I am about to buy a new Samsung Galaxy Nexus on/before 25th Jan. (GSM, of course)
I am from India where the phone is not officially released. Hence, I am going to buy it from a well-known local store for $400 USD (22k INR) WITHOUT warranty (as I said, it's not officially released)
I have been lurking the Nexus sub-forums for a few days now.
I would like to know the following this:
What all things should I check as soon I buy the phone from the counter?
What do I do when the phone gets bricked or faces problems like bootlooping? What exactly would cause bricking?
I heard there are a lot of issues with 4.2.1 l(ike SOD). Should I upgrade to 4.2.1 or keep at 4.1.x? I heard t
TheMysteriousOne said:
I am about to buy a new Samsung Galaxy Nexus on/before 25th Jan. (GSM, of course)
I am from India where the phone is not officially released. Hence, I am going to buy it from a well-known local store for $400 USD (22k INR) WITHOUT warranty (as I said, it's not officially released)
I have been lurking the Nexus sub-forums for a few days now.
I would like to know the following this:
What all things should I check as soon I buy the phone from the counter?
What do I do when the phone gets bricked or faces problems like bootlooping? What exactly would cause bricking?
I heard there are a lot of issues with 4.2.1 l(ike SOD). Should I upgrade to 4.2.1 or keep at 4.1.x? I heard t
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Well, from my point of view:
1) First of all check your screen, if you search the forum there're a couple of topics that explain how to find possible problem of it, then check with an application called eMMC Brickbug checker to see if your phone has a memory chip affected by a problem (resolved by XDA developers, if so, check the forum for the solution).
2) It's almost impossible to brick this phone, but if you fall in a bootloop you can connect your phone to your pc and use toolkit to restore backup, or just shut down the phone pulling the battery and then turn on pressing vol+ vol- and power button, then go to recovery and restore
3) It depends from your phone, in my case i've had SOD only with early trinity kernel, but i think that now every kernel is safe enough to be daily driver. So for me the 4.2.1 worth the try!
[email protected] said:
1) First of all check your screen, if you search the forum there're a couple of topics that explain how to find possible problem of it, then check with an application called eMMC Brickbug checker to see if your phone has a memory chip affected by a problem (resolved by XDA developers, if so, check the forum for the solution).!
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I could find this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2093147
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bengigi.screen.diagnostic&hl=en
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gombosdev.displaytester
Is there anything else that you suggest?
[email protected] said:
2) It's almost impossible to brick this phone, but if you fall in a bootloop you can connect your phone to your pc and use toolkit to restore backup, or just shut down the phone pulling the battery and then turn on pressing vol+ vol- and power button, then go to recovery and restore!
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Alright, I'll search for some tutorials/guides to get information about flashing and restoring.
[email protected] said:
3) It depends from your phone, in my case i've had SOD only with early trinity kernel, but i think that now every kernel is safe enough to be daily driver. So for me the 4.2.1 worth the try!
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I plan to use PA ROM. Haven't decided about the kernel yet.
1) I think it's enough, however if your screen has some problem you'll notice it as soon as you put your hand on your phone and turn it on... ;D
2) Yes, before doing anything that could harm your device it's better that you understand completely what you're doing.
3) Personally i use cataclysm(ROM) because it's not heavily customized but takes the android experience a leap ahead mantaining the google's look & feel, style and philosophy, and for kernel i use franco (but for the kernel you've to make some test beacuse each device react differently with each kernel)!
Now don't worry no more and enjoy your gnex (when it will arrive)
[email protected] said:
1) I think it's enough, however if your screen has some problem you'll notice it as soon as you put your hand on your phone and turn it on... ;D
2) Yes, before doing anything that could harm your device it's better that you understand completely what you're doing.
3) Personally i use cataclysm(ROM) because it's not heavily customized but takes the android experience a leap ahead mantaining the google's look & feel, style and philosophy, and for kernel i use franco (but for the kernel you've to make some test beacuse each device react differently with each kernel)!
Now don't worry no more and enjoy your gnex (when it will arrive)
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I am thinking of shifting to CM10.1 because of CyanDelta where I don't have to download the entire nightly.
Any idea if there is similar function in PA or Cataclysm?
What is the procedure I need to follow to update my ROM?
How do I decide which is the best kernel for me? On what factors?
TheMysteriousOne said:
I would like to know the following this:
What all things should I check as soon I buy the phone from the counter?
What do I do when the phone gets bricked or faces problems like bootlooping? What exactly would cause bricking?
I heard there are a lot of issues with 4.2.1 l(ike SOD). Should I upgrade to 4.2.1 or keep at 4.1.x? I heard t
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1) Quality check and warranty seal.
2) Flashing an incorrect rom, kernel or recovery can cause your phone to brick. You can unbrick all kind of soft bricks with the download mode and Odin, but be careful though. Some people got hard brick, and that's, as far as I know, irrecoverable (Maybe with a jig...)
3) Well, I am with Purity v4.0 and AK Kernel Purity v11 and no SoD. So far so good! If you upgrade to 4.2.1, you can flash another kernel and stay with stock rom if you like it. You just have to look which kernel is the best for your phone.
Good luck in your buy, it's an AWESOME mobile. I didn't know Android could handle soooo well (I comre from a Galaxy Ace )
TheMysteriousOne said:
I am thinking of shifting to CM10.1 because of CyanDelta where I don't have to download the entire nightly.
Any idea if there is similar function in PA or Cataclysm?
What is the procedure I need to follow to update my ROM?
How do I decide which is the best kernel for me? On what factors?
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PA doesn't have that system but cataclysm yes, the dev produce a stable rom once a month (not always) and then just push cumulatives update (~20MB).
For the kernel it depends on you, if you prefer battery life or performance, smoothness of ui and so on, you have to try and take the one that fit best your parameters!
EDIT: i'm talking of PA before 4.2 came out since after that release i've jumped the ship to cataclysm! Maybe now has a system like this...
1. do i have enough booze at home, because you've gonna spent a lot of time with him
2. read enough before playing bad games
3. rasbean ftw
Can someone tell me what I should look out for to make sure I don't get a phone with performance issues?
Ref:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1971852
In the post you've referenced there's a section with the current workaround... that's it... install the application Got Brickbug by chainfire (linked in that thread) to ensure you've a bugged chip or not...
Related
....Lagging a lot....
Hello guys,
I've been lurking around the forum learning things on my own. I bought a Galaxy S 8GB 4 days back on a contract from O2.
the phone is awesome, and all.. but after installing few games and apps, I have come to see that the phone lags a lot. It became unresponsive and I had to soft reset the phone many times to get it working properly.
I then hard reset the phone on day 3 (yesterday) and now the phone's running a bit better. I installed a few apps and Fancy Widget, and the phone became very slow again. I uninstalled Fancy Widget and the phone became a bit fast, but still lags at times.
I feel like throwing the phone at wall.
Why is this lag happening and what do I do to minimise/eliminate this lag?
cheers!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=725194
and
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=724251
is the best solution today
JG5 + root + AutoKiller(Strict setting+) gave me great results.
Memory card fix isnt much faster. Im not sure about the quadrant benchmark, I had 1600~ but the phone felt the same.
personally im waiting for samsung to release an official firmware. i can't backup my original firmware and the rom is released nowhere, so my only choice is to wait until i can flash an official firmware to keep my warranty.
im not sure how these unofficial firmwares are created/named/released but the naming structure would suggest leaked beta firmwares from samsung themselves. the phones not that bad for me at the moment hopefully froyo fixes the little issues going around.
correct me if im wrong.
OrionTC said:
personally im waiting for samsung to release an official firmware. i can't backup my original firmware and the rom is released nowhere, so my only choice is to wait until i can flash an official firmware to keep my warranty.
im not sure how these unofficial firmwares are created/named/released but the naming structure would suggest leaked beta firmwares from samsung themselves. the phones not that bad for me at the moment hopefully froyo fixes the little issues going around.
correct me if im wrong.
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The official firmware can be found:
http://www.samsung-firmware.webs.com/
lenrek said:
The official firmware can be found:
http://www.samsung-firmware.webs.com/
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Im one of the users with the I9000XXJF3 firmware and currently i can't find a backup for this. i see JF1 JF2 and JF7 on that site.
i know im not alone with this and a few people have asked if its possible to create a backup of their firmware but as far as i know none of the threads have been fully answered.
OrionTC said:
Im one of the users with the I9000XXJF3 firmware and currently i can't find a backup for this. i see JF1 JF2 and JF7 on that site.
i know im not alone with this and a few people have asked if its possible to create a backup of their firmware but as far as i know none of the threads have been fully answered.
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If I read the version correctly, according to the description found here.
You are using:
I9000XXJF3
XX - Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom
J - 2010
F - June
3 - Version 3
So, the I9000XXJF7 should be the latest official firmware version for your phone.
I forgot...
Why not try the suggestion here:
[TUT] How To Create DUMP out of Stock Rom
EDIT: Did not read the content of the thread, after read it, maybe is not what you are looking for.
Hmm, im just a little cautious, call me paranoid but surely official firmwares would be released via OTA/samsung website/Kias(whatever its called).
and yes i posted in that thread hoping it was what i was looking for but no lol.
i do agree with you that I9000XXJF7 is "my" latest firmware, but i dont think its officially from samsung.
id be happy if someone can prove me wrong so i can finally flash to JG5
the samsung-firmwares.com site is not an official one, but everyone gets their FW's from there. just flash a custom rom and you should be fine.
DocRambone said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=725194
and
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=724251
is the best solution today
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thanks for the prompt reply. but I dont want to do any damage to my phone; and I dont have a memory card yet :/
bushrat said:
JG5 + root + AutoKiller(Strict setting+) gave me great results.
Memory card fix isnt much faster. Im not sure about the quadrant benchmark, I had 1600~ but the phone felt the same.
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I dont want to root my phone (as its brand new) and I dont know what effect does it do on warranty and stuff.
OrionTC said:
personally im waiting for samsung to release an official firmware. i can't backup my original firmware and the rom is released nowhere, so my only choice is to wait until i can flash an official firmware to keep my warranty
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my exact problem and my thoughts
OrionTC said:
Im one of the users with the I9000XXJF3 firmware and currently i can't find a backup for this. i see JF1 JF2 and JF7 on that site.
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mine is the same too
so I have to root the phone to make it faster.
this doesnt answer why the phone is slow in the first place? I have read about NAND and stuff which I dont understand. what do they mean? Can someone explain in plain english?
thanks
It's slow because for some reason, the Galaxy doesn't auto kill apps once the memory reaches low levels. So you can do two things. Install the autokiller app which should keep enough memory free for smooth operation, or you can install advanced task killer app, and kill all the apps yourself once the phone feels sluggish.
hi,
are you have a task killer like app installed ?
all apps running in background when you start them onetime..with task killer you can close all. i have 170mb ram..
after few hours of playing with my sgs its slowing down, then i look in task killer just 40mb ram.
when i kill all apps i have again 170mb and anything is fine ;-))
test it..
or check fastreboot its faster then a softreset with the power button
sorry for my bad english guys
navmanyeah said:
It's slow because for some reason, the Galaxy doesn't auto kill apps once the memory reaches low levels. So you can do two things. Install the autokiller app which should keep enough memory free for smooth operation, or you can install advanced task killer app, and kill all the apps yourself once the phone feels sluggish.
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I have tried the autokiller app but it stopped me from using it because it said it could harm my phone.
also what kind of idiotic developer wouldnt put a proper memory management module in it?
I would love to root the phone and muck with it if I could only be assured I wouldn't lose my warranty. Until someone tells me all is good, all I can do is nail apps as best I can.
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Will a factory reset undo the root? If so rooting and autokiller is a no brainer.
emclondon said:
I have tried the autokiller app but it stopped me from using it because it said it could harm my phone.
also what kind of idiotic developer wouldnt put a proper memory management module in it?
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If such a statement stops you, than you really shouldn't touch any setting on the phone =) Or buy IPhone.
Its protection against idiots
dupel said:
If such a statement stops you, than you really shouldn't touch any setting on the phone =) Or buy IPhone.
Its protection against idiots
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lol bit harsh but true.If you really do want to be cautious just wait for the official firmware update from samsung-it will be fixed(has been fixed already in jg5).It looks like samsung wanted to get the phone to market as quick as possible so firmware suffered.Judging by sales it looks like they made a good choice from a business point of view
<insert thread title here> ... an object of ridicule..
ive tried autokiller and advanced task manager, autokiller made my phone even sluggish.
still have the phone in stock condition.
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this happened to me like 5-6 times till now.
Mate: "oh you got a new mobile?"
Me: "yeah"
*shows him*
Mate: "oh you got the new iPhone?, thats cool!"
Me: :/
*facepalm*
I cant even show them my phone because people think it of as it looks like iPhone is a clone of iPhone.
and when I try to show them, my phone becomes hell lot of slow, and I get to hear things like "i got a crap phone" and "nokia 3310 is faster than yours" and stuff
Lag fix time maybe? Its super easy to do and makes massive difference.
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Think you need to stop caring what people think
Nah, I admit, it's nice showing off your phone's though. Not sure what kind of friends you have, but I've found the ability to actually do whatever I want with my phone has left most iPhone friends annoyed and somewhat jealous. Something simple as transfering regular files to your phone could be enough
ello guys.
going from my 2 year old htc desire to this....
so...what are the first things to do with this galaxy nexus?
Vital apps needed?
specific things to do in the settings to make it run better?
it would be nice to make a guide to follow.
first thing ive done so far is buy a TPU S line case, and Expertshield screen protector.
If the battery life is rubbish i'll have to get the extension pack....but hardly anyone in the UK seems to sell them...lots of korea sales for genuine ones on ebay.
would a non-genuine thing still be as good?
heard of this dodgy issue with a 'yellowy' tint screen - what to do there? have to root the phone?
etc.etc...
Fast boot OEM unlock
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA
Unlock the phone a root it first because unlocking it will wipe the phone clean of EVERYTHING. So get that done first and the rest is up to you stay stock or flash a rom.
Sent From My Sprint Galaxy Nexus via XDA Premium
Here are my favorite apps on my Galaxy Nexus
-Chrome Beta
-Boid (Twitter)
-Tasks (Google Tasks)
-Weather Flow
-Intsagram
-Wolfram Alpha
-Icy Time (Timer and Stopwatch)
-Wallbase (Wallpapers)
Now that you have Android 4.0 you'll most likely fall in love with the Holo design guidelines. A list of some of the apps that use these guidelines can be found here and some good looking apps in general can here.
If you plan on rooting your phone or think you might want to in the future Unlock the bootloader, if you don't you will regret it, trust me. As for the battery life, I can get through the whole day with no problems while others complain that the battery life is bad, I suggest that you use the phone for a week before you get an extended battery.
There's a forum about the yellow screen issue here if you experience this at all then send it back as soon as possible despite the desire to play with your brand new toy.
If you have more questions just ask.
Sign for it
Take it out the box
Charge it
Press power
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If you like miui and don't want to root. Miui launcher is now available as an apk. That's one of the first things I installed when I got mine. The stock launcher is pretty good too.
Mi Launcher
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1623026
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try ur phone with everything stock for a few days, see if everything works, no reboots, overheating etc etc (might want to check if u got an OTA update though, coz there's a big difference for example between 4.0.1 and 4.0.4 in terms of stability)... if u're satisfied with stock , there is no need to root then , if u want to play around a lil u'll figure what to do urself.
p.s. i also owned a desire, but went through some devices in the middle before the gnex, nways, the desire can't be even mentioned in the same sentence with what u're getting now. welcome aboard
First things to do:
1) Unlock your bootloader, even if you never plan on rooting or flashing a custom ROM. Do this even before booting Android for the first time.
2) Check to see if you are running yakju or takju. If you are running a build other than those two (for GSM devices), flash one of them (by following the link in my signature). Run one of those two builds for a while, so that you get a feel for what a stock ROM is.
3) Everything else.
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Keep it stock for at least a week, get to know the phone. Saves having to post about problems you're having on a custom rom just to find out its not the roms fault. This will also allow you to give real feedback when comparing roms as a opposed to these douches who flashed on day one n insist that rom x is better than stock
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i will definitely run stock for a few weeks and get used to it all.
however i am one to fiddle, but im totally new to this phone world in terms of rooting, custom ROMS etc, never bothered before.
put it this way though......i dont own any apple products
can anyone point me to the best guide for rooting, and installing custom Roms?
also can anyone link me to a list of custom roms for the gnex, that are either finished or in development?
im just asking for the links because im very sure the question 'how do you root' has been asked a hundred times - i could google it - but i presume you guys will immediately know a link to the best and safest guide.
having a read through, it seems people have already tweaked the gnex for better things - better kernels? to get better battery life? etc.etc...
is that part of the firmware? is that what you get with custom roms?
i need to understand the basics first.
(im buying the phone sim free unlocked)
Everything you need is in the q&a and development sub forums where you found this one
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schueyisking said:
i will definitely run stock for a few weeks and get used to it all.
however i am one to fiddle, but im totally new to this phone world in terms of rooting, custom ROMS etc, never bothered before.
put it this way though......i dont own any apple products
can anyone point me to the best guide for rooting, and installing custom Roms?
also can anyone link me to a list of custom roms for the gnex, that are either finished or in development?
im just asking for the links because im very sure the question 'how do you root' has been asked a hundred times - i could google it - but i presume you guys will immediately know a link to the best and safest guide.
having a read through, it seems people have already tweaked the gnex for better things - better kernels? to get better battery life? etc.etc...
is that part of the firmware? is that what you get with custom roms?
i need to understand the basics first.
(im buying the phone sim free unlocked)
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HERE you go
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23229558
Galaxy Nexus AOKP m5 Franco kernel m3
doesnt rooting or installing a new kernel void the warranty?
schueyisking said:
doesnt rooting or installing a new kernel void the warranty?
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You can always flash back to stock.
No warranty problems.
Backup your /efs partition... =o)
a week of stock? i don't last more than 3 hours, and that's if i'm trying to really be patient. within an hour of getting mine i had flashed the radios, bootloader, rom, and the kernel.
tspderek said:
a week of stock? i don't last more than 3 hours, and that's if i'm trying to really be patient. within an hour of getting mine i had flashed the radios, bootloader, rom, and the kernel.
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How do you even know what stock ICS is if you only use it for 3 hours?
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I just got my GN directly from Google and didn't do any unlocking of any sort. Just turned it on and added some apps I plan on using. Changed my homescreen and other screens/settings to fit my personal use and etc.
The phone is amazing without the need of unlocking.
Not really sure... the phone is already unlocked -.- (SIM wise)
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The phone is amazing without the need of unlocking.
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Do you understand what unlocking means? We are talking about unlocking the bootloader. Unlocking the bootloader does NOT mean that you are changing anything related to the ROM. I does NOT mean that you are "rooting", and it does not mean you are planning to use a custom ROM.
All it means is that it gives you the ability to use fastboot commands. With this ability, you may be able to save some data off your device in case something happens and your devices' OS crashes. There have been a few reports on these forums of users who kept their bootloaders locked, then something happened and they couldn't boot their device. If their bootloaders had been unlocked, they could have at least saved their personal files (photos, music, etc) from the /sdcard directory. But, because their bootloaders were locked, too bad so sad, photos gone (they were not auto-backup to the cloud).
+1
Definitely unlock the bootloader - I learned the hard way on my N1 that getting an 'unlocked phone' is different from having a phone with an unlocked bootloader. (hunting down a bootloader locked root method so I can Titanium Backup 2 years of apps and data is a PIA).
Unlocking the bootloader on a brand new phone will not outwardly do anything to your phone other than add a little unlocked padlock to the bottom of your startup screen (the one with Google written on it).
I did 2 weeks ago what you're talking about doing now. It's super easy with the Galaxy Nexus Toolkit that mskip has created.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1392310
[EDIT] P.S. - don't worry about losing warranty when unlocking the bootloader - the above GNex Toolkit can get your phone back to stock and then re-lock the bootloader for you if you ever need to use the warranty.
efrant said:
First things to do:
1) Unlock your bootloader, even if you never plan on rooting or flashing a custom ROM. Do this even before booting Android for the first time.
2) Check to see if you are running yakju or takju. If you are running a build other than those two (for GSM devices), flash one of them (by following the link in my signature). Run one of those two builds for a while, so that you get a feel for what a stock ROM is.
3) Everything else.
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Since I did the ICS update via the LG software updater my phone operates extremely slow(screen refresh, typing entry delay, etc...) and battery life is significantly lower. I do see other threads about different software versions and don't really know what a lot of it means. I also see advice on doing a factory reset after upgrading, but is this really necessary with the stock update? It's my understanding that my phone should scream because of the processor that it has. should I go back to GB or is there something I can do to make it a fast, powerful device?
Mine is 4.0.4 Android version and LG -P930-v20c-JUN-25-2012 is the software version.
Thanks in advance
Factory reset will probably solve all the problems you're having.
And the processor in this device is not a "screamer", it was about a year ago, but not any more unfortunately. It performs worse than the galaxy s 2 in most cases, mostly due to the added resolution of the screen.
That being said, I still quite like this phone, and running CM10 on it has me very happy. Once they sort the black screen of death issue (which is apparently present on many devices) it'll definitely keep me happy till I can afford a new phone (Or maybe christmas)
If you follow the steps posted here to root your phone (you'll have to unbrick it, follow the guide), and install CM9 on it, I'm sure you'll be far more impressed with your phone. The LG software sucks many dicks in my opinion, CM9 is WAY better.
hereric said:
Factory reset will probably solve all the problems you're having.
And the processor in this device is not a "screamer", it was about a year ago, but not any more unfortunately. It performs worse than the galaxy s 2 in most cases, mostly due to the added resolution of the screen.
That being said, I still quite like this phone, and running CM10 on it has me very happy. Once they sort the black screen of death issue (which is apparently present on many devices) it'll definitely keep me happy till I can afford a new phone (Or maybe christmas)
If you follow the steps posted here to root your phone (you'll have to unbrick it, follow the guide), and install CM9 on it, I'm sure you'll be far more impressed with your phone. The LG software sucks many dicks in my opinion, CM9 is WAY better.
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Thanks for the reply. Can you tell me what CM9 is? i will definitely try it.
thanks again
Try factory resetting first. Yes, you have to reconfigure almost everything. But you'd have to do that anyway if you try CM9. A lot of people say that the ICS update is good after you do a factory reset, so you may like it just fine.
CM9 is Cyanogenmod9, which is a custom ROM that can be installed on this phone. But it's not the easiest process for beginners.
When you factory reset, you'll lose things like text message history and contacts (unless contacts are synced to Google, then they'll reappear after you log back in after factory resetting -- or on your SIM card).
Thanks for the info on the ROM. I'll look for a link to instructions and try it when I can afford to be without it in the event of a failure. I am technical...just not with phones.
Thanks drumist
update...reset made a significant difference in the speed. keyboard & screens work great now. still have an issue with battery though; but that seems to be standard on ics.
thanks!
MichaelWayne_71 said:
update...reset made a significant difference in the speed. keyboard & screens work great now. still have an issue with battery though; but that seems to be standard on ics.
thanks!
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It takes a while after a fresh install of this rom for the battery life to settle in. After about a week the battery life improves significantly
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Hey i am still noob to my samsung galaxy s3 SGH-i747, and i just rooted my phone with odin. I am currently on 4.0.4 ICS. So i was wondering what type of MUST HAVE stuff i should put onto my phone. Like how to change my kernel and stuff. I just want some simple stuff to give my phone a boost and stuff nothing major like flashing unofficial jelly bean or anything. It would be great of someone can kindly help me and giuld me thru stuff or give me links. I just want to really understand how this rooting and flashing stuff works. Thx! CHEERS~
Lhmm said:
Hey i am still noob to my samsung galaxy s3 SGH-i747, and i just rooted my phone with odin. I am currently on 4.0.4 ICS. So i was wondering what type of MUST HAVE stuff i should put onto my phone. Like how to change my kernel and stuff. I just want some simple stuff to give my phone a boost and stuff nothing major like flashing unofficial jelly bean or anything. It would be great of someone can kindly help me and giuld me thru stuff or give me links. I just want to really understand how this rooting and flashing stuff works. Thx! CHEERS~
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You should really just search around android developments thats really where the hacks and mods come in.. See for yourself!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1633
Lhmm said:
Hey i am still noob to my samsung galaxy s3 SGH-i747, and i just rooted my phone with odin. I am currently on 4.0.4 ICS. So i was wondering what type of MUST HAVE stuff i should put onto my phone. Like how to change my kernel and stuff. I just want some simple stuff to give my phone a boost and stuff nothing major like flashing unofficial jelly bean or anything. It would be great of someone can kindly help me and giuld me thru stuff or give me links. I just want to really understand how this rooting and flashing stuff works. Thx! CHEERS~
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Here's some tips...
- don't start flashing and modding until you have read....read...and re-read. If you follow instructions and cross reference, things will be fun. If you skip details and take foolish risks...you may end up getting a soft/hard brick or just getting jammed up. Take your time, read, absorb...and GO SLOW.
- don't just flash because you can....unless you can afford to throw away TIME and/or MONEY. My stock rom runs near perfect. Battery drain, speed, multitasking yadda yadda...is the best I have ever experienced and I DO COMPARE my stats with those on so called BETTER ROMS. Custom tweaked roms can be very rewarding...but I can see that a huge amount of users are having many uses such as Hot Reboots, unreliability, battery drains etc. Start off with things like replacing your Touch Wiz home screen with something like Go Launcher EX. But if your new here, you may not even realize why it IS or why it COULD be better.
- I always decide to test new apps and or mods...for one main reason. Because I am unsatisfied with a feature or operation. In Android world, there are always multiple solutions or options. If it's not here today, it will be next week or next month. Searching is the key. Good Luck!
themadproducer said:
Here's some tips...
- don't start flashing and modding until you have read....read...and re-read. If you follow instructions and cross reference, things will be fun. If you skip details and take foolish risks...you may end up getting a soft/hard brick or just getting jammed up. Take your time, read, absorb...and GO SLOW.
- don't just flash because you can....unless you can afford to throw away TIME and/or MONEY. My stock rom runs near perfect. Battery drain, speed, multitasking yadda yadda...is the best I have ever experienced and I DO COMPARE my stats with those on so called BETTER ROMS. Custom tweaked roms can be very rewarding...but I can see that a huge amount of users are having many uses such as Hot Reboots, unreliability, battery drains etc. Start off with things like replacing your Touch Wiz home screen with something like Go Launcher EX. But if your new here, you may not even realize why it IS or why it COULD be better.
- I always decide to test new apps and or mods...for one main reason. Because I am unsatisfied with a feature or operation. In Android world, there are always multiple solutions or options. If it's not here today, it will be next week or next month. Searching is the key. Good Luck!
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And thank the people like this guy ^ who help you. Even if it is from 2011 and it just helped you today.
...and will it come out to our GNex ? :3
The SDK is coming out on Oct 17 (Source: http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/10/15/the-android-5-0-lollipop-sdk-will-arrive-on-october-17th/)
I hope so, because of the new GPU drivers in the FML-ROM, we're "prepared" for it(?)
When the source code will come out I'm sure that the develepers will start do work on it
devil188 said:
...and will it come out to our GNex ? :3
The SDK is coming out on Oct 17 (Source: http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/10/15/the-android-5-0-lollipop-sdk-will-arrive-on-october-17th/)
I hope so, because of the new GPU drivers in the FML-ROM, we're "prepared" for it(?)
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We are, but we wont port sdk, we will w8 to opensource dorp
does this mean that Samsung Galaxy Nexus will have a version of Lollipop developed for it?
blekm said:
does this mean that Samsung Galaxy Nexus will have a version of Lollipop developed for it?
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not sure if didn't read other responses, or just being smart-aleck
lulz
but...
it is a POSSIBILITY
NOTHING can be CERTAIN until source drops AND someone TRIES, but I'd have to IMAGINE that SOMEONE will be trying hard as HELL to keep this device rolling in development no matter how old it gets, many people hold this device dear to their hearts, it was one of the first WIDELY released nexus devices on MULTIPLE carriers including cdma. and even though it's a pita sometimes, we still have love for this ol girl, but right now, at this very moment, NO ONE can tell you 100% if it WILL run lollipop %100 stable or even what many would consider daily driver type of builds.
have I answered the question yet that's been asked a couple times and answered already just not in as many words? I'm NOT trying to be a ****, I REALLY would like to know if anyone is still confused about this situation?
you've tried really hard to be a ****, though
I haven't read others, I don't frequent this forum often, I'm not into custom ROMS.
I was just passing by asking this info. On this post there was nothing that explained the situation as you did. And there were no info on the first page of the Galaxy Nexus forum.
Thanks, it's a bit more clear. I'll drop by in a few months to see what's happening
Android 4.4 wasn't officially supported by Galaxy Nexus, yet we have a plethora of ROMs to choose from. I believe that 5.0 will be no different. It will take more time to get it to work because of the changes from other iterations, but we will get it. Not officially. Google probably won't give a hoot that there is a new driver, and just leave the device for dead. There is no money to be made from the amount of work that would have to be done. If it DOES get officially released, I'd be incredibly surprised.
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you've tried really hard to be a ****, though
I haven't read others, I don't frequent this forum often, I'm not into custom ROMS.
I was just passing by asking this info. On this post there was nothing that explained the situation as you did. And there were no info on the first page of the Galaxy Nexus forum.
Thanks, it's a bit more clear. I'll drop by in a few months to see what's happening
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yep, that tends to happen when I go posting after a few beers, apologies, but hey, I cleared it up right? that was really my main intention
fxxk it. we didnt even get kikat. The lollipop isn't for Gnex and I doubt google is going to do it . if they really are this "generous", I will bang my head against the wall just to make sure I aint dreaming!
randy6644 said:
fxxk it. we didnt even get kikat. The lollipop isn't for Gnex and I doubt google is going to do it . if they really are this "generous", I will bang my head against the wall just to make sure I aint dreaming!
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NO ONE has said that Google will push ANY kind of official L update to gnex, when source code drops, custom Rom development will undergo to try and bring 5.0 based aosp roms to the gnex, which isn't unfeasible.
ashclepdia said:
NO ONE has said that Google will push ANY kind of official L update to gnex, when source code drops, custom Rom development will undergo to try and bring 5.0 based aosp roms to the gnex, which isn't unfeasible.
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I heard of CM is not going to support galaxy nexus with lollipop due to the lack of maintainers. Maybe teams like PA might keep on with their supports. But I don't expect Gnex would run well on L coz it doesn't even on Kitkat. every now and then I see stuters and bugs . When I thought Gnex was dying and apparently showing its age, I flashed back to the stock 4.3 . The magic just happened and my gnex was brought back to life . yes the scrolling isn't as smooth as that on others roms but everything is fast especially when it comes to multitasking, it's great.
with that said , I mean even gnex is going get supports from some devs , what we could do with it is simply have a look at that and that will by no means be a stable and pleasant daily driver.
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I heard of CM is not going to support galaxy nexus with lollipop due to the lack of maintainers. Maybe teams like PA might keep on with their supports. But I don't expect Gnex would run well on L coz it doesn't even on Kitkat. every now and then I see stuters and bugs . When I thought Gnex was dying and apparently showing its age, I flashed back to the stock 4.3 . The magic just happened and my gnex was brought back to life . yes the scrolling isn't as smooth as that on others roms but everything is fast especially when it comes to multitasking, it's great.
with that said , I mean even gnex is going get supports from some devs , what we could do with it is simply have a look at that and that will by no means be a stable and pleasant daily driver.
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I'm looking to go back to 4.3 as well. Is it as simple as doing the normal procedures and flash a 4.3 rom? I heard of some issues downgrading while using 4.4 bootloaders and problems with SD card memory. Just want to make sure if there were any extra precautions you had to take before going back to 4.3
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I heard of CM is not going to support galaxy nexus with lollipop due to the lack of maintainers. Maybe teams like PA might keep on with their supports. But I don't expect Gnex would run well on L coz it doesn't even on Kitkat. every now and then I see stuters and bugs . When I thought Gnex was dying and apparently showing its age, I flashed back to the stock 4.3 . The magic just happened and my gnex was brought back to life . yes the scrolling isn't as smooth as that on others roms but everything is fast especially when it comes to multitasking, it's great.
with that said , I mean even gnex is going get supports from some devs , what we could do with it is simply have a look at that and that will by no means be a stable and pleasant daily driver.
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just the toro and toroplus variants.
maguro still maintained
so for someone to build for toro/toroplus isn't too much to infer. I can't see NO ONE not building for gnex at Some point
whether EVERYTHING is FULLY working or not is another story, but I'm sure it'll be usable
Mikey503 said:
I'm looking to go back to 4.3 as well. Is it as simple as doing the normal procedures and flash a 4.3 rom? I heard of some issues downgrading while using 4.4 bootloaders and problems with SD card memory. Just want to make sure if there were any extra precautions you had to take before going back to 4.3
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No, there's not a single problem that i've seen. I just downloaded the factory Image and flashed it in fastboot mode.
but that will erase everything so just make a backup for your apps.
Funny that you say 4.3 runs well on your gnex because I've been running stock 4.3 for quite a while because I was fed up with trying to find the best custom rom and dealing with kernels and stuff.
4.3 runs like complete **** on my gnex and it has since I put it on there. It seems to get worse as time goes on though. I was using the Aviate launcher for quite a while but just installed the Google Now one to try that out and it seems much, much worse than Aviate in the performance department. I can be in an app, press home button and it will be close to 10 seconds sometimes for it to load, even with no apps present in the multitask/app switch thing. Blows my mind. I don't know why the performance is so bad.
I want to go back to android 4.1.2 because it's the only time I remember my gnex being quick.....but im having a hard time making that decision because of feature reasons.
naossoan said:
Funny that you say 4.3 runs well on your gnex because I've been running stock 4.3 for quite a while because I was fed up with trying to find the best custom rom and dealing with kernels and stuff.
4.3 runs like complete **** on my gnex and it has since I put it on there. It seems to get worse as time goes on though. I was using the Aviate launcher for quite a while but just installed the Google Now one to try that out and it seems much, much worse than Aviate in the performance department. I can be in an app, press home button and it will be close to 10 seconds sometimes for it to load, even with no apps present in the multitask/app switch thing. Blows my mind. I don't know why the performance is so bad.
I want to go back to android 4.1.2 because it's the only time I remember my gnex being quick.....but im having a hard time making that decision because of feature reasons.
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It gets worse because the Java garbage colector is not doing what it's suppose to do and you have memory leaks so the memory gets full without a way of emptying it... To get around this, you need to restart the phone to empty the memory(usually daily or even two times a day). This HUGE bug is present onward since 4.2 for GNex, excluding 4.4 builds. So 4.1.2 will be best in that department.
But there is no need to go back to 4.1.2 to get this fixed (I couldn't bare it). Instead CM 10.1 has managed to fix the leak and you would be on 4.2 which is pretty similar to 4.3 and even 4.4 from the user end
I think Android 5.0 unofficially will continue.
There will be no further support officially. I "travel" too in different kit kat roms but always there were a bit of lag.
I return to cm 10.2 and my phone was brilliant, pretty quick.
Until recently that I install liquidsmooth that gone very fast for kit kat version.
I think now the kit kat versions will be enough stable. For lollipop, we will have to wait a lot.
we will see.
Source code just been released, so anyone working on, thx
I want cm lolipop!!!
The moment is arrived! http://www.xda-developers.com/andro...gn=Feed:+xda-developers/ShsH+(xda-developers)
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