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Increase limited


Nexus storage


by updating


system apps


Enabling the RGB LED on the Nexus 6 is
straightforward, but you do need to ensure that
your device is rooted. This is because Lollipop
providesnonormalaccesstotheLED–itneedsto
be controlled using root shell commands sent
from an application with notification access, for
instance an app like LightFlow.

When you first load LightFlow, it will prompt you to
enable notification access. In addition, to support
theNexus6,youneedtoenabletheRootmode,
‘Run every command as root’ and Direct mode
options. You will also need to ensure you grant
superuser access for all requests that pop up.

Oneofthemostversatilehackingtools
available from the Play Store is Titanium
Backup, available in free and Pro versions. It
includesanumberofusefultoolsthatcanbe
used on rooted devices.


As well as root, Titanium Backup
requires a working version of BusyBox on your
device.Theeasiestwaytogetthisisby
downloading a BusyBox installer from the Play
Store, such as the one provided by Stericson.


Prepare your device


Enable root mode
and the mixer

Download Titanium
Backup

Check prerequisites


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Titanium Backup moves updated
systemappAPKsfromyour/datapartition
(valuable storage) to the /system partition
where the ROM resides. Make sure you reboot
straight after running the process!


Integrate your apps
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LightFlowLED&Notificationsisa£1.49
download from the Play Store which offers the
ability to customise LED notifications on any
Android device, enabling you to set the colour and
sequence for any app/system event (hardware
allowing). It also supports repeating notifications
and sleep/charge modes.

The reason the LED is disabled on the Nexus 6 is
because it includes Ambient Mode, which displays
notifications on the screen when the device is in
standby. There is an option in system settings to
disable this when using the LED instead, which will
improve battery life.

Install LightFlow


Disable ambient screen
mode to save power

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AswithpreviousNexusdevices,theNexus6includesa
RGBnotificationLED,butstrangelyit’snotanoptionthat
isenabledbydefault-here’showtofixthat...

Enable the Nexus 6’s


secret RGB LED


Nexusdevicesoftendon’thave
expandablestorage,soitmakessense
tosavespacewhereveryoucan

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