*** Nexus 5 THE Official Thread ***

loltim said:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18553675

bored of battery posts guys. You need to charge it daily, just like with every other smart phone.

can't wait for the next OTA:cool:
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Before I wiped it I had to charge more then once a day which was the problem, I don't need anymore then a day but it is good too know for Friday nights, where you can get much closer to 24hours of usage compared to the typical 18hours.
 
Some rookie questions,

I'm thinking of unlocking the bootloader on my new Nexus 5, can someone explain the difference, if any, between unlocking the bootloader and rooting the device?

If I did do this, and the phone needed reset, does apps like Textra and all my downloaded apps backup and reinstall?

And regarding future android updates, are these delivered OTA to the phone? Or would each time there is an update I would need to go and flash the phone?

Only reason at the moment I'm wanting to flash is that I've downloaded 'Dashclock Widget' which I'm enjoying, but each time I unlock the phone it starts minimised and I need to drag it down to expand it, and I hear there is an app I can download once my phone is rooted so this widget is automatically expanded

EDIT: And would I use this hammerhead application by Chainfire?
 
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You know each store can check stock of each other? I went into my nearest and he checked all 5 and I just went to the one that had them. No need to be trekking about trying your luck!

Or just call them up first and reserve it.
 
Michael_10 said:
Some rookie questions,

I'm thinking of unlocking the bootloader on my new Nexus 5, can someone explain the difference, if any, between unlocking the bootloader and rooting the device?

If I did do this, and the phone needed reset, does apps like Textra and all my downloaded apps backup and reinstall?

And regarding future android updates, are these delivered OTA to the phone? Or would each time there is an update I would need to go and flash the phone?

Only reason at the moment I'm wanting to flash is that I've downloaded 'Dashclock Widget' which I'm enjoying, but each time I unlock the phone it starts minimised and I need to drag it down to expand it, and I hear there is an app I can download once my phone is rooted so this widget is automatically expanded

EDIT: And would I use this hammerhead application by Chainfire?
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A locked bootloader stops a device or at least makes it very hard to modify a device, think of it like a PC with a bios that will only load a un-modified version of Windows.. Unlocking removes that restriction and allows a device to rooted and custom recoveries to be installed. The apps should re-install after a reset but any data in the apps will be wiped the exception being some games that use the cloud, use SMS Backup and restore to make a backup of your SMS.

Unlocking and rooting will not block official updates but customs ROM's and recoveries will.

Use WUG's Nexus Toolkit to unlock/root.

http://www.wugfresh.com/nrt/
 
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DIABLO said:
A locked bootloader stops a device or at least makes it very hard to modify a device, think of it like a PC with a bios that will only load a un-modified version of Windows.. Unlocking removes that restriction and allows a device to rooted and custom recoveries to be installed. The apps should re-install after a reset but any data in the apps will be wiped the exception being some games that use the cloud, use SMS Backup and restore to make a backup of your SMS.

Unlocking and rooting will not block official updates but customs ROM's and recoveries will.

Use WUG's Nexus Toolkit to unlock/root.

http://www.wugfresh.com/nrt/
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Cheers for the answers, really helped clear up a lot of things :) I've installed the toolkit, but it can't detect my phone, something about an ADB? I've read it's because I don't have the right drivers, I'm running windows 8 64 bit, I downloaded these ones off Google's website but they don't seem to want to install...
 
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