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Perfect, many thanks indeed. For anyone else interested: The centre of the coil is underneith the left side of the "u" of "Nexus". And the DT-900 has three coils; one slap-bang in the middle, the other two evenly spaced left and right of it.

Can anyone please advise exactly whereabouts on the body is the Qi charging coil? And for that matter, would anyone happen to know the answer to the same question with the Nokia DT-900 charger? Many thanks.

FAB! Great to know, many thanks. Hope to purchase soon then. :)

I'm considering purchasing a Nexus 6. Can anyone please tell me; is it possible to completely switch off the charging LED? Or does that - as it does with so many other phones - require rooting and fiddling? Many thanks.

Many thanks. :)

Cheers. I do apologise if I'm sounding pedantic or difficult, but can you actually recommend a specific ROM? I'm not experienced with trying out ROMs, and I'd prefer not to install one, only to discover that it doesn't have the right settings, and so have to try another. Thanks very much.

That looks very encouraging, thanks. Can you tell me where the screenshot comes from? Is it an app, or part of the settings of a custom ROM, in which case which one? Many thanks. As for why I want to switch it off: I have a desktop charger by my bed, the phone is positioned facing me, as I...

Many thanks, but I don't want to change the colour, I want to switch it off completely. I'm very happy with the stock ROM, and I would much prefer not to have to use a custom one. However, if anyone here is able to verify from experience that it would definitely be possible to switch off the...

The question's been asked a few times before (including by me), but so far with no solution. I'm trying again, then: Does anyone know an app or hack or tweak that will completely kill the charging LED (or kill the LED altogether - if only I could open the phone and disconnect it!)? Yes, I'm...

Many thanks. I'm on it!

I'm having trouble activating Xposed. I wonder if anyone would please be kind enough to look at the screenshot and advise? Many thanks.

I regret that this is the kind of thing for which I'd need step-by-step instructions. I'm not a hacker at all (I don't know the difference between a module and a framework, certainly not the relationship between the two!). But I'm not an fool either; I could follow instruction to achieve the...

I'll give Activity Launcher a try right away, thanks. I'm afraid the manual version is waaaaaaay our of my league! :)

Unfortunately gravity box doesn't work on my phone. "GravityBox system framework not responding. Exiting." Next ...?! :)

Thanks. It looks perhaps a little out of my league, but I'll give gravity box a try now.

Many thanks. In fact I used "Light Flow" successfully, until upgrading to Lollipop, after which it no longer works. But thanks for the suggestion. Any more, anyone… please! :)

Can anyone please suggest an app or tweak to switch off the charging LED? I'm rooted and have tried several apps that claim to do it, but so far haven't found one that actually does. Many thanks.

Many thanks for clearing that up for me. What a shame, though. I was on the verge of buying one, but I really would need to be able to use it as a regular phone (I must admit I would have no embarrassment holding it to my ear in public!). I thought I'd finally found myself an 8-inch phone, oh well.

Could someone please confirm whether the tablet can or cannot be used as a hold-it-to-the-ear phone? Online reviews and specs seem to differ on this. Does it actually have a microphone and an ear-volume speaker in the correct places to be used as a phone held against the ear, or does it only...

Your sarcasm notwithstanding (and I actually DID stick tape over the LED for a while!), I've found a solution: Using an app called "Light Flow", running it in "Direct mode", and setting its sleep time settings for all day, I've managed to kill the LED dead. Job done :)

Thanks. But changing ROM seems like a serious overkill! I really do want to stay with the stock ROM (and to be able to receive the imminent over-the-air Lollipop update). Is a change of ROM really the only way to do it?

I want to switch off my charging LED, indeed I'd like to switch off the LED completely. My phone is rooted and I've been trying out apps, but so far I haven't found a single one that can do the job. Can anyone please recommend an app or a method of simply killing the charging LED? Thanks.

That's great, many thanks. Can anyone help with a how to root page, please?

Ah, many thanks. I didn't realise that was possible. I thought rooted was rooted and there was no going back. Although I've rooted a couple of devices before, I'm still something of a newbie. Would you be able to point me in the direction of a good tutorial or website with instructions how to...

I have a Sony Xperia Z Ultra, running 4.4.4. Is it possible to do a simple root (in order to make adjustments to the LED and sound), but not affect the stock ROM or over-the-air updates? I don't want to miss out on the official Sony Lollipop, so should I maybe wait to root until after that...

Can anyone please point me towards a tutorial to gain simple root access on my Ultra, but stay on stock ROM and continue to receive official over the air updates? I want to improve the sound and make adjustments to the LED, so I must root in order to achieve that, but otherwise I would...

Thanks. I'm fairly new to rooting, so please forgive if this is a naive question; but is it possible to get root access on the device in order to fix the LED issue (and also boost the appalling sound) and yet continue to run the stock ROM and go on receiving official Sony over-the-air updates?

I've had to resoprt to sticking a tiny piece of gaffer tape over the LED!! Moreover I don't expect it to last more than a day. Surely there must be a more elegant solution than that? Anyone ... ?

Thanks again. I tell you what would be an awesome feature if you could add it to a future release: Sleeping hours during which auto does not take measurements. I take my watch off at night, but of course the app goes on taking measurements even so.

Got it! Many thanks mate. It's a shame it seems I have to re-open it every time. Do you know if there's any way to have it permanently there with (or instead of) steps?

Under Menu/Add activity I can add many things, from Aerobics to Zumba, but there's no mention of heart rate. I can't find any other options to add anything...?

Hi Ryan, Many thanks indeed for taking the trouble to outline the app. I've downloaded, donated, and set to auto heart rate every 30 mins. The app does exactly what I was looking for, so thanks again. Just a quick question, if I may: I'm new to Google Fit, it seems incredibly minimalist, even...

That looks very hopeful, many thanks indeed. I'll install and play!

I'm very keen to get rid of the charging LED. (I don't want any LED at any time, but everything except charging can of course be switched off under Settings). I've tried several apps, but all either require root or simply don't work. My phone is not rooted and I don't want to root. Does anyone...

Thanks I was directed to this thread after asking the same question elsewhere. I'd just like to say I'm very grateful for the good advice given here, and as a result have set my watch to a lower brightness and will now not use always on display after all (which is a shame, I had wanted to do...

Is there any risk of doing any damage to the screen if using the "Always on" watch face? Is this not likely to burn into the screen, or am I thinking old technology here? Thanks.

Fab. I want to buy a Nexus 6 but I always force my phone into permanent landscape, never using portrait except for phone calls, so wanted to check first that I'm not likely to have any issues. So that's great to know, many thanks.

Can anyone please tell me if Android 5 runs comfortably in landscape, or do various elements of it insist on portrait mode? Many thanks.

I'm after an app that will take heart rate measurements automatically at certain intervals. Can anyone recommend one, please?

I'm all set to buy myself a Nexus 6, but can anyone please let me know whether Android 5 will run in landscape? I'm a fan of large phones and always lock my phone permanently in landscape, only ever using portrait for making phone calls or for the few apps that simply refuse to run in landscape...

Does anyone know of any app that will automatically run the heart rate monitor at predefined intervals? It's rather disappointing having a heart rate monitor when you have to continually tell it to take a measurement. I'd love to have an app that automatically monitors my heart rate (and also my...

Many thanks, guys. Hmmm ... the LTE comment worries me slightly. Part of the reason for my considering buying in Germany (as well as that it's cheaper than in the UK), is that I've read on a couple of threads about people buying the English model and having trouble with telephony, saying that...

I'm in England. If I were to purchase an Android device in Germany, change the UI language to English, and bring it back to the UK. Would I be able to use it here (on UK 3 network) without problems, or might there be issues with updates later on? Any thoughts/tips would be much appreciated, thanks.

I'm in England. If I were to purchased a MediaPad in Germany, change the UI language to English, and bring it back to the UK. Would I be able to use it here without problems, or might there be issues with updates later on? Any thoughts/tips would be much appreciated, thanks.

If I purchased an android phone in Germany (specifically a Huawei MediaPad M1), set the UI language to English, and brought it back to the UK, would I later have problems with updates, or would it simply update happily in the UK as a German model with English UI? I ask because the UK edition...

I hope to purchase a Huawei MediaPad M1. I read everywhere, and all the reviews state, that the tablet can be used as a phone, however, playing with one in store I find there is no phone software on the device. It is critical that I can use the tablet as a regular hold-it-to-your-ear phone. Will...