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How will we get are Nexus 4's out of freezes?

With the n4 just getting root I'm sure there's some kernels/ROMs on the way does anybody have any insight on how we'll be able to get out of freezes of course cause no removable battery? That was the only way I knew before. Thanks
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DJ "suMo* said:
With the n4 just getting root I'm sure there's some kernels/ROMs on the way does anybody have any insight on how we'll be able to get out of freezes of course cause no removable battery? That was the only way I knew before. Thanks
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Hold down power button

We really need a sticky thread about this...

BravoMotorola said:
Hold down power button
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Wow the only way I ever knew was to pull the battery you're telling me no matter how bad the phone freezes the power button shuts the phone down?
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DJ "suMo* said:
Wow the only way I ever knew was to pull the battery you're telling me no matter how bad the phone freezes the power button shuts the phone down?
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Just like any PC would, yes.

jacklebott said:
Just like any PC would, yes.
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Wow it's a simple little thing like that you never knew that just blows your mind I've never even tried it that way before
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man how could u not know this already?

DJ "suMo* said:
With the n4 just getting root I'm sure there's some kernels/ROMs on the way does anybody have any insight on how we'll be able to get out of freezes of course cause no removable battery? That was the only way I knew before. Thanks
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Yea because tablets for the past 3 years with non-removable batteries have been bricked after freezes?
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According to Nexus4 guide, which comes with the phone, you have to hold down the power button for 10 seconds to reboot the phone.
I guess that can takes you out of a freeze.

hello00 said:
man how could u not know this already?
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Bro I just never knew nor tried it that way ever always a custom to just pulling the battery
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Knock the phone 3 times and then say "Potatoes eat there". The phone would automatically switch off.

Power and volume down works for me
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I don't trust that method to be 100% reliable, though. Just from experience with my G2x and it freezing. My phone has a button combo that restarts the phone, but sometimes it fails when my phone is frozen and I still have to pull the battery.

partylikeaninjastar said:
I don't trust that method to be 100% reliable, though. Just from experience with my G2x and it freezing. My phone has a button combo that restarts the phone, but sometimes it fails when my phone is frozen and I still have to pull the battery.
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On the nexus 4 the 10sec power button reboot is programmed on the hardware layer(pre-boot) and not the software layer. No matter how bad you freeze your phone in the o/s the power button hold will always reboot it plain and simple.
If you have a hardware issue though then your in trouble no matter what.
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My nexus 4 just froze 2 min ago after trying to quit a game. I waited for it to do something but nothing happened. Holding power button down did NOT help.
I held the power button and the volume button down at the same time and it worked. Just sharing it with you guys! :good:

How to take a screenshot?

Need to know thanks.
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Hold power and volume down.

gtg465x said:
Hold power and volume down.
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Fast reply thanks!
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Also, you must press both of them at the same time. (not like Windows where you can press one first and one later)

KyraOfFire said:
Also, you must press both of them at the same time. (not like Windows where you can press one first and one later)
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Yes I've done it on my other phones just wasn't sure of the combo.
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Screenshot...
gtg465x said:
Hold power and volume down.
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Not working for me? I tried all combos of buttons, but nothing?

why my nexus 4 doesn't take a screen shot when pressing power and volume down button

I'm running stock, haven't changed a thing since getting it from Google play.
Need HELP!!
Thank you!
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Are you doing it simultaneously? Give it like a second or two before releasing
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press the power button first and the the volume down button...and then wait for your INSTANT WIN!!

need to press them the same time. its a little tricky at the start but you'll get used to it.

or you can just get an app that will do it for you
like THESE

Sparta507 said:
or you can just get an app that will do it for you
like THESE
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no point in installing useless apps that consume memory when its in the OS natively. its not that difficult to press two buttons at the same time and getting it right. once you do it once or twice, you'd get the hang of it and all is good.
either that or flash a custom rom and u can add the screenshot button on your long press power button menu.

zephiK said:
no point in installing useless apps that consume memory when its in the OS natively. its not that difficult to press two buttons at the same time and getting it right. once you do it once or twice, you'd get the hang of it and all is good.
either that or flash a custom rom and u can add the screenshot button on your long press power button menu.
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Yeah I'm pretty sure its not working for me either
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It works for everyone. All you have to do is push them at the same time. Power + volume down. Hold for like three seconds. If it doesn't work hold for five seconds.
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thanks guys, it is indeed tricky. especially doing it with my diztronic case.
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strobex said:
Yeah I'm pretty sure its not working for me either
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It's very tricky. I said the same thing when I was doing it on my galaxy Nexus but got the hang of it.
Place your hand on the volume down and power button before pressing them and then hold them both at the same time until your phone makes a screen shot animation.
I will give Samsung this though the slide to screen shot is very intuitive on the touch wiz platform.
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eminemead said:
thanks guys, it is indeed tricky. especially doing it with my diztronic case.
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Oh so that's why. Since the new diztronics cover the buttons, it's probably not being pressed correctly.
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joshnichols189 said:
It works for everyone. All you have to do is push them at the same time. Power + volume down. Hold for like three seconds. If it doesn't work hold for five seconds.
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I was about to start *****in hard ..but got it to work
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zephiK said:
It's very tricky. Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda premium
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It's actually not lol.

cloud1111 said:
It's actually not lol.
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Tell that to the people who had difficulties
It is tricky at the beginning but like I said over again and again, once you know how to do it. It's not tricky and is very easy to do. I understand depending what case they have on it may be trickier because the case covers the buttons that all of us overlooked

Screen shot working on Nexus 4 after trying this!!!!
Press Volume down button and power button until phone get restarted. then you able to take screen shots.
It worked for me.
~~Nexus 4.

PTS_Nexus_4 said:
Press Volume down button and power button until phone get restarted. then you able to take screen shots.
It worked for me.
~~Nexus 4.
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Try first powering off your phone. I had a little issue and i could not get the shutting down menu after several attempts, the phone restarted it self and after it was up, I was able to take screenshots without any difficulties.

ceag235 said:
Try first powering off your phone. I had a little issue and i could not get the shutting down menu after several attempts, the phone restarted it self and after it was up, I was able to take screenshots without any difficulties.
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My nexus had the same problem... and yes, I know how to take screenshots...
But by doing this the problem was solved... thanx man!

Hypothetical question..

Hey guys..
I've done a lot of rooting and flashing and all that on many phones... Just kind of curious because sometimes I end up in a boot loop in the past.. What would I do if that happened on my nexus 4 or 7??
There is obviously no battery pull.......
This is the only thing holding me back at the moment Lol...
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Holding down the power button and volume up would shut down the device

khanh1289 said:
Holding down the power button and volume up would shut down the device
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I thought all you had to do was hold down the power button for 10 seconds or so and it would shut down. Don't think volume up is necessary.

zephiK said:
I thought all you had to do was hold down the power button for 10 seconds or so and it would shut down. Don't think volume up is necessary.
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This is true.
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zephiK said:
I thought all you had to do was hold down the power button for 10 seconds or so and it would shut down. Don't think volume up is necessary.
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Correct. A lot of the time I just do volume up as well so I can boot straight into recovery instead of just powering off.
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Power + vol down will get you into bootloader so you can use fastboot.

[Q] Dead Nexus 4

Hello, my Nexus 4 is dead since last Saturday. It happened when I was in a club, and I was taking picture then a couple of times camera's flash froze after I took pictures then I restarted it and same scenario happened again. Finally it turned off and did not turn on again. Is anybody able to help me?

Recharge your phone then press the power button with volume buttons
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Mine dead too, but in a diferent way, but I have to say that the same problem with the flash happends to me...
My nexus 4 got overheat A TON then, I turn it off... charging was slow... and finally ir ran out of battery and never turn on again...
I RMA... thats the way.

O_Hussam said:
Recharge your phone then press the power button with volume buttons
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Nothing works even I plugged it it doesn't get any charge and on that day it had 82% charge

D3m0x said:
Mine dead too, but in a diferent way, but I have to say that the same problem with the flash happends to me...
My nexus 4 got overheat A TON then, I turn it off... charging was slow... and finally ir ran out of battery and never turn on again...
I RMA... thats the way.
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So what did you do?

elastiboy said:
So what did you do?
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He RMA-ed :angel:

Unjustable said:
He RMA-ed :angel:
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I have another question, did you take pictures or work with your Nexus 4 in the loud area? I mean some place such as clubs or etc