Is this normal? - Samsung Galaxy Nexus

I just got my Galaxy Nexus fixed from Samsung cuz i had some problem... But when I got my Nexus, it was unlocked! (bootloader) is this normal? Should I lock it back so I can get my support from Samsung (warrenty)?
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yep ive seen other users posts where they got their phones returned with an unlocked bootloader. just boot into the bootloader and type in fastboot oem unlock to relock it.

Ok I'm a bit of noob... Does the phone factory reset when you relock it? Also I don't have right driver I don't think... Is that okay with re locking it?
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I believe it only resets when you unlock it, not when you lock it. I don't see any benefit of locking.

WiredPirate said:
I believe it only resets when you unlock it, not when you lock it. I don't see any benefit of locking.
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I'm thinking of doing that just because I'm not thinking of rooting this anytime soon and also so I can get the benefit of warrenty.
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kyokeun1234 said:
I'm thinking of doing that just because I'm not thinking of rooting this anytime soon and also so I can get the benefit of warrenty.
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Completely understandable, BUT have you ever heard/read of any manufacturer refusing a warranty because the phone was unlocked (or even rooted)? I never have. Besides didn't you say you received it unlocked?

WiredPirate said:
Completely understandable, BUT have you ever heard/read of any manufacturer refusing a warranty because the phone was unlocked (or even rooted)? I never have. Besides didn't you say you received it unlocked?
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If a manufacturer/repair company refuses to repair a hardware-related error on a phone which has a modified software, I'm gonna lose hope in mankind.

WiredPirate said:
Completely understandable, BUT have you ever heard/read of any manufacturer refusing a warranty because the phone was unlocked (or even rooted)? I never have. Besides didn't you say you received it unlocked?
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That is true... Maybe I should relock when I need it... And maybe I need to complain at Samsung first before doing it so
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Phone thinks its charging when its not plugged in!

Hi is it possible to completely revert back to stock rom after unrooting for warranty purposes so they cant tell I have unlocked the phone?
I think I need to send the phone back because im having a problem where the phone things its being charged even when its not plugged in!
You could always flash a stock from from the relevant development section for your phone. If your boot loader is unlocked you can re lock it using fastboot.
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So if I do that they wont be able to see that I have voided the warranty by unlocking it?
Just relock the bootloader.
Here you go:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1366806
[HOW TO] Restore Galaxy Nexus to Stock V2
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What OP means is, will the fact that he did unlock and root the phone leave any trace i.ex a logg file telling support that the device has been tempered with, even though it is restored to it's factory state for all we know. Can unlocking be traceable after resroring? I'd like to know aswell.
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Tjotte said:
What OP means is, will the fact that he did unlock and root the phone leave any trace i.ex a logg file telling support that the device has been tempered with, even though it is restored to it's factory state for all we know. Can unlocking be traceable after resroring? I'd like to know aswell.
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Yes. Thank you! I need to / want to be careful here I dont need them turning around and saying "ahh we can see you unlocked the phone on the 13th december so forget about us fixing it"
I've just flashed the eagle ROM and the battery saying its being charged when its not plugged in thing seems to have gone away for now... ill see if it comes back!

Screen shot of about phone

Make it short and sweet I need to call Verizon to try and get a replacement.. They're going to ask me some info that's on my about phone screen but I have custom roms and kernels installed..
Could someone with a stock phone please take a screen shot of the about phone screen so I can provide the correct answers when asked
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Am trying to help u out but its not allowing me to upload the pic it just says waiting for response at 100 percent idk
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skye206 said:
Am trying to help u out but its not allowing me to upload the pic it just says waiting for response at 100 percent idk
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Thanks for trying! If you're using the new xda app it's prolly related to that.. I read somewhere that people are having issues uploading pics
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Powell730 said:
It's not related to the rom.. My mic cuts out like half the other users and we have done plenty of trials to see if it's related to roms kernels 3g 4G... Anything you can think of it's been tested.
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If you're so sure it's a hardware issue wouldn't you have to send it back? In which cause they'd notice you've voided the warranty with root and/or custom ROMs?
Colemak said:
If you're so sure it's a hardware issue wouldn't you have to send it back? In which cause they'd notice you've voided the warranty with root and/or custom ROMs?
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When I get the replacement I will return to stock.. But don't want to right now because I'll lose root through at least monday..
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Powell730 said:
When I get the replacement I will return to stock.. But don't want to right now because I'll lose root through at least monday..
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You realize it's easy to tell whether a phone has been unlocked, right? Potentially, Verizon could see the flag has been set and tell you to go pound salt.
Also, the mic cutting out *COULD* be a software issue. You said it happens to like half the people, but I've never had it happen, and I know 4 people with the phone that have no trouble. That's 0/5, which is less than 1/2.
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You realize it's easy to tell whether a phone has been unlocked, right? Potentially, Verizon could see the flag has been set and tell you to go pound salt.
Also, the mic cutting out *COULD* be a software issue. You said it happens to like half the people, but I've never had it happen, and I know 4 people with the phone that have no trouble. That's 0/5, which is less than 1/2.
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It's real simple.. I didn't post this to argue with people. If you're willing to help me out then thank you. If not, then shut the hell up.
Look at the topic "microphone cutting out mid call" I never said it's hardware or software. But I do know it's not related to my rom. I've had Verizon replace my phone already for this issue and to be quite honest I'm looking to get a different phone because I'm sick of this one screwing up.
The issue I'm having is totally irrelevant, I just need a screen shot so I don't have to go back to stock 4 days earlier than necessary.
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Go out of your way to waste yours and my time.. Lol. You'd think I'm asking for something illegal by people's reaction.
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Powell730 said:
It's not lazy by any means because in the time it's taken me to respond to your annoying posts I could have un rooted and locked my bootloader.
And explain to me how it's stupid? It's just working around the system which I know doesn't work because I've been through it before. If this is my first time doing it then I'd agree with you, but why do I need to return to stock to give some Verizon tech that doesn't even know if my phone has a removable battery or not answers to questions that doesn't matter.
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What they're likely going to ask is Android version, baseband, build number, etc. to check if you're updated to 4.0.2 or if something got corrupted or whatnot. It's not like they're going to ask what the kernel version is.
Why don't you guys stop being dicks and just help him. Go troll somewhere else. He obviously doesn't want to sit stock for 3 days. Who would? I'll get my Buddy to send me a picture for you bro. Give me a few
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I havent rooted mine yet if you tell me how to upload a screenshot ill do it for you right now
here it is...let me know if this is good.
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here it is...let me know if this is good.
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That's exactly what I need thank you. Just to clarify the 4.04 update did not hit everyone's phone?
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Read that.. As I have said for the 97th time.. I didn't post this thread to discuss my issue. Otherwise I would have explained it in the op.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1403051
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I guess people are just plain dumb here huh. There's a whole thread just on this problem. Root or stock its still there. They won't just let you switch out phones to something else. I am pretty sure they do the whole refurbished thing like 4 times before offering a different phone. I had to do this with my old fascinate.
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bangdrum said:
I guess people are just plain dumb here huh. There's a whole thread just on this problem. Root or stock its still there. They won't just let you switch out phones to something else. I am pretty sure they do the whole refurbished thing like 4 times before offering a different phone. I had to do this with my old fascinate.
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Oh really? That sucks... Well I guess I'll try the refurbished phone... AGAIN.. Thanks for the info.
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ur welcome ....
nope 4.0.4 is not officially out yet for verizon nexus....
it is out only for GSM galaxy nexus...
Powell730 said:
That's exactly what I need thank you. Just to clarify the 4.04 update did not hit everyone's phone?
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Powell730 said:
That's exactly what I need thank you. Just to clarify the 4.04 update did not hit everyone's phone?
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correct i dont have it
jeeeeeez people...just stop complaining and help the guy out!!!!
here is 4.0.2 if you need it.
from droid life.com
---------- Post added at 07:48 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:45 PM ----------
and 4.0.1...
Thanks for the help everyone!
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Should I wait for 4.0.5 or should I manually upgrade to 4.0.4?

I have bought Galaxy Nexus today and I noticed that I'm still on android 4.0.1 and I didn't have any notification about updating to 4.0.4. So my question is that should I manually update my Galaxy Nexus (i9250m to be exact) to 4.0.4 or should I just wait for 4.0.5 update to come? Since I heard that there's some bugs in 4.0.4...
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Also I should mention that my Galaxy Nexus is yakjuux which means that Samsung is supporting my phone, not Google.
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I would just switch over to yakju, to me "nexus" means google supported.
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I would love to do that, but the thing is that on order to do that, I need to root my phone (unlock bootloader) which I really don't want to...
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Unlock your bootloader, swap over, then lock your bootloader. Problem solved.
kyokeun1234 said:
I would love to do that, but the thing is that on order to do that, I need to root my phone (unlock bootloader) which I really don't want to...
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you do realize that unlocking your bootloader does not root your phone?
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Personally I'd update in a second. 4.0.4 is a quality update and I'd use it over 4.0.1. Also I'd root immediately and unlock the bootloader. There is zero reason not to.
Wait for 4.0.6, that'll be bug free. For sure.
fredfox_uk said:
Wait for 4.0.6, that'll be bug free. For sure.
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Yeah, I hear 4.0.7 is going to rock.
In all seriousness, there's nothing wrong with unlocking your bootloader and switching to the google-supported builds. If you really want your phone to remain locked and without root, then just relock the bootloader after you make the change. It should take you just a few minutes to do, following any number of guides available here (search will set you free), or on other sites (rootzwiki?).
I see no downside to leaving your bootloader unlocked. That would not prevent you from getting stock releases. However, I think you would need to keep stock recovery, meaning no Clockworkmod (CWM) recovery. It's unfortunate, because CWM is an amazing tool for taking backups. Then again, almost everything you could want to do can be done via ADB or fastboot.
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Wait for 4.0.6, that'll be bug free. For sure.
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Pretty much this.. no matter how long you wait, bugs will still exist on whatever version you're using.
I just don't wanna unlock my bootloader, because I don't wanna wipe my phone :/
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kyokeun1234 said:
I just don't wanna unlock my bootloader, because I don't wanna wipe my phone :/
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Backup my friend..
Google would already back-up your pic's/videos/contacts etc.. your apps would be the only thing left for you to install again.
kyokeun1234 said:
I just don't wanna unlock my bootloader, because I don't wanna wipe my phone :/
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Yup, I learned that one with my nexus s. This time around, I did my research, understood I was getting a non yakju build. First power up was onto the bootloader to unlock it, then install yakju.
This phone of mine has never booted to yakjuux that it originally shipped with.
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Also another thing I'm really concerned about it is that I'm in Canada, using Koodo network, and when I change, would I still get a service for it?
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kyokeun1234 said:
Also another thing I'm really concerned about it is that I'm in Canada, using Koodo network, and when I change, would I still get a service for it?
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My phone came from Rogers, I'm using it on Telus with no issues. Koodoo is owned and operated by Telus, using the exact same network. It will work.
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kyokeun1234 said:
Also another thing I'm really concerned about it is that I'm in Canada, using Koodo network, and when I change, would I still get a service for it?
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Unlocking your bootloader is not the same as SIM unlocking your phone.
Unlocking the bootloader has absolutely no effect on what carriers you can use the phone on.
What I mean is when I change my phone model from yakuux, would I still be able to get network?
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kyokeun1234 said:
What I mean is when I change my phone model from yakuux, would I still be able to get network?
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Yes.
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Yes.
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OK. Thanks. I think I'm gonna unlock my bootloader and change my model can anyone give me link to the tutorial and radio for Koodo? Thank you
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1391881
I use the stock modem from yakju
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Hide Screen burn in

Hello, i have massive screen burn in due to the persistent search bar...my question is...i want to give this phone to my mom but i would like to know if there is any way to reduce hide or make the burn in go away, i have experimented with some apps in play store and with some color tuning settings but no luck yet...can someone help?
I wouldn't worry to much about it buuut if it is extremely visible without you deliberately trying to find it I would get a warranty replacement.
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I wouldn't worry to much about it buuut if it is extremely visible without you deliberately trying to find it I would get a warranty replacement.
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yes it is...but isin't there a software solution? i don't have the warranty.
It is really hard to see Nexus phones have warranty, wasn't our first thing to do once we get Nexus is oem unlock and root?
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Doesn't mean you can't return to stock once you need warranty work done
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[Q] Warranty Claim

Hello community,
I am planning to send in my Nexus.
The headphone jack is broken. It has a typical loose contact.
My problem: My phone fell down some time ago.
I have a small crack in the display in the upper right part.
Is that going to be a problem?
I don't see any relations between the crack and the jack-problem.
Thanks,
Toby
I'm sure that won't be a problem.. Only way to find out is to honestly tell them. Samsung is very good IME with customer service. Just make sure to relock the bootloader lol
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bearsblack said:
I'm sure that won't be a problem.. Only way to find out is to honestly tell them. Samsung is very good IME with customer service. Just make sure to relock the bootloader lol
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Not just yet, make sure you flashed a stock image before locking the boot loader.
Beamed from my Maguro.
Which is ironic considering rooting and custom ROMs don't knock loose headphone jacks, the drop was more likely to do it of course.
Please expand on your Samsung warranty replacement experiences, I haven't really heard anything good about them yet.
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