Howto/20161028 Enable LTE for Nexus 4 running 5.1.1: Difference between revisions
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sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install android-tools-fsutils android-tools-adbd android-tools-adb android-tools-fastboot | sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install android-tools-fsutils android-tools-adbd android-tools-adb android-tools-fastboot | ||
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; 3) In fastboot mode (reached by powering off then holding vol down and power button) | |||
* unlock bootloader | |||
* optional: flash latest firmware | |||
* flash custom recovery e.g. twrp | |||
; 4) In custom recovery e.g. twrp | |||
* flash SuperSu to get root | |||
* flash LTE modem | |||
; 5) Boot phone, install Nexus 4 LTE Modem Flasher app in Play Store | |||
* https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.bpear.makomodem&hl=en | |||
; 6) In Nexus 4 LTE Modem Flasher app | |||
* go to build.prop tab, enable LTE and apply | |||
* go to phone information in menu, Set preferred network type to LTE/GSM auto (PRL) | |||
; 7) Add new lte apn, if needed | |||
* For fido LTE: | |||
** apn: ltemobile.apn | |||
** MMSC: http://mms.fido.ca | |||
** MMS Proxy: 205.151.11.13 | |||
** MMS Port: 80 | |||
Latest revision as of 01:11, 28 October 2016
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Motivation
- To enable LTE speeds on my Nexus 4 running 5.1.1 which is deactivated by default
Source material
My setup
- A Nexus 4 running 5.1.1 with a default (locked) bootloader
- Using a computer running Ubuntu 14.04
The Steps
- 1) Obtain necessary files (note local copies may be outdated).
- custom recovery e.g. twrp: File:Twrp-3.0.2-0-mako.img
- SuperSu: File:UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.78-20160905010000.zip
- LTE hybrid modem: File:LTE Hybrid 1.02 + 0.33.zip
- optional: latest Android factory image https://developers.google.com/android/images
- 2) Prepare computer
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install android-tools-fsutils android-tools-adbd android-tools-adb android-tools-fastboot
- 3) In fastboot mode (reached by powering off then holding vol down and power button)
- unlock bootloader
- optional: flash latest firmware
- flash custom recovery e.g. twrp
- 4) In custom recovery e.g. twrp
- flash SuperSu to get root
- flash LTE modem
- 5) Boot phone, install Nexus 4 LTE Modem Flasher app in Play Store
- 6) In Nexus 4 LTE Modem Flasher app
- go to build.prop tab, enable LTE and apply
- go to phone information in menu, Set preferred network type to LTE/GSM auto (PRL)
- 7) Add new lte apn, if needed
- For fido LTE:
- apn: ltemobile.apn
- MMSC: http://mms.fido.ca
- MMS Proxy: 205.151.11.13
- MMS Port: 80
