Nexus 5 Owners Thread - apps, tips & tricks!

marcbrophy wrote: »

So, do we need to unlock the BootLoader to root this puppy?

EDIT: Just realised that we do!

Feck it anyway, just spent all morning setting this up, so that I can just drop in my SIM and be ready to go! Now I have to go through all that again :mad:

Adb reboot-bootloader
Fastboot oem unlock

advertsfox wrote: »

Adb reboot-bootloader
Fastboot oem unlock

Oh yeah, that's the one

But my problem was, I wasn't thinking when I took it out of the box! I spent hours customising it and so on, forgetting that a BL unlock wipes all data :pac:

Nexarz wrote: »

Yea you need to make a new thread, pick your contact and choose the number to sms, on the threads list there should be the name and a little sms box on the botton right corner of the contact's icon

Ya but the SMS and Hangout chats with the same person are in different threads. Bit of a pain.
Anyway minor inconvenience for those who have the N5

Any recommendations for an app that shows notification bubbles on the app icon for mail, hangouts etc?

The Complete Evolution of Google's Nexus Phone...:)

11 Android 4.4 KitKat Hidden Features! Some you may know of and some you may not...e.g. hidden easter egg!

Does anyone who received the phone have it on a network that supports 4G, in a 4G location?

Is that aspect working as expected?

Doesn't affect me yet, as I'm on Three, but just curious

Rod Serling wrote: »

Scummy thing to do, people do it with all the latest phones. I don't know why anyone would pay anything like that, just wait for Amazon and other sites.

I want the N5 and don't want to go the Play/Parcel Motel Route, so I'll pay more, but not those prices and not from Adverts. Someone has a 16GB for €490, someone else a 32GB for €550.

I see nothing wrong with selling it for those prices. IMO it's just supply and demand. If someone doesn't want to; or can't be bothered jumping through the PM/Google Play hoops, then they don't have to, but they will have to pay a premium if they want a N5 now. That premium is then set by supply and demand, because there's clearly more than 1 person who wants one of these.

Once again, there's nothing stopping people waiting for Amazon or whoever to start selling them, but if they want it now and they don't have a friend who can order it for them, or they missed the boat, or whatever, they pay whatever the market sets the price at.

IMO

projectgtr wrote: »

What case are people getting I took the plunge and ordered a Spigen from amazon for little over a tenner, I want an otter box but none available yet so this with a free screen protector will do the job for a while , let's the rear be visable too.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00FJJ38HY/ref=ya_aw_oh_pit

I ordered the below:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00EV8Y684/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?qid=1383744134&sr=8-3&pi=AC_SX110_SY165

Ste05 wrote: »

I'm not sure I like the clear back on that one. I'm worried it'll look terrible when it gets a few scratches.

My current favourite is probably this one, but I'm holding off until I see if any more come online. I had one of these for my SGS3 and it was great, I'm hoping they release one for the N5, although it's not looking likely thus far...

I'd be in full agreement with you. People are going to pay that for novelty value or ease of getting it. They have ben on fleabay the last week for up to twice the playstore price.

el_greco wrote: »

Has anyone got their nexus on 48? I cannot for the life of me get 3G to work! Tried the suggested settings, no joy... Any help would be appreciated

Is it set to use LTE only mate? If it is turn it to 3G and restart the phone!