[Q&A] Noob -Friendly Q&A Help Thread - Ask Your Questions Here!

[Heisenberg]

I think I made this mistake and now i am seeing the 'corrupt data' message.

What do I need to do from here? restore stock and start over?

Provide more information please.

 

[(THE REAL) Neo]

Does the 5x record videos at 1080 at 60 fps?


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[pixiedust215]

Few Noob Questions

Hey, first off thanks for creating this thread. I've only had the Nexus 5x for two weeks and have a few questions

1) It's already lagging >:[ particularly Snapchat. I've downloaded Android Task Killer which I have used for all my phones but doesn't appear to make to much of a difference. Is there a better app or way to fix this?
2) I became a developer through settings (I remember seeing someone doing it). What are some of the features of doing that?

I would appreciate any feedback/answers. Thanks!

 

[zapper.abhi]

Found the Q&A post on general queries on Nexus 5x - I hope this helps everyone here.
http://gadgetstouse.com/faq/nexus-5x-faq/40131

 

[dj_aj]

This is sort of a general query to get an opinion of current Nexus 5X owners.

I have a 32gb Nexus 5 on which I use about 8-9 gbs of storage and the other is often unused as I don't store music, videos etc. The only time I use the additional memory is when I create nandroid backups.
Here in Canada, the price difference between the 16GB vs 32GB Nexus 5X variants is almost $80 and I'd rather cut that off the price tag. So my questions is, how much actual usable memory is available on the 16gb variant. Also, do 16gb owners regret getting the lesser storage and why so?

Thanks!

 

[zepeters]

Hey, first off thanks for creating this thread. I've only had the Nexus 5x for two weeks and have a few questions

1) It's already lagging >:[ particularly Snapchat. I've downloaded Android Task Killer which I have used for all my phones but doesn't appear to make to much of a difference. Is there a better app or way to fix this?
2) I became a developer through settings (I remember seeing someone doing it). What are some of the features of doing that?

I would appreciate any feedback/answers. Thanks!

1) From what I've heard, Snapchat doesn't currently support Marshmallow and I suppose neither it does support the 5X yet. Just wait for an app update, this is due to poor coding of the app, not the phone itself. Also, DON'T USE TASK KILLERS. Useful reading: http://www.phonearena.com/news/Task...n-good-and-you-should-stop-using-them_id64970

2) This is aimed for developers. You can enable USB debugging to issue adb/fastboot commands. That's what I use it for mostly...

 

[zepeters]

This is sort of a general query to get an opinion of current Nexus 5X owners.

I have a 32gb Nexus 5 on which I use about 8-9 gbs of storage and the other is often unused as I don't store music, videos etc. The only time I use the additional memory is when I create nandroid backups.
Here in Canada, the price difference between the 16GB vs 32GB Nexus 5X variants is almost $80 and I'd rather cut that off the price tag. So my questions is, how much actual usable memory is available on the 16gb variant. Also, do 16gb owners regret getting the lesser storage and why so?

Thanks!

According to this...:
http://www.phonearena.com/news/You-may-want-to-stay-away-from-the-Nexus-5X-16-GB_id75639

... 10.6Gb... :s

I went straight to the 32Gb version. I also don't store videos but I do store music. My apps alone account for 8.8Gb, this including around 5Gb for Google Play Music downloaded songs. Still have 10Gb free and seems enough for me.

The fact that the phone doesn't have microsd support justifies the difference, in my opinion of course...

 

[efrant]

You only need to flash recovery and system, leave all other partitions alone and don't format userdata.

Just to add to the above: generally speaking, you should flash ALL partitions, assuming you made changes to them (except userdata and cache) to prepare for an OTA update. Depending on the update, it may check system, boot, radio or any combination thereof. I would say in most cases, flashing only system and recovery will cause the update to fail.

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[dj_aj]

According to this...:
http://www.phonearena.com/news/You-may-want-to-stay-away-from-the-Nexus-5X-16-GB_id75639

... 10.6Gb... :s

I went straight to the 32Gb version. I also don't store videos but I do store music. My apps alone account for 8.8Gb, this including around 5Gb for Google Play Music downloaded songs. Still have 10Gb free and seems enough for me.

The fact that the phone doesn't have microsd support justifies the difference, in my opinion of course...

Thanks for your input, definitely helps narrow down the options. It'll have to be the 32gb version after all.

 

[trainfire]

Hi! just got my 5x today and I was wondering if there is any way to remove the google search bar on the home screen

 

[bsbharath1987]

I've a nexus 5X. When I take a picture with the stock camera app and with the HDR+ on, I get duplicate pictures in my gallery. I know that HDR takes pictures with different exposure levels and so on, but is there a way to save only one photo, instead of two? Or is this a setting to be done on the stock gallery app?
I've come back to android (first nexus) after a couple of years on other platforms so I'm not sure if this is an android thing rather than somethings particular to the nexus

 

[scottjb]

Hi! just got my 5x today and I was wondering if there is any way to remove the google search bar on the home screen

You would have to use a different launcher.

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[rskyline]

Anyone one here can test if you get the 720p60 or 1080p60 on YouTube? I'm not getting that here...

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[neosnake991]

Freestylesno -That is no longer an option. All you do is swype from left to right on your home screen. That should take you to Google now

It's always available if you hold the home soft button, click on the Google icon to go to the Google now screen.

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[zrex]

haven't rooted in years

I use to root and flash all of the time. When I got my Moto X 2013 I stopped.

I really want to root my Nexus5X, but I don't think I have found a good guide on how to do it. I have ADB and drivers installed

Do I
- OEM Unlock
- ADB install TWRP
- ?
- ?

I am sorry, but I can't find any good answers I amd on MDB08L

 

[ghettopops]

Has anyone noticed that if you use OK Google to create and send a text that sometimes( happened a few times to me) the next time you use OK Google it just opens google search.

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I use to root and flash all of the time. When I got my Moto X 2013 I stopped.

I really want to root my Nexus5X, but I don't think I have found a good guide on how to do it. I have ADB and drivers installed

Do I
- OEM Unlock
- ADB install TWRP
- ?
- ?

I am sorry, but I can't find any good answers I amd on MDB08L

http://xdaforums.com/nexus-5x/general/guides-how-to-guides-beginners-t3206930

---------- Post added at 05:55 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:37 PM ----------

I use to root and flash all of the time. When I got my Moto X 2013 I stopped.

I really want to root my Nexus5X, but I don't think I have found a good guide on how to do it. I have ADB and drivers installed

Do I
- OEM Unlock
- ADB install TWRP
- ?
- ?

I am sorry, but I can't find any good answers I amd on MDB08L

Anyone one here can test if you get the 720p60 or 1080p60 on YouTube? I'm not getting that here...

Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk

Just watched Pocket Now review of 1+x and switched from 720 to 1080.

 

[rskyline]

Has anyone noticed that if you use OK Google to create and send a text that sometimes( happened a few times to me) the next time you use OK Google it just opens google search.

---------- Post added at 05:37 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:33 PM ----------



http://xdaforums.com/nexus-5x/general/guides-how-to-guides-beginners-t3206930

---------- Post added at 05:55 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:37 PM ----------





Just watched Pocket Now review of 1+x and switched from 720 to 1080.

I'm not saying that you can't switch. You just can't see 60fps videos.

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[Paragon_X]

I unlocked my bootlader, flashed the modified zip, I was on L, ot SuperSu installed but it's just stuck at the 4 circles, I can't get by it. I'm so confused. I have secure boot showing.

 

[(THE REAL) Neo]

I've a nexus 5X. When I take a picture with the stock camera app and with the HDR+ on, I get duplicate pictures in my gallery. I know that HDR takes pictures with different exposure levels and so on, but is there a way to save only one photo, instead of two? Or is this a setting to be done on the stock gallery app?
I've come back to android (first nexus) after a couple of years on other platforms so I'm not sure if this is an android thing rather than somethings particular to the nexus

Same problem for me,but I can see the double picture,only in Google Photo.
On Quickpic I only see one picture...

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[tfpiaoyang]

I'm very diappointed with the google camera now, because most of the time it cannot work properly. The lag is so serious and I dont know why. The lag even caused reboot some times. And also duplicated photos occurred one or two times. Is there any explanations or solutions for the problems I've met? or just wait for the update? Thanks.