New Features of 4.0.4 - Samsung Galaxy Nexus

For as long as I can can remember I've been wishing that google would add a previous button to Google Music[ Play Music] lol And it looks like they've finally done it As far as I know I've never seen it before lol Correct me if I'm wrong
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Its been there lol only fits in landscape mode unless you're using CM9's music apk.

The best new feature of 4.0.4?
No UI lag! Galaxy Nexus is finally as smooth in its menus again as it was in 4.0.1!

stellar said:
Its been there lol only fits in landscape mode unless you're using CM9's music apk.
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Lol I never noticed it before I'm still trying to find all the new features/ improvements smh I wish an official complete change log would appear
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Is it just me or is the camera way better in 4.0.4? It feels like the app starts faster and take less blurred pictures. Also the video is way better and not as wobbly as before. Someone else seeing these results or is it just me imagine stuff =p

Yes. The camera is much improved. It now focuses pretty much within milliseconds of capturing the photo... instead of half a second to a second before capturing, like it used to (results in very clear and crisp pictures).

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[Video] Firmware 2.15.401.5

I haven't noticed any videos of the latest test firmware (2.15) floating anywhere around so i thought i would do those none-rooted users a favor and show you a short demonstration of what kind of smooth UI us rooted users are experiencing in contrast to the IMO laggy UI we have on 1.26~1.29 roms. This is actually one of my first videos ever and i hardly even ever use a camera other than the one on my HOX to record videos. So yeah! I hope the clip i've uploaded for demonstration purposes is clear enough. Really there is little to no lag at all
Take a look for yourself.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2gq_TEkaDA
p.s: this is on maximus rom v2.2 by Football
And oh yeah, i do go into screen-on time in the video, but don't worry the battery life shown isn't what it should be. It has more to do with the fact that i reflashed the rom and had a few calls + listened to over 40 minutes of music today. I believe in total i'd have nearly 2 hours screen time by now if i hadn't restarted or reflashed.
Whatever!
With the song this video makes it seem as if it is being fast forwarded, but it isn't
shadehh said:
I haven't noticed any videos of the latest test firmware (2.15) floating anywhere around so i thought i would do those none-rooted users a favor and show you a short demonstration of what kind of smooth UI us rooted users are experiencing in contrast to the IMO laggy UI we have on 1.26~1.29 roms. This is actually one of my first videos ever and i hardly even ever use a camera other than the one on my HOX to record videos. So yeah! I hope the clip i've uploaded for demonstration purposes is clear enough. Really there is little to no lag at all
Take a look for yourself.
(not sure why the embedded link above won't work, here link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jH6P9SXsS_8 )
p.s: this is on maximus rom v2.2 by Football
And oh yeah, i do go into screen-on time in the video, but don't worry that battery life doesn't say. It has more to do with the fact that i reflashed the rom and had a few calls + listened to over 40 minutes of music today. I believe in total i'd have nearly 2 hours screen time by now.
Whatever!
Oh yeah! And i added a music overlay to this video since you won't have to listen to my runny nose - BUT!! Yes there's a BUT... it may take a while for youtube to apply it, haha! Sorry guys
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No video here just some crappy music!
McBeaker said:
No video here just some crappy music!
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For real? Lol!I've got the feeling that has something to do with me having tried to put a music on top of it and the process taking a little bit, should be fine soon i hope... The video is working fine on my side. Let me see if it may be an alternative issue.. Sorry
edit: Just tried on an alternative browser on which i have not logged into any youtube account. Certainly works here. Anyone else not able to see the video?
another edit: I refreshed the page and now the song i chose to have applied on top of it seems to be working, i'm going to assume the video is fine now
I use this firmware right now, and transition effects in Sense is ****. I hate this, but I don't want to lose my data in Dead Trigger.
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Its just some music...no video at all :-\
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Can't help thinking that you may have posted the wrong link - the video you have posted is:
"Scotty - The black pearl (Dave Darell Radio Edit)" not a phone video.
Please check you are trying to post the correct video.
wkd2639 said:
Can't help thinking that you may have posted the wrong link - the video you have posted is:
"Scotty - The black pearl (Dave Darell Radio Edit)" not a phone video.
Please check you are trying to post the correct video.
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God, i am an idiot!
Link fixed**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2gq_TEkaDA
Forgive me guys, lol!
shadehh said:
God, i am an idiot!
Link fixed**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2gq_TEkaDA
Forgive me guys, lol!
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Cheers, that worked
Just one question. In the status bar at the bottom I noticed that there are notifications and quick settings tabs, are these from the updated sense 4.1? Thanks
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dzdimov said:
Just one question. In the status bar at the bottom I noticed that there are notifications and quick settings tabs, are these from the updated sense 4.1? Thanks
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Well, from what i've been informed the firmware itself actually has that implemented. However, it was not enabled by HTC. So although it is actually implemented by HTC, it was disabled and one of the devs had to re-enable it.
shadehh said:
I haven't noticed any videos of the latest test firmware (2.15) floating anywhere around so i thought i would do those none-rooted users a favor and show you a short demonstration of what kind of smooth UI us rooted users are experiencing in contrast to the IMO laggy UI we have on 1.26~1.29 roms. This is actually one of my first videos ever and i hardly even ever use a camera other than the one on my HOX to record videos. So yeah! I hope the clip i've uploaded for demonstration purposes is clear enough. Really there is little to no lag at all
Take a look for yourself.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2gq_TEkaDA
p.s: this is on maximus rom v2.2 by Football
And oh yeah, i do go into screen-on time in the video, but don't worry the battery life shown isn't what it should be. It has more to do with the fact that i reflashed the rom and had a few calls + listened to over 40 minutes of music today. I believe in total i'd have nearly 2 hours screen time by now if i hadn't restarted or reflashed.
Whatever!
With the song this video makes it seem as if it is being fast forwarded, but it isn't
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Awesome video!
Makes me excited for the ota
Thanks, pal
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see, i had a one x.. rooted unlocked and was running the 2.05 arhd rom.. then i tried going back to stock and locking the bootloader and saw that it showed "relocked" and not "locked" so i used the 30 day replacement policy my store offered and got a new one and im running it stock now.
i dont wanna pay for any repairs i might have to do at the HTC service center just because i "voided my warranty"
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see, i had a one x.. rooted unlocked and was running the 2.05 arhd rom.. then i tried going back to stock and locking the bootloader and saw that it showed "relocked" and not "locked" so i used the 30 day replacement policy my store offered and got a new one and im running it stock now.
i dont wanna pay for any repairs i might have to do at the HTC service center just because i "voided my warranty"
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Yeah, that's perfectly understandable IMO. I would wait for this rom anyway, it's a real game chaner and i think if i had this rom back then, fresh out of the box, i would have never bothered rooting.

360 Photosphere?

Is anybody else excited for this feature? I'm sure we'll get the 4.2 update within the next few months.
I know it's more of a novelty feature, just like panorama mode, but it would be fun to use imo.
Once this feature is widely available, I think Google should allow people to add their Photoshere photos to google maps.
you can add them to google maps. which is close enough or exactly what you meant.
http://maps.google.com/help/maps/streetview/contribute/
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Is anybody else excited for this feature? I'm sure we'll get the 4.2 update within the next few months.
I know it's more of a novelty feature, just like panorama mode, but it would be fun to use imo.
Once this feature is widely available, I think Google should allow people to add their Photoshere photos to google maps.
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Next few months...probably more like 9 months going with their current track record...the gs3 still hasnt received 4.1, and that is a much larger customer base...
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http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390135922294523605
Flash in zip, this is a working file it installs og android camera and gallery to give you photosphere, your old cam and gallery will still be there but will not do photosphere to find the feature open your new cam app change the type by tapping cam icon and picking photosphere ONLY the gallery installed can view the pics properly enjoy
we will never get 4.2 ...
Very cool, thank you. Once we get a factory Odin image, I'll take the plunge and root and flash.
Anyone else getting crappy spheres generated? They just don't look as good as the one on the demo video.
Edit: I guess it's hit or miss; I just did another one and it looks awesome. Some of the edges are still a bit bad but overall it was very nice, considering it mashed up like 12 pics
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Anyone else getting crappy spheres generated? They just don't look as good as the one on the demo video.
Edit: I guess it's hit or miss; I just did another one and it looks awesome. Some of the edges are still a bit bad but overall it was very nice, considering it mashed up like 12 pics
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WAX ON WAX OFF, keep practicing you will get it its fun!

[APPS] A more complete JB 4.2 Camera and Gallery

Hi,
I've created a flashable zip based on the files extracted by dmmarck (it's all his doing! I'm just packaging it). Just flash from CWM or TWRP.
Everything should work: regular pics, photosphere, gallery and editor. On my device, it all coexists nicely with my existing camera and gallery.
Edit: just noticed that garner had updated his own thread with more things working. It seems his archive contains fewer files, which is great if you want to save space. If it's not working for you, though, try this version.
Thanks cyansmoker!
For me garner's zip didnt work. Yours did!
Trying this out now! Thanks!
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Trying this out now! Thanks!
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Anyone having heat issues with the new cam?
I've heard claims that, yes, it can run your phone pretty hot.
Not sure what it's doing.
Works perfect!
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I just noticed that JB 4.2 camera does not have some features what ICS/JB camera has...
Is there any way to get JB 4.1.2 camera for an second camera without another gallery app? ICS camera ("+" version from play store) does not have good features what JB 4.1.2 camera has! :/
Does HDR work
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Thanks a lot, I was trying to download the zip from another thread but it just keep disconnecting and restarting. this is working perfectly.:thumbup:
Currently using dark paranoid 2.25.1 tablet mode and this camera app working much better and faster than the stock 4.1.2 camera. Loved that photosphere shots.
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the ONLY problem I am having with the photosphere is that it seems to snap pictures when the blue dot isnt directly center of the target. Its close to but not directly center which leads to most of my pictures being "off" from one another.. I wonder if theres a way to slow down the speed or pause it for a second so the blue dot lines up correctly
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the ONLY problem I am having with the photosphere is that it seems to snap pictures when the blue dot isnt directly center of the target. Its close to but not directly center which leads to most of my pictures being "off" from one another.. I wonder if theres a way to slow down the speed or pause it for a second so the blue dot lines up correctly
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In my case, I found out that actually slowing down while panning with my phone made things better. I guess my phone was having a hard time figuring out what I was aiming it at.
i've tried to slow it down also (this isnt the panorama selection but the photosphere), but once the blue dot to line up the next shot gets close to the target recticle center where it should be(might be a better word), it snaps the next picture before even getting in the center if that makes sense
I get force close when opening both camera and gallery app. Hmm.. not sure what's wrong though.
I have a cwm backup, but is there other way to restore old camera back? maybe someone has the original apk for camera and gallery?
if not I'll just do a full restore.
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Does HDR work
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Im working on the HDR mode i just cant seem to edit the apk
I've tried the other zip and this one. neither seems to work for me. i only see the normal camera and gallery apps. i am using BAMF current rom. I do see a gallery2.apk, gallery4, and googlegallery. any idea what's going on? is there a way to create a shortcut to the new ones?
nvm, fixed it, renamed other apks, changed perm and rebooted...
frahmadani said:
I get force close when opening both camera and gallery app. Hmm.. not sure what's wrong though.
I have a cwm backup, but is there other way to restore old camera back? maybe someone has the original apk for camera and gallery?
if not I'll just do a full restore.
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I believe that as long as you delete /system/app/GalleryGoogle.apk and reboot your phone, you should have access to your old camera.
Of course it is different from ROM to ROM...
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I guess my phone was having a hard time figuring out what I was aiming it at.
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Hm.. that's what she said.
(Helpful post of the year)
joshrys said:
I've tried the other zip and this one. neither seems to work for me. i only see the normal camera and gallery apps. i am using BAMF current rom. I do see a gallery2.apk, gallery4, and googlegallery. any idea what's going on? is there a way to create a shortcut to the new ones?
nvm, fixed it, renamed other apks, changed perm and rebooted...
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rename the gallery2.apk to gallery.bak, then try to install. I dont see a gallery4 on mine (current Bamf), just a GALAXY4, which is a lwp and googlegallery is what the new one is (I think).
Will it work in Galaxy s3?
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Google has nailed it with 4.2! :D

So after a couple of hours (20+ hours ) i have used stock 4.2 with root. No other modifications.
What I think:
-excellent speed, no lag or slowdowns
-excellent battery life with the new kernel
-the colors of the screen are much better!
-lovely new camera app
Everything is just perfect. What do you guys think of 4.2?
Post your opinion
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I love it! It's really fast, smooth and stable. Not a single problem in now almost two days. I like new additions, I got used to them right away. But, I've mentioned this before, the new "recent apps" is bothering me. It's really, really bothering me. I like that I can use the recent apps button while in-app to close it, but it stops right there. It's buggy like hell and it makes me feel like I'm on a nightly ROM each time I close an app. And I preferred the transparent look from 4.1. I seriously hope they'll fix it soon. Argh.
But, nevertheless, I love 4.2 - it's amazing.
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Joplisan said:
I love it! It's really fast, smooth and stable. Not a single problem in now almost two days. I like new additions, I got used to them right away. But, I've mentioned this before, the new "recent apps" is bothering me. It's really, really bothering me. I like that I can use the recent apps button while in-app to close it, but it stops right there. It's buggy like hell and it makes me feel like I'm on a nightly ROM each time I close an app. And I also liked it transparent. I seriously hope they'll fix it soon. Argh.
But, nevertheless, I love 4.2,it's amazing.
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Personally , the new recents style feels much more responsive to me.. When switching from whatsapp to tapatalk e.g. it is litterally BUTTERY smooth to me
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Now I just need it for my Sprint GN.
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There are some CM10 features I miss, and I would love a new kernel.
But yes, I love it too
Well, everything is perfect expect 3 things.
1. lockscreen is a fail... o.o... after i slide to other widget page do something and come back to page where i can unlock my device i have to press a button to get the lockring? O.O also when i resize widgets i gets the lockring to another page and doesnt save the resize wtf really?
2. recent apps is cool, but its laggy. swiping apps is laggy, dont know why? hope we get the fix soon
3. power widgets at notifaction thing is not really widgets. example: if i press wifi toggle, it doesnt turn off or on wifi, it just takes you to wifi settings where you cant turn wifi on or off
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-excellent battery life with the new kernel
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They didn't update the kernel, AFAIK. For example, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34085781&postcount=97
foosion said:
They didn't update the kernel, AFAIK. For example, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34085781&postcount=97
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of course they updated the kernel! look at the build date! and if nothing changed from the previous kernel, they could have used that one. they used a new one, and there are new changes. look at the 4.2 kernel source and you'll see
Not entirely they fubar'd the internal sdcard. Now everytime you flash a new ROM it will create a new partition in the /sdcard/ titled /0/ and you're f'd if you need a backup because thats in /sdcard/ while you're in /sdcard/0/0 :S
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Not entirely they fubar'd the internal sdcard. Now everytime you flash a new ROM it will create a new partition in the /sdcard/ titled /0/ and you're f'd if you need a backup because thats in /sdcard/ while you're in /sdcard/0/0 :S
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The more I look at it, the more I believe that is not 4.2's fault, but the recovery's fault. They need to be updated.
adrynalyne said:
The more I look at it, the more I believe that is not 4.2's fault, but the recovery's fault. They need to be updated.
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Yeah koush said he would fix it.
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adrynalyne said:
The more I look at it, the more I believe that is not 4.2's fault, but the recovery's fault. They need to be updated.
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I think it's rom fault because of the introduction of profiles!
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I think it's rom fault because of the introduction of profiles!
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Doubt it. Especially since that feature isn't available for phones by default.
This new version of android has made me get away from rooting . never again will I root my device.
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Soldier 2.0 said:
This new version of android has made me get away from rooting . never again will I root my device.
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For myself I won't say never, but stock isn't a bad experience now ugly color is fixed, better signal for me, and quick settings aren't that bad like many people claim... ^_^ I'm happy with stock for the next time also the other features like the keyboard slide thing is nice, and let us not forget photo sphere ^^ all in Google did a big step forward, like they did with the first jelly bean version ^^
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Akizella said:
Well, everything is perfect expect 3 things.
1. lockscreen is a fail... o.o... after i slide to other widget page do something and come back to page where i can unlock my device i have to press a button to get the lockring? O.O also when i resize widgets i gets the lockring to another page and doesnt save the resize wtf really?
2. recent apps is cool, but its laggy. swiping apps is laggy, dont know why? hope we get the fix soon
3. power widgets at notifaction thing is not really widgets. example: if i press wifi toggle, it doesnt turn off or on wifi, it just takes you to wifi settings where you cant turn wifi on or off
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You seem to not understand. The WiFi just shows which WiFi you are connected to. Only actually toggles there are airplane mode, bluetooth and brightness.
And you also seem a bit confused to the lock screen as well. But I'll let you figure that out
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Guys I see many of you have lags and bugs, i suggest to wipe everything before flashing, that's what I did and I have no lag or bugs in recent apps or elsewhere...and I'm usually very picky about lags and framerate drops...really 4.2 is as smooth or better than 4.1.2 here...gmail and recent apps are smoother than ever, facebook feed scrolling is finally totally smooth, and generally 4.2 feels fast and solid, I see some nice tweaked animations here and there...
That being said I expected much more from the google development team, sure WP8 lacks a solid ecosystem, but the os itself has some cool features that I'd like to see on android...like the all in one chat app, or the app-personalized lockscreen...our lockscreen widgets can't even compare to that...seems like android team is out of imagination and is just implementing small and not useful things here and there instead of pushing boundaries
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Guys I see many of you have lags and bugs, i suggest to wipe everything before flashing, that's what I did and I have no lag or bugs in recent apps or elsewhere...and I'm usually very picky about lags and framerate drops...really 4.2 is as smooth or better than 4.1.2 here...gmail and recent apps are smoother than ever, facebook feed scrolling is finally totally smooth, and generally 4.2 feels fast and solid, I see some nice tweaked animations here and there...
That being said I expected much more from the google development team, sure WP8 lacks a solid ecosystem, but the os itself has some cool features that I'd like to see on android...like the all in one chat app, or the app-personalized lockscreen...our lockscreen widgets can't even compare to that...seems like android team is out of imagination and is just implementing small and not useful things here and there instead of pushing boundaries
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So...basically you want them to push boundaries but manage to release a very stable and solid ROM, sometimes as soon as a few months after the last release (4.0>4.1>4.2 in less than a year)? I somehow have a feeling if they had revolutionized the OS but couldn't manage to smooth out a few bugs, you'd be on here hating them for not releasing a stable ROM. I think maybe you should start deving and realize the time and effort it takes to bring new features with true stability.
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Guys I see many of you have lags and bugs, i suggest to wipe everything before flashing, that's what I did and I have no lag or bugs in recent apps or elsewhere...and I'm usually very picky about lags and framerate drops...really 4.2 is as smooth or better than 4.1.2 here...gmail and recent apps are smoother than ever, facebook feed scrolling is finally totally smooth, and generally 4.2 feels fast and solid, I see some nice tweaked animations here and there...
That being said I expected much more from the google development team, sure WP8 lacks a solid ecosystem, but the os itself has some cool features that I'd like to see on android...like the all in one chat app, or the app-personalized lockscreen...our lockscreen widgets can't even compare to that...seems like android team is out of imagination and is just implementing small and not useful things here and there instead of pushing boundaries
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Don't you think it's slightly unfair to expect so much from a point release?
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thegtfusion said:
So after a couple of hours (20+ hours ) i have used stock 4.2 with root. No other modifications.
What I think:
-excellent speed, no lag or slowdowns
-excellent battery life with the new kernel
-the colors of the screen are much better!
-lovely new camera app
Everything is just perfect. What do you guys think of 4.2?
Post your opinion
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I have noticed that my battery life has gone down, unplug the phone from charger, not using it, and withing 1-3 minutes, i am down to 99-98% battery

Android 4.2.1 Camera

Hi everyone . since the release of Android 4.2.1 . struggle to zoom the camera , today when i played around with the device i found it .
The technique behind the zoom :
Place two finger at the screen and move one finger over the screen to zoom the camera .
I tried this over AOKP ROM. Hope few would have struggle to zoom it like me . if you know it already well and good . to the unknown guys enjoy it
Hit Thanks and Enjoy :laugh:
I dont know why google doesn't do a "tutorial" type thing for apps they completely redesign. i have see quite a few people asking how to zoom on the new camera. if google did a quick little video or something when opening the app for the first time, it would alleviate a lot of headaches.
just my opinion though
Hmm but it is quite an intuitive feature that's been implemented all over the user interface. It's a simple pinch-to-zoom gesture!
Simple though
Yup its simple but hidden . Got so many days to find it , thought of sharing , so that other can also gain from it
vndkmr97 said:
Hi everyone . since the release of Android 4.2.1 . struggle to zoom the camera , today when i played around with the device i found it .
The technique behind the zoom :
Place two finger at the screen and move one finger over the screen to zoom the camera .
I tried this over AOKP ROM. Hope few would have struggle to zoom it like me . if you know it already well and good . to the unknown guys enjoy it
Hit Thanks and Enjoy :laugh:
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Dude are you seriously taking about pinch to zoom in the camera app.. and a new thread for that...
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Using digital zoom is a terrible idea anyway. Just take the picture at full resolution and crop it later.
Does anyone have the a pk of the first Jelly Bean camera? And does anyone know if it would work instead of the naive JB4.2 app?
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