My take on the Nexus 5 issues/defects/problems... - Nexus 5 General

In regards to all the Nexus 5 chatter going on i thought i would share my thoughts and findings.
Button rattle/click sound-
During production they need to leave cutouts for the power/volume buttons, if too tight, the phones frame wont fit, if too loose, buttons move (my buttons move, ever so slightly, and that's cause I move them). My Nexus 4 buttons make a click sound too (not as loud as the nexus 5), maybe its the ceramic material. Not sure if i should RMA the device over something like buttons (then again i have 1 year to make up my mind)
Screen-
Some ppl say they have yellow tinge to screen, i cant speak for this, mine seems fine, however, one thing i have noticed. The status bar icons do not stay white all the time. While on the home screen they are white, when entering an app like the dialer, they turn off-white (maybe a really light grey). Maybe some users can confirm if its supposed to be like this. If screen yellow, def RMA it!
Speaker-
Ok, this is a big one for alote of users- Mine is pretty much the same as my nexus 4 while on call (much of a muchness really, could just be a matter of perception) BUT, on things like Youtube app etc IT IS softer than my nexus 4. (however my nexus 4 is running Matrix Kernel, and when tweaking the Speaker output in Trickster MOD, i can get that thing as loud or soft as i want) Maybe Google can fix this with a software update on the nexus 5, i don't know.
Mic/hissing in video recording-
This is a big one too- When recording video, there is a slight or big hissing sound in the background (even in quite scenarios),. Sounds like the microphone gain is set too high/sensitive, who knows. Tested it on my nexus 4 (as above) increased the gain, and got the same hissing sound as on my nexus 5. I know this is not the Q&A section, but could this all be fixed with an update? If memory serves, nexus 4 had very similar issues when it came out, with mic/speaker etc.
Call quality-
Much of a muchness with my nexus 4 and 5.
Vibration-
"you can hear it" or "its loud" what?, i did not like the vibration strength in the nexus 4, too weak, nexus 5 is stronger good for me- its all a matter of opinion. :laugh:
Maybe i cant remember what my nexus 4 was like when it came out of factory- its def better with custom ROM/kernel/apps- but users who are not tech savvy should have this sort of stuff addressed in the nexus 5.
Maybe some of this is just a matter of perception....
PS-This is just my take/opinion, may not be valid for everyone, but just though i would share it with the community.
PPS- from what i have been reading RMA devices still have the same issue(s), regardless if its 310K or 311K- My Nexus 5 is 310K.

DrDanielJackson said:
my thoughts
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DrDanielJackson said:
its all a matter of opinion. :laugh:
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DrDanielJackson said:
Maybe some of this is just a matter of perception....
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DrDanielJackson said:
This is just my take/opinion
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Thanks doc. I hope you like the cliff notes. lol

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Thanks doc. I hope you like the cliff notes. lol
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LOL :laugh:

ROFL... wth

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Color calibration apps and Nexus 7

Hello all!
I've picked my Nexus 7 today from CPW, even though I knew of the existing screen issues. Before buying it I had the time to have a quick look at it, just to make sure hardware wise was fine. Well yes, it was fine, but the colors are not calibrated. I know it's not a new thing, but at least it's not a hardware problem (or at least I hope it's not! ).
I was wondering if any of the apps/mods available in the forum/play store can actually help with the colours of the screen? I know a few years back Nexus One had issues with colour calibration and Nook as well, and there were a few mods developed which helped with the problem.
I'm happy with my nexus and I don't really want to return it, as the new one might have excellent colours but other issues would be present.
Would appreciate some suggestions or we could simply start a discussion on the topic and what could be done about calibrating the colours.
p.s. Apologies if this is not the right thread!
I would try trinity kernel, if u flash his kernel and buy his app u can do what u want to the colors. Its still alpha tho. Im using it on my gnex and its awesome.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.netmanslab.sa
Screen Adjuster helps a little, but doesn't do anything about the poor gamma. And unfortunately it makes the UI a little laggy. So probably not worth it. I haven't seen anything else so far.
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I would try trinity kernel, if u flash his kernel and buy his app u can do what u want to the colors. Its still alpha tho. Im using it on my gnex and its awesome.
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The trinity kernel with the tkt app does not have the option yet for color calibration.
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I must be seriously lucky, the screen on my Nexus 7 is brilliant. I have the Evo LTE, and I'm accustomed to nice screens. I get tons of compliments every day by people looking at my tablet and saying how crisp the colors and text are. I'm usually the one with the issues, but the sun shines on a dogs ass every now and then.
Thanks for the suggestion. I tried it now and i could actually achieve satisfying results but as u said the performance is seriously affected! At least this proves the colours can be fixed with software. I hope Google comes up with a fix of some sort !
About the crisp and clean screens... I've a galaxy s3 as well and I don't even want to compare it with the nexus!
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I must be seriously lucky, the screen on my Nexus 7 is brilliant. I have the Evo LTE, and I'm accustomed to nice screens. I get tons of compliments every day by people looking at my tablet and saying how crisp the colors and text are. I'm usually the one with the issues, but the sun shines on a dogs ass every now and then.
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I shined a light on my dog's ass and I saw no improvement in color response. What other steps did you take?
The gamma on mine is way off (down around 1.2 at 48% for me), but as I posted before the colour temp (on mine at least) seems excellent. Swings and roundabout I suppose. Unfortunately Android doesn't have colour management baked into the OS (neither does iOS) so there's no really practical solution at present. If you want proper calibration on a tablet sometime soon I guess the only option would be to get one of the x86 Win8 tablets at the end of the year.
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I would try trinity kernel, if u flash his kernel and buy his app u can do what u want to the colors. Its still alpha tho. Im using it on my gnex and its awesome.
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Not on nexus 7, and I haven't seen an easy way to do it on this LCD, also not looking too hard considering there is other stuff to be done that does work.
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I'll be replacing it then, shame there's no a quick solution as the problem is not so difficult to fix..
Thanks for the help!
I think CM ROMs usually offer calibration in the display menu? I think the upcoming CM10 will have it
My cellphone is more vibrant
But it has an amoled display. I usually run the Nexus at 25%, to save battery and because I find it too bright ( indoors anyway) to keep looking at it when it,s at 75 - 100%. If they do send a OTA fix, I might have to drop it down to 10%
Here's a screen shot at 25%. I don't know if a screen shot is accurate to show my screen brightness, but I'm good with the brightness and color.
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But it has an amoled display. I usually run the Nexus at 25%, to save battery and because I find it too bright ( indoors anyway) to keep looking at it when it,s at 75 - 100%. If they do send a OTA fix, I might have to drop it down to 10%
Here's a screen shot at 25%. I don't know if a screen shot is accurate to show my screen brightness, but I'm good with the brightness and color.
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Can you send me two screen shots? Open maps app and take a screen shot. Open any app in the play store and take a screen shot of the description page of the app. Please post those screen shots here so that I can compare.
Generally how the font looks like in the play store?
Maps and App Screen shots
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Can you send me two screen shots? Open maps app and take a screen shot. Open any app in the play store and take a screen shot of the description page of the app. Please post those screen shots here so that I can compare.
Generally how the font looks like in the play store?
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Here you go. Hope these helps you out.
I realized you might want to see more text on the Map Pic
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Can you send me two screen shots? Open maps app and take a screen shot. Open any app in the play store and take a screen shot of the description page of the app. Please post those screen shots here so that I can compare.
Generally how the font looks like in the play store?
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On the other one, it just shows basically trees, but I took it off satellite and zoomed out a little.
Screen shots will not show a display issue.. common sense..
ingenious247 said:
Screen shots will not show a display issue.. common sense..
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lol random bump to tell someone they were wrong?
This thread is from July 31st
quite funny though...haha, but has anything come up to fix our screens? I will play with my nexus and pick up my phone and just be confused over the better colors on my Sensation. The nexus is a bit washed out... and darks aren't great but that can't be fixed.
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lol random bump to tell someone they were wrong?
This thread is from July 31st
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No, to educate.
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No, to educate.
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What he's getting at is this thread was dead and buried with no life left in it, but you brought it back as a zombie.
There's a point when death by obscurity is a better option than resurrection for correction.
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Does anyone else get this volume warning after 4.2 update?

Googled this and cant find anyone else with this issue. It's starting to get really annoying. I'm hoping that there is a place somewhere in settings to turn this off.
Posting from a UK rooted stock nexus 7.
Weird, I've never seen that before. I wish I did, mine is still pretty quiet.
lol, haven't seen this before!
but i think its kinda nice that you get warned, especially when you are using headphones...
toby512 said:
lol, haven't seen this before!
but i think its kinda nice that you get warned, especially when you are using headphones...
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The problem is that this warning happens at something like 40% volume which is way too quiet to listen to anything with my headphones in. Would be nice if there was a way to turn off the warning.
By the way this only happens when headphones are plugged in, it lets you raise the volume normally when they are disconnected.
I'm guessing is just an EU thing.
I have that warning too... I'm in the US. The warning itself doesn't bother me, what bothers me is that my headphone volume is noticeably quieter since the update. And it does occur around 40%, I thought everyone was getting this.
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Ryano89 said:
I have that warning too... I'm in the US. The warning itself doesn't bother me, what bothers me is that my headphone volume is noticeably quieter since the update. And it does occur around 40%, I thought everyone was getting this.
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If everyone is getting this I'm surprised that not many have complained really. The popup is really, really annoying to me.
Sort of reminds me of the epilepsy warning they added to ps3 in an update that you cannot turn off and adds about 5 secs to boot time.
Can't say I've noticed headphones being quieter.
I have the message too
I have the message too. Not very anoying sicine it will protect your audition in the future.
If you want to be deaf just ignore the message.
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I have the message too. Not very anoying sicine it will protect your audition in the future.
If you want to be deaf just ignore the message.
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Some people don't have to be spammed with the same information over and over again to get the message.
It would be okay if the message came in at a volume that was dangerous but at the 40% mark its just too quiet to be usable.
I just threw some albums on to check. Yep I get it, then got it again after a reboot, and again after removing and putting the headphones back in a bit later. God dammit.. I do not need Google holding my hand doing every day mundane tasks.. Why do we live in such a pansy nanny state?
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I just threw some albums on to check. Yep I get it, then got it again after a reboot, and again after removing and putting the headphones back in a bit later. God dammit.. I do not need Google holding my hand doing every day mundane tasks.. Why do we live in such a pansy nanny state?
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It is also to avoid people suing google. If people are to stupid to use a normal volume, they will sue if they have ear damages. look at mcdo and the hot coffee.. ridiculous.
Because of that , they needs to go this way
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It is also to avoid people suing google. If people are to stupid to use a normal volume, they will sue if they have ear damages. look at mcdo and the hot coffee.. ridiculous.
Because of that , they needs to go this way
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I know but it just enrages me the sissy sue happy `I'm a victim of lacking common sense so pay me' world we live in.. I know it will be removed in custom ROMs..
it was added as config option in 4.2
<!-- reference volume index for music stream to limit headphone volume and display warning -->
<integer name="config_safe_media_volume_index">6</integer>
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I've never seen this pop up. I do notice that volume on you tube video is better, was very quiet, now I only need 50% to sound good. I tried a song from my card at 90% got no warming.
Hmm...
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It is also to avoid people suing google. If people are to stupid to use a normal volume, they will sue if they have ear damages. look at mcdo and the hot coffee.. ridiculous.
Because of that , they needs to go this way
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it was added as config option in 4.2
<!-- reference volume index for music stream to limit headphone volume and display warning -->
<integer name="config_safe_media_volume_index">6</integer>
also this should be in q/a
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Is this in an editable file, and if so, which one?
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BillGoss said:
Is this in an editable file, and if so, which one?
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overlay/frameworks/base/core/res/res/values/config.xml. But it's just a source file. Grepping through /etc for "safe_media_volume" returns nothing.
Yes I get that warning but only when the headphones are plugged in.
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Yes I get that warning but only when the headphones are plugged in.
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Same here
I join in but with a N4.
And it's already an official issue.
http://code.google.com/p/android/is...s Owner Summary Stars&groupby=&sort=&id=40365
I'm seeing this on my Note2 and it drives me crazy, I plug it into my car and run the phones volume at 100% and use my amp to control the volume.. I don't need it pretending it is smarter than me. If anyone finds a fix let us know..

My Nexus 4 is an embarrassment

Apologies for the rant folks but I need to get this off my chest!
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Google needs to fix the Nexus 4 bugs fast
My state-of-the-art Nexus 4 phone has some major issues that aren't just frustrating - they're embarrassing. The camera will often stop working, especially when used in low light or after taking lots of pictures. I was out for a Christmas dinner with friends last night and we asked the waitress to take a picture of the group. I handed her my phone and ended up red-faced because the bloody camera wouldn't work. I also had the camera freeze with the flash still lit up on numerous occasions last night. How the hell did this get through testing? This isn't a one-off - it happens *every* time I try to take lots of pictures. I expect the camera to work.
Can you imagine the furore if the camera on an iPhone did this? People would be foaming at the mouth.
And the camera quality is pretty poor with many shots out of focus and terrible red-eye on others (with no red-eye reduction mode available) and none of the fancy new image filters can fix it. Yet I'm pretty sure ICS had a red-eye reduction filter.
And I also have a WiFi issue which means my connection speed will drop from 40MB to around 2MB for no reason. I have to toggle WiFi off/on to clear it. Rumour is that it's a problem with the WPA2 encryption used by some routers but I have yet to prove this myself and all our other devices are fine, my Nexus 7 included.
And this morning the phone rang and I couldn't answer the call because the buttons on the incoming call screen simply didn't work. It was charging at the time which I expect is the issue but even so...
In my humble opinion Google needs to get a 4.2.2 update out that addresses issues like this quickly because right now I am seriously considering selling this device and getting something else.
I am not your beta-tester Google. This just isn't good enough.
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I feel better now. Sorry if this thread sounds a little selfish but I expected so much more from a Nexus device. My 2011 Xperia arc S might of been a bit laggy but at least it was 100% reliable.
Well then return it.. or maybe learn how to use it first.
Personally I don't have any of these issues.
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I no issues with my camera from Christmas dinner last night either, from 3 to 8:30pm EST I was snapping away.
No wifi issues here either.
Either yours is broken or some crap app is causing the issue.
Had the camera thing happen to me yesterday. Also have a screen bug that makes part of the screen disappear.
Buy I consider these android problem's which can be fixed. Not Nexus 4 problems.
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OP should re-flash the stock ROM. If his issues continue, I'd RMA the device.
rec71 said:
My state-of-the-art Nexus 4 phone .
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It's $350, who said it's state of the art?
E3SEL said:
It's $350, who said it's state of the art?
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That's just the price. The actual specs could be considered state of the art.
I'm not sure why the 350 price tag seems to give people a sense of cheapness. This is what a high end phone should sell for. Instead companies **** all over the little people of the world by inflating the price by 300% and lots of times more. Google is merely just sticking it back to those companies and also marketing their ecosystem...
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Apologies for the rant folks but I need to get this off my chest!
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Google needs to fix the Nexus 4 bugs fast
My state-of-the-art Nexus 4 phone has some major issues that aren't just frustrating - they're embarrassing. The camera will often stop working, especially when used in low light or after taking lots of pictures. I was out for a Christmas dinner with friends last night and we asked the waitress to take a picture of the group. I handed her my phone and ended up red-faced because the bloody camera wouldn't work. I also had the camera freeze with the flash still lit up on numerous occasions last night. How the hell did this get through testing? This isn't a one-off - it happens *every* time I try to take lots of pictures. I expect the camera to work.
Can you imagine the furore if the camera on an iPhone did this? People would be foaming at the mouth.
And the camera quality is pretty poor with many shots out of focus and terrible red-eye on others (with no red-eye reduction mode available) and none of the fancy new image filters can fix it. Yet I'm pretty sure ICS had a red-eye reduction filter.
And I also have a WiFi issue which means my connection speed will drop from 40MB to around 2MB for no reason. I have to toggle WiFi off/on to clear it. Rumour is that it's a problem with the WPA2 encryption used by some routers but I have yet to prove this myself and all our other devices are fine, my Nexus 7 included.
And this morning the phone rang and I couldn't answer the call because the buttons on the incoming call screen simply didn't work. It was charging at the time which I expect is the issue but even so...
In my humble opinion Google needs to get a 4.2.2 update out that addresses issues like this quickly because right now I am seriously considering selling this device and getting something else.
I am not your beta-tester Google. This just isn't good enough.
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I feel better now. Sorry if this thread sounds a little selfish but I expected so much more from a Nexus device. My 2011 Xperia arc S might of been a bit laggy but at least it was 100% reliable.
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U should reflash stock nexus 4 IMG from Google.. Definitely something wrong with software department in ur phone.. Probably because of ota updates
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E3SEL said:
It's $350, who said it's state of the art?
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Google says(look at the specs of the phone)... BTW I use the crap out of my N4 camera and have not had these problems. Also I leave mine plugged inost of the day at work (I'm in a vehicle) and have never had an issue with answering. Id RMA it but it up to u if u wanna wait and see if 4.2.2 fixes these issues. I would have though 4.2.2 would be out by now but oh well.
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did you put in a custom rom?
The camera bug is well documented as are the WiFi problems. This is not just an issue with my device. I'm on stock 4.2.1 fwiw. Maybe a reflash is worth a try but I doubt it.
Funny how when anyone dares to criticise this device people get all defensive though!
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If they are well documeneted why didn't you mention it in op and why don't you get a replacement ?
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Use it or lose it. To be quite honest, I don't care either way but there was no need for yet another pointless thread in this forum.
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^ yeah because this thread takes up way too much space. /sarcasm
OP: do a factory data reset and If the problem still persists return it!
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XxSilent22xX said:
^ yeah because this thread takes up way too much space. /sarcasm
OP: do a factory data reset and If the problem still persists return it!
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Is that the point? No.
You go ahead and make pointless threads. See how long they stay unlocked for.
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I've had some times where the call and lock screen are unresponsive. Usually there is a home and back button at the bottom for seemingly no reason and I have to hit ”back" to get back to the state where I can use the lock screen.. I'm guessing this is causing the call screen to lose interactivity sometimes as well. I'm suspecting issues related to lock screen widgets/extra functionality/Google Now as none of this used to happen on previous revisions, it seemed to start when that feature set was introduced. I also accidentally bring up the camera from the lock screen which gets annoying, but that's more my fault in the way I pick the phone up sometimes if I "pry" it up when it's sitting against something. Annoying, but whatever.
I have had no camera issues specially yet, though I haven't used it extensively only occasionally.
We are all beta testers for any phone we use. How do you think they know what to change and fix for future models.
Still it sure does not seem so awful for most others.
Plus, we have no idea what apps you may be using that may be messing things up.
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We are all beta testers for any phone we use. How do you think they know what to change and fix for future models.
Still it sure does not seem so awful for most others.
Plus, we have no idea what apps you may be using that may be messing things up.
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He should get a Nokia as the beta test is over for Nokia's ..lol
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I totally agree with OP.
Was in Switzerland last week and the camera also decided to stop working, flash would stay on, screen wouldn't turn off and it was boiling.
Turned it on and off but during those 2 days happened more then once.
It was embarrassing because I was telling my family how good this phone was but they just laughed at me. Everyone one else has an iPhone even the kids (3 iPads, 4 iPhone, 2 imacs)
So difficult to get one so might sell mine. I want a phone that works and I am not spending my money to do beta tests.
Ps. This is my second one and I we are not even talking about the rattle and the buzzing
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Nexus 5 Speaker Mod!

So I know I'm very low profile around here, I've never really posted much, sorry for that, I just though people might be interested in this beautiful mod me and my co-worker did to my Nexus 5 to make my speaker volume louder. First I need to say a huge thank you to AdamOutler , you can see full instructions to do this modification (minus the extra touch) over at his thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2529878and also a big thanks to my co-worker and good friend Jake! Now anyways, on to the pictures!
So in the first picture is the hole mod in the speaker, then in the second and third shots you can see the little speaker hole with mesh made for the back cover to let even more sound out of the device, it's nothing special but I'm super pleased with the way it turned out, my volume is much louder now and it looks simple and clean. Again a huge thanks to Jake for the help and idea and AdamOutler for the original mod, go shoot this guy a quick thanks. !
HazyPreston93 said:
So I know I'm very low profile around here, I've never really posted much, sorry for that, I just though people might be interested in this beautiful mod me and my co-worker did to my Nexus 5 to make my speaker volume louder. First I need to say a huge thank you to AdamOutler , you can see full instructions to do this modification (minus the extra touch) over at his thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2529878and also a big thanks to my co-worker and good friend Jake! Now anyways, on to the pictures!
So in the first picture is the hole mod in the speaker, then in the second and third shots you can see the little speaker hole with mesh made for the back cover to let even more sound out of the device, it's nothing special but I'm super pleased with the way it turned out, my volume is much louder now and it looks simple and clean. Again a huge thanks to Jake for the help and idea and AdamOutler for the original mod, go shoot this guy a quick thanks. !
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I do love your ingenuity but I can never do this to my phone. I don't want to destroy the stock look.
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OuncE718 said:
I do love your ingenuity but I can never do this to my phone. I don't want to destroy the stock look.
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Well thank you aha, I wasn't sure about the hold myself but I'm pretty happy with it so far. :]
Thanks for your feedback.
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Well thank you aha, I wasn't sure about the hold myself but I'm pretty happy with it so far. :]
Thanks for your feedback.
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You're welcome and thanks for sharing this with us. I'm sure there will be others brave enough to do this mod. The plus side is that you now have true surround sound. It'll be cool if phone manufacturers do this.
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You're welcome and thanks for sharing this with us. I'm sure there will be others brave enough to do this mod. The plus side is that you now have true surround sound. It'll be cool if phone manufacturers do this.
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Yeah it would be pretty cool, the only problem is that my sound is a little tinny, not much just a little, but its fine I only did this so I could actually hear the damn thing ring when its in my pocket haha.
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Yeah it would be pretty cool, the only problem is that my sound is a little tinny, not much just a little, but its fine I only did this so I could actually hear the damn thing ring when its in my pocket haha.
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I'm confused now. You're saying that the sound didn't improve significantly? It was a marginal improvement?
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OuncE718 said:
I'm confused now. You're saying that the sound didn't improve significantly? It was a marginal improvement?
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The speaker got louder, but the sound quality is a little tinny.
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The speaker got louder, but the sound quality is a little tinny.
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I kind of think I understand. Are you saying that the sound was muffled before and now its less muffled/not muffed anymore because of the mod?
Does the sound, sound distorted at high volume?
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OuncE718 said:
I kind of think I understand. Are you saying that the sound was muffled before and now its less muffled/not muffed anymore because of the mod?
Does the sound, sound distorted at high volume?
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Sorry yes, that's exactly what I was trying to say haha.
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Sorry yes, that's exactly what I was trying to say haha.
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There is some sort of mod or app that you can use once rooted to increase the decibels. I can't vouch for how good sound quality will be once increased since I'm not rooted but you can always test it out.
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There is some sort of mod or app that you can use once rooted to increase the decibels. I can't vouch for how good sound quality will be once increased since I'm not rooted but you can always test it out.
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Yes, look here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2532788. You can either flash a zip or change the value manualy in Root Explorer. It improves the sound volume for sure, i`am using it myself.
And many custom kernels have this option to increase volume output (like faux or Franco). Pretty useful imo...
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OuncE718 said:
There is some sort of mod or app that you can use once rooted to increase the decibels. I can't vouch for how good sound quality will be once increased since I'm not rooted but you can always test it out.
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That's alright, I don't really use my phone speaker for anything besides my ringtones honestly.

Headset mic way too sensitive

Hi All,
Got the Z1 last week about 9 dates ago as a replacement for a Samsung Galaxy S3. Generally liking it, though struggling to get used to the size of the handset. One major issue, though that I can't easily sort or find an answer to anywhere.
Basically, when I use a wired headset with inline mic for phone calls, the microphone is way too sensitive. It picks up every movement of the headphone cord, every rustle on my clothes, etc. Tried about 5 different headsets, including a dedicated Android one button Sennheiser headset. All the same. None of these proved a problem with
Anyone any ideas on what's causing it or how to fix it? Is there something simple I'm missing? It's making calls a painful experience.
Thanks in anticipation.
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Did these problems with those mics occur on your galaxy s3?
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Did these problems with those mics occur on your galaxy s3?
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Nope. In one case, the headphones/headset goes back as far as an IPhone 4, so about three years ago. This is the first time I've had the issue with any of them.
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smajor said:
Check with your mic settings, after making settings then switch your phone and then switch it on. Perhaps this helps. Also check this issue by using hand free. :fingers-crossed: well, samsung 3 is better than this
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Tried that. No change. S3 better than this? In this respect only. V pleased to see the back of the S3, as it constantly had firmware issues, caused, no doubt. Random battery life issues (sometimes lasting a day, sometimes a few hours), crashes, screen redraw issues, glitchy music playback. I could go on.
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smajor said:
Check with your mic settings, after making settings then switch your phone and then switch it on. Perhaps this helps. Also check this issue by using hand free. :fingers-crossed: well, samsung 3 is better than this
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Woah galaxy s3 better then this? no way, i had one it was laggy in ui, because of it being ruined by touchwiz and also the fact it was an at&t variant so it had bloatware ontop of samsung bloatware lol
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Cool! :victory: well, I don't know about the bloat ware but in my home, most of us are crazy for samsung
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oh okay, sounds like the where in the US just because it's an iPhone it's automatically better, I used to be like that defending iPhone until i tried the beauty of a GOOD android phone not a cheap one
Oh dear. Wish I hadn't bothered posting here. Another fanboy fight. Look, whatever phone you own, hope you like it. My thanks to those posters who tried to answer my original query. Still searching for an answer.
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academicbarzo said:
Oh dear. Wish I hadn't bothered posting here. Another fanboy fight. Look, whatever phone you own, hope you like it. My thanks to those posters who tried to answer my original query. Still searching for an answer.
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Yeah sorry about that, we didn't answer your question
As for that mic issue it sounds very suspicious
academicbarzo said:
Oh dear. Wish I hadn't bothered posting here. Another fanboy fight. Look, whatever phone you own, hope you like it. My thanks to those posters who tried to answer my original query. Still searching for an answer.
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I think with Root you can get work anything even the sensitivity of your microphone. It can be easy like edit build.prop that something more but I am sure the sensitivity can be managed. If I find something I will post.

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