Nexus 6 Rumours and Speculation

maun · 2 Oct 2014 at 11:17

tbh while im loving my N5, my eye keeps being turned to Sony Z3, it looks stunning, and getting very good reviews.

topgun06 · 2 Oct 2014 at 11:26

Sony Z3 does look superb and is definitely on my maybe list. Still waiting for the N6 release though to see what it offers.

maun · 2 Oct 2014 at 11:35

topgun06 said:
Sony Z3 does look superb and is definitely on my maybe list. Still waiting for the N6 release though to see what it offers.

Yep thats what im doing aswell, but so far the "rumours" of the N6 are putting me off. (in terms of size)

Liquid_Entity · 2 Oct 2014 at 11:44

My N4 is now borked beyond belief. Stupid softkeys, stupid Xposed framework

twist3d0n3 · 2 Oct 2014 at 11:58

Liquid_Entity said:
My N4 is now borked beyond belief. Stupid softkeys, stupid Xposed framework

so you're fiddling around with the software using hacks and you blame said hacks for another issue? bravo

protip: stop xposed from being initiated during boot by hitting a software key repeatedly until it does a longish vibrate. voila, xposed not loaded.

Tee Hee Johnson · 2 Oct 2014 at 12:20

About an inch too big... No thanks!

Eliot · 2 Oct 2014 at 12:24

I just pray theres Nexus 5 2014 waiting in the wings

mark43 · 2 Oct 2014 at 12:30

Besides the size issue the design also looks boring. I guess its hard to tell with that case on but just looks like a stretched version of the 4. Nothing wrong with that I guess, but would be nice to have something a bit different.

uvarvu · 2 Oct 2014 at 12:31

maun said:
Yep thats what im doing aswell, but so far the "rumours" of the N6 are putting me off. (in terms of size)

I'd play with a Z3 in a shop and then see what you think. You'll be back to purring as your stroke your N5 in no time.

petridish · 2 Oct 2014 at 12:37

biron_w said:
I've been looking at either a G2 or G3. You can get a new G2 for £290 or a new G3 for £350 from Ebay.

Good to know thanks! I'm in no rush though so I'll probably give it until the end of the year and see how things pan out

Sunbed · 2 Oct 2014 at 12:56

craig_kennedy83 said:
About an inch too big... No thanks!

That's what she said

Liquid_Entity · 2 Oct 2014 at 14:23

twist3d0n3 said:
so you're fiddling around with the software using hacks and you blame said hacks for another issue? bravo

protip: stop xposed from being initiated during boot by hitting a software key repeatedly until it does a longish vibrate. voila, xposed not loaded.

Yes it's because I've had Xposed installed. It was working fine until this morning then the softkeys kept being very very slow to respond.

I checked the Gravitybox settings for navigation keys and that was all fine. Then I checked Android L Navigation settings and I think I changed from what it was on to another option. After the reboot no soft key has worked since.

I have installed new roms, flashed back to original stock, flashed back to PA and stuck a custom kernel on but the soft keys never work. Then put xposed and gravitybox and android l navigation back on and changed settings but the softkeys are still deaded.

If it's software though, how has it not reverted back after I changed it. Surely the settings would go back to default

russell664 · 2 Oct 2014 at 14:28

I'm really looking forward to the N6, I love my N5 and I love Nexus in general!

I love to build roms from source too, currently i'm running liquid smooth, along with the code blue kernel. With a UV of -50mv across the board.

twist3d0n3 · 2 Oct 2014 at 14:57

Liquid_Entity said:
Yes it's because I've had Xposed installed. It was working fine until this morning then the softkeys kept being very very slow to respond.

I checked the Gravitybox settings for navigation keys and that was all fine. Then I checked Android L Navigation settings and I think I changed from what it was on to another option. After the reboot no soft key has worked since.

I have installed new roms, flashed back to original stock, flashed back to PA and stuck a custom kernel on but the soft keys never work. Then put xposed and gravitybox and android l navigation back on and changed settings but the softkeys are still deaded.

If it's software though, how has it not reverted back after I changed it. Surely the settings would go back to default

have you tried flashing everything (i mean the partition tables) via fastboot and totally reverting back to stock? if that doesn't work, then indeed you've probably got a knackered phone.

mark43 · 2 Oct 2014 at 15:36

uvarvu said:
I'd play with a Z3 in a shop and then see what you think. You'll be back to purring as your stroke your N5 in no time.

What don't you like about it? I've only read good things.

Liquid_Entity · 2 Oct 2014 at 15:42

twist3d0n3 said:
have you tried flashing everything (i mean the partition tables) via fastboot and totally reverting back to stock? if that doesn't work, then indeed you've probably got a knackered phone.

Gone back to absolute basics, soft keys just aren't working. I've installed 3 or 4 different apps that say they resemble the soft keys but no response so it's kind of hard coded in the phone that the keys don't work.

I give up. I've ordered a Moto G v2 to come tomorrow so I at least have a phone that works.

I cannot think of anyway of fixing this now.

uvarvu · 2 Oct 2014 at 18:16

mark43 said:
What don't you like about it? I've only read good things.

I don't like the design of the hardware and all of the customisations Sony made on the OS.

Matteysan · 2 Oct 2014 at 18:27

Liquid_Entity said:
Yes it's because I've had Xposed installed. It was working fine until this morning then the softkeys kept being very very slow to respond.

I checked the Gravitybox settings for navigation keys and that was all fine. Then I checked Android L Navigation settings and I think I changed from what it was on to another option. After the reboot no soft key has worked since.

I have installed new roms, flashed back to original stock, flashed back to PA and stuck a custom kernel on but the soft keys never work. Then put xposed and gravitybox and android l navigation back on and changed settings but the softkeys are still deaded.

If it's software though, how has it not reverted back after I changed it. Surely the settings would go back to default

Does PIE work on PA?

silvagti · 2 Oct 2014 at 23:39

I liked the design of the Nexus 5 and was contemplating upgrading my iPhone 4s to the next Google Nexus phone. However I'm kind of concerned by the rumours of the screen size. 5.9" is a ridiculous screen size for a phone IMO. Hopefully Google will bring out a smaller version alongside it as I know a lot of people wont be interested in a handset that large.

Also, has anyone heard of any rumours whether other manufacturers will be releasing phones with the native non-customised version of Android? I quite like native android but can't stand the Sony/Samsung customised and re-skinned versions of the OS!

McPhee · 3 Oct 2014 at 07:37

Sony will be releasing stock Android for some phones. They're also trying to make the changes to their customised build more subtle, so the OS resembles stock Android as much as possible (but with enhancements to the OS). I've been using the Z3 Compact for a week now and can certainly say it's not a massive deviation from stock Android on my Nexus 4. Motorola aside, Sony probably already have the closest experience to stock. Given the choice, I'd keep their build - some of the extras/changes are really useful. The only eyesore I've noticed is the 'Small Apps' UI in the task switcher. That needs some improvement (or an on/off toggle in settings).