Ask me anything about the Nexus 5

[Mrali_87]

I read battery life is great when the phone is not being used and can drain quickly when it is in use. I have found this to be very true. A lot of people saying the battery life is bad are both right and wrong. It depends how you use the phone.

A frustration I had with my HTC one would be I could go a day in work having the phone out for maybe half an hour on a break and then come home with under 30% battery life. With my n5 I am getting home with 70%+. For me this is really great because when you are near a charger battery life is far less of an issue.

I am gonna pick up a cheap qi charger and have it about the main living room at home.

 

[NYCHitman1]

Does the nexus 5 come with a micro sim card in the box? A T-mobile employee said it should bring one but I'm not so sure about that...

That is incorrect. It does not come with a SIM. You would get that SIM from the carrier of your choosing (T-Mobile, Sprint, or AT&T).

I believe there was a disagreement which included this feature between Facebook and Google.

The HaxSync app should help you.

I personally use UberSync for FB (free), but that is just personal preference.

 

[dah328]

It seems that all incoming texts (including texts to a separate Google Voice number) come through Hangouts, but Hangouts will not send texts from your Google Voice number. Is there a way to change that? I hate receiving all my texts through Hangouts but having to manually switch over to the Google Voice app to reply if I want to use my GV number.

 

[jhawkkw]

It seems that all incoming texts (including texts to a separate Google Voice number) come through Hangouts, but Hangouts will not send texts from your Google Voice number. Is there a way to change that? I hate receiving all my texts through Hangouts but having to manually switch over to the Google Voice app to reply if I want to use my GV number.

I strangely don't have this issue. However, you can look in two places to see what's up. Voice isn't integrated into hangouts yet so the only option is to revert it back to the G-Voice app. First look in your Google Voice app settings under notifications and see if it's set to receive via voice app or messaging app. If it's set to voice app, then open up your settings in Google voice on a browser. Disable forwarding texts to your mobile number.

 

[pda96]

Can someone comment on the incoming/outgoing sound quality ? PCMag said sound quality thru the microphone is really bad. Thank you.

 

[dah328]

I strangely don't have this issue. However, you can look in two places to see what's up. Voice isn't integrated into hangouts yet so the only option is to revert it back to the G-Voice app. First look in your Google Voice app settings under notifications and see if it's set to receive via voice app or messaging app. If it's set to voice app, then open up your settings in Google voice on a browser. Disable forwarding texts to your mobile number.

Thanks, I forgot this option existed since I set it once way back when I first received my last phone and didn't remember that I would have to set it again on the N5.

 

[dah328]

Can someone comment on the incoming/outgoing sound quality ? PCMag said sound quality thru the microphone is really bad. Thank you.

I switched from Verizon to T-Mobile for the N5 and was pleasantly surprised to find that voice call sound quality was better than with my GNexus on Verizon.

 

[shelliewnj]

I've only had it for a day and don't get that many calls, but so far it's better than my old phone (which admittedly isn't saying much, but I'm happy with it)

 

[rimidalvr1966]

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[shelliewnj]

Does anyone know how to get the SMS's to the computer? the MightyText app doesn't seem to work with hangouts

Never mind, yes it does.

Nope, it doesn't. It sets up, and you can see the texts on the computer, but you can't respond. So question stands. Is there a way to both see and REPLY to texts on the computer with hangouts?

 

[chukka63]

Hi,had my nexus 5 a few days and lovingggggggggggggggg it.Is Ok google suppose to work just by speaking to it as mine doesn't or do i have to press on the microphone to activate it first ?.This works
If it is supposed to work straight from me talking to it,do i have to activate it somewhere in the settings and if so how do i activate it.

Thx

 

[shelliewnj]

My "OK, Google" works as long as I have the home screen open. I don't have to press anything. Didn't have to activate it. Maybe there's something in settings?

 

[jhawkkw]

I had the Ok google command enabled, but for some reason it's disabled now. Not sure how that happened.

 

[MartinS]

Hi,had my nexus 5 a few days and lovingggggggggggggggg it.Is Ok google suppose to work just by speaking to it as mine doesn't or do i have to press on the microphone to activate it first ?.This works
If it is supposed to work straight from me talking to it,do i have to activate it somewhere in the settings and if so how do i activate it.

Thx

Set the language to English-US in Google Now. Everything seems to work OK with this set but for now it's the only language that supports "OK Google".

EDIT: You may have to download the language file if your N5 prompts you (can't remember).

 

[chukka63]

thx for the speedy reply.How would changing the langauge to US affect anything on the phone ?.

 

[shelliewnj]

thx for the speedy reply.How would changing the langauge to US affect anything on the phone ?.

It's my understanding that that's the language under which the capability is functional. It's not a part of the other language packs. I'm just repeating what I've heard and what has been my experience.

 

[Rockinfigs]

Yes, carriers now have no control over the wallet app

well let me clarify..i know GW works on all carriers as far as adding reward cards and methods of payment..but does the NFC tap to pay actually work on N5 on att network?

 

[Rxpert83]

well let me clarify..i know GW works on all carriers as far as adding reward cards and methods of payment..but does the NFC tap to pay actually work on N5 on att network?

Yes, there's nothing they can do about it anymore with the n5. Its built into the core OS.

They can't not allow it.

ATT and Verizon used to disallow it because they said the secure element it required was a security risk (when actually they just wanted to start a competing mobile payment system). Google went around the block and no longer requires a secure element

 

[jj14x]

Can you search straight from the home screen, or when the screen is off with the "Ok Google" hotword? Mine only works when I say it after I've opened up the search feature.

You can search from the home screen (assuming you are using the stock launcher). But not from lockscreen, or when screen is off.

 

[Deleted User]

Will the Nexus5 show the internal sd card, if i plug the phone into my MacBook Pro? Can i root it with a Mac? Thanks.

 

[Rxpert83]

Will the Nexus5 show the internal sd card, if i plug the phone into my MacBook Pro? Can i root it with a Mac? Thanks.

I believe there are fastboot tools available for the Mac, so rooting it shouldn't be a problem.

As far as it showing up as a drive, it should, but I have no apple products to confirm.

 

[Rockinfigs]

Yes, there's nothing they can do about it anymore with the n5. Its built into the core OS.

They can't not allow it.

ATT and Verizon used to disallow it because they said the secure element it required was a security risk (when actually they just wanted to start a competing mobile payment system). Google went around the block and no longer requires a secure element

cool thks RX!

 

[poler166]

is the nexus 5 being sold by sprint going to be the same model being sold by the google play store? the real question for me, or at least what im trying to get answered is if i put a, lets say a T-Mobile sim in the sprint nexus 5 will it work ?

 

[Rxpert83]

is the nexus 5 being sold by sprint going to be the same model being sold by the google play store? the real question for me, or at least what im trying to get answered is if i put a, lets say a T-Mobile sim in the sprint nexus 5 will it work ?

Yes. Its the exact same phone. No added bloat or anything.

Its not even sprint branded

 

[AndyGFLees]

Just thought that I would let Nexus 5 buyers in France know that they get some LG earphones in the box! They are reasonable quality and have a mic button - short press for Play/Pause media, long press for access to Google Voice search.