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[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kittuboy:
In your place, I would absolutely go for the N4. I'm using one myself. No matter what I do to the software (hint: a LOT!) I can always get it back up and running. I love the phone and wouldn't replace it with anything other than a Nexus 5.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] olyloh6696:
I've owned a Nexus 4 since the end of August 2013 and even today I still love this phone and I don't feel the urge to upgrade. (At least not until the Nexus 6 is released.)

This phone handles everything I want it to do. Its fast, snappy and simple, one of the reasons I love pure Android as there is no bloat. My phone is still completely stock from day 1 as I don't feel the need to root it. The screen is still quality in my eyes. There is also a possibility that this phone will receive Android L officially from Google which would be fantastic.

However my major grip; battery life. It is horrendous. Hardly makes it through a day for me. I even use extensive methods to save battery, for example, no Google now, location services off, phone on flight mode when WiFi is on etc. And the battery life still sucks. Its a shame the battery is not replaceable or I would have installed an extended battery as I have done in the past for previous phones.

My brother owns a Nexus 5, and from what I've seen his battery life is much much better than the Nexus 4. (He doesn't even use any optimisations and battery saving tweaks)

Comparing the Nexus 5 side by side to the Nexus 4 I don't feel a significant difference to warrant to purchase of the newer model, so when I was given the opportunity a few months ago, I turned it down and I will wait for the Nexus 6.

Bottom line; Nexus 4 is a fantastic phone, but terrible battery life.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] halloga:
yes

I would buy because of the communty behind it :)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] btuck812:
The Nexus 4 is a brilliant phone right now, but its ageing processor, lack of LTE and bad battery life mean it probably won't last another 2-3 years. It is a two year old phone, after all.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bryce850:
I just picked up a mint one for 170 and at that price to me its a great phone now yea its just a backup to my z ultra but I am still having a lot of fun with it. I mean just look at the Dev support, its crazy good and I got LTE working in just a few mins pulled 70 down and 25 up first try on T-Mobile.

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mashed_Potatoes:
You say you don't feel the need to root it yet you have bad battery life. Now go root it and flash HellsDoctor kernel..... you'll have about 4-5 hours of screen on time
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fareius:
And guys, what do you think about this Moto G. I've read a little about it.

Maybe this 1 GB of RAM is not that bad. Any experiences with that smartphone?

About support - I know and that's the best thing in the whole Nexus series - community support. And I'm still hesitating between N4/N5 and now this Moto G came into my mind... It's not so expensive and hardware isn't that bad.

edit: but it doesn't havet NFC :(. But I think it'll get Android L:

http://www.androidorigin.com/moto-x-moto-g-android-l-5-0-lollipop-update-moto-e/
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gsmyth:
I am considering getting a second hand N4 as it's still a great phone, especially if it receives Android L from Google. I have an S4 and have been thinking about selling it as with the money (around £240) I could buy an N4 (£120) AND a Nexus 7 2013 (£110). I have the 2012 N7 so would sell it also. Just trying to figure out how much I would miss having the expandable storage option and also the camera on the S4. The other features (sensors, IR, removable battery), I think I could live without as I have them turned off pretty much all the time anyway, don't use the IR remote feature that much and take advantage of a spare battery. I think an external backup battery could be a better solution anyway (much higher capacity, can feature multiple USB ports for several phones/devices.)

Thinking about the expandable storage, it probably wouldnt be much of an issue, as my S4 is a 16GB model but you only get 8-9GB internal accessible even after debloating, where as a 16GB nexus 4 has about 13.5GB available and I could use my 32GB sd card with an OTG reader when need be, I also back up photos using Google auto backup as well which helps. Sorry just trying to convince myself to go ahead and sell my S4..:o
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] schliflo:
Still a great phone

In my opinion the N4 is still one of the best phones out there. I recommend it to everyone.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fr33zZe:
yep, think so as well ;)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fareius:
I'm going with Nexus 4. Nexus 5 is too expensive for me. I won't get cash from my mother to buy Nexus 5. I'll lend some money from friend or brother for Nex 4. Nexus 4 is for about 200-250$ here, in Poland, used and in good condition but from my friend's friend :D. Through something like ebay maybe I could get one for 180$ but I don't want to risk broken or stolen smartphone.

So, guys, thanks for answers and advices! Thanks so much. Everyone are getting "Thanks" button from me!

Let the Nexus force be with you, guys! :).
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arvindgr:
Thanks for advice and there is something to ask. I play Asphalt 8 in Very High visual settings and in Jelly Bean 4.3 game play just sucked! KitKat came and offered a wonderful Game play experience.

After I got rooted I was in Franco kernel and still game play was awesome. Due to the necessity of OTG I had switch to Matr1x or AK kernels but either one offers moderate play experience. Not bad but it's just manageable!

While posting this in AK, he advised me to switch Governors and even after such trails, experience isn't smooth as Franco/Stock. Any advice for fluid play of this game?

As everyone suggested, for this price nXs4 is best even for now. But market is catching up that In countries like India, Quad core, 1GB RAM, 8MP Cam devices are available for less than $130. It's just in near future Much powerful devices are expected at affordable tag. Hence if u want it now, choose it else could wait a little longer!

But I personally suggest everyone to get any device that has launched within 6 months, to cope up with device aging! Cheers and Hav Happy txn...
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Nexus 4 is still rocking !

Where do you get a new Nexus 4 today ?

Google isn't selling it anymore, i think.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gsmyth:
You could try Amazon and the site below also has Nexus 4's for sale, although they are refurbished.

http://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?SearchText=nexus+4&catId=0&initiative_id=SB_20140707065808

Heres a new one for £130:

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/LG-Nexus-4-E960-original-unlocked-GSM-3G-Android-phone-4-7-IPS-Quad-core-WIFI/1273531250.html
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Thanks, buuuut

It's only a question, i have the nexus 4 since a year, and it's the best phone i ever had !
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fareius:
It has only 8 GB of internal memory - that's too low amount of memory.

edit:

btw, is it safe to order from Alieexpress? For example this Nexus 4, shipping from China. Is it safe?

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/E960...phone-GPS-WIFI-8MP-3G-LG-E960/1857908518.html
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mashed_Potatoes:
I got mine off a Serbian Ebay-like site, 250 euros new in March. It was bought in Hong Kong because it said HK on it and had some certificates....so it's possible that a lot of phone-dealers have bought like 20-30 N4's when Google was selling them and they still had it in stock

Unfortunately my speaker (for calls) didn't work so i had to fix it (free fix from seller), even though it was one of the last N4's made, in October 2013 when N5 was released. A lot of people on the internet complained their new N4's came with factory defects like speaker for example!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fareius:
Finally I have bought Motorola Moto G w/16GB of internal memory and I got to say that I'm satisfied. It's a perfect budget smartphone and you won't feel that it's "laggy" but sometimes this 1GB of RAM can be annoying because of aggressive RAM governor - I've had a few situations when I was typing and boom - Messenger or Firefox got shut down...

Although it's a great smartphone and I would recommend it to anyone who wants a replacement for N4 or has little budget.

But I'd love to have in my Motorola NFC and wireless charging... NFC is not that big problem because I can get NFC sticker for my bank account from bank but wireless charging will look ugly with adapter...

Written from my Motorola Moto G
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Planterz:
I didn't have my Nexus 4 when this thread was originally active, but since it's been bumped, I'll throw in my 2 cents.

Yes, the Nexus 4 is worth buying. I've recommended it many times. Development for this phone is still amongst the most active, popular, and prolific. Even if you're not in to custom ROMs and kernels, it's still a very capable device. You can pick one up brand spanking new off eBay for about $220 (16gb). What else can you get for that price? The Moto G? Yeah, the Moto G has its merits, but it can't hold a candle to the Nexus 4. If you're in the States (USA), you can get the Moto G LTE for $220, or the Nexus 4 for the same price, have better hardware, bigger screen, better development, plus you can enable the LTE on band 4.

Honestly, if you're in the USA and on T-Mobile or AT&T (or Rogers in Canada), it's hard to beat the Nexus 4 when it comes to performance vs price. Outside the USA, you've still got HSPA+ @42.2Mb/s speeds and a very capable phone. The 2GB of RAM makes such a huge difference compared to other phones like the Moto G with only one gig.

The battery life is probably the Nexus 4's biggest weakness. But you can play around with custom kernels, undervolting/underclocking, restricting it to 2 cores, etc. Try setting it up as a dual core 1.5GHz, or a quad core 1GHz or 1.2GHz. You might experience a stutter or two, but battery life should be improved.

The Nexus 4 is a hell of a device. If you know how to use it (and I'm still learning).
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flipz77:
Totally agree :good: With some tweaking I did recently I found out that it's really possible to keep all of the performance while achieving a surprising battery life, better than my "old" s2 with extended battery :p (which is still going strong! I gave it to my gf and now it's running 4.4.3 :D)

The only real flaw IMO is the lack of a 32 GB version. It would have been more than awesome!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zehlek:
Nexus 4 is a good phone, I'm say if you can't afford the N5 then go with your friend's N4.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DroidBois:
N4 kicks butt, I love it... More memory for music would be nice however it's a great phone... I replaced my screen and will replace the battery rather than upgrade... CyanogenMod ROMs come out in good speed.. Great phone.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kaivalya461:
Only Con is Below Average Battery Life.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] faboloco:
I'm using N4 and N5 but the battery of the N4 is some kind of weak when you compare it with the battery of the N5. But it's still a top device and I would still recommend it to my friends.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kittuboy:
N4: 2100mAh battery.

N5: 2300mAh battery.

Go figure.
[HTC Startrek] ninjafury:
Hi,

I use my iMate Startrek with a set of a2dp headphones (the iMuffs), and I have to manually tell the phone to connect to the iMuffs using a2dp through the "Set as wireless stereo" option in the settings, can this be done automatically?

Another thing is that if I get a call while listening to music, the microphone on the headset doesnt work very well, and I have to shout for the person to hear me. I think that the mic in the headset is not being used. Has anybody had this problem and solved it?

Does anyone know if there are some registry settings that need to be tweaked to get these problems solved?

Thanks a lot.
[HTC Startrek] hanren:
I use an itech s38 and doesn't have a problem with the mic.

I do have problems with automatic connections.

after setting up properly, if the headset gets disconnected,

the next time it reconnects by itself is always on the headset profile

and mostly only connects if i make a call

So even when no indicator is shown I would assume that seconds

before ther call is answered the sound would be transfered to the headset

that's not so much of a problem

what really sickens me is that if i wanted to

listen to music via the headset when headset profile is connected

i would have to

1.hit the stick once to go to comm manager

2.hit "2" to turn off BT

3.exit to make sure action is done

4.hit center to go to comm manager again

5.hit "2" turn it on (making sure it doesn'ty connects to headset profile first)

6.hit Settings to go to BT settings (hit one or enter to getto that's two presses)

4.hit menu

5.hit devices

6.hit menu

7.hit set as wireless stereo

8.hit done

9.hit done again

10.hit exit

11.hit start

12.hit windows media

13.mess another big while in windows media playlists

..........

now that's too much ... many places i could use the home button

to exit quickly .. that's not what's frustating

what i need actually is a shortcut to the BT devices page

and a smarter profile to connect to wireless stereo for me

without having to turn off headset profile first
[HTC Startrek] Churchill:
I am using HP Stereo Bluetooth headset with my QTEK 8500. It works fine besides the reconnection. If I turn the headset off in order to reconnect I have to go to the BT settings and set the headset to Stereo Headset again. I beleive your problem ocurs because your headset is also a handsfree headset, which HP is not.

I do beleive this behaviour is by design. Although I do not seen to understand the logic behind it.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sayemahmed:
I used my Sandisk dual OTG USB on normal moto g firmware but somehow it does not work on the GPE firmware does anyone know a fix for this.

Thank in Advance
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marcin2010:
Hi, in n4 navbar doesnt respon at all, but weird is that: when i turn phone to horizontal position area which doesnt respond in portrait mode works ok, is there any solution? Here's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znmsgi2Gdls&feature=youtu.be
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vinc10:
What rom? What kernel? Wipe cache and dalvik cache. Of that doesn't fix it, a full wipe should do it.

Hit thanks if I helped! (Y)
[Galaxy Grand 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jdrieper:
In stock ROM, are used 1.53 Gb of 1.73 Gb, is too much, have to release as useless things ...

I disabled several applications on my stock ROM and moved them .apk and .odex to a backup folder, in order to free space on the partition.

My doubts:

-Thus files are left as package dependencies or something?

-It would be best to uninstall the application and in this case these dependencies would be eliminated?

Thks ...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] AquaWater:
HI everyone,

My girlfriend has a T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy T-999 phone and she is using Straight Talk as her provider. She is using Android Version 4.1.2 ( which I wanted to root before I factory reset her phone- which I did before via the Dial Pad but at the last option after I wait the 30 seconds to a minute the last option isn't there; so I left it alone. and updated her phone to 4.3 ) But it isn't necessary to root her phone today unless it's very easy.

What I wanted to know is, is it safe to Factory Reset her Phone and than allow Kies to upgrade her firmware to 4.3 and still be able to use Straight Talk as long I put back in her APN settings that she is using right now?

Now as for me,

I own a

Verizon S4

AT&T S4 - Which was blacklisted because I bought it off Craigslist and a man called it in stolen and got me for $550.That's a story in itself

2x AT&T S3-One has a cracked screen but the digitizer is working fine, it's just the outer screen that is cracked, and I have a working S# which I use on a daily basis.

My issues, I will look up and spend some more time on XDA today and learn how to do everything correctly.

I wouldn't mind testing everything I learn either on the cracked S3 or my blacklisted S4 which are both on AT&T network.

I have rooted only phone back in the day,( a long time ago via dial pad which i think it might of been on 4.1.1. firmware) .- phone that would cause an issue on my part. Now, when I am not working I search and have read MANY MANY times on XDA and wanted to let everyone know that I appreciate everything that you all do on your own free time. But most importantly today, i need to work on her phone and get it updated and working correctly.

Thanks in advance for anyone who responds to this post.:good:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] serio22:
Are you trying to root or unlock? The first part about the dial pad and option not being there sounds like the unlock method, I don't know of any root method involving the dial pad
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] AquaWater:
reply

what i really need to know is this part..

"My girlfriend has a T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy T-999 phone and she is using Straight Talk as her provider. She is using Android Version 4.1.2

What I wanted to know is, is it safe to Factory Reset her Phone and than allow Kies to upgrade her firmware to 4.3 and still be able to use Straight Talk as long I put back in her APN settings that she is using right now? "

thanks
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Yes, that should be fine, but if it is rooted or modified it may fail to initiate the flash. In this case go to the firmware thread linked in my sig and flash the firmware via Odin. (Let me know if you have any questions about that)

Off topic but I have to ask if you'd be willing to try something on that spare AT&T device. But if you are at all skeptical or uncomfortable doing this, it is perfectly fine to decline....

In case you dont know, AT&T once again seems to have decided to withhold the stock firmware for the new 4.4.2 update. This causes tons of problems for users here on xda! I have built the stock firmware for the I747 myself, but have no way to test it, so ive been sitting on it for nearly 2 weeks! If this is something you'd be willing to consider, please let me know. (I will tell you everything I know about the possible negatives before you do).

Like I said, if you're not comfortable doing that, its perfectly fine. Im just trying to find someone with a spare S3 willing to take the risk of testing it. (Risk is minimal imo, or I wouldn't even bother asking). But please do not be afraid to tell me no! (And you dont have to explain yourself if you do!)

Sorry for going OT, I just have to take the opportunity to ask when I can! I just dont want to ask someone to test on their primary device because there's always a chance things can go wrong.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] AquaWater:
Yes i am willing to help you out. I just need to run out to BJ's and get some food for my kids and the Cat food I should be back in about an hr or so, once I am back , i am willing to help you out with this. I will do a simple backup of the phone but you will have to walk me through the steps since I haven't rooted a phone nor done any flashing, if you don't mind doing something like a Google Plus hangout, i am more than willing to help you out with this project.Is that ok with you?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Yup that'll be fine. Thank you! Ill pm you in the meantime to let you know about any potential negatives before actually committing to flashing it.

Just so you know now though, worst case scenario is a hard brick. And we have not been able to get our debrick method to work on kk yet.

I am confident that will not be the result, but there is always that chance when flashing anything, tested or not. Just be aware that currently we cannot recover a hard brick updated with kk. You can pay for a jtag service, but if it did come to that I wouldnt be able to help on the cost more than just a few bucks.

Like I said, that is the worst that can happen, but if I thought there was a good chance of it, I wouldnt bother asking to begin with.

Thanks again and check your PM's when you get back.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] AquaWater:
Right now, the way I am looking at it, is I have another phone S3 running 4.2.1 and those S4's, People like you have committed their time over and over again, it's the least I can do. And if it does get hard bricked, when there is a time and it is fixed, you could just help me or by than I will know exactly what I am doing, and can do it myself. But I am willing to help you out and take the chance. I will PM you when I get back bud.

When I get back I will finish talking to you and than we can start.
[HTC Sensation] LxMaD:
Hello guys

I have found a couple posts which have related information but not exactly what I'm looking for.

I try to find some more detailed information about my battery use. I don't want some app messing with the sync circles, just one that will list which processes are active for how long and which apps will cause my battery to drain most so that I can act on it.

Hoping to have some suggestions since there are quite a few apps and I don't want to search through all of them. I do have xprivacy so apps asking for ridiculous rights shouldn't be a huge problem, although I'd prefer some app with little of that. I would also prefer a free app since it's more of a curiousity than an ongoing hobby to display battery draining processes.

Hope some of you have goods apps for that. Greetings

LxMaD
[HTC Sensation] Bino92:
I use BetterBatteryStats, you can find it here on xda for free or on the store for 2 € if I remember well... It's very simple to use and shows a lot of parameters; monitoring CPU states and the various wakelocks it's possible to see which apps or processes are draining your battery too much; another app very similar is GSam, but I never tried it...
[Moto G General] 90paolo:
Those are the steps I followed to clean my phone's Dalvik without root or any custom recovery.

This method works only for KitKat versions of Android (4.4+)

1) activate Developer's Settings into Settings Main Menu

2) in Developer's Settings, switch from Dalvik to ART and let phone reboots

3) after reboot, wait till system load all widgets and apps, then switch again from ART to Dalvik and reboot again.

Done! :) Dalvik is now clean!
[Moto G General] dethrat:
Tbh you'd have to be special to be the type of person who hangs around XDA and not know this.
[Moto G General] nekher:
[MENTION=4607918]90paolo[/MENTION]: Thnks! it was useful for me.

[MENTION=4416112]dethrat[/MENTION]: thank you so much. I was in need to feel special today. ...
[Moto G General] 90paolo:
Thank you. I'm happy in helping you
[Moto G General] ruben parra:
Very useful didnt know that :highfive:
[XDA Assist] shubhamraj:
How can I root Micromax Canvas Knight with KitKat 4.4.2?
[XDA Assist] Sib64:
Hi,

You can use

Framaroot

for your device.

And your device will be rooted. If you need more help, you can go here => [ALL IN ONE]Micromax Canvas Knight A350 Aka Canvas 6

and this => Micromax Canvas Knight A350 Stock ROM OFFICIAL

Good luck ;)
[XDA Assist] shubhamraj:
Framaroot don't work on it tried many times. I don't know how have they posted it regarding knight in the above links. Please help me.
[XDA Assist] Sib64:
I cannot help you more because we haven't more threads about your device in XDA.

You have open a thread about the official rom for your device and you still post your request about root process.

I've read almost post of these threads and I cannot understand why some users can rooted their devices with Framaroot, and you, you cannot !

I provided you all links for your device and I haven't find no more threads in xda, so I will closed this thread.

Thanks in advance and good luck