For questions about the LG Nexus 4, the first phone to ship with Android 4.2. Please only use this tag if you feel your question is specific to the Nexus 4.
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Want to organize apps on nexus 4
I have many apps, i want to organize my 150 apps in folders (but not on the home screen). Any suggestions how to do this properly?
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Built-in sound recorder
If you go to settings -> apps -> all you'll be able to find the "Sound Recorder" built-in application in JB 4.2.2
Curious, how to run it?!
PS: it's not a question about choosing recording ...
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How to get more screen lock options?
In my Nexus 4, I have the following screen lock options.
None
Slide
Face Unlock
Pattern
PIN
Password
How can I get options other than these for my lock screen? I prefer non-rooted ways to get this ...
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Can I lock the Nexus 4/7 bootloader after flashing a non-stock ROM?
I know that doing a fastboot oem unlock will both unlock the bootloader and wipe the data on the device. Unfortunately, while this allows me to install a non-stock ROM like Cyanogenmod, my ...
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netcat listening on nexus 4 doesn't seem to respond
I have a Nexus 4 on my wifi network along with a laptop. I would like to establish a connection using netcat from my laptop to my phone.
On my phone, I can run uname -a | nc <LAPTOP IP> ...
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My nexus 4 wont charge or turn on and its showing red led blinking
Ive been charging my nexus with the original charger from 2 hours. It still shows red led light when i hold the power button. Ive tried everything. Different chargers usb's holding the volume button ...
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Why can't music players find my audio files?
On my Nexus 4, there's a folder called /sdcard/Music/ (or just /Music when browsing the phone's storage; Windows 7 calls it Computer\Nexus 4\Internal storage\Music) and I've put a lot of songs in ...
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Nexus 4 does not ring for calls on google talk or viper when screen is locked
Nexus 4 does not ring for calls on google talk or viper when screen is locked. Directly when the screen is unlocked, I see the caller calling, even if he already long time ago stopped ringing!
The ...
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Nexus 4 encryption
I encrypted my nexus, and now forget the password after the power is run out Can anyone tell me how many digit required and its rules (upper case, number, etc)?
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Voice control Nexus 4
How do I enable voice control in my LGE Nexus 4 for system commands like "turn on bluetooth" etc ?
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I'm seeing duplicated images and videos on Gallery
I'm facing a strange situation on my Nexus 4, with Android version 4.2.2. I've being using it for the past 2 months without any issues whatsoever (other than a "regular" battery performance), but ...
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Connect PS3 Controller to Nexus 4
Is it possible to connect a PS3 Controller wireless (bluetooth) to the Google Nexus 4 without rooting it? There was a way on earlier Android versions, i heard.
How about now?
Thank you
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Can I get root access on my Nexus 4 without installing custom bootloader, recovery or ROM?
I own a Nexus 4 device and I want to just get root access on my phone so that I can install applications such as AdBlock etc.
I was able to find tutorials online guiding how to root the Nexus phone. ...
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YouTube app on Android “signing in” forever
I use my Nexus 4 with a Google Apps account outside USA. There's no YouTube option in my GApps dashboard, as confirmed by this support page:
YouTube is not an available service for Google Apps in ...
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Rooted Nexus 4 wants to update
I got the problem that my Nexus sometimes wants to update to 4.2.1 although the system update menu says the newest version is installed (4.2).
When I let the update do what it wants and it reboots, ...
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Add proxy exception for local subnet on Android 4.2 (4.* maybe ?)
I'm using Vanilla Android 4.2.2 on my Nexus4, and I'm using a proxy to access the internet. I wanted to add a proxy exception for addresses on my local subnet 192.168.0.* , is there anyway to do ...
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Unlock phone with a different button
I have a Nexus 4, and everything is OK, but I have realised that the power button is not working as well as I want. Sometimes I have to press it twice or push harder, so my question is: could I set up ...
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What can cause sudden drop of my battery in Nexus 4?
I have new Nexus 4 phone and I found it dead several times after the night. Obviously it wasn't used during night, screen was turned off.
After I plugged it to the charger I had to wait a few minutes ...
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Is there any way to control the color of LED notifications? [duplicate]
I have a stock Nexus 4 and I've noticed that Facebook Messenger notifications cause the LED to flash green. Regular Facebook notifications are blue, and everything else I've seen appears to be the ...
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Nexus 4 does not perceive touch in a line
I bought a Nexus 4 (LG E960) yesterday, and from the first moment there was a problem that it did not accept touch in the line of the volume down button. In a horizontal line, half a centimeter (1/5 ...
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Nexus 4 auto dialing extension does not work
I used to own a T-Mobile Mytouch 4g before, which had the pause character before extension otherwise 'p' on that handset and it was working fine.
Now, I own and use a Nexus 4 and I understood that ...
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How do I transfer music files to Nexus 4
I plugged in Nexus 4 to my windows machine(XP Service Pack 2) and it didnt recognise or install any software automatically. I downloaded Google USB Driver from SDK Kit and installed it and now it ...
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Is there a way to switch between radio modes without the phone radio completely shutting down?
Is it possible to have the radio switch between WCDMA Preferred mode, GSM mode, and WCDMA only, for example, without the radio switching off and on again? The radio completely loses signal during the, ...
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Change the size of unlock pattern grid
On some of the screenshots I've seen the pattern unlock use a much larger grid instead of the default 3x3.
I can't find any way to change the size of the grid in the settings.
Can I somehow change ...
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Nexus 4 won't turn Bluetooth on
My LG Nexus 4 runs stock Android 4.2.2. I use Bluetooth for phone calls with a one-ear headset (Plantronics M100).
Sometimes I notice in the power toggles menu that Bluetooth has turned OFF and when ...
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How can I prevent my phone from vibrating when service is lost or re-acquired?
I find it annoying when I'm in an area with poor service, that my phone vibrates every 15 seconds to tell me that service has been lost, or re-aquired. How can I disable this vibration?
I have a ...
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Is there a common GPS cache on Android?
From what I understood about Android securty all applications are separated by different user-accounts and different filesystem locations.
BUT: After GPS-test has fixed my location for the first time ...
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How to use or uninstall a hidden app in Android?
This question is about a Nexus 4 bought in the United States and used in India.
Backstory: A friend from US gifted the phone to me. When I first switched the phone on, it had the app google earth. ...
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Can't take screenshots on Nexus 4
I have a rooted Nexus 4 (totally stock, except for CWM recovery). Yesterday I updated it to the 4.2.2 OTA. Today I discovered that I can't take a screenshot. Holding power + volume down should work, ...
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creating a pseudo sd card by partitioning the main drive of an android phone
It seems like it's possible to mount the SD card of rooted android phone on a PC while the phone is connected to the PC via USB. This would be great for me because I want to keep essential files saved ...
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Can I remove silent mode from the volume rocker?
I've got a Nexus 4. I keep accidentally going into silent mode by hitting the volume down button. My intention is to only put it into vibrate mode though. Is there a way I can just get rid of ...
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My Nexus 4 always recognised as ADB device instead of MTP
I plugged in Nexus 4 to my windows machine(XP Service Pack 2) and it didnt recognise or install any software automatically. I downloaded some ADB drivers from google and now it shows up as recognised ...
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Gmail Notification stopped working on Nexus 4
I have to press the refresh option in Gmail just to get new messages.
I have checked the application and the notification setting is on. I stopped it and then again started it but still it is not ...
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What's corrupting my ROM?
I'll have my phone running perfectly fine; however, after I wipe cache and dalvik cache in ClockworkMod Recovery, my phone freaks out and stops working. It'll either get stuck on the boot logo or get ...
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My Nexus 4 says it's charging but it's actually discharging
I plug in my Nexus 4 to a charger cable plugged into a wall outlet each night, and each morning I disconnect it.
But sometimes during the day when it's not plugged in, like today, it says "Charging - ...
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How to sync Nexus 4 and Nexus 7?
I have the both Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 devices. I want them to have the same (at least similar) list of installed applications and their settings. How can I synchronize them, so that I do not need to ...
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Screenshots in non-rooted Nexus 4? [duplicate]
Is it possible to take screenshots freely in a non-rooted Nexus 4 mobile? How?
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Is rooting 4.2.2 really this complicated?
On 4.2 (or was it 4.1?) it was really just a few keypresses in the Nexus 4 Toolkit, or downloading a simple app. With the current version 4.2.2 however, rooting has become a huge task, apparently.
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How is a Nexus device “provisioned” when you buy it from Google?
I noticed during checkout for the Nexus 4 that you are given the option to have it provisioned:
When purchasing a Nexus device from Google Play, you'll notice a 'Link this device to my Google ...
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Video Recording stopped because battery was low, restore file?
I just recoreded a Video, and my Android powered down while recording because the battery was completly empty.
Now i have a 1,5 GB mp4.tmp file that i cant open with VLC.
I have a Nexus 4 with ...
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Google Talk on Android only syncs one-way with gTalk on Desktop?
I use both gTalk on Desktop and Google Talk on Android (phone) - at the same time. However, it only seems to sync from Desktop to Android and not the other way round?
At the start of the conversation ...
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If I charge Nexus 4 with a wireless charger will it charge considering red LED error
I've had a red LED error in my Nexus 4 for a week and it won't turn on or charge. I've tried everything, pressing the power button for 60 seconds, etc. I even opened it up and removed the battery and ...
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Confused by the many locations of the virtual /sdcard/
Some devices (like my Nexus 4) don't have an external slot for an SD Card. Instead, there's a root folder called /sdcard/ that is treated the same way. But I also find other paths that all point to ...
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Stock Google Music app does not scan subdirectory in Android 4.2.1
Is it a bug in Jelly Bean 4.2.1 that subdirectories within the Music directory are not scanned for music files?
UPDATE: I just verified that copying using cp or using Nautilus on Ubuntu or Windows ...
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How to increase call volume on Nexus 4?
I just bought a Nexus 4, and this is like my first Android phone. Can someone please help me to increase the call volume? It is really low on my phone. I tried to increase it but the maximum is too ...
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Can't get rid of the lesson that keeps opening up
What is the lesson that keeps opening up?
It asks to find calculator; it looks like a screenshot of the phone. Does this have anything to do with the three rings at the bottom of the screen?
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What's the input current draw for the Nexus 4?
I am trying to find the maximum possible current draw of the Nexus 4 when recharging the battery.
The adapter that comes with the Nexus, supplies 1.2A
The Qi Charging Station needs 1.8A
But I ...
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Nexus4 not sending touch-tones to other end of connection
Brand new Nexus 4 (shipped 1 week ago), unmodified software/hardware straight from the box (except for APN settings) No new apps loaded. Connected via Bluetooth to an ATT TL92429 cordless phone ...
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How to add timezone to world clock when you don't know the city?
Using the stock clock in Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) on my Nexus 4, I can add world clocks for other cities around the world by scrolling through the long list of available cities (in alphabetical ...
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Red notification light on Nexus 4, device unresponsive
This morning my Nexus 4 wouldn't turn on, so I plugged it in, but the white battery recharging icon doesn't show up when I press Power, and holding Power doesn't turn on the phone. Instead the ...
