The Nexus 4 Thread

[Alexz_Hong]

Same not getting any updates for 4.2.2 yet.

 

[Teamdelta]

did a manual update to 4.2.2 but forget to protect my root access..
Got to re-root my device again ):

 

[ltylty]

Is it hard to apply the SP? I'm newb+noob in these things

I would say its about the same as dry one. in fact, small bubbles will disappear on their own after a day. only thing is to make sure water doesn't enter the phone.

 

[K0WAWA!]

Same not getting any updates for 4.2.2 yet.

you may want to try again, i got notification of system update this morning. i'm on 4.2.2 right now.

 

[savage]

i think you can do a manual update; somemore u on custom recovery.

Yeah I know. I can do custom recovery flashing. but I was thinking how come it cannot detect I haven't update yet. weird...

Going to do it in a while. =)

 

[K0WAWA!]

The good thing about wet sp is that it's re-applicable and able to cover the whole screen, unlike dry one which couldn't cover the curved sides.

Maybe its just me but I don't really like the texture of wet sp, feels more rough than the dry one. Also since it covers the whole screen, changing case might peel it off by accident. (Shouldn't be a problem if using phone without case)

I bought 2 set of Xtreme guard full body kit (front + back sp) initially. Wont be using the extra set already after trying it out as i prefer the dry one. I can sell off the extra set (front + back) if anybody is interested. pm me, $8 self-collect at boon keng mrt.

yap it's called the orange peel effect. all wet sp have this but depending on the brand, some can be minimal. without a case it would be easier to accidentally peeled off, esp when you are putting inside your jeans pocket when sitting (happened to me, so dont do that). luckily as i said earlier, i peeled it off entirely and re-applied it. im using a bumper eversince lol.

 

[innumerabilis]

did a manual update to 4.2.2 but forget to protect my root access..
Got to re-root my device again ):

That's odd, CWM and TWRP have root protection when flashing. Either you used stock recovery, or a very old version of CWM/TWRP. For those choosing stock recovery, OTA RootKeeper can keep root for you.

Nvm, rooting is as easy as 1 2 3 with all the kits out there.

 

[HMAN]

That's odd, CWM and TWRP have root protection when flashing. Either you used stock recovery, or a very old version of CWM/TWRP. For those choosing stock recovery, OTA RootKeeper can keep root for you.

Nvm, rooting is as easy as 1 2 3 with all the kits out there.

People need tonrunto stand on their own feet, just go through the motion to learn one time, it is not rocket science..

One method always work to keep root with cwm is to manual flash the latest update then without rebooting apply SuperSu flashing..
Always repeat the manual flashing sequence, you will always keep the root.

Another advice is not to delete the stock recovery for people whom don't know what they are doing. To activate CWM, run cwm, flash recovery then reboot to recovery within the cwm application. People tend to forget what system files that they have deleted and caused system error with stock ota

 

[innumerabilis]

I know there is a purist school of thought that newbies should go through the manual steps of rooting through ADB to know the infrastructure well. While I can see the benefits, I disagree with the bashing of rooting kits.

In the past when rooting is a preserve of techies, it may be true because people who root their phones will most likely to go on to hack/mod it in other ways. For these people, it is essential to know the Android infrastructure well. Today, however, there are many people who root for the apps and do nothing else. Even my mother's phone is rooted to use some apps.

You don't need to know html/php to blog on a website, you don't need to know how to butcher a cow to eat steak. Heck, you don't even need to be able to run before you can fly in a plane. That's the progress of technology.

The drawback is of course if something goes wrong with the kit, you won't be able to identify and rectify the error. The pro? You don't need to spend days reading up on information that you likely won't use.

 

[HMAN]

Till you get all malware then learn to clean up.. Never advise people to root without knowing the risk of it. Do you know that, after rooting, all your system files, your private files are all exposed.


I am not against rooting but do it with due care.

 

[savage]

Till you get all malware then learn to clean up.. Never advise people to root without knowing the risk of it. Do you know that, after rooting, all your system files, your private files are all exposed.


I am not against rooting but do it with due care.

lol!
the whole point is, root only when you know what it means. else just don't.
Android is good enough for most people without rooting.

A lot of fruit converts tend to confuse rooting and jail breaking.
and a lot of fruit users jail break to get and use "ahem" apps. you don't need to do that on Android. It's the advantages of freedom.
but when freedom is not enough, you ROOT. which is giving you more than freedom, it gives you POWER. lol!

 

[savage]

ok so who's on 4.2.2 now? I haven't flash yet...

 

[galapogos]

ok so who's on 4.2.2 now? I haven't flash yet...

I don't have the OTA update yet..but I've only had the phone for a few days so I'm still happily playing around with 4.2.1

 

[savage]

Anyone got status 7 error when flashing ota from recovery?

I read on XDA. they say

"Flash the system image along with the boot image. Some kernels (like franco for example) change a file or two in /system. So easiest way would be to re-flash the system"
I don't understand what they mean by system image. The full rom?

 

[pilotsnoopy]

got the 4.2.2 OTA update this morning...

 

[lunzi88]

Anyone got status 7 error when flashing ota from recovery?

I read on XDA. they say

"Flash the system image along with the boot image. Some kernels (like franco for example) change a file or two in /system. So easiest way would be to re-flash the system"
I don't understand what they mean by system image. The full rom?

Had the same issue so I reverted by flashing the boot, system and recovery IMG file before side loading the ota file using adb

 

[savage]

Had the same issue so I reverted by flashing the boot, system and recovery IMG file before side loading the ota file using adb

fixed liao. it was because my radio wasn't the same version.

 

[hisoka??]

New Nexus 4 user here

 

[creative11112004]

 

[nats7798]

sian.. nv root or flash anything but no ota update.. emo~