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Nexus 4 dead after changing the battery

Hello Forum, I replaced the battery in an old Nexus 4 today. After connecting the charging cable, the charging animation appears as usual. But now the device can't be switched on anymore. Opening the...

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Which (recent) ROM allows encryption of the Nexus 4 (mako)?

Hello, Which (recent) ROM allows encryption of the Nexus 4 (mako)? Thanks for your helpful hints! PS: And will decryption with TWRP work, or how would I update in the future?

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[Q] Looking for the encryption footer

I'm running stock android 4.4 on a Nexus 4. I'm trying to learn how the encryption works... Last night I had to reboot my phone and had forgotten my password. After something like 30 failed password...

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New battery issues: can't calibrate, only boots via bootloader, won't...

Hi all, first time poster. My Nexus 4 has been displaying behaving wacky. I've tried searching a ton, but can't find any posts with this collection of symptoms. Here's the story, please bear with me....

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Recommendations for backup of partitions (incl. encrypted /Data) of LOS 17.1?

Hello, Do you have a recommendation how to backup the phone (ideally the partitions) before I do some further testing? I would like to be able to revert back to the status right after clean-flashing...

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[Q] Gapps - arm / arm64 / x86 ?

I want to install Cyanogenmod with Google Apps to my phone, but on CM's page, there are 3 options for the gApps: arm / arm64 / x86: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Google_Apps Which is the correct one...

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Running Android Auto on a Nexus 4 with Lollipop 5.1.1.

Hi Everyone, New member here. Trying to see if this community is able to offer me some help or guidance in regards to an issue I'm having on my Nexus 4 and Android Auto. I tried the Google Support...

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New digitizer is not working

Hi there, After 8 long years, I finally managed to drop my beloved Nexus 4 on the ground. Front glass was smashed, lhe LCD was still working fine but the digitizer was not. I ordered a new screen...

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Recommendation for a newbie

Dear Developers and N4 users, Hi All! Recently, i have had to use n4 running 4.2.2. I'd like to flash a rom (stock + kernel) or (custom with easy flashing). I don't have so much knowledge but i can do...

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unable to send apk via Bluetooth

hi guys I've just noticed that I'm unable to send apk files via Bluetooth I wanted to know if theirs a fix anywhere or anyone knows how thanks guys :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup: Sent from my Nexus 4...

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[Q] ConnectBot Font Size

What is the way to increase the font size in 'Connectbot ' app? Is there better SSH client you can suggest? Thank You.

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[Q] Unknown partition error when using fastboot flash recovery.img

First of all, I would like to apologize if this question has been answered in another thread. I have searched the xda forums and others with no success. My situation is the following: Running on...

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Why does Titanium Backup take so long to upload to Dropbox?

When I try to sync my Titanium Backups to Dropbox it takes forever. The last sync was only 15MB and it took almost 45 minutes over WIFI. Does anyone else have this problem or a solution on how to fix it?

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How to Disable proximity sensor in Nougat

Hello everyone, My sensor went bad after screen replacement. It always detects as near. Until now I was using xposed to disable it. But now after upgrading to Android N, I don't have xposed and I don't...

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Nexus 4 4G LTE On Oreo 8.1?

So i was just wondering is it possible to unlock the 4G LTE on a nexus 4 Running a unlegacy 8.1 Oreo build? im running the phone on a 3G Network but i here it did support 4G LTE it was just disabled...

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BL, TWRP, No OS, Windows does not recognize device

Hello Guys, I am really clueless about what to do... Heres my Problem: "Accidentally" wiped everything on my phone including the Stock Rom ( was stuck in Bootloop...) I have access to Bootloader and...

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Install original firmware

Hi. I had lineage os installed on my phone. Now i want to restore it to original. I can flash original firmware from there https://developers.google.com/android/images#occam without any error. The...

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[Q] Insufficient storage space in /system partition

I was trying to flash GApps (Paranoid Android GApps) Google Stock Package, but got 'insufficient storage space in \system partition' instead. I tried formatting, wiping the system partition, and some...

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[Guide] Debian on Android (rooted)

Hi, this is a guide to install a Linux image on your rooted Android phone with the debootstrap + chroot method. In this guide, we'll install a Debian image, but the steps are practically the same, with...

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Stuck in boot loop even after flashing stock ROM

Last Wednesday, my Nexus 4 (running a rooted but otherwise stock 4.4) got stuck on "Android is starting – starting apps" during a regular boot. Since then I've been through numerous iterations of -...

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