Wow, this phone has issues or do i just have bad luck? Im on my 2nd replacement from verizon.... all the phones they sent me had really terrible purple tints on the screen as well as constant 4g drops. The reason im trying to replace my first phone is because it drops 4g as well. I spoke with tier 2 support today and he said that there will be an update to fix this issue. Im having difficulty believing this because each GNex is running on the same exact software and only some of the phones are having this issue. If it was truly a software issue wouldnt it be much more widespread? I dont quite understand this. Does any1 here have a Gnex that has functional 4g? Do I have the ****tiest luck or something? Does any1 actually believe that this update will fix the 4g issue?
Take things into your own hand and flash a ROM on Android 4.0.4 (the update that operator was talking about).
zephiK said:
Take things into your own hand and flash a ROM on Android 4.0.4 (the update that operator was talking about).
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I am running Liquidsmooth and have 4.0.4 radios and still have the constant 4g drops. Trust me.. i've flashed many roms to no avail. Im assuming the update they are rolling out is different from the standard 4.0.4 AOSP.
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I am running Liquidsmooth and have 4.0.4 radios and still have the constant 4g drops. Trust me.. i've flashed many roms to no avail. Im assuming the update they are rolling out is different from the standard 4.0.4 AOSP.
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Set minimum frequency to 700mhz.
zephiK said:
Set minimum frequency to 700mhz.
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Still getting the 4g drops every 2 minutes.
Hi all,
like the title I'm experiencing big issue with my Galaxy Nexus, brand-new with Android 4.0.4 baseband IMM76I and XXLA2 radio.
I searched a lot of different thread here. From one side it seems that some people experiencing the famous signal issue caused by moving from the official 4.0.2 to the old 4.0.4 were able to fix it thanks to the IMM76I. On the other side, in some other threads, it seems that others are still experiencing this issue.
My question is, was the last 4.0.4 IMM76I update really useful to overcome lost signal issues?
As I said I never updated my phone (it was already 4.0.4 IMM76I XXLA2 ) but inside my home I'm not able to get the signal from the standard phone network! Outisde I'm having a signal wich is way less than the one I had with my old gs2. Moreover the signal strength seems to be always low (-111DB to 90 DB) even outside.
How can I fix this problem? Could it be an harware defect? Any help will be really appreciated.
Hard to say without further testing... I'd suggest that you try a different radio version to see what happens. Personally I'm still on XXKK6 (the one that came with my phone) running JB and no issues so far, so you could try that one. Or try the new JB one (XXLF1), which should also work with ICS.
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Hard to say without further testing... I'd suggest that you try a different radio version to see what happens. Personally I'm still on XXKK6 (the one that came with my phone) running JB and no issues so far, so you could try that one. Or try the new JB one (XXLF1), which should also be work with ICS.
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Yeah probably is worth to give a try first with installing JB (with also its radio) and some other ones. Where are you from, Europe I suppose since you are using XXKK6 right? So with that no signal issues?
Yeah I'm in Europe. Basically when I got my phone a couple of months ago, I immediately unlocked the bootloader and flashed AOKP , so I never got any of the OTA's with the new radio versions.
I've not run into any signal issues with this radio, most places it works great. I don't see a reason to update as long as it's working .
Just updated to JB, with baseband XXLF1. In my home the signal is in range of -100 -110 db. With my old gs2 I'm experiencing 87-97. Crap!
So it is an hw issue? Which is the signal strength that you guys are experiencing on yours gnex? I'm starting to think that I need to send the phone to repair... is still under warranty...
I just got my G Nex about 2 days ago. I absolutely love the phone, and manually updated it to Jelly Bean. It is a stock maguro phone, with the baseband/model being IM something something. Now, Has anyone flashed a new radio post jellybean ? and see any better speed with Data ?
I have Tmobile, and it seems almost like my HD2 data speed.
Theoretically it should be better. Give it a shot and see what happens.
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Theoretically it could be better. Give it a shot and see what happens.
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FYP.
There's no perfect radio. If your phone is working fine, just leave it be with the stock Jelly Bean radio (xxlf1).
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I just got my G Nex about 2 days ago. I absolutely love the phone, and manually updated it to Jelly Bean. It is a stock maguro phone, with the baseband/model being IM something something. Now, Has anyone flashed a new radio post jellybean ? and see any better speed with Data ?
I have Tmobile, and it seems almost like my HD2 data speed.
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I'm also on Tmobile US and I got the XXLF1 radio with my JB ROM. When I did speed tests they were definitely very similar to my old radio on 4.0. However, I did notice that it would often lose connection with the Google servers (signal bars turn grey) and reconnect. I flashed the UGLA4 radio and I get the same speeds, but without the connection recycling. Not sure if you've had this problem but UGLA4 has always worked the best (or tied for best) so I stick with it. Flashing radios is easy as hell too, no reason not to (unless your service degrades, but then it's just as easy to flash back).
We all know 4.2 came out, I've been using it myself. The issue is though.. My signal became a source of weak point now. Before on 4.1 my signal stayed the same, 4 bars and usually 71-81dbm. Now on 4.2 its always at three bars and sometimes two with a high of 86-91 dBm. I haven't witnessed it go higher but I'm sure it has.
What is the issue? Do we need the radio to make the new update complete?
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I haven't seen any new radios for 4.2 yet I'm running 4.2 and haven't had any problems did you dirty or clean flash?
Always clean, I've used two stock 4.2 Roms rooted.
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I did a clean flash and i haven't notice any problem with my data. one thing i could advice doing is to do a full wipe (even if you did one initially) and see how it is after that . other wise it could be a carrier issue
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I did a clean flash and i haven't notice any problem with my data. one thing i could advice doing is to do a full wipe (even if you did one initially) and see how it is after that . other wise it could be a carrier issue
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Don't see how it would be a carrier issue.. Rarely did my signal ever drop when I'm home. I'm constantly at four bars with blazing speed. Now it feels like something is sucking my phones insides out. Guess I'll check a 4.1.2 ROM and see what happens. I'm no stranger when it comes to flashing, I never restore or flash over.
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I have read conflicting reports that some say 4.3 is GOOD on battery for our VZ nexus and some say it was horrible....
what are your findings? better? worse? same?
Most battery comments are subjective in nature.
If you perceive worse battery life then try a different kernel or get a new battery.
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I have read conflicting reports that some say 4.3 is GOOD on battery for our VZ nexus and some say it was horrible....
what are your findings? better? worse? same?
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Its always subjective. Try it yourself.
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I tried 4.3 and it was faster and with different kernel like mpokang it had good speed and battery life compared to 4.2.2. You just need to make sure you turn off wi-fi scanning even when off and something else in search or 4.3 will suck the battery down. My only complaint is my favorite ROM it's still 4.3 and the 3G to 4G tower switching doesn't work properly and as I travel allot this is a deal breaker for me as it drops calls so had to go back to 4.2.2 ROM. I heard the ROM's that are updated to 4.3.1 don't have the radio issues. This issue is also only on Verizon due to no new radio's yet from what I understand.
I've been using the Galaxy Nexus strictly on wifi for a while now. I recently updated it to 4.3, and while performance is GREAT, battery life is suffering, but I've felt no need to change anything because I'm always near a charger.
For me it's only been a bit of an improvement during regular every day use. Although If I try I can actually go almost a full day with one charge.
When i charge it peeps my phone
I was using 4.3.1 and battery seemed stellar. The radios is the big problem. It doesn't like bouncing between cells and 4G didn't seem to work.
http://droid-hive.com/index.php?/to...-aokp-sabermod-49-03-optimizations-11113-431/
His Rom was here but he recently moved.
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I revisited slim 4.3 build 2 seems to be working good will see Monday when I go to work and start jumping towers. Really want to be on PA but didn't work good for me and hasn't been updated in awhile. Hopefully Verizon releases 4.3 and they will revisit and fix it. I think us toro users are not going to get a good kit kat because of Verizon radio deal
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Lmao @4.3. Try 4.4 on ART. I've been on it all of a day but wow! You should have flashed 4.3 a long time ago. Its old news. Battery AND speed are crazy with ART. Could be placebo so I'm gonna wait a week or two to pass judgement but so far so good.
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Lmao @4.3. Try 4.4 on ART. I've been on it all of a day but wow! You should have flashed 4.3 a long time ago. Its old news. Battery AND speed are crazy with ART. Could be placebo so I'm gonna wait a week or two to pass judgement but so far so good.
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Is that a Verizon rom? Because it's the Verizon that was only updated to 4.2.2 and has issues with 4.3+
I looked through the Verizon Dev forums but nothing as you described. If a 4.3+ rom has a fully working non-wonky cellular radio, then please link.
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Is that a Verizon rom? Because it's the Verizon that was only updated to 4.2.2 and has issues with 4.3+
I looked through the Verizon Dev forums but nothing as you described. If a 4.3+ rom has a fully working non-wonky cellular radio, then please link.
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Yes its a Verizon ROM. I don't think any of the 4.3 ROMs had RADIO issues. The Verizon Nexus was Updated to 4.3 through asop including Binaries so there shouldn't be radio issues.
A couple people are reporting issues with 4.4 but it looks like they didn't flash new radios.
Maybe we aren't talking about the same thing? Could you link what you are talking about?
If you want me to link all the ROMs with working radios on 4.3+ that would be to many ROMs.
The problems I have is low signal areas if I have good signal I have no problems on 4.3
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The problems I have is low signal areas if I have good signal I have no problems on 4.3
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This is probably true. I don't have any problems in my home town but in was in another big city and I had great signal but often kept finding my phone unable to grab a data connection. I had to keep resetting to restore it. Toggling airplane mode wouldn't resolve it.
The only I could think of is I was going through a nonserviced area and dropping data and it never reconnecting.
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Lmao @4.3. Try 4.4 on ART. I've been on it all of a day but wow! You should have flashed 4.3 a long time ago. Its old news. Battery AND speed are crazy with ART. Could be placebo so I'm gonna wait a week or two to pass judgement but so far so good.
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Not sure where the 4.4 comment came from...especially since there aren't any stable 4.4 Roms for the GNex yet.
I have bad battery on 4.2 and 4.3. Performance is better though.
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Mpokang with nephelims seem to give me better battery life on 4.3 vs 4.2.2 might be that you can only use 1080 version on 4.2.2 I use cm version on 4.3
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Not sure where the 4.4 comment came from...especially since there aren't any stable 4.4 Roms for the GNex yet.
I have bad battery on 4.2 and 4.3. Performance is better though.
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There are some slight graphical issues and reboots but for being dropped by Google the 4.4 ROMs aren't bad. Hopefully with the new GPU Binaries from TI those issues can get fixed.
The 4.4 comment came from the fact the OP is asking about 4.3 while 4.4 is being tested. I was pointing out he's a little late to the game and to get on it!! :silly:
Feels the same to me, same crappy GNex battery life lol
But it's not worse if that's what your wondering OP
Back on 4.2.2 4.3 still had some small data issues in low signal areas. Really the only thing I want is Bluetooth from 4.3 it works right and id tags come through to my stereo. Wonder if it can be back ported.
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I've had my Galaxy Nexus almost since the beginning, and I've tried a lot of roms.
You probably notice a lot of stuttering and general slowness on your Gnex. The Gnex was fine on 4.0. Something happened in 4.1, and it became slow as death. The only thing that ever seemed to fix this was doing a factory reset on your phone, wiping the data, and reinstalling your rom. People came up with varying ways to fix this slowness problem (root always required, of course), including modifying the dalvik heap growth limit and readahead sizes. Other people used a program called LagFix in the Play Store that basically was a manual TRIM, because there was a problem with certain Samsung phones where they refused to trim the filesystem.
Jelly Bean 4.3 fixed all of that. Google committed some changes to the source that built trim into Android. To put it in perspective, my random read speeds on my phone were 0.4 Mb/sec before installing 4.3. My speeds now are 1.6 Mb/sec. Sequential read/write improved by an order of magnitude.
If you're not on Android 4.3, yet, you really need to do it. Android 4.3 helped my battery life not necessarily because it inherently consumes less power, but because it dramatically improved my I/O speeds; when my phone wakes, it doesn't have to wake as long to access random pieces of storage.
On top of this, ever since I can remember, the radio switchoff between Wi-Fi, 1X, 3G, and 4G on the Verizon Galaxy Nexus has been atrocious. Ever since I got the phone, it would regularly take me 30 seconds to a minute for data to come back up as soon as the phone switched to a different wireless standard. The latest Shiny rom (10/11/13) finally was able to fix that, so my radio switches happen in less than 10 seconds, now.
Finally, I've tried random kernels, including Franco, Trinity, Lean, Tiny, Golden, and GLaDOS. All of them have affected battery life and speed marginally and in various ways (and some of them caused me a lot of reboots after a week, or so, of use), but the one that has really--actually--improved the snappiness of my phone has been the BIGMEM version of Fancy Kernel. Fancy Kernel's thread is here; I'm running on version pre44-3-big.