well verizon just upgraded me to the nexus because my droid 4 was having problems what do i need to know about this device? i hear all this talk about Jelly bean. where do i start? how do i upgrade from a stock nexus to JB?
icebear8 said:
well verizon just upgraded me to the nexus because my droid 4 was having problems what do i need to know about this device? i hear all this talk about Jelly bean. where do i start? how do i upgrade from a stock nexus to JB?
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Reading through the forums before asking would be a good start. There are so many helpful topics on the device and how to unlock/root/upgrade the OS. If a n00b like me could figure out how to get from 4.0.1 yakjuux to 4.1.1 from reading on XDA then anyone can. Good luck.
well verizon just upgraded me to the nexus because my droid 4 was having problems what do i need to know about this device? i hear all this talk about Jelly bean. where do i start? how do i upgrade from a stock nexus to JB?
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Try to check for update from ota in settings
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asawoszc said:
Reading through the forums before asking would be a good start. There are so many helpful topics on the device and how to unlock/root/upgrade the OS. If a n00b like me could figure out how to get from 4.0.1 yakjuux to 4.1.1 from reading on XDA then anyone can. Good luck.
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k thanks
sam razzy said:
Try to check for update from ota in settings
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no... just no.
there's been no OTA update for the vzw galaxy nexus yet.
icebear8 said:
well verizon just upgraded me to the nexus because my droid 4 was having problems what do i need to know about this device? i hear all this talk about Jelly bean. where do i start? how do i upgrade from a stock nexus to JB?
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Ya they did the same thing with me because of my droid 3 but they told me they did not have no more droid 3 and give me a nexus
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well what i am confused about that there is soooo many roms and radios to choose from and its a little overwhelming because i had not had this many choices since i had a Samsung Epic, and since then i came from phones that pretty much had 1 or 2 roms the stratosphere and droid 4. and i kinda forgot about all the flashing and stuff. does this phone use odin to do it's flashing? i tried google and it says the verizon copy of this phone has a locked bootloader but there is a way to unlock it.
i just want a rom that has a clean,Fast,Jellybean,with root and no bloatware and good radio. something that i can edit the boot animations easy.
i was looking at the Vicious Toro rom and that looks like the best for me, i was also looking at that Gnex toolkit v7.4 is that what i use to unlock the bootloader and flash roms?
icebear8 said:
well what i am confused about that there is soooo many roms and radios to choose from and its a little overwhelming because i had not had this many choices since i had a Samsung Epic, and since then i came from phones that pretty much had 1 or 2 roms the stratosphere and droid 4. and i kinda forgot about all the flashing and stuff. does this phone use odin to do it's flashing? i tried google and it says the verizon copy of this phone has a locked bootloader but there is a way to unlock it.
i just want a rom that has a clean,Fast,Jellybean,with root and no bloatware and good radio. something that i can edit the boot animations easy.
i was looking at the Vicious Toro rom and that looks like the best for me, i was also looking at that Gnex toolkit v7.4 is that what i use to unlock the bootloader and flash roms?
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That's the program you need to do everything. First change firmware to stock takju then download jb and cwm flash
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Android The Greek said:
That's the program you need to do everything. First change firmware to stock takju then download jb and cwm flash
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oh so you just flash roms through CWM? is this phone hard to brick like the galaxy S phones? i remember there was no way i could brick my epic 4g lol
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i just want a rom that has a clean,Fast,Jellybean,with root and no bloatware and good radio.
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Use bigxies it's just aosp jb but rooted and deodexed. Also leave the toolkits to the noobs, better to do it manually - fastboot oem unlock, etc.
Android The Greek said:
That's the program you need to do everything. First change firmware to stock takju then download jb and cwm flash
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Can't flash takju or yakju (which are for the GSM Nexus) on a CDMA Nexus. And there is no official JB update for the CDMA Nexus yet, so he'll need a custom ROM if he doesn't want to wait.
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Can't flash takju or yakju (which are for the GSM Nexus) on a CDMA Nexus. And there is no official JB update for the CDMA Nexus yet, so he'll need a custom ROM if he doesn't want to wait.
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yea i was a little confused on that part because i was thinking this was the toro and those were the GSM devices. i just wanna know what is the easy way to go from Stock 4.04 to the Vicious JB rom with root and unlocked bootloader.
i guess what is getting to me is that there is just so much stuff other there and so many ways to root and flash stuff and i was soo hooked with Odin and then i had to go to the motorola Side of things and did not enjoy that at all. but it has been way more then a year since i last flashed roms and stuff like that
also i noticed there is tons of kernels to use as well with the vicious rom.the faux one looks the best as it has a OC with it
fredryk said:
Use bigxies it's just aosp jb but rooted and deodexed. Also leave the toolkits to the noobs, better to do it manually - fastboot oem unlock, etc.
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Read his original post man !! He said he traded up from a Droid 4 which is VERIZON! Bigxies rom is for GSM maguro not CDMA toro!! OP only flash toro roms for CDMA, I suggest mRom found here!!
NeoMagus said:
Read his original post man !! He said he traded up from a Droid 4 which is VERIZON! Bigxies rom is for GSM maguro not CDMA toro!! OP only flash toro roms for CDMA, I suggest mRom found here!!
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it seems XDA should of gave CDMA and GSM devices there own General forum lol i could of been flashing GSM stuff for all i know
but i think i got everything down for when my phone comes tomorrow. been studying the toolkit and reading about how to flash roms through CWM app and kernels
should i just leave the radio alone or is there a better copy?
You'll find this phone easy to root and flash Roms on. Not easy to brick. Try all the roms . That's the great thing about the nexus, so much to choose from.
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Hello
I'd like to know if the ICS 4.0.3 version is available for my Galaxy Nexus ? I didn't find it anywhere, but I'm surprised that Nexus S already have it but not Galaxy Nexus. As I have rooted my GN and installed Clockwordmod Recovery, I have to install the ICS 4.0.3 by myself as OTA will not be available, am I right ?
Thanks
stephbhct said:
Hello
I'd like to know if the ICS 4.0.3 version is available for my Galaxy Nexus ? I didn't find it anywhere, but I'm surprised that Nexus S already have it but not Galaxy Nexus. As I have rooted my GN and installed Clockwordmod Recovery, I have to install the ICS 4.0.3 by myself as OTA will not be available, am I right ?
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Yep you have to install by yourself. I would recommend AOKP in the Android dev section here Good luck.
The nexus s no longer has 4.0.3
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jd1001 said:
Yep you have to install by yourself. I would recommend AOKP in the Android dev section here Good luck.
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I also recommend AOKP - the newest release is REALLY nice! Great battery life and stability...I definitely prefer it over stock...
OK thanks a lot I will try AOKP asap...
Nexus S ics is out officially?
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Hii everyone,
I had a couple of questions with regards to OTA google updates for android. For one thing, is I updated my Galaxy nexus GSM phone manually using MULTIPLE sources with hopes of the OTA update and I keep refreshing the update and it says no updates available. So now I decided to do it manually again, and I keep reading about having to put everything back to normal in-order for the update to work.
Can someone please enlighten me on how I can turn back the clock and put the stock radio and bootloader, so I can manually update to 4.0.4. Also how I can save my current phone setting, as far as widgets, contacts and ringtones are concerned, so I can have them back when I update.
Or should I just not bother with anything and that the OTA will eventually arrive?
The ota leak 4.0.4 is for the LTE version (Verizon only) not for the GSM
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Omg please read before you brick your phone. The leaked 4.0.4 OTA is for the CDMA version and cannot be applied to the GSM model!
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THANKS GUYS!!!
But look in the Dev section, there is a ROM from MoDaCo... it is a built from the 4.0.4 leak... but for GSM nexus works great...
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Bacx said:
But look in the Dev section, there is a ROM from MoDaCo... it is a built from the 4.0.4 leak... but for GSM nexus works great...
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Though it doesn't include all of 4.0.4, just the parts that are applicable to both machines. If you're on GSM I think its one of the only ways to go right now.
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Though it doesn't include all of 4.0.4, just the parts that are applicable to both machines. If you're on GSM I think its one of the only ways to go right now.
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You're right... just this parts... without bootloader and radio... but i think its worth to give it a shot
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I still cant get the OTA update...
Ok, can someone explain to me what needs to be done for me to get the OTA update? So all i have to do is, go to setting, system update and download 4.04. I have GSM galaxy nexus, running 4.02, kernel 3.0.8 and built number ICL53F.
Thank you.
illbirz said:
Ok, can someone explain to me what needs to be done for me to get the OTA update? So all i have to do is, go to setting, system update and download 4.04. I have GSM galaxy nexus, running 4.02, kernel 3.0.8 and built number ICL53F.
Thank you.
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u have just to wait..the ota can require some days/couple of weeks to reach every device in the world..be patient
u can also install it manually, but is not so easy for u i though..there are some guides around in this forum
Eventually I will be rooting my nexus but I'm wondering what is out right now that is worth rooting?
I know this phone is fairly new so I know there are betas out there
Is there a rom that is pretty solid?
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Being that it's a nexus...
The roms are built (primarily) from source. And otherwise cherry-picked from other roms.
As such, they are ALL very stable, that I've seen.
The choice is yours.
Root access adds so much to the device...even without a custom rom.
The ability to back your system up.
Back up user apps to transfer to future devices/restore on your current device in the case of failure of some sort...
Better battery life from custom kernels/tweaks/etc.
Pretty much this
Jubakuba said:
Being that it's a nexus...
The roms are built (primarily) from source. And otherwise cherry-picked from other roms.
As such, they are ALL very stable, that I've seen.
The choice is yours.
Root access adds so much to the device...even without a custom rom.
The ability to back your system up.
Back up user apps to transfer to future devices/restore on your current device in the case of failure of some sort...
Better battery life from custom kernels/tweaks/etc.
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And the Lovely AD-FREE keeps your phone free of advertising.. Thats priceless and you need to be root
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There are loads of good roms, just about every one is non beta. Aokp is the most popular one, paradigm is good, cyan next.
Thanks everyone
Hopefully there is a one click root for the cdma gnex soon
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Jubakuba said:
Root access adds so much to the device...even without a custom rom.
The ability to back your system up.
Back up user apps to transfer to future devices/restore on your current device in the case of failure of some sort...
Better battery life from custom kernels/tweaks/etc.
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if you're just rooted, you cant switch kernels unless you're also unlocked.
RogerPodacter said:
There are loads of good roms, just about every one is non beta. Aokp is the most popular one, paradigm is good, cyan next.
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Wrong. CM is obviously the most popular.
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bk201doesntexist said:
if you're just rooted, you cant switch kernels unless you're also unlocked.
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This is incorrect. Of course you can flash whatever kernel you want if you have root. No need for an unlocked bootloader. (This isn't a Motorola device...)
efrant said:
This is incorrect. Of course you can flash whatever kernel you want if you have root. No need for an unlocked bootloader. (This isn't a Motorola device...)
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You can flash kernels on the fly, with Android running, so this its correct, you dont need a unlocked bootloader to flash kernels...
Galaxy Nexus AOKP m5 Franco kernel m3
Man I wish I knew how to root the device ! I have to pay some one to root mine
Hopefully soon cause I hate stock devices
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XTRoRDiNAiRE said:
Man I wish I knew how to root the device ! I have to pay some one to root mine
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No no no no no no no wrong wrong
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XTRoRDiNAiRE said:
Man I wish I knew how to root the device ! I have to pay some one to root mine
Hopefully soon cause I hate stock devices
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Nop lol go here and enjoy
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23229558
Galaxy Nexus AOKP m5 Franco kernel m3
msedek said:
Nop lol go here and enjoy
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23229558
Galaxy Nexus AOKP m5 Franco kernel m3
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Will this work with ics 4.0.4?
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galaxy nexus toolkit makes it very easy http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1392310
main reason to root.. custom roms of course. Other good reasons are AdAway and DroidWall (good to block apps from using 3g if you have a crappy data allowance like me)
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Will this work with ics 4.0.4?
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Yep.
ok so i managed to root my phone yaaay...thanks to this great community
one problem tho, it seems that the custom recovery wont stick, when i try and reboot into recovery i get this android with a red yield sign thing
I think custom recovery won't stick on stock rom, it resets itself
read 3rd question http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20310934&postcount=2
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Q. I flashed CWM but each time I reboot the Stock Recovery is back
There is an auto recovery restore system on Android that will reflash the Stock Recovery if you flash CWM on a Stock Rom.
Use Root Explorer to Mount the system folder as R/W (or use a free app from the Market). Delete the file recovery-from-boot.p from /system. Now when you flash CWM Recovery it will NOT be overwritten after a reboot.
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Or use Rom Manager (free) from the market.
It'll remove that file as well.
I got it all working now thank you everyone for the help !
Now to search for the best custom rom
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I have MANY reason for rooting a device. At the top of my list is something I didn't see anyone else mention: WiFi Tether, so I dont have to pay my carrier a monthly fee for tethering.
msedek said:
Pretty much this
And the Lovely AD-FREE keeps your phone free of advertising.. Thats priceless and you need to be root
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or AdAway....
ps. AOPK is probably the best ROM
I just bought a galaxy nexus from a guy on craigslist. He had prior to me getting it rooted the phone and installed cm9-20120409-unofficial-toro.
I am trying to upgrade to jellybean and I need my build number however it is showing on the about phone screen as IMM76D, however that is a GSM model number and this a verizon phone. Therefore I think it is just because the rom was created on that build phone. He did not create a stock rom backup before installing the rom therefore I had no way to revert back to stock atm.
Is that a correct assumption?
Is there another way to find out my build?
If not do you have any advice on what my next step in upgrading to jellybean would be?
It doesn't matter what build it currently is. If you want a JB ROM, grab one in the Dev section and flash it.
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I don't need to do a update to update my kernals ect.? I can just flash a ram even though I am currently running 4.0.4
lcryan said:
I don't need to do a update to update my kernals ect.? I can just flash a ram even though I am currently running 4.0.4
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Yes just wipe data first.
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reenjan case.
Awesome thanks for the quick responses!
Hey guys, I just got my Nexus GSM. :fingers-crossed:
Can someone please enlighten me about what is takju, yakju and stuff?
I used to use Wildfire S before. I know how to flash a ROM and stuff. Just wanna know is it the same procedure or something different in Nexus? :cyclops:
Thanks
Royal King said:
Hey guys, I just got my Nexus GSM. :fingers-crossed:
Can someone please enlighten me about what is takju, yakju and stuff?
I used to use Wildfire S before. I know how to flash a ROM and stuff. Just wanna know is it the same procedure or something different in Nexus? :cyclops:
Thanks
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Read this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1728555
Thanks Btw, can I root on any firmware and still flash a new ROM or else I'll have to shift to yakju first and then go ahead?
Royal King said:
Thanks Btw, can I root on any firmware and still flash a new ROM or else I'll have to shift to yakju first and then go ahead?
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You don't have to switch to yakju before you can root and/or flash a custom ROM.
Thanks. I got ics on it so I need ics yakju or even jb yakju is fine?
Thanks for answering my questions )
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Royal King said:
Thanks. I got ics on it so I need ics yakju or even jb yakju is fine?
Thanks for answering my questions )
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Use any jb custom ROM. You will be happy.
Enjoy or phone
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Nice, I just ordered my play store galaxy nexus and straight talk sim last night. Can't wait to get it and install cm10 on it.
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