] davehasninjas:
Downloading now. Does this contain the radio and/or bootloader as well?

Also, thanks for taking the time to do this.
[Nexus 5 Android Development] vomer:
Thanks! you guys are awesome!!!

hope for the best! :fingers-crossed: once this is sorted - I will need to move on to the lean versions :)
[Nexus 5 Android Development] vomer:
radio and kernel included - not bootloader - flash that manually
[Nexus 5 Android Development] J0ker 82:
It's ok for me. Downloading
[Nexus 5 Android Development] vomer:
yup, 4.4.4 kernels are not compatible
[Nexus 5 Android Development] KrishhBhola:
I want to go in my recovery but I dont have a recovery mode.. I see only a android icon .. Somebody help ? :rolleyes:
[Nexus 5 Android Development] DrexelDragon:
Where can we get the kernel?
[Nexus 5 Android Development] Dr.Pagan:
Yup....By the way, You are making History...:cool:
[Nexus 5 Android Development] Vortex1969:
I'm having a lot of funny watch this thread. Everyone waiting on the new Android crack.[emoji12]

It will come and all will be good set back have a [emoji481] and relax..
[Nexus 5 Android Development] DrexelDragon:
You need a custom recovery first.
[Nexus 5 Android Development] Chochiwpg:
No I meant I am still on 4.4.4 and the kernel from the L Build doesn't work on 4.4.4.
[Nexus 5 Android Development] blinqipa:
Downloading the .zip will try ASAP .

Hoping that this won't brick my lovely N5 :laugh: LOL
[Nexus 5 Android Development] agalvin13:
trying to download now. pretty slow but will report back.
[Nexus 5 Android Development] Smallsmx3:
Why would it? You can't use a jelly bean kernel on froyo
[Nexus 5 Android Development] artov:
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/list
[Nexus 5 Android Development] knG333:
I flashed sprint.zip apn fix and updated prl/profile. I can now send MMS under both connections, but still nothing is getting received.
[Nexus 5 Android Development] calebelijames:
Yeah. I noticed that too. But only in the comments section.
[Nexus 5 Android Development] pwrmedia:
Beating a dead horse, I'm sure, but since the thread continues to grow, no harm in reposting information that has been confirmed to work....

MMS (sending and receiving) works just fine; make sure your default phone APN matches your texting app APN settings.

T-Mobile here, using Hangouts as default SMS app.
[Nexus 5 Android Development] jordirpz:
Hi all,i cant get acces my storage. Can someone help me please?

Enviado desde mi Nexus 7 mediante Tapatalk
[Nexus 5 Android Development] _Infamous_:
How do I flash with multirom as second ROM thanks
[Nexus 5 Android Development] havy15:
How's the battery life fellas
[Nexus 5 Android Development] pwrmedia:
Details in the OP.
[Nexus 5 Android Development] GtrCraft:
Come on guys, read OP and through the thread or use search [emoji29]
[Nexus 5 Android Development] vomer:
That's correct - SMS/MMS issues are related to APN not the ROM.
[Nexus 5 Android Development] _Infamous_:
Never mind
[Nexus 5 Android Development] vomer:
Your question is answered in the first post.
[Nexus 5 Android Development] _Infamous_:
Yea just saw it thanks sorry just missed it
[Nexus 5 Android Development] devynbf:
Anyone know if the Cast Screen feature works with Chromecast?
[Nexus 5 Android Development] olus:
just search right!!! there is a multirom thread in original android section with updated multirom 25 and modified flashable.zip! come on..

its working for me.. like the others with success, im out! bored of the same questions over and over again..
[Nexus 5 Android Development] Hannibal226:
Nope. It's there and u can imagine how easily it will work, but it doesn't find the chromecast.

CHEERS!
[Nexus 5 Android Development] numel007:
I apologize in advance for this rather noob-ish question, but how do I unmount /system? Up until today, I've never had to do it, and I've never actually seen the option to do so (I did try looking around), since I've been in 2.6 twrp for a very long time. TIA
[Nexus 5 Android Development] FatBoy_Seconds:
How do I access the APN settings? I went into settings > NFC & more > mobile networks, but there's no APN setting there

Sent from Android "L" on my Nexus 7
[Nexus 5 Android Development] pwrmedia:
Should be a big 'ol button in your recovery that says "mount".

---------- Post added at 07:10 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:09 PM ----------

You don't have a setting under mobile networks that says Access Point Names?
[Nexus 5 Android Development] mb9023:
Confirmed, had to switch my APN in Hangouts to match. Sent and received an MMS.
[Nexus 5 Android Development] numel007:
There sure is a button that says mount. So all I have to do is make sure System isn't checked in there? Is it really that simple?

Edit: Oh my jesus, it is that simple. Thanks. I'm used to stuff being a lot more complicated than that.
[Nexus 5 Android Development] JJsevol:
You're looking right at them Access Point Names, click that and you'll see APNs listed.