New Gnex (and thank you's) - Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Hey everybody
after 5 agonizing months (exactly) of pure iphone crappyness (my sensation was stolen on new years eve..) I am finally a proud Gnex owner
unlocked and rooted it the second I got home, took me maybe 10 minutes to go through the whole process, and so I want to thank you all and especially some particular members:
Jubakuba for giving good advice on unlocking, rooting and yakju'ing
efrant for writing the amazing how to guide to 'yakju'ing' basically everything
And The amazing mskip for his Gnex toolkit. amazing.
So, thank you all

That's amazing
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Another iPhone user sees the light!

1cewolf said:
Another iPhone user sees the light!
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Actually I was always an android user, from my days with the HD2, but when my sensation got stolen I had no choice but to use my dad's spare iphone 3gs, that thing is absolutely crap, I still can't understand how it got so popular..
But indeed.. I now see the light

I'm almost certain I'll be getting a nexus this weekend. I loved how easy it was to unlock and root the nexus s. Couple more days to wait...and think. I used to buy clamshells based solely on the screen and number of colours.
Is it as easy to unlock, root and clockwork the galaxy nexus as it was the nexus s?
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tailsthecat3 said:
I'm almost certain I'll be getting a nexus this weekend. I loved how easy it was to unlock and root the nexus s. Couple more days to wait...and think. I used to buy clamshells based solely on the screen and number of colours.
Is it as easy to unlock, root and clockwork the galaxy nexus as it was the nexus s?
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It's the same procedure.

congrats. hope to see u around the forum

spencer88 said:
It's the same procedure.
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Thanks.
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omricn said:
I had no choice but to use my dad's spare iphone 3gs, that thing is absolutely crap, I still can't understand how it got so popular..
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because its the AOL of smartphones

love my nexus sold my droid razr today

Zepius said:
because its the AOL of smartphones
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+1 That's a true statement on all levels lol.
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Related

Hello,new user here :))

Hey guys,as you can see,I'm d3hum4niz3d,maybie some of you heard about me before
So I got the phone today,its already rooted,bl unlocked,and sin unlocked a good thing is tho,I don't know how to flash roms yes,since my ORCD disorder could come back... just wanted to say hi,cheers !
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Hello.
Uhh...hey man, it's great to see you again, long time no hear from (I have no idea who this guy is).
Seriously though, welcome aboard. The more the merrier!
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Thanks ohh i would flash day jellybean soo much...but I can't...
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lrs421 said:
Uhh...hey man, it's great to see you again, long time no hear from (I have no idea who this guy is).
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lol...
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Hello man good to have you here First thing you should flashing jellybean!! So get flashing....
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Welcome... I'm new here also as well as a few others who migrated over to the Nexus Forum... You're already rooted and unlocked? Then go ahead and put that Jelly in ya belly!
Hi guys been here for about 2 weeks will be getting gnex on the 10th can't wait!
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I am also new to the nexus forums, just arranged to buy one for 225. Woot! It'll be my fourth Android phone, and I'm finally ready to start getting my feet wet with some developing and/or theme making. Started with the Captivate, then the Infuse, currently on a Note, and now I'm adding the GNex as my secondary phone for developing. Although I think it has potential to displace my Note as my daily driver. I love Samsung phones. =].
My desire for getting into developing comes from my ORCD, as just flashing ROMs is not enough anymore.
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Screwhead24 said:
Welcome... I'm new here also as well as a few others who migrated over to the Nexus Forum... You're already rooted and unlocked? Then go ahead and put that Jelly in ya belly!
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Yes,im rooted cuz I can't look at my phone without superuser app I'll do it today,I have to!
welchertc said:
I am also new to the nexus forums, just arranged to buy one for 225. Woot! It'll be my fourth Android phone, and I'm finally ready to start getting my feet wet with some developing and/or theme making. Started with the Captivate, then the Infuse, currently on a Note, and now I'm adding the GNex as my secondary phone for developing. Although I think it has potential to displace my Note as my daily driver. I love Samsung phones. =].
My desire for getting into developing comes from my ORCD, as just flashing ROMs is not enough anymore.
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I got one for free,its easy when your dad went to school with one of the richest mans in croatia
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D3HuM4NiZ3D said:
I got one for free,its easy when your dad went to school with one of the richest mans in croatia
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Todoric , Mamic or Tedeschi ? or maybe Ante Gotovac?
Haha,ante gotovac isnt rich,hes very poor this one isnt famous in croatia,since he has his work spreaded around the world,mainly in arabuc countries
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What a strange little thread...
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Verdict

Hello everyone, making the switch today from my iPhone to the Galaxy Nexus and would like to ask everyone's verdict on it? Would you make that switch or hold off for the GS3? I see dev is great for this phone and I love the design. Any opinions would be great.
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Keep this phone until you absolutely must switch because this phone will have Dev support til the end of time.
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Best Phone I've ever had. Would wait one month if you can. Than look what the new Nexus has up. S3 I don't like for it's software. If you root it, I think it's an good alternative.
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jerseykirby said:
Hello everyone, making the switch today from my iPhone to the Galaxy Nexus and would like to ask everyone's verdict on it? Would you make that switch or hold off for the GS3? I see dev is great for this phone and I love the design. Any opinions would be great.
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If I was you I would switch to the Nexus.
The S3 is a great phone but it is very similar to the Nexus and the Nexus is going to be cheaper. Personally I like the look of the Nexus a little better too but that's just my personal preference. Also, I would be willing to bet that the Nexus will have dev support way longer than the S3 (even though the S3 came out several moths after the Nexus).
I would either go with the gn or wait for the new one.
fredryk said:
I would either go with the gn or wait for the new one.
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Are you buying the Play store version (GSM Unlocked? for $349? If so, I'd say go ahead and get it now. If you're upgrading on your phone plan then I'd wait a month to see what the next Nexus devices may bring to the table.
This phone most definitely will be getting the next android version and the dev support is fantastic. The hardware is still very very good for being nearly 1 year old now - it still competes with the currently release high-end devices.
as of today go for nexus... until s3 get JB then you can compare it and decide which one you want
You're asking this question at the wrong place. Of course everyone here's answer is going to be "Galaxy Nexus".
If you want an un-biased answer, go to a neutral forum. Or a different forum entirely, like a gaming forum or something. You may get realistic answers.
With that said, go with the Nexus. I had iPhone for 5 months. I felt like I had a phone that could only do calls and texts. Nothing like the machines that are Android.
I knew I would get an answer like that eventually. I've asked on multiple forums on multiple sites the verdict has primarily been go with the Nexus. Which I did btw, I just wanted to hear it from the horse's mouth before I did. Thank you though
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jerseykirby said:
I knew I would get an answer like that eventually. I've asked on multiple forums on multiple sites the verdict has primarily been go with the Nexus. Which I did btw, I just wanted to hear it from the horse's mouth before I did. Thank you though
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Welcome! Tell all of your iPhone having friends about how awesome it is. The more people we "convert" - the less people use iPhones - and maybe apple will start actually putting useful updates in iOS instead of trying to hammer away at Android. Enjoy the Nexus man.
Haha thanks!!! I will do, we must convert!!!
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jerseykirby said:
Hello everyone, making the switch today from my iPhone to the Galaxy Nexus and would like to ask everyone's verdict on it? Would you make that switch or hold off for the GS3? I see dev is great for this phone and I love the design. Any opinions would be great.
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Galaxy nexus is the best phone.better than s3.trust me.come to the dark side.we have weed and cookies.
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D3HuM4NiZ3D said:
Galaxy nexus is the best phone.better than s3.trust me.come to the dark side.we have weed and cookies.
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Yeah I know. I regret changing to the s3
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It can't be that bad of a device!!!
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are you a tinkerer? coming from an iphone, android os is going to be a challenge in and of itself. rooting and flashing roms is whole other challenge. if you are pretty set on rooting and having all the bells and whistles afforded by mods and roms, then get the galaxy nexus. the dev support is second to none. if you are wanting to just run stock, then get the S3.
i got my wife an S3. i have phone envy. the S3 is a NICE phone. let me rephrase that, the S3 is a REALLY NICE phone. she didn't want it rooted and i didn't want to have to mess w/ her phone since i rooted the her last 2 phones and it got to be a pain upkeeping her phone with latest roms and updates. the S3 stock unrooted running Nova launcher kicks all kinds of butt. yes she gives up a few perks from not being rooted, but the S3 is a perfectly fine phone stock.
since i like running stock rooted roms, i would gladly take an S3 over a galaxy nexus. screen, radio, processor and battery life are better than the nexus. nothing against the nexus. the S3 is just a better phone. and being it was release about 7 months after the nexus, i would expect no less. and hopefully the nexus to be released in 4Q will be nicer than the S3.
tl;dr version. if you are hell bent on rooting and running custom roms, get the nexus. if just running stock or even just a stock rooted rom, get the S3.
jerseykirby said:
Hello everyone, making the switch today from my iPhone to the Galaxy Nexus and would like to ask everyone's verdict on it? Would you make that switch or hold off for the GS3? I see dev is great for this phone and I love the design. Any opinions would be great.
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In our house we just switched from Sprint to T-Mobile. Not wanting to be trapped into another 2 year deal, we bought the GS2 (I know you said 3) and a Galaxy Nexus. The GS2 was $299 and the GN was $349, so pretty comparable. The GN is awesome, but the GS2 camera seems to be far superior, so I would guess the GS3 is equal or better. However, software wise, nothing will beat a Nexus device. You won't go wrong with either phone, but if price and software are important to you, do yourself a favor and get the Nexus. If price is no object and you don't really care about OS updates, then the GS3 might be a better route.
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I say hold off until windows phone 8.
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dr.m0x said:
Yeah I know. I regret changing to the s3
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I believe you
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How is everyone doing when it comes to battery life?
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jerseykirby said:
How is everyone doing when it comes to battery life?
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One day easly
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My Galaxy Nexus is on the way!

My Samsung Galaxy Nexus is on the way!
I can't wait, since this will be my first smart phone. Although I have had Android tablets for a couple of years and I have a Nexus 7 16GB (which I love) I have always had a simple phone (w/camera)
Since I enjoy the NEXUS experience, I wanted my first smart phone to be a Nexus.
I am new to this forum (but not to the XDA Forums) and I look forward to posting/commenting here too.
Thanks
you'd want your money back if you see the nexus 4... twice the power of a galaxy nexus. 8 mp camera.... starting to sell 13 nov...................
and the price: 350$ for 16gb / 300$ for 8 gb................
Uhh. What.
thegtfusion said:
you'd want your money back if you see the nexus 4... twice the power of a galaxy nexus. 8 mp camera.... starting to sell 13 nov...................
and the price: 350$ for 16gb / 300$ for 8 gb................
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Unfortunately they don't make one that works on Verizon.
TidBit said:
Unfortunately they don't make one that works on Verizon.
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I would send back and get nexus 4 and go with att or tmo
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Jasonhunterx said:
I would send back and get nexus 4 and go with att or tmo
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Thanks everyone for "Raining on my parade".
I need to stay on Verizon. Because If i change/drop my phone from Verizon, our family plan loses it's UNLIMITED.
Plus I would NEVER buy an 8GB only phone. (WTF were they thinking about that?)
It comes in 8 and 16gb variations.
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You will love the Nexus. I have had mine a few weeks now and I love it.
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Alright, I'll say it: Congrats!
Congrats just got my Verizon GNex a couple of days a go and absolutely love it!
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Welcome to the party
Congrats on the new purchase!
Don't listen to any of these buzzkill's, you'll love the Gnex!
Forget what the others said, you'll love your GNex. I love mine. ^^ so glad It.
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Yep... I am looking forward to it. I've played with it at Verizon and I really like the NO overlay and straight Google experience.
Thanks Guys.
Remember to turn off sync and LTE when not using it, it sucks battery like no body's business, unless you're OK with 2h+ screen time.
Will the next nexus have a longer screen?
bad choice. the gnex specs are really dated. id rather get a s3 or one x and flash a vanilla rom
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kudoboi said:
bad choice. the gnex specs are really dated. id rather get a s3 or one x and flash a vanilla rom
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Not for the same price. And S3 or One X will not receive 4.2 at the same time (including proprietary binaries). They'll receive a port eventually but by the time I already digged 4.2 completely :laugh:
Yea I'm a Nexus *****.
Btw Congrats OP, you'll not regret.
kudoboi said:
bad choice. the gnex specs are really dated. id rather get a s3 or one x and flash a vanilla rom
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GNex is a great choice... $50 vs $200 for practically the same thing. A slightly bigger screen, 2GB of RAM (which is totally unnecessary), Dual-Core (since it's from Verizon)... To me, GNex is the best deal on the market (or so it was, until the Nexus 4 came out - but lets not talk about that).
@OP
You made a fantastic choice. I love my GNex, like I said before. Trust me, your going to love it and have loads of fun toying around with it. First thing I did was Unlock the bootloader and start flashing. xD Not to mention your guaranteed future updates since it's a "Nexus" device.
Enjoy your work of art.

Hello, my name is the7thson and I have a problem...

Just figured I'd share my addiction story amongst my fellow Android kin who would understand. I'm addicted to the Nexus line. I literally own everything ever made that says Nexus on it (other than the Q, but they pulled that pretty quickly).
I always think I'm going to sell a device and move on to the next one, but for some reason I keep hoarding them and never getting rid of them.. I have no idea why. Attached are some pictures.
And yes, I have 2 GNexii, one is for every day stable use and the other one is for discovering new features before they're ready for prime time
Today I bought a Nexus 4, but somehow convinced myself that I don't need Nexus 10 since I'm so happy with my Nexus 7. Whew, dodged that bullet!
I realize this is off-topic and not exactly productive in any way, but I figured who else would understand if not this bunch.
EDIT: I'm sure you all already know this, but just in case: Clockwise from top left - Nexus One, Nexus 7, Nexus S, Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy Nexus. All carrier unlocked.
At least its not drugs.
venom_762 said:
At least its not drugs.
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Amen!
*community*
"Hi, the7thson"
If you read this in Sheldon Cooper voice it is more fun to read.
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D3HuM4NiZ3D said:
If you read this in Sheldon Cooper voice it is more fun to read.
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Bazinga!!!
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venom_762 said:
At least its not drugs.
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Or hobos
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I can understand perfectly. The only thing i don't have in your picture is the nexus s. I made a mistake in selling it. Have nexus one, nexus 7, 2 gnex and waiting for nexus 4. It's not an addiction. It's a passion. Hehehe
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[Q] Best Verizon option for Nexus lover

I have a GSM G-Nex and love it, as well as my $30 T-Mobile plan. Unfortunately for some weird family plan related reasons I may grudgingly go Verizon. The only phone I have had my eye on as of late is the Nexus 4, but that is not an option. What is a good alternative? I like big screens, and up to date software, and I usually flash custom ROMs from this wonderful site anyway. (only running stock right now because 4.2 is really nice, great on my battery).
Gnex, gs3, or wait a week and check out the new HTC coming out.
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cnoevl21 said:
Gnex, gs3, or wait a week and check out the new HTC coming out.
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Droid DNA, GS3, & Note 2 seem cool. Verizon G-Nex could probably be had for very cheap though. I hope I can just adjust their family plan and not have to join. I went prepaid because I had to, but now I really really don't want to go back to contract/locked-phone land!
I like the Note 2, if the bootloader gets unlocked I think I will be jumping on that one.
Honestly I wouldn't be surprised to see the Nexus 4 eventually hit VZW, but who knows.
Ended up putting off switching until my GNex died a violent death. The Moto X has been a worthy successor thus far, 3 days in.
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why did you bump your nearly year old thread? there was no point in doing so.
Zepius said:
why did you bump your nearly year old thread? there was no point in doing so.
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Haters gonna hate
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