I root my phones for many reasons, most importantly having 1% battery increments and being able to do more things with the ui. However with the Galaxy Nexus, or 4.0, they have seemed to build software that gives me no reason at all to root, because it offers 1% increments and the ui just looks beautiful. Does the community agree?
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where did you see the battery meter goes in 1 percent increments?
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I am gonna root and flash my nexus no matter how good the OEM software is. Because I want to turn my barometer into a fart detector, and my camera flash into a rave strobe light. Voiding the warranty with farts is 1337.
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where did you see the battery meter goes in 1 percent increments?
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Just go on youtube and look at all the hands on videos, and if you look at the lock screen, it shows the charge at like 67% on one of the videos
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I'll probably still root and flash at some point, but 4.0 is just so sexy by itself there's really not a whole lot of reasons to root with the exception of running a few apps that require it.
Battery meter with 1% incremental? My nexus one does this stock.
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Just go on youtube and look at all the hands on videos, and if you look at the lock screen, it shows the charge at like 67% on one of the videos
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dig it. at first i thought you meant in the notification bar. i wish my nexus s did that.
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Battery meter with 1% incremental? My nexus one does this stock.
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Motorola phones go in 10% increments.
Sucks
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Motorola phones go in 10% increments.
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I believe motorola is the only company doing this.
LOL at people who think phones can actually measure battery charge accurately enough for 1% increments to matter.
Why do you think hardly anyone bothers making battery meters with more than 5-10 bars...
My Xoom goes in 1% increments aswell. Might be cause of honeycomb
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Mods, close the development section please.
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I am gonna root and flash my nexus no matter how good the OEM software is. Because I want to turn my barometer into a fart detector, and my camera flash into a rave strobe light. Voiding the warranty with farts is 1337.
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Lol.
They for some assinine reason still have a power control widget instead of putting it in the notification bar like every other human being who mods android.So yes root is still needed for that and likely other annoyances (like hiding frequently called list grrr)
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I am gonna root and flash my nexus no matter how good the OEM software is. Because I want to turn my barometer into a fart detector, and my camera flash into a rave strobe light. Voiding the warranty with farts is 1337.
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Lol.
They for some assinine reason still have a power control widget instead of putting it in the notification bar like every other human being who mods android.So yes root is still needed for that and likely other annoyances (like hiding frequently called list grrr)
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Agreed! There is no reason not to have % left... actually what I would like is a estimated time left like a range meter in the car. Good for planning ahead IMHO.
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Depends on the chip or lack of in your battery. The nexus has a fuel gauge chip i think.
I voided my warranty and your nexus.
I think with all the different roms and having battery removed without turning phone off has caused my readings to be whack...... 100-70% overnight no use. then stays at 1% for 3 hours.. lol
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I root my phones for many reasons, most importantly having 1% battery increments and being able to do more things with the ui. However with the Galaxy Nexus, or 4.0, they have seemed to build software that gives me no reason at all to root, because it offers 1% increments and the ui just looks beautiful. Does the community agree?
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of course not agree. there is so much more to root. extra settings, sensor custom adjustments, root apps, etc
"Battery Notifier" in the android market has a 1% fix that works with motorola phones.
androidzoom. com/android_applications/tools/battery-notifier-pro-bt_vgly.html
I like to be able to tweak things like fonts. I find smartphones err on the side of caution, making things bigger than necessary for those with good eyesight.
That's a good thing, but I like to change it for my tastes. The only reliable way I've found to make the fonts and UI elements smaller is to change the lcd density, and that requires rooting
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So my Nexus has burn in. Nothing new there on an AMOLED based screen. However, the other four Nexus I've seen that are more than a month old have the same issues as mine.
My question is simply this: how many of you who have a Nexus have burn in? Please include age of Nexus and when you first noticed burn in, if possible, as I'm looking to put together an objective look at time between purchase and initial occurrence.
If you are using color mods, please mention that as well.
Thanks.
~Jase
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I'm like...mega OCD about screen-burn.
I don't even enable my nav bar %95 of the time.
It's only open when I'm going to need the back button repeatedly as I change settings or something.
So annoying having to do that to keep your screen looking decent =[
I also use the full-screen browser option to minimize status bar burn (as I'm primarily in my browser during use).
No burn yet though!
Phone is a few months old now.
And the only color mod that will hurt your screen is the color multipliers...
Which I leave at default.
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I'm like...mega OCD about screen-burn.
I don't even enable my nav bar %95 of the time.
It's only open when I'm going to need the back button repeatedly as I change settings or something.
So annoying having to do that to keep your screen looking decent =[
I also use the full-screen browser option to minimize status bar burn (as I'm primarily in my browser during use).
No burn yet though!
Phone is a few months old now.
And the only color mod that will hurt your screen is the color multipliers...
Which I leave at default.
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Thanks for the info. Exactly what I was looking for.
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I got no burn in at all - I've had the screen since launch but the internals are new-ish. (washed my first one on accident so bought a new one, swapped my original screen in since it was much better quality ) Stock everything except rooted and leaked 4.0.4 ROM. I don't leave my screen on unattended though.
I have major burn in, even from my keyboard being up.
Really sucks and makes me sad.
May try a burn in reversal app on the market, if it works i'll make a fullscreen version for us nexus users
If the burn-in is that bad, wouldn't you be able to have the phone replaced under warranty?
Is it really that bad? :O
I bought my Gnex three days ago and I use the phone quite a lot, so that'll probably happen soon.
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If the burn-in is that bad, wouldn't you be able to have the phone replaced under warranty?
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Yes. But if it's a universal thing....
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Is it really that bad? :O
I bought my Gnex three days ago and I use the phone quite a lot, so that'll probably happen soon.
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Maybe, it depends on how you treat it...
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My nexus is now on its 2nd day and I noticed on low brightness if I make the whole screen white I can see faint burn in from the status bar and navigation bar.
Can this be reversed or should I consider returning it for replacement?
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My nexus is now on its 2nd day and I noticed on low brightness if I make the whole screen white I can see faint burn in from the status bar and navigation bar.
Can this be reversed or should I consider returning it for replacement?
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Ick.
No way.
Roll around in a white screen for 3 minutes at a higher brightness.
It'll go away.
Would a stuck pixel rgb alternating screen help if I were to run it overnight while charging?
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If and when my screen "burns-in", it would still be good for daily use, right? Is it something that would bother me much? I have this phone on a two-year contract and would hate having it fail me halfway.
Well it would be but it would definitely hurt the experience some.
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Well it would be but it would definitely hurt the experience some.
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Indeed it does. I've got a blacked out theme now, so I don't really notice it....but when it was stock/bright colored theme I noticed every bit of it.
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We already posted threads on the burn in issue. Why nor search them out to get the info already posted.
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We already posted threads on the burn in issue. Why nor search them out to get the info already posted.
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Ummm....who are you?
No one said I didn't search, if you'll reread my OP I'm looking for specific information.
Pardon me for asking a question, in the right forum, about a device I own.
Sincerely,
Jase
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I've had my screen on 100 percent brightness since November and I don't have any burn in
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I've had my screen on 100 percent brightness since November and I don't have any burn in
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First relaxing comment on this thread.. I was starting to feel shaky..
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First relaxing comment on this thread.. I was starting to feel shaky..
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Burn-in or no burn-in, nothing can scare me away from this phone.
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Burn-in or no burn-in, nothing can scare me away from this phone.
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Agreed getting one very soon
My upgrade is in october, but I'm fairly certain I could convince sprint to cut me some slack. Basically, for the past year or so I've used CM7 on my Evo. I like the full customization available in a stock rom. I'm sure CM9 will be available for both of the phones I'm considering at some point, but that will kill the sense features like the amazing new camera which I feel like I need (most of my photos are in doors in low light situations). The evo seems to have better specs over all, bigger screen, off screen buttons (positive), better screen, sexier more resilient built, and I could always use a custom launcher to get my customization on.
The main thing I think I'm missing with both phones are the quick widgets from CM7 - where you pull down the notification bar and there are some quick settings buttons. I really, really like and feel like I need that. Do either phones have that built in? I know the evo will last me longer and be the same price with upgrade. Any tips? Thanks.
The galaxy nexus has had cm9 for a long time. And most roms right now all have the toggles in the notification bar. So your good on that.
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Hardware navigation buttons are not a positive. Have you seem the major ****-up of a job HTC did with em? A huge bar comes up with the menu key. Ya, HTC, you ****ed up.
Trust me. You don't want to be using a phone on an OS built to have on-screen buttons and doesn't have them. Get the Galaxy Nexus over the HTC or get the GSIII if you really need a good camera.
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My upgrade is in october, but I'm fairly certain I could convince sprint to cut me some slack. Basically, for the past year or so I've used CM7 on my Evo. I like the full customization available in a stock rom. I'm sure CM9 will be available for both of the phones I'm considering at some point, but that will kill the sense features like the amazing new camera which I feel like I need (most of my photos are in doors in low light situations). The evo seems to have better specs over all, bigger screen, off screen buttons (positive), better screen, sexier more resilient built, and I could always use a custom launcher to get my customization on.
The main thing I think I'm missing with both phones are the quick widgets from CM7 - where you pull down the notification bar and there are some quick settings buttons. I really, really like and feel like I need that. Do either phones have that built in? I know the evo will last me longer and be the same price with upgrade. Any tips? Thanks.
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The HTC Evo LTE does not have a removable battery..that was my deal breaker ..What u gonna do when u run out of juice or forgot to charge your battery and your out and about??..I needs AN EXTRA BATTERY!!...just in case
Galaxy Nexus is a great phone -- you won't regret getting it. Dev community is awesome for this phone.
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The HTC Evo LTE does not have a removable battery..that was my deal breaker ..What u gonna do when u run out of juice or forgot to charge your battery and your out and about??..I needs AN EXTRA BATTERY!!...just in case
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Well actually, from all the reviews I've seen lately of the One X and S it isn't needed. The S4 is apparently great on battery and some reviewers are even getting 2 days out of it. I was honestly surprised.
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The stock ics rom does not have the quick settings in the notification bar. You will need a custom rom to get it, just fyi
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Well actually, from all the reviews I've seen lately of the One X and S it isn't needed. The S4 is apparently great on battery and some reviewers are even getting 2 days out of it. I was honestly surprised.
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Isn't it the exact opposite? Reading the one x forums here looks like people have overwhelmingly bad battery life. 2.5-3 hours screen time on a good day. Meanwhile the nexus gets 4.5 hours pretty easily.
I went with the nexus. Sprint gave me the upgrade and I'm paying 145 total
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I went with the nexus. Sprint gave me the upgrade and I'm paying 145 total
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Such ****!! Nothing against i just I tried sprint twice and they wont give me my upgrade early and I am eligible june 1st they said the earliest I can upgrade is may 18th
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Such ****!! Nothing against i just I tried sprint twice and they wont give me my upgrade early and I am eligible june 1st they said the earliest I can upgrade is may 18th
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They should let you upgrade early because of the contract buyout thing.
Maybe the GSM gnex gets 4.5 but my late version gets barely over 3 on the extended battery with 3g on and on wifi all day. This is on aokp with glados kernal and display at 20%
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They should let you upgrade early because of the contract buyout thing.
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they wouldn't let me do that or pay a small fee to upgrade, i called customer care twice and went into the sprint store
Only benefit of waiting is that roms will all be here and wont have bugs by the time may 18th comes
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The stock ics rom does not have the quick settings in the notification bar. You will need a custom rom to get it, just fyi
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You don't necessarily need a custom ROM, you can also just download the free app Widgetsoid from the market. Gives you a totally customizable notification toolbar. I do think you have to be rooted though, not sure on that. I'm running rooted stock ROM and have the notification toolbar with the settings I want.
no problem rooting it, though i read it has a locked bootloader, which kind of blew my mind
How do I get this phone to hold a charge for a day? Right now I get about 6 hours of battery life if I am lucky on decent use.
It is rooted on a black ice rom, running that Franco kernel. Is there something that I am not doing? Do I have to overclock it or?
I seriously almost traded it it for an iPhone just because of the battery issue. Like, it drives me insane and it takes away my freedom lol
Any help would be great
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if you're only getting 6 hours, then you're a heavy user. Not much you can do about that, except use your phone less or charge it more.
Run stock for a while...
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I'm on sprint and out of the box it was bad bad battery life. I'm sticking with it though hoping someone comes up with a way to get better life out of it.
Use an app like CPUSpy to see if your CPU is ever going into Deep Sleep mode, and an app like BetterBatteryStats to figure out why not. You can also look at Settings > Battery to see what's using up your battery. Tapping the graph at the top may give you more details.
I really am not a heavy user.
So switch it back to stock?
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Usage varies man .. i have decent battery life so far with Franco 185 linaro with AOKP linaro rom. I keep the governor set to conservative . And I do overclock as much as I can ...might even be better if I didn't do that . But I get around 10- 14 hours on that setup . I text a good bit and twitter occasionally but spend most of my time on flud news reader. If you stream music all day or Netflix or something then you aren't going to get great battery life .
Make sure your screen brightness isn't high when you don't need it to be ..since the screen is generally what uses the most battery .
My best battery was with lean kernel and slim rom 4 ...but since I went to this new linaro I will forfeit a little battery for fluidity.
The key is just to experiment. There are lots of combos out there and they all work differently for us. There isn't exactly a one stop solution . Just tinker and you will find the light
Ps: I have the 2200 extended battery from Verizon . It is a necessity if you wanna get normal usage. They are listed at forty bucks or something through Verizon ...but if you go to the store they sell them for 20.
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Best solution would be to get an extended battery to last you the whole day or an extra cheap one to swap with at the middle of the day
What is your screen on time?
Verizon user?
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So switch it back to stock?
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Yes, do this before blaming the phone. Also pay attention to the apps you install and see if any of them are causing the problem. Stock roms are usually less buggy than custom roms.
You would also get more help with your Question in the actual Q&A section.
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Yes I am on Verizon
And how do I check my on screen time?
And I just noticed that my brightness was half way lol.
And that battery idea is good. I will just get an extra one and keep it in my wallet.
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Yes, do this before blaming the phone. Also pay attention to the apps you install and see if any of them are causing the problem. Stock roms are usually less buggy than custom roms.
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Oh I am not blaming the phone. I love this phone lol, I just want better battery life. I came in here to get help and I have received it
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turn off LTE unless you really need it.
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Yes I am on Verizon
And how do I check my on screen time?
And I just noticed that my brightness was half way lol.
And that battery idea is good. I will just get an extra one and keep it in my wallet.
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*ahem*
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Use an app like CPUSpy to see if your CPU is ever going into Deep Sleep mode, and an app like BetterBatteryStats to figure out why not. You can also look at Settings > Battery to see what's using up your battery. Tapping the graph at the top may give you more details.
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Thanks everyone
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Just bought my galaxy nexus off of somebody on craigslist, and I absolutely love it coming from an htc amaze 4g. This phone is lightning quick and extremely responsive. I can see grain because of the pentile, and also have the purple issue when brightness is low as well as incredibly low speaker. I'm kinda worried about the limited 16Gb internal memory. Other than that, I prefer this phone over my friends S3!! I love this phone!!!!! My first Samsung! Nice to meet you all! Any suggestions and apps u guys would recommend? I
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Jellllyyybeeeeaaan!!!
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Jellllyyybeeeeaaan!!!
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I really didn't believe reviewers when they said it made a huge difference lol
Its incredible!!!
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Absolutely the best os for any electronic device. It's that good.
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Absolutely the best os for any electronic device. It's that good.
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Hopefully battery isn't too bad on jellybean. My amaze on ics would last about 8 hours of light to intermediate usage and about 1 hour and 15 minutes of screen on time. Anything better than then I'll be happy lol
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Got mine not too long ago too... Jellybean is awesome!
Check out this thread --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1803761
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Got mine not too long ago too... Jellybean is awesome!
Check out this thread --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1803761
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Sorry I didn't see it. Was too excited to check
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Hopefully battery isn't too bad on jellybean. My amaze on ics would last about 8 hours of light to intermediate usage and about 1 hour and 15 minutes of screen on time. Anything better than then I'll be happy lol
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Only 1 hour?? Most people here get 3 to 4 hours screen on time, some I've seen even 5. You should go ahead and root it and install a custom kernel so you can adjust the color settings to fix that purple tint issue
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Hopefully battery isn't too bad on jellybean. My amaze on ics would last about 8 hours of light to intermediate usage and about 1 hour and 15 minutes of screen on time. Anything better than then I'll be happy lol
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You should be able to get longer than that with the screen on. Are you switching everything on at the same time? e.g. GPS, wireless, LTE (perhaps?), or perhaps having emails sync every minute... Even if it's heavy gaming you're doing you should get longer than that.
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You should be able to get longer than that with the screen on. Are you switching everything on at the same time? e.g. GPS, wireless, LTE (perhaps?), or perhaps having emails sync every minute... Even if it's heavy gaming you're doing you should get longer than that.
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Lol no guys. If anything I would probably get 90 minutes maximum screen on time on my HTC amaze. the battery life on that phone was the worst I've seen in my life. Auto sync off, brightness at 10% , mobile data off, and just some texting.
Also I was thinking of flashing a either kernel, but the phone is perfect the way it is lol. What are other benefits from custom kernel?
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Lol no guys. If anything I would probably get 90 minutes maximum screen on time on my HTC amaze. the battery life on that phone was the worst I've seen in my life. Auto sync off, brightness at 10% , mobile data off, and just some texting.
Also I was thinking of flashing a either kernel, but the phone is perfect the way it is lol. What are other benefits from custom kernel?
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You can change the color profile with a custom kernel to get rid of the purple tint. You can also undervolt and underclock for better battery life. You can overclock too, but the CPU is more than enough @stock for most tasks
First thing I'd check out is Jubakuba's sticky in the Q&A forum, all about unlocking boot loader, rooting, flashing ROMs, etc. Big timesaver is just flash bigxie's 4.1.1 ROM which is rooted, with busybox, gapps, and deodexed. Trinity kernel will let you adjust color, boost volume, and overclock (or underclock to save battery). People also like Franco's kernel. Another good flashable mod is Thyrus's Nav bar w/menu button, which also gives you expanded power-off menu with reboot and recovery options. (Does require deodexed ROM so won't work on stock). And you might want to try a replacement launcher like Nova or Apex.
Or you might just want to enjoy the stock Jellybean experience for a while before modding. Have fun.
Thanks for the responses guys!! I read around and I see I have to use Odin? I'm more of a fast boot command prompt type of guy lol . I'm scared to mess up nexus :/ is performance better with custom kernels? Oh boy I'm going to have do tons of reading!!! Lol.
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Thanks for the responses guys!! I read around and I see I have to use Odin? I'm more of a fast boot command prompt type of guy lol . I'm scared to mess up nexus :/ is performance better with custom kernels? Oh boy I'm going to have do tons of reading!!! Lol.
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fastboot works great with the GNex. I have had this phone for 4 months and I have never ever used Odin
http://androidheadlines.com/2012/10...galaxy-nexus-no-longer-on-the-play-store.html
Its disappointing to see them remove it. I'm probably going to stick with mine for a little longer as I personally don't see anything wrong with it, Its still buttery smooth.
I'm a little surprised they didn't keep the Galaxy Nexus around a little longer and possibly sell it at a discounted price.
At any rate, there is absolutely no incentive for me to upgrade to the Nexus 4. I plan on keeping my Nexus until it breaks (at which time I will probably just buy another used one) or until late next year when the next Nexus comes out. IMO the Nexus 4 is a good candidate for skipping if you already have the GNex.
About the only thing I do like about the Nexus 4 that the GNex doesn't have is the wireless charging, I hate having to plug my phone in to charge it all the time. However, I rarely have to do that now anyways with my GNex because of the pogo pins. I use the desktop dock every day to charge my phone and listen to music, all I have to do is slide the phone into the dock. Also I like being able to have two batteries as I can just swap them out on the weekend for example when one runs out. I also prefer AMOLED screens over IPS and the Nexus 4 doesn't have LTE. So with all these things considered, for my purposes the GNex is a better phone than the Nexus 4.
Boo LTE....boo amoled....two features I won't miss....I think the nexus 4 will have a long life span....and what new hardware will be out???? I don't see much out after quad core....
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I just think that Google is moving farther away from the developers point of view to the average user that has no knowledge of rooting and what not. Not being able to remove the battery is horrible. If I have a boot loop what would you do.... wait until the battery dies?
Also I don't think they could drop the price of the gnex any further. They wouldn't make any money off of it.
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I just think that Google is moving farther away from the developers point of view to the average user that has no knowledge of rooting and what not. Not being able to remove the battery is horrible. If I have a boot loop what would you do.... wait until the battery dies?
Also I don't think they could drop the price of the gnex any further. They wouldn't make any money off of it.
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Seriously. Have you guys never seen how its done on other android phones without a removable battery or even the crappy iPhone. You hold a combination of buttons for a certain amount of time and the phone will reboot itself. Same method to get in to recovery.Problem solved. This method is actually easier than having to remove the battery, especially if you have a case. This is the dumbest thing most people keep complaining about with the non removable battery.
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Yes, I was sad to see this as well. I was ready to buy another one--and looking forward to seeing a price drop--and now it's gone. And the only thing that will be left in its place is an LG-designed glass-backed phone. Yuck. And even if you wanted this, you still can't get it for another two weeks.
Hm, I wonder if this lack of availability will increase the resale value of my Galaxy Nexus.
Don't want to part with it yet, until I can examine the new one in my hands though.
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Hm, I wonder if this lack of availability will increase the resale value of my Galaxy Nexus.
Don't want to part with it yet, until I can examine the new one in my hands though.
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I wouldn't hold your breath on the resale increase I have a feeling everyone that wants an unlocked Nexus device will be picking up the 4.
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Boo LTE....boo amoled....two features I won't miss....I think the nexus 4 will have a long life span....and what new hardware will be out???? I don't see much out after quad core....
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LTE (european frequencies) and amoled, just the 2 things I miss in the Nexus 4...
FrostyF7 said:
I just think that Google is moving farther away from the developers point of view to the average user that has no knowledge of rooting and what not. Not being able to remove the battery is horrible. If I have a boot loop what would you do.... wait until the battery dies?
Also I don't think they could drop the price of the gnex any further. They wouldn't make any money off of it.
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Dumb
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Monk4Life said:
Seriously. Have you guys never seen how its done on other android phones without a removable battery or even the crappy iPhone. You hold a combination of buttons for a certain amount of time and the phone will reboot itself. Same method to get in to recovery.Problem solved. This method is actually easier than having to remove the battery, especially if you have a case. This is the dumbest thing most people keep complaining about with the non removable battery.
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Actually even a lot of phones with removable battery can be forced to reboot with a button combo. I thought they were all like that until I got my gnex. Although it doesn't matter, other than due to a bad flash here or there, I've literally only had to pull my battery once since purchasing 4 months ago.
On another note, I agree with a lot of you that plan on sticking with the gnex for awhile longer, if I simply wanted the latest and "greatest" hardware I wouldn't have a nexus in the first place.
I'll upgrade when my nexus shows signs of struggling with newer apps, which I don't see happening for at least another year, hopefully just in time for a new Samsung nexus
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I'm still on the fence, my daughter needs a new phone so I will more than likely get a 16GB 4 and have her inherit my GNex.
While I don't "need" the 4, I do want it since it's the next Nexus.
FrostyF7 said:
Also I don't think they could drop the price of the gnex any further. They wouldn't make any money off of it.
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My friend marginal (manufacturing) cost of every next gnex - unit at this point is so bloody low you wouldn't even believe it. Even if they cut price in half they would still earn on it. It's totally opposite situation in case of newly released Nexus 4. With no meaning of sounding cocky, I recommend (in a friendly way) some readings in microeconomics...
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My friend marginal (manufacturing) cost of every next gnex - unit at this point is so bloody low you wouldn't even believe it. Even if they cut price in half they would still earn on it. It's totally opposite situation in case of newly released Nexus 4. With no meaning of sounding cocky, I recommend (in a friendly way) some readings in microeconomics...
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That was cute... thanks for the info
b1337 said:
Dumb
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Judging by your other posts you don't seem to have very many good things to say in any thread. For that I will ignore your "dumb" comment.
I'll wait for 32 GB version didn't Google learn from the Nexus 7 we want 32GB
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Jasonhunterx said:
I'll wait for 32 GB version didn't Google learn from the Nexus 7 we want 32GB
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Yea it would be hard for me to go to 16gb from 32.
b1337 said:
Dumb
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Wow, I mean. Just, wow. You, like, are really dumb. Yet, you act like you aren't. **** this is hard to process.
FrostyF7 said:
That was cute... thanks for the info
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Cute? Lol hehe. Cheers mate :good:
That's pretty sad
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