Hi, I thought it would be fun to have a survey for the Nexus 4 Owners out there. I will post results in a couple if weeks. After filling out the survey you may post your answers here if you want.
SURVEY------>http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TXN7N2Z<------
1. US
2. 13-18 (14)
3. Yes
4. Yes
5. CM10.1 with Franco r28
6. N/A
7. Yes
Also I apologize for any spelling/grammatical errors, I had to make this before we went out for my fathers birthday.
Okay guys we have 132 replies in! Here are the results as of January 9th.
1. The Majority of users to be from US(sorry no percentage)
2. The majority of users who answered were 18-25 (38%)
3. The majority of users who answered unlocked their bootloaders.(67%)
4. The majority of users who answered have rooted their phones(64%)
5. The majority of users who answered are not running a custom rom(53%)
6. Most who are not running a custom rom said they were satisfied with stock.
7. The majority of users who answered are happy with their device.(91%)
THANK YOU TO ALL PARTICIPANTS!
I must be blind. Nevermind.
Haha it's all good.
Eaffon said:
The survey is in the link. The posting here is just if you wanted to share your answer. Sorry if that wasn't completely clear.
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It's perfectly clear. I'm just stupid. I could've sworn the link wasn't there before.
My answers:
1. The Netherlands
2. 13-18
3. Yes
4. Yes
5. CodefireX rom and franco kernel
6.
7. Yes
My answers:
1. US
2. 13-18
3. No
4. No
5. No
6. I'm scared of breaking it and/or not being able to fully unroot it if I have to send it back to Google.
7. Yes
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1. USA
2. 15
3. Yes
4. Yes
5. CM 10.1/Franco Kernel
6. N/A
7. Yes
Cool, so most of us are teens, lol.
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Here are some comments:
What do you select if you are 18 or 25? What if you are 36 years old?
Ask the person if they dislike their device to select why from a set of given choices
Why not asked the person to say if they have bricked their n4?
Ask them what phone they upgraded from? And how long have they been using Android
How did they learned about the n4?
My answers are:
1. Ecuador
2. 25 - 35
3. No
4. No
5. No
6. I am waiting for the process to become dead simple and lower even more the chance of bricking my n4.
7. Yes
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floppyears said:
Here are some comments:
What do you select if you are 18 or 25? What if you are 36 years old?
Ask the person if they dislike their device to select why from a set of given choices
Why not asked the person to say if they have bricked their n4?
Ask them what phone they upgraded from? And how long have they been using Android
How did they learned about the n4?
My answers are:
1. Ecuador
2. 25 - 35
3. No
4. No
5. No
6. I am waiting for the process to become dead simple and lower even more the chance of bricking my n4.
7. Yes
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Thanks didn't realize that. I will put the things that you suggested in later.
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Are you working for Google?
1. US
2. 13-18
3. Yes
4. Yes
5. Yes(Faux+PA)
6.N/A
7. Yes
Nuu~ said:
Are you working for Google?
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No haha. I was just bored and curious.
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Done, but I can't fill out my age as it's missing, I'm 41(also, as implied previously, age ranges need to be discrete e.g. under 18, 18-24, 25-34, etc)
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Jordan
18-25
no
no
waiting for a 100% stable kernel.
yes
1. Jordan/Palestine but currently residing in america.
2. 14
3. Unlocked
4. Rooted
5. Xylon + faux
6. Derp
7. Hell yes.
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1. Sweden
2. 21
3. Unlocked
4. Rooted
5. Faux, stock rom
6. Happy with stock rom for now but will probably flash new one within a couple of weeks.
7. Very happy
1. USA
2. 45+
3. No
4. No
5. No
6. Haven't needed to yet.
7. Yes
7. yes
1. USA
2. 19
3. Yes
4. Yes
5. Yes; AOKP & Franco
6. N/A
7. Yes
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Hey! Just got mine over the weekend, and spent four freaking hours trying to root it using the toolkit before giving up and using ADB *shudders*
Why is it so hard to root this thing compared to the SGS3?
Not sure if trolling or really dumb
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I think I spent more time Googling how to root mine than actually rooting it.
Take me just 10 min to do my nexus 7 and 5 min for my galaxy s 2 t989
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davisac said:
I think I spent more time Googling how to root mine than actually rooting it.
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Lol exactly. Spent an hour or two doing my homework before I received it but only took me 10 minutes to root
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I spent quite a bit of time researching the best way to root my N7 before I actually did it. I bricked my HP Touchpad when I hacked it to put Android on it and it took me a while to fix it. I didn't want to go through that again with my primary tablet, the Touchpad was just an impulse buy when the dropped the price.
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I am waiting to root no reason to root just yet.
DEVICES:
NEXUS 7 32GB STOCK
(NO ROOT)
T-MOBIL LG G2X (LG-P999)
STOCK (ROOTED)
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sammy.sung.me.a.song said:
Hey! Just got mine over the weekend, and spent four freaking hours trying to root it using the toolkit before giving up and using ADB *shudders*
Why is it so hard to root this thing compared to the SGS3?
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fastboot oem unlock, fastboot flash a custom recovery, flash the su binaries or a custom rom in your new recovery, then reboot and profit.
i still havent figured out what part of that is hard
simms22 said:
fastboot oem unlock, fastboot flash a custom recovery, flash the su binaries or a custom rom in your new recovery, then reboot and profit.
i still havent figured out what part of that is hard
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I've said this before and I'll say it again... drivers.
Once you get past that, yea the rest is easy. Not sure if the OP is my bud but I just walked my friend through a long driver horror fest known as rooting the N7.
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player911 said:
I've said this before and I'll say it again... drivers.
Once you get past that, yea the rest is easy. Not sure if the OP is my bud but I just walked my friend through a long driver horror fest known as rooting the N7.
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Agreed, drivers are the hardest part, be it the 7 or galaxy nexus. Windows finds the drivers that don't work with adb, then I ended up spending at least a half hour per device finding the correct ones and installing them. The actual act of unlocking it was a two minute process.
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player911 said:
I've said this before and I'll say it again... drivers.
Once you get past that, yea the rest is easy. Not sure if the OP is my bud but I just walked my friend through a long driver horror fest known as rooting the N7.
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VonEsch said:
Agreed, drivers are the hardest part, be it the 7 or galaxy nexus. Windows finds the drivers that don't work with adb, then I ended up spending at least a half hour per device finding the correct ones and installing them. The actual act of unlocking it was a two minute process.
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several years ago i used the download from the pdanet site to install the drivers for my nexus s onto my work computer. since then they worked for an og droid, my galaxy nexus, and two nexus 7. pdanet is a tethering program for android. if you do the free download on its site( http://junefabrics.com/android/ ), install it on your desktop, then follow the onscreen instructions, itll install the right drivers for you. it takes about 10 minutes.
I used pda net to get drivers into my computer to root my Nexus S.
Will these drivers work for the Nexus 7?
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sammy.sung.me.a.song said:
Hey! Just got mine over the weekend, and spent four freaking hours trying to root it using the toolkit before giving up and using ADB *shudders*
Why is it so hard to root this thing compared to the SGS3?
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It's not.
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem unlock
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
(enter recovery)
adb sideload superuser.zip
adb reboot
I thought Wug's toolkit made it easy, even installing the drivers. I've used adb since to root my girlfriend's Nexus 7. Both processes are easy on the N7 compared to some devices, from what I've heard.
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Hey everyone, I'm new to the Nexus 7 forum. Coming from my LG Optimus L9 which is my daily phone. We have a very long winded rooting and bootloader unlock method for the L9 so it will be a relief to come to a straight forward Google device.
This may have been already asked but which method of rooting is best for my nexus 7 32gb WiFi. I took a look at the ROM toolbox kit, is that the best way of rooting? Also, which custom ROM / kernel combo should I go for after rooting + CWM? I'm looking for a stable ROM with a good battery life. I use this device mainly for web browsing and video streaming. Maybe some light gaming now and then. But my main need is longevity from the battery.
Thanks for taking the time to read and I look forward to joining this nexus community!
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donk165 said:
Hey everyone, I'm new to the Nexus 7 forum. Coming from my LG Optimus L9 which is my daily phone. We have a very long winded rooting and bootloader unlock method for the L9 so it will be a relief to come to a straight forward Google device.
This may have been already asked but which method of rooting is best for my nexus 7 32gb WiFi. I took a look at the ROM toolbox kit, is that the best way of rooting? Also, which custom ROM / kernel combo should I go for after rooting + CWM? I'm looking for a stable ROM with a good battery life. I use this device mainly for web browsing and video streaming. Maybe some light gaming now and then. But my main need is longevity from the battery.
Thanks for taking the time to read and I look forward to joining this nexus community!
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If you are not sure what to do exactly I would download one of the toolkits in the dev forums, they are the easiest way to do anything, simple 1 click actions for rooting as well as installing custom recovery, also as a personal preference id go with TWRP instead of CWM but thats just me. And in terms of a ROM/ kenrel thats all down to personal choice, try some out and see what you like but if you want a guarantee of some sorts just go with CM 10.1 in the Original Dev forum, go with the latest RC release.
I would agree with one of the Nexus toolkits. Though I've rooted other phones and tablets before I used Wugfresh's to unlock and root my Nexus 7. It was works like a charm.
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Wug's toolkit is all you will need. Donate to the man, too. He deserves it, and his toolkit has saved my N7 more times than I care to remember.
Wugfresh Toolkit all the way.
And since its Google Device you will be rooted in matter of few minutes. =)
And don't forget to backup your data.
For ROM and kernel combo I use vanir ROM (tru speed or prime) and I've been using m-kernel but recently moved to the latest experimental builds of Franco kernel.
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Don't use a toolkit. Learn by doing. Hence do it yourself.
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spitfire2425 said:
Don't use a toolkit. Learn by doing. Hence do it yourself.
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I don't think there's anything wrong with using a toolkit for your first go around. At least that way, you can make a backup in case something goes wrong, and then if you ever take an OTA or such by mistake you will be more familiar with adb (if you're doing anything in recovery) and fastboot. With Nexus devices though, "learn by doing" really isn't as bad as it is for others...
*mutter mutter Galaxy Player 4*
spitfire2425 said:
Don't use a toolkit. Learn by doing. Hence do it yourself.
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You want him to commit suicide...??? What's wrong with you man...!!!!!!!!!!
As the title says,im new here. I received my nexus 7(16GB/no 3g) yesterday as a prize from pocket change. Can you guys guide me how to root my tablet? I have the newest update. 4.2.2
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kekio84 said:
As the title says,im new here. I received my nexus 7(16GB/no 3g) yesterday as a prize from pocket change. Can you guys guide me how to root my tablet? I have the newest update. 4.2.2
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1809195
Everything you need is there. Just my opinion but I think staying stock is your best bet. Theres no weird errors, everything works.
Im goona stay stock. I would just like to root it. thanks
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Stock sucks, get yourself a nice custom ROM and kernel to fully enjoy the nexus. If you wanted to stay stock, you can trade it for an iPad mini. Customization is what makes android so much fun.
kekio84 said:
As the title says,im new here. I received my nexus 7(16GB/no 3g) yesterday as a prize from pocket change. Can you guys guide me how to root my tablet? I have the newest update. 4.2.2
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Checkout this thread for a relatively painless way of rooting...
[Root][JB 4.2] Root your Nexus 7 without unlocking bootloader. (djrbliss motochopper)
Rgrds,
Ged.
mrazndead said:
Stock sucks, get yourself a nice custom ROM and kernel to fully enjoy the nexus. If you wanted to stay stock, you can trade it for an iPad mini. Customization is what makes android so much fun.
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Good thing we've got these wonderful members at XDA to dictate what you should and shouldn't like. Please eat a sock and go back to your custom ROMs. If stock works for him, who are you to tell him he's wrong?
Welcome to the Nexus 7. I prefer stock too. Though I'm waiting on Chrome 28 for some faster browsing I must say it's really great over all.
mrazndead said:
Stock sucks, get yourself a nice custom ROM and kernel to fully enjoy the nexus. If you wanted to stay stock, you can trade it for an iPad mini. Customization is what makes android so much fun.
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Look we have a dictator. :sly:
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Team SXTP
No need for arguing people,please. One more question. Where the hell is the usb debugging??? I can't find it.
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Go to settings -> about tablet -> tap build number 10 times .. It will unlock the developer options.. Its in that
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Thank you very much. I downloaded it from google play before you answered me But thanks. Good to know this.
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And what is this MTP driver? My pc is asking me to install it,but i cant find it.
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If you ever find the nexus7's battery lacking, try franco's kernel
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1823671
Thanks,i will try it later maybe. First i need to root this baby.
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kekio84 said:
And what is this MTP driver? My pc is asking me to install it,but i cant find it.
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If you just want to access files in the tablet as if it was a USB, just plug it in, no other driver needed.
christianfgs said:
If you just want to access files in the tablet as if it was a USB, just plug it in, no other driver needed.
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Strange,my PC didn't recognize it that way...
Can i root my device with the toolkit without unlocking bootloader?
kekio84 said:
Strange,my PC didn't recognize it that way...
Can i root my device with the toolkit without unlocking bootloader?
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You can root it without unlocking the bootloader.
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williamweaver said:
You can root it without unlocking the bootloader.
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Thank you Gonna try it now. Stay tuned please
I unlocked the bootloader and rooted my tablet'? Thanks a lot for everyones help.
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Congrats
kekio84 said:
I unlocked the bootloader and rooted my tablet'? Thanks a lot for everyones help.
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Now all you have to do is download GMD gesture control (the free one). I went back to stock on my nexus 7 and am not rooted. I really wanted to try it on my tablet because it is great on my phone. Try it and see what you think. I would love to live vicariously through you right now. haha
I use official AOKP rom on my Galaxy Nexus and SmoothRom on my N7. Works great however I am thinking of throwing AOKP on my N7 too just for laughs and because it tested much faster then SmoothRom.
I like Smoothrom because they only release solid builds. I don't think they've updates the rom in months. But it just works well. I think I'm using MKernel. SmoothRom includes several kernels build as well as GAPPs. Its a All-In-One package which makes things easier. Once you flash it starts a setup where you can pick and choose lots of options like installing Android Browser and/or various kernels.
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So I picked up a nexus 6 yesterday on amazon unlocked in cloud white. Using it on tmobile.
What is everyone's favorite ROM and why?
What other mods do you suggest to make it perform better on tmobile as it doesn't seem to get the same data speeds as my LG G3.. Files seem slower to upload and download.
So far I'm loving how Smooth it is, and getting used to its size.
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Stock with Xposed and GravityBox.
jerseykat1 said:
So I picked up a nexus 6 yesterday on amazon unlocked in cloud white. Using it on tmobile.
What is everyone's favorite ROM and why?
What other mods do you suggest to make it perform better on tmobile as it doesn't seem to get the same data speeds as my LG G3.. Files seem slower to upload and download.
So far I'm loving how Smooth it is, and getting used to its size.
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There are many great ROMs here. Go to the development forums and look for yourself. Read the OP's and pick one that has the features you desire. Try it, and if you don't like it, try another.
That's the beauty of nexus development.
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Evolution_Tech said:
There are many great ROMs here. Go to the development forums and look for yourself. Read the OP's and pick one that has the features you desire. Try it, and if you don't like it, try another.
That's the beauty of nexus development.
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Thanks.. Not new to nexus or ROMS just looking for others opinions. Currently running bliss pop. So far I like it.
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nhizzat said:
Stock with Xposed and GravityBox.
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Does xposed work properly on the n6 with no side effects?
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If you flash the correct files it does
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polar2792 said:
If you flash the correct files it does
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@polar2792 would you mind sharing which version I need. Thank you.
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Xposed Instructions
ONLY FOR NEXUS 6
I take no responsibility yada yada yada.
Nand Backup before proceeding if you haven't already. And I've always done it on a fresh clean install nothing else. After booting system for the 1st time not the same flash session.
Using latest TWRP, Unlocked bootloader, rooted.
1. Install the apk I attached.
2. Open it to make sure the app works.
3. Boot into recovery flash the .zip attached.
4. Reboot to system
5. Open the app to verify under modules section
Now Xposed works.
Tried on Chroma, DU, and Euphoria works perfect. Not tried anything else tho. Won't work unless 5.1.1 I believe
polar2792 said:
ONLY FOR NEXUS 6
I take no responsibility yada yada yada.
Nand Backup before proceeding if you haven't already. And I've always done it on a fresh clean install nothing else. After booting system for the 1st time not the same flash session.
Using latest TWRP, Unlocked bootloader, rooted.
1. Install the apk I attached.
2. Open it to make sure the app works.
3. Boot into recovery flash the .zip attached.
4. Reboot to system
5. Open the app to verify under modules section
Now Xposed works.
Tried on Chroma, DU, and Euphoria works perfect. Not tried anything else tho. Won't work unless 5.1.1 I believe
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Your awesome dude. thank you.
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Follow those instructions to the tee. But no problem!
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jerseykat1 said:
Thanks.. Not new to nexus or ROMS just looking for others opinions. Currently running bliss pop. So far I like it.
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Pure nexus ROM. Perfection.
I have tried many Roms but the experience has always been traumatic.
I have been running Euphoria-OS for about a month and half now and it does make the phone feel the way it should have been since the beginning.
Evolution_Tech said:
Pure nexus ROM. Perfection.
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+1 paired with Hells Kernel Mako 8
http://decuro.de/downloads/kernel.php?kernel=222
Pure nexus! Great ROM
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Sinless!!! Its stock based, super stable, with a splash of AOSP Mods
jerseykat1 said:
What is everyone's favorite ROM and why?
What other mods do you suggest.....
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The N6 works fine, but uses a lot of energy
After trying some Roms I am back to stock and changed only things about energy consumption.
1. Flashing Franco' s kernel (default settings).
2. Black wallpaper (app No Wallpaper).
3. Change wifi-interval to 200 (build.prop editor).
4. Flashed black google now launcher (XDA thread)
5. Disabled services ( XDA Guide to disable Google play services; app 3C Toolbox).
6. Installed app Pixel Battery Saver.
7. Installed app Greenify.
8. Disabled not used apps.
9. Clean Manager to block most apps to auto start.
10. Replace apps with a white background
- K-9 mail instead of Gmail
- Became a fan of the great blackout team.
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+1 paired with Hells Kernel Mako 8
http://decuro.de/downloads/kernel.php?kernel=222
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Is HellsCore one of those kernels with good default settings or does it require tweaking
Pue Nexus and Chroma are my personal favourites :good:
oxxshadow said:
Is HellsCore one of those kernels with good default settings or does it require tweaking
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Default. Mako build is for better tweaking. Try default. If you want better battery life tweak to your liking. I following Mike on YouTube lol and he has some great tips
https://youtu.be/rLkRAVUnxE4
Is there a slimrom or clean rom that will work with the US Cellular version of the Nexus 6?
Recently received this little monkey and now looking to root it and put CWM/TWRP on it.
Chain fire doesn't support this model (i9070) so asking you to recommend.
Thanks for helping
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Lior84 said:
Recently received this little monkey and now looking to root it and put CWM/TWRP on it.
Chain fire doesn't support this model (i9070) so asking you to recommend.
Thanks for helping
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Root JB: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2087424 .
Temporary CWM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1987313 .
If you want permanent recovery flash cocore kernel or mk kernel.
Try to search a bit on our sub forum, you should find everything you need. However, if you don't find, don't hesitate to post.
Enjoy this little monkey haha
Installed cocokernel and after that, I can't connect to wifi network (latest version of the kernel that is available). Restored back the stock kernel and wifi working again.
Also, how to get work call recording by skvalex ?
Or there is another app for this device that records from the line?
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