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Anyone notice the spot for a camera?

Opened my Nexus up to apply the screen fix involving a piece of plastic from pill containers , and I saw this. Obviously anyone who has opened it up has noticed but I haven't seen any threads.
Just a neat thing I thought I'd share.
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I saw that too. My guess was that it is the NFC and sharing sensor since I remember someplace describeing the NFC being near the top. But that sure looks like the place for mounting a camer... Even has what appears to be four threaded holes for attaching the camera.

ygohome said:
I saw that too. My guess was that it is the NFC and sharing sensor since I remember someplace describeing the NFC being near the top.
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No I'm fairly sure that's a camera mount. The NFC is actually on the back plate (along with the wifi & gps antenna)

Higadeb said:
No I'm fairly sure that's a camera mount. The NFC is actually on the back plate (along with the wifi & gps antenna)
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It's merely an NFC antenna that's on the back plate. The NFC hardware itself is on the motherboard.

Also notice the empty space for the CON3 connector just under the label?

NFC Guy said:
It's merely an NFC antenna that's on the back plate. The NFC hardware itself is on the motherboard.
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It has screws and is a considerable sized "pit".
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There is also a hole in the NFC antenna in that area

yes. that is a place for a camera. The N7 was originally a different tablet (asus showed it off at CES) and Google hijacked it and removed some things to lower the price point.
technically speaking if we were able to get our hands on that camera sensor we could install it (if the MoBo still supports it) and drilla hole for the camera.

Is this the original, I was posting a link but for some reason i need to post ten times before i can post external links. O well.

Did anyone notice a small round circle along to the right of the camera lens on the front of the device? You can see it depending on room lighting. Wonder if that's a LED?

Salty Wagyu said:
Did anyone notice a small round circle along to the right of the camera lens on the front of the device? You can see it depending on room lighting. Wonder if that's a LED?
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Light sensor
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Salty Wagyu said:
Did anyone notice a small round circle along to the right of the camera lens on the front of the device? You can see it depending on room lighting. Wonder if that's a LED?
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That's the light sensor.....

Another car instal

So after seeing the amazing installs on here I thought I would give it ago!
and is going into a 2007 Citroen C1
so started with a quick photoshop
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and this is how my dash looked before hand
now my current/previous set up was a modded head unit with pre outs to a pre amp which in the picture is above the HU- (that is now underneath the HU) then that to my amp for my speakers and my sub
so it fits pretty nicely inside but
-I want it to be removable
-and there is no space at the side for headphone jack or USB....
anyway, got the facia and fitted
and am now thinking of just getting a plastic case and glueing it to the front and so my nexus can snap in and out
but that means I will have wires hanging out the edge which I will have to connect every time- not the end of the world though.....
so just waiting for this case to turn up and an OTG connector and I can get it in and working
I will use the voulme controls on the pre amp/graphics EQ to control the volume so not too worried about that and tasker to control display
which leads me onto a question about tasker- I only really got it last night so havent had much time to play with it....
but I would like to set up the following
when plugged in: screen on all the time, between 7am and 8pm screen on max, between 8pm and 7am screen on lowest
and on auto brightness when not plugged in
as I want to use this day to day so will be removable so dont want the brightness changing if im using it in the house...
or the other way is use the users and have one for house and one mode for car?
so I need a little bit of help with tasker? thoughts?
once thats all sorted I will be looking into adding a Freeview USB dongle and using a kernal which supports it so I can listen to DAB

I left a long walkthrough on how to do what you want with tasker,including airplane mode here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2191881
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Kodiack99 said:
I left a long walkthrough on how to do what you want with tasker,including airplane mode here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2191881
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sweet cheers man

samreedy said:
so it fits pretty nicely inside but
-I want it to be removable
-and there is no space at the side for headphone jack or USB....
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Take a look at usbfirewire.com (if available in the UK). I had the same issue with next to no space for headphone jack or USB, they sell a downward facing micro USB extension. Worked perfectly for me in the minimal space I had, also look into adding a USB-DAC as that then cuts out having to run the headphone cable.

Do you have some sort of custom made facing for the nexus? It looks like it in the last pic.
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[Q] Xperia Z1 flash bleed and speaker problems, kinda urgent

Hi guys, i have 2 issues with my 2 week old Z1.
One is huge flash bleed i get, and other is that only one of the two bottom speakers is working.
It's easier to show it with pictures.
Flash bleed is obvious, while for the speaker only the one circled in red is working while playing music on it. I doubt it's supposed to be that way right?
Oh, and for the flash bleed, i am not using any screen protectors and there is no cover. Talking about black Z1.
I am wondering should i just give them to fix it or ask for replacement.
Thanks for all the advices you may have.
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Flash bleed is someone caused by pre-installed screen protector, someone report they fix that problem with removing it.
Also we have mono speaker, it's just on one side (right one, left one is for microphone and other stuff)
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Pre-installed screen protector on the back side? Now i wasn't expected that nor noticed it.
Do you have any ideas on how to remove it?
I will use the case at some point so it won't hurt me being without it.
And thanks for the info on the speakers, that part is solved then

It's hard to get it off, you can notice in corners that there is pre-installed protector.
But be advised, just someone says that flashbleed solve after taking it off, while some of guys told it's same.
So choice is up to you.
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Thillith said:
Pre-installed screen protector on the back side?
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write, if something changes after removal of the film.

My ASF on the back is long gone, I have terrible flash bleed though.
I noticed today that my back glass has come off around the camera and that the flash bleed disappears if I press the back into place.

I hope my flash bleed due to the screen protector, check when the next replacement come.

I ordered a set of screen protectors from the US. Unfortunately it will take at least 2 weeks for it to get to my country.
I will post an update once i get it and do the removal/switch of the back one.
In the mean time i found a possible solution that might work on xperia Z1 as well.
And that is to take black permanent marker and paint that white metallic circle going around the lenses.
(For the first try i think i will just use standard removable marker, and do it with permanent if it works)
Since marker is possible to remove and less invasive then removing of SP i will try that first.
Will post an update in a few days how this went.

Update:
The shipment of my screen protectors got lost on the way somewhere, well at least I got a refund.
By the time I ordered new one, this time going with Tempered Glass.
As far as the flash bleed is concerned, problem now comes and go, still can't determine the pattern as to when it happens.
Seems like camera likes some angles better then the others.

This should be interesting to test a bit.
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How do you hold your nexus?

Random question guys but i was wondering how you guys hold your nexus in daily usage?
Im used to big phones but seem to be getting finger aches and that from resting it on the pinky when trying to swipe type etc.
Its a real shame it doesnt have a one handed mode

im not a big guy, 5'7", and hold it in my left hand usually, without issue.

I'm pretty short too. I'm 5'8". I hold it iny left hand and my last 3 phones, I've rested the bottom edge on my little finger

rootSU said:
I'm pretty short too. I'm 5'8". I hold it iny left hand and my last 3 phones, I've rested the bottom edge on my little finger
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Yeah ive been using the note series for the last few years, even had a z ultra at one point.. Maybe im just getting old

Guitarfreak26 said:
Yeah ive been using the note series for the last few years, even had a z ultra at one point.. Maybe im just getting old
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i turned 43 on sunday

hold it with my right hand and only ever need the one had got hands like shovels lol

I hold it in my left hand with the point of the phone right into my hand between my pinky and ring fingers. If I dont need to access the whole screen I will slide it down to the bottom mid of the phone rests on my pinky knuckle. I can pretty much access the whole device this way.
I have held all my phones the same way, the Note 3 was the worst though since my pinky covered the speaker -_-

I usually use my left hand but since I've gotten the N6, I've used my right hand. I just use my thumb to navigate through the screen with my other fingers loosely on the back.
Anybody use the dimple to hold their phone? Would love to read more on that.

zephiK said:
I usually use my left hand but since I've gotten the N6, I've used my right hand. I just use my thumb to navigate through the screen with my other fingers loosely on the back.
Anybody use the dimple to hold their phone? Would love to read more on that.
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na. its too high up to in any way balance the phone. i usually hold it much lower then there.

Flygrip

Very carefully

I'm left handed and I hold it in my left, sort of resting on my 4 fingers so that my thumb is free to reach anywhere on the screen. Sometimes you just have to use it with 2 hands but most of the time I can manage.
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I hold it with either hand and use my pinky as a bottom support when I need to. This phone is remarkably easy to handle one handed compared to a boxy phone.

I also use a FlyGrip. There's really no other viable alternative. Saves on all of the digital (finger) gymnastics and makes for a more secure grip.

This comes to mind-
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LOL

[Q] Tiny hole on the back

I was looking at my phone and was wondering what that hole in the back was?
Epic paint skillz inc! :laugh:
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It's a microphone.
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Android is run by tiny little Android mice inside the phone - this is an air hole for them to breathe through.
No air = No Android, so make sure not to block this hole under any circumstances (including with a case).

Tiptonian said:
Android is run by tiny little Android mice inside the phone - this is an air hole for them to breathe through.
No air = No Android, so make sure not to block this hole under any circumstances (including with a case).
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As strange as it sounds this is actually the correct answer. Mice are extremely efficient air to energy conversion ecosystems, and they are used primarily to provide enough power to the extra pixels of the QHD display in the Nexus 6. DO NOT COVER THE HOLE.

Is this the only microphone on this device?(one for noise canceling?) Or is there another one somewhere else, maybe in the lower speaker grille or something?

ajhman said:
Is this the only microphone on this device?(one for noise canceling?) Or is there another one somewhere else, maybe in the lower speaker grille or something?
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There's another one by the camera

ajhman said:
Is this the only microphone on this device?(one for noise canceling?) Or is there another one somewhere else, maybe in the lower speaker grille or something?
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There are 3 microphones

ajhman said:
Is this the only microphone on this device?(one for noise canceling?) Or is there another one somewhere else, maybe in the lower speaker grille or something?
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Truth is in BOLD.
Possibly a 3rd by the camera as others have stated (I can't comment since I haven't verified).