Installing custom ROM provides extra tools and options, including some that can boost the performance of a device. By installing AOKP (Android Open Kang Project) Android 4.4.2 KitKat ROM on your Nexus 5, you will get some useful features that you will not find on your stock firmware such as system-wide application shortcuts, custom toggle to quickly flip phone’s settings and more.
A pedometer is used to calculate the distance that a person has walked or run. There are several pedometer apps available for Android phones, but most of them drain the phone’s battery quickly as using GPS sensor for tracking the movement. The Nexus 5 exclusive pedometer app uses hardware step detection of Nexus 5 to monitor your movement on the go for minimal battery consumption.
LED notification is one of the coolest features of Google’s latest smartphone Nexus 5. Of course, many smartphones have this feature but limited to red and blue colors only. Notification light color on Nexus 5 is completely customizable. You can assign different colors (red, blue, orange, green, purple, cyan, sky blue, etc.) for different notifications.
The new Android 4.4 KitKat comes with a new launcher called Google Experience Launcher. This new launcher has few UI changes from the earlier version and new features like Google Now, which is an integral part of the launcher. Currently, Android 4.4 KitKat is available only on Nexus 5, but you can implement its launcher on any Android phone running Jelly Bean OS.
The Google Nexus 5 smartphone has an 8MP primary camera with optical image stabilization (OIS) feature and you can take great shots with it in good conditions. You can enhance the quality of photos, videos and audios even better by adding some tweaks to the camera app of Nexus 5. Here is how it is.
Would you like to show battery percentage on top of your Nexus 5’s battery icon? Therefore, you can quickly identify the remaining battery level. Anyone can simply implement this on his or her phone. No root privilege or ROM modification is required for this. Here is how to enable it.