yeah, all kinds of colours and styles.
There's a ton of different brand names too, of you Google around.
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There's a ton of different brand names too, of you Google around.
hitsugi
Member
I got random hairline scratches all over my screen. Never dropped it or scraped anything against it and I keep it in a dedicated pocket. Some people seem to have fine luck with their screens but the N5 has been the worst one yet for me
G-Bus
Banned
Well it's finally happened.
My girlfriend accidentally stepped on my phone. the crack was localized around the top right corner with some smaller cracks coming down and to the centre of the screen. Is just a day it's gotten a lot worse.
Touch features still work but the sensor that turns the screen off when you make a call is all messed up and it just stays blank when i make a phone call.
Anyone have any idea how much this is going to cost me?
I didn't order it from google so I sent in a message to LG. Still waiting on a reply. A 3rd party place in the mall quoted me at $249....
My girlfriend accidentally stepped on my phone. the crack was localized around the top right corner with some smaller cracks coming down and to the centre of the screen. Is just a day it's gotten a lot worse.
Touch features still work but the sensor that turns the screen off when you make a call is all messed up and it just stays blank when i make a phone call.
Anyone have any idea how much this is going to cost me?
I didn't order it from google so I sent in a message to LG. Still waiting on a reply. A 3rd party place in the mall quoted me at $249....
The Faceless Master
Member
how did she accidentally step on your phone?
thank you.
Tenacious-V
Thinks his PR is better than yours.
Yeah, skinning the phone just makes such a big difference. The 2 top brands are dbrand and slickwraps.
If you're looking for brushed metal styles (like the black titanium I have on mine) or some of the other true colour skins, dbrand is a great option. Both of them have skins that the other doesn't.
I've used both slickwraps and dbrand (I've given examples of both in this thread) and there are some slight differences.
Slickwraps has a wider back skin (goes 1 or 2 mm closer to the outside edges) but dbrand has better NEXUS cutouts for the lettering. They're wider, cleaner, and more precise. The NEXUS lettering on the slickwraps skins can be a bit uneven. The slickwraps glow skins, as cool as they are, don't fit the phone properly and bubble up at the corners even after you hit it with a hair dryer.
My suggestion would be, if they have the same skins on both sites go dbrand, otherwise slickwraps is good for ones dbrand doesn't carry.
http://dbrand.com/submodels/nexus-5/
So I am finally getting a N5 during the weekend hopefully. This will be my first Android phone so where should I start? Any links regarding essential apps in order to get the most out of it? Especially battery management and any other tools that will improve its performance..
Suggestions regarding a case? I want something on the slim side that doesn't add much bulk. Anything that looks nice and offers some basic protection is ok, I am not willing to sacrifice the phone's "looks" for maximum protection.
Suggestions regarding a case? I want something on the slim side that doesn't add much bulk. Anything that looks nice and offers some basic protection is ok, I am not willing to sacrifice the phone's "looks" for maximum protection.
strikeselect
You like me, you really really like me!
I have the Diztronic TPU case and like it alot.
www.amazon.com/Diztronic-Matte-Black-Flexible-Nexus/dp/B00FZ14E3S/r
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Just use the phone instead of trying to tinker with it immediately.
Hahaha. This is actually pretty solid advice though. I used custom ROMs for years and have yet to install one on my N5. It's already so good there's almost no point.
Tenacious-V
Thinks his PR is better than yours.
Try Lakitu instead. It's a much better twitch.tv app. The official twitch.tv app is crap.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kwd.lakitu
Thank you. I even tried Vortex with the same result so i'll give this a shot.
Edit: so far so good, just wish there was an option to quickly access the people you follow.
Zoe
Member
My S3 just went dead on me tonight (possibly the battery), and I've been getting frustrated with the sluggishness as of late, so I think now might be the time to jump. I've never really looked into the Nexus line--any big reason to buy directly from Google rather than getting my contract discount? I have SERO, so I'm not gonna jump ship to another carrier for a long time.
The Faceless Master
Member
you save the upgrade.
you could buy a more expensive phone with the upgrade and sell it for profit.
or you could pocket the upgrade and use it later...
you could buy a more expensive phone with the upgrade and sell it for profit.
or you could pocket the upgrade and use it later...
Zoe
Member
Phone was declared dead by the store, so guess I'll be taking the plunge. Getting the phone for $99 is too hard to pass up, so I'll just buy it from Sprint directly.
From my searching regarding SERO, it appears to be fine as long as you stick with online or phone support. I'll try the text chat this afternoon.
From my searching regarding SERO, it appears to be fine as long as you stick with online or phone support. I'll try the text chat this afternoon.
Hey guys, not sure if someone can help me.
I forgot my phone at home today (it was 100%) so I haven't used it at all, yet when I finally got home and checked it... it had 5%
Immediately checked battery usage, apparently Wi-Fi was the main process. It had about 40% Wi-Fi. Battery said it had been 19hrs since the last charge and that's also what it said in the Wi-Fi process... that the process has been on for 19hrs.
Thing is, Wi-Fi wasn't on at all. I even tried connecting to the internet, but I couldn't because Wi-Fi was off. Mobile internet as well etc.
How the hell did my phone lose 95% if Wi-Fi wasn't even on? :/ All the other processor like google chrome or screen had like 20 minutes of usage because I checked the interwebz about 15-20 minutes before I went to sleep last night so that checks out...
I forgot my phone at home today (it was 100%) so I haven't used it at all, yet when I finally got home and checked it... it had 5%
Immediately checked battery usage, apparently Wi-Fi was the main process. It had about 40% Wi-Fi. Battery said it had been 19hrs since the last charge and that's also what it said in the Wi-Fi process... that the process has been on for 19hrs.
Thing is, Wi-Fi wasn't on at all. I even tried connecting to the internet, but I couldn't because Wi-Fi was off. Mobile internet as well etc.
How the hell did my phone lose 95% if Wi-Fi wasn't even on? :/ All the other processor like google chrome or screen had like 20 minutes of usage because I checked the interwebz about 15-20 minutes before I went to sleep last night so that checks out...
You probably have "scanning always available" on in advanced wifi settings. Even then, wifi should not be draining the battery like that. Was your phone awake the whole time?
Hmm, I can't see how it would have been awake? Screen was off so it was just on standby.
Zoe
Member
Could be an app that didn't quit properly. I used to get that all the time with Google Music.
Did you take any pictures? There's a bug where the camera doesn't close properly and stays on. I've only gotten it once since I got it at launch but i rarely take pictures.
Check the battery stats page and click on the graph. Look at the awake bar and compare it with the screen on bar. They should be similar but there should be more of the awake bar filled in. If the awake bar is solid for long periods of time, somethings keeping you phone awake.
I checked the battery stats and wifi was basically 100% awake through the 19 hours. The entire bar was filled in. Didn't see any other apps even remotely active in comparison.
There should be 5 bars. Signal, wifi, awake, screen on, and charging. The wifi bar should be filled in if you have wifi or scanning on.
If it's the awake bar that was full and there are no obvious apps that are eating up the battery, go to developer options and look at process stats. That should give more details on what app it might be. Just make sure to raise the duration to a day and switch between types.
Zoe
Member
So I went ahead and did the in-store pickup option for the phone. When I got there I warned them from the start that I had a SERO account and if it was too troublesome I would just order it online. I don't know if it was just dumb luck or what, but after a bunch of hemming and hawing back and forth with the store manager, they managed to complete the order. The manager warned me to check my account after a few hours to make sure I didn't get automatically bumped up to a new plan, but as of this morning it's still saying SERO Premium. I told them I would activate it at home to spare them the trouble, but apparently whatever they did already activated it, so I didn't have to spend any time on chat support either.
The phone is pretty nice so far! I'm not entirely convinced the notification light is working correctly though...
Anybody know of an alarm app that has something like Samsung's smart wake-up feature? I'm missing the gentle wake-up.
I changed wifi scanning so it disappeared. The bar is empty @ advanced battery settings now.
Did notice mobile signal bar is 100% full and green, despite mobile being off.
I just checked battery usage and the top apps are Phone idle at 40% and Mobile standby at 27%.
Now, I charged my phone a few hours ago and haven't used it yet. It was 100%, it's currently around 74%. 26% gone without even using it. I did notice it said "Battery used by mobile radio" when I clicked on Mobile Standby but I'm not finding any active radio app.
Developer options isn't showing any intensive or resource heavy apps either.
Another strange thing... I'm finally using my phone now and it's obvious that "Screen" is jumping up fast. It's already at 22% of the 100% so Phone Idle and Mobile standby are going down. But it's not like the phone is draining ultra fast now I'm using it. It's still at 74%.
So I don't actually think Phone Idle/Mobile Standby could be the culprit because screen is taking over soon and the phone isn't draining any faster. It's strange... as if the phone drains faster when not using it? But there's no obvious culprit anywhere. I only have a few apps too, Twitter, Smart Voice Recorder, Clumsy Bird, Rayman Fiesta and Sorcery!
I do know I didn't have this problem when I just got the phone. It's about 1,5w old now, very recent purchase.
BoosterDuck
Banned
Is it possible for Google to use a dual sided charge cable for the Nexus 6 so I can stop fiddling with it?
Jzero
Member
Just get a wireless charger.
Green is good. That bar just shows you your signal strength. The better the signal, the less your phone works to get signal.
Odd. Have you tried rebooting your phone. I'd let it die completely to make sure the battery isn't being read incorrectly too. That used too happen a lot on my old phone.
they'll probably move to the new usb type-c plug that's symmetrical
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
I wish they would just license Lightning cables from Apple. They're so nice.
InfectedZero
Member
If you guys want a cheap wireless charger that works great I have been using this one for the past few days and its fantastic. Works fine with my hybrid case on as well. $12.99
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CY8PWTA/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CY8PWTA/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
lunchtoast
Member
I've been using Droid Kang v19 but they haven't updated in awhile. I've been waiting for aokp or cyanogen to release a stable version. A lot of people here aren't using roms, just xposed installer installing only the extras they want. I prefer roms though.
Forgot to add I haven't had any issues with Droig Kang, but people have been complaining on XDA about lack of updates.
Go into the settings for those apps and you can turn it off.
Go into settings in Facebook app, scroll down to notifications and uncheck vibrate. Same with email.
Only if you are in the U.S.
Zoe
Member
Is the battery bad? I've only been charging it in the car during my commute for the past three days, and it's managed to stay above 60% for the majority of the time. I haven't used it much aside from some Candy Crush last night, but my S3 would have been long dead by now just from background processes.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
3 hours screen time is not awful.
Ruthless_Barbarian
Member
You may need to play around with google now and location settings. I consistently get 4+ hours screen time with my daily use, 6+ hours on weekends when I home.
Couple of dumb questions focusing on headphones:
Do "iPhone" headphones work on this?
Meaning, are you able to play/pause, control the volume, and use the inline mic with headphones that also work on iphones (like the sony mdr-ex38ip)? As a samsung user for the past 1.8 years, it's annoying to me that the mic/controls for 99% of headphones with inline mics don't work on the samsung line of phones.
Is there any way you can use Google Now voice commands without directly touching the phone? (e.g. saying "OK Google" while the phone is locked or maybe using the play/pause control button on the headphone?)
Do "iPhone" headphones work on this?
Meaning, are you able to play/pause, control the volume, and use the inline mic with headphones that also work on iphones (like the sony mdr-ex38ip)? As a samsung user for the past 1.8 years, it's annoying to me that the mic/controls for 99% of headphones with inline mics don't work on the samsung line of phones.
Is there any way you can use Google Now voice commands without directly touching the phone? (e.g. saying "OK Google" while the phone is locked or maybe using the play/pause control button on the headphone?)
Laurentius
Member
Just got one today! It's quite nice, I'm really enjoying it.
Question about Google Hangouts. Is there no way to set my GMail chat status? (Beyond the stupid "set your mood" thing, and having it tell people what device you are on.) It seems to always just put me as "away" if someone views me from GMail. I want to be able to set myself as "Unavailable" or even offline, but I can't for the life of me find an option to do so. Didn't have much luck googling it either.
Anybody else run into this issue? If you can't set your status, I'm just going to get rid Hangouts and use a different app for SMS.
Question about Google Hangouts. Is there no way to set my GMail chat status? (Beyond the stupid "set your mood" thing, and having it tell people what device you are on.) It seems to always just put me as "away" if someone views me from GMail. I want to be able to set myself as "Unavailable" or even offline, but I can't for the life of me find an option to do so. Didn't have much luck googling it either.
Anybody else run into this issue? If you can't set your status, I'm just going to get rid Hangouts and use a different app for SMS.
With my apple EarPods I can pause, and skip forward one track that is all.