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Useful Nexus 5 Tips and Tricks
Nexus 5 was officially announced on October 2013. Then it was also released on November 2013. Im sure you want to know some cool tips and tricks on your of your device. It will help you learn more about your device to make your life much easier in using it. At the same time, improving your productivity and fulfilling what you expected on your device.
Here are some tricks for your device. Visit this site more often for updates and some tips. You can also submit your concern at our contact us form on the sidebar. If your device is not listed on this site and you are having problems with it. Dont hesitate to contact us, we will try to respond on your emails within 24-hours.
How to Factory Reset
How to Make Your WiFi Hotspot
This feature allows for your other devices to pick up your mobile hotspot settings on your Nexus 5. This is more preferable when you’re in public trying to locate a WiFi connection. You can share your connection with up to 8 computers or other devices. Check out these steps for easy, convenient and a money-saver internet experience.
1. On your device, head on to Settings
2. Select Wireless and Networks. And tap on More options.
3. Go to Tethering and portable hotspot.
4. And finally check on Portable WiFi hotpost.
Wait for few seconds and your phone will start broadcasting its WiFi network name. Now you’re ready to connect your other device to your portable mobile wifi hotspot.
How to Extend Battery Life
Battery Life depends on how you use your device. For Google Nexus 5 device, if you want to save your battery to last longer hours, you may need to adjust your settings. Follow these suggestions:
If your device has multiple users, each user can change the global Battery Settings. To control the Battery settings, go to Settings, select Device and tap Battery.
To extend the battery life of your device, you need to turn off the features that you are not using:
• Turn off the Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or GPS on settings if not in used so your device will stop searching for a network signal. You can use the Settings app to turn them off. The GPS is located in Settings > Personal > Location access.
• The Maps or Navigation apps should not be leaved open on the screen. Close the application if not in used.
• Turn down your device volume with the volume keys.
• Lessen the screen brightness and make the Sleep timeout to shorter time. You can adjust the brightness on Settings > Device > Display
• Turn off the automatic syncing of apps if you dont need it. You can go to Settings > Accounts > Google account-name.
• If your not in range of a Wi-Fi network, switch your settings to Airplane mode. You can go to Settings > Wireless & Networks > More > Airplane mode, or press and hold the Power button.
• You should use the latest version of the software update. Software updates improves some features and fixes some bugs on the previous software version.
How to Turn on Screen Magnification
How to Add and Remove an Account
2. Touch the Microphone key on the on screen keyboard.
3. When you see the microphone image, speak what you want to type.
Useful Nexus 5 Tips and Tricks
Here are some tricks for your device. Visit this site more often for updates and some tips. You can also submit your concern at our contact us form on the sidebar. If your device is not listed on this site and you are having problems with it. Dont hesitate to contact us, we will try to respond on your emails within 24-hours.
How to Factory Reset
Performing a factory reset on Nexus 5 is done when you purchased the tablet second-hand, wiping your apps and starting from scratch or when it’s basically not functioning at all. If you can still get to the tablet’s menu, make sure to back up all necessary documents before you perform hard reset on your device. Here’s how you can do factory reset of your device.
1. On your tablet, go to Settings.
2. Under the Personal section, tap on Backup and Reset.
3. Tap on Factory Data Reset and then press on Reset Tablet.
4. If youve set up a password for your device, it will prompt you to enter the said password, pin or pattern. And lastly press Erase Everything to clean out your device.
But if you can’t even get to the menu screen or the device is not functioning at all, you need to do these steps before you can perform factory reset.
1. Turn off the device first if it’s turned on and using a USB cable, connect it to your computer.
2. Press and hold Volume Up, Volume Down and the Power button simultaneously for about 3-4 seconds. This will turn on the device and you’ll see an Android image lying on its back. Wait for your computer to install the drivers before you go to the next step.
3. Using the volume buttons, navigate your device until you reach the Recovery Mode option. Press the Power Button for OK.
4. Your device will restart and will boot to a screen showing an Android with a red triangle. Just press and hold for few seconds the Power Button and Volume up to make the menu screen appear.
5. Now that you’re on the menu options, go to Settings and just follow the steps above to navigate to the Factory Data Reset page using the volume buttons. Use the Volume buttons for YES and the Power button to confirm.
1. On your tablet, go to Settings.
2. Under the Personal section, tap on Backup and Reset.
3. Tap on Factory Data Reset and then press on Reset Tablet.
4. If youve set up a password for your device, it will prompt you to enter the said password, pin or pattern. And lastly press Erase Everything to clean out your device.
But if you can’t even get to the menu screen or the device is not functioning at all, you need to do these steps before you can perform factory reset.
1. Turn off the device first if it’s turned on and using a USB cable, connect it to your computer.
2. Press and hold Volume Up, Volume Down and the Power button simultaneously for about 3-4 seconds. This will turn on the device and you’ll see an Android image lying on its back. Wait for your computer to install the drivers before you go to the next step.
3. Using the volume buttons, navigate your device until you reach the Recovery Mode option. Press the Power Button for OK.
4. Your device will restart and will boot to a screen showing an Android with a red triangle. Just press and hold for few seconds the Power Button and Volume up to make the menu screen appear.
5. Now that you’re on the menu options, go to Settings and just follow the steps above to navigate to the Factory Data Reset page using the volume buttons. Use the Volume buttons for YES and the Power button to confirm.
This feature allows for your other devices to pick up your mobile hotspot settings on your Nexus 5. This is more preferable when you’re in public trying to locate a WiFi connection. You can share your connection with up to 8 computers or other devices. Check out these steps for easy, convenient and a money-saver internet experience.
1. On your device, head on to Settings
2. Select Wireless and Networks. And tap on More options.
3. Go to Tethering and portable hotspot.
4. And finally check on Portable WiFi hotpost.
Wait for few seconds and your phone will start broadcasting its WiFi network name. Now you’re ready to connect your other device to your portable mobile wifi hotspot.
How to Extend Battery Life
Battery Life depends on how you use your device. For Google Nexus 5 device, if you want to save your battery to last longer hours, you may need to adjust your settings. Follow these suggestions:
If your device has multiple users, each user can change the global Battery Settings. To control the Battery settings, go to Settings, select Device and tap Battery.
To extend the battery life of your device, you need to turn off the features that you are not using:
• Turn off the Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or GPS on settings if not in used so your device will stop searching for a network signal. You can use the Settings app to turn them off. The GPS is located in Settings > Personal > Location access.
• The Maps or Navigation apps should not be leaved open on the screen. Close the application if not in used.
• Turn down your device volume with the volume keys.
• Lessen the screen brightness and make the Sleep timeout to shorter time. You can adjust the brightness on Settings > Device > Display
• Turn off the automatic syncing of apps if you dont need it. You can go to Settings > Accounts > Google account-name.
• If your not in range of a Wi-Fi network, switch your settings to Airplane mode. You can go to Settings > Wireless & Networks > More > Airplane mode, or press and hold the Power button.
• You should use the latest version of the software update. Software updates improves some features and fixes some bugs on the previous software version.
How to Turn on Screen Magnification
With the advance technology we have these days, there is indeed an improvement of how day-to-day devices are structured. These devices, like mobile phones, can now cater to people with physical challenges especially to blind and deaf ones. It has lots of features that can be pretty useful to users with visual impairments. One of which is its screen magnification gestures which aides the readability of fonts and photos on a screen. Heres how to turn on the Screen Magnification feature on Nexus 5.
1. On your device, go to Settings.
2. Then go to System and select Accessibility.
3. And lastly go to Magnification Gestures to turn on screen magnification.
While you are in Magnification mode you can do these gestures:
1. Pan - just drag two or more fingers across the screen.
2. Adjust Zoom Level - pinch or expand using two or more fingers.
3. Temporarily magnify - triple-tap and hold.
4. Magnify and Pan - triple-tap and hold then drag your finger.
5. Toggle Magnification mode in and out - triple-tap and release or simply enter and exit and app to get out of magnification mode.
Take note that the triple-tap magnification gesture will work everywhere on your device except for the keyboard and navigation buttons.
Synchronizing an account on your Nexus 5 enables you to get quick access on those accounts right on your smartphone. Whether youre adding a Google account or another account like Facebook or Twitter, then you must read this. Take note that in adding some accounts, you may need to obtain certain details from system administrator like the accounts domain or server address. Heres how to add and remove an account on your device.
To add an account
1. On your devices screen, go to Settings.
2. Then go to Accounts and select Add account.
3. And tap on the kind of account you wish to add on your device. Just follow the on-screen instructions to complete. Most accounts require a username and password depending on the kind of account and the configuration of the service youre connecting to.
4. You may also be asked to configure what kinds of data you want to sync, name the account and other pertinent details.
5. Once youre done adding an account you can view them on:
> For Google Accounts you can view them under Settings > Accounts > Google.
> For all other accounts you can view them under Settings > Accounts.
To remove an account
1. To remove a Google account on your device touch its name under Settings > Accounts or Settings > Accounts > Google, then Menu > finally tap on Remove account.
2. To remove other accounts on your device go to Settings > Accounts > account-name and look for Remove option.
How to Activate Type Text by Speaking
You can speak to enter text in most places that you can enter text with the onscreen keyboard.
1. Touch a text field, or a location in text you’ve already entered in a text field.
To add an account
1. On your devices screen, go to Settings.
2. Then go to Accounts and select Add account.
3. And tap on the kind of account you wish to add on your device. Just follow the on-screen instructions to complete. Most accounts require a username and password depending on the kind of account and the configuration of the service youre connecting to.
4. You may also be asked to configure what kinds of data you want to sync, name the account and other pertinent details.
5. Once youre done adding an account you can view them on:
> For Google Accounts you can view them under Settings > Accounts > Google.
> For all other accounts you can view them under Settings > Accounts.
To remove an account
1. To remove a Google account on your device touch its name under Settings > Accounts or Settings > Accounts > Google, then Menu > finally tap on Remove account.
2. To remove other accounts on your device go to Settings > Accounts > account-name and look for Remove option.
How to Activate Type Text by Speaking
You can speak to enter text in most places that you can enter text with the onscreen keyboard.
1. Touch a text field, or a location in text you’ve already entered in a text field.
2. Touch the Microphone key on the on screen keyboard.
3. When you see the microphone image, speak what you want to type.
How to Add a Widget to the Lock Screen
1. Swipe left from the right edge of the screen until you see the Plus icon.
2. Touch the Plus icon. If prompted, enter your PIN, pattern, or password. A list of widgets appears. Apps that support lock screen widgets can add their own widgets to this list.
3. Touch the widget you want to add.
You can add up to five widgets to your lock screen. To move between them, swipe between screens.
Reorder lock screen widgets
1. Touch & hold a widget.
2. Drag the widget and release it in the location of your choice.
Remove a lock screen widget
Touch & hold the widget, then drag it onto the Remove icon.
How to Use Face Unlock
You can set an automatic screen lock for your phone. After you set a lock, the screen locks when the display goes to sleep or when you press the Power button.
You can set locks of different strengths using lock settings:
1. Go to Settings > Personal > Security > Screen lock.
2. Touch the type of lock you’d like to use. If you want to use Face Unlock then choose it.
Face Unlock is one of the options available. After you’ve set it up, you can unlock your phone simply by looking at it. Although Face Unlock is not very secure, it can be convenient and fun to use.
How to Take a Screenshot
You can easily take a screenshot on your phone that you can save in your Gallery or share with others:
1. Make sure the image you want to capture is displayed on the screen.
2. Press the Power and Volume down buttons simultaneously.
The screenshot is automatically saved in your Gallery.
TIP: To easily share your screenshot via Gmail, Google+, and more, swipe down the notification shade and touch the Share icon next to the preview of your screenshot.
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