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Edit: Problem sorted :)

Edit: Problem sorted

There are some noise cancellations issues which we believe to be software related. We hope the issue is solved in the next update, but we can't say for sure.
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Angry_Nexus5 said:
Hello all, I am new to the Nexus 5. I bought mine two days ago. I was really impressed with it at first, but now I'm being told by everyone who I speak to on calls, I sound distant, fuzzy and my mic is crackling. Also, there's a few black dots on the screen. I have done some quick research and found lots and lots of information regarding this issue. However, what I really want to know is, considering this is annoying me like crazy, is it even worth returning it and getting another one? I seen a few posts on other sites and one user had returned 5 times and still had faults. I don't know if I can trust LG again. The problem is, I love this phone so much! :/ I have 30 days to return my phone because of these faults and can either get a refund or an exchange. I don't even think there are any alternatives in the £300 price range :/ I sold my iPhone 5C for this as well! :/
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Do you really have issues with your phone or are you just trolling. I notice your screen name is "Angry_Nexus5"?
I have neither of the issues you've described. My Nexus 5 seems to be perfect minus a software glitch when making calls. If you are having issues then definitely replace it through warranty. No need to ask anyone for permission to do so.
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rootSU said:
There are some noise cancellations issues which we believe to be software related. We hope the issue is solved in the next update, but we can't say for sure.
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That's certainly promising. I can't see how they'd be able to overlook such a big hardware flaw if it is hardware, so I guess software could be the problem.

We all have the microphone issue. It just depends how much we notice it. Dodgy noise cancellation algorithm. Just record a video with the tv in the background, you'd probably notice it
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OuncE718 said:
Do you really have issues with your phone or are you just trolling. I notice your screen name is "Angry_Nexus5"?
I have neither of the issues you've described. My Nexus 5 seems to be perfect minus a software glitch when making calls. If you are having issues then definitely replace it through warranty. No need to ask anyone for permission to do so.
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I assure you, I am no troll. This is a well known issue from what I have read and pretending it does not exist is an insult to your own and my own intelligence.

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I have no idea what trolling is, but I assure you, I am no troll. I have a nabour that resembles one though, haha! In all serious though, this is a well known issue from what I have read and pretending it does not exist is an insult to your own and my own intelligence. Nor am I asking permission, I'm asking if people think its even worth returning - because others seem to have gone through the trouble of returning just to find they have another defective product.
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I'm definitely not pretending it doesn't exist. I guess I've never noticed the issue since I never used video recording on this phone. Also no one has told me anything about the call quality having static. If its a known issue that you can bear with then I'd say wait it out and see if the issue gets rectified with the next software update but then again black dots on the screen might be a bit annoying for me to view so I'd probably still do the replacement.
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Angry_Nexus5 said:
I have no idea what trolling is, but I assure you, I am no troll. I have a nabour that resembles one though, haha! In all serious though, this is a well known issue from what I have read and pretending it does not exist is an insult to your own and my own intelligence. Nor am I asking permission, I'm asking if people think its even worth returning - because others seem to have gone through the trouble of returning just to find they have another defective product.
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It is a well known issue and has easy fixes as well. Simply covering the secondary mic is one of them, check out the threads discussing this issue for more help.
Personally I haven't had anyone complain about my voice and they seem to hear me fine for the most part so I've not taken any action. You also mentioned you may have dead pixels and if so you might want to RMA because of that.
The vast majority of users don't come on to report "all is well here" and so when you read forums you get a concentration of people with issues, or some unlucky/overly picky RMAers.

bblzd said:
It is a well known issue and has easy fixes as well. Simply covering the secondary mic is one of them, check out the threads discussing this issue for more help.
Personally I haven't had anyone complain about my voice and they seem to hear me fine for the most part so I've not taken any action. You also mentioned you may have dead pixels and if so you might want to RMA because of that.
The vast majority of users don't come on to report "all is well here" and so when you read forums you get a concentration of people with issues, or some unlucky/overly picky RMAers.
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Thank you for your replies. I will go in store tomorrow and discuss my options with a staff member.

Just to update:
I returned my N5, the lady at Carphone was very friendly. She replaced it with a new black Nexus 5 and said its one fresh off the production line. All in all, I'm very impressed glad I returned
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Angry_Nexus5 said:
Just to update:
I returned my N5, the lady at Carphone was very friendly. She replaced it with a black nexus 5 and said its one fresh off the production line. So far, no black dots - improved calls - bigger speaker and microphone holes and tight volume rocker buttons. GPS is accurate, and no light bleed. All in all, I'm very impressed glad I returned
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so... umm... does this mean that you will now post with a different username? since (hopefully) you aren't angry with your nexus5 now?

jj14 said:
so... umm... does this mean that you will now post with a different username? since (hopefully) you aren't angry with your nexus5 now?
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Am I able to change my username?

Angry_Nexus5 said:
Am I able to change my username?
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I don't know - maybe the administrators/mods can do that, but I don't see an option to change username.

Theres a link somewhere to contact Admin. That's how I did it.
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Am I able to change my username?
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At the bottom of each page there is *Contact Us* Look under "XDA Member or Visitor and you will find change username. Glad you got it sorted.

Done. Thank you
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Done. Thank you
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I am glad you got it sorted out.
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Going to buy second-hand N5. What should I look out for?

I'm going to buy a N5 soon from someone, since all the retailers are either out of stock or very overpriced. Although I have bought other phones from him, I like to be super-safe.
So, are there any issues specific to the N5 that I should check for before I buy it? How do I check the life-timer? Can that timer be reset w/o unlocking the bootloader?

What's a life timer?
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life-timer = how much time the device has spent turned on

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life-timer = how much time the device has spent turned on
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Not sure newer devices have them, or I have just not noticed/found it. Check the usual stuff, sensors, buttons, physical state, charge port etc. Tbh should be OK if you have bought from the same guy previously.
EDIT: Check the screen colours, some people report yellowish tint's - I haven't experienced it though.

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EDIT: Check the screen colours, some people report yellowish tint's - I haven't experienced it though.
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That's going to be a problem. I'm partially colorblind and I have issues with yellow/red. On the upside, it's not going to bother me, even if it's there xD

Geo2160 said:
life-timer = how much time the device has spent turned on
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Well as soon as you reboot your phone it starts back at zero... I wouldn't use that as a reason to buy or not to buy a phone.
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radicalisto said:
Not sure newer devices have them, or I have just not noticed/found it. Check the usual stuff, sensors, buttons, physical state, charge port etc. Tbh should be OK if you have bought from the same guy previously.
EDIT: Check the screen colours, some people report yellowish tint's - I haven't experienced it though.
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Kreateablaze said:
Well as soon as you reboot your phone it starts back at zero... I wouldn't use that as a reason to buy or not to buy a phone.
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Some phones have a separate counter for the whole life-timer.

Geo2160 said:
I'm going to buy a N5 soon from someone, since all the retailers are either out of stock or very overpriced. Although I have bought other phones from him, I like to be super-safe.
So, are there any issues specific to the N5 that I should check for before I buy it? How do I check the life-timer? Can that timer be reset w/o unlocking the bootloader?
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Can't you get a new one from Google, or, a used one on Swappa? Either would be infinitely better than buying one from some guy.

PhilipTD said:
Can't you get a new one from Google, or, a used one on Swappa? Either would be infinitely better than buying one from some guy.
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Neither of those services are available in my country.

Hello,
1. Make sure the device isn't cracked, scratched.
2. Check for Loose buttons.
3. Check whether the GPS is getting locked or not.
4. Make sure there is no bleeding on the screen
5. Ask for the original receipt/bill and see whether the phone has warranty in your country or not.
By taking a look at the bill date you can get to know the date of purchase and can get a rough idea about the life timer or whatever it's called.
If you have all the above points covered, I guess you are good to go!?

Also, make a phone call with it to make sure the other party can hear you ( very important )

BUY or NO BUY?

i'm realy in a need to have a new phone.
oneplus one is still the best price for a new phone.
but like i see every where. BAD GROUNDING issue when its in a car stand or table so u cant use more than 2fingers. and ghost touches.
i dont want that.
cause i write very fast smses. so if the touchscreen is not folowing me im gonna go mad.
and that grounding would be anoying also cause i always internet in my bed. so.
help IS THIS A PROBLEM WITH ALL PHONES? i cant seem to find a awnser any where

Bad grounding? No idea.
Ghost touches? Fixed as of yesterday. Was a problem with the drivers which is up to Synpatics to resolve, not Cyanogen/OnePlus.

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Bad grounding? No idea.
Ghost touches? Fixed as of yesterday. Was a problem with the drivers which is up to Synpatics to resolve, not Cyanogen/OnePlus.
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if readed that if you put it on a pillow the phone wont work (touchscreen) something with the bad grounding. don't know if its the right word
atleast last month like july some where. i asked a XDA developer "carburano" ex developer from my LG O2X
he got the phone in july and didnt recomand me it and that he won't use it and give it to his dad. but now 2 months later i wanna know if there are things fixed
cause 300€can't find a other goood phone. lg g2 is 300€ from ebay new. but without douane TAX.. so i need to add 20% to the price. and that doesnt make me happy.
this what he said. to me in august
"It is a great device but with an awful touchscreen... It has a bad grounding issue (hardware) that cannot allow more than 2 touches when you will use your phone in car stand or on a table... Also it has a bad software bug regarding touch driver"

reggiexp said:
if readed that if you put it on a pillow the phone wont work (touchscreen) something with the bad grounding. don't know if its the right word
atleast last month like july some where. i asked a XDA developer "carburano" ex developer from my LG O2X
he got the phone in july and didnt recomand me it and that he won't use it and give it to his dad. but now 2 months later i wanna know if there are things fixed
cause 300€can't find a other goood phone. lg g2 is 300€ from ebay new. but without douane TAX.. so i need to add 20% to the price. and that doesnt make me happy.
this what he said. to me in august
"It is a great device but with an awful touchscreen... It has a bad grounding issue (hardware) that cannot allow more than 2 touches when you will use your phone in car stand or on a table... Also it has a bad software bug regarding touch driver"
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It's hard to comprehend what you are saying, I've had my phone for a few days now and it is great. Coming from a Nexus 5 it seems like it is a good update and for the price I think it would be worth getting this over a LG G2.

reggiexp said:
if readed that if you put it on a pillow the phone wont work (touchscreen) something with the bad grounding. don't know if its the right word
atleast last month like july some where. i asked a XDA developer "carburano" ex developer from my LG O2X
he got the phone in july and didnt recomand me it and that he won't use it and give it to his dad. but now 2 months later i wanna know if there are things fixed
cause 300€can't find a other goood phone. lg g2 is 300€ from ebay new. but without douane TAX.. so i need to add 20% to the price. and that doesnt make me happy.
this what he said. to me in august
"It is a great device but with an awful touchscreen... It has a bad grounding issue (hardware) that cannot allow more than 2 touches when you will use your phone in car stand or on a table... Also it has a bad software bug regarding touch driver"
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I have heard absolutely nothing about grounding problems. As far as the touch problems, they weren't that bad and have been resolved as of yesterday.
I can tell you for sure that you won't be disappointed with the device. If you have a invite, buy the phone. I'm typing on my phone right now and am typing as fast as I can and have problems. Although you will need to flash a custom kernel to get the newest fix until the Ota is released but it should be very soon.
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zephiK said:
I have heard absolutely nothing about grounding problems. As far as the touch problems, they weren't that bad and have been resolved as of yesterday.
I can tell you for sure that you won't be disappointed with the device. If you have a invite, buy the phone. I'm typing on my phone right now and am typing as fast as I can and have problems. Although you will need to flash a custom kernel to get the newest fix until the Ota is released but it should be very soon.
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so u have problems with typing fast or u just missed word "not"???

gerciolisz said:
so u have problems with typing fast or u just missed word "not"???
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I have no problems with the newest firmware that was released yesterday

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I have no problems with the newest firmware that was released yesterday
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OK thanks. i wasnt sure because u said:
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I'm typing on my phone right now and am typing as fast as I can and have problems
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THX. See people he has no more problems! :highfive:

okay yeah sorry i write fast on pc always. and never read back what i write.
will see than. invite shouldnt be that hard. got invite like 20 times kept saying no for all that problems.
but thanks. if realy the touchscreen is fixed, its worth the shot. (now that i learned that the lg g2 isnt 299€ like i tought... stupid import tax 20%more on the buy price, not cool) i acualy dont want to spent more than, 300€ on a phone. so yeah.

The grounding issue you speak of is the exact issue i had. If the device was lying flat on a pillow for instance not plugged in the screen wouldn't register more than two fingers simultaneously. This has by a large degree been fixed with the latest available update 33R. Now there is already a new firmware on its way,think around next week, that is going to completely fix the issue and @zephiK just mentioned in another thread that there was another update added just over an hour ago so this issue seems to be well on its way to be done and dusted.

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I have no problems with the newest firmware that was released yesterday
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can you tell your update build number ?

avetny said:
can you tell your update build number ?
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Its based on the newest kernel, build number has nothing to do with it.
The commits for the touchware firmware update is not in the latest OTA just yet.

zephiK said:
Its based on the newest kernel, build number has nothing to do with it.
The commits for the touchware firmware update is not in the latest OTA just yet.
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What.. People on the thread keep saying fixed with the new firmware.. WHERE. I haven't gotten anything yet and the ghost touching is driving me crazy- along with not being able to type quickly..

You_got_owned123 said:
What.. People on the thread keep saying fixed with the new firmware.. WHERE. I haven't gotten anything yet and the ghost touching is driving me crazy- along with not being able to type quickly..
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Its in the kernel, you need to flash Franco r17. Otherwise, you'll have to wait for the official OTA to be released with the new kernel which contains the new firmware. All firmware/drivers are in the kernel.

hum, still not sure.
i don't want a phone that anoyes me....

Don't buy it then. But you need to realise that only a small percentage of these phones actually have any problems. The vast majority of these phones are perfectly fine. Don't just listen to the loud people complaining, they're always the most vocal.
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Its in the kernel, you need to flash Franco r17. Otherwise, you'll have to wait for the official OTA to be released with the new kernel which contains the new firmware. All firmware/drivers are in the kernel.
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Thank you so much

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Thank you so much
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r18 is out if you didn't see it includes the one that was released today on top of yesterdays.

timmaaa said:
Don't buy it then. But you need to realise that only a small percentage of these phones actually have any problems. The vast majority of these phones are perfectly fine. Don't just listen to the loud people complaining, they're always the most vocal.
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ah finaly some sort of awnser.
look that helps me a little bit. i tought every oneplus had this anoying problem.
than i will maybe start looking around again on the forum for the phone. and cross my fingers that i will get a good one.

To make it short, buy it and ignore those people digging everywhere just to find a hair in the soup.
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[Q] Hardware or Software issue?

Hey guys,
my friend recently updated her phone to Cyanogen 12 and now the phone keeps restarting by itself all the time and the display has grafic issues like the one he screencapped on the picture. Is this a hard or software issue? He got his phone a few days befoefore and used Cg11 for 1day only. Thanks in advance!

Why isn't your friend posting?
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Updated to CM12s OTA myself mid week and mine restarted itself today too. Been on stock 11s for 6 months wanting to experience the stock upgrade. I rebooted a few times before this to minimise errors due to that.
Another thing I've noticed is that with the official flip case... Opening the case doesn't now turn on the screen consistently as it used to with 11s.
I'm going to have to factory reset to see if that's the problem. Certainly no hardware issues here.

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Why isn't your friend posting?
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He asked me for advice and since im visiting xda quite often i thougt that you guys may be able to help us.

opoflow said:
He asked me for advice and since im visiting xda quite often i thougt that you guys may be able to help us.
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It'd be much better for him to come and post himself. If he isn't willing to make the effort to come and make the process easier then why would anyone here take the time out of their day either? The whole process is much smoother without having to go through a third party.

fr0d0#2 said:
Updated to CM12s OTA myself mid week and mine restarted itself today too. Been on stock 11s for 6 months wanting to experience the stock upgrade. I rebooted a few times before this to minimise errors due to that.
Another thing I've noticed is that with the official flip case... Opening the case doesn't now turn on the screen consistently as it used to with 11s.
I'm going to have to factory reset to see if that's the problem. Certainly no hardware issues here.
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So do you think that the failed graphics on thr top of the screen is a hard or software issue?

timmaaa said:
It'd be much better for him to come and post himself. If he isn't willing to make the effort to come and make the process easier then why would anyone here take the time out of their day either? The whole process is much smoother without having to go through a third party.
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Since his technological knowledge equals zero and he is not speaking english very well i think its ok to see me as his representative. Honestly i dont quite get your problem.

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Since his technological knowledge equals zero and he is not speaking english very well i think its ok to see me as his representative. Honestly i dont quite get your problem.
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If his tech knowledge equals zero then that's all the more reason for him to come here himself, to learn and expand his knowledge. There are a great deal of members on XDA who don't speak English very well, but Google translate is quite effective at overcoming that problem.

opoflow said:
Since his technological knowledge equals zero and he is not speaking english very well i think its ok to see me as his representative. Honestly i dont quite get your problem.
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It's software related.

timmaaa said:
If his tech knowledge equals zero then that's all the more reason for him to come here himself, to learn and expand his knowledge. There are a great deal of members on XDA who don't speak English very well, but Google translate is quite effective at overcoming that problem.
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While I totally agree with your point we also have to accept his behaviour to let me do the research. In contrast to me he hasnt got much time since he is very busy working - unlike me. So please let us focus on the original question.
You already mentioned that its software related. Thanks for your help! Is there any way to fix the issue? I havent found another one having this screen grafic lags and the issue thst the phone is restarting by itself all the time.
Note: The phone is not rooted or changed like that in any other way.

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While I totally agree with your point we also have to accept his behaviour to let me do the research. In contrast to me he hasnt got much time since he is very busy working - unlike me. So please let us focus on the original question.
You already mentioned that its software related. Thanks for your help! Is there any way to fix the issue? I havent found another one having this screen grafic lags and the issue thst the phone is restarting by itself all the time.
Note: The phone is not rooted or changed like that in any other way.
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I can only suggest a full wipe off the device and then flashing the stock images with fastboot.

BAD LUCK! Just posted to get empathy

Yesterday I flashed CM 13.1 on my OPO and postponed the final tune ups and settings to later and went out to the gym and LOST it there (Or possibly has beed stolen!) and It's so painful because I hadn't installed and activated Adnroid Device Manager and teh Lockscreen was open //I feel very upset now…
I know that nothing can be done and this topic is not relevent here and can be removed, it's OK

roshak said:
Yesterday I flashed CM 13.1 on my OPO and postponed the final tune ups and settings to later and went out to the gym and LOST it there (Or possibly has beed stolen!) and It's so painful because I hadn't installed and activated Adnroid Device Manager and teh Lockscreen was open //I feel very upset now…
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Just saying, is it too hard for them to go to recovery and flash any other rom? They can erase your current rom as well no matter what security app you use, right? So, the sooner this thread gets deleted......

Theoretically Cerberus pro can resist a Factory Reset, but I don't know how it does that and if it's bypassable...

sad bro! whats your next phone?
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Maybe you can try something like AndroidLost? Though, I believe it requires Google account to be on device beforehand. I'm not sure if it's compatible with CM13, but nothing wrong with trying at this point
Edit: Yep, you do need Google account on device for this app to work. Check this out.

bachera said:
sad bro! whats your next phone?
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OPX I guess... but not sure yet. Don't like the OP2

xymic said:
Maybe you can try something like AndroidLost? Though, I believe it requires Google account to be on device beforehand. I'm not sure if it's compatible with CM13, but nothing wrong with trying at this point
Edit: Yep, you do need Google account on device for this app to work. Check this out.
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very useful tips. But unfortunately the location on my device was been always deactivated (just when i wanted to search am adress manually, and that was 4 days before I lost!!)

well report it stolen that way they block the emei I think. Then you are sure they wont be able to do anything on the phone. In rare cases they find it and can get it back. Very rare cases. Hope your new phone will be just as satisfying
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well report it stolen that way they block the emei I think. Then you are sure they wont be able to do anything on the phone. In rare cases they find it and can get it back. Very rare cases. Hope your new phone will be just as satisfying
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The IMEI can be changed, wouldn't make a difference if someone is determined once they have the device in their hands
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Renosh said:
The IMEI can be changed, wouldn't make a difference if someone is determined once they have the device in their hands
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true gladly most dont know about that. Also its a tedious process. Kind of mixed on that cause it can be damn handy, lost my imei on several devices due to a series of unfortunate events. On the other hand it is real handy for the situation of a lost device.
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Issues
MMMMM My OPO has lost its IMEI so I must change it, any details would be most helpful.

use your cyanogen account. You can use it to locate and wipe if need be and track too!

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use your cyanogen account. You can use it to locate and wipe if need be and track too!
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The unit is not lost.. the IMEI is. It is an invalid one. No matter what I try and have done to the unit it does not come up as a valid one. I was told I would need to change it and then it would be fine. Any help would be great! :good: