Questions tagged [nexus-4]
For questions about the LG Nexus 4, the first phone to ship with Android 4.2. Please only use this tag if you feel your question is specific to the Nexus 4.
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Android 5.1.1 - cannot add Google account; getting stuck on "add phone number?"
I am now trying to get my old phone to life.
This is Nexus 4 with Android 5.1.1. I have successfully restored it to the factory, now I am trying to configure it with my Google account. Unfortunately, ...
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Broke my Nexus 4 screen, is there a plug & play keyboard so I can unlock it?
I broke the screen on my Nexus 4 and it has a passcode for the lock screen.
Is there any way I can unlock it without fixing the screen, e.g. buying some sort plug & play keyboard for the micro-USB ...
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How to repartition Google Nexus 4 (aka. LG E960)?
Over a month ago, LineageOS rolled out Oreo (I think) update for the Nexus 4 (mako), but there's a catch - the system now takes up so much space, that even the nano version of open-gapps package can ...
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Nexus 4 does not seem to boot. What options are there?
I had not used my nexus 4 for a long time. Took it out recently charged it up and when attempting to boot, it just does not start. Some times it turns off at "Optimizing apps" screen and sometimes it ...
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OTG mouse not working in Android 4?
I have Nexus 4 with broken touch screen and with Android 4.4.4 installed. I tried to connect a USB mouse using a OTG micro-usb adapter, but it doesn't work. The mouse doesn't even light up. Any idea ...
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Android home buttons not work (e,g, back button/home and recent apps)
I have a nexus 4, got it roughly 5 years ago, and it has been working fine up until today. When I boot it up, I can open the phone but sometimes, when I hit my passcode, it freezes and I have to ...
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How to Clean Sticky Residue on My Smartphone? [closed]
I had this my Nexus 4 for over 3 years and have upgraded to newer smartphone. I wish however to still keep my Nexus 4. I kept it in Diztronic TPU protective case that worn out with time and no longer ...
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Hi all. I am unable to connect my Nexus 4 to my personal PC with MTP
I am unable to connect my Nexus 4 to my personal PC with MTP, but able to connect Nexus4 to my office PC via MTP and able to transfer data. Can anyone suggest what would be the problem why my Nexus4 ...
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HOWTO: Convert android phone into headless linux machine
I am looking for a way to convert my old android smartphones into headless 'over the network' linux devices.
What I am looking for is, I should be able to
SSH onto the device
Use linux command-line (...
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ADB/fastboot stopped working in recovery mode
Something went wrong when I updated my Nexus 4 (Mako) with Paranoid Android 6 via TWRP 2.8.
I formated the phone in Recovery Mode but now I unable to connect to adb to transfer new OS image in the ...
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Nexus 4 drops connection to sim card when battery is low(ish)
For a few weeks now, my Nexus 4 (Android 5.1.1, stock rom) has occasionally lost the connection to the sim card. It won't have any connection to a network (indicator in the status bar is an empty ...
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Can I flash a separate radio image and have a working radio?
I have a rooted LGE Nexus 4. Installed on it are the Team Win Recovery Project and CyanogenMod 13 (Android 6).
I found this guide to installing stock Android 6 onto a Nexus 4, and it provides pre-...
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Error "FAILED (data transfer failure (Value too large for defined data type))" While Flashing Nexus 4
I have a Nexus 4 that was soft bricked during an OTA update. I have tried to flash several factory images to it and every time it gave me the error "FAILED (data transfer failure (Value too large for ...
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Soft Bricked Nexus 4
A long time ago my Nexus 4 was doing an OTA update and crashed midway through. Now when I try to power it on it shows the google symbol then a standing Android with its chest open and a progress bar ...
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Suspicious guest user activity and keyboard setting changes
A guest user is occasionally created on my phone and I don't know why. It consumes some mobile data, as indicated by Android's data usage report.
Another suspicious thing is that my keyboard's ...
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