Google Nexus 5 owners have complained about various bugs involving WiFi connections, network connections, unauthorized restarts and faulty performance. These problems were addressed in the Android 5.0.1 Lollipop update for the Nexus 5, but a lot of users are still sending in reports of serious problems such as an issue with battery life. Nexus 5 battery drain on Android 5.0.1 Lollipop can be caused by third party apps lacking the proper updates. One solution for this is to start your device in safe mode and check to see if the battery drain issue persists any further. If this doesn’t work, then it is advised to sort through your third party apps one at a time and find which ones may be causing the underlying problem. Monitoring your app by checking your battery information section in your nexus 5’s settings can also help you see which apps is using the most power from your battery life. Another reason for any battery drain issues could be the software itself, in this case there isn’t anything you can really do.
Saturday, January 31, 2015
Google Nexus 5 owners have complained about various bugs involving WiFi connections, network connections, unauthorized restarts and faulty performance. These problems were addressed in the Android 5.0.1 Lollipop update for the Nexus 5, but a lot of users are still sending in reports of serious problems such as an issue with battery life. Nexus 5 battery drain on Android 5.0.1 Lollipop can be caused by third party apps lacking the proper updates. One solution for this is to start your device in safe mode and check to see if the battery drain issue persists any further. If this doesn’t work, then it is advised to sort through your third party apps one at a time and find which ones may be causing the underlying problem. Monitoring your app by checking your battery information section in your nexus 5’s settings can also help you see which apps is using the most power from your battery life. Another reason for any battery drain issues could be the software itself, in this case there isn’t anything you can really do.
Sunday, January 25, 2015
Looking for the next great camera app that can take advantage of the new camera API introduced with Android 5.0?Manual Camera may just be what you need. This app, in the short time I have spent with it, will without a doubt become my go-to camera app when I am using theNexus 6 or Nexus 5, the two devices it supports.
With Manual Camera, you get a very clean and accessible layout, with shortcuts for flash, white balance, focus, ISO, shutter speed and exposure on the left side. On the right, you have gallery and settings shortcuts, a shutter button, and then a dial that lets you quickly control all of the settings from the left side. The camera starts in auto mode, which you should have no problems shooting in, but if you want to start tweaking the manual focus or ISO or shutter speed, you can do that with a tap on a button and spin on the dial. It’s pretty easy to figure out.
The camera also shoots in RAW, includes a few different shooting grids, and a shortcut to max out your phone’s brightness.
Also, did I mention how fast this camera app shoots? One of the problems I had with the Nexus 6 camera out of the box was the slow auto focus and shutter speeds, but those don’t seem to be a problem at all with this app. I haven’t been this excited to snap pictures with a Nexus in a long time.
Keep in mind that the app is brand new, so it should only get better over time.
