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The Nexus 5 is a smartphone co-developed by Google and LG Electronics that runs the Android operating system.

The Nexus 5 is a smartphone co-developed by Google and LG Electronics that runs the Android operating system. The successor to the Nexus 4, the device is the fifth smartphone in the Google Nexus series, a family of Android consumer devices marketed by Google and built by an original equipment manufacturer partner. The Nexus 5 was unveiled on 31 October 2013, and released in black and white colors the same day for online purchase on Google Play, in selected countries.

Nexus 5 is the first Android device to ship with Android 4.4 "KitKat", which has a refreshed interface, improved performance, improved NFC support (such as the ability to emulate a smart card), a new "HDR+" camera shooting mode, native printing functionality, a screen recording utility, and other new and improved functionality.

Nexus 5 Tech Specs

  • 4.95" 1920 x 1080 display (445 ppi)
  • Size: 69.17 x 137.84 x 8.59mm
  • 8 MP rear facing with Optical Image Stabilization
  • 16GB or 32GB internal memory
  • 2GB RAM
  • CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon™ 800, 4x2.26GHz
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AOSP Build not booting on hammerhead

So i am new to 'Build android from source'. I recently built a custom ROM (with no changes in AOSP). After syncing the repo, (and downloading hammerhead binaries) I used the following commands: $. build/envsetup.sh $lunch …
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What's the real size of the launcher icon on nexus 5?

As the doc mentioned,the launcher icon is 48*48dp. So I think the launcher icon should be 144 * 144px on my nexus 5. But I research a screenshot of my nexus 5,I find it's almost 166* 163px. Why it's bigger than 144*144px? Is my method of…
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How to fix the "reverse landscape" issue on a Nexus 5x with camera2 API

My app manages the preview from the device's camera using the camera2 API. But the problem is that my device is a Nexus 5x, with the flipped sensor and the well-known reverse landscape "issue". I read somewhere that the camera2 api handle this…
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How to use other speech recognition service on my Nexus 5 device?

This is not a technical question. I hate the way that the speech to text engine on my nexus 5 (running version 6.02) puts out certain words, and I'd like to change it. I tried to change it from Settigs->Language and Input, however i cant find it. I…
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Bluetooth discover/scan code not working after update Android 6 on my Nexus 5

After the update (Android 6) my nexus 5, my running application not able to scan(find) the any bluetooth device. getBondedDevices() to get paired devices list working fine. I have also test many sample code and application (I have put link below)…
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how to register Fingerprint for Authentication on Nexus emulator

there is no response after I typed adb -s emulator-5554 emu finger touch 1. this is reference link https://github.com/googlesamples/android-FingerprintDialog/issues/2
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ADB says 'Device Not Found' at last stage of sideloading lollipop

I'm trying to sideload Lollipop onto my Nexus 5 from the OTA zip file. At this point, the adb recognizes the device after I plug in the USB cable, and spits out the serial number. As I understand the instructions for sideloading, once I get to this…
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Does the getFocusDistances() camera API function actually work for Nexus 5? or any other device?

I would like to determine the distance of an object from my Nexus 5 camera, preferably without using an object like a coin for scale. I figured the Camera.Parameters getFocusDistances function would work for this. I attempted to do this via…
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MediaPlayer.prepare() throws IllegalStateException on Android L

I have code that plays mp3 file from assets directory: MediaPlayer mediaPlayer = new MediaPlayer(); descriptor = context.getAssets().openFd("beep.mp3"); mediaPlayer.setDataSource(descriptor.getFileDescriptor(), descriptor.getStartOffset(),…
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Nexus 5 going to sleep mode makes activity life cycle buggy

I have a strange behavior on the Nexus 5 when going in and out to the sleep mode. It kills and relaunchs the app in a really strange way. I show you the log: Going into sleep mode (pressing the power button) 17.005: E/MotherActivity(28940): onPause…
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Flash Torch on Google Nexus 5

after reading all the posts of the other users with the same problem I was able to create a simple working app for turning on flash light on my Nexus 5, this is the "OnCreate()" method: @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { …
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Android PopupWindow is hidden behind navigation buttons in Nexus 5

I have created a custom popup menu which is displaying fine on the S4 but the problem is that part of it gets hidden behind the navigation buttons on Nexus 5. I have tried using the setSystemUiVisibility() but that doesn't help as the buttons…
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Getting socket timeout exception while uploading image with Retrofit in Nexus devices

I am uploading the image to the server using Retrofit with Okhttp. Everything works fine but I am getting socket exception only with the Nexus 5X and 6P devices. Exception that I am getting: java.net.SocketTimeoutException: failed to connect to…
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MediaScannerConnection.scanFile not show files on Nexus 5

I'm creating an application and i need to create and show to the user some folders. For testing i'm using my nexus 5 (android marshmallow). I'm using this code: File imageRoot = new File(getFilesDir(), "MyDir"); imageRoot.mkdir(); and…
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AOSP not booting on Nexus 5

I am trying to boot my Nexus 5 hammerhead device with the Android Source code(android-5.1.1_r3). The following are the steps I followed: $ repo init -u https://android.googlesource.com/platform/manifest -b android-5.1.1_r3 repo sync After this I…
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