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Nexus 4 |OT| Quality for everyone
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Nicktendo86
Member
Battery life is very acceptable on this phone. Been 12 hours on battery with 2 hours screen on time, played an hour of temple run and streamed over Google play music. Still got 30% left. I hope they don't fuck it up with key lime pie.
Nicktendo86
Member
I got 9.5h today before I had less than 15% with 2h screen on time today. After I got that battery wakelock app I've been suspecting all the IM apps more and more... and I can't get rid of them
I did a factory restore and just installed apps I 100% trust, seems to be going well so far fingers crossed!
Yeah that's basically what I did last week. I only have apps that really need (except now that I've customised my homescreen to all hell and back), but having 5 different IM apps can do this to you I guess.
Submarino Conversível
Member
All of a sudden my N4 disappeared from the Web Playstore.
I know this happens when you clear the services framework, but I never did that. Tried cleaning the Playstore and even removed and added again my Google Account.
Does it take a while to reappear?
EDIT: Solved with a factory reset.
I know this happens when you clear the services framework, but I never did that. Tried cleaning the Playstore and even removed and added again my Google Account.
Does it take a while to reappear?
EDIT: Solved with a factory reset.
My battery woes seem to have come to an end. After breaking my face about why the fuck my battery kept draining so quickly, fighting with apps about nonsense, I decided to just let my battery die out instead of plug it in at 2-3% as I usually do.
It's been two days since, and it's like a completely different phone. By god this thing seems to last for forever now.
It's been two days since, and it's like a completely different phone. By god this thing seems to last for forever now.
My battery life has never been that bad really. It certainly could be better, but not nearly as bad as some people have reported.
There are various ways to improve your battery life anyway. Obviously messing with various settings may increase battery life, but there are other ways as well. Rooting your phone and flashing a custom kernal and rom can increase battery life quite significantly. A custom kernal even allows you to downclock the CPU and GPU to whatever setting you want. The app for Franco kernal also allows you to set a different speed for specific apps. So lets say you want to use the CPU at full power when playing games, you can just set that in the app.
You can even get an extended battery case for the nexus 4. It looks fucking ridiculous though I think. I suppose it could come in useful though.
http://www.mugen-power-batteries.co...-power-4500mah-power-case-for-lg-nexus-4.html
I've also found out that it is actually fairly easy to replace the battery in a nexus 4, despite the fact the back cover is not meant to be removed. It is also possible to buy a replacement battery.
There are various ways to improve your battery life anyway. Obviously messing with various settings may increase battery life, but there are other ways as well. Rooting your phone and flashing a custom kernal and rom can increase battery life quite significantly. A custom kernal even allows you to downclock the CPU and GPU to whatever setting you want. The app for Franco kernal also allows you to set a different speed for specific apps. So lets say you want to use the CPU at full power when playing games, you can just set that in the app.
You can even get an extended battery case for the nexus 4. It looks fucking ridiculous though I think. I suppose it could come in useful though.
http://www.mugen-power-batteries.co...-power-4500mah-power-case-for-lg-nexus-4.html
I've also found out that it is actually fairly easy to replace the battery in a nexus 4, despite the fact the back cover is not meant to be removed. It is also possible to buy a replacement battery.
Try charging over USB. It takes longer but I feel like I get an additional 20-30 minutes of use doing so.
I usually charge my battery at 1% and let it completely die once a week and have zero complaints about battery life.
Ruthless_Barbarian
Member
Chrome is just killing my battery. 45 minutes of browsing brought down battery from 100% to 60%.
I would do this, but I'd rather not keep my computer on over night, as I usually charge my phone while I sleep. Might start charging it earlier and keep it off charger overnight then.
Chrome is just killing my battery. 45 minutes of browsing brought down battery from 100% to 60%.
Not to discount the chrome hate but that's probably the screen sucking the juice
Ruthless_Barbarian
Member
Nah, screen was only 18% while chrome was 59% of battery used.
If I don't use chrome, I get 4 hours of screen time comfortably.
If I don't use chrome, I get 4 hours of screen time comfortably.
So I kinda picked up an N4 on a whim.. erm
Best Buy mobile sold me a Koodo version $299 outright16gb. Quite a bit less than from google play. I tried before but no one would sell without taking an agreement.
As my first time actually holding this phone without the anti theft crap attached to it, I freaking love it. No way am i putting some shitty fucking plastic case on this thing. Yes I know its glass and it can break, but its way too nice. Phone is fast and fluid and really nice to use.
Second day of use, not very heavy today though but I currently have 66% battery left on 10 hrs 54 min. 48 min screen time. Thats stock out of the box, no modifications. Not bad at all.
Best Buy mobile sold me a Koodo version $299 outright16gb. Quite a bit less than from google play. I tried before but no one would sell without taking an agreement.
As my first time actually holding this phone without the anti theft crap attached to it, I freaking love it. No way am i putting some shitty fucking plastic case on this thing. Yes I know its glass and it can break, but its way too nice. Phone is fast and fluid and really nice to use.
Second day of use, not very heavy today though but I currently have 66% battery left on 10 hrs 54 min. 48 min screen time. Thats stock out of the box, no modifications. Not bad at all.
drugstore_cowboy
Member
Had mine in a case for months now and every time I pop it out to clear the dust and crap out I don't want to put it back in.
So smooth and sleek in the hand but the phones already taken dozens of knocks to the back in my pocket, I just know it'd get shattered.
So smooth and sleek in the hand but the phones already taken dozens of knocks to the back in my pocket, I just know it'd get shattered.
Ruthless_Barbarian
Member
Did anyone receive a minor update recently? I got one last night, 1.8mb, but not sure what it fixed/changed.
Funny thing, my build version still says JWR66V after the update
Funny thing, my build version still says JWR66V after the update
Can't say I've noticed mate
I just got my replacement Nexus 4 and can't seem to be able to pull in the 4.3 OTA update via wifi
Patience young Jedi. It'll come.
KernelPanic
Member
Did anyone receive a minor update recently? I got one last night, 1.8mb, but not sure what it fixed/changed.
Funny thing, my build version still says JWR66V after the update
It's apparently a security update: http://www.androidcentral.com/android-43-jwr66y-security-update-landing-some-nexus-phones
I got mine yesterday and it now reads build# JWR66Y
Thanks, guess I'll see how it goes.
Is it safe to use my Lumia 920 wireless charger with the N4?
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
Both are qi, should work fine.
Cool. thanks. Kinda figured but was not sure.
Submarino Conversível
Member
I only use one in the back
BomberMouse
Member
My Nexus 4 bricked with the latest update, reseted it to factory settings, didn't work. Flashed 4.2.2 and now it doesn't work as a cellphone, IMEI is missing it seems.
Any change I can get a replacement? I'm still under warranty but couldn't find how to make it valid.
Any change I can get a replacement? I'm still under warranty but couldn't find how to make it valid.
Ruthless_Barbarian
Member
$100 price drop. Madness!
ClassyPenguin
Banned
About a month of owning this phone, no complaints yet.
Randy Lanzarote
Member
At £159/£199 the Nexus 4 might just be the greatest phone ever released. (Especially since the predictive dialpad update update in 4.3) Staggering value for money.
I feel I should buy another on principle, especially given its competitors at £159 are probably a Galaxy Ace or Xperia E.
I feel I should buy another on principle, especially given its competitors at £159 are probably a Galaxy Ace or Xperia E.
Ruthless_Barbarian
Member
No issues here, infact 4.3 fixed my bluetooth issue where I couldn't connect to my car audio.
It is pretty fantastic yeah, best value mid-range phone going atm. Overall though I think the Lumia 520 does shade it in best VFM at £80.
I'd be 99% sure that's why they've dropped it. Nexus 5 in November would be a good bet.
Soodanim
Member
I'm very tempted by the £159 8gb. I'm not too fussed about the extra 8gb, as £40 is too much for that amount of memory. I've managed to cope just fine with my current phone (Acer Liquid Metal) and an 8gb card (mostly filled by music - I'll probably only need a couple hundred meg for apps), so the non-upgradable memory will not be much of a problem at all.
Are the claims of problems with 4.3 unfounded/fixed?
Are the claims of problems with 4.3 unfounded/fixed?
What sort of problems have you been hearing? If anything, 4.3 fixed a lot of things and my battery life is better than ever.
it will be quite the upgrade from your acer t1000
The squishy or rock solid button cut outs on the Ringke Fusion case are shitty but the protection the case provides is second to none in my opinion. It looks great too btw.
I have a Fusion and I have no issue with it.
Ruthless_Barbarian
Member
Ringke fusion for me as well, great case.
BoosterDuck
Banned
How's the battery life on this thing?