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[Ruthless_Barbarian]

Yeah, I wouldn't touch a Sony phone again, and that kinda sucks considering how enthusiastic I used to be about it. It started off nicely, then had a few slowdowns with ICS, now JB is hardly better and full of bugs. They clearly rushed the release out to shut everyone up and have no intention of supporting it further. Flagship my ass! Terrible company. Felt so nice to put that sucker in the mailbox this afternoon.

I had the Xperia Arc. Not sure what went wrong, but after 6 months the battery kept on depleting on it's own. I tried half a dozen new batteries, even a 2500 mAh battery would not last more than 8 hours on standby. Culprit was android system. Rooted and removed all garbage apps, still no luck.

The weirdest thing is that half the system RAM just vanished. From 768 mb originally, it only shows 360 mb total RAM. :/ Lags like a bitch...

 

[GoldenEye 007]

The only other device I've been able to see the digitizer on has been the OG Kindle Fire.

Under sunlight, I feel I can notice it on a lot of phones. But yeah on the N4 it is especially obvious.

 

[BertramCooper]

Assuming the next Nexus phone comes out around the same time that the N4 did last year, will everyone upgrade to it right away?

I've done some number crunching, and with my current $50 monthly plan, I could buy a new phone every single year (assuming Google maintains a similar price point) and still be paying less than folks on two-year contracts. Quite a bit less, actually.

 

[PriitV]

Assuming the next Nexus phone comes out around the same time that the N4 did last year, will everyone upgrade to it right away?

Probably not, unless I can manage to sell my N4 for 250€ (won't probably happen) and the new one is still 299€

 

[meow]

Anyone order a 16gb white Nexus 4 in the US that actually shipped and get a "Return to Sender Requested" update in their UPS tracking info? The 16gb white Nexus 4 shows up as unavailable in the Google Play store now too.

Yep I did, and it looks like other people have also. I got an email back from them saying:

"A small number of customers were sent a ship confirmation with an incorrect tracking number on 5/31 and 6/3. In these cases the incorrect tracking number may indicate that the package is being returned to sender.
Please disregard this tracking number. Another ship confirmation with the correct tracking number will be emailed to you within 24 hrs. "

Maybe I just don't understand UPS or something but sounds like bs to me. My guess is they managed to screw up the orders somehow.

 

[Toge]

I feel like I'm missing out on apps, pretty much all of my friends have IOS and android so I feel like I'm getting the shaft when it comes to app selection.

I think most apps are coming to wp8 in some shape or down - I really like wp8. I just prefer the power I have with android

 

[OmegaFax]

Yep I did, and it looks like other people have also. I got an email back from them saying:

"A small number of customers were sent a ship confirmation with an incorrect tracking number on 5/31 and 6/3. In these cases the incorrect tracking number may indicate that the package is being returned to sender.
Please disregard this tracking number. Another ship confirmation with the correct tracking number will be emailed to you within 24 hrs. "

Maybe I just don't understand UPS or something but sounds like bs to me. My guess is they managed to screw up the orders somehow.

I didn't even get an e-mail. I called twice yesterday and told them they requested a return to sender intercept and they still haven't gotten back with me.

 

[truthiness]

This is kind of odd, but today I noticed my battery draining way faster than normal on my Nexus 4. I checked the battery info and the very top is "keystore" using 49%. When I click on it, all I see is "CPU total 2h 16m 25s", so I don't get much information. I Googled this issue but I found absolutely nothing on keystore using a significant amount of battery.

Should I just keep monitoring it over the next week or so and see what happens, or has anyone run into this type of issue and have any suggestions? This hasn't been an issue before and I don't think I made any changes yesterday that would have caused this.

 

[Liquidus]

Never heard of keystore. I guess it belongs to a 3rd party app you have on your phone?

 

[truthiness]

Never heard of keystore. I guess it belongs to a 3rd party app you have on your phone?

I don't think so - I think it's this (http://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/KeyStore.html).

Also, the picture looks the same as the ones for "Android OS", "Android System", etc... so it looks like a native Android process.

However, if it IS something that's not Android native, I think I'd want to get rid of it .

 

[Renoir]

just opened mine..
i cant help it.. i have this gigantic grin on my face.
It so much lighter than my rezound yet the screen is bigger.
even though bout my old phone and nexus 4 have 720 p the nexus is look so crispity..
im exite.

btw is it still necessary to leave your phone to die once, so the battery don't make a memory of it self half full??

 

[Bboy AJ]

This is kind of odd, but today I noticed my battery draining way faster than normal on my Nexus 4. I checked the battery info and the very top is "keystore" using 49%. When I click on it, all I see is "CPU total 2h 16m 25s", so I don't get much information. I Googled this issue but I found absolutely nothing on keystore using a significant amount of battery.

Should I just keep monitoring it over the next week or so and see what happens, or has anyone run into this type of issue and have any suggestions? This hasn't been an issue before and I don't think I made any changes yesterday that would have caused this.

Try Better Battery Stats.

 

[H2Yo]

Hey guys, maybe you can help me with this?

Sometimes when I put my phone down on a table after using it, it will make a certain chime.

Dooo-diddle-doo.

Thing is, I cannot replicate it all the time. I'm not exactly sure what I'm being notifying me of.

Any ideas?

 

[zedge]

Hey guys, maybe you can help me with this?

Sometimes when I put my phone down on a table after using it, it will make a certain chime.

Dooo-diddle-doo.

Thing is, I cannot replicate it all the time. I'm not exactly sure what I'm being notifying me of.

Any ideas?

No idea but you made me lol.

 

[Husker86]

Hey guys, maybe you can help me with this?

Sometimes when I put my phone down on a table after using it, it will make a certain chime.

Dooo-diddle-doo.

Thing is, I cannot replicate it all the time. I'm not exactly sure what I'm being notifying me of.

Any ideas?

That sounds like the sound I hear when I put my phone on my Qi charging pad. Maybe where you're setting it mimics some sort of magnetic signal that wireless charging does.

 

[zbeeb]

Hey guys, maybe you can help me with this?

Sometimes when I put my phone down on a table after using it, it will make a certain chime.

Dooo-diddle-doo.

Thing is, I cannot replicate it all the time. I'm not exactly sure what I'm being notifying me of.

Any ideas?

I HAVE THE EXACT SAME THING AND HAVE BEEN TRYING FOR WEEKS TO FIGURE IT OUT!

 

[Husker86]

Is this the sound? Right at the beginning of the video.

http://youtu.be/D3zv44OTqTg

 

[drizzle]

Hey guys, maybe you can help me with this?

Sometimes when I put my phone down on a table after using it, it will make a certain chime.

Dooo-diddle-doo.

Thing is, I cannot replicate it all the time. I'm not exactly sure what I'm being notifying me of.

Any ideas?

Is it the NFC noise?

If I turn NFC on and put the phone near my wallet (with the bus card in it), it'll "beep boop beep"

 

[snack]

Hey guys, I got a few questions about the Chrome Browser on Android. Is there a quicker way to go back/forward a page when browsing? Also, is it possible to access the history with the Chrome browser? I can't seem to find it. Thanks.

 

[Shambles]

Hey guys, I got a few questions about the Chrome Browser on Android. Is there a quicker way to go back/forward a page when browsing? Also, is it possible to access the history with the Chrome browser? I can't seem to find it. Thanks.

Just hit the normal back button on the bottom left. To go forward you have to go to the three dots. Unless there's some add-on that lets you keep those buttons on top

 

[drugstore_cowboy]

Sometimes I sit in bed and watch TVCatchup but the back/home/whatever buttons stay lit when full screened.

Are there any apps or settings that can force them to auto hide?

 

[Liquidus]

Hey guys, I got a few questions about the Chrome Browser on Android. Is there a quicker way to go back/forward a page when browsing? Also, is it possible to access the history with the Chrome browser? I can't seem to find it. Thanks.

Back button on the bottom left of the screen to go back and in the top right corner press the 3 square settings button and the forward arrow to go forward.

For history in chrome. Type chrome://history into the omnibox.

Sometimes I sit in bed and watch TVCatchup but the back/home/whatever buttons stay lit when full screened.

Are there any apps or settings that can force them to auto hide?

I guess it depends on the app. Some apps keep the on screen buttons visible until you tap the screen and they go away. Contact the Dev and let them know so a future version has that ability.

Nothing in the settings?

 

[JonnyBrad]

For history in chrome. Type chrome://history into the omnibox.

 

[drugstore_cowboy]

I guess it depends on the app. Some apps keep the on screen buttons visible until you tap the screen and they go away. Contact the Dev and let them know so a future version has that ability.

Nothing in the settings?

Will do, thanks.

 

[Liquidus]

For history in chrome. Type chrome://history into the omnibox.

Awesome! Thank you!

 

[meow]

Never mind -- I think the vibrate when typing option was making my keyboard inputs laggy. I turned it off and it's so much better.

 

[Old Lace]

I just got a Nexus 4. I'm upgrading from a Optimus V on Virgin Mobile. And I'm really impressed so far.

 

[H2Yo]

Is it the NFC noise?

If I turn NFC on and put the phone near my wallet (with the bus card in it), it'll "beep boop beep"

I just put my phone next to my ATM card and bingo!

Thanks! hahaha

 

[Bboy AJ]

Got my replacement N4. It has two dimples on the back. Nice.

 

[The Faceless Master]

Got my replacement N4. It has two dimples on the back. Nice.

tits!

 

[PGamer]

I got a Nexus 4 recently and I've found that it rattles a bit when I move it. Is this normal and is there any reason for me to try to do anything about it?

 

[Liquidus]

I got a Nexus 4 recently and I've found that it rattles a bit when I move it. Is this normal and is there any reason for me to try to do anything about it?

Hold your phone with your left hand by the bottom. With your right had tap the back of the phone near the camera. What you hear is very common. It's the auto focus mechanism.

 

[Nicktendo86]

Hold your phone with your left hand by the bottom. With your right had tap the back of the phone near the camera. What you hear is very common. It's the auto focus mechanism.

I thought it was the SIM card tray?

 

[Beowulf28]

So last week I ordered a 16GB nexus 4 and it arrived on Thursday but instead of a 16GB they had sent me an 8GB. I called customer support and they told me they had accidentally sent me both models and that my 16GB would arrive on Friday (which it did). Now here's my dilemma, the customer support guy I talked to said he'd pass up the issue to another department so I can resend the 8GB but when I got the email from them they didn't seem aware of why I wanted to return the device, so if I kept/sold the extra phone could Google do anything to me?

 

[CygnusXS]

Why does the "Auto-Sync Data" button keep un-checking itself? I got the phone yesterday and this is driving me nuts.

Edit: Screen rotate keeps turning itself on as well.

 

[Liquidus]

I thought it was the SIM card tray?

Put you ear up to both and tap.

 

[Brinbe]

Lost my N4 on Wednesday. =(

Hope the replacement shows up promptly this week.

 

[Husker86]

So last week I ordered a 16GB nexus 4 and it arrived on Thursday but instead of a 16GB they had sent me an 8GB. I called customer support and they told me they had accidentally sent me both models and that my 16GB would arrive on Friday (which it did). Now here's my dilemma, the customer support guy I talked to said he'd pass up the issue to another department so I can resend the 8GB but when I got the email from them they didn't seem aware of why I wanted to return the device, so if I kept/sold the extra phone could Google do anything to me?

Of course they could. Who knows if they would, but just send it back. Now if they give you a refund when you send back the 8GB, then they've just blew off your good will so keep that shit.

 

[Revoh]

Right after taking a dump I dropped my N4 in the toilet!
Luckily I flushed the toiled first.
I made a call right away to test it and it sounded like shit (no pun intended)
I will turn it off and wait a few hours. I don't know what else could I do besides blowing air with a hair dryer.

Is my phone going to be useless now?

 

[PriitV]

Right after taking a dump I dropped my N4 in the toilet!
Luckily I flushed the toiled first.
I made a call right away to test it and it sounded like shit (no pun intended)
I will turn it off and wait a few hours. I don't know what else could I do besides blowing air with a hair dryer.

Is my phone going to be useless now?

Rice

 

[The Faceless Master]

Rice

This. Ziploc with rice for 48 hours.

 

[kms_md]

This. Ziploc with rice for 48 hours.

I second this.

 

[Taco_Human]

Where's the update? I heard it was supposed to be pushed out yesterday or today.

 

[Revoh]

Thanks guys. My phone is working fine now. Everything went better than expected

 

[DagsJT]

Where's the update? I heard it was supposed to be pushed out yesterday or today.

Update for what?

 

[Taco_Human]

Update for what?

The next update for android was supposed to be released. I'm not sure what version but it's 4.2.3 or something else that isn't 4.2.2.

 

[spindoctor]

Rumors were floating around that 4.3 would be releasing on or around June 10th. It was never confirmed officially so I wouldn't put much stock in it.

 

[Ollie Pooch]

Ended up losing my iPhone 4S in a cab drunk Sunday night. Oops- picked up a Nexus 4 Monday. So smooth, phone is amazing. Finally a great Android experience. Did some screen adjustment with the Franco display thing, now it's perfect. Well pleased - and it was so cheap.

 

[Nicktendo86]

Ended up losing my iPhone 4S in a cab drunk Sunday night. Oops- picked up a Nexus 4 Monday. So smooth, phone is amazing. Finally a great Android experience. Did some screen adjustment with the Franco display thing, now it's perfect. Well pleased - and it was so cheap.

Does.the Franco thing work with non rooted devices?

 

[Bboy AJ]

Does.the Franco thing work with non rooted devices?

No. Just root it. I never quite understood the hesitance. I've literally never run my Nexus devices without root. And by literally, I mean literally. First thing I do is root it before it ever gets booted to system.