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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