Android Magazine UK - Issue No. 49

Works with»Nexus 5Difficulty»Intermediate

Check for updates

At this point you have Nexus 6-style

notifications and ambient display, but

not its ‘lift to wake’ functionality. To

add this functionality to your Nexus 5,

head to the Google Play store and

download Gravity Screen On/Off.

Once it’s finished downloading,

launch the app.

Download Gravity

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flashing the custom ROM or the

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installing Gravity Screen. It also

explores some additional Gravit y

Screen settings that can help you

get more out of your A mbient

Display experience.

The fi rst step is to ensure that

you are running Lollipop. Go to

Settings>About phone and check the

Android version number. If your device

hasn’t updated to Lollipop, force it to

look for updates. From the About

phone screen, tap System updates

and then ‘Check for update’ to search

for relevant updates.

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