Nexus 4 Owners Thread - apps, tips & tricks!

The Black Oil

Mine still turns itself off now and then. Think this is mostly a Lollipop thing.

bluesfan

The Black Oil wrote: »

Mine still turns itself off now and then. Think this is mostly a Lollipop thing.

After not having this problem in months it's happened twice this week

Fluffy88

Mine has been very good recently. It used to power off or restart almost every day. In the past few months it's been completely reliable again. I can't say for sure when it stopped happening but it might have been the update to 5.1.1 that fixed it.

donegal.

i just bolliking broke my new bolliking screen.

feck this. time for a new phone.

strongback

Broke my N4 screen last month after 18 months owning. I don't think it's worth replacing.

I'm back on my old Galaxy S2 at the moment but looking at a Moto X 2 or LG G3. Both have dropped in price. The smaller Z3 compact is also coming down in price.

What are people looking at as a N4 replacement?

magicmoves

This is the phone I would be looking as a replacement option

http://www.amazon.fr/dp/B00UAOHAY0/ref=dra_a_cs_mr_hn_it_P1400_1000?tag=dradisplay0c-21&ascsubtag=38b1a24e35b5f830b673b3bf714e968d_S

How's your French )

EGriff

magicmoves wrote: »

This is the phone I would be looking as a replacement option

http://www.amazon.fr/dp/B00UAOHAY0/ref=dra_a_cs_mr_hn_it_P1400_1000?tag=dradisplay0c-21&ascsubtag=38b1a24e35b5f830b673b3bf714e968d_S

How's your French )

I wouldn't go for a Moto G to replace a Nexus 4, it has only 1 gig of RAM.

Moto X would be a better option, prices are dropping fast on them with a new one on the way.

A Neurotic

Having an issue whereby my phone keeps losing connection to 3G network without reconnecting automatically, so I have to manually select it several times a day. Not sure if it's a problem with the Three network or the phone, but it's really annoying.

Anyone any ideas for setting it to automatically connect to 3G where available?

NegativeCreep

I have a nexus 4 for sale if you're looking t replace your nexus 4 with a nexus 4 :P It had its screen replaced about a year ago.

bluesfan

A Neurotic wrote: »

Having an issue whereby my phone keeps losing connection to 3G network without reconnecting automatically, so I have to manually select it several times a day. Not sure if it's a problem with the Three network or the phone, but it's really annoying.

Anyone any ideas for setting it to automatically connect to 3G where available?

Seen this problem with a lot of different makes and models not just Nexus4. What worked for me was to manually select the right network, make sure it's the right one there's three 3's listed, then go back into the select network menu and hit automatically connect to preferred network.

The Black Oil

Mine won't power off any more. Or rather, the option to shut down doesn't appear when holding the power button.

CantGetNoSleep

Anyone know the best place to buy a replacement battery?

Slevster

The Black Oil wrote: »

Mine won't power off any more. Or rather, the option to shut down doesn't appear when holding the power button.

Would say" have you tried turning it off and on again" but....

Is it a hardware thing? As in, is the the power button functioning at all eg knocking off the screen with a quick press?

Custom rom or ?
Holding the power button for 30 secs should restart it, which I'm guessing you've trief

Slevster

CantGetNoSleep wrote: »

Anyone know the best place to buy a replacement battery?

I got one through eBay, and happened to be a Dublin stockist. Advertised as an original, but when it arrived it was a few mm shorter than the original. Used it anyway.
Was better than the battery it replaced, but really, it was the os that was killing my battery, so can't say for absolute certain that the battery I got was 100% kosher, but it wasnt bad. That was last nov and it is still ok.
Battery life still poor(but always was for me. Have come to the conclusion that it is something with the radio/modem/antenna hardware that eats poweron my particular phone)
Any way it was on eBay , with a seller called shoppingexchange. Was €15, so wasn't breaking the bank, and as I said , still as it was (so consistanly holding its charge )

DECEiFER

Slevster wrote: »

I got one through eBay, and happened to be a Dublin stockist. Advertised as an original, but when it arrived it was a few mm shorter than the original. Used it anyway.
Was better than the battery it replaced, but really, it was the os that was killing my battery, so can't say for absolute certain that the battery I got was 100% kosher, but it wasnt bad. That was last nov and it is still ok.
Battery life still poor(but always was for me. Have come to the conclusion that it is something with the radio/modem/antenna hardware that eats poweron my particular phone)
Any way it was on eBay , with a seller called shoppingexchange. Was €15, so wasn't breaking the bank, and as I said , still as it was (so consistanly holding its charge )

You'd have gotten an original for a tad bit extra from here:
http://www.spareslg.com/bateria-lg-e960-nexus-4-lg-optimus-g-e975-eac61898601.html

The Black Oil

Slevster wrote: »

Would say" have you tried turning it off and on again" but....

Is it a hardware thing? As in, is the the power button functioning at all eg knocking off the screen with a quick press?

Custom rom or ?
Holding the power button for 30 secs should restart it, which I'm guessing you've trief

Stock rom. Seems to have sorted itself out yesterday anyway.

CantGetNoSleep

DECEiFER wrote: »

You'd have gotten an original for a tad bit extra from here:
http://www.spareslg.com/bateria-lg-e960-nexus-4-lg-optimus-g-e975-eac61898601.html

That is coming to over 31e when you add on taxes and delivery, I think I will take my chances with trying to get a genuine one from eBay

setanta1984

The Black Oil wrote: »

Stock rom. Seems to have sorted itself out yesterday anyway.

Happens to me very occasionally. I fix it by holding down the power and volume down buttons together until it reboots.

CantGetNoSleep

I went for this replacement battery in the end, ships from Dublin and came to less than half of the cost of ordering direct from LG. Not 100% certain it is a genuine one but I will post here how I get on with it.

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/For-LG-Google-Nexus-4-E960-Genuine-BL-T5-High-Capacity-Battery-2100mah-Last-Long-/111483620283?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_205&hash=item19f4f10bbb

ooter

2 years ago yesterday I got my hands on my nexus, still a great little phone..

CantGetNoSleep

CantGetNoSleep wrote: »

I went for this replacement battery in the end, ships from Dublin and came to less than half of the cost of ordering direct from LG. Not 100% certain it is a genuine one but I will post here how I get on with it.

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/For-LG-Google-Nexus-4-E960-Genuine-BL-T5-High-Capacity-Battery-2100mah-Last-Long-/111483620283?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_205&hash=item19f4f10bbb

Firstly for anyone looking this battery seems great so far, arrived on Monday, charged to 90% and it is still going (not heavy use admittedly).

Secondly now that this phone is usable I noticed it is still on 4.2. When I go to about phone and check for update it tells me none is available, any idea how to get the update without rooting or flashing a new ROM? I prefer to stay on stock if possible

illdoit2morrow

I'm having a problem where my N4 powers off for no apparent reason, usually at nighttime. I have to power on the phone in the morning which is a bit of a pain as i use it as my alarm.

The battery has plenty of charge at the time.

I have tried a factory reset but the issue won't go away.

If i turn off wifi or put the phone into airplane mode it seems to avoid the issue happening.

I did replace the battery a while back when i fecked up taking it out when replacing the screen so it could well be a dud battery. It's just strange that it took a few months to start happening.

I am running stock rom and have not tried a custom rom as of yet.

I've hopefully attached a screenshot of the battery usage of when the issue happens.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Raoul

It is fecked! Happened mine, happened my gfs and happening my mates now too. I don't think anything helps.

Really annoying as it seems to happen just outside of the warranty.

Slevster

If you want to rule out lollipop for the power off, you could revert back to a kk ROM to see if it continues. (If rooted)
Could be a rogue app doing something incompatible. (A recent update to a previously happy app)

Slevster

CantGetNoSleep wrote: »

Firstly for anyone looking this battery seems great so far, arrived on Monday, charged to 90% and it is still going (not heavy use admittedly).

Secondly now that this phone is usable I noticed it is still on 4.2. When I go to about phone and check for update it tells me none is available, any idea how to get the update without rooting or flashing a new ROM? I prefer to stay on stock if possible

Out of curiosity, was the new battery the same dimensions as the original you replaced (if you noticed)?

CantGetNoSleep

Slevster wrote: »

Out of curiosity, was the new battery the same dimensions as the original you replaced (if you noticed)?

Hard to tell because the original was slightly swollen due to damage, to the extent that the back cover would no longer close properly. If anything, it is slightly less wide, judging by the space for the antenna cable on the right hand side as you look at it. But it is a good fit overall.

CantGetNoSleep

Slevster wrote: »

Out of curiosity, was the new battery the same dimensions as the original you replaced (if you noticed)?

Hard to tell because the original was slightly swollen due to damage, to the extent that the back cover would no longer close properly. If anything, it is slightly less wide, judging by the space for the antenna cable on the right hand side as you look at it. But it is a good fit overall.

Fluffy88

Anyone else get an update today (or recently)?

I'm currently on 5.1.1 build number LMY47V and today got a 20MB system update. Looking on the Nexus Factory Images page there is a newer version, LMY48I.
Not sure if this only released or if I somehow missed an update.

EDIT: After a quick Google I found some more info, http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/08/10/links-for-nexus-4-5-6-and-10-ota-updates-incoming-for-all-nexus-devices-to-fix-stagefright-vulnerability/
It's a fix for the "Stagefright" vulnerability.

CantGetNoSleep

Fluffy88 wrote: »

Anyone else get an update today (or recently)?

I'm currently on 5.1.1 build number LMY47V and today got a 20MB system update. Looking on the Nexus Factory Images page there is a newer version, LMY48I.
Not sure if this only released or if I somehow missed an update.

EDIT: After a quick Google I found some more info, http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/08/10/links-for-nexus-4-5-6-and-10-ota-updates-incoming-for-all-nexus-devices-to-fix-stagefright-vulnerability/
It's a fix for the "Stagefright" vulnerability.

I'm still on 4.2 and never received an OTA update!

robo

Fluffy88 wrote: »

Anyone else get an update today (or recently)?

I'm currently on 5.1.1 build number LMY47V and today got a 20MB system update. Looking on the Nexus Factory Images page there is a newer version, LMY48I.
Not sure if this only released or if I somehow missed an update.

EDIT: After a quick Google I found some more info, http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/08/10/links-for-nexus-4-5-6-and-10-ota-updates-incoming-for-all-nexus-devices-to-fix-stagefright-vulnerability/
It's a fix for the "Stagefright" vulnerability.

Yep I got the update last night & was curious about it too. Thanks for the link

The Black Oil

It may be my imagination, but my battery was a bit odd over the weekend and this morning. I've a feeling Hangouts might be the culprit. I updated the app a few days ago, but I never use it.

Battery was at 37% on Friday night, 21% the next morning. Was on a full charge today and was down to 79% by lunch, despite no data or texts. Looks like Hangouts was pulling down 16% or so of the battery earlier on.

Phone still restarting itself out of the blue a few times, too.

jonski

System update tonight ? , installing now , I thought I was already on 5.1.1 , maybe not , will see in a few minutes .

DopeTech

jonski wrote: »

System update tonight ? , installing now , I thought I was already on 5.1.1 , maybe not , will see in a few minutes .

Stagefright update I presume.

BionicRasher

Installed. 7mb.
Keep getting a 'unfortunately system UI has stopped' error
I will not be a happy puppy if I have to do yet another factory reset.

jonski

Turns out there will now be monthly security updates for most Nexus products , last night's one being the first for me .

DECEiFER

That's good and bad...for rooted folks. My OTAs always fail even if I do a cleanup in SuperSU so I just flash the system partition without wiping the data, which is a quickest way, but I have some system apps (security ones) that I need to copy back over when the process is complete and I doubt I'm the only one.

We need an setting in the Developer Options to enable root with Google's stock ROMs. I think CyanogenMod has one? Speaking of which, I hope Cyanogen don't take forever to release a stable (enough) Marshmallow because if we're really being left out by Google (as per their terms), it'd be good to get Doze and whatnot ASAP.

user2011

Any ideas how to get nexus 4 screen onto a yoga android tablet?

Got it.

Squeeonline

user2011 wrote: »

Any ideas how to get nexus 4 screen onto a yoga android tablet?

Got it.

https://xkcd.com/979/

Don't be that guy.

Slevster

user2011 wrote: »

Any ideas how to get nexus 4 screen onto a yoga android tablet?

Got it.

How would that work? Or why /for what purpose ?

Slevster

Squeeonline wrote: »

https://xkcd.com/979/

Don't be that guy.

Oh so true.

The annoyance

ooter

just wondering if anyone else has come across this problem?
since last night I have been unable to use the 3 functions at the bottom of my N4, can't go back, can't get on to the home screen and can't open previous pages/windows, I have to keep turning the phone off and back on if I want to use any of the apps or web browse. I can still make calls and send texts by swiping to the left on to the phone symbol.
does anyone know what the problem might be and how I can fix it?
definitely didn't let the phone fall or got it near water, just stopped working all of a sudden..

Sneachta

ooter wrote: »

just wondering if anyone else has come across this problem?
since last night I have been unable to use the 3 functions at the bottom of my N4, can't go back, can't get on to the home screen and can't open previous pages/windows, I have to keep turning the phone off and back on if I want to use any of the apps or web browse. I can still make calls and send texts by swiping to the left on to the phone symbol.
does anyone know what the problem might be and how I can fix it?
definitely didn't let the phone fall or got it near water, just stopped working all of a sudden..

Same problem on cyanogenmod....

The Black Oil

Had mine on charge whilst I went to watch Netflix. Came back to see it had turned itself off. Turned it on...started making some weird beep/chime sound and shut itself down, again.

It now says charging 0%... If I remove the USB cable it shuts down.

animaal

The Black Oil wrote: »

Had mine on charge whilst I went to watch Netflix. Came back to see it had turned itself off. Turned it on...started making some weird beep/chime sound and shut itself down, again.

It now says charging 0%... If I remove the USB cable it shuts down.

That sounds like the battery has had it.

It's quite easy to fit a new battery, if you have the correct screwdrivers. The tricky part is finding an LG battery that's not a fake. I bought one that looked genuine, but turned out not to be. After a couple of months, a full charge only lasted a couple of hours, and the battery had bulged.

Having said that, there's little reason for me to bin my N4 and buy a more modern phone - the phone is well able to run Lollipop, and I hear some of the Marshmallow roms are good.

The Black Oil

Thanks. Not surprising if it's the battery, I've had it since Sept 2013. Not that I use the phone particularly extensively, or anything. However, it's been restarting itself occasionally on and off for a while now, usually when sitting on my desk. Figured it was either the battery, or something software related.

Will keep an eye on it. It's charging again, for now.

RandomUsername

Has anyone sourced a genuine battery ?
I've replaced mine with a "genuine" one from eBay and its worse than what I took out.

The Black Oil

RandomUsername wrote: »

Has anyone sourced a genuine battery ?
I've replaced mine with a "genuine" one from eBay and its worse than what I took out.

Went looking on LG's UK site.

They mention two places in Ireland. They might be small fry and mostly deal with white goods, etc. I have emailed them to ask.

http://www.lg.com/uk/support/parts-accessories

This seems to list some mobile parts.

http://www.4lg.co.uk/mobile/phone-mobile/catalogue.pl?path=639103,622087

I don't know the battery number off hand.

DECEiFER

RandomUsername wrote: »

Has anyone sourced a genuine battery ?
I've replaced mine with a "genuine" one from eBay and its worse than what I took out.

Here's a genuine battery:
http://www.spareslg.com/bateria-lg-e960-nexus-4-lg-optimus-g-e975-eac61898601.html

Folks here have ordered from them before, I believe.

RandomUsername

Great job,
I'll update tomorrow with the battery part number

RandomUsername

BL-T5 seems to be the model number of the battery