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Google's Cyber Monday deal is $80 off the Nexus 5x, so 16Gb for $299 and 32Gb for $349! This is only a discount on the 5x; there's no discount on the 6P. Also 50% off cases. Glad I waited -- got my order in a few minutes ago!

I'm not saying that I won't eventually get a 5x, but for several reasons I'm just not as fired up to be among the first as I was for my Nexus 5 two years ago. For one thing, I really like everything about my N5 and would only want a new phone if it has some significant new or improved features...

I'm coming to the Tab S 8.4 from a LG G-Pad 8.3 Google Edition and also have a Nexus 5. IOW, I'm used to plain-vanilla Android and not having so much manufacturer's crud taking up home screen space, etc. So the first thing I did was to delete all those pre-installed widgets and disable a bunch...

My Skyrocket just installed an OTA update from AT&T. It's still on Android 4.1.2, so what was in this update for such an "old" phone?

I am having trouble with Chrome after upgrading to Lollipop. Mainly, it just won't load pages -- just sits with a blank page. I was having some difficulty even before the O/S upgrade, but could usually "fix" it by using Zapper to kill the Chrome app. I know there are no general networking...

My AT&T contract is up in a few days and I'd like to get the phone unlocked so I can use it for other things in the future. So what is actually involved in getting an "unlock code" and how does it get entered into the phone? Even if I end up going to an AT&T store and have them do it, what is it...

Just got my G-Pad GPE and am having fun with it, although when I set it up I made the mistake of telling it to "restore my account", which means that it downloaded and installed every app I've installed on either my smartphone or 10" tablet and it took a while to clean everything up! Then, of...

Maybe a thread on the camera? Two issues I've noted so far: - It is not good in low light conditions. This is probably a software fixable issue. - More annoying is that what you see on the viewfinder screen is not what you get! The viewfinder is full-screen 16x9, but it takes photos at 4x3. So...

I'm having trouble sometimes when tapping or swiping near the bottom of the screen, Android thinks I'm tapping one of the bottom row buttons and kicks me back to the home screen. For example, typing on the keyboard or using the camera shutter. Anyone else?

After a few days with my Nexus 5, I thought I'd post some comments about my experience so far and maybe help someone decide whether to get one. I'll just say in advance that this is a favorable review, as I really am going to like this phone! To set the background, I am 67yo and a retired...

After a few days with my Nexus 5, I thought I'd post some comments about my experience so far and maybe help someone decide whether to get one. I'll just say in advance that this is a favorable review, as I really am going to like this phone! To set the background, I am 67yo and a retired...

For once, I'm going to go caseless on this phone (or at least try it). For one thing, a case adds size and I really don't want anything bigger in my pocket than my current phone. I currently have a Galaxy S2 in an Otterbox Commuter case, and from what I can tell the Nexus 5 will be just about...

One nice thing about being retired and around the house on a crappy weather day: when the alarm came in from the Nexus 5 Hype app I ran right up the stairs and 5 minutes later my 32Gb white Nexus 5 was on order! Good thing, too, as it looks like they were quickly running out of everything...

I'm thinking of a Nexus for my next phone, but am not sure where plain Android ends and mfr/carrier customizations begin on the phones I've been using. I had an unlocked HTC Desire (Android 2.3) and now an AT&T Galaxy S2 (4.x), but have never been exactly sure what functionality is custom vs...

My current phone is an AT&T Galaxy II, so obviously no problem working on AT&T's 4G LTE network. But I'm not so clear on whether all 4G LTE networks are really the same and if a phone bought unlocked -- e.g., from Google -- would work with my plan. I'll probably continue with AT&T or (more...

I've been reading articles about a recent major update to Google Maps, but so far nothing appears to have changed on my phone (or tablet, for that matter) and the Play Store tells me Iv'e got the latest. Anyone know what gives with this? Does anyone have the new version?

This only started after the 4.1.2 update, so maybe it's an Android issue, but maybe not: I have the Thumb Keyboard installed and want to use it permanently. I can go into the Language and Input settings and set it as the "Default". This works, but if I shut the phone off and then restart it...

I'm one of those who shuts his phone down overnight, usually leaving it on the charger. 9 times out of 10 or more, I can then just hold the power button in for a couple of seconds, feel a short vibration, and the phone boots up. But once in a while it doesn't seem to want to come up. Usually...

For convenience, I always charge my Skyrocket overnight after powering it down. Obviously it's on the charger a lot longer than what it actually takes to top it off. Does this harm anything? I'm using the charger that came with it most of the time.

Anyone else having trouble with apps taking forever to uninstall after the Jelly Bean upgrade? By "forever" I mean a couple of minutes or more instead of a couple seconds! I thought that this might have something to do with my using the tablet for Android app development, but I just...

So my TP was updated to Jelly Bean yesterday, but is there any new feature that I should care about? So far all I've noticed is a different lock-screen and page-loading animations. And that's about it. Even when my Smartphone was updated all the way from Froyo to ICS, it didn't make all that...

OK, I figured out how to create an app folder after the ICS update and am able to put app icons in it and place it on my home screen, but I can't figure out how to rename it. It just shows up as "Folder 1", which I guess I can live with, but would like to name it myself. Anyone know how to do...

Every once in a while, I'll notice that my phone did not connect to my car's hands-free system (the only thing that I use BT for). If I try turning BT off and back on on the phone, it then usually goes into some sort of hung state where the BT icon is dimmed as though it's not fully initialized...

I got one of the early TPs and was thus one of the first to get the ICS update and have my new tablet bricked. It was a 4-week turnaround, but Asus eventually sent me a brand new unit of a later series, which so far is working just fine on the .13 update. So after finally using it (again) for...

I had one of the units with severe random reboot problems after the first ICS update. I RMAed it back to Asus and just received a brand new one from them (after 4 weeks!!). This one has a "C1" serial number, whereas my original started with "B", so probably a newer hardware revision. The good...