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Download Android 5.0 Lollipop Factory Image for Nexus 4, 5, 7 (2013) & 10

Finally, Android 5.0 Lollipop love is here for every Nexus devices. This the first time of history that Nexus devices actually getting update later than OEM Android devices. Anyway, you should be able to get it from any time now. Well, my Nexus 7 (2013) is loaded with Paranoid Android ROM. Therefore, I won’t be getting this OTA update from Google. Need to wait for PA Team for Android 5.0 Lollipop ROM release. Or maybe I can install a fresh factory image to enjoy Lollipop now? Oh well, you can do so too by download Android 5.0 Lollipop Factory Image for Nexus 4, 5, 7 (2013) and 10…

Enjoy SLR Lens Blur mode with new Google Camera

Yahoo… Android 4.4 KitKat users rejoice. You can enjoy the latest Google Camera on your Android phone and tablet. What are the new features? Lens Blur mode for SLR-like photos with shallow depth of field is the one that interest me the most. You do have Photo Spheres for immersive 360º views and Panorama mode with high resolution too. Photos took by Nexus 5 and Nexus 7 (2013) will never be the same with Lens Blur mode.

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SLR alike photo with shallow depth of field

How to install Android L on Nexus 4?

You can enjoy latest and greatest Google OS ~ Android L on Nexus 5 and Nexus 7 (2013) officially. However, Google did not make an official one for older Nexus devices like Nexus 4. But the community had done it for all of us. Well, the Android L is a developer preview OS. Therefore, it should have bugs. Not to mention this Nexus 4 ROM which ported from it. It might have even more bugs flying around. However, if you happen to have CWM or TWRP installed on your Nexus 4, no harm to try it. Just make a backup first…

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Android L on Nexus 5 & Nexus 7 (2013)

Enable full screen immersive mode in Android application & game

On-screen navigation bar is waste of display space on Android applications that do not support full screen immersive mode. Luckily, Google created that mode for Nexus devices without hardware navigation keys. But not all applications and games support full screen immersive mode yet. So you are not getting the full display out of it. Thanks to GMD Full Screen Immersive Mode, we can enjoy full screen mode on all Android applications and games even they do not support it. And no root access is required. A nice to have on Nexus devices like Nexus 7 (2013) and Nexus 5.

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GMD Full Screen Immersive Mode

How to install Flash Player on Nexus 7 (2013)?

Adobe Flash Player is not pre-installed on Google Nexus 7 (2013). And you can’t find it at Play Store anymore. But that does not mean you can’t use Flash Player on new Nexus 7 with Android 4.3. Yes, you can install it manually with Adobe Flash Player for Android 4.0+ apk. And you need to enable 3rd party apk installation by refer to this guide – How to install 3rd party apk on Nexus 7 (2013)?

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Flash content on Dolphin Browser

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