Category: Hardware
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Shenzhen
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Nexus 5: boot loop
I had a Nexus 5 stuck in a boot loop (Android logo/animation in a loop, not actually booting). This is what I think I’ve done to fix the issue. It seemed that /persist partition was corrupt. I tried a factory reset, flash new stock images, and clear cache, etc before trying the following. Note that…
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Yard Sale: Nexus 6 & Nexus 9
For sale: Nexus 9 Details White edition 16Gb No 3/4G bought via Amazon UK, comes with UK charger, in May 2015 Comes with latest Android (6) Pretty much as new. Barely used to be honest. Selling because I don’t see the point of owning a tablet (I’ve tried, a Nexus 7, and now this, but nah)…
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Nexus 5 LCD swap
I had two Nexus 5 with cracked LCDs. I got these from China, including the Bezel (~$5 more expensive, and doesn’t make you have to fizzle around with a heat gun to detach the old LCD — but you’ll have to work from the backside, and remove all hardware components). As for the LCD itself, it works…
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Nexus 6
After 10 days of Nexus 6… And it already falling out of my pocket when I got out of the car (it survived, but it’s scratched on the sides)… All I can say is: I WANT MY NEXUS 5 BAAAAAAAAACK. So when N5 2015 is released, I’ll have a Nexus 6 for sale! Why did…
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Waze not getting a GPS fix
TL;DR: recalibrate your compass. I’ve come across an issue for the past 10 days that Waze kept losing its GPS fix. This meant: constantly switching between 0 and 120 (or whatever) km/h constantly zooming in & out on maps (dynamic zoom level depending on speed) being in a field/not on the road for most of the…
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FlatTurtle
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Mobile: It Changes Everything
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FlatTurtle