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  • Nexus 5X Tips And Tricks, FAQ

    Nexus 5X is the affordable yet feature rich smartphone. Fast charging, excellant fingerprint scanner, good camera performance, compact size and stock Android experience with timely updates are the key highlights of the new Nexus 5X. Here are the quick tips and tricks on Nexus 5X through which you can make more out of the device.

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    How to take screenshot on Nexus 5X?

    For taking screenshot, press and hold volume down and power key simultanesly for a second. The screen will blink and screenshot will be taken.

    How to setup Google Now on Tap feature?

    Google Now on Tap is a new features added with Android Marshmallow. It allows google to scan your screen and provide information based on what it finds. For example, if your friends texts about watching a movie, Google now tap will see the movie title and display the show time. Here is the step to enable Google Now on Tap in Nexus 5X.

    • Open the Google app.
    • Go to Settings.
    • In this page tap on Now cards.
    • Make sure Now on Tap is enabled,
    • For using Google Now on tap, just long press the home key.

    How to quickly launch camera app?

    Some times, we need to take spontaneous shots. For that, Nexus 5X comes with few shortcuts which enables you to open camera app quickly even when the phone is in standby mode. If you double tap on power button, the camera app will be opened. If you press on volume down key when the camera app is open, then the photo will be taken.

    How to choose default apps once and all?

    App links is the one more feature added in Android 6.0. This allows you to select the default app to open certain types of links as per your wish.  For doing so, follow the steps given below.

    • Go to Settings > Apps.
    • Tap the gear icon in the upper right.
    • Tap on App links.
    • Choose an app from the list.

    How to use Fingerprintg scanner in Nexus 5X

    With Android 6.0, Fingerprint scanner is natively supported by the system. So add a fingerprints for unlocking the Nexus 5X, follow the steps given below.

    • Go to settings.
    • then Security > Nexus Imprint > Add fingerprint.
    • Create a backup PIN or password
    • Follow the on-screen instructions for scanning your finger.
    • After you’ve added your first finger,  you can add more as well.

    How to fix yellow Nexus 5X screen issue?

    One of the biggest complaint Nexus 5x got is its display. That is display of the device looking too warm or yellow. Though initially Google replaced the devices with yellow display complaint, there was no guarentee that the new device will not have the yellow display issue. But finally, Google has released update to fix the Nexus 5X screen temperature in it new March security patch update(MHC19J). Here is the guide on how to change Nexus 5X screen temperature.

    • First make sure your device is up to date. You check this by going to About phone-> Build number. Here you should see MHC19J.
    • Once you get the latest security patch update, go to settings-> About phone.
    • Now go Enable  Developer Options by repeatedly tapping the build number.
    • Now go to Developer Options in the Settings menu and toggle Cool color temperature.
    • For changes to take place, you need to turn the display off and back on.

  • Cons of Google Nexus 5X- Reasons for Not to Buy

    Google has launched Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P smartphones. The Nexus series smartphones are known to provide pure android experience with affordable price. Google uses these smartphones to showcase the features of Android. This time we have 2 Nexus smartphones. One is Huawei made Nexus 6P  with bigger display screen and LG made Nexus 5X with smaller screen. In this post, we are discussing on the cons of Google Nexus 5X or missing features of LG Nexus 5X.

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    Missing Features or Cons of LG Nexus 5X

    This is not a LG Nexus 5X review. This is purely based on the specification and features of Nexus 5X. There are several reasons to buy this smartphone such as fingerprint scanner, improved camera etc.  Below are the few features which are missing in this smartphone which may disappoint many Android fans according to us.

    No Dual Sim Support

    In India, many people use 2 or more sim cards. This may be because of lack of network coverage in some region or cheaper data package or cheaper call rates. Starting Android 5.1, there is a native support for multi sim cards. Unfortunately, there is very few flagship smartphones which supports Dual sim in India. So we have expected, one of the Nexus smartphone to feature Dual sim capability or Dual sim variant of Nexus smartphone. It is disappointing to see that, this wish is not fulfilled by Google.

    Low RAM

    Nexus 5X packs only 2GB of RAM. We are not complaining that, phone will lag or shutter.  The combination of Snapdragon 808 processor and Android Marshmallow will offer great performance at this point of time. But in the coming days, Android apps will become havier and start consuming more resources. Because developers will focus more on building 64 bit apps which will use 64 bit memory pointers which will use more RAM. At that time, Nexus 5X may not perform as expected. Longevity which is one of key features of Nexus smartphones may be in threat at that point of time.  We have seen many phones which is priced much lower than Nexus 5X, offer 4GB of RAM. It could have been great, if this smartphone featured at aleast 3GB of RAM.

    No Wireless Charging

    Nexus 4, 5 and 6 had Wireless charging feature.  Google has introduced wireless charging on the Nexus smartphone. But on the latest Nexus smartphone, no wireless charging feature. It is bit difficult to understand.

    No MicroSD card support

    The previous Nexus smartphones too didn’t come with microSD card support. But this time, we have expected it to be included in at least with Nexus 5X.  The base variant of this smartphone comes with just 16GB internal storage which is priced at Rs.31,900. 16GB internal storage will get filled very fast.

    No optical Image stabilisation

    Nexus 6P has this feature. The same optics are used in LG made Nexus 5X as well. But optical Image stabilisation feature is omitted. Even previous LG made Nexus 5 does come with this feature.

    Pay Extra to Connect Nexus 5X to your computer

    Nexus 5X comes with USB Type C. Nexus 5X page on Google store says that, the device will come with USB Type C to USB Type C cable. Except Google Chromebook Pixel, most of the PC comes equipped with USB . So we need to buy USB Type C to USB 2.0 cable which is available at a price of Rs 909.99.

     Price

    Nexus 5X price in India starts at Rs.31,900 for the 16GB variant. Comparing with the release price of Nexus 5, it is 10% higher. Even the Nexus 6 after the price cut, now available for around 30k. With the initial impressions, it seems like, Nexus 5X is over priced.

    Verdict: Above mentioned cons of Nexus 5X are purely based on the specifications. But it is also proved that, a good hardware, software integration does wonders. The previous Nexus smartphones never disappointed with performance. So we might be wrong in accesing this latest Nexus smartphone. We can judge the performance and value it offers for the price only after we do the indepth review on Nexus 5X.  Share your thoughts in the comment section below.