Ruthless_Barbarian
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Nexus 4 |OT| Quality for everyone
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kurtrussell
Banned
Be aware that the actual process of rooting will wipe your phone (well, the bootloader unlock part will) ... so make backups!
Ruthless_Barbarian
Member
I just received the ringke fusion hybrid case.
Must say, it looks and feels amazing. Not sure what people are complaining about.
Perfect fit, perfect cutouts, less bulk than bumper, elevates the speaker and both power and volume buttons are super responsive.
10/10
Must say, it looks and feels amazing. Not sure what people are complaining about.
Perfect fit, perfect cutouts, less bulk than bumper, elevates the speaker and both power and volume buttons are super responsive.
10/10
This is what I use. Somewhat more reliable than bloody MTP. That thing is horrid
that did it! thanks for the recommendation!
-Pyromaniac-
Member
Someone I know is asking me and I don't know the answer.
Can the nexus 4 still get LTE in Canada without rooting? This person is on Bell and had read they patched it out, I haven't been following enough to know...
Can the nexus 4 still get LTE in Canada without rooting? This person is on Bell and had read they patched it out, I haven't been following enough to know...
criesofthepast
Member
Yes they patched LTE out with 4.2.2.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
Well that sucks for him 
Nicktendo86
Member
Does anyone know if it worked in the UK before they patched it out?
criesofthepast
Member
New replacement nexus works great. Battery is so much better. Also my old charger made a buzzing noise constantly and my new one doesn't. It was surely defective.
Very little if any buzzing from the phone either. Looks like I got a good one.
Very little if any buzzing from the phone either. Looks like I got a good one.
Buzzing from a charger doesn't mean it's defective. All you're hearing is the PWM frequency of the voltage.
criesofthepast
Member
Not sure what that means. The buzzing only happened when the charger was plugged in to the wall but not while plugged into the phone. When plugged into the phone it didn't buzz. In the past week my phone would not charge at all and only maintain its current charge level while plugged in. Very strange. Glad I'm past that.
systemfehler
Member
I guess it could compare to the similar "CPU whining" while those are in idle states. This does not mean the device is faulty but the design could have been better...
I'm gonna cross-post this from the Android OT, this might be a better place to post this:
Ruthless_Barbarian
Member
Has anyone noticed that after 4.2.2 the phone also takes longer to fully charge?
Did you wall charger just die? Mine did :S
Charging over USB is much slower than charging over AC if that's what you started doing. Your phone will tell you whether it's getting a USB, AC, or wireless charge.
Nope, it still charges just fine. There hasn't been anything wrong with the phone either, no battery drain or anything. Might've just been a one time thing.
Also sucks about your charger.
Vyse The Legend
Member
So, the guys on XDA confirmed that T-Mobile's LTE works with the Nexus 4... and the Verge just posted a story that New York may actually be in the first wave of cities.
It's like Christmas in March.
It's like Christmas in March.
Ruthless_Barbarian
Member
I know that, I was referring to the wall charger (AC).
Whenever I play any type of media it pops up but never more than 6 to 7 percent. Do you have any media playing in the background? I know that this may sound crazy but go into settings, sound and uncheck Touch Sounds. Also is Google Photos and Google Play Movies set to auto sync under settings?
Basically every Google app is a battery draining disaster when set to auto sync.
Today I've been have my own personal battery drain issue. Google Services is draining 26% of total battery usage. Down to 80% with only 1 hour of screen time.
Edit- my battery just dropped 10% in 8 minutes lol.
threetri333
Banned
How to access LTE speeds? I have T-Mobile $30 Unlimited Data Plan at SoCal.
Edit: Drat, only a select cities.
Randy Lanzarote
Member
You possibly have some corrupt media on your device which is causing the media scanner to get stuck and never switch off. Happened to me when I first got my N4, I deleted a load of old photos I'd transferred onto my device and the problem went away. (think some panoramic photos I took on my GN were to blame)
Yea since I just got my phone I decided to just do a factory reset. Hopefully that fixes the issue.
brokenbeans
Banned
Buy a 4 today or wait for 5?
If you're in need of a new phone ASAP, get the 4. If you can wait 'til the end of the year, wait for the 5.
Either way you won't really lose, I'd say.
systemfehler
Member
I don't doubt that the Nexus 5 will be a great phone with many improvementsl. My only fear is that with the Nexus 5 there will have a 5" or bigger screen - which is something I don't want or need. The size now is the maximum I can bare with otherwise I get a tablet. My need for a Note like device is zero.
Well, I can see a 5" screen on the Nextus, but if they're gonna go that route I'd wager they'll try to keep the form factor of the phone comparatively close to what they've got now, a la SGS3->4. Going forward I do believe fitting bigger screens on a smaller physical footprint and eliminating bezels will be the thing.
Hardware wise, I think it'll just be the tried and true spec bump. Better processor, GPU, screen resolution and so on and so forth.
MrToughPants
Brian Burke punched my mom
So out of the blue my Nexus 4 was stuck on "authenticating" and "avoided connecting to poor internet connection" when attempting to connect to my wifi, which has "excellent signal strength". I haven't changed anything on my network recently either... Changing my router's wireless channel freq. from 2.422 to 2.425Ghz fixed the problem.
Hah, yeah. Put on one of the "Invisible Shield" type material screen protectors on the back just for that reason. Front is still naked.
Ordered my Nexus 4 after seeing my roommate play around with his. Sold my iPhone 4S this morning for $350. Got the 8GB Nexus (planning on using the cloud music system), and I don't use many apps. Apparently the camera is even worse than the iphone 4 which saves some space. In total I only paid $16 for the "upgrade" after tax and shipping (Toronto-age)
Also ordered the Ringke Slim (navy) off ebay (amazon doesn't ship to canada). Very excited.
Will post impressions by (hopefully) the end of the week.
Also ordered the Ringke Slim (navy) off ebay (amazon doesn't ship to canada). Very excited.
Will post impressions by (hopefully) the end of the week.
Ok, the camera is not worse that the 4... maybe the 4S, but definitely not the 4
Well after trying to work around geographical restrictions on google play music (cloud service) my google wallet account got suspended.
What I have to send in to start the process:
"minimum 3-5 business days to process"
not fun. especially when your shipping address is different from your billing address which just so happens to also be different than your address on bank statements.
What I have to send in to start the process:
"minimum 3-5 business days to process"
not fun. especially when your shipping address is different from your billing address which just so happens to also be different than your address on bank statements.
Posting this here as well since no one answered in Android OT:
I'm in the process of getting a Nexus 4 from the US, since Google doesn't sell them directly in Finland (and fuck paying 500 euros for it). Now, it should work just fine since it has the proper GSM and the data antennaes according to a quick search, but I just want some reassurance that there's no nasty surprises.
I'm in the process of getting a Nexus 4 from the US, since Google doesn't sell them directly in Finland (and fuck paying 500 euros for it). Now, it should work just fine since it has the proper GSM and the data antennaes according to a quick search, but I just want some reassurance that there's no nasty surprises.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
You're fine.
I've been trying to find a workaround to get a USA google music account working from Canada. Where are you currently living?
Cheers.
The buttons are terrible. I had to make custom cuts to make them feel more responsive. Only drawback of the case IMO
Ruthless_Barbarian
Member
I have zero issue while using the buttons. I always looks at the screen when i turn on/off so tactile feel is irrelevant to me. With 1 minute auto screen off plus lock screen sound, who needs tactile response?
You may not get the tactile feel but that doesn't mean the buttons don't respond well. In fact, the stock power button is quite thin and sometimes hard to press if you're not holding the phone firmly. With this case, whenever I press the button, I know it is going to work every time.
You may not get the tactile feel but that doesn't mean the buttons don't respond well. In fact, the stock power button is quite thin and sometimes hard to press if you're not holding the phone firmly. With this case, whenever I press the button, I know it is going to work every time.
Just got an Acase Superleggera. It definitely makes the phone feel safe and I like how it looks, but it very nearly doubles both the thickness and the weight of the phone. It also makes the phone a little much wider, which means I can no longer grip it with one hand while still being able to touch most of the screen with my thumb.
Definitely bulkier than I expected, but I guess I'm okay with it because I no longer have to treat the phone like it's made of glass. Buttons work perfectly through the case, too.
Definitely bulkier than I expected, but I guess I'm okay with it because I no longer have to treat the phone like it's made of glass. Buttons work perfectly through the case, too.
Jigolo
Member
those who updated to 4.2.2 might be able flash the radio back and get tmobile LTE.
Some dude in the comments here:
http://www.tmonews.com/2013/03/t-mobiles-lte-market-slowly-coming-online-this-evening/
HE said he flashed the radio to .33 and is getting LTE in Houston. I'm not 100% sure if this works though.
Some dude in the comments here:
http://www.tmonews.com/2013/03/t-mobiles-lte-market-slowly-coming-online-this-evening/
HE said he flashed the radio to .33 and is getting LTE in Houston. I'm not 100% sure if this works though.
Canada. All you really have to do is delete your current Google Wallet info, set up a U.S. ip (see: TunnelBear). Proceed as usual, enter your CC #, exp, ccv. They then ask you to put in your name and zip code (my roommate put in Bill Gates and 90210 and it worked just fine!)
EnderWiggles
Member
Is there a way to change the wireless charging and low battery sounds?
-Pyromaniac-
Member
they're a little late on it but they actually added something in recent versions of the phone to help with that: http://i.imgur.com/ivThHk1.jpg
Referring to the nubs, so the phone rests on that rather than on the glass back.
I don't think it can go above 44.2mbs. It's a hardware issue, not software.
GoldenEye 007
Member
Do many phones go above that on true LTE networks in real world use at all?