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After the bountiful few months we've had, with leaks and rumors coming out of our ears, the Huawei-made, Google-branded Nexus 6P is finally a reality. Announced an hour ago, it would appear that the 'P' part in its name suggests phablet, for we're looking at one darn huge smartphone. But not as big as its predecessor, the Nexus 6 (5.7" vs 6"). In the coming days and weeks, we'll have the opportunity to essentially dissect the 6P and comment on pretty much each of the building blocks that combine to present the new large-screened Nexus. You can start with this outline here, for example. But with this influx of information, many will, naturally, run for shelter, and seek out bite-sized summaries that go through the highlights of the new all-stock-Android device. This is that. Plenty is on offer with the Nexus 6P, and quite a bit has changed from the Nexus 6 — its predecessor. Some defining features may seem like a step back from the now aging ...

With the Galaxy Nexus, Google ditched capacitive/physical keys in favor of an on-screen navigation bar. Since then, apart from the Nexus devices, only some Motorola and Sony handsets use on-screen buttons. While the Android community is divided on the hardware vs. on-screen navigation buttons, the latter have the distinct advantage of being fully customizable, provided you use some custom ROM. Most custom ROMs do allow you to customize the look and functions of the navigation bar, but there is no way to customize the navigation bar on stock ROM, even if you have root access. While you cannot add extra features to the navigation bar on stock ROM, you can definitely change the icons with a simple app and root access. 1. Download  SoftKeyZ  from the Play Store. The app comes bundled with more than 150 icons, but also allows you to import your own icons. 2. Once you have gone through the introduction, tap the Start SoftKeyz button and then proceed to grant root...