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http://www.droid-life.com/2012/02/0...ons-lte-galaxy-nexus-to-be-a-developer-phone/
Update: It looks like all CDMA devices are no longer supported, this includes the Nexus S 4G on sprint.
Update 2: There's no evidence that this will negatively impact end users and OTA's. Things are still unfolding...
Update 3: Google WILL continue to support the Verizon Galaxy Nexus via OTA's. You can put the pitch forks away if you're not a dev and just want OTA's.
lrs421 said:
This cannot be true. I did not buy this phone to get updates and support from Verizon. I'm hoping it's a Friday glitch or early April Fools joke. I am soooo annoyed.
http://www.droid-life.com/2012/02/0...ons-lte-galaxy-nexus-to-be-a-developer-phone/
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Lol @ the early April fools joke its February 3rd smh. But that is interesting, will it be the same for sprint version? Since it says no cdma will be aipported
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This would not surprise me. Remember this is still Verizon (Major Carrier). They still want control of the devices on their networks. Kudos to them for giving users the choice of the Galaxy Nexus even though its not considered their flagship. Google not providing the device support in the future will be very bad but this shows that updates will have to come from Verizon.
I am soooo pissed I can barely type. I hope this is a mistake.
edit: no longer that pissed
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Mods, there are 2 threads about this a minute apart, can we have them merged? Thanks.
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Someone might as well get the petition going now. The war has already broken out in the Droid Life comments. For User's Unlocked/Rooted/ROM'ed this isn't as big a blow but the reason most of us purchased the device was because it was a developer phone. Verizon's refusal to allow Google Wallet and support the openess of a developer phone could easily have caused this. My speculation is that Verizon doesn't want to roll out updates as fast as Google wants too and there is some kind of conflict there. Considering there is a leaked 4.0.4 and we haven't seen 4.0.3 released officially is good evidence of this. Just my opinion.
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Someone might as well get the petition going now. The war has already broken out in the Droid Life comments. For User's Unlocked/Rooted/ROM'ed this isn't as big a blow but the reason most of us purchased the device was because it was a developer phone. Verizon's refusal to allow Google Wallet and support the openess of a developer phone could easily have caused this. My speculation is that Verizon doesn't want to roll out updates as fast as Google wants too and there is some kind of conflict there. Considering there is a leaked 4.0.4 and we haven't seen 4.0.3 released officially is good evidence of this. Just my opinion.
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LOL like Verizon or Google will listen to some pissed off people who signed a petition. Google has its principles and has obviously decided that the LTE version isn't suitable as a reference device given Verizon's mucking it up.
martonikaj said:
LOL like Verizon or Google will listen to some pissed off people who signed a petition. Google has its principles and has obviously decided that the LTE version isn't suitable as a reference device given Verizon's mucking it up.
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I'm pretty cynical when it comes to this sort of stuff as well but someone should feel some push back as a result of this. I purchased this phone for Google support, I wanted to get a way from Verizon.
Seriously, merge these threads into one. That page has nothing to do with updates.
The page stating CDMA devices aren't supported is for building AOSP builds for target devices. It has nothing to do with OTA updates.
You'll notice another Nexus CDMA device missing, the Nexus S 4G. Guess where it gets its updates from and always has (it's not Sprint)?
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/02/w...ce-cream-sandwich-updates-direct-from-google/
Not the only in America this is happening with Australian galaxy nexus phones. Looks like the nexus Google phone days are over. Even more reason to get my gs3 when it comes out.
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I'm pretty cynical when it comes to this sort of stuff as well but someone should feel some push back as a result of this. I purchased this phone for Google support, I wanted to get a way from Verizon.
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I know what you're saying, but at the end of the day you bought a locked CDMA phone on Verizon. You will never get away from Verizon unless you switch carriers and buy a different phone : / The nexus is a little farther away from Verizon compared to a "Droid" but you're crazy if you thought you were going to be as free as a bird when you bought a Nexus on big red.
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http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/02/w...ce-cream-sandwich-updates-direct-from-google/
Not the only in America this is happening with Australian galaxy nexus phones. Looks like the nexus Google phone days are over. Even more reason to get my gs3 when it comes out.
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Wow. So it's not just Verizon?
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NIK516 said:
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/02/w...ce-cream-sandwich-updates-direct-from-google/
Not the only in America this is happening with Australian galaxy nexus phones. Looks like the nexus Google phone days are over. Even more reason to get my gs3 when it comes out.
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This happened with the Nexus One on Vodafone as well. It wasn't the "end" then and it won't be the "end" now.
It's a little early to tell, but if this turns out to be true I'm going to the Verizon store and going to raise hell. I will cancel my contract over this.
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I know what you're saying, but at the end of the day you bought a locked CDMA phone on Verizon. You will never get away from Verizon...
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I know, I know. I'm too annoyed for common sense right now
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Truculent said:
It's a little early to tell, but if this turns out to be true I'm going to the Verizon store and going to raise hell. I will cancel my contract over this.
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Lol good luck with that. Pay and ETF and they'll be happy to let you leave. And they'll watch another 5 people walk in the store right after you and buy a Rezound/RAZR/Droid 4/FoTM device.
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I know, I know. I'm too annoyed for common sense right now
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Happens to the best of us. Just bringing perspective here. I always thought it was funny that all of these Verizon people thought they were "sticking it to the carrier" by buying a Verizon Galaxy Nexus...
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http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/02/w...ce-cream-sandwich-updates-direct-from-google/
Not the only in America this is happening with Australian galaxy nexus phones. Looks like the nexus Google phone days are over. Even more reason to get my gs3 when it comes out.
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Filled with quite a bit of miss information tbh.
They state the latest version of pics is 4.0.3. Its not that's only source code. And complain that peoples new phones are still on 4.0.1. That's correct but so are most retail versions.
I'd be pissed if I had a version version. But I'm not surprised as most carriers seen to want control. But the winging from .au is a bit petty. Its only mi cute builds, not like they are major builds behind.
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Verizon's refusal to allow Google Wallet and support the openess of a developer phone could easily have caused this. My speculation is that Verizon doesn't want to roll out updates as fast as Google wants too and there is some kind of conflict there.
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These are my thoughts exactly. Google has repeatedly shown that they are very innovative and forward thinking. Updates are moving too fast and Big Red does not want to move that fast if at all.
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Lol good luck with that. Pay and ETF and they'll be happy to let you leave.
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I've been considering paying the ETF and leaving for awhile now. The only thing holding me to stay has been my unlimited data I was grandfathered into, but I'm sure that won't last much longer with the way things have been going (throttling etc.). I'll probably buy a GSM nexus and go month to month on another carrier. It's kind of the final straw.
Why is this such a big issue ? The ability to apply the stock yoku OS is available. Once that's done the phone will receive Google updates,especially for unlocked GNex
So i bought the galaxy nexus and have bad service and signal loss alot like many others im on rogers in canada i heard that google is making the fix im running 4.0.1 my phone says im up to date when will google release the update
I dont know they dont usually give us that much heads up to let us know when an update is going to be available before it comes out best thing to do is check for update under about phone and if you dont see it it's not yet available or you could always flash one of the ROMs that has been update
hey man, i think you bought a knock off phone, if you have goggle nexus return it and get a Google nexus
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BrianDigital said:
hey man, i think you bought a knock off phone, if you have goggle nexus return it and get a Google nexus
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Agreed.
android.4.0 said:
So i bought the galaxy nexus and have bad service and signal loss alot like many others im on rogers in canada i heard that google is making the fix im running 4.0.1 my phone says im up to date when will google release the update
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Carrier updates are almost ALWAYS (Can anyone even think of one that isn't...?) out of date by at least a few months...Reason being is that the carriers have to test it out among a select few before sending it on to their huge client base (In Rogers case, about 7.1 million wireless customers) They can't be seen to be releasing buggy updates which swamps their outsourced call centres for support, it would cost them too much money ^_^
The Google/Nexus series of phones are meant to "Freed" from that kind of crap imo, that's why if you check the Development sub section you'll see updated ROMS based on the newest 4.0.4 Android source code being patched/updated daily by random developers from all over the world in some cases...
You might run into some odd issues here and there, but if you do your research (And use that search tool!) you'll find that there's a reason this place is so popular
I'm wondering if you guys would recommend the unlocked Galaxy Nexus (purchased directly from Google), considering it is a fairly old phone at this point. I have a Samsung Captivate (I897) that is REALLY slow and annoying. My current contract is up at the end of November. By that point, the next iPhone will be out, along with what I'm sure will be many new Android phones to choose from. Would you recommend I just put up with my Captivate until then, or put up the $349 and get the unlocked Nexus now? Thanks, in advance, for your input!
I see at least two new thread daily asking if the Galaxy Nexus is still worth purchasing considering it is "old". My answer is yes, and I believe the majority of people would agree. New iPhone or not, Galaxy Nexus is one hell of a phone to have. If you want you could wait for the next Nexus release, but if you are considering an iPhone over a Nexus - go Nexus.
I wouldn't say it's old at all. We're in a unique position in that phone releases have significantly slowed recently. As far as physical design is concerned, the only superior phone I can name would be the HTC One series, but that would still come down to personal preference.
But I go by external hardware, not internals. Thanks to JB, the Galaxy Nexus will be plenty fast enough for at least another year.
My captivate isn't slow or annoying!
I'd say mess around with the ROMs available for the captivate. We just got jelly bean yesterday in the development thread. We have some great devs who work very hard.
I've tried out the newer phones in the stores, and I'm still very happy with the captivate.
To answer the original question though, that phone would be a great buy.
Galaxy Nexus is still the best phone you can buy.
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MikeyMike01 said:
Galaxy Nexus is still the best phone you can buy.
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Agreed I regret trading my first one.. I was going to go s3 but galaxy nexus is sexy with on screen buttons. I would imagine the coming up nexus will be amazing hopefully they go with a better camera that's my only complaint even tho you can still take some bad a$$ pics
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honestly, you won't find a better value-for-money anywhere in the android world, particularly with all the new googly candy flavors coming out first in vanilla style and ready to flash. as much as I hated my LG Optimus speed, this one's a keeper for sure.
My phone is rebooting with the Jelly Bean OTA as I type this so yes, it is worth it. Aside from a lackluster camera it's still a great phone that has enough power to handle anything you throw at it. I don't see any reason to upgrade to something new at this point. It's not like the performance improvements with the new generation of phones really adds that much IMO. The S3 has some really cool features like windowed videos and whatnot but when it comes down to it's not enough to warrant slow updates and the added costs.
What are the prospects for Nexus to be continually upgraded? How many years can I expect it to be supported. My Cappy would still be on 2.3.x if I was waiting for AT&T and Samsung to get their act together and release 4.x. Or they might say that the Cappy can't handle 4.x. So, do I have to worry that Nexus won't be able to handle 5.x?
adamwsh said:
What are the prospects for Nexus to be continually upgraded? How many years can I expect it to be supported. My Cappy would still be on 2.3.x if I was waiting for AT&T and Samsung to get their act together and release 4.x. Or they might say that the Cappy can't handle 4.x. So, do I have to worry that Nexus won't be able to handle 5.x?
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Not unless it comes with major changes to the way it runs at the basic level, which is highly unlikely. The Galaxy Nexus will certainly be supported in the next major release, and maybe the one after it. So many developers have the phone, I'm confident that if Google drops support we'll still be getting updates for a long time. You'll want new hardware before it gets dropped completely.
Yes, I think it is. I have Verizon's model, and am debating on getting the GSM version to use on my AT&T account...it all depends on when Verizon plans on launching Jelly Bean.
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What are the prospects for Nexus to be continually upgraded? How many years can I expect it to be supported. My Cappy would still be on 2.3.x if I was waiting for AT&T and Samsung to get their act together and release 4.x. Or they might say that the Cappy can't handle 4.x. So, do I have to worry that Nexus won't be able to handle 5.x?
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The Nexus S is still being updated, so the Galaxy Nexus still has quite a bit left. I'd say at least two versions of Android.
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ItnStln said:
Yes, I think it is. I have Verizon's model, and am debating on getting the GSM version to use on my AT&T account...it all depends on when Verizon plans on launching Jelly Bean.
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GSM is where it's at. You can't go wrong with a nexus. :highfive:
ItnStln said:
Yes, I think it is. I have Verizon's model, and am debating on getting the GSM version to use on my AT&T account...it all depends on when Verizon plans on launching Jelly Bean.
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Doesn't waiting for Verizon to push an update sort of defeat the whole "It's a google phone" thing? I thought one of the biggest advantages of having a Nexus was that they get the updates before anyone else, straight from Google with no bloatware or other tinkering.
I ordered the Nexus from Google!
When I bought my Captivate, it was from AT&T with a 2 year contract. That contract does not end until 11/30/2012.
The contract is connected to my SERVICE, not the phone, right? So, can I simply pull the SIM out of my Captivate and put in in the Nexus and everything will be fine?
And I can I also sell my Captivate before my current contract is up, right?
Thanks for your input!
adamwsh said:
I ordered the Nexus from Google!
When I bought my Captivate, it was from AT&T with a 2 year contract. That contract does not end until 11/30/2012.
The contract is connected to my SERVICE, not the phone, right? So, can I simply pull the SIM out of my Captivate and put in in the Nexus and everything will be fine?
And I can I also sell my Captivate before my current contract is up, right?
Thanks for your input!
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Right. You'll be just fine switching the SIM card into the Nexus. And yeah, you can sell the Captivate at this point. Really, you could sell an upgrade the moment you walk out of the store (unless you upgrade with Amazon, since their additional discounts have some baggage).
The current price on Google Play for an unlocked Galaxy Nexus is amazing, and it's definitely not "old" by any standards. The SIII might have a slight edge over it, but I would consider "pure Google" an added advantage of the GNexus.
Hi Everyone!
Currently, I have the Nexus 7 which I LOVE and it is my first Android device too. I am thinking of getting a Android phone now (from iPhone 4S) and I am really interested in the unlocked Galaxy Nexus from GPlay since it is so cheap and I think a GREAT deal for the 'top of the line' phone since it is a Nexus. My question to you is, why would I need a Android phone if I have a Android tablet? I had an iPad before my N7 and got bored of it because my phone was also iOS and very similar. So I am worried the same will happen with my N7 and Android phone...
Also, if I do decide to get an Android phone (with the help/suggestions from you guys as to why to get it), I will defintetly get a Nexus phone. I know the current GNexus on the Play store cam out 'unlocked' 5mths after release. So if the Nexus '2' comes our November, it will be out in the Play store around April/May which is a long time from now. Will it be worth the wait or should I just get the current Nexus? Also, do you think the price of the current GNexus on Play will drop *even though it is already pretty low* when the Nexus '2' comes out?
Thanks and I am looking forward to your input!
Michael
greenglue said:
Hi Everyone!
Currently, I have the Nexus 7 which I LOVE and it is my first Android device too. I am thinking of getting a Android phone now (from iPhone 4S) and I am really interested in the unlocked Galaxy Nexus from GPlay since it is so cheap and I think a GREAT deal for the 'top of the line' phone since it is a Nexus. My question to you is, why would I need a Android phone if I have a Android tablet? I had an iPad before my N7 and got bored of it because my phone was also iOS and very similar. So I am worried the same will happen with my N7 and Android phone...
Also, if I do decide to get an Android phone (with the help/suggestions from you guys as to why to get it), I will defintetly get a Nexus phone. I know the current GNexus on the Play store cam out 'unlocked' 5mths after release. So if the Nexus '2' comes our November, it will be out in the Play store around April/May which is a long time from now. Will it be worth the wait or should I just get the current Nexus? Also, do you think the price of the current GNexus on Play will drop *even though it is already pretty low* when the Nexus '2' comes out?
Thanks and I am looking forward to your input!
Michael
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You already have a nexus tablet. Trade the 4s for the 5 when it comes out.
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Jubomime said:
You already have a nexus tablet. Trade the 4s for the 5 when it comes out.
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ē_ê god no.
Get the next nexus bro. Do you want a phone or a status symbol.
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I'd say its difficult to get bored of Android, because you have it on both devices.
You could always just "spruce" it up a bit. Change launchers, theme said launchers, install a ROM that supports themes, etc...
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Personally I would wait for the next Nexus phone. The 4S is a good phone so it should hold you off until the next Nexus release (unless you can't resist buying the iPhone 5 lol). Getting a Galaxy Nexus right now is a good bargain but unless you really need to save the money you might as well wait for the latest one which will be future proof for another year.
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Thanks everyone for the replies! It looks like I am going to wait for the next Nexus phone then get it from GPlay a couple months later.
Michael
Lesicnik1 said:
I'd say its difficult to get bored of Android, because you have it on both devices.
You could always just "spruce" it up a bit. Change launchers, theme said launchers, install a ROM that supports themes, etc...
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That is very true since it is much more open than iOS.
greenglue said:
I know the current GNexus on the Play store cam out 'unlocked' 5mths after release. So if the Nexus '2' comes our November, it will be out in the Play store around April/May which is a long time from now.
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On the other hand, the Nexus 7 was on the Play Store within negative two weeks after release.
April/May was the first deployment of the devices store; now that it's been set up there's no reason the new Nexus wouldn't be available right away.
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My question to you is, why would I need a Android phone if I have a Android tablet? I had an iPad before my N7 and got bored of it because my phone was also iOS and very similar.
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Well, truth be told I've been neglecting my phone ever since the tablet came out. Bigger screen is just more addictive for doing all the things I do. Only time I've really been using my phone is during transit and to tether the tablet
I think this would be true regardless of which phone I had though (short of an app that was only available on my phone). I wouldn't say I was "bored" of it, just that the occasion hasn't really come up. My phone looks nothing like the tablet (it's running Salad Bar with Launcher 7, which doesn't scale very well to tablets).
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Also, do you think the price of the current GNexus on Play will drop *even though it is already pretty low* when the Nexus '2' comes out?
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It makes sense; I would guess so. There's no evidence whatsoever though.
Finally, as to whether you should wait for the next Nexus, definitely. Your iPhone's not going anywhere until then, and you'll be treated to either a more powerful phone or a likely discount of the previous phone.
OK here is what I'm planning on doing when I buy my N7.
I'm gonna put MIUI or Paranoid Android on my GNex so I don't get bored.
This will give me two completely different OS experience.
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Get yourself a GS3. Bootloader is unlocked and it's like having a Nexus device with 3x battery life. I'm sure the next Nexus phone (nexus 8?) will be as good but it may not be out until Android 5.0 (12 months?). GS3 is a beast, I have both GN and GS3.
Hi! I am from Singapore and i intend to buy a GNEX GSM version but i heard that there are many problems with this phone.
And the newset update was the 4.2 jellybean update so does the 4.2 jellybean update has any bugs?
best choose if you can't wait to buy Nexus 4.
sunshean said:
best choose if you can't wait to buy Nexus 4.
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Do you know how much is it in your country?(please state your currency)
if you guys have play store there buy the n4, if not buy the gnex
If the nexus 4 isn't much more expensive than a galaxy nexus in your country then go for that. Otherwise save some money and pick up the galaxy nexus. You won't be missing out on much and the official support (as well as the dev community) will keep the galaxy nexus going for years to come. The Gnex's hardware is still pretty good and runs fine with everything I've thrown at it.
As for bugs, you'll experience that with every rom at some point in time. The devs are usually the ones to provide solutions first, and for both phones the solutions are usually provided in a manner of hours, and at most, a few days.