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Just got my N5 and I have a few questions

Since Im a complete newbie I wanted to ask a few questions before doing anything stupid.
1. I noticed people are already posting new ROMs and kernels. Do I need them? I mean, I like the stock and everything but there are a few things I can't do. Why do YOU root and change ROMs?
2. I found a lot of kernels, and I understood that it can improve my performance and battery life. I would very much like to improve my battery life. The thing is, I don't know how. I do know that people are UVing and OCing their CPU, etc but what can a noob do who is not only a noob but also just bought a phone that the rooting thing is new to it. So no everything is fully developed, optimized and ready to go in a few clicks. Do I still need to wait a couple more weeks to change my kernel? I always read kernel threads and their changelogs but it is like jibarish to me. I can't even decide which one to pick.
3. I would really like to change my icons in the quick settings panel. Am I able to do that? How?
4. I tried setting Hebrew as my default language but that just moves the whole interface left. Because in Hebrew we write right to left. It wasn't like this when I had my GS3. I used a few CM Roms on my s3 and they were fine until the update to 4.3. Then it did the same thing on the S3 but I didn't know it would be like this on the N5. Is it something that can be fixed? Can I email Google or call them about this?
5. Is there anyone who is willing to recommend personally some ROMs, mods, apps or any modifications at all?
Thank you in advance!

Bei60 said:
Since Im a complete newbie I wanted to ask a few questions before doing anything stupid.
1. I noticed people are already posting new ROMs and kernels. Do I need them? I mean, I like the stock and everything but there are a few things I can't do. Why do YOU root and change ROMs?
2. I found a lot of kernels, and I understood that it can improve my performance and battery life. I would very much like to improve my battery life. The thing is, I don't know how. I do know that people are UVing and OCing their CPU, etc but what can a noob do who is not only a noob but also just bought a phone that the rooting thing is new to it. So no everything is fully developed, optimized and ready to go in a few clicks. Do I still need to wait a couple more weeks to change my kernel? I always read kernel threads and their changelogs but it is like jibarish to me. I can't even decide which one to pick.
3. I would really like to change my icons in the quick settings panel. Am I able to do that? How?
4. I tried setting Hebrew as my default language but that just moves the whole interface left. Because in Hebrew we write right to left. It wasn't like this when I had my GS3. I used a few CM Roms on my s3 and they were fine until the update to 4.3. Then it did the same thing on the S3 but I didn't know it would be like this on the N5. Is it something that can be fixed? Can I email Google or call them about this?
5. Is there anyone who is willing to recommend personally some ROMs, mods, apps or any modifications at all?
Thank you in advance!
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1 & 2 - I recommend reading the FAQ first, stickied at the top of this Q&A Section. This should give you a good starting knowledge
3 - would need an AOSP based ROM with this feature (CM / AOKP perhaps?)
4 - sorry, can't help
5 - No. This is against what XDA stands for. Read "No best rom threads" sticky in this forum.

1. All your answers can be found here for why you should root. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2510966 or http://lifehacker.com/top-10-reasons-to-root-your-android-phone-1079161983
2. Franco Kernel is very friendly to use and once rooted everything can be done from his paid google play app. check it out
3. Once rooted and with customer rom installed like cyanogenmod or paranoid android the themes you download from the google play store will sometimes change the settings icons too
4. i believe cyanogen mod roms have a good hebrew compatibility
5. Just start off very simply. use the cyanogenmod installer from the playstore and wait for the nexus 5 to become compatible. wait for the device to get into more peoples hands and youll see an influx of great roms and mods
good luck and welcome to the nexus community.

rootSU said:
1 & 2 - I recommend reading the FAQ first, stickied at the top of this Q&A Section. This should give you a good starting knowledge
3 - would need an AOSP based ROM with this feature (CM / AOKP perhaps?)
4 - sorry, can't help
5 - No. This is against what XDA stands for. Read "No best rom threads" sticky in this forum.
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bigballa said:
1. All your answers can be found here for why you should root. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2510966 or http://lifehacker.com/top-10-reasons-to-root-your-android-phone-1079161983
2. Franco Kernel is very friendly to use and once rooted everything can be done from his paid google play app. check it out
3. Once rooted and with customer rom installed like cyanogenmod or paranoid android the themes you download from the google play store will sometimes change the settings icons too
4. i believe cyanogen mod roms have a good hebrew compatibility
5. Just start off very simply. use the cyanogenmod installer from the playstore and wait for the nexus 5 to become compatible. wait for the device to get into more peoples hands and youll see an influx of great roms and mods
good luck and welcome to the nexus community.
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Thank you for your comments.
Kinda hard to decide wether to flash a different ROM or not. Hell, I haven't even rooted my device because I got it 7 hours ago
I'll be rooting it for sure, but I guess I'll wait a bit till CM or PA will come out. What did you guys install?

Bei60 said:
Thank you for your comments.
Kinda hard to decide wether to flash a different ROM or not. Hell, I haven't even rooted my device because I got it 7 hours ago
I'll be rooting it for sure, but I guess I'll wait a bit till CM or PA will come out. What did you guys install?
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Still rocking stock. Waiting for PA to release
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Bei60 said:
Thank you for your comments.
Kinda hard to decide wether to flash a different ROM or not. Hell, I haven't even rooted my device because I got it 7 hours ago
I'll be rooting it for sure, but I guess I'll wait a bit till CM or PA will come out. What did you guys install?
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My choice was to stay with Stock ROM. I am new to Nexus devices so I wanted to see the subtleties between stock and AOSP.
That said, De-odexed roms are easier to modifiy so I flashed one of those

rootSU said:
My choice was to stay with Stock ROM. I am new to Nexus devices so I wanted to see the subtleties between stock and AOSP.
That said, De-odexed roms are easier to modifiy so I flashed one of those
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How are they easier to modify? I mean, how does it come to use? Can you give me an example?
Also, I see you wrote your ROM, kernel and UVing settings in your signature. How is your battery life?

Bei60 said:
Since Im a complete newbie I wanted to ask a few questions before doing anything stupid.
4. I tried setting Hebrew as my default language but that just moves the whole interface left. Because in Hebrew we write right to left. It wasn't like this when I had my GS3. I used a few CM Roms on my s3 and they were fine until the update to 4.3. Then it did the same thing on the S3 but I didn't know it would be like this on the N5. Is it something that can be fixed? Can I email Google or call them about this?
Thank you in advance!
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Go to settings > About > tap build version 10 times to enable developer options.
Go in to developer options and you can change the screen alignment.

I second the FAQ at the top of this forum. Incredibly helpful and informative for anyone new to rooting. That should have everything you need, but I guess if I were to add anything to what the above guys (or girls) said, it would be to root FIRST before playing around with your N5 too much. Not sure if it's really obvious or not yet, but the rooting process will result in wiping your device, so it's generally recommended to get that out of the way.
That being said, once you're rooted, I can't recommend Titanium Backup enough for making sure all your stuff is available after any future ROM changes.
Lastly, welcome to the Nexus family =) Glad to have ya

abtekk said:
Go to settings > About > tap build version 10 times to enable developer options.
Go in to developer options and you can change the screen alignment.
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it didn't work
it works when my system is in English but not when its in Hebrew.. It still shows left to right and I need right to left
b.spec said:
I second the FAQ at the top of this forum. Incredibly helpful and informative for anyone new to rooting. That should have everything you need, but I guess if I were to add anything to what the above guys (or girls) said, it would be to root FIRST before playing around with your N5 too much. Not sure if it's really obvious or not yet, but the rooting process will result in wiping your device, so it's generally recommended to get that out of the way.
That being said, once you're rooted, I can't recommend Titanium Backup enough for making sure all your stuff is available after any future ROM changes.
Lastly, welcome to the Nexus family =) Glad to have ya
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thank! yea I watched a couple of videos and tutorials about rooting. I'll use Chainfire's tool that unlocks the BL + roots the device.
I'll stick to stock in the meanwhile, I'll just install Franco Kernel.

Bei60 said:
How are they easier to modify? I mean, how does it come to use? Can you give me an example?
Also, I see you wrote your ROM, kernel and UVing settings in your signature. How is your battery life?
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Its just easier. Every system app has an .odex file too that requires extra modification by a themer / developer. Deodexed systems don't need that
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[Q] Which ROM?

Hey all, I have read the One Mini forum top to bottom and am still trying to figure out which ROM I should be using.. i,e CM vs Hybrid VS Magio
Im brand new to Android .. would be great to hear people feedback on the various options .. preferably want to run Kit Kat .. any opinions as to which is the most stable?
Also .. are there any definitive guides as to which root method to use i.e. TWRP or CWM .. or will that depend upon which ROM I want to use .. - and where does S-OFF fit into this whole picture
apologise for the noobness in advance
Cheers
K

The Rom you choose is down to own personal preference, each has their benefits but again that is down to the user. As you’ve “read the forum top to bottom” you will know the Roms available and how stable they are for your device, as that is normally stated in each OP along with installation procedure and requirements e.g. cm11 requires that must have a custom recovery installed that allows SELinux (please see JMZ's Recovery thread with SELinux support for 4.4 KitKat in Original android dev) .As for guides on root - there are plenty step by step guides and walkthroughs on the Q&A Thread. Forget about S-off for now (search Google for ”what is s-off?”) SO... Find the Rom that suits you best (**optional**donate to dev & click thanks if you like their hard work and commitment). Read its requirements and installation procedure and follow exactly. This also applies on rooting/ unlocking bootloader. The main thing to remember is to Always read things twice and follow the instructions step by step.

Thanks for your reply.
I suppose I was just looking for some friendly opinions on people who have tried the various options out there. It's my daily phone so cant be without it in case something stuffs up.
Regarding the "JMZ's Recovery thread with SELinux support for 4.4 KitKat" for h8drift's C11 .. I presume that is the TWRP version 2.6.3.0 .. have already grabbed it available on this thread ..http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2418938&page=5 ?
Unfortunately am not allowed to post in that thread and I just want to get things right in my head before I start .. so its
1. Unlock bootloader (via HTC)
2. Install Custom Recover (from above)
3. Flash ROM
4. Install Gapps
done?
Just out of interest when is a fastboot required? .. in this case does the kernel required come via twrp?

Follow this step by step http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2601741. Flash the jmz recovery as you stated in above post, also use latest supersu and latest cm11 link... If that's the rom your planning on using. Btw KitKat is rolling out as an OTA very soon so if you don't feel confident rooting just wait. Good luck

Thanks for that link - is exactly what I was looking for. Everything in one place!
There doesn't seem to be anything like it here in the mini section.
I know about the 4.4 release .. i actually just asked that question somewhere else .. if CM11 is all that necessary once the 4.4 is rolled out to all devices ... what do you think?

Sorry one more Q.. is enabling USB Debugging option necessary?

kourninki said:
Sorry one more Q.. is enabling USB Debugging option necessary?
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It's a developer tool.
"USB Debugging is intended for development purposes only. It can be used to copy data between your computer and your device, install applications on your device without notification, and read log data
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the more Roms equals more choice. The OTA 4.4 release will obviously be stock so will be full of bloat, cm¹¹ is slim and smooth but will not have blinkfeed
If your running Windows 8 on pc you may encounter problems with ADB

Just waiting for CM11 to be more stable before I flash ... no speakerphone in call is a bit of a deal breaker ..

kourninki said:
Just waiting for CM11 to be more stable before I flash ... no speakerphone in call is a bit of a deal breaker ..
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Try the hybrid rom, it's stable

Braddison said:
Try the hybrid rom, it's stable
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.. and really really slim ... im just trying to find out if the dev has fixed the panoramic and gallery yet .. dont have permissions to post and ask in the dev thread ...

Hybrid is nice and fast. I tried CM11 but its not ready for me. It loses net connection and i need to reenter pin. Will test newer versions.
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gomezr said:
Hybrid is nice and fast. I tried CM11 but its not ready for me. It loses net connection and i need to reenter pin. Will test newer versions.
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think Hybrid over the stock 4.4 when it finally gets released?

Tried ever ROM.
One Hybrid (With Smart Launcher, no apex) is the best

7kaa said:
Tried ever ROM.
One Hybrid (With Smart Launcher, no apex) is the best
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I liked hybrid also, found battery was quite average though ... None of these roms seem to handle the lock screen well .. ie still sensed

kourninki said:
I liked hybrid also, found battery was quite average though ... None of these roms seem to handle the lock screen well .. ie still sensed
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Hmm. I uploaded Smart Launcher 2 and froze Apex.
Battery started work longer
And made some autorun fixes.
I recommend to upload Hybrid and change a little bit

xposed Note 3 Lollipop?

Hi, does anyone know if this is or will be working on Note 3 Lollipop? Thanks

xeexe said:
Hi, does anyone know if this is or will be working on Note 3 Lollipop? Thanks
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No one knows, no one. Maybe rovo does. I mean you just need to keep checking the Xposed for Lollipop sticky topic and I am quite sure as soon as the dev is ready to release an iteration which will work for Samsung TW based ROMs he will update the topic, until then this damn message is meant for all,
Known issues:
- It seems to boot loop on Samsung stock ROMs! Update: Samsung has changed quite a few things in their version of ART. It will take more time to adjust Xposed for it.
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devilsdouble said:
No one knows, no one. Maybe rovo does. I mean you just need to keep checking the Xposed for Lollipop sticky topic and I am quite sure as soon as the dev is ready to release an iteration which will work for Samsung TW based ROMs he will update the topic, until then this damn message is meant for all,
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Okay, thank you -I didn't know if I missed something..somewhere!

Good nougat roms for 36603 Xperia Z5?

First off, as always on any forum I'm ever on, I have no idea what section this thread should be in... So if it shouldn't be in general, please let me know. Now to business! I have my Xperia Z5 rooted, running 32.3.A.0.376, with sceryavuz's patch. Anyway I wanted to flash a new rom, so I wanted some suggestions. The three most important aspects of a rom to me are it's camera, it's customization, so substratum support would be nice, and battery life. I was looking at a lot of roms, but I really don't know which to pick... Anyone know of a good stable rom, that would somewhat fit what I'm looking for? Or any cool roms in progress that may be released soon? Also any comments on what roms you guys are using, and why you choose that rom would be nice. Thanks. -Spynathan

There is no stable nougat for our Xperia z5 as of now.. Stock nougat is only stable.. No official lineage.. Carbon rom has also some bugs

joshimahip said:
There is no stable nougat for our Xperia z5 as of now.. Stock nougat is only stable.. No official lineage.. Carbon rom has also some bugs
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Yeah I figured, Nougat's still fresh to the Z5 so I reckon it's a bit of a waiting game for awhile.. Well thanks for the reply, I'll probably keep an eye around for when a stable rom comes out.

spynathan said:
Yeah I figured, Nougat's still fresh to the Z5 so I reckon it's a bit of a waiting game for awhile.. Well thanks for the reply, I'll probably keep an eye around for when a stable rom comes out.
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Recently mokee official nightly released the nougat for our z5.. I'm eying on to it.. Will be flashing it today

joshimahip said:
Recently mokee official nightly released the nougat for our z5.. I'm eying on to it.. Will be flashing it today
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report back please. its only for dual lol what the hell

joshimahip said:
Recently mokee official nightly released the nougat for our z5.. I'm eying on to it.. Will be flashing it today
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Please do tell me how it goes! Also what model do you have? I have an e6603, seems to be hard to find roms for it.

No fingerprint scanners and the network speed under settings does nothing. That's the bug I noticed. Now will b back to stock for sake of camera

spynathan said:
First off, as always on any forum I'm ever on, I have no idea what section this thread should be in... So if it shouldn't be in general, please let me know. Now to business! I have my Xperia Z5 rooted, running 32.3.A.0.376, with sceryavuz's patch. Anyway I wanted to flash a new rom, so I wanted some suggestions. The three most important aspects of a rom to me are it's camera, it's customization, so substratum support would be nice, and battery life. I was looking at a lot of roms, but I really don't know which to pick... Anyone know of a good stable rom, that would somewhat fit what I'm looking for? Or any cool roms in progress that may be released soon? Also any comments on what roms you guys are using, and why you choose that rom would be nice. Thanks. -Spynathan
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This - a question - belongs in Q&A section (question & answer).
You can find a description of each forum section at the corresponding section, so if u read it first next time u know how to find right section.
For now, you can open your post in a browser and hit the "!" triangle underneath your post to request a thread movement. (I could do it too but I'm explaining to you so u can yourself)
Let me know if you have troubles moving your thread
Regards

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This - a question - belongs in Q&A section (question & answer).
You can find a description of each forum section at the corresponding section, so if u read it first next time u know how to find right section.
For now, you can open your post in a browser and hit the "!" triangle underneath your post to request a thread movement. (I could do it too but I'm explaining to you so u can yourself)
Let me know if you have troubles moving your thread
Regards
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Alright thanks.

Back to Android: first steps with Honor 6X. Read it!

Good evening everyone sirs of this fine forum!
So, after a couple of year with iXXXXe (wasn't my choice), I'm now back to Android.
I just bought an Honor 6x, after months of reading online.
I haven't really started to use it yet, that's because I'm a little paranoid.
As you can see in my signature below, I used to have a MOTO G really boosted up, almost reaching perfection.
I like to be in control of everything in my phone before starting to use it.
Here come my questions:
- i installed BETA app by Honor, but at the moment I can't try Nougat, you know why?
- is it useful to unlock the bootloader and root this phone? I've read there are not many ROMS at the moment. What do you think? What would I achieve unlocking the bootloader and rooting?
- Xposed framework and Gravity app are still up? Are they working with my device?
- I really like to have a "clean" phone, like stock: no preinstalled apps, no fancy UI, just the basic. What would you suggest me to do?
- In the end, all said: should I use this Honor "out of the box", or is it worth to spend some time messing with it?
I really looking forward your answers, mates!
Sorry, but I've been outside the world for the past 2 years, I feel like I lost some things in the way.
Bye <3

Landrea said:
Good evening everyone sirs of this fine forum!
So, after a couple of year with iXXXXe (wasn't my choice), I'm now back to Android.
I just bought an Honor 6x, after months of reading online.
I haven't really started to use it yet, that's because I'm a little paranoid.
As you can see in my signature below, I used to have a MOTO G really boosted up, almost reaching perfection.
I like to be in control of everything in my phone before starting to use it.
Here come my questions:
- i installed BETA app by Honor, but at the moment I can't try Nougat, you know why?
- is it useful to unlock the bootloader and root this phone? I've read there are not many ROMS at the moment. What do you think? What would I achieve unlocking the bootloader and rooting?
- Xposed framework and Gravity app are still up? Are they working with my device?
- I really like to have a "clean" phone, like stock: no preinstalled apps, no fancy UI, just the basic. What would you suggest me to do?
- In the end, all said: should I use this Honor "out of the box", or is it worth to spend some time messing with it?
I really looking forward your answers, mates!
Sorry, but I've been outside the world for the past 2 years, I feel like I lost some things in the way.
Bye <3
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I think at this moment its better to use it out of the box as u can uninstall and deactivate all apps u dont need. With root you will not get much new roms and features but only root useful apps such as ad blocker and such.

I would recommend to use it out if the box too, I had installed the nougat update and rooted it for AdAway but now I am back on the latest official update without root and it works fine although I miss my ad blocker

oae08 said:
I think at this moment its better to use it out of the box as u can uninstall and deactivate all apps u dont need. With root you will not get much new roms and features but only root useful apps such as ad blocker and such.
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MadMurl0c said:
I would recommend to use it out if the box too, I had installed the nougat update and rooted it for AdAway but now I am back on the latest official update without root and it works fine although I miss my ad blocker
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Thank you for your reply.
So for the moment I'm keeping it stock. I'm still on MM, waiting to upgrade to Nougat as soon as I can.
 @MadMurl0c , why did you go back to official? What about rooting after upgrading to N and using ad blocker with the latest official?

I tried to install Viper4Android but i accidently deleted audio_effects.conf so I decided to go back to stock rom and wait until huawei releases the official Android 7 build. (Another reason was the Bootloader unlocked warning on boot) AdAway worked fine but I don't have anything else about stock to complain about. The only thing that annoys me is that you can't delete system apps without root but you can atleast disable most of them. I hope that answered your Question

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I tried to install Viper4Android but i accidently deleted audio_effects.conf so I decided to go back to stock rom and wait until huawei releases the official Android 7 build. (Another reason was the Bootloader unlocked warning on boot) AdAway worked fine but I don't have anything else about stock to complain about. The only thing that annoys me is that you can't delete system apps without root but you can atleast disable most of them. I hope that answered your Question
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Yes, thank you!

For adaway no root substitute -
Adguard.