The Nexus 4 Thread

[savage]

Is it? My n4 ring tones are too loud. I have to lower them lol

 

[ykeen]

So what is the general consensus? M1 or ST?

Generally i still think red umbrella better.. in terms of 4G connection.. 3G sux..

 

[floodgate]

eh, this is adaptor le. not cutter.

meaning to say if u need to use microsim in normal sim phones.

yah lah i meant, if you want to DIY cut yourself, and want a sim card adaptor for older phones...

 

[floodgate]

Is it? My n4 ring tones are too loud. I have to lower them lol

i've been using htc for the past 2 phones and i find the n4's volume scarily loud.

 

[hiryu]

I feel so sad for my brother.
His N4 is gone..dropped to floor and the front glass is totally finished.
The most ironic thing is, the case I got for him was just within reach when he dropped.
So if any bros want to sell their N4 for a reasonable price, please PM me.
Thanks.

 

[jchoong]

is it me or N4 ringtones are too soft ? even in normal working environment its hard to hear the ringtones, either sms notification or phone call..

Some phone tones can be very loud; so it is a matter of selection. However in the case of notifications, I have problem getting one that is loud enough for my use. I have tried using some apps viz Volume+ and Sound Me that are making the notifications more audible.

 

[phase9iner]

is it me or N4 ringtones are too soft ? even in normal working environment its hard to hear the ringtones, either sms notification or phone call..

Other than the tones.. could be due to the position of the speaker grill (at back of N4) si boh? Bcos it's opening designed to flush along back of it's flat surface.. I tends to face it down on the front side or had it rest at an angle.

 

[simdavid]

I feel so sad for my brother.
His N4 is gone..dropped to floor and the front glass is totally finished.
The most ironic thing is, the case I got for him was just within reach when he dropped.
So if any bros want to sell their N4 for a reasonable price, please PM me.
Thanks.

Hi, How high was the drop? As compared to other similar phones, would they have break too?

 

[innumerabilis]

I feel so sad for my brother.
His N4 is gone..dropped to floor and the front glass is totally finished.
The most ironic thing is, the case I got for him was just within reach when he dropped.
So if any bros want to sell their N4 for a reasonable price, please PM me.
Thanks.

I feel sorry for you. I do have one extra set of N4, will PM you.

This is exactly why I'm doing MO for nexus 4 bumpers, with the hope that a bumper will absorb shock better than a case and prevent cracks. I bring my phone to bed and must have dropped all my phones about 20 times each.

Hi, How high was the drop? As compared to other similar phones, would they have break too?

If you look at XDA forums, the Nexus 4 is a very fragile phone. People have reported that it broke when falling from waist height. An old school Nokia, this is not.

 

[simdavid]

If you look at XDA forums, the Nexus 4 is a very fragile phone. People have reported that it broke when falling from waist height. An old school Nokia, this is not.

Thanks for the info.

 

[madeapan]

Other than the tones.. could be due to the position of the speaker grill (at back of N4) si boh? Bcos it's opening designed to flush along back of it's flat surface.. I tends to face it down on the front side or had it rest at an angle.

I agree. Try resting your N4 back down on a soft surface and u'll realise that you can't hear the ringtones.

 

[innumerabilis]

DHL just delivered my 2x Nexus 4!

For those asking about the size of the box, here's a photo with a new pencil as a reference.

What is interesting is that my two 16 gb phones' imei are 141438 digits apart. Both show a production date of 20121226. Since the last digit is a check, that means more than 14 100 devices were produced on the same day.

 

[kennyboy]

My pick is m1

Generally i still think red umbrella better.. in terms of 4G connection.. 3G sux..

Since we'll be using this "laoya" phone on 3G, so M1 is the preferred choice?

 

[kennyboy]

Hi, How high was the drop? As compared to other similar phones, would they have break too?

With the right drop, right angle of impact, even knee level also can send it to cracked screen heaven.

So DON'T drop it.

 

[jase07]

These are the steps I took for my Nexus 4.

1) Replace the front SP while keeping the back one intact (Since there is no point in replacing the back one as well)
2) Bought the Nillkin matte casing for this phone
3) Cut existing Sim card to micro-sim (Mine was the older sim card hence some of the gold contacts would be cut off, no worries about the connectivity though)
4) Titanium Backup apps (Requires root on both devices and apps with all information would be cloned to new device)
5) Additional information like SMS/Call Log can be backed up as well and transferred
6) Root Nexus 4 and Log in to Gmail account (All contacts would be auto synced if you backed up to the cloud)
7) Restore apps/information to Nexus 4

This way most of the apps and information would be restored to Nexus 4, stuff like game progress/whatsapp threads would also be intact.

sounds a little clim to me man. looks like most of you guys do the contact merger with google issit? thats how they store everything in cloud?

 

[hiryu]

The drop was about the height of a sofa armrest. He opened the door and left the phone there while taking off his shoes. It slipped and landed face down flat. The damage is so severe it looks like it took a bullet instead.

I've dropped other phones a few times from chest level but they were in a case and thus no damage was done. I strongly believe that a bumper or case would have prevented this.

 

[tekster]

yah lah i meant, if you want to DIY cut yourself, and want a sim card adaptor for older phones...

after u use the N4, how to go back to other phones?

just like i used cupcake and donut. after i use nexus one, i'm going near cupcake and donut man.

 

[tekster]

The drop was about the height of a sofa armrest. He opened the door and left the phone there while taking off his shoes. It slipped and landed face down flat. The damage is so severe it looks like it took a bullet instead.

I've dropped other phones a few times from chest level but they were in a case and thus no damage was done. I strongly believe that a bumper or case would have prevented this.

bro, take a picture please. show us the shocking truth so we'll treasure our N4. heh...

 

[ykeen]

after u use the N4, how to go back to other phones?

just like i used cupcake and donut. after i use nexus one, i'm going near cupcake and donut man.

Nexus One was also Eclair then Froyo ma.. I suppose you are talking about OEM vendors with their skins like TouchWiZ/Sense/Timescape/Motoblur/Optimus UI

Yeah I liked the Nexus experience too.. I think all vendors should release their Android phones in 2 flavours:

their heavily skinned ROM or plain vanilla ROM that users can d/l from their website... that way they still can sell the heavily skinned ROM phone, while advanced users can buy and flash it themselves with the official vanilla version from their website..

till then.. we still have to look forward to Nexuses...

 

[innumerabilis]

This is probably a silly question, but is there a software management suite for the Nexus 4?

Like Nokia has Ovi/Nokia suite and Samsung has Kies?