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regularlyinnovatescooltweaksandmodsfor
the Nexus range and that these hacks spring
up very quickly after each new Nexus is
released – something that often isn’t the case
for regular Android devices.
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“The source code for the Nexus 6 is available,
and respected community developers have
already released custom kernels which tweak
settings to let the system run cooler ”