Nexus 4 Owners Thread - apps, tips & tricks!

youcancallmeal wrote: »

Yeah volume is definitely not great. I find music fine but talking only podcasts are very hard to listen to, I've use Klipsch S4i earphones which block out most outside noise but even then I still play them at full volume. I've tried the free version of the volume+ app which helps a little too.

I must say though my previous phone the droid razr had crappy volume levels too so I think it's just an Android thing?

Such a shame, completely kills it from my point of view which is a shame, bit of a schoolboy error from Google/LG on it.

Seems a good phone apart from that

EGriff wrote: »

The volume is fine if you ask me. I use a pair of sennheiser in ear headphones and at full volume its painfully loud. Slightly over half volume is just right.

Did you get that pop-up about safe volume when you turned it up?

Yeah its nothing to do with the safe volume warning. What are you listening to? I find music volume is grand, usually never have to go to full volume. It's podcasts with just talking only that are hard to listen to in any kind of noisy environment so I will generally be at full volume using these. Also the podcasts are not all from the same podcaster in case you were thinking that.

Anyone here use the Qualcomm Snapdragon Battery Guru app from play store?

It takes about 3 days (may vary) after installation - during which it tries to learn the usage pattern/behaviour - and is supposed to tune the chipset for better battery savings once operational..

reb73 wrote: »

Anyone here use the Qualcomm Snapdragon Battery Guru app from play store?

It takes about 3 days (may vary) after installation - during which it tries to learn the usage pattern/behaviour - and is supposed to tune the chipset for better battery savings once operational..

I tried it for 4 days and just uninstalled it this evening. I installed it out of curiosity,though 4.2.2 has sorted any battery issues i had.

The reason i uninstalled it was i noticed over the last couple of days that i wasn't getting any Gmail notifications despite emails being received. Had a look at Google Accounts and the sync features of almost all my Google apps was turned off. It obviously turned them off at certain periods but i've no idea when or if it turned it back on.

Shortlived experiment but it appeared to add nothing to my battery experience.

Got a nexus 4 and swapped to three for their unlimited data package. It's working okish but it isn't very good at swapping networks. Three defaults to Vodafone's network when there is no Three reception and this loses the 3G connection. The phone however is very slow to swap from a "Vodafone" network the back to the 3 network when there is one available. Does anyone know if this a problem with how the phone is configured or is it just a problem with mobile networks in general?

lemon_remon wrote: »

Got a nexus 4 and swapped to three for their unlimited data package. It's working okish but it isn't very good at swapping networks. Three defaults to Vodafone's network when there is no Three reception and this loses the 3G connection. The phone however is very slow to swap from a "Vodafone" network the back to the 3 network when there is one available. Does anyone know if this a problem with how the phone is configured or is it just a problem with mobile networks in general?

Problem with the networks itself. Use to be a thread about it on the 3 forum itself.

HTML5! wrote: »

Just picked one up today. LOVE it!

Quick question: which email client are you guys using?

I have an outlook.com address, but I'm unable to set it up on K9 mail. Google wasn't much help either.

The outlook/hot mail apps aren't very good.

You know of a good push mail app for that will work with outlook?

can you not set it up as an exchange email?

http://forums.androidcentral.com/general-help-how/196272-setting-up-email-outlook-com-address.html

1. Create new account using e-mail app
2. Manual setup
3. Choose Microsoft Exchange
4. Domain user = \username@outlook.com
5. Password = mail password that you set up previously
6. Exchange server = snt-m.hotmail.com
7. Check Use Secure connection (SSL)
8. Check Accept all SSL certificates (Not sure if this is required)
9. Accept the activation (If prompted)
10. Configure the mail client to your liking
11. Give the mail box a name (Currently set to Outlook)
12. Job done

Anyone got problems with pictures not loading on Facebook app??? Any ideas???

budhabob wrote: »

Anyone crack the back? Mine is smashed, no idea how.

Yea there is a small crack on the top left of the back near the camera .
No idea how it happened.
I ordered one of these titanium black which i think look good and will hide it.

iggy wrote: »

Yea there is a small crack on the top left of the back near the camera .
No idea how it happened.
I ordered one of these titanium black which i think look good and will hide it.

I'm gonna get one of these too, mines not cracked but its getting covered in little scratches and its starting to look pretty crap.

iggy wrote: »

I only ordered it on Thursday when the titanium one was released. There is a big thread on XDA about them.

I didnt realise they were kind of like stickers. I dont know if they will work for mine considering theres a shatter pattern on the back.

iggy wrote: »

Have a at this video of a black leather one and see
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XS8GS_lMgE&feature=youtube_gdata_player

I dont think that will work considering the crack I have Thanks for all the help though.

There were alot of cases mentioned in this thread. Anyone recommend particular ones? I would like a nice thin one (mainly to hide the bloodly crack).

lord lucan wrote: »

I'd recommend the Dbrand one. My N4 fell and hit the fireplace causing extensive cracking all over the back of it. I got one of them skins from Canada and the phone feels brand new. The skin contains the shattered glass and doesn't feel weird,in some ways it feels like it was always part of the phone.

Excellent. I might try these so. How long did delivery take?