Recent content by rmercovich

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    Is my Nexus 5 defective?

    What is the aperture on this thing. I see 2.53 in pics.. But it says 2.4 in marketing material.. Apparently we have one less stop to work with than advertised... Posted via Android Central App
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    WooHoo! Google Keyboard update released!

    Nice.. Much better now! Anyone else miss long pressing on the smiley icon and then quickly choosing emoticons? Emoji are OK.. but built in emoticons were nicer for me. Posted via Android Central App
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    Edge vs hsdpa

    Not sure why, but I have similar trouble getting "stuck" on edge. I just toggle airplane mode and it usually goes back to hspa+. I think it might be if you get off a call and the phone starts trying to use edge data. It doesn't seem to want to interrupt any transfers to make the switch. Posted...
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    Nexus 5 is better than the iPhone.

    tl:dr version (s): Nexus 5 is better than iPhone... ...Duh, OG iPhone is from 2007. ...duh, because it runs Android. ...because this is androidcentral and I like preaching to the choir. ...no it's not because iOS can make VoIP calls from Hangouts. ...no because, I like GOooLD! Posted via...
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    What are the notification LED color meanings & how do you set them?

    Another vote for light manager. Great app. Works perfectly for me. I got used to this feature on custom firmware, and was happy to find it as an app. Posted via Android Central App
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    Does Mobile Network Internet

    You can also just limit background data usage. Settings>Data usage>3 dot button>Restrict background data (ckeckbox) Posted via Android Central App
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    Is my Nexus 5 defective?

    The real problem is the software. When you look at the metadata for the images in low-ish light (I will explain why I say low-ish later) you will see crazy slow shutter speed even when using Action mode. I see things like 1/8 and 1/11 most often. Sometimes even 1/5. These are fractions of...