Hi,I bought this phone from Vodafone Romania a couple months ago...when i decided to root the phone(because the bootloader was already unlocked when I bought the phone) and start flashing some roms i didn't knew if my devuce was Verizon or GSM. I tried updating the software but the latest was 4.1.1( a month ago),and now I think that tge phone was bought from Verizon and imported in Romania by Vodafone. I flashed a GSM system image and from that day i continued flashing GSM stuff.Now I'm almost sure that I have a Verizon model but not totaly sure and I'm a little scared flashing a verizon image...what are the risks if my phone is a GSM and i flash a Verizon image? Is that safe?What are the chances of bricking the device? I really need some advices. Thanks!!!
It's not a Verizon model. Verizon is CDMA and yours is gsm. Just convert it to a yakju and then you'll get all the Google updates.
There are a few guides on how to convert your non-yakju to a yakju. But since you're flashing ROMs, you don't need to worry much about it.
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I started thinking about this because I have a strange delay when i want to lock the screen. It lasts like 1-2 seconds from the momentni press the power button to lock the screen before it actually turns off and locks. I am on bigixie 4.2.1 stock and stoxk kernel. I alreasy have yakju,i can see this in the bootloader,the only thung I can't understand is why I have that stupid loxk screen lag/delay and others don't...
That is actually a complaint about 4.2 ROMs. It sucks but there's not much you can do about it.
But it doesn't mean you have a Verizon gnex...
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ok then,thanks anyway
geoffcorey said:
That is actually a complaint about 4.2 ROMs. It sucks but there's not much you can do about it.
But it doesn't mean you have a Verizon gnex...
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There's many things op can do actually. I never had this problem when using my galaxy Nexus. It is not normal and op should replace his Rom with one that is more optimized for android 4.2 than that Rom because it isn't optimized very well as its a stock Rom.
Go with Cyanogenmod or any well developed Rom. Along with a kernel that is popular such as trinity or Franco kernel and you should see a significant performance boost and the lag hopefully will not be there.
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Is Google required to provide Jellybean to GN before GS3?
Since my GN is a VZW phone, I have a feeling that it will get Jellybean after the GS3 gets it.... or am I wrong?
Huh? why would Google be required to provide Jelly Bean? It's all open source.
New flagship device (Nexus tablet or Nexus 4) will get Jelly Bean first be cause it will be launched.
Galaxy Nexus (GSM: yakju/takju) will follow.
Nexus S (GSM) will follow.
VZW will need to wait for Verizon to approve of Google's update. I know I'm missing Sprint but you get the idea.
I am completely positive in telling you that the Galaxy Nexus will get Jellybean before the GSIII.
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centerwaters said:
Is Google required to provide Jellybean to GN before GS3?
Since my GN is a VZW phone, I have a feeling that it will get Jellybean after the GS3 gets it.... or am I wrong?
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I don't believe it is required but the gnex will get it ages before the gs3 even dreams of having it because the gnex is an aosp device where as Samsung will take jelly bean and bloat it down with touchwiz and Samsung apps... then it goes to the carriers and they put their apps on and somewhere along the line it just might reach the gs3
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I'm so glad you made this thread
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I am completely positive in telling you that the Galaxy Nexus will get Jellybean before the GSIII.
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I wouldn't bet on that. If we're talking about the GSIII in the USA I would agree with you but overseas or unlocked is a different story. I'm sure one of the overseas variants of the GSIII will see a Jelly Bean ota before we do (VZW/CDMA). We haven't even officially gotten 4.0.4 yet.
GNex will definitely get JB first. The G3 is running Touchwiz, so even when JellyBean is ready, Samsung will need to modify the IU. Regardless of the G3 being a "flagship device" Nexus devices will always get the updates first because they are pure Android.
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"Required"? lol. Not sure what you mean by that. Google makes the OS. Who would be holding them accountable to be "required" to do something?
But you know that it will... I mean think about it. They make Jellybean for the new Nexus + old Nexus (that's us). Then they give it to Samsung (and others) who make it all skinned and stuff for their devices.
It necessarily gets JB first...
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"Required"? lol. Not sure what you mean by that.
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duh, that means if they don't the little green android police will come knocking...
lrs421 said:
I wouldn't bet on that. If we're talking about the GSIII in the USA I would agree with you but overseas or unlocked is a different story. I'm sure one of the overseas variants of the GSIII will see a Jelly Bean ota before we do (VZW/CDMA). We haven't even officially gotten 4.0.4 yet.
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Hard to say. ICS was developed on a Nexus S.
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Hard to say. ICS was developed on a Nexus S.
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Is this sarcasm?
Just curious, if it's true that ICS was developed on the Nexus S why did it take so long for the Nexus S to get it?
Couldn't find anything on google search for "ice cream sandwich develop on nexus s" so thought I'd ask...
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duh, that means if they don't the little green android police will come knocking...
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Wouldn't they have the recuse themselves, since Google created them?
It reminds me of the movie "Robocop" where the robocop was programmed
with a specific directive preventing him from arresting exeutives of OCP.
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I wouldn't bet on that. If we're talking about the GSIII in the USA I would agree with you but overseas or unlocked is a different story. I'm sure one of the overseas variants of the GSIII will see a Jelly Bean ota before we do (VZW/CDMA). We haven't even officially gotten 4.0.4 yet.
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Unlocked GSM ftw
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Hard to say. ICS was developed on a Nexus S.
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I hear ya, and the same will likely be true for JB. I should've said, GSM will likely see it first; CDMA, probably not.
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ap3604 said:
Is this sarcasm?
Just curious, if it's true that ICS was developed on the Nexus S why did it take so long for the Nexus S to get it?
Couldn't find anything on google search for "ice cream sandwich develop on nexus s" so thought I'd ask...
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...did I sound sarcastic?
No, I was dead serious. First glimpse of ICS ever was on a Nexus S. As for why it took so long...because they probably wanted the GN to be released first.
Then they did their little peepee dance and canceled the 4.0.3 push shortly after it began for whatever reason.
The GNex and NS will both get Jellybean before the GS3 IMO.
Why would the carriers and/or Samsung upgrade the GS3 asap? What incentive do they have? They don't, so they won't.
Google isn't required to do anything but my bet us that gn gets jellybean much much sooner for the before mentioned reasons and judging by the past. If the hardware is capable it will get it. The nexus s got ics same day that the Verizon galaxy Nexus came out.
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The CDMA (Verizon) Galaxy Nexus is not really an unlocked "Nexus" phone in the traditional Google definition (like the GSM pentaband version) in the sense that it is still "locked" to Verizon's will to get an update. Real Google phones get updates pushed directly from Google servers. Heck they can't even switch SIM cards or use other providers or use it abroad with international SIMs.
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The CDMA (Verizon) Galaxy Nexus is not really an unlocked "Nexus" phone in the traditional Google definition (like the GSM pentaband version) in the sense that it is still "locked" to Verizon's will to get an update. Real Google phones get updates pushed directly from Google servers. Heck they can't even switch SIM cards or use other providers or use it abroad with international SIMs.
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I have been wondering about that since I got my GN back in December.
Does Google have to get Verizon's permission in order to push OTA update to CDMA Galaxy Nexus phones?
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The CDMA (Verizon) Galaxy Nexus is not really an unlocked "Nexus" phone in the traditional Google definition (like the GSM pentaband version) in the sense that it is still "locked" to Verizon's will to get an update. Real Google phones get updates pushed directly from Google servers. Heck they can't even switch SIM cards or use other providers or use it abroad with international SIMs.
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Neither is the Docomo GSM Nexus.
i got my Gnex 32g from sprint 2 weeks ago but my build is toro everythg on here for sprint is toroplus. So whats the deal-e-o with tht? any insight will be great. im not having any problems. when i flash any sprint rom it says toroplus just like it should just wondering why its toro not toroplus...THANKS
Toro is Verizon.
Toroplus is Sprint.
You mean what it says in fastboot? Mine says that too, ignore it.
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I remember hearing this same problem before take it back to sprint and attempt to explain to them somethings wrong.
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I remember hearing this same problem before take it back to sprint and attempt to explain to them somethings wrong.
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It really doesn't affect anything. All three I've had (first two were duds, no big deal) all said Toro in fastboot and I never had an issue with flashing, unlocking, rooting, using, etc. Besides the out of box hardware failure, of course.
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#Galaxy Nexus HSPA+
Hi
I am planning to pay CDMA Galaxy Nexus to flash it to anther career
so is there any difference between Sprint and Verizon devices ?
Which one you suggest me to buy it ?
Which have more roms ?
When official 4.2 will launch for them ?
Thank you
Yea there is a difference. Vzw gnex has way more ROMs
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I have the gnex on Verizon and my girl has gnex on sprint both use eclipse ROM and both are buttery smooth only difference I can tell is sprint is cheaper but Verizon is faster so i think I would go with carrier preference. Don't know what ROMs you are planning on running but I would just make sure you get toro plus ROMs for sprint and toro for Verizon.
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Verizon is much faster (in my area anyway) and seem to have a better selection of ROMs. The extra cost for them is worth it if youre a regular data user
It seems everyone has overlooked the key details of the question. To the OP, you'd probably be best off getting the VZW version. Hardwarewise, at least the sim is removable. That being said, you'd be best served, given your ambitions, of not running a custom rom unless you are comfortable with the possibility of rom updates causing you a bit more work if you ever choose to flash them and they break connectivity with your chosen carrier. That, and be aware that your phone will be limited to 3G.
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I have a galaxy nexus (Verizon) that i do not use as a phone, so basically i ONLY use the wifi no 3g/4g i dont even have a sim card. So i was wondering since i dont care about the cell radios, could i flash a GSM stock rom, so i could get android 4.2. Would this work? or would it totally destroy my phone?
andriodfanatic said:
I have a galaxy nexus (Verizon) that i do not use as a phone, so basically i ONLY use the wifi no 3g/4g i dont even have a sim card. So i was wondering since i dont care about the cell radios, could i flash a GSM stock rom, so i could get android 4.2. Would this work? or would it totally destroy my phone?
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Not sure that would be good, you should have a rom by tonight, no worries!
Do not do this.
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I have a galaxy nexus (Verizon) that i do not use as a phone, so basically i ONLY use the wifi no 3g/4g i dont even have a sim card. So i was wondering since i dont care about the cell radios, could i flash a GSM stock rom, so i could get android 4.2. Would this work? or would it totally destroy my phone?
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it could brick the phone. dont do it.
just do it bro!
I say go for it
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You probably shouldn't do it especially when flashing incorrect bootloader.
In theory, it should work, but since the APN's will get f'ed up it may just not boot or give you a lot of force closes.
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It should work.
Talking g from experience here.
I once accidentally installed a CDMA ROM on my GSM GNex.
It booted and everything worked except for the network and in Phone Status I had Network: unknown/unavailable and bunch of other things like that.
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I'm in a unique position to trade my International Note II for a brand new AT&T Note II. I can't make up my mind, so I'd like to see what you guys think.
This is how I see it:
Advantages to International Model:
No Bloatware
Tethering works out of the box (though it's easy to download Foxfi)
Timely updates
Has split screen already
Advantages to AT&T version
LTE
While LTE is nice, my HSPA+ speeds are plenty fast. I'm just not sure it's worth it to move to a branded device for faster internet. What do you guys think? I know the AT&T model will get the split screen eventually, but it will likely be months and every update after that will be on the International model long before the branded model sees it.
Do you root and/or flash custom ROMs/kernels? It really depends on your use case. Personally, I am staying stock for a bit, but I'll eventually root; I am on AT&T.
greyhulk said:
I'm in a unique position to trade my International Note II for a brand new AT&T Note II. I can't make up my mind, so I'd like to see what you guys think.
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wtharp2 said:
Do you root and/or flash custom ROMs/kernels? It really depends on your use case. Personally, I am staying stock for a bit, but I'll eventually root; I am on AT&T.
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I don't really do custom ROMs, but I have been rooting lately just to block ads (hate them). So custom roms isn't really a factor.
Can anyone confirm if AT&T removed the display mode switcher (i.e. dynamic, standard, movie, etc.) from theirs? They did in the GSIII, though I have absolutely no idea why they don't just leave it in. It hurts nothing.
Id root and run international firmware with lte
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The International version won't run on att lte bands. I say you would be better off getting the att version and then running something like clean rom on it.
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Agreed. Get an AT&T, root it, flash with the international, and get the best of both worlds.
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The International version won't run on att lte bands. I say you would be better off getting the att version and then running something like clean rom on it.
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greyhulk said:
Can anyone confirm if AT&T removed the display mode switcher (i.e. dynamic, standard, movie, etc.) from theirs? They did in the GSIII, though I have absolutely no idea why they don't just leave it in. It hurts nothing.
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No it was not removed.
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I know you said you don't do customs ROM, but doesn't make sense to so. AT&T Note II with a custom and you get ALL the benefits (and more).
I wasn't gonna root, but went ahead because I wanted the multi-window. Now I can use multi-window with any app I want, have no bloat, LTE and get better battery life. Extremely happy ROMed Note II.
I just switched from the International model to the ATT one. The LTE alone is worth it plus you can port ROM's.
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Thanks for the advice, guys. Made the swap today and rooted. Now I'm just on the hunt for the right ROM.