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How to install Android L on the Nexus 4

Google, MobileDecember 1, 20190Comments

We have already made a guide on How to install the new Android L developer preview on the Nexus 7 (2012 edition) but it is now also possible to install Android L on the Nexus 4. The build is a direct port from the Android L version of the Nexus 5 where most of the features work…

How to install Ubuntu on a Nexus 4 Device

Google, MobileNovember 7, 20190Comments

If you have a Nexus device you are probably someone that loves Android, and generally if you love Android you also love Open Source. Tweaking and changing things in the OS is something Google allows you to do, until a certain point, for those who want to experiment a little more Ubuntu Phone OS might…

Android 5.1 Nexus 4 – Unofficial Port of Android 5.1 for Nexus 4

Google, Mobile, Tech NewsSeptember 22, 20190Comments

Just hours after Android 5.1 OTA and Factory images have became available XDA user eagleeyetom has managed to successfully port Android 5.1 to the Nexus 4 (codename Mako).Android 5.1 with build number LMY47D brings many new features and fixes many annoying bugs among them the Memory Leak bug. Some of the new features included in 5.1 Lollipop are…

Nexus 6, Nexus 9, Nexus 5, Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 to get Android Lollipop 5.0

Gadgets, Google, Mobile, TechnologyAugust 6, 20190Comments

Google has just officially announced Android L. It previously gave a broad introduction of the new operation system which has over 5.000 new API's at Google I/O (its annual conference) but the company has just released new information about the release date of the OS and when it will go out of beta. Android Lollipop 5.0…

Android 5.1 Lollipop Release Date set for March

Google, Mobile, Tech News, TechnologyJuly 8, 20190Comments

Android 5.1 Lollipop will start rolling out soon for the Nexus 4, Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 7 (2012 and 2013), Nexus 9, and Nexus 10. While the full Android 5.1 changelog has already leaked it seems like the much awaited update (containing a fix for the Android 5.0 Memory leak problem) will be a Maintenance Release which…

Nexus 5 vulnerable for SMS DOS attack

Google, Mobile, Tech NewsJanuary 20, 20190Comments

Both the Nexus 4 and Nexus 5 running any version of Android 4.0+ are vulnerable to a Flash SMS type DOS Attack. Discovered by Bogdan Alecu and demonstrated at the Defcamp conference where he shows how these messages can cause your Nexus device to reboot and when then won't be able to receive calls, messages or other…

How to install Android Kit Kat 4.4 on Nexus 4

Google, MobileSeptember 29, 20180Comments

Google has just launched Android Kit Kat 4.4 for its new flagship smartphone the Nexus 5. Google has announced that in the upcoming months older Nexus devices (like the Nexus 7 and nexus 4) will get support for Android Kit Kat too, but nobody has time to wait for that, right?The guys over at Paranoid…

Android 5.1.1 update: Nexus 4, Nexus 5, Nexus 7 and Nexus 9

Google, Mobile, Tech NewsSeptember 4, 20180Comments

Google has just leaked a list of devices that will get Android 5.1.1. Spotted by reddit user djcater Android 5.1.1 update which is expected to release later this month will arrive on the Nexus 4, Nexus 5, Nexus 7 (2013) and Nexus 9 according to the Android Audio Latency page. On the recently updated page,…

Nexus 4 and Nexus 6 Android 5.0.1 OTA Download

Google, MobileJune 23, 20180Comments

Google released Android 5.0.1 for the Nexus 7, 9 and 10 a couple of weeks ago and has just pushed out 5.0.1 (version number LRX22C) for the Nexus 4 and Nexus 6.The update has already hit Google's factory image page but if you want to install Android 5.0.1 on the Nexus 6 without wiping all of your…

How to Install the Android 5.0 Lollipop Developer Preview on the Nexus 4

Google, Mobile, Tech NewsJune 20, 20180Comments

For those who just can't wait to get Android Lollipop on their Nexus 4 XDA developer user flithydelphia has managed to port the enhanced version of the 81c developer preview that Google release on the Nexus 6 "It offers a permissive selinux policy, aosp merged in and rock solid stability along with drastic improvements in speed and smoothness".Currently the only…