Recent content by egernant

It's the age of the cloud - music is streamed, videos are streamed, photos are uploaded, and as a more traditional gamer, I play games on my consoles, not my tablet. So why the need for a 64GB device? As a movie database? Maybe. So all of my music can be offline? I guess, but my phone already...

I'm trying to outfit my life with enough USB-C chargers so that I'm never missing one (work, travel, home, car). My question: If I have a good USB Type-C cable (like many I've been following reviews by Benson on Amazon), but I'm plugging that into an old standard USB car charger port, an old...

Shattered my screen, out of warranty, looking for options. I considered buying a Nexus 6 but at this point think I'd rather wait until the Nexus 7(?) that should release this coming fall. Feels late to buy into the N6 at this point, and I'm not 100% sold on the size. Here are the options I've...

Here's the series of events: Unlocked Nexus 5 on AT&T prepaid plan started randomly disconnecting from cellular data, saying "No SIM card - Emergency calls only". A reboot would fix temporarily. Fixed some settings at the AT&T store and tried a brand new SIM card - didn't fix the issue. AT&T...

Factory images for Android 5.0 have been released, as I'm sure you all know by now. I have done this before on the developer preview, so I know the process. Every time I try to flash this, I get the following error: "error: update package missing system.img". I have followed the step by...

Like many others today, I'm trying to flash the new dev preview of Lollipop to my N5. I tried to do so following a youtube demo and when I flashed the .bat file to my phone, I got an error and had to hard-reset the phone. I figured it was probably a good time to make a nandroid backup. I...

I'm considering switching over to Sprint to take advantage of a Framily plan where I'd pay $40 for 3GB of data. The rep told me I'd need a new phone since I was using a GSM phone. I told him it's unlocked and has CDMA radios as well and is perfectly compatible with Sprint. He didn't believe...

I realize I'm asking the wrong crowd about this - we're all self-admitted tech nerds on this site. That's why you own a Nexus 5 right? You're a savvy consumer that knows his/her shit. But is the Nexus 5 really a techie's device? Here's the scoop - my sister in law has had a GS3 for a year...

I was so happy to ditch my Verizon Galaxy Nexus for an unlocked Nexus 5 and start going the prepaid route, though it has not been without issue. T-Mobile was my first choice, but they wouldn't transfer my number (very important to me) since they have zero presence in my home town where the...

I've been a huge proponent for the Nexus line during my time with the Gnex. Love just about everything about it. I've been looking forward to leaving Verizon for a true AOSP device from the Play Store, and that time is rapidly approaching. When it comes to competing phones, most fall short...

I've been using Paranoid Android lately and love it. Unfortunately, with this ROM and a few previous ROMs, I needed a charger by mid-afternoon. I figured my battery was shot, so I manned up bought an extended battery (2100). I've been using it for a few days, and my battery life has not...

I made the mistake of assuming that the Nexus 7 that I bought would be mine and not my wife's. Silly me. I made myself the primary user and gave her a profile. She has since put in an embarrassing number of hours into Ski Safari and Candy Crush Saga. I haven't found a way to back up this...

I am sick of having the sdcard/0/0/0/0 problem, so I want to install the latest version of TWRP, which reportedly fixes this issue. I found the download and instructions here: TeamWin Projects - TWRP 2.3 - Galaxy Nexus CDMA (Verizon) | TeamWin Sorry for the noob question, but I don't...

Has anyone been able to get Flight notifications / information via Google Now just by putting your flight information into a calendar event? It has never worked for me, but I'm assuming that the app just isn't recognizing the flight in the format I entered it. Specifically, can anyone let me...

I'm trying to get my sister-in-law, who has a white GS3, a pink Samsung flip cover for Christmas. On Samsung's site, they come out to $47 with shipping and tax, which is ridiculous for a case. I naturally went to Amazon to check what they had and found $27 "official" flip covers with free...