Showing posts with label nexus 5. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nexus 5. Show all posts

Saturday, January 31, 2015

Since the release of Android 5.0 Lollipop, there have been a number of bugs and issues that have been presented on the Google Nexus 5.

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.
It is quite surprising though that after most of these problems were resolved with the Android 5.0.1 update, people are still experiencing battery drain, failed connections, app crashes and random reboots with their Nexus 5 devices. The battery drain problem isn’t as common as the latter however, as many users have been reporting. As soon as the lockscreen is activated on an owners Nexus 5, the handheld restarts without warning. The same problem occurs when the phone is locked manually or goes idle by itself as well. There still hasn’t been an official fix to this problem, but one noted solution for battery drain and restarting issues on the Nexus 5 is a clean manual install. If Android 5.0.1 was installed automatically, your system may have been unknowingly susceptible to corruption. The best solution would be a manual installation of Android 5.0.1 Lollipop. To do this owners will have to root their Nexus 5 and perform the update manually, which is strongly advised against considering you will be voiding any warranty on your device or crash the phone entirely.

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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.

Manual Camera App Should be Your Next Purchase if You Own a Nexus 5 or Nexus 6

 
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