♠The Nexus 5 Official Thread V7♠, 4.4.3 (KTU84M) launched :D
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 Apr 15 2014, 03:19 PM
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QUOTE(chris0709 @ Apr 15 2014, 02:31 PM) which one ease of use? last time i use Light Flow Lite - LED Control now no more since i didnt rely on the LED notification QUOTE(xxdesire @ Apr 15 2014, 02:46 PM)  Sorry, have not used any xperia phone before. What's the shake ability and sleep mode?Is shake ability: shake to change tracks? Is sleep mode: like you set a timer when to off the music? I thought some music player on the play store has these features? |
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Apr 15 2014, 03:20 PM
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QUOTE(zariel @ Apr 15 2014, 01:47 PM) I have been using nexus 5 for about three weeks and as much as I love the smoothness of this phone, I cant wait to have some money to exchange it with a samsung phone, at least a samsung s4. I thought you can swipe down the nav bar and tap the top right button to switch to the toggle tiles?I was using a samsung s3 before that phone has a broken power button (keep booting over time by itself). Below is a list of what i feel the pros and cons of the nexus 5 over samsung s3: Pros: really smooth, superbly smooth, battery can last me a whole day with sot of more than 4 hours. Cons: no sd card ( seriously, a bummer), camera is really pathethic ( ois makes all my pictures taken qith it blurry, color reproduction is so much worst compared to s3 and the s3 was so much consistent in taking pictures), no smart stay (cant stand that i have to keep touching the screen everytime i read something using it), no notification toggle like the touchwhiz( i know i can find apps that let me do it but i like the touchwhiz one a lot, you can scroll to see most of your settings toggle or you can click a button just beside the setting button and see all your settings, really miss this feature), The nav soft keys ( really hate it, fast switching cant exchange with the fact that it is taking some space of the screen. When you are using different locker, this pathethic bar cannot be hidden) love the app drawer animation of touchwhiz compared to fly in app drawer of the normal google launcher) Multi window (love the time when i can play youtube and browsing internet or reading email or replying email at the same time) Resale value (i sold my broken s3 to an unknown person just like that when that person saw me that i wanted to sell my s3 to a second hand shop in the city. nobody wants to buy or swap with my nexus 5 these past two weeks. I went to a second hand store in the city and ask how much can i get with this if i want to trade in with another phone, i can get about £120 with s3 but only £100 with the nexus 5, wth!!) My wife is using a note 3 and everyday i feel jelous of her note 3 features. Rarely lag and most of the time is as fast as my nexus 5. Btw mine is a uk set wrapped by an ultra fit copper gold spigen case. |
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Apr 15 2014, 03:21 PM
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Hi guys, I am nearing to meet my 40 Pressy quota, and am looking forward to get another 10 pieces (they sell it 10 pieces per lot). I need to confirm to them by this 17th, so any of you are interested, please let me know via PM. One unit is for RM65, subsequent unit goes for RM60. It's a nice nifty gift for your friends and families, also a great companion to your phone!
Let me know. |
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Apr 15 2014, 03:26 PM
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QUOTE(man3 @ Apr 15 2014, 03:19 PM) last time i use Light Flow Lite - LED Control Oh haha, yeah Google play music is a basic player. Not sure about other players, but I think playerpro has both these features while some either have one of them or need additional like-plugins (or app).now no more since i didnt rely on the LED notification yup that one..now using apps for that features...but it would be nice if both are in one with the N5 player |
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Apr 15 2014, 03:30 PM
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QUOTE(xxdesire @ Apr 15 2014, 03:26 PM) Oh haha, yeah Google play music is a basic player. Not sure about other players, but I think playerpro has both these features while some either have one of them or need additional like-plugins (or app). oo...will try that one...now using two different apps for each of functions.... thanks for recommendation  |
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Apr 15 2014, 03:37 PM
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QUOTE(chris0709 @ Apr 15 2014, 02:40 PM) I have try charging led, light manager but there is not indicator light show while charging. or should i root my phone to make use of this feature? By default doesnt have, so you had to enable new notification for 'charging battery' and configure how you want to display notification. I had Full charged notification that blind fast and vibrate, so I'll know and disconnect it. |
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Apr 15 2014, 03:37 PM
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QUOTE(xxdesire @ Apr 15 2014, 03:26 PM) Oh haha, yeah Google play music is a basic player. Not sure about other players, but I think playerpro has both these features while some either have one of them or need additional like-plugins (or app). Google play music and (play movies) have exclusive features for the US, anyone know how to bypass?  |
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Apr 15 2014, 03:42 PM
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QUOTE(pokgaizai @ Apr 15 2014, 03:37 PM) Google play music and (play movies) have exclusive features for the US, anyone know how to bypass? Wild guess, US Google Play account ? Or Google account with US credit card. |
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Apr 15 2014, 04:00 PM
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QUOTE(tanjinjack @ Apr 15 2014, 07:20 AM) I thought you can swipe down the nav bar and tap the top right button to switch to the toggle tiles? Been using cm 11 before with my s3 and i thought the vanilla android has the same option like the cm11. But the thing is with vanilla android, you cannot choose which setting that you can put there. It also does not have the option to have other settings like the sound mode, nfc, wifi sharing, and screen rotation. In the end ive got to install power toggles app to have those settings available on the notification bar but somehow youve got to retain an icon on your notification bar so that it doesnt kill off by android system. This post has been edited by zariel: Apr 15 2014, 04:00 PM |
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Apr 15 2014, 04:32 PM
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QUOTE(chris0709 @ Apr 15 2014, 02:40 PM) I have try charging led, light manager but there is not indicator light show while charging. or should i root my phone to make use of this feature? I'm using Charging LED. follow the steps.... |
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Apr 15 2014, 04:33 PM
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QUOTE(zariel @ Apr 15 2014, 01:47 PM) » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... « I thought people knew about this, kesian. Only an enthusiasts will love Nexus lineup, people like you sir wouldnt suit with the pure AOSP like in Nexus 5. You already used to the add-on function like in Touchwiz/Sense |
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Apr 15 2014, 04:44 PM
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QUOTE(wajahebat @ Apr 15 2014, 04:33 PM) I thought all the Cons you mentioned, is what you will get when grabbing Nexus lineup, pure AOSP. i agree on this, not everyone will like a Nexus especially those who are more into features and other that has been added on by each manufacturer. I thought people knew about this, kesian. Only an enthusiasts will love Nexus lineup, people like you sir wouldnt suit with the pure AOSP like in Nexus 5. You already used to the add-on function like in Touchwiz/Sense it's basically back to everyone's preference, there is no best phone around. |
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Apr 15 2014, 04:46 PM
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QUOTE(zariel @ Apr 15 2014, 04:00 PM) Been using cm 11 before with my s3 and i thought the vanilla android has the same option like the cm11. But the thing is with vanilla android, you cannot choose which setting that you can put there. It also does not have the option to have other settings like the sound mode, nfc, wifi sharing, and screen rotation. i downloaded power toggles as well and its so far so good, customizable, no icon on top. I agree this is one good thing about touchwiz.In the end ive got to install power toggles app to have those settings available on the notification bar but somehow youve got to retain an icon on your notification bar so that it doesnt kill off by android system. |
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Apr 15 2014, 04:56 PM
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QUOTE(wajahebat @ Apr 15 2014, 08:33 AM) I thought all the Cons you mentioned, is what you will get when grabbing Nexus lineup, pure AOSP. I, like many others, like to read tech blogs and news. I know that the nexus line has many flaws but the ammount of nexus users praise the phone has somehow made me into buying this. I thought people knew about this, kesian. Only an enthusiasts will love Nexus lineup, people like you sir wouldnt suit with the pure AOSP like in Nexus 5. You already used to the add-on function like in Touchwiz/Sense I agree that it is a solid device. At first i thought i can live without touchwhiz features. I thought soft keys is better than normal hardware keys. In the end it depends on you. I might be able to use the phone for a long period of time but i will always look out a way to get rid of it. The nexus 5 is a solid device. Smooth and fast without lag. If google can add somemore feutures, it will become awesome. I can see that it might not be too long before i go woth the custom roms. This post has been edited by zariel: Apr 15 2014, 04:56 PM |
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Apr 15 2014, 04:58 PM
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QUOTE(kllam @ Apr 15 2014, 04:44 PM) i agree on this, not everyone will like a Nexus especially those who are more into features and other that has been added on by each manufacturer. Yup, its not fair to blame on the nexus. Believe it or not, everything (Touchwiz/Sense/SonyUI) starts from AOSP.it's basically back to everyone's preference, there is no best phone around. My sister who already used with Samsung, also cant use my Nexus 4 last time, he said it is lack of functions. Only enthusiasts will understand the passion when using Nexus, the customization, the snappiness it gives, such dream, haha! |
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Apr 15 2014, 05:03 PM
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QUOTE(wajahebat @ Apr 15 2014, 04:58 PM) Yup, its not fair to blame on the nexus. Believe it or not, everything (Touchwiz/Sense/SonyUI) starts from AOSP. bolded part, i agree, n i jumped from S4 4G to this coz the ecosystem are good decently as well My sister who already used with Samsung, also cant use my Nexus 4 last time, he said it is lack of functions. Only enthusiasts will understand the passion when using Nexus, the customization, the snappiness it gives, such dream, haha!  |
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Apr 15 2014, 05:04 PM
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QUOTE(zariel @ Apr 15 2014, 04:56 PM) I, like many others, like to read tech blogs and news. I know that the nexus line has many flaws but the ammount of nexus users praise the phone has somehow made me into buying this. Thats the way it is sir. With that soo many add-on functions, yes i agree any phone will become godlike of extra features but at the end of the day, trust me, we people will starts to complaint: I agree that it is a solid device. At first i thought i can live without touchwhiz features. I thought soft keys is better than normal hardware keys. In the end it depends on you. I might be able to use the phone for a long period of time but i will always look out a way to get rid of it. The nexus 5 is a solid device. Smooth and fast without lag. If google can add somemore feutures, it will become awesome. I can see that it might not be too long before i go woth the custom roms. " Damn it why is it lagging! " " Jeez why it takes soo long to load just Whatsapp??!! " " Darn it my keyboard lags! " About that softkeys, you knew what suits you in the first place already. Dont jump ship, you'll regret. Those tech blogs reviewer, they knew about what's in AOSP already, thats why. At least these are my opinions. |
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Apr 15 2014, 05:19 PM
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QUOTE(mudkipryan94 @ Apr 15 2014, 05:03 PM) bolded part, i agree, n i jumped from S4 4G to this coz the ecosystem are good decently as well i was using S4 LTE rooted it and use GPE ROMcan't tahan the skin wei i mean in the settings, you cant scroll from tab to tab  s4 got a lot of features that ppl dont use in reality....  the only thing i miss is the contact, swipe left to sms and right to dial other than that are features that zap battery and soon you will turn it off my only complain is that aosp could look a bit bland... hopefully next iteration can bring new UI, new set of icons and animation This post has been edited by sebastianX11: Apr 15 2014, 05:20 PM |
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Apr 15 2014, 05:30 PM
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QUOTE(sebastianX11 @ Apr 15 2014, 05:19 PM) i was using S4 LTE rooted it and use GPE ROM can't tahan the skin wei i mean in the settings, you cant scroll from tab to tab s4 got a lot of features that ppl dont use in reality.... the only thing i miss is the contact, swipe left to sms and right to dial other than that are features that zap battery and soon you will turn it off my only complain is that aosp could look a bit bland... hopefully next iteration can bring new UI, new set of icons and animation  well said so |
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Apr 15 2014, 05:31 PM
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QUOTE(sebastianX11 @ Apr 15 2014, 05:19 PM) i was using S4 LTE rooted it and use GPE ROM Different people, different preferences can't tahan the skin wei i mean in the settings, you cant scroll from tab to tab s4 got a lot of features that ppl dont use in reality.... the only thing i miss is the contact, swipe left to sms and right to dial other than that are features that zap battery and soon you will turn it off my only complain is that aosp could look a bit bland... hopefully next iteration can bring new UI, new set of icons and animation  I like the simplicity of AOSP, any additional features I want, I can flash different roms, install xposed (example). Sure not many people may agree. That's why there are options for Android phones! And you can go test the phone/UI before even buying it, that's the point of demo units at shop/stores. |
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