Mods that will make your Nexus 5 even better! [requires root]

[alltechinside]

I thought I wanted to share you guys some mods that I like.
I've never really had huge improvements using camera mods or Volume mods so I didn't include them here. If you have any mods that you want to add on, feel free to share

I know a lot of people use the stock rom and most don't like the way the current stock battery icon looks under the notifications, so I used this mod to fix it: Battery Percentage icon Mod

I also flashed 4 way reboot mod as well: 4 way reboot menu

I did post a video on how to flash these mods (and how they look):

 

[Bohefus]

I think the headphone volume is set too low on the Nexus 5 and this MOD helped me. It also tells you how to manually change the values.
[MOD][GUIDE] Headphone and Speaker Volume Boost for the Nexus 5 - xda-developers

 

[merv69]

These worked great. Any more mods I can try? Nothing major just small tweaks. Liking the stock ROM right now.

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[p3ntyne]

These worked great. Any more mods I can try? Nothing major just small tweaks. Liking the stock ROM right now.

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I would suggest installing Xposed Framework and also Xblast tools which gives you lots of interesting tweaks. While you cannot use ART with XF you can flash the moto x optimized dalvik and bionic libraries.

Also, I love the 'qemu.hw.mainkeys=1' to remove the menu buttons at the bottom.

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[merv69]

I would suggest installing Xposed Framework and also Xblast tools which gives you lots of interesting tweaks. While you cannot use ART with XF you can flash the moto x optimized dalvik and bionic libraries.

Also, I love the 'qemu.hw.mainkeys=1' to remove the menu buttons at the bottom.

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Thanks man. Any links BTW. If not I'll have to search it.

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[p3ntyne]

Thanks man. Any links BTW. If not I'll have to search it.

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Hey, np!

The link to Xposed Framework: [FRAMEWORK ONLY!] Xposed - ROM modding without modifying APKs (2.4.1)(02.12.2013) - xda-developers - From here you download modules within the app. And with the qemu.hw.mainkeys=1 simply download a root file explorer app of your choice, navigate to system/build.prop and right at the bottom type the line 'qemu.hw.mainkeys=1', save and reboot (make sure you have some sort of pie controls enabled so you can navigate.

Edit: Forgot to include the dalvik libraries - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2537299

Hope this helped,
p3ntyne

 

[jsarino]

I'll add the Franco kernel to the mod list.

[KERNEL] [GPL] [N5] franco.Kernel - r32 - xda-developers

All kinds of tools at its disposal. You can tweak things such as the CPU, backup/restore, battery, etc.

 

[p3ntyne]

I'll add the Franco kernel to the mod list.

[KERNEL] [GPL] [N5] franco.Kernel - r32 - xda-developers

All kinds of tools at its disposal. You can tweak things such as the CPU, backup/restore, battery, etc.

Aha, forgot that too - it's awesome!

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[merv69]

Alright guys, thanks a lot. Installed all the above except dalvik libraries. Just out of curiosity, if I wanted to remove one of the mods in the op, say the battery percentage or reboot menu, how do I do this? The reason I ask is because the xposed framework with gravity box has some of these mods already. Thanks for the help.

EDIT: Sorry guys I figured it out, checked the original OP. Thanks anyways.

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[Bront]

What's the difference battery drain wise using ART vs the Xposed Framework (with and without the MotoX Dalvik)?

I'm curious if I want to mostly leave the phone alone with ART or play with it with Xposed, but so far I'm very happy with the ART battery life.

 

[wardawgmalvicious]

What's the difference battery drain wise using ART vs the Xposed Framework (with and without the MotoX Dalvik)?

I'm curious if I want to mostly leave the phone alone with ART or play with it with Xposed, but so far I'm very happy with the ART battery life.

I haven't been able to play around with ART unfortunately. I love my xposed modules way to much, especially with gravity box.

I am curious though, how is your battery life compared to when you were on Dalvik? Also are you running a custom kernel or anything?

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[Bront]

I am curious though, how is your battery life compared to when you were on Dalvik? Also are you running a custom kernel or anything?

I can get 2-3 days on a single charge with "light" use with Art (3-4 hours of screen time over said period). 3 days is stretching it, but unplugging it one day to plugging it in the next day is hardly a stretch. Battery Widget Reborn has me getting 1 day, 8 hours per charge, but it says my phone takes 4 hours to charge, which I know is off, so I don't know how much to trust that.. It was worse on Dalvik, but I hadn't finished optimizing the phone when I swapped. I might be able to stretch it further if I turned off Google Now.

Do keep in mind though, I keep the phone on 3G (Sprint) unless I need data (which isn't that often when I don't have wifi), and don't do a lot of stuff data wise with it regularly.

 

[wardawgmalvicious]

I can get 2-3 days on a single charge with "light" use with Art (3-4 hours of screen time over said period). 3 days is stretching it, but unplugging it one day to plugging it in the next day is hardly a stretch. Battery Widget Reborn has me getting 1 day, 8 hours per charge, but it says my phone takes 4 hours to charge, which I know is off, so I don't know how much to trust that.. It was worse on Dalvik, but I hadn't finished optimizing the phone when I swapped. I might be able to stretch it further if I turned off Google Now.

Do keep in mind though, I keep the phone on 3G (Sprint) unless I need data (which isn't that often when I don't have wifi), and don't do a lot of stuff data wise with it regularly.

Hmm that sounds pretty good lol, mine varies, I use my phone pretty heavily, I wonder how it would go.

I appreciate you going in depth with your experience and usage with it.

-wardawgmalvicious
Rooted N5/N7 2nd Gen
MultiROM TWRP
Franco Kernel
Stock 4.4.2 infused with GB
Ubuntu Touch r206
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[merv69]

http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-4/general/4-4-4-4-x-qualcomm-optimized-dalvik-t2546120

The files at this link adds performance to my already fast N5.

Via my LG Nexus 5...

 

[DevDPro]

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