nexus 5x

Currently Google Assistant is exclusive to the Pixel and Pixel XL, but it may be coming to the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P in the next major update. Google Assistant, for those unaware, is Google's virtual companion app. It is an intelligent personal assistant which can engage in two-way...

Google has built a security feature into Android which will lock you out of your device if you Factory Reset your phone without first deleting your accounts from the device. The only way to get past the FRP lock out is to enter your Google account information. That is great if you are locked out...

Rootjunky has done it again! Every time Google comes out with a new version of Android Tom gets to work on fixing the stock images. The stock images from Google are meant to be flashed by simply double clicking the flashall.bat, but they never actually work. Not only does Tom fix the...

Now that the official source code for Nougat has been released by Google it won't be long until we start to see builds of Nougat for all devices. Cyanogen has already started to merge source code from Android 7.0 under the CyanogenMod 14 umbrella for the Nexus 5X. It won't be long before we...

Most companies will support their devices with software updates for up to 2 years. Google has actually been pretty good about keeping their devices updated well past the normal EOL cycle of other OEMs. The 2013 Nexus 7, and the Nexus 5 are perfect examples of devices that continue to receive...

Mark Skippen has just made a pretty big update to the Pro version of his Unified Android Toolkit. The toolkit is one of the easiest ways to root, unroot, factory reset, bootloader unlock, flash stock images and more on your Nexus and other various Android devices. The latest update adds...

Earlier this month, Google dropped the price of the 5X from $379. to $349. Today, Google has dropped the price again to $299. For those who want an awesome device with direct Google support, head over to the Google Store and reserve yours. Yup, they are out of stock so plan on a 2 week wait [or...

Rootjunky is back with another one! So far he has shown us how to bypass the factory reset protection on Samsung and LG devices. Today he released another video walking us through the method for bypassing factory reset protection on the Nexus 6p and Nexus 5x. The method is just as daunting as...

Everytime an OTA update comes out for my phone that starts the waiting game. Most OTA updates are rolled out in batches which means that you may not actually get the update to your phone for the first several days. In those cases you can wait on someone to pull the update file from the OTA and...

The Nexus 5X has to be one of the best budget phones of the year. It is just really hard to beat stock Android. The only thing you may find lacking if coming from a skinned version of Android is the lack of features in the stock Google camera. The Google Camera is pretty simple but gets the job...

The 5X speaker is actually a decent speaker, but 2 speakers are better than one right?! Developer sshafranko has ported his "surround sound" mod to the Nexus 5X. This is not genuine surround sound. It actually gets its name from the first mod that was released. The first device had a rear...

The easiest way to root and bootloader unlock your Nexus device has now been updated. The Wugfresh Nexus Root Toolkit has been updated to version 2.1.0. It now fully supports the both the Nexus 5x and Nexus 6P. It also fully supports Android 6.0 Marshmallow. With the toolkit you can do pretty...

With the holidays in full swing many of you will be doing lots of traveling. I am right there with you. We have trips to spend time with family for both Thanksgiving and Christmas not to mention a trip to DisneyWorld coming up in just a few weeks. As the proud owner of a shiny new Nexus 6P I...

The devices coming from the Nexus lineup are the ultimate in developer friendliness. They can all be easily bootloader unlocked and rooted. As such you can easily flash all kinds of mods and roms to these devices. While the Nexus phones are super easy to mod not everyone is well versed in the...

Google recently made a promise to release monthly security updates which are meant to simply patch up security holes. This decision was made in an effort to make Android a more secure platform overall and eliminate huge security issues like what we saw with the Stagefright vulnerabilities. They...

The best part of owning a Nexus device is the ease at which you can mod it! Rooting and Roming is super easy. If you are into that sort of thing you will be happy to know that RRO Layers Theming is now compatible with the Nexus 5X. You will need to be rooted with busybox installed, you need a...

If you are one of the lucky ones who still has an unlimited data plan with Verizon you may make good use of free wifi tethering from time to time. I do not use this personally unless my home internet is down, or I am on the road traveling. I have been known to use tethering in lieu of open wifi...

When Qualcomm announced Quick Charge 2.0 I like many of you went out and grabbed up lots of chargers. I have atleast 10 of these. Some of these are wall chargers, and I have a handful of car chargers. It has been confirmed that the Nexus 5X does not include Qualcomm's Quick Charge 2.0. This was...

Verified boot was introduced to Android way back in 4.4 KitKat. It was a concern to the Android modding community back then, but we haven't really seen this surface. Google is taking this feature a bit more seriously in Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Verified boot exists to detect persistent rootkits...

Today was Nexus day! The embargo for the new Nexus devices was lifted and we got loads of 48 hour reviews. Some of you actually received your 5X today! With the 5X in hand you are probably ready to get that bootloader unlocked and some sort of rom installed. Before you get involved in modding...