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This is really a disruptive device if you combine the price tag, hardware power and build quality as well as pure Android at its best. Very impressive demonstration of what Google is capable of, together with a partner like LG. And finally no Pentile Garbage screen!
Its the best Nexus Device ever. Never would have thought to say this about an LG Device.
Nicely written.
I find it interesting that cite these design factors as two of your main highlights on why the Nexus 4 is so special:
"It doesn’t have a curved display this time, but instead an interesting touch where the left and right display edges are wrapped around the corners. This makes touch gestures like scrolling horizontally feel much more natural, when you start at the edges."
and
"I really appreciate the multi color notification light which is positioned beneath the screen. There is an app called color flow which allows you to specify notification colors for each app seperately, this is a great feature to let you know what the context of the notification you just received is without even turning the screen on."
Good to know Samsung's Galaxy S3 design bodes well with LG and Nexus users..
Also funny that you deleted my comment on your blog and I had to post it here.
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Good to know Samsung's Galaxy S3 design bodes well with LG and Nexus users..
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The S3 has rounded glass on the face? I think the large bezel(on the S3) ruins what the N4 has going for it.
The front camera is 1.3MP not 3.2MP as stated in the review.
Though the review was good, you may want to go back and check for I's that aren't capitalized and so forth. For me at least, it makes the review lose a small amount of credibility. Otherwise, I enjoyed it greatly.
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Thanks for your reply.
The comment wasn't deleted, its live.
You couldn't see it initially because I check comments manually before they are shown online, in order to delete spam.
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I find it interesting that cite these design factors as two of your main highlights on why the Nexus 4 is so special:
"It doesn’t have a curved display this time, but instead an interesting touch where the left and right display edges are wrapped around the corners. This makes touch gestures like scrolling horizontally feel much more natural, when you start at the edges."
and
"I really appreciate the multi color notification light which is positioned beneath the screen. There is an app called color flow which allows you to specify notification colors for each app seperately, this is a great feature to let you know what the context of the notification you just received is without even turning the screen on."
Good to know Samsung's Galaxy S3 design bodes well with LG and Nexus users..
Also funny that you deleted my comment on your blog and I had to post it here.
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The front camera is 1.3MP not 3.2MP as stated in the review.
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Yes, my mistake. Fixed it.
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Thanks. Sadly an old Version of my review went live due to some WordPress issues, I already fixed some errors. Will check the spelling after work today.
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Though the review was good, you may want to go back and check for I's that aren't capitalized and so forth. For me at least, it makes the review lose a small amount of credibility. Otherwise, I enjoyed it greatly.
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ingenious247 said:
I find it interesting that cite these design factors as two of your main highlights on why the Nexus 4 is so special:
"It doesn’t have a curved display this time, but instead an interesting touch where the left and right display edges are wrapped around the corners. This makes touch gestures like scrolling horizontally feel much more natural, when you start at the edges."
and
"I really appreciate the multi color notification light which is positioned beneath the screen. There is an app called color flow which allows you to specify notification colors for each app seperately, this is a great feature to let you know what the context of the notification you just received is without even turning the screen on."
Good to know Samsung's Galaxy S3 design bodes well with LG and Nexus users..
Also funny that you deleted my comment on your blog and I had to post it here.
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Except the Galaxy Nexus had a multi-color LED before the Galaxy S3 and the Galaxy S3 does not have curved glass that wraps around the sides of the screen...
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There is an app called color flow which allows you to specify notification colors for each app seperately
It's Light Flow not Color Flow.
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Except the Galaxy Nexus had a multi-color LED before the Galaxy S3 and the Galaxy S3 does not have curved glass that wraps around the sides of the screen...
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Sorry, maybe I should have said "Samsung's" design, not the S3 then. Because they made the Galaxy Nexus
And the S3 has curved glass on the edges, giving the exact experience when gesturing from the side that he mentioned in the review. Not having it wrap around the entire side was smart IMO as it only makes the phone more fragile.
Point is, two main "wow" factors are actually Samsung designs that have been.. shall we say, "expanded" upon? (to be nice..)
But I don't dislike the Nexus, or his review, I just found it funny that those two points were written as if to insinuate that it was "new" design tech that improved the user experience over existing devices. Whereas I would have said something like, "similar to some of the key design features of the Galaxy line" to give credit where credit is due. I mean he even references the position of the power button which, again.. Samsung..
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Totally agree with the power button issue. But the multi color notification was already present on the Nexus One. And I don't know if probably some Windows Mobile Device from ages ago had this. So I'm always very careful when claiming that somebody did invent something.
I mentioned the two issues (display and notification light) not because I think its extremely innovative, but because the features are there and it makes sense to mention them.
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Sorry, maybe I should have said "Samsung's" design, not the S3 then. Because they made the Galaxy Nexus
And the S3 has curved glass on the edges, giving the exact experience when gesturing from the side that he mentioned in the review. Not having it wrap around the entire side was smart IMO as it only makes the phone more fragile.
Point is, two main "wow" factors are actually Samsung designs that have been.. shall we say, "expanded" upon? (to be nice..)
But I don't dislike the Nexus, or his review, I just found it funny that those two points were written as if to insinuate that it was "new" design tech that improved the user experience over existing devices. Whereas I would have said something like, "similar to some of the key design features of the Galaxy line" to give credit where credit is due. I mean he even references the position of the power button which, again.. Samsung..
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If anyone wants to claim the idea of the multicolor LED, look toward RIM. The original Blackberry Perl had a multicolor LED behind the trackball. Samsung was still making toy phones back then.
OK I am not saying that Samsung "invented" these things lol
Just that they already have them present in a flagship Android phone that is still on the market right now, and is the most popular Android phone ever, that's all I am saying..
But yes, perhaps RIM had something original and cool back in the day.. they are fighting for their life right now though
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OK I am not saying that Samsung "invented" these things lol
Just that they already have them present in a flagship Android phone that is still on the market right now, and is the most popular Android phone ever, that's all I am saying..
But yes, perhaps RIM had something original and cool back in the day.. they are fighting for their life right now though
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Yes, but that doesn't mean that we shouldn't be happy that the Nexus 4 has that features too.
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If anyone wants to claim the idea of the multicolor LED, look toward RIM. The original Blackberry Perl had a multicolor LED behind the trackball. Samsung was still making toy phones back then.
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Didn't know that. Now let's see how good BB10 is. I have a playbook and I'm waiting for the update...
I don't usually post on here but really wanted to share my opinions on the N5 as a Nexus enthusiast. Before I start I'd like to point out that on top of owning all of the previous Nexuses, I was trained as an industrial designer and currently work at a tech company doing software UX design, so I cover it in depth from both points of view. I've also never flashed a custom ROM and have always used my Nexus as a regular consumer would, so bear that in mind as I cover the software. Oh and apologies in advance for the length.
Hardware
The Nexus 5 hardware is excellent. It's the most refined and understated industrial design of any Nexus so far. Nothing is arbitrary; for once there are no egregious lines or curves. There's no more 'hump' on the bottom like the Samsung Nexus'. There's no glittery back like the Nexus 4. It's similar to the Xperia Z1 and iPhone 4 in its strive for simplicity. Even the controversial camera lens serves a purpose- you can almost always feel when you have a finger on it, preventing photos with a blurry pink intruder.
The build quality is also a new high point for the Nexus series. Even though the Nexus One was made out of metal, HTC hardware hadn't matured to where it is now with the HTC One, and there were imperfections in the machining and fitment. The Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus were typical Samsung with large gaps between the screen and bezel-that were prone to collecting dust and debris. The Galaxy Nexus also had visible witness lines (where the tool separates in the injection molding process) along the sides. The Nexus 4 was well-built, but its construction with the chrome bezel felt outdated and harkened back to iPhone 3G days.
The Nexus 5 features some amazing tolerances between the screen and bezel, too small to let dust in, and resulting in a very precise feel when you run your finger over the edge of the glass. The parting line between the back panel and the bezel possesses this same level of precision. The Nexus and LG logos on the back are more than meet the eye- upon close inspection there is actually a reflective plastic layer inlay inside the debossed characters- probably what Matias Duarte was referring to when he mentioned in an interview that the casing goes through several post-processes, including 'lasers'. I'm guessing the reflective inlays are laser cut and then glued into the deboss.
The only hardware letdown are the power and volume buttons. In theory they should be great; the button themselves have a precise, machined feel to them and you can actually see the layers of ceramic when light reflects off them. The issue is the way they are attached to the phone- they move around a bit within their housings, something I haven't felt since the Nexus S. There's also a bit of backlight that leaks around the edges of the display, only visible when you're looking at the display from the side.
The camera is better than the Nexus 4, and that's good enough for me. I've always felt that smartphone cameras are what you make of them, and the Nexus 5 gives me a lot more to work with. I've taken some incredible shots with even the Galaxy Nexus camera, and if you know how to steady a camera and work with exposure, the Nexus 5 can take great photos. That said, iPhone cameras have an amazing ability to make anyone's haphazard shots turn out great, and sadly the Nexus 5's camera can't compete in that regard.
Software
On the software side, KitKat is a great update that really lets apps shine. From a design perspective, it makes sense that they got rid of 'Holo Blue' in the system UI, because it really did clash with some of the looks developers were trying to achieve in their apps. The full-screen 'immersive mode' is great, but the black gradients at the top and bottom really bother me. It looks like the edges of the screen are burnt, especially when there's a light background like in Google Now. In a DevBytes video on Youtube Roman Nurik said something like "in this iteration it's a gradient", which suggests to me that this was a controversial decision and leaves some hope that these horrendous gradients will be fixed in a future release. I think the transparent bars really lends itself to some apps with full-bleed views like Maps though, and I can't wait for an update that enables them.
The new dialer adds a lot of utility; I've only used it for a couple days but it seems like it will get smarter in time as it learns who I contact the most. So far it looks like it's going to make the People app obsolete for me.
That said, some changes may be hard to swallow for Android enthusiasts. One of the things I missed the most is the network activity indicators for Wifi and network in the status bar (those little up and down arrows), as well as the blue color that showed you were connected to Google's servers. The indicators still exist, but they now live in the quick settings in the notifications shade. I'll miss being in an app and seeing whether or not it was accessing the network just by glancing at the top right corner of the screen.
The fact that Google Now is a swipe away from your homescreen is nice, but not entirely necessary- it was a swipe away anyway, by pulling up from the home button. The fact that Google Now is on the left also means that your homescreen is the leftmost one, and the ability to have screens on the left and right of the homescreen (present since the beginning of Android) is now gone. I used to keep my widgets on the left and apps on the right of my homescreen so this is a big change. This is slightly abated by the fact that you can long press to zoom out, and then fly through all of your screens, but for some infuriating reason, it doesn't select the screen I want on a single tap- I have to press it twice. This may be the first time since Gingerbread that I'll use a custom launcher.
Hangouts and SMS integration should be great in theory, but in practice it's a mess. SMS and hangout threads are actually separated and not blended into one conversation, and if you're using multiple accounts it gets even more complicated because you'll now have two separate inboxes.
Overall the hardware is a great upgrade from the Nexus 4, and is definitely the best looking Nexus so far. The software has some great additions to increase usability, but also has some omissions that Android enthusiasts know and love. As we all know, Android is a very iterative piece of software; I'm just wondering whether my expectations based on advancements in the user experience of previous iterations has left me disappointed in KitKat's subtle improvements.
Odd and Ends
Yes, the display is fantastic
So far, the battery seems better than my Nexus 4
The Snapdragon 800 is a beast
So how's the touch response? Since the Nexus S: it's gotten progressively worse. What's the average Prs and Size values?
Nice review. :good:
Isn't it possible any more to configure which elements are in the notification bar (e.g. "location")?
Nice review!
great review, thanks.
Your review sounds very fanboy-ish...well I guess it's kind of expected from a nexus enthusiast.
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in reality no, the nexus 5 is as he has described , and will get better with updates .
highend01 said:
Isn't it possible any more to configure which elements are in the notification bar (e.g. "location")?
Nice review!
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To my knowledge you could never customize what appears on the right side of the notification bar in stock Android.
I never ever ever ever ever been a fan of stock android but kitkat paired with an S800 is so smooth and fast that I'm in love with this nexus 5. And battery life is actually quite good for me. Easily lasts me a day.
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Your battery is far better than on galaxy nexus, hopefully..?
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What's your biggest pet peeve with the Nexus 5? You may have one, you may have many, or you may have none, but list only one.
For me, it's the vibration. It sucks so badly that I can't even feel it 1 cm away next to me on my desk, which needless to say is uber annoying. I'm on my second N5 and both are the same, so it's not a matter of one being defective. I can feel it find in my hands or in my pocket, but on a flat surface, nothing. I stopped counting how many important calls/message I've missed over the past week because of it.
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What's your biggest pet peeves with the Nexus 5? You may have one, you may have many, or you may have none, but list only one.
For me, it's the vibration. It sucks so badly that I can't even feel it 1 cm away next to me on my desk, which needless to say is uber annoying. I'm on my second N5 and both are the same, so it's not a matter of one being defective. I can feel it find in my hands or in my pocket, but on a flat surface, nothing. I stopped counting how many important calls/message I've missed over the past week because of it.
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I've just started to notice the same thing, the vibration is pretty weak
My biggest pet peeve with the nexus 5 is the fact that it randomly heats up when just browsing reddit or something similar. Its not like I'm playing dead trigger or some other graphic intensive game.
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For me it's the speaker, distorted and I can feel vibration from it throughout the phone.
Also the whole phone feels a bit cheap compared to how the n4 felt last year, with a solid feel and beautifully curved glass screen.
Odd, when my phone vibrates I can feel it from across my desk. And that's with vibration turned down to 50%, if it's at 100% it feels like it's going to shake itself apart (and gives me a heart attack whenever it goes off as well).
My speakers, however, are quite bad. Even with a volume adjustment tweak they're very quiet and very little sound comes out of them despite the back of the phone vibrating a lot, it looks like glue/whatever it was got in the way of my speakers. It's fixable but... I don't use the speakers enough to risk taking apart my phone.
my beef is with the placing of the volume and power buttons, maybe its my small hands but whenever I wake the phone up I press the 'volume down' button also ...
Weak, almost noon existent vibrator, terrible speaker, terrible battery life, useless ambient light sensor, terrible viewing angles of the screen. List goes on
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Weak, almost noon existent vibrator, terrible speaker, terrible battery life, useless ambient light sensor, terrible viewing angles of the screen. List goes on
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So much for 1 annoyance.
You do know you have a choice when it comes to android phones, right? Feel free to return the nexus and try something else
Vibration here!
Have missed so many texts and calls and in turn I find myself pressing power button more often to make sure I don't have any notifications.
The locked ringer and notification volume
I had to wake up to take a call, but I didn't want notifications waking me up. There was no easy way to silence notifications because the ringer and notification volume controls are locked together. I had to use Xposed Framework with the Ringer and Notification Volume Unlink.
The crappy thing was that I also had to revert from ART to Dalvik because Xposed only works with Dalvik.
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So much for 1 annoyance.
You do know you have a choice when it comes to android phones, right? Feel free to return the nexus and try something else
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Thanks for the advice, I didn't realize I have a choice.
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I had to wake up to take a call, but I didn't want notifications waking me up. There was no easy way to silence notifications because the ringer and notification volume controls are locked together. I had to use Xposed Framework with the Ringer and Notification Volume Unlink.
The crappy thing was that I also had to revert from ART to Dalvik because Xposed only works with Dalvik.
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I know it's not ideal but you can go to
Settings --> Sound --> Volumes and then change them there.
For me its 100% the speed (or lack thereof) of the camera. I have a young baby daughter and trying to get shots of her is virtually impossible b/c this is the slowest camera I've used on a smartphone since 2008. The pictures themselves come out great but way too much blur due to the shutter speed being a complete and utter joke.
Mine is when I hold it in landscape I'm often covering the speaker and can't hear anything.
When 4G is enabled, the phone randomly goes beserk and drains the battery in a matter of hours, reporting 75% "Mobile Standby". Shut off 4G and it's fine. 4G remains off.
Oh, Bluetooth contact sync still sucks compared to CM10.x on N4. Only get partial contacts sync'ed to my BMW E61 :-/
Otherwise, I love it. Light usage day today - 15 hours off charge, 1.5 hours SOT (quite low for me, but I've been doing real work!), 45 mins of voice calls and bucket loads of emails - 61% battery left
The speed of the camera, absolutely. It takes pretty good quality photos (particularly with HDR+ enabled), but it's sooooo slow. I'm also really not happy with the relatively bright black level and light bleed issues of the display.
That being said, I still love this phone. The camera speed will most likely be fixed with an OTA update, and the black levels are not a deal breaker by any means.
My biggest pet peeve has to be the speaker and the camera focus glitch. If I tap, it'll focus then unfocus. It's driving me nuts. Camera speeds are not as slow as everyone is saying they are.
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Thanks for the advice, I didn't realize I have a choice.
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You probably didn't considering all the annoyances you have for this phone. I would have sold mine already.
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My biggest problem is the ringtone sound its not loud enough and why didn't they put two speakers in there I can't see any glue covering my speaker grill. I've missed so many calls even with volume on full.
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Wow so many ppl complain g about what seems to be an awesome phone battery life is plenty good for me getting 3-3.5 hours screen time what more do u want?
no dead pixels no yellow coloring vibration is just fine and with audio and camera mod those two are just fine now to ppl its a 350 dollar phone not a 600-700 dollar phone that alone make any other small thing erelevent. Just my opinion.
So I seem to have a 2-fer issue going on, first I noticed that my Flip Case stopped showing the LED lights. In reading, people have mentioned that the case uses/connects via NFC. So I went to "Settings" and clicked on "NFC & Payment" and that's when that force closed. Looks like NFC is not working on my phone. Anyone else noticing issues?
My case is working without NFC turned on in settings. But it lags and get bugged sometimes. Maybe software issue, or the case is damaged.
So Idk what did it. I attempted about 3reboots, took off the case numerous times, and finally went about to start disabling any "changes" I had in place and left the case off for an extended period.
Using package Disabler, I reenabled everything though bloatware has been disabled since I got the phone.
I switched Home back to Samsung's default. Some people have reported issues with Nova prime, though i don't have prime.
Then did one more reboot and reattached my case. Now the case works and NFC doesn't force close.
So for me, the connection is strong between the NFC settings and the case not working.
Re disabled all packages and back to using Nova....case still working and NFC settings still works. So issue is resolved, but the cause is still unknown.
Led cover not working
Purchased the led cover fo samsung galaxy 7 edge..all of a sudden it's not working. Does anyone know own why this is happening
Mosuga said:
Purchased the led cover fo samsung galaxy 7 edge..all of a sudden it's not working. Does anyone know own why this is happening
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They do not respect the February 1994 EJFJ Contextual Computing rules given to Ericsson and Philips and all other partners... Products are made to be sold, not to be used by any human being, as the device does not recognize the user and have lot of expensive tehchnologies to pretendly recognize him (fingerprints, ...) but who do not assume any security (as introduced in March 15th, 1996 by MediSecure International PSC and Bill !nternational Technologies PSC International Reference Norms, the SFM:id2004 is abusing of customers, from companies and from countries!)...
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They do not respect the February 1994 EJFJ Contextual Computing rules given to Ericsson and Philips and all other partners... Products are made to be sold, not to be used by any human being, as the device does not recognize the user and have lot of expensive tehchnologies to pretendly recognize him (fingerprints, ...) but who do not assume any security (as introduced in March 15th, 1996 by MediSecure International PSC and Bill !nternational Technologies PSC International Reference Norms, the SFM:id2004 is abusing of customers, from companies and from countries!)...
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I was with you all the way up to 'They do.........'
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Mosuga said:
Purchased the led cover fo samsung galaxy 7 edge..all of a sudden it's not working. Does anyone know own why this is happening
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I just noticed the same thing happened to me. This is not cool, to say the least.
I called samsung today and they are replacing it. They emailed me a shopping label while on the phone with them. *They have no issue replacing the cover. Just have your receipt and the cover of course ..called them and let them send a shopping label for ups. I was informed that it will take a total of 9-11 days from sending to receiving a new cover back.
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my case just stopped working.. it works on disable enable screen.. but led screen is not working.. i dont know why.. nfc is on..
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Kinda worrying they're failing
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Fled Flip Cover not working anymore
I'm having the same issue since 2 days. For no reason, leds does not show up anymore.
Not sure what the reason is and why so many people get that issue almost during same period seems to be.
I still did not see any proposal that could help.
Any idea guyes?
Thanks in advance
Same problem here. The cover is not working anymore.
I'm now having a problem where the swipe actions don't work anymore
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same problem for me.. its stops working since 2 day ago.. led its not working.. I remeber one notification morning before that.. it was some acessories update to install.. maybe some sw bug?!
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I'm about to buy this flip cover. Should I hold?
It seems people are complaining a lot about it.
I am having the same issue. Just use for 1 month and suddenly it is not working. Not cool
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I am having the same issue. Just use for 1 month and suddenly it is not working. Not cool
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+1 me too. Loved the case but now the LEDs are dead. Nothing to do with NFC.
its very strange... there is now more and more of us coming with this problem.. maybe it is bad quality of connectors in case or some other problem.. weird
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I fixed the issue
Problem solve for me
I have been having issue with LED flip cover as well. Through searching internet someone has posted that the LED work fine when the flip cover is on metal surface. So I try put the led flip cover on my ipad front and back, it seems to fine on the front (screen side better). I assume that it need something to bounce or block signal on some particular area of the phone back side.
I end up using kitchen type aluminum foil approx. 0.5- 1" width and lenght equal to the width of my S7 edge place just below the camera between the glass back and flip cover. With this aluminum foil everything work perfect. Led always show when close the flip, swipe work when phone ring or alarm on everytime, press power switch always turn on led now.
Note that since I never use NFC, interference to these function is unknown. Wireless charging is fine.
Just happy that now my LED works everytime instead of sometime. Hope this help some of you who may encounter and have been annoying with this LED flip cover from Samsung.
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Problem solve for me
I have been having issue with LED flip cover as well. Through searching internet someone has posted that the LED work fine when the flip cover is on metal surface. So I try put the led flip cover on my ipad front and back, it seems to fine on the front (screen side better). I assume that it need something to bounce or block signal on some particular area of the phone back side.
I end up using kitchen type aluminum foil approx. 0.5- 1" width and lenght equal to the width of my S7 edge place just below the camera between the glass back and flip cover. With this aluminum foil everything work perfect. Led always show when close the flip, swipe work when phone ring or alarm on everytime, press power switch always turn on led now.
Note that since I never use NFC, interference to these function is unknown. Wireless charging is fine.
Just happy that now my LED works everytime instead of sometime. Hope this help some of you who may encounter and have been annoying with this LED flip cover from Samsung.
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Yeah but...why!? It's great that it solved the problem but why have to do this!?
This case is a mystery to me!
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Hey guys I am moving from a Note Edge (the orginal curved phone, aka Note 4 Edge). One functionality I really liked with the edge screen on that device was that all notifications showed up on the edge screen. This way you could disable the annoyinhg headsup display that blocks part of the screen when youre using your phone
My questions is, does the edge screen on this phone do that? If not, are there any mods out for that.
Going for the T Mobile version
edo101 said:
Hey guys I am moving from a Note Edge (the orginal curved phone, aka Note 4 Edge). One functionality I really liked with the edge screen on that device was that all notifications showed up on the edge screen. This way you could disable the annoyinhg headsup display that blocks part of the screen when youre using your phone
My questions is, does the edge screen on this phone do that? If not, are there any mods out for that.
Going for the T Mobile version
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No they do not. I wish they did I don't know why they got rid of that. I have not seen any mods like that. Especially since the SD does not have root yet.
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No they do not. I wish they did I don't know why they got rid of that. I have not seen any mods like that. Especially since the SD does not have root yet.
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That really grinds my gears lol. ARRGHGHH. I got so used to relying on the edge so i don't have to break what I'm doing or swipe.
Samsung makes decisions that boggles the mind. I'm so sad. The Edge had the best functionality i've ever used
Here"s something that's close. You can choose which app notifications you want to show up. But you still need to rely on the notification panel for the alert. The notifications will only show up in the edge panel, it won't alert you from the edge panel.
Notification Edge
http://apps.samsung.com/appquery/ap...ysoft.NotiCenter&cntyTxt=310&equipID=SM-N950F
Yes, I think I had these useful items on the S6 edge also. Favourite was the always on clock on the edge display and notifications as well as some some scrolling news feeds.
I could be wrong but perhaps that was possible due to the more aggressive curved edges that the Note 8 doesn't possess? So far the curved edges on the Note 8 has for me been useless, if anything a hindrance.
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Limeybastard said:
Yes, I think I had these useful items on the S6 edge also. Favourite was the always on clock on the edge display and notifications as well as some some scrolling news feeds.
I could be wrong but perhaps that was possible due to the more aggressive curved edges that the Note 8 doesn't possess? So far the curved edges on the Note 8 has for me been useless, if anything a hindrance.
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Yeah the masses (as is always the case) complained about the aggressive curve. Instead of samsung sticking with it and forcing people to get used to it (whichis what apple does) they amde the curve completely almost useless. Its completely aesthetic now.
I wouldnt need to move up from my Note Edge except for all the new 7.0 touchwiz additions
edo101 said:
Yeah the masses (as is always the case) complained about the aggressive curve. Instead of samsung sticking with it and forcing people to get used to it (whichis what apple does) they amde the curve completely almost useless. Its completely aesthetic now.
I wouldnt need to move up from my Note Edge except for all the new 7.0 touchwiz additions
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I agree totally. The edge screen is nothing but useless now, and a hindrance due to screen protectors also.
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shouren04 said:
Here"s something that's close. You can choose which app notifications you want to show up. But you still need to rely on the notification panel for the alert. The notifications will only show up in the edge panel, it won't alert you from the edge panel.
Notification Edge
http://apps.samsung.com/appquery/ap...ysoft.NotiCenter&cntyTxt=310&equipID=SM-N950F
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Thanks to share it is very useful which provide one option.
You can get edge clock back
Limeybastard said:
Yes, I think I had these useful items on the S6 edge also. Favourite was the always on clock on the edge display and notifications as well as some some scrolling news feeds.
I could be wrong but perhaps that was possible due to the more aggressive curved edges that the Note 8 doesn't possess? So far the curved edges on the Note 8 has for me been useless, if anything a hindrance.
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edge clock still exists in the always on display settings or AOD in themes.
mmx6688 said:
Thanks to share it is very useful which provide one option.
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It says the app doesn't exist anymore? :crying: