How to install ClockworkMod Recovery (CWM) on Google Nexus 4? The easiest way to do so is to use the 1 click method when root Nexus 4. Or you can also install it manually. Check out this post on why you should have ClockworkMod Recovery (CWM) on Nexus 4.
There are 2 famous custom recoveries out there ~ ClockworkMod and Team Win Recovery Project (TWRP). You won’t be wrong by using either one of them on your Google Nexus 4. It is totally up to personal taste and usage. TWRP has a fully touch driven user interface (which better than CWM in my opinion). And the GUI is also fully XML driven and completely theme-able.
Google Nexus 4 is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor and Adreno 320 GPU with 28nm process technology. Since it is a newer processor, does it better and faster than older Nvidia Tegra 3 and Samsung Exynos 4 Quad processors? Let’s find out based on these benchmark scores. By the way, I did not change anything on Nexus 4. So everything is stock which using latest Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean firmware and kernel. And will run the all the benchmarks again after modify it…
How to enable USB mass storage mode on Google Nexus 4? A big NO. Just like other Google Nexus devices, Nexus 4 does not support USB mass storage mode as well. You have Media device (MTP) and Camera (PTP) protocols only for USB connection. Or you can use Wi-Fi connection to transfer files between Nexus 4 and PC. Use free Android application like AirDroid.
Unleash the full potential of your Google Nexus 4 by installing custom recovery like ClockworkMod Recovery. Yes, CWM has more features than the stock recovery that come along. You have extra features like install zip from sdcard, backup and restore, mounts and storage and advanced on CWM. I have CWM v6.0.1.9 currently. The latest version should have more features and better functions to get more juice out of Nexus 4. Anyway, I use CWM to make Nandroid backup and restore most of the time. Of course, install custom ROM with it. That’s custom recovery is meant for…
