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[Q] So, what happens when the battery dies?

I'm not really sure if the battery is replacable or not. It's not as easy as with other smartphones, but it is possible, right? You just have to careful to not break some wire.
Because otherwise, what could I do if the battery would die? If it wasn't replacable, I mean. I've read somewhere that the battery inside the N4 has 800 "cycles".

Uh, well, like ANY OTHER PHONE with a "non-removable" battery you have two options:
1) Buy a battery, crack it open, and replace it.
2) Send it to the manufacturer and have them replace it.

If under warranty then have it fixed. If not under warranty the either take it to a repair shop and have it fixed or fix it yourself by replacing the battery or buy a new phone. There is a video that is very good on disassembly of the nexus 4....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZDAIgwbXk4

Well, nevermind then. It was a stupid question.

Androyed said:
Well, nevermind then. It was a stupid question.
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Not a stupid question just one with some simple answers. It does not (according to the video) seem like it would be hard to replace the battery but it may be hard to get a new battery.

Hi
The do it yourself approach isn't that difficult, a good take apart video is here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZDAIgwbXk4
Regards
Phil

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Not a stupid question just one with some simple answers. It does not (according to the video) seem like it would be hard to replace the battery but it may be hard to get a new battery.
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Yeah, that might turn out to be a problem. Certainly because the Nexus 4 isn't a very popular device. Not much reason to make spare batteries.

Androyed said:
Yeah, that might turn out to be a problem. Certainly because the Nexus 4 isn't a very popular device. Not much reason to make spare batteries.
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Oh, I think LG will keep some on hand. Maybe we'll get lucky and they'll use the battery in more than one phone.

Androyed said:
Yeah, that might turn out to be a problem. Certainly because the Nexus 4 isn't a very popular device. Not much reason to make spare batteries.
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Not a popular device but yet gets sold out like black Friday deals, right?
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zephiK said:
Not a popular device but yet gets sold out like black Friday deals, right?
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It's still not nearly as popular as the GSIII or the One X for example, even if LG would've produced more. Everyone looked weird at my Nexus S, as they would at a Nexus 4. They just don't know it exists.
It is a VERY popular phone at a community like XDA. But the "normal/mainstream" customer doesn't know about it, and will never buy one even though the price is ridiculously low.

Androyed said:
It's still not nearly as popular as the GSIII or the One X for example, even if LG would've produced more. Everyone looked weird at my Nexus S, as they would at a Nexus 4. They just don't know it exists.
It is a VERY popular phone at a community like XDA. But the "normal/mainstream" customer doesn't know about it, and will never buy one even though the price is ridiculously low.
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Who cares? Quality > Quantity. I don't idealistically want a phone that everybody else has. It's popular within the developer community, that's what matters to me. They wouldn't of thought your Nexus 4 is a Nexus S because Nexus S sold less than Nexus 4 most likely.
Why wouldn't they buy the phone? T Mobile is praising subsidized devices on their carrier and will be offering marketing within their stores.
One X is also not a popular phone with HTC on the decline.

zephiK said:
Who cares? Quality > Quantity. I don't idealistically want a phone that everybody else has. It's popular within the developer community, that's what matters to me. They wouldn't of thought your Nexus 4 is a Nexus S because Nexus S sold less than Nexus 4 most likely.
Why wouldn't they buy the phone? T Mobile is praising subsidized devices on their carrier and will be offering marketing within their stores.
One X is also not a popular phone with HTC on the decline.
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I don't care. Just stating the facts. Nexus devices will never be as popular as other smartphones, even if they are better and cheaper. They were never intended to be popular.

Androyed said:
I don't care. Just stating the facts. Nexus devices will never be as popular as other smartphones, even if they are better and cheaper. They were never intended to be popular.
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What is your point? I'm saying I don't want a phone that every body else in their damn world has. No body would mistaken the N4 as a NS.
Nexus 7 is a popular device. Nexus is coming itself as its own original brand.

zephiK said:
What is your point? I'm saying I don't want a phone that every body else in their damn world has. No body would mistaken the N4 as a NS.
Nexus 7 is a popular device. Nexus is coming itself as its own original brand.
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I don't have a point. I think you are misreading/misunderstanding.

Androyed said:
I'm not really sure if the battery is replacable or not. It's not as easy as with other smartphones, but it is possible, right? You just have to careful to not break some wire.
Because otherwise, what could I do if the battery would die? If it wasn't replacable, I mean. I've read somewhere that the battery inside the N4 has 800 "cycles".
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We all gather to pay respects, then bury it?
Ask apple owners....
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nexus+4+Teardown/11781/1
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If under warranty then have it fixed. If not under warranty the either take it to a repair shop and have it fixed or fix it yourself by replacing the battery or buy a new phone. There is a video that is very good on disassembly of the nexus 4....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZDAIgwbXk4
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The battery is considered a consumable and usually not covered by warranties.

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I don't have a point. I think you are misreading/misunderstanding.
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Misunderstanding what. You're confusing me. You're pointing that the Nexus device isn't a popular device compared to a S3, iPhone. I agreed with you, PERSONALLY in my experience, I don't want a phone everybody in their world has or know what it is.
Being a popular phone is very subjective anyway. In the developer community or android hard fan base, it's a popular phone. The average user only knows of Droids, Galaxy S#, iPhones, Blackberry.

zephiK said:
Misunderstanding what. You're confusing me. You're pointing that the Nexus device isn't a popular device compared to a S3, iPhone. I agreed with you, PERSONALLY in my experience, I don't want a phone everybody in their world has or know what it is.
Being a popular phone is very subjective anyway. In the developer community or android hard fan base, it's a popular phone. The average user only knows of Droids, Galaxy S#, iPhones, Blackberry.
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That last sentence, that's what I meant. I wasn't fighting with you, or even disagreeing. Just forget it.

Androyed said:
That last sentence, that's what I meant. I wasn't fighting with you, or even disagreeing. Just forget it.
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still confused, but okay

Anyone notice how the Nexus 7 has commercials but, the N4 & N10 don't have any?
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Ace42 said:
Anyone notice how the Nexus 7 has commercials but, the N4 & N10 don't have any?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IEm2nIbm_w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NEkzCTB36Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZCU1_XWZqo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRzlHxSqUSI
But you're right. Not as much as the N7.

Q: Nexus 10 -> problems?

Hello,
Are there many problems with the nexus 10?
i'm about to order one in America but I had really bad luck with my Nexus 7 .. speaker blown after 3 days :cyclops:
So are there many problems or is this product "oké"?
Best regards!

All you have to do is a little reading around the forums to find your answer. The issues have all been thoroughly discussed, but I'd say the vast majority (including myself) are quite happy with the device overall.

brGabriel said:
All you have to do is a little reading around the forums to find your answer. The issues have all been thoroughly discussed, but I'd say the vast majority (including myself) are quite happy with the device overall.
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i'm just a bit afraid the device costs 399dollar in US, but in the EU the same device costs 729 dollar +/- so its a big difference!
I'm guessing i'll take my odds.
:d

MetalG said:
i'm just a bit afraid the device costs 399dollar in US, but in the EU the same device costs 729 dollar +/- so its a big difference!
I'm guessing i'll take my odds.
:d
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I understand. All in all, I don't think you'll be disappointed. :fingers-crossed:

Nexus 10 has many problems . stay out of this crap with a good painting outside. wait for a betrer product !
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I love mine!

I personally can't wait to get rid of my Nexus 10. Thing is going on craigslist as soon as this semester ends and I can sell it. Going back to iPad+Android phone. Android tablets just aren't there yet.

My beef is with Samsung repair centers. I'd otehrwise love my tablet, but I've only used it 3-4 weeks despite owning it for over 12 now.

I love my Nexus 10. It is the most powerful tablet out there. Except you want to enjoy some iNarrowmindedness of course. :silly:
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TWRP 2, wth man?

pingguo said:
I love my Nexus 10. It is the most powerful tablet out there. Except you want to enjoy some iNarrowmindedness of course. :silly:
TWRP 2, wth man?
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I love TWRP. Use it on my phone and tab, have been using it for awhile. Why?

dibblebill said:
I love TWRP. Use it on my phone and tab, have been using it for awhile. Why?
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Oh, nevermind... I thought you were using some ancient retro TWRP there, but I just realized that I'm on 2.5, not version 5... :silly:

pingguo said:
Oh, nevermind... I thought you were using some ancient retro TWRP there, but I just realized that I'm on 2.5, not version 5... :silly:
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TWRP 2.5 is also called TWRP2
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[Q] any reason GEL is exclusive?

is there really any reason that google has made the GEL launcher exclusive to the nexus 5? I looked at the lg g2 a few days ago in my local t-mo store and liked the fact it had a large screen, and figured i could get something like that if I had my bars transparent like the bars on the g2 since it's a huge price jump and I couldn't afford it. That being said, is there really any reason other than a selling point to keep the GEL on the n5 only? Thanks

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is there really any reason that google has made the GEL launcher exclusive to the nexus 5? I looked at the lg g2 a few days ago in my local t-mo store and liked the fact it had a large screen, and figured i could get something like that if I had my bars transparent like the bars on the g2 since it's a huge price jump and I couldn't afford it. That being said, is there really any reason other than a selling point to keep the GEL on the n5 only? Thanks
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It's still in an early state of development. It's like a "Testing" phase. Google is improving it before releasing it.

abaaaabbbb63 said:
It's still in an early state of development. It's like a "Testing" phase. Google is improving it before releasing it.
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so whats the likelyhood of the nexus 4 getting it or when will it probably be available? I feel like emailing google and asking about it

Snake X said:
so whats the likelyhood of the nexus 4 getting it or when will it probably be available? I feel like emailing google and asking about it
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You can actually get it by yourself.
http://www.howtogeek.com/176009/how...le-experience-launcher-on-any-android-device/
It has the same functionality as on the Nexus 5.

abaaaabbbb63 said:
You can actually get it by yourself.
http://www.howtogeek.com/176009/how...le-experience-launcher-on-any-android-device/
It has the same functionality as on the Nexus 5.
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thank you, ill use that - but I'm just wondering why it's exclusive is all
edit: will this work on cyanogenmod 10.2? Thanks

Snake X said:
thank you, ill use that - but I'm just wondering why it's exclusive is all
edit: will this work on cyanogenmod 10.2? Thanks
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I think it will.
Another reason would be that this way, people would be inclined to buy the Nexus 5 over other phones.

abaaaabbbb63 said:
I think it will.
Another reason would be that this way, people would be inclined to buy the Nexus 5 over other phones.
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Probably :/. Silly google, don't they realize by doing so they are ticking off their previous loyal customers from the nexus 4
edit: the transparent bars wont show on the nexus 4 with it on cyanogenmod 10.2

Snake X said:
Probably :/. Silly google, don't they realize by doing so they are ticking off their previous loyal customers from the nexus 4
edit: the transparent bars wont show on the nexus 4 with it on cyanogenmod 10.2
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Yeah, I think you need KitKat for that.

abaaaabbbb63 said:
Yeah, I think you need KitKat for that.
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yeah, I'll probably flash kit kat and that then use it. I really do want this effect for it'll save me from financial problems, lol.

When will Nougat 7.1.1. come to V20?

Ok V20 came with 7.0, but then when 7.1.1. will arrive OTA? Thanks.

No idea, but we may not even get it.
Think of what happened with Lollipop 5.1.1... a lot of phones skipped it, and jumped directly to 6.
I think I remember this happening with LG too in the past, with the G4 precisely.

buongu said:
No idea, but we may not even get it.
Think of what happened with Lollipop 5.1.1... a lot of phones skipped it, and jumped directly to 6.
I think I remember this happening with LG too in the past, with the G4 precisely.
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I'm also wondering just like you because I for some reason thought it was android 7.1. Looked in about phone to see 7.0

Probably 8 months after the V30 launches with it.
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EROMITLAB said:
Probably 8 months after the V30 launches with it.
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mmmm my gut tells me the v30 will come with android 8

Root the ***** and get it faster.

buongu said:
mmmm my gut tells me the v30 will come with android 8
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Assuming the next version of Android is 8.0
It could very well be 7.4,5,6 etc.
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We have 7.1.1 available for us if you are rooted. AOSP provides the latest 7.1.1 but we lose the second screen.
That's the only reason I stay on 7.0 stock ROMs right now.

cwis said:
Root the ***** and get it faster.
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Not possible on all variants. Very sad state of affairs.

invertedskull said:
Not possible on all variants. Very sad state of affairs.
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Very true. ATT turned out to be a bastard to root.

cwis said:
Very true. ATT turned out to be a bastard to root.
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This is one of the first phones I've owned that I cannot root, and it kills me! I knew what I was getting into, but I hoped... It was foolish of me. Thing is, I've either become too fussy with what I want from a phone, spec-wise, or the market is saturated with devices that manufacturers WANT us to buy / THINK they know what we want. Depends on your point of view I guess.

invertedskull said:
This is one of the first phones I've owned that I cannot root, and it kills me! I knew what I was getting into, but I hoped... It was foolish of me. Thing is, I've either become too fussy with what I want from a phone, spec-wise, or the market is saturated with devices that manufacturers WANT us to buy / THINK they know what we want. Depends on your point of view I guess.
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I get you. However, I have no reason to root because the phone is perfect to me. It's fast, it doesn't have some ****ty ass skin on it and honestly I just don't see the need to root at this point. I won't buy a Samsung because they suck and are a bad representation of Android.

cwis said:
I get you. However, I have no reason to root because the phone is perfect to me. It's fast, it doesn't have some ****ty ass skin on it and honestly I just don't see the need to root at this point. I won't buy a Samsung because they suck and are a bad representation of Android.
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There's a couple small things that annoy me about the V20, but I think it's variant specific to my model (H990DS). I agree with you on the Samsung comments!

invertedskull said:
This is one of the first phones I've owned that I cannot root, and it kills me! I knew what I was getting into, but I hoped... It was foolish of me. Thing is, I've either become too fussy with what I want from a phone, spec-wise, or the market is saturated with devices that manufacturers WANT us to buy / THINK they know what we want. Depends on your point of view I guess.
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I don't understand... I have the H910 and I don't have any issues (outside of the obvious that everyone suffers from) with rooting. I have full root and utilize Dual Boot Patcher with no problems.

invertedskull said:
This is one of the first phones I've owned that I cannot root, and it kills me! I knew what I was getting into, but I hoped... It was foolish of me. Thing is, I've either become too fussy with what I want from a phone, spec-wise, or the market is saturated with devices that manufacturers WANT us to buy / THINK they know what we want. Depends on your point of view I guess.
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i finally rooted my t-mobile v20 and took a bit. (not as easy as my Nexus 6p)... but twice already idk how it got stuck in twrp bootloop. I had to completely go back to stock. but cant' complain about stock rom. It's pretty smooth still.
PS: I always thought T-mobile and At&t variants were pretty easy to root. didn't realized at&t is near impossible..

Sprint used to be really easy to root. However since around the S6 the process has been a pain.

By June/July Lg plans to release 7.1.2 for lgv20 and g6
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mehtamitul said:
By June/July Lg plans to release 7.1.2 for lgv20 and g6
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how do u know?

mehtamitul said:
By June/July Lg plans to release 7.1.2 for lgv20 and g6
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Which year? 2017/2018/2019?
Source please.

Here you go - http://www.androidfinest.com/android-7-1-2-nougat-for-lg-g5-and-v20-features-and-release-date/
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Goodbye Nexus 6 community and goodbye to the wonderful Nexus 6 developers

Goodbye Nexus 6 community and goodbye to the wonderful Nexus 6 developers. I've had a Nexus 6 for quite some time but I've had hardware issues with my last Nexus 6 so I decided to try out the 1+ 6T (which is an amazing phone for the cost), but I wanted to give a shout out to the XDA Nexus 6 community and to the developers that made (and make) the phone stay contemporary. Thank you!

i am also thinking about going the 1+ way myself. i am gonna wait till the 1+7 and 1+7P are released in a few days and see what they will cost.

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i am also thinking about going the 1+ way myself. i am gonna wait till the 1+7 and 1+7P are released in a few days and see what they will cost.
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I'm probably going to go with the OnePlus 7 Pro if it has stereo speakers.

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I'm probably going to go with the OnePlus 7 Pro if it has stereo speakers.
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i would love the pro but i think it is going to be super expensive for a oneplus product.
i also have mixed feelings about the pop up selfie cam.

An alternative might be the Pixel 3a XL. Price and performance should be relatively close to that of the N6 with a far better camera, and it still has a headphone jack. The only real downside I can see is that one of the speakers is bottom-firing.

the only thing keeping me from pulling the trigger on the 1+6t is the fact i am stuck on the vzw network and i live out in the sticks in central NJ
i dont have LTE where i live and apparently the oneplus doesnt have wifi calling enabled.

i also jumped to to the oneplus. i have the 5t and love it. i have no regrets. it was the best option since most nexus after the 6 went smaller and more expensive. i'll probably go to the oneplus 6t, now that 7 is about to release and prices will drop. i still miss my shamu though. i even keep it updated on rr just in case i break or lose this phone which is also on rr. really was the best nexus phone in my opinion. pixel can't compare...
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the only thing keeping me from pulling the trigger on the 1+6t is the fact i am stuck on the vzw network and i live out in the sticks in central NJ
i dont have LTE where i live and apparently the oneplus doesnt have wifi calling enabled.
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my 5t has wifi calling and my friends 6 and his wifes 6t all have wifi calling.

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my 5t has wifi calling and my friends 6 and his wifes 6t all have wifi calling.
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great to know
It seems WiFi calling still doesn't work for at&t and Verizon

sweet nexus 6 goodbye to you here as well, my oneplus 7 pro will be here tuesday *cries*

def1003 said:
sweet nexus 6 goodbye to you here as well, my oneplus 7 pro will be here tuesday *cries*
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you will be crying tears of joy come Tuesday.
congrats

kidhudi said:
you will be crying tears of joy come Tuesday.
congrats
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holy crap you were not kidding wow

I'm going for the OnePlus 7 Pro too, ticks many boxes that our beloved Shamu had.

kidhudi said:
great to know
It seems WiFi calling still doesn't work for at&t and Verizon
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beeewell said:
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huh?

kidhudi said:
huh?
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I inadvertently posted a reply...my bad