The Official LG Nexus 4 Thread

lamboman · 4 Sep 2013 at 13:44

Psycho Sonny said:
sound mod?

please post info

Any kind of so-called sound "enhancement". Most common is the volume boost that's found in quite a few of the custom kernels.

Matteysan · 4 Sep 2013 at 15:02

Tom_D said:
I must say that I am tempted. If there is anything wrong with it how good are Google returns / refunds?

I'm going to say it now. You won't like it. I'll give you 10 minutes from receiving it before you find something is a fault

Nexus18 · 4 Sep 2013 at 15:24

It is most certainly guaranteed that he will find something wrong! GUARANTEED!

tom_e · 4 Sep 2013 at 16:56

frakker said:
Did LG/Google happen to miss something when designing the phone that a geek in his bedroom has managed to do better? If so, they must really suck at their jobs.

You'd be surprised just how much companies miss.

Nexus18 · 4 Sep 2013 at 17:03

Always think the exact same thing!

so many mods out there that make pretty much everything better, be it the camera, sound, performance, battery life etc. etc.

Not just for mobiles but pretty much every tech. product out there especially games! SweetFX configs make every single game look 100 times better (pretty much changes the contrast, brightness etc.)

ElliorR · 4 Sep 2013 at 17:09

But if the comnpnaies got it right in the first place what would these "geeks" have to do? Let the companies produce servicable products and let others make them better.

Skully · 4 Sep 2013 at 17:19

I think the fact that Comex was employed by Apple tells you a lot about what companies miss.

Mr Flibble · 4 Sep 2013 at 17:22

I'm having a problem using the phone as a satnav while driving. It keeps stopping charging then the battery steadily drains. I have a feeling it's overheating and I imagine the perfect skins layer over the glass probably isn't helping. Has anyone had any similar problems and does anyone have any ideas how to get round this? I'm thinking about switching to a car vent mount and running the air con, but this seems a little extreme!

lamboman · 4 Sep 2013 at 17:40

franco.Kernel really does make a difference, as do most of the custom kernels, I'd expect. Battery life is much improved, and performance is similar. No harm in trying IMO

I kept going back and forth between stock but there was an appreciable difference in battery life with franco.

biron_w · 4 Sep 2013 at 18:13

frakker said:
All this talk of using the Franco kernel makes me wonder if it is actually worth bothering with?

I've used custom roms and kernels since I started using android phones and they make a massive difference. They improve the battery life massively.

Drake5 · 4 Sep 2013 at 19:04

Mattey1 said:
I'm going to say it now. You won't like it. I'll give you 10 minutes from receiving it before you find something is a fault

Nexus18 said:
It is most certainly guaranteed that he will find something wrong! GUARANTEED!

But... But... I really want one.

Snax · 5 Sep 2013 at 00:41

Tom_D said:
But... But... I really want one.

No point getting it from Google if you want to return it. They hold onto your refund for like 21 working days before making a return payment.

The phone is awesome though. Just don't run any tests on it. Use it without looking for faults.

reflux · 5 Sep 2013 at 08:34

frakker said:
All this talk of using the Franco kernel makes me wonder if it is actually worth bothering with?

Did LG/Google happen to miss something when designing the phone that a geek in his bedroom has managed to do better? If so, they must really suck at their jobs.

Franco kernel is great (and so are most of the other custom android kernels). It has a perfectly valid place in any tinkerer's arsenal. The stock kernel is designed for consumer use, to be as stable and conservative as possible, so it stands to reason that someone with the right knowledge in the dev community could make something that performs better without the same q/a standards.

SE-Naz · 5 Sep 2013 at 08:39

Psycho Sonny said:
sound mod?

please post info

The one I have used is this one...

Play store link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vipercn.viper4android4x&hl=en_GB

Also here is the XDA thread for it, which is a useful read: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39156757

Not used it on the N4, so can't say how good it will be... But from past experience it is really good with a lot of settings to fine tune.

shaffaaf27 · 5 Sep 2013 at 21:49

best ROM i have found is Xenon HD, and kernel is faux Kernel.

esp paired with the sound apps from faux123, and his fauxclock control app, which you can use to overclock/votlage adjust/ colour control/vibration control etc

biron_w · 6 Sep 2013 at 10:52

Looks like my phone is getting delivered today :cool:

fire_munki · 6 Sep 2013 at 10:55

Damn, its a micro sim card slot and my retro desire only has a normal size one.
Virgin bizarrely will send a sim out whihc takes 4 days but kills my sim now? So I'll try cutting it 1st.
Just want to play with it now.

ANDARIAL · 6 Sep 2013 at 11:12

fire_munki said:
Damn, its a micro sim card slot and my retro desire only has a normal size one.
Virgin bizarrely will send a sim out whihc takes 4 days but kills my sim now? So I'll try cutting it 1st.
Just want to play with it now.

Take it into a shop and have them cut it down for you?

rossk26 · 6 Sep 2013 at 11:14

SE-Naz said:
The one I have used is this one...

Play store link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vipercn.viper4android4x&hl=en_GB

Also here is the XDA thread for it, which is a useful read: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39156757

Not used it on the N4, so can't say how good it will be... But from past experience it is really good with a lot of settings to fine tune.

Do you need to be rooted?

SE-Naz · 6 Sep 2013 at 11:40

rossk26 said:
Do you need to be rooted?

Yes you will need to be

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