I'm interested in other keyboards used on the Adam from others who have their Adams delivered already. I'm particularly interested in Swype / SlideIT and Swiftkey. Any other replacement keyboards people have used that worked well on the tablet I'd be interested to hear about as well.
I've been using thumb keyboard. Its pretty good for the tablet.
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I've been using thumb keyboard. Its pretty good for the tablet.
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I agree. I posted a review of the keyboard not too long ago. I like it a lot. It's almost perfect, just lacking multi-touch chording.
I am currently using SlideIT, and it works very well. Quick for writing out text in in swype mode (much better than I expected). Only drawback is that it still feels the need to take up the entire screen when you're writing, like on your phone.
I downloaded and have been using the new FlexT9 keyboard by Nuance. It is every bit as good as Swipe... and has the added bonus of the built in voice to text functionality of Naturally Dragon (by Nuance).
It is a bit pricey at 4.99... but worth every penny.
thumb keyboard ftw. Best keyboard for a tablet hands down. also has an option so that it prevents fullscreen mode :-D
+1 for thumb keyboard
Wow, thumb keyboard is fantastic! Even just the regular keyboard mode is so much nicer thanks to the keys being a decent size. Cheers for the recommendation!
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What do you think about the Mock-up Style?
Could we design our Nexus like this?
apart from the bottom 3 buttons, which personally i couldn't do (but someone else could, the wallpaper and clock should be easy enough.
looks like the beta version of ICS
Just wondering if anyone with some design engineering under their belt would know if the Galaxy Nexus had to be as long as it is. As much as I want this phone, it just seems like it has a bit too much dead space on top and bottom. Especially the bottom. I did quick chopshop to give you an Idea of what I mean. It seems like a good 3/4 of an inch difference.
They're not making it tall just for fun. There are components below/above the screen that couldn't fit anywhere else unless they made the phone thicker.
I see what you're saying, but I'm pretty sure they would have made it shorter if they could've. But they weren't going to do it if it meant it would be thicker or wider than they wanted.
And that solves that. Thanks.
I'm hearing you.. HTC titan is 4.7" screen and is not as tall.
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Just wondering if anyone with some design engineering under their belt would know if the Galaxy Nexus had to be as long as it is. As much as I want this phone, it just seems like it has a bit too much dead space on top and bottom. Especially the bottom. I did quick chopshop to give you an Idea of what I mean. It seems like a good 3/4 of an inch difference.
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Yeah it was necessary for the phone to be this long. It also looks much better than the fat variant in the OP. I absolutely love it.
For what it's worth, the longer version does look better too.
Love the size... but I did make a widget to pull down the notification bar so I don't need to stretch my thumb lol
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dantemp said:
Just wondering if anyone with some design engineering under their belt would know if the Galaxy Nexus had to be as long as it is. As much as I want this phone, it just seems like it has a bit too much dead space on top and bottom. Especially the bottom. I did quick chopshop to give you an Idea of what I mean. It seems like a good 3/4 of an inch difference.
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its widescreen, and no theres hardly any wasted space, far less than a normal phone especially at the bottom!
I also wished it was smaller.
Underneath soft buttons is a notification lamp. The top has the speaker, sensors and camera. The aspect ratio of the display is 16:9 physically, not just in pixel count, preventing distortion. I'm not seeing any wasted space unless you want a smaller screen or a new design without the front facing components. Something maybe that's a slate and requires a headset or maybe a speaker for your ear on the back instead of the front?
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I like the nexus the way it is. Yes it is a lottle tall and yes they couldve trimmed height and added depth or girth but it is great the way it is. My thumb is getting stretchy.
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Agreed. Besides, I compared it to my DX and it's essentially the same height, slightly wider, but best yet...thinner. FTW.
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Love the size... but I did make a widget to pull down the notification bar so I don't need to stretch my thumb lol
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Thats a good idea, is it in the android market?
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Thats a good idea, is it in the android market?
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no - i could throw it up there: just need to make a better looking icon tomorrow.
i was going to build a nexus prime power widget: drop down menu, short cut to network settings, flashlight etc.. but i don't have much time.
Tomorrow i'll throw up the widget and an app icon (so you can shortcut it on the launcher if you wanted to)
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no - i could throw it up there: just need to make a better looking icon tomorrow.
i was going to build a nexus prime power widget: drop down menu, short cut to network settings, flashlight etc.. but i don't have much time.
Tomorrow i'll throw up the widget and an app icon (so you can shortcut it on the launcher if you wanted to)
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That's a pretty good idea. I wish, however, that someone could just make the stock ICS launcher have swipe actions in the dock (much like Launcher Pro). A simple swipe on the App Drawer icon to bring down the notification menu would be a blessing.
if you look at the bottom though there is actually enough space for capacitive buttons. i thought the point of on screen buttons was to avoid any bezel at all.
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Love the size... but I did make a widget to pull down the notification bar so I don't need to stretch my thumb lol
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Soon enough, we'll have custom launchers with swipe actions that can pull down the notification bar. I used this when I had zeam launcher on GB.
since they had to make the phone that big they should have just made the screen take up the entire top surface.
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Love the size... but I did make a widget to pull down the notification bar so I don't need to stretch my thumb lol
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Please explain that widget you created. thanks
Hi everyone, I currently own a Samsung galaxy s2 I9100 and I freaking love that phone, but I love new things and I'm really intrigued by the Galaxy nexus. The 720P screen is a killer and it has ice cream sandwich. I've held the phone before it came out in the US and for the short period of time i played with it I was impressed. I use my phone mostly for web browsing ( 95% of the time) then calls and texts of course but I don't really care about the megapixels in the camera cause I don't take a lot of pics. I also don't really play games, I got my PS3 for that so basically I just wanna know how this phone compares to the Galaxy SII I9100. Is it worth upgrading or should I wait for ICS to hit the S2 and get a super phone in the summer? Tell me what you guys think thanks!
If you love your s2, stay with it. I had one and I know what I'm talking about. But here is the reason why I changed it for the nexus. I didn't like the s2's screen for having that bad production quality with all that rests of glue and the uneven color quality. The Nexus is much better at that. Also the resolution of the galaxy nexus is way better. Something that bugged me a lot on the s2, since the display is huge and you wanna see a lot of pixels on such a big screen, right?!
But the most bang for the bug is ICS and I like the simplicity of it on the nexus. I think Samsung will get it on the s2 with a lot more of crapware.
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unless 720p is a must have... I think you can wait for the next superphone in the summer.
I had the i9100 and switched to the GNex because I wanted to get away from a vendor or carrier holding back updates.
I don't think the screen is as good on the GNex. Less colorful and more grainy. Where I really noticed it was the top bar on the facebook app. It really pops with blue on the i9100 but seems drab on the GNex. Videos seem more grainy but that is because I'm watching on a high res screen on the GNex. High def video looks better but the low res screen on the i9100 hid some of the flaws before.
The camera seems to react quicker. (Less shutter lag.) I can't tell a difference as far as picture quality. The tiny lens on the phone has more to do with the quality than the sensor IMO.
Battery seems about the same. Of course the GNex is going dead a lot more quickly right now but that's because it's new and I'm playing with it more.
ICS is taking some getting used to. I never used the search bar and it's annoying that I can't get rid of it now. Different contact structure and having to move ringtones into a directory instead of long tapping and just setting as ringtone is a pain especially when you don't have a file browser installed by default. Widgets can't be added by long pressing on the home screen have to go to the app drawer.
Just little things you have to get used to.
just use different launcher
no need to stay with stock
adw ex is awesome, many more features
and no google search on every page
Thanks a lot for your replies guys, I think I'm gonna stick with the Galaxy SII for now, I always jump on a phone soon as it comes out, I think I'm going to hold off maybe till the Galaxy 3 comes out or maybe try something else. You guys enjoy your phones thanks again!
I'm "trying" out the Nexus for a couple more days and unsure if I'm keeping it or going back to my s2. I love the screen and physical shape of the Nexus but my s2 is smoother and quicker. The Nexus feels so good in hand due to its shape. Guess I'll be flipping a coin before the two weeks are up. Lol
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Google released a webpage with design patterns for Android apps. As you can see here, there is a wallpaper which I found really cool, so I decided to copy it.
It´s quite simple, and both blue and red parts are a bit larger pointedly, to fit the screen properly (they get smaller when the image is set as wallpaper). Hope you like it!
Thanks! I actually liked the wallpaper when I first saw it
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