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[REQUEST] Google Music Widget

I think the Google Music widget may be the ugliest, most blah, widget in all of Android.
I have been looking around and there really are not any alternatives. It kind of surprises me since Google Music has been out for a while. The only choices I could find are a couple of themed ones but didn't look right on the Nexus, and I read that Phantom works, but I tried it and it does not like ICS.
Does anyone know if making something like below is possible? And would anyone want to take it on?
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Yeah, I'm right there with ya. The Google Music widget is just plain butt-ugly AND it's also incredibly stupid with it having no back/reverse button on it. (I swear if I ever find out who started this trend of music widgets having no "back" button on them that I will b**** slap them into next week)!
But I digress...the iSyncr app that's available in the Android Market has transparent widgets and they work with the Google Music app. They're the only widgets I've been able to find that reliably work. (Only problem I've experienced is that they sometimes don't show the album art, depending on how the picture file is embedded into the MP3 file).
There are 3 widget sizes included: 1x4, 2x4 and 4x4. You can see a pic of the 4x4 widget at the below link:
http://www.jrtstudio.com/iSyncr/iSyncr_Ratings_FAQ
And here's a pic of the 4x2 widget from my own phone:
I got to speak with one of the Google Music devs a couple months ago and he said the biggest request they've gotten is for more widgets and features available via the widgets for the Google Music app, and they've got it on their schedule to work on this during Q1 of this year. So maybe if we're lucky we'll have some better native widgets for the Google Music app within the next 3 1/2 months.

i like the widget in the op

ranphi said:
I got to speak with one of the Google Music devs a couple months ago and he said the biggest request they've gotten is for more widgets and features available via the widgets for the Google Music app, and they've got it on their schedule to work on this during Q1 of this year. So maybe if we're lucky we'll have some better native widgets for the Google Music app within the next 3 1/2 months.
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That is pretty cool. How did you get to talk with them?
Hopefully we see something sooner rather than later.

Dakota0206 said:
That is pretty cool. How did you get to talk with them?
Hopefully we see something sooner rather than later.
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It was via Google +. It was totally out of the blue because I had posted about finding what I thought was a bug in the Google Music app lockscreen controls on the Galaxy Nexus and one of the Google Music devs responded and thanked me for noticing the bug and said they'd fix it in an update (which they did the very next month ), so I took the opportunity to also ask him about possible widget updates for Google Music. He was a really nice guy, so I'm hopeful they really will give us some new widgets.

So what does everyone think of this?

I like that how did you manage to do it?

I think it's supposed to be a Photoshopped proof-of-concept, not an actual app.

zombieflanders said:
I think it's supposed to be a Photoshopped proof-of-concept, not an actual app.
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Yes, this is just a mock up I threw together. Is it possible to make?

@Dakota0206 - I like the look of your "mock up" widget too. Did you ever use the "Pure Music" widget? That's been my favorite 3rd party widget for music and I used it all the time in the past. But when Google switched over from the old stock Android Music app to Google Music they broke the functionality for the Pure Music widget, which really sucks. The dev for Pure Music says he can't update the widget to work with Google Music unless Google releases an API for it.
Pure Music is really nice though in terms of the number of widget sizes it offers and that it's skinnable! I would really love to see it work with the Google Music app! Sigh.

You could make a widget that would send forward, back, play, pause commands, but in order to display track information and album art I think you would need to modify the music app itself. As far as I know, Google hasn't released (and doesn't intend to release) the source for the version of the music app that integrates with their online services. So you are probably stuck with either a crappy widget but usable online services, or a better widget but no online stuff.
Interesting idea though. I downloaded the available music app source and am going to play around with it a bit. Will post if anything interesting comes of it.

bedoig said:
You could make a widget that would send forward, back, play, pause commands, but in order to display track information and album art I think you would need to modify the music app itself. As far as I know, Google hasn't released (and doesn't intend to release) the source for the version of the music app that integrates with their online services. So you are probably stuck with either a crappy widget but usable online services, or a better widget but no online stuff.
Interesting idea though. I downloaded the available music app source and am going to play around with it a bit. Will post if anything interesting comes of it.
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Not the news I was hoping for, but makes since. Let me know if you anything works out with the app source.

I agree with you all about the music widget. What I don't get is the music widget on honeycomb is really nice imho, yet they resort to the ugly widget with ics.
But the bigger question...Katy Perry and Modanna...really?
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Oh almost forgot http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=990014
Tons of transparent widgets. Stopped using them a while ago because you have to request and wait for them to update them after they get updated in the market but might have to use the music widget now.
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Big-A-Rob said:
But the bigger question...Katy Perry and Modanna...really?
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Just the first album art I came across. I thought about it at first, but ended up deciding no matter what I chose someone would give flack lol. I almost didn't use actual album art, but thought it might not convey what I was going for without it.

Whoa...big news! That Pure Music Widget that I had mentioned earlier in this thread received an update (almost 2 weeks ago but I just found out about it tonight -- d'oh!) so that it now works with ICS/Google Music app! Woo hoo!
The dev notes that it can't show album art for music streaming from the cloud, so bear that in mind. I don't really care about that feature since I keep all the music I regularly listen to on my phone locally.
I am so incredibly psyched by this! haha I am really fed up with waiting for Google to push out some updated widgets for Google Music...and now I no longer have to.
FYI: the widget comes with sizes of: 1x1, 2x1, 2x2, 4x1, 4x2, 4x4, is skinnable (looks like there are currently 22 skins available for it), and has a setting that lets you adjust the desired transparency level.
Here's a link to it in the Android Market if you wanna check it out:
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.koxx.pure_music&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsIm9yZy5rb3h4LnB1cmVfbXVzaWMiXQ..
And here's a screenie of the 4x1 widget on my phone:

Download CM9 music!
Greets!

ranphi said:
Whoa...big news! That Pure Music Widget that I had mentioned earlier in this thread received an update (almost 2 weeks ago but I just found out about it tonight -- d'oh!) so that it now works with ICS/Google Music app! Woo hoo!
The dev notes that it can't show album art for music streaming from the cloud, so bear that in mind. I don't really care about that feature since I keep all the music I regularly listen to on my phone locally.
I am so incredibly psyched by this! haha I am really fed up with waiting for Google to push out some updated widgets for Google Music...and now I no longer have to.
FYI: the widget comes with sizes of: 1x1, 2x1, 2x2, 4x1, 4x2, 4x4, is skinnable (looks like there are currently 22 skins available for it), and has a setting that lets you adjust the desired transparency level.
Here's a link to it in the Android Market if you wanna check it out:
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.koxx.pure_music&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsIm9yZy5rb3h4LnB1cmVfbXVzaWMiXQ..
And here's a screenie of the 4x1 widget on my phone:
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Thanks for the tip!
Btw, what is the weather widget you have on that screenie?

d-iivil said:
Thanks for the tip!
Btw, what is the weather widget you have on that screenie?
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It's a widget from the weather app called BeWeather Pro. The widget skin is called "colorful custom XL".
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mDroidd said:
Download CM9 music!
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Last I heard, it doesn't work with the Google Music service, which makes it useless for anyone who doesn't have music stored on the phone.

[ROM] MIUIAndroid 2.6.8 TORO

Hey guys, I've taken the GSM Galaxy Nexus beta and have ported it over to the CDMA/LTE version on Verizon Wireless for here in the states.
I can actually release this to say that I'm comfortable with it enough to use it as a daily driver. So here we go.
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[DOWNLOAD MIRROR 1]
[DOWNLOAD MIRROR 2]
Code:
MD5:7F46C4D15C44367CC73B29B5C57F1481
I'm not responsible if you break your phone, or your self esteem.
Make sure you wipe EVERYTHING. Including, Data, Cache, and Dalvik-Cache.
Fresh Install, let boot and enjoy.
A few important notes, the Download app found in the tools folder prevents you from downloading large apps through the market over the carrier network, simply go into the app settings to disable this if you don't want to connect to a wifi network.
As far as I can tell most everything is working correctly, however if you notice something amiss. Leave a note here.
Known Issues:
Gallary FC's
Fixed:
Wi-Fi Tether
Airplane mode FC's
GPS
Cheers guys!

I think I will give this a shot a little later. Trying out AOKP b30 right now but can't flash over in the middle of class. haha Looking forward to SOMEONE getting a solid MIUI build for the Gnex Thanks for the work!

Wow looks polished. I'd love to see a fully working MIUI rom that doesn't have all the weird freakouts or horrible battery drainage.
I'm afraid to flash because I get addicted to MIUI very easily and force myself to work through the bugs.
Do you plan on keeping this updated and actually trying to work out the bugs?

player911 said:
Wow looks polished. I'd love to see a fully working MIUI rom that doesn't have all the weird freakouts or horrible battery drainage.
I'm afraid to flash because I get addicted to MIUI very easily and force myself to work through the bugs.
Do you plan on keeping this updated and actually trying to work out the bugs?
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I usually release every Friday, unless life throws me a fastball.
The battery drain was super noticeable in the 2.3.30 build, but I think that it was related to an issue with the CM9 upstream that week. I've since have had acceptable battery life this week.
While it's not perfect I hope to polish it in the coming weeks. Now that Xiaomi is releasing beta builds for the Galaxy Nexus I can build more reliable roms instead of having to splice stuff up for the Nexus S beta. I think most issues should resolve themselves in the coming weeks.

Most MIUI roms I've used in the past (and on other devices) seem they come out with a semi-working rom with a few little bugs, but the dev only updates the MIUI code and never works on fixing the known problems. So after several MIUI version bumps, the bugs just keep piling on until it isn't even worthwhile anymore.
+1 for MIUI officially supporting the GN.
MIUI is super awesome. I'm in love with the dialer, messaging, and music app. The theme support is nice too.

player911 said:
Most MIUI roms I've used in the past (and on other devices) seem they come out with a semi-working rom with a few little bugs, but the dev only updates the MIUI code and never works on fixing the known problems. So after several MIUI version bumps, the bugs just keep piling on until it isn't even worthwhile anymore.
+1 for MIUI officially supporting the GN.
MIUI is super awesome. I'm in love with the dialer, messaging, and music app. The theme support is nice too.
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I totally understand that. If it's something that's LTE/CDMA galaxy nexus specific I'm going to do anything and everything with in my power to remedy those bugs.
Until Xiaomi fully releases their source code (I think they're planning on doing that sometime this year) I'm left debugging in dalvik byte code land, which can is not for the faint of heart.
I'm glad that this is coming from an official beta. Rather than having to take on the task single handed, there is a whole team in China perfecting the experience for this very hardware.

nice!! thanks!
hope this works since the server is as slow as a snail...46kbps?!?!?!?! my internet is like 40mbps...why?!??!
EDIT: is this the same as the one on the MIUI.us website?

ezcats said:
nice!! thanks!
hope this works since the server is as slow as a snail...46kbps?!?!?!?! my internet is like 40mbps...why?!??!
EDIT: is this the same as the one on the MIUI.us website?
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My mirror is throttled, sorry.
This is the same rom found on miuiandroid.com

Thank you!! I've been running 2.3.23 and I've fallen in love with it, despite the few bugs I've come across. Definitely my daily driver until I get AOKP fever again.
Flashing now. I look forward to the support and use the camcorder all the time so hopefully that's taken care of soon
Thanks again

Does this version of MIUI support themes. The last time I had installing themes made it not work.

I loved MIUI on my fascinate and was waiting for it on the GN. The problem with the other versions was it seemed like the images and UI resolution wasn't playing nice with the phones screen. It didn't seem sharp more like it was blurry. Also 5 x 5 home screens didn't look right.
I really like the themeing MIUI so I'll give this a try tonight after I make my back up and don't need my phone.
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Edit: Google Play FC's :-(
Edit 2: Works after clearing data. Went into xda app to edit this and that forced closed. Opened right after that though.
Tethering isn't working for me. It worked fine on a 2.3.xx version. It seems to turn on wifi but nothing can connect to it and the symbol doesn't show up in the status bar. Theming is sporadic. Neither my status bar, including the pull down menu and toggles nor phone, nor sms theme and it doesn't list local themes even though it has the "Downloaded" banner in the online section. It doesn't set fonts. I've tried several and rebooted several times.
The biggest thing for me however is the nav bar. I do not like the controls at all... I'd much prefer if they were ICS or customizable or even capable of being disabled. I also loved the old miui search opposed to the Google. A choice there would be awesome too.
While I'm here, any chance I could get help setting the language to Japanese instead of English or Chinese?
Thanks a mil for all of your time and hard work.
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Jerol7190 said:
Does this version of MIUI support themes. The last time I had installing themes made it not work.
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For the most part, yes. I've noticed so far that status bar, phone and font doesn't take. Confirmed SMS, home, lock, icons, and boot animations. Really hard to notice unless you're coming straight from another miui.
Edit: SMS theme is not working. Not sure if it was working when I wrote my reply or if I was mistaken but its not working now.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA

How is everybody's battery life on this rom? I couldn't even get 6 hours on the other miui roms for some reason and that was with little to no use. Any ideas??
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Wow this is my first time using MIUI and damn it's beautiful. I have heard great things about it. It's really a unique, interesting experience and has some great features. Google could learn a few things. I especially love how the notifications and sms work and how much more control you have over the notification led without a third party application. The lockscreen music player integration and control is extremely awesome as well. Installing imoseyon's lean kernel seemed to help smooth things out a bit too. Thanks for all the hard work porting it and keep up the great work on it.
Also tethering worked fine for me.

What's the different between this and the other miui rom from miui.us?

Status bar not only ignores themes but doesn't keep notifications while ob the home screens. It just has Verizon Wireless on the left. I don't know I missed a call unless I see it on my lockscreen or dock icon.
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Would love to use this, but as with the last release, when I go to downloads it try's to download "Dictionary Update Information" over and over again, eventually resulting in thousands of failed downloads and causing my phone to get very hot. Tried wiping and installing a couple different times with no success.

miketoasty said:
Would love to use this, but as with the last release, when I go to downloads it try's to download "Dictionary Update Information" over and over again, eventually resulting in thousands of failed downloads and causing my phone to get very hot. Tried wiping and installing a couple different times with no success.
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OMG I just noticed this lol. Yep thousands of failed downloads... considering going back to V2.3 :-\
Just found this, apparently you clear data from d/l manager:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1480321&page=37

japaneezy said:
OMG I just noticed this lol. Yep thousands of failed downloads... considering going back to V2.3 :-\
Just found this, apparently you clear data from d/l manager:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1480321&page=37
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miketoasty said:
Would love to use this, but as with the last release, when I go to downloads it try's to download "Dictionary Update Information" over and over again, eventually resulting in thousands of failed downloads and causing my phone to get very hot. Tried wiping and installing a couple different times with no success.
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This is caused by the Downloads app that defaults under a tools folder in the home screen
You can prevent it from happening by doing the following
In the Home Launcher screen by default there should be a folder called tools. Within the tools folder (or wherever you may have put it now) there is an app called Downloads.
After entering the App, go ahead and hit the menu button and select "Settings"
Now when you are finally here you have the option to turn off monitoring by deselecting "Data download prompt", or you can set a different value if you want it to control large file downloads if you are on a limited data plan.

How is 4.2.2 running so far?

How are you guys liking 4.2.2 so far? Are there things you think google could have done better?
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-make sure you're on the latest STOCK android image for TAKJU or Yakju (whichever OTA you want to flash)
-move .zip to your phone
-boot into CWM recovery
-install zip from SD card
-choose the fie
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Haven't seen any other thread so I'm posting here.
To start off, playing with the swiping keyboard is troublesome for me... I never liked Swype and I suck at swyping anyway tapping seems faster... Or maybe my finger isn't greased properly...
Otherwise, I have noticed that Agent Dash seems to stutter less in my 5 minutes of testing. The kernel's changed so I don't get those frequent flashing and random reboots (not yet anyway) (knock wood!).
No miracast streaming. No change in the radio performance thus far. There's a new antialiasing option in the Dev options though.
Seems alright, I'll say. Sans the swiping (which is a personal preference, cause it slows me down if I type carefully... Which you need to do if you want to make any sense... Go figure!)
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I sense a lag after the update; even after two reboots.
The lock screen is almost rubbish IMHO. Its like having multiple screens with widgets.
As for the toggle I was expecting much much more. Don't mind the keyboard at all.

I don't have a 4.2 OTA, but I've been running the leaked apps on my Gnex for weeks.
Here's my impressions:
Keyboard is great for one-handed typing, I don't care who you are you have to admit that it makes it a little easier to type when you only have one had available and I'm a fan of it.
Camera is alright, I feel like the pictures (at least on the Gnex) didn't look as good as they should've but that was a .apk from a Nexus 4, so it's understandable. Also Photo Sphere works pretty well if you know how to take the pictures correctly and not move the phone around too much.
From what I've seen of the official 4.2 features, lock-screen widgets look really unfinished, quick settings needs some work and the ability to customize it, and I still don't know if HDR is on the Gnex yet.
Overall I'm a little skeptical if this will be a definitive "upgrade" or not.
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SilentStormer said:
I don't have a 4.2 OTA, but I've been running the leaked apps on my Gnex for weeks.
Here's my impressions:
Keyboard is great for one-handed typing, I don't care who you are you have to admit that it makes it a little easier to type when you only have one had available and I'm a fan of it.
Camera is alright, I feel like the pictures (at least on the Gnex) didn't look as good as they should've but that was a .apk from a Nexus 4, so it's understandable. Also Photo Sphere works pretty well if you know how to take the pictures correctly and not move the phone around too much.
From what I've seen of the official 4.2 features, lock-screen widgets look really unfinished, quick settings needs some work and the ability to customize it, and I still don't know if HDR is on the Gnex yet.
Overall I'm a little skeptical if this will be a definitive "upgrade" or not.
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I stopped reading here.

Bad one, downgraded to 4.1.2
First thing is, that you cant use gesture typing on my languange (finnish) so useless feature. Locksreen is crap i think like comparing the ways to widget locker, android loses 5-0. the build is also laggy, and apps is crashing and i get reboots. Would not recommend this, maybe later when batter version is avaible

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Everything seems to be running smoothly so far. I flashed 4.1.2 stock, unrooted, flashed the 4.2 zip and re-rooted and all that jazz.
Starting from new sucks (have to re-do screends and such), but it's also nice to start over fresh.
Lock screen are interesting but I find myself trying to swipe to the next one, but registers as a pattern instead (pattern password lock). When I start getting more texts/events I'll be able to find the usefulness of it all.
Swipe is really nice on the keyboard. I'm a button-press guy, but this is sort of refreshing. I like seeing the word develop as I move my finger around. Will I use the all the time? Maybe. I'll give it this week to test out.
Pull-down with quick settings is a useful feature. If it had data as well, that'd be amazing. I usually turn on wifi, turn off data just to make sure I'm not wasting it on my ATT plan. The icon for my name in the top left is kind of useless though. Just shows a small amount of contact information. Maybe it'll be the spot for profiles in the future.
Speed and performance is amazing as always. Ever since Jelly Bean it's been responsive and quick to load apps. Only when something is downloading in the background does the OS get a little sketchy. That's nothing to worry about though.
Remember to tap 7 times on About > Build Number to enable Developer Options. It's only been maybe half an hour, so I'll keep running through the various features to get the full experience down. Next up: Photo Sphere.

It's really smooth and stable for me. Even better than 4.1.2. I like the new styling and I fell in love with new additions right away. Like I mentioned before, I'm a bit bothered by a "recent apps" menu. Everythime I close (slide) an app, it laggs. The whole thing just blinks for a bit. Otherwise, everything runs well.
Oh, and I don't have "pinch to zoom" in Gmail.. checked in the settings, if I missed anything, but nothing... any ideas?

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It's really smooth and stable for me. Even better than 4.1.2. I like the new styling and I fell in love with new additions right away. Like I mentioned before, I'm a bit bothered by a "recent apps" menu. Everythime I close (slide) an app, it laggs. The whole thing just blinks for a bit. Otherwise, everything runs well.
Oh, and I don't have "pinch to zoom" in Gmail.. checked in the settings, if I missed anything, but nothing... any ideas?
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In GMail settings enable Auto-fit messages to enable pinch zooming.

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In the GMail settings enable Auto-fit messages to enable pinch zooming.
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Damn, I must be blind... thank you so much!

Not particularly impressed with the lockscreen widgets. And the colors are terrible! Can't wait for a custom kernel to drop so I can get that sorted! Apart from that, it's been okay so far, except for the slightest bit of lag, which seems to have settled in now. I guess it's a little too early to tell since most of us would still be installing our apps and customizing it, etc. Can't say much about the keyboard since I'm not a very big fan of the swipe keyboard. I'm happier with SwiftKey!

Swype feature is working well. Camera looks good but forced closed few times. Once it hung and I had to take out my battery to restart.
Setting panel is a disappointment ..was expecting toggle to be available. Didn't face any lag.
Btw i don't see the thumbnail of clicked snap when my camera is on so I had to go to gallery to check the clicked snap.
Also new play store doesnt show manual updates seperately.
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anil76 said:
Setting panel is a disappointment ..was expecting toggle to be available.
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Just realized those aren't toggles. Disappointed as well. It's just telling me what is on instead of allowing me to quickly chance. Well, back to power toggles again.
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On another note, zoom/fit-to-screen isn't enabled in Gmail by default. Go to Settings > General > "Auto-fit messages" to enable it. Now those HTML formatted emails from companies looks decent.

This build is so ****ing slow! I can't even tap on the keyboard because it's very very very lag guy, seems like this room makes my nexus touch screen a hundred times slower then it should be
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hows thw battery life so far?
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Can anyone tell me if wireless display is activated via the OTA? Am extremely interested to know if Miracast is a software feature or not.

The Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S builds still use the old 3.0 Linux kernel. Only the Nexus 4 build uses the newer 3.4 kernel. Is there a good reason why the new kernel isn't used in the other builds?

djfoo000 said:
Can anyone tell me if wireless display is activated via the OTA? Am extremely interested to know if Miracast is a software feature or not.
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It can't be activated since the GN chipset doesn't support it.

bozzykid said:
It can't be activated since the GN chipset doesn't support it.
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There have been apps available for years that accomplish the exact same thing, I can stream music/video to my AppleTV & PS3. So I see that as a total cop-out, if true.

www.google.com (keeps reloading)

I use Google.com for my browser and never had any issues with it until today. When I load Google.com it comes up very quyickly as it should but it just keeps reloading and reloading until i force stop it or back out of it. Sometimes it will work OK but more times than most it will just constantly reload. No other web pages I set up to be my home page does this happen to. I'm wondering is Google.com having issues and I just don't know about it, (I hope) Any help would be welcomed.
Vinny

Clear data and cache for app.
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Same thing was happening to me for the past few days. I never had that happen before. It would just keep reloading.. The bar would just keep going half way over, then reload. I un installed the stock browser and installed Chrome. Didn't know what else to do.. BTW.. I'm on AOKP Liquid Smooth RC9 if that makes a difference... It started after updating from RC8.
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Same issue here starting today, running Stock 4.1.1. I have also noticed that my Amazon App Store is having the same refresh issue.
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dave2metz said:
Same thing was happening to me for the past few days. I never had that happen before. It would just keep reloading.. The bar would just keep going half way over, then reload. I un installed the stock browser and installed Chrome. Didn't know what else to do.. BTW.. I'm on AOKP Liquid Smooth RC9 if that makes a difference... It started after updating from RC8.
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I am on completely stock and just all of a sudden My stock Google browser starting doing exactly what you just pointed out. I noticed if I signed out of the browser (on the phone) it would stop reloading. I also have the SGS2 using it strictly on wifi and the same thing was happening to that one as well. I signed out of that one and it also stopped.
As I said I am completely stock without root and it still happened so it isn't because you flashed a different rom. Hoping this is a hiccup in the Google browser and will somehow fix itself with a possible update.
Any changes I will let you know by posting it right here.
Vinny

Well it's good to know this is on Google's side. It started doing this last night for me. I use the page multiple times a day without any problem until now... The problem seems to be in the mobile view so switch to classic for now and it will fix the problem. The mobile version keeps trying to ping your location but gets an error of unknown location. All the GPS settings do nothing to effect it.

Tower_Mazer said:
Well it's good to know this is on Google's side. It started doing this last night for me. I use the page multiple times a day without any problem until now... The problem seems to be in the mobile view so switch to classic for now and it will fix the problem. The mobile version keeps trying to ping your location but gets an error of unknown location. All the GPS settings do nothing to effect it.
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Thanks for the tip, I just signed out of the mobile version and all was OK. At least I know it isn't my phone.
Thanks,
Vinny

Has anyone found a real fix for this issue. As I said I just signed out of Google.com from the browser and am able to use it without it reloading. I tried signing back in and it started reloading immediately. Very annoying. I can not figure out why all of a sudden that Google.com just keeps reloading???
Any input would be well appreciated.
Thanks,
Vinny
PS, Go Pats.

I have fixed mine using the following method:
Open your browser, press your menu button and select settings:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Next, go to Privacy & Security and clear your Cache/Cookies:
Now log-out of your browser, restart your device and log back in once it's back up.
If you are still having issues after trying this solution, just shoot me a PM or GTalk message @AndroidSamurai and I'll try to help you troubleshoot it further.
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Experiencing same issue on my galaxy s3 stock rom.
Just started a day ago, what is going on?
A lot of users are reporting same issue in other forums as well.
And its not phone specific - seems to be hitting all kinds of newer phones...???
VanillaTbone said:
I have fixed mine using the following method:
Open your browser, press your menu button and select settings:
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Next, go to Privacy & Security and clear your Cache/Cookies:
View attachment 1528851
Now log-out of your browser, restart your device and log back in once it's back up.
If you are still having issues after trying this solution, just shoot me a PM or GTalk message @AndroidSamurai and I'll try to help you troubleshoot it further.
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There seems to be a few "bugs" going around since the 4.1.1 JB (JellyBean) update. So far I have found the "Refresh Bug" and the "Non-Stock Keyboard Bug".
The solution I posted earlier seems to be working fine for me (Stock 4.1.1) so far.. 'crosses fingers'
Within the next few seeks we should see a rollout of the 4.1.2 OTA update which will solve a lot of bugs us "Stock" users are experiencing + Added features.
Hold tight and be patient as we should find a permanent solution soon.
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vinnyjr said:
I use Google.com for my browser and never had any issues with it until today. When I load Google.com it comes up very quyickly as it should but it just keeps reloading and reloading until i force stop it or back out of it. Sometimes it will work OK but more times than most it will just constantly reload. No other web pages I set up to be my home page does this happen to. I'm wondering is Google.com having issues and I just don't know about it, (I hope) Any help would be welcomed.
Same thing here, started a few days ago, the clear cache thing worked for awhile, but it returned....the only thing that has since worked, is not to log onto Google..
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mrecho0501 said:
vinnyjr said:
I use Google.com for my browser and never had any issues with it until today. When I load Google.com it comes up very quyickly as it should but it just keeps reloading and reloading until i force stop it or back out of it. Sometimes it will work OK but more times than most it will just constantly reload. No other web pages I set up to be my home page does this happen to. I'm wondering is Google.com having issues and I just don't know about it, (I hope) Any help would be welcomed.
Same thing here, started a few days ago, the clear cache thing worked for awhile, but it returned....the only thing that has since worked, is not to log onto Google..
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I have tried just about everything and the only thing that works if you want to use the Mobile Version of the stock browser is just to remain signed OUT. Don't think it is Jelly Bean related because I have had Jelly Bean for a while now and this just started yesterday afternoon I think for me. I use that for my browser, use it daily and it worked great right up until yesterday. ( I think it might be just T-Mobile related because I also have a Verizon HTC Rezound and this isn't a problem on that phone )
PS, GO PATRIOTS
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You got it wrong buddy. This is not an issue with jellybean or the os.
Read up and you will see this is happening in various os. There is even a thread that is reporting the same issue on iOS.
It is something with the Google mobile site that is affecting some phones.
VanillaTbone said:
There seems to be a few "bugs" going around since the 4.1.1 JB (JellyBean) update. So far I have found the
"Refresh Bug" and the "Non-Stock Keyboard Bug".
The solution I posted earlier seems to be working fine for me (Stock 4.1.1) so far.. 'crosses fingers'
Within the next few seeks we should see a rollout of the 4.1.2 OTA update which will solve a lot of bugs us "Stock" users are experiencing + Added features.
Hold tight and be patient as we should find a permanent solution soon.
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Been seeing the same issue on my S2. It's become an incredible annoyance.
Noticed just a little while ago that turning off "Precise Location" in the Settings for Google (at the bottom of the page) has seemed to fix my problem. Not sure if it'll last, but for now I can relax again... lol.

Quick Update
I was having exact problems, on ATT Galaxy S3, Stock, running ICS....Today, I updated on Kies, to JB...all problems are gone....I can sign into Goggle, ..and no more constant refreshes ...
Bob

Viber on the Nexus 4

Hey, I thought I'd start a thread for this phone, I'm banking on them supporting it in a while.
I'm having the same troubles with the Nexus 4 (stock, CM 10.1 nightlies 11/28 and 11/29) that I have with my other older phones, a LG VM670 (Optimus V) with IHO CM 7.2, and a Samsung Exhibit II 4G used with both jocala's CM9 and stock Touchwiz Gingerbread.
The problem is that on a call, the proximity sensor does not turn off the backlight, only turns the screen black. On the Nexus 4, you can still see the buttons, for instance, but in all the others the backlight is also still on though the screen is blacked out. On an OLED phone, most of which they seem to officially support, this would save some battery, but on an LCD it doesn't do anything except for keeping your face from touching the onscreen interface. All other VoIP apps I use (Sipdroid, CSipSimple, Groove IP, Talkatone, etc.) that use the proximity sensor for this don't have a problem with the backlight.
I guess what I'm asking is for confirmation that this happens to others. I'm betting it does, but I've been told several times by support and by the rep on these forums that this is not intended behavior, but it should happen because my devices are not officially supported. I'm not so sure about that though anymore.
Feel free to post other observations about the app.

Hi,
This is Viber's rep.
We'd like to know if this issue is new? or did you always have it? Which Viber version do you have?
Have you tried using stock ROM? It might help....
Thanks,
Viber

Hi, if you're the same person, we've talked in the Galaxy Nexus thread. I've had it since I can remember, but I couldn't say for sure if an older version (older than 3 versions) did it. It's been months, and for sure the latest 2 versions had it. I'm using the latest version now on the three phones. Would you have an LCD phone in which you can quickly test?
I've used stock on the Nexus 4 and the Samsung Exhibit II 4G, but in the case of the Samsung I was told it might be cause the phone itself was not supported. There's at least a couple other people that's noticed this, but I think it's just not a very prominent problem, especially since there are a lot of OLED phones out there. If you follow the next few posts, you tell them there's a proximity sensor option in Viber, but I guess the newer versions don't have that. I'm using the latest version, 2.2.3.
Also, do you know if the issue of messages turning the screen on when it's off is going to be fixed soon? If you're using face unlock, the camera also turns on.

Thanks for the elaborate information.
Many problems concerning the issues you raised in your last post will hopefully be resolved in our upcoming update of Viber for Android (hopefully released soon).
We kindly ask that once available, you should install the new update and test these issues. If they remain, please do let me know here in this thread and we'll run a more intensive test to find the source of these problems.
Thank you in advance.

Hi, I updated today, and the proximity sensor problem still persists. The LCD backlight is not being turned off, the screen turns black. There is even an animation where the status bar and the onscreen navigation buttons hide up and downward respectively, while the screen turns black. I think all this time this is the intended behavior and not a bug.
Are there any plans to offer a true proximity sensor screen turn-off option, like the regular dialer and most other communications apps do?
Also, messages received still turn on the screen.
It seems this update was more focused on social features than other things.

@andy o -
Thanks for the report (we've also seen your post in the other thread).
This update actually contained many enhancements and bug fixes. The Proximity Sensor issue is being looked at right now. Meanwhile, we kindly ask that you take a minute and report the details of the problem to our support team using this direct link: http://bit.ly/ukGVJ0
With this information, our development team will hopefully be able to find the source of the problem, and ultimately resolve it
Thanks in advance

Viber is a great app! I'm only using it for texting, but it works really well! I just wish there were some themes... I hate that it is modeled exactly after the iPhone messaging app. :beer:
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@JmPTaz09 -
GUI updates are planned for the future, but we're still not sure when exactly.
Meanwhile, we invite you to enter our Feature Request page and post your suggestion there, or join an existing similar suggestion. The more people join on a request, the faster it will become reality
You can find it here: http://helpme.viber.com/index.php/Knowledgebase/Article/View/43/9/have-an-idea-for-a-new-feature

Yea make a jelly bean UI!

Don't know what's happening but viber on the nexus 4 hasn't worked well. First I think the voice quality is awful, don't know if the noise canceling is working. And I've tried it in other devices and it works beautifully. Also sometimes the app just stops working during a call.
Is it just me?
Using latest version.
Thanks
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Hi @ctexpa -
This issue of bad quality audio quality on Nexus 4 has been reported to us by a few users in the past. We're currently looking into this issue.
We kindly ask that you take a minute and report the details of the problem to our support team using this direct link: http://bit.ly/ukGVJ0 (when you submit the ticket, please make sure to add the URL of our conversation). With this information, our development team will hopefully be able to find the source of the problem, and ultimately resolve it.
Thanks in advance

If I may ask, what is the specific audio problem with the Nexus 4 that people are reporting? If it is distorted (clipped) audio, it's probably Android's inability to let apps control the mic gain combined with the Nexus 4's inherently high gain.
I myself can't say I'm having significant troubles with audio quality though besides that.

Good App
One of the first Apps I installed on Nexus 4, having previously used it on my HTC Desire. Found it works well, Sometimes get excessive lag and what sounds like an echo during voice calls. All I do is hang up and connect again, these calls going to Australia and Singapore (from UK) so normally a few milliseconds of delay on line. An excellent app which saves me a fortune on voice calls.

Screen turned on when a message received
Hate that receipt of message turn the screen on, and there is no option to disable that.

Proximity issue exists along with direct dial
Hi,
I am also facing the same issue with Nexus 4 of the backlight going black, but another thing I have noticed is that it is impossible to set a 'SHORTCUT' for any Viber contact on the home screen. When we select Viber in the Widgets, it returns back to the home screen.
I had the same issue with my HTC earlier. However, we can set individual shortcuts for other 3rd party apps like WhatsApp which take us directly to the chat of that contact.
I would request the Viber rep to look into this and request other to try this and confirm if it exists.

All,
- The disrupted sound issue is being looked into these days. We hope to have conclusions soon,
- There is an option inside Viber's "More" tab that should disable the lighting up of the screen upon incoming message. We have been reported from some users that it fails to work, and we're checking it at the moment. Whoever is experiencing this issue: we kindly ask that you take a minute and report the details of the problem to our support team using this direct link: http://bit.ly/ukGVJ0 (when you submit the ticket, please make sure to add the URL of our conversation). With this information, our development team will hopefully be able to find the source of the problem, and ultimately resolve it.
Thanks in advance
- The shortcut issue: this is known to us, and we hope to resolve it in future updates, but unfortunately at the moment it is not of the highest priority in our development plans. This doesn't mean of course we'll neglect it, but only that we are still unsure when exactly we will attend to this feature.

Viber Team said:
- There is an option inside Viber's "More" tab that should disable the lighting up of the screen upon incoming message. We have been reported from some users that it fails to work, and we're checking it at the moment.
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I don't have that option at all. It's also not in settings. I'm using the latest version 2.3.2.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

Viber Team said:
All,
- There is an option inside Viber's "More" tab that should disable the lighting up of the screen upon incoming message.
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I believe you were refering to "New message popup" which is a different thing. Anyway it is unchecked at my end, and the screen still turn on.
I have lodged a bug report, but your colleague explained that it is by design that the screen will be turned on when a message is received.
To me it is unnecessary. Native notification and most 3rd party messengers (e.g. Whatsapp) do not have this behavior or at least have it as an option.
Just because iPhone has this doesnt mean Android need it; most of the Android phones have a notification light.
Separately I have also lodged a feature request to have this set as an user option, whether to have the screen turn on.
Thanks for looking into user feedback in the forum =)

@zhuozhi211-
I understand your meaning now - I apologize for the confusion. We do have an option for unlocking the screen or keeping it unlocked, but it is true (as you said) that the screen always lights up. When it comes to other applications and services - some of them have similar behavior (even on Android), while others don't, as you mentioned.
We are looking into the addition of this option (have the screen lit up or not), and we hope to implement it in future updates. It is our pleasure (and duty) to be here and receive our users' feedback. Thank you for submitting the ticket and the feature request

I am having a different issues..
--Call counter always start from 30:00 if you look at the counter in Notifications.
--If data drops the application hangs on the black screen with Navigation Bar buttons but you need to kill the application and relaunch it. In other words call is not ended by itself.
Request you to please look into these, if possible. I dont bother much for the 1st one, but please resolve the 2nd one.
ROM: XYLON
Phone: Nexus 4
Viber Application: 2.3.2.61