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Gnex death grip issues

Does anyone having death grip issues when you use the left hand and hold the lower part of the phone? Or is this just normal?
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No drop of signal?
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None here.

Mine is fine.

The manual clearly states the main antenna is located in the lower right corner of the phone, so you shouldn't be having a problem unless you're mistaken about left/right

No problems here.

Haven't encountered such an issue.
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darkvice01 said:
Does anyone having death grip issues when you use the left hand and hold the lower part of the phone? Or is this just normal?
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While I agree the phone drops signal randomly, there's no physical flaw that would cause it to drop while holding it a certain way. The only reason it happened to the iPhone is because the metal band around the phone was actually part of the antenna.
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Zacisblack said:
While I agree the phone drops signal randomly, there's no physical flaw that would cause it to drop while holding it a certain way. The only reason it happened to the iPhone is because the metal band around the phone was actually part of the antenna.
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Not too sure about that... the manual that came with the GSM Nexus stated that covering the main antenna would cause problems..

darkvice01 said:
Does anyone having death grip issues when you use the left hand and hold the lower part of the phone? Or is this just normal?
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literally just happened to me

Thegodfather156 said:
literally just happened to me
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Nobody death grips in normal, everyday use.

If i put my hand on the upper back of the phone i go from 4bars wifi to 2bars.. so i would guess the antenna sits in this area.
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darkvice01 said:
Does anyone having death grip issues when you use the left hand and hold the lower part of the phone? Or is this just normal?
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confirmed ... most all phones exhibit this behavior though

No change in signal bar but signal stregnth goes from
-73dbm 20 asu to -81 dbm 16 asu. so Yes there is an effect.
But all my other phones had this issue at some point
from worst to better.
HD2
Nexus S
Defy / GNexus
iphone 3gs

A little bit of common sense would help.
Humans are bags full of water. Water dampens radio waves. So yes, your hand will decrease the signal strength if you wrap it around the antenna area - on all mobile phones.

Valynor said:
A little bit of common sense would help.
Humans are bags full of water. Water dampens radio waves. So yes, your hand will decrease the signal strength if you wrap it around the antenna area - on all mobile phones.
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What about humans full of schnaps

gunner1937 said:
What about humans full of schnaps
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Since those humans have a lot less than 1% Schnaps in them, it doesn't affect the dampening very much.

gunner1937 said:
What about humans full of schnaps
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Well, what's the main ingredient in schnaps? Water.
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thanks

How hot can cpu be without being unstable?

I am using setcpu to put variety of profiles and one of them is cooling profile. Which basically is underclocking so cpu cools down a little bit, so my cpu doesn't have any trouble. Right now I have my cpu temperature set to 73c, but I wanna know how hot can gnex cpu can get without causing any trouble thanks!
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anyone?
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110 the phone will shut down. I would set the limit at 80 personally. Though I've never seen over 62, rarely higher than mid 50s.
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95Z28 said:
110 the phone will shut down. I would set the limit at 80 personally. Though I've never seen over 62, rarely higher than mid 50s.
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80s? That sounds a lot to me but who am I to judge? lol
Thanks so much

I agree 80 does sound a little hot, but keep in mind there's no cooling fan or anything and the components are enclosed in a plastic case + any case you may have.
I usually only see 60 when I'm doing something like running GPS in my car with no ac and the outside temp is already 105 Fahrenheit.
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95Z28 said:
I agree 80 does sound a little hot, but keep in mind there's no cooling fan or anything and the components are enclosed in a plastic case + any case you may have.
I usually only see 60 when I'm doing something like running GPS in my car with no ac and the outside temp is already 105 Fahrenheit.
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I play games from time to time and that gets pretty hot. Max at around 70 maybe? But this thing gets super hot when using while charging....
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For most Processors 80c is really pushing the limit on tolerance. You generally don't wanna go higher than upper 50s low 60s.
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ECOTOX said:
For most Processors 80c is really pushing the limit on tolerance. You generally don't wanna go higher than upper 50s low 60s.
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so you're saying I should set out around 60, correct?
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Does your Galaxy Nexus smell weird?

I have rooted and unlocked my phone many times and I am very familiar with the process. After I updated my phone to 4.1.2 I noticed that if I remove my battery and smell near that area I can smell burnt plastic. Is my phone dying? Does your phone smell like that?
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Soldier 2.0 said:
I have rooted and unlocked my phone many times and I am very familiar with the process. After I updated my phone to 4.1.2 I noticed that if I remove my battery and smell near that area I can smell burnt plastic. Is my phone dying? Does your phone smell like that?
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Unroot and see if the smell persists...
Has your phone been in the sun for an extended period of time? Wikipedia says 105 degrees average in summer where you live, so I imagine a day on a dashboard might cause this...

It is stock and I don't leave my phone on the dashboard. I keep it in my pocket. Temperature is 50-60 F around this time of the year.
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Mine used to smell weird, then I stopped enjoying the vibrate function and it went away...

fredryk said:
Mine used to smell weird, then I stopped enjoying the vibrate function and it went away...
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... what?
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Mine has the same smell since the first day I got it
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Im just wondering how many people actually smelled their phone.
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Mine smells like vanilla and burning electronics when it gets warm idk if its the same thing you smell
Sparx639

So you think it might be hot battery smell?
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I just smelled my phone because of this thread. It does have a smell, like one member mentioned, like faint vanilla and burnt electronics

Do burnt plastic smell is normal?
Edit, so, the smell of burnt plastic is normal then
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I think my phone farted

fredryk said:
Mine used to smell weird, then I stopped enjoying the vibrate function and it went away...
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lmaooo :laugh:
but no idea what might be causing the smell...the best option would be as mentioned above by somebody, to just unroot/flash and see..
hope your able to fix it...do update please

It queefed
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Mine smells like poo.

Its your upper lip
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Mine smelled like this since I first turned it on. It works perfectly fine so I don't mind
Sparx639

I finally decided to Google the smell of my Galaxy Nexus. I was kind of surprised to find this many results
When the back cover is removed, there is a very distinct smell... kind of like vanilla as someone mentioned in this thread. Glad other people's Galaxy Nexuses smell weird as well.

MapleDouglas said:
I finally decided to Google the smell of my Galaxy Nexus. I was kind of surprised to find this many results
When the back cover is removed, there is a very distinct smell... kind of like vanilla as someone mentioned in this thread. Glad other people's Galaxy Nexuses smell weird as well.
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Did you find anything bad or what?
Sparx639

Mine always smelled like battery acid every time I open the back and after I remove the battery I notice watter like marks and some drops

!--Unbelievable--! I watched my 3 day old Note II's screen glass crack in my hand!!

This concerns me, so I thought I would warn other Note II owners. Beware of temperature changes.
I went from in my truck, outside where it was near 10F out. (-11c) and into a building while using my Note II. Once in the building, as I was holding the phone and using it, the screen (glass) cracked from the middle left of Home button in an arc to where the power button is.
The phone is 3 days old and never been dropped.
Only the glass cracked. One line.
Reported today, but because it's Sunday, I have to call Rogers Managment Office to see if they will replace it.
I have never heard of this happening before.
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GR8CDNPumpkin said:
This concerns me, so I thought I would warn other Note II owners. Beware of temperature changes.
I went from in my truck, outside where it was near 10F out. (-11c) and into a building while using my Note II. Once in the building, as I was holding the phone and using it, the screen (glass) cracked from the middle left of Home button in an arc to where the power button is.
The phone is 3 days old and never been dropped.
Only the glass cracked. One line.
Reported today, but because it's Sunday, I have to call Rogers Managment Office to see if they will replace it.
I have never heard of this happening before.
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Wow! That sucks!
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I've had 2 different phones do that (not my Note II )..and it sucks big time..
Hope they exchange it without any hassle for you..
Mac

Mac11700 said:
I've had 2 different phones do that (not my Note II )..and it sucks big time..
Hope they exchange it without any hassle for you..
Mac
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Me too. Will update what Rogers says tomorrow.
If they won't replace it, hopfully Samsung will.
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Crap so this phone is useless in canadian winter? Great
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mr mystery said:
Crap so this phone is useless in canadian winter? Great
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Every phone, actually any device is useless with extreme temperatures.
Matters more is the duration of how long the device was exposed to certain degree of cold or heat.
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That's surprising! I wonder if you got a lemon...
I saw this video not too long ago and in it, the lady put her note 2 in the freezer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=KERzJo9L7vM#t=63s
A typical household freezer should be about -18 Celsius.
I've had my old Galaxy 1 out in similar temperatures at Whistler and it didn't do any damage and the new gorilla glass should be even tougher than its predecessor.
Regardless, they should give you a replacement since it sounds like it died in normal operating conditions.

Damnit physics. Once again you win.
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Wow. I haven't read the manual yet but im pretty sure it says do not expose the unit under extreme temperature somewhere in there. Pretty standard nowadays.
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majorbgss said:
I haven't read the manual yet but im pretty sure it says do not expose the unit [to] extreme temperature
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Yes. From pp. 217-218:
The suggestions below will help you fulfill any warranty obligations[...]
Extreme heat or cold
Avoid temperatures below 0°C / 32°F or above 45°C /113°F.
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GR8CDNPumpkin said:
I went from in my truck, outside where it was near 10F out. (-11c) and into a building while using my Note II. Once in the building, as I was holding the phone and using it, the screen (glass) cracked
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Wow, sorry to hear that.
When you were outdoors, was the phone in your pocket, or was it away from your body and fully exposed to the cold?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2xnWH724Ho

Looks like I better keep my phone warm.... The temperatures in Toronto are dropping quickly now...
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I think u should be good as long as there is no damage aroud the screen where the bumper is.. emphasize that to rogers or samsung

Avoid temperatures below 0°C / 32°F or above 45°C /113°F.
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32F really sounds too high for most winter states I think. I mean, even here in Utah 32F during winter is considered a warm day...at least for me since it gets much lower but luckily never had an issue with my phones.
I will be more careful from now on though.

Good news! Rogers will replace the phone where I got it.
But heading to Calgary so won't be for a week and a half.
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Wow. Sorry for the nasty experience. I'm glad they stepped up with a replacement.
Thanks for the heads up. It would never have occurred to me, a balmy gulf coast resident. Just one more weather hardening tip for a planned trip to your daunting winter lands. Your "note" might have saved mine 2 . ..........
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I guess that's one good thing for moving out of Alaska, about the only one I can think of though... It's -26F there right now. I've never seen a screen crack from the cold before though. Was a computer tech for the Fairbanks school district. We had plenty of cracked video cables in the teacher's laptops when they left them in their cars overnight, but no cracked screens.

Quick temp changes are the enemy not necessarily the extremes themselves.
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I suspect a minute defect in the glass near the home button.
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Thoughts on the LGOG

I came from the Galaxy S3. Traded for the Optimus yesterday. So far I love it! I do tons of gaming and it feels so much smoother than my S3 did. The keyboard is the ONLY issue I have found so far, it has a very hard time keeping up with me. Lol. What's your thoughts on the most powerful phone in 'Murica?
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Great and only getting better and better

Vfan23 said:
I came from the Galaxy S3. Traded for the Optimus yesterday. So far I love it! I do tons of gaming and it feels so much smoother than my S3 did. The keyboard is the ONLY issue I have found so far, it has a very hard time keeping up with me. Lol. What's your thoughts on the most powerful phone in 'Murica?
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check out SwiftKey 3 if you're looking for a legitimately good keyboard, its prediction and auto correction features are ridiculously good.
as for the phone, I've got to say it's the best phone I've ever had, and I've had couple of android phones before this (came from the Epic 4G Touch) and also have had iPhone, and none of those are even close to the experience I've gotten on LGOG.
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Yea I went from the iPhone 5 > Galaxy s3 > Optimus G and feels like the best choice I've made.
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spatel9114 said:
check out SwiftKey 3 if you're looking for a legitimately good keyboard, its prediction and auto correction features are ridiculously good.
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I agree, except it's SwiftKey 4 now, with flow!

love it...
Went from Hell T C to this.. love it, love the horse power under the hood.

I have the Nexus 7 tab but this phone can run circles around it
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anyone worried about it breaking at all? Having any issues?

The ONLY issue I notice is it runs a little warm BUT I do have a high amount of screen on time. Other than that, I use mine without a case and all and haven't dropped it yet. No weird creaks and seems very well built. I'm in love with the design.
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Vfan23 said:
The ONLY issue I notice is it runs a little warm BUT I do have a high amount of screen on time. Other than that, I use mine without a case and all and haven't dropped it yet. No weird creaks and seems very well built. I'm in love with the design.
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If you want a phone that runs hot, try the Evo3D. I swear, if my heat ever went out in my house, all I had to do was drill the processor in that for a few minutes. Accidently left mine under my pillow one time when it was charging. Got so hot, it burned my face when I tried to make a phone call. I stream Netflix alot, and it got uncomfortable to hold it. This phone runs like a liquid-cooled dream compared to that.
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outerpip said:
If you want a phone that runs hot, try the Evo3D. I swear, if my heat ever went out in my house, all I had to do was drill the processor in that for a few minutes. Accidently left mine under my pillow one time when it was charging. Got so hot, it burned my face when I tried to make a phone call. I stream Netflix alot, and it got uncomfortable to hold it. This phone runs like a liquid-cooled dream compared to that.
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Yea, honestly my S3 ran way warmer than this OG. But even with the heat it is still the best phone I've ever used, and I think mine runs warm because I have so much screen-on time
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Also came from the s3. Love this phone except for the audio. S3 was crisper and louder. LG is boomy, as if its compressing the music before outputting it.
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My LG has better audio than my S3 but gaming audio on my S3 was better.
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Vfan23 said:
My LG has better audio than my S3 but gaming audio on my S3 was better.
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Should have stated that the music output quality was worst. The call audio is great.