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Is it worth updating Nexus 4?

Hi guys, I just bought my nexus 4. I'm really hesitant in updating because I also own a nexus 7 and when I updated that, my tablet was just flawed from left to right so I ended up downgrading it back to 4.1.2. Also, I hear that there is a way to enable LTE, but that with the new update the LTE function goes away? I would really appreciate to hear you guys' opinions. Thanks!
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I updated my Gnex and my Nexus 7 but i won't update my Nexus 4, i wanna keep my lte connection, it's up to you, if you don't need lte go ahead and update.
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Even if you do update to the latest you can still flash a different radio which will give you the option to use lte.

Oh ok just wanted to make sure that I wouldn't lose the LTE option. Does the new update have any flaws? Or are u happy with the new update and what are the differences between 4.2.1 and 4.2.2?
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Cee_Pee_Three said:
Oh ok just wanted to make sure that I wouldn't lose the LTE option. Does the new update have any flaws? Or are u happy with the new update and what are the differences between 4.2.1 and 4.2.2?
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I think a lot of us are on the 4.2.2 update. Those who didn't update are of course on 4.2.1 because they want their LTE. I would like to a say a majority of the members are on 4.2.2.
Some folks are still having Bluetooth and WiFi issues. Problems like the difficulty of connecting to their device and the same for WiFi. This is plaguing some users but not all. Just a small percentage. On my end everything is working fine. It's just weird to hear others are having these problems. I never have any issues with my devices. If you want to update to 4.2.2, I strongly suggest you do a super clean install/update.
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scream4cheese said:
I think a lot of us are on the 4.2.2 update. Those who didn't update are of course on 4.2.1 because they want their LTE. I would like to a say a majority of the members are on 4.2.2.
Some folks are still having Bluetooth and WiFi issues. Problems like the difficulty of connecting to their device and the same for WiFi. This is plaguing some users but not all. Just a small percentage. On my end everything is working fine. It's just weird to hear others are having these problems. I never have any issues with my devices. If you want to update to 4.2.2, I strongly suggest you do a super clean install/update.
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Oh ok well it's good to hear that there isn't as many problems with the update as there was with the nexus 7. But I am a bit hesitant because I'm on T-Mobile and I hear that they are about to get LTE in my area. I live in Los Angeles.
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Cee_Pee_Three said:
Oh ok well it's good to hear that there isn't as many problems with the update as there was with the nexus 7. But I am a bit hesitant because I'm on T-Mobile and I hear that they are about to get LTE in my area. I live in Los Angeles.
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Lol. I live in NY and I think LTE is available on T-Mobile here as well.
If you want to use LTE, then don't update yet. If 4.2.1 is working fine don't update it.

scream4cheese said:
Lol. I live in NY and I think LTE is available on T-Mobile here as well.
If you want to use LTE, then don't update yet. If 4.2.1 is working fine don't update it.
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Do u know if it's possible to downgrade back 4.2.1 in case I do upgrade?
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Cee_Pee_Three said:
Do u know if it's possible to downgrade back 4.2.1 in case I do upgrade?
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Have you ever rooted a device? Of course you can downgrade.
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Cee_Pee_Three said:
Do u know if it's possible to downgrade back 4.2.1 in case I do upgrade?
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Yes. As long as you find the stock rom/custom rom based on what you're looking for.
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scream4cheese said:
Yes. As long as you find the stock rom/custom rom based on what you're looking for.
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I couldn't find the 4.2.1 rom on the google website that's why. They only have the 4.2.2 rom.
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4.2.2 has been better for battery life, at least for me. You should update it. And for LTE you can flash old radio, but might not work with the latest versions of certain ROMs, so do your research on that. I believe you can just do a nandroid for 4.2.1 (not 100% on this)

br0ok1ynb0i said:
4.2.2 has been better for battery life, at least for me. You should update it. And for LTE you can flash old radio, but might not work with the latest versions of certain ROMs, so do your research on that. I believe you can just do a nandroid for 4.2.1 (not 100% on this)
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Yeah thanks for the advice, and your right about the battery life because I feel that considering that the nexus 4 has a 2100mah battery the battery doesn't last long enough. If I can do a nandroid backup then it would be awesome. I'm pretty new to the nexus 4 scene, so I appreciate everyone's help thus far.
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anyone have a link to the 4.2.1 stock ROM. i think my speaker for my phone has gotten lower with the 4.2.2 update and i want to downgrade it.

http://www.randomphantasmagoria.com/firmware/nexus-4/occam/
It's the third one down the list on the "images". Use 7zip to unpack the files and flash away!
EDIT: There is the option to have 4.2.2 with the 33 baseband to retain the LTE, however that has caused problems for people so the only official way to make it work with LTE is to flash 4.2.1 with the 33 base.

Rooting

Two days with the phone. Do I need to root yet?
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Depends what you need. If this is your first Android device, better get to know the OS before rooting. If you have rooted an android device you own(ed) before, you might give it a shot.
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Rooted before with the HTC but I'm not sure how much different the galaxy is to root.
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I'll tell you this: I've rooted my last three phones, now, and the S4 was exponentially easier to root than the other two (Evo Shift and Moment). I used Chainfire's CF Auto Root, and as the thread on it tells you, if it takes you more than 30 seconds, you just need practice.

I rooted my phone the moment the option came out. Now its a matter of testing out the roms until i find the right one.
I would at least root and remove as much bloatware as possible.

MF9 ramdom reboots

Ok so I have a problem I am pure stock never rooted my S4 and after I took the MF9 update my phone will get stuck in a bootloop untill I turn on wifi or airplane mode as soon as I connect to data it will happen again reboot I flashed the MDL modem and firmware through odin and it stops it will let me be on data with no problems but as soon as I go back to MF9 same problems happen. Is anyone else having this problem and is there a fix
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budde2 said:
Ok so I have a problem I am pure stock never rooted my S4 and after I took the MF9 update my phone will get stuck in a bootloop untill I turn on wifi or airplane mode as soon as I connect to data it will happen again reboot I flashed the MDL modem and firmware through odin and it stops it will let me be on data with no problems but as soon as I go back to MF9 same problems happen. Is anyone else having this problem and is there a fix
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Sounds like it is time for a call to Sprint and make them fix it. What I would do if not rooted.

CCallahan said:
Sounds like it is time for a call to Sprint and make them fix it. What I would do if not rooted.
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Whats wven more messed up is I have had 3 replacement phones and everyone has this problem i wonder if because the network is so unstable in my area right now if that could cause this to happen?
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budde2 said:
Whats wven more messed up is I have had 3 replacement phones and everyone has this problem i wonder if because the network is so unstable in my area right now if that could cause this to happen?
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If your network was unstable you wouldnt be able to get any signal at all but it wouldnt make your phone reboot. Have you tried factory reseting your phone??
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ROMANTiC KiD said:
If your network was unstable you wouldnt be able to get any signal at all but it wouldnt make your phone reboot. Have you tried factory reseting your phone??
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Yeah several times just did one and as soon as it connects to data it reboots. Damn I hate this ****
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Whatever is going on its in the kernel i flashed the MDB kernel and everything is working perfectly the only problem im having know is my phone says custom software.
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Dude you ain't the only one. The MF9 update has been a major pain the @$$ for a lottt of people. I wonder if Sprint is working on a new update. Hopefully push it out before the end of September. Although I am really liking MF9, I am probably in the minority. My device is smooth as hell and great battery life. Just yesterday I went 20hrs with 3hrs of on screen time!

Im having a similar problem. Random reboots when data is connected. I first thought it was the connection in my area that was causing the problem to (NV just started in Cleveland) until I encountered reboots while on WiFi. It doesn't matter what app I'm using as long is it uses the internet connection my phone may freeze vibrate two to three times then reboot. I even reapplied the MF9 update and the same problem exist.
I'm completely stock!
Thank You Based God!

Joe0113 said:
Dude you ain't the only one. The MF9 update has been a major pain the @$$ for a lottt of people. I wonder if Sprint is working on a new update. Hopefully push it out before the end of September. Although I am really liking MF9, I am probably in the minority. My device is smooth as hell and great battery life. Just yesterday I went 20hrs with 3hrs of on screen time!
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We must be lucky. I keep reading about all these issues, but MF9 had been awesome for me. Not a single problem, and definitely much better than MDL.
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maxpower7 said:
We must be lucky. I keep reading about all these issues, but MF9 had been awesome for me. Not a single problem, and definitely much better than MDL.
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+1 on that. Been on MF9 stock rooted since I got the phone a couple weeks ago and all has been well. I wonder if it could be a hardware issue mixed with something thats in the MF9 update. Sound crazy to anyone?
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Yeah it looks like it is for sure the MF9 kernel I flashed mdl kernel and everything is good on that kernel. As soon as I odin mf9 and connect to data it happens again thanks for all the responses
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MF9 has given me one reboot so far. Battery life is way better than previously.
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tenaciousj said:
MF9 has given me one reboot so far. Battery life is way better than previously.
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Yeah its seems my problem is isolated. I cant find anyone other than 1-2 other people with this problem. I am back on MDL and everything is working perfect. I get my new device on fri I hope it has no problems
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Check your source for the MF9 kernel you have and try downloading and installing a different one.

budde2 said:
Yeah its seems my problem is isolated. I cant find anyone other than 1-2 other people with this problem. I am back on MDL and everything is working perfect. I get my new device on fri I hope it has no problems
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+1 I went back to MDC. Let it update to MDL then let it update to MF9. Same issue. So I just Odined MDL and left it alone.
Thank You Based God!

amwworks said:
+1 I went back to MDC. Let it update to MDL then let it update to MF9. Same issue. So I just Odined MDL and left it alone.
Thank You Based God!
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That's what I did si mdl works perfect. I will have a new phone hopefully today or Monday
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Ok so I go a new device a brand new S4 and still this one does the same **** what the **** is going on this is the 4th one I give up
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To root or not to root

I just got my note 3 yesterday and I'm struggling with whither or not to root now or wait a week to make sure I don't need the warranty
Are there any issues I should consider while I'm weighing the decision
My phone with out root is like a car with out wheels but I also don't want root and find out the hardware is faulty
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taz44410 said:
I just got my note 3 yesterday and I'm struggling with whither or not to root now or wait a week to make sure I don't need the warranty
Are there any issues I should consider while I'm weighing the decision
My phone with out root is like a car with out wheels but I also don't want root and find out the hardware is faulty
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Take the plunge and root the device! I purchased mine 2 days ago, bought an unlock code and rooted the device. It was a WIND Mobile version which had LTE crippled (since WIND only supports a MAX speed of 4G). I installed the Telus firmware (ROM) and enabled the regional carrier settings to enable the LTE radio band. I have no regrets!

Well went to download cf auto root then i see to check for multitouch issue and find out my new baby is sick
That leaves me with two questions
1 is there a fix
2 will it get any worse because as it is it doesn't bother me but if it were to get worse who knows
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My Note 3 from Telus came region unlocked. I sim unlocked it same day. But i do not have multi touch issues. It registers all 10 fingers and when moving all 10. If u shell out lots of cash best get the best possible. But if it doesnt bother u. Take the plunge. Its worth.
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Well i didn't shell out anything it was a gift
As i don't play games on it i decided to go ahead with rooting
Not much in the way of custom roms or mods for my model as of yet so i chose lidroid
I liked his work on the n7100
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Rooting vzw tablet

Is there a way to root this thing?
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Not yet.
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Yeah I don't think there is a way yet. I hope the verizon version sells well. I got mine for $99 on contract. I felt like that was a deal. I like it a lot. Of course, that crazy note 12 caught my attention with it ridiculous screen but $750 on contract? No way.

This thing for $99 is a great deal. Your paying the retail off over two years and also get 4G. I am happy as hell with this tablet.
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How's the battery life? My galaxy 7.7 had terrible battery life even in airplane mode. Yes I mean the VZW 7.7. I won't but carrier tablets anymore since the wifi models get all the community support.

LBJM said:
How's the battery life? My galaxy 7.7 had terrible battery life even in airplane mode. Yes I mean the VZW 7.7. I won't but carrier tablets anymore since the wifi models get all the community support.
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Battery life has been great for me so far. Also, FWIW, got mine for $75 shipped overnight. I'm a Business customer and the rep jumped through hoops for me. How could I pass it up?

Its great. 3+ hours screen time off charger for 17.5 and have 46% left.
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Ok, I ran an Antutu Benchmark on my new VZW LG G Pad 8.3 and the result is 19327.
That is lower than a Sony Xperia Z, Note 2, HTC One and very nearly the same perfomance as a Galaxy S3. Games hitch and falter and navigating between homescreens is not fluid.
Is this really how this tablet is supposed to perform? From the reviews, I expected it to be more fluid than a Nexus 7.

tuck4x4 said:
Ok, I ran an Antutu Benchmark on my new VZW LG G Pad 8.3 and the result is 19327.
That is lower than a Sony Xperia Z, Note 2, HTC One and very nearly the same perfomance as a Galaxy S3. Games hitch and falter and navigating between homescreens is not fluid.
Is this really how this tablet is supposed to perform? From the reviews, I expected it to be more fluid than a Nexus 7.
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I tested about the same as you. My note 2 scores higher. The G pad seems really jerky when navigating around.
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Has anyone tried rooting the vzw version with the v500/v510 root method?
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chelper said:
Has anyone tried rooting the vzw version with the v500/v510 root method?
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I havent tried yet because I just figured out how to get adb to connect today. You dont want to be on mtp but under pc connection you want to tick internet and then modem and NOT mtp to get adb access to the VZW LTE edition of the G Pad

bamemanxxa3416 said:
I havent tried yet because I just figured out how to get adb to connect today. You dont want to be on mtp but under pc connection you want to tick internet and then modem and NOT mtp to get adb access to the VZW LTE edition of the G Pad
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I spent 2 hours yesterday trying to get ADB detected--changing drivers 20 times, etc. Your advice worked great!!.
All of my other devices are rooted, so I'm i withdrawal on this VZW Gpad. The guy at Verizon laughed when I told him what a nice device it was if it weren't for the nearly 100 apps running on it. He said that means we that many partners paying us for the installs.
I have tried the following with no luck:
kingo root_gpad.zip package: initially gave an error saying cannot mount as read-write. it did copy and install superuser, but when running superuser it gave an error updating binary.
adb reboot bootloader reboots with the android error logo, but volume up+power or volume down+power did not bring up any menu options http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2575783

Reeeaaallly hoping this gets a root soon. I think it can really be improved with a tiny little overclock and clean 4.4.

I look forward to seeing some dev action (and donating to them, of course) for our new LG-VK810's. My GF surprised me with one of these this past weekend and it's the perfect size between my Nexus 7 2013 and my HP Touchpad.

I just picked up my VZW LG G PAD today and immediately came home ready to root. I see no method is yet available for our variant yet? Does anyone know of any method currently available to root yet?
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rooted vk810
I just rooted my Verizon LG G Pad8.3 vk810 today with Kingo root
To get the proper de bugging make sure u select the ethernet selection and not modem..
Wouldnt detect my device under modem....but did when on ethernet..
But cant install a custom recovery....tried TWRP and CWM..
Hope someone gets a hack for the recovery soon
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Should i not have my device Rooted with This method?
Or should i unroot and wait for a root for this vk810?

cobra7361 said:
I just rooted my Verizon LG G Pad8.3 vk810 today with Kingo root
To get the proper de bugging make sure u select the ethernet selection and not modem..
Wouldnt detect my device under modem....but did when on ethernet..
But cant install a custom recovery....tried TWRP and CWM..
Hope someone gets a hack for the recovery soon
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Should i not have my device Rooted with This method?
Or should i unroot and wait for a root for this vk810?
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I used Kingo Root also and according to Root Ckecker and ES File Explorer I am indeed rooted but according to the Kingo Application everytime I connect it still says i'm not rooted and click to begin root process. Another thing is I was connected through modem and not ethernet to get Kingo to run.

It says you're rooted...but can you remove bloat using titanium backup...if we can do that I'll be happy for a long while until we get other options.
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The Kingo root method from my understanding and research is controversial within the script it contains when applying root to your device. I personally am staying away from it until an alternative method is made available to properly root the VZW edition of the LG G PAD. As badly as I am ready to root my tablet and start flashing away, I'm remaining cautiously optimistic with that particular method.
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justflorin said:
It says you're rooted...but can you remove bloat using titanium backup...if we can do that I'll be happy for a long while until we get other options.
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I'm not sure how to remove bloatware using titanium backup but am will to try if you can point me to a how to. Thanks