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[Q] new to galaxy nexus

hi guys...i' from malaysia...i'm currently using the samsung galaxy ace and i just ordered a galaxy nexus and it should arrive this friday...i have a few question about this phone and i hope u guys could help me out...
1) i heard that the battery of the galaxy nexus sucks...is that true??
2)wat is the latest version of stock ice cream sandwich for malaysia?
3)does any bug exist in the stock ics rom ?(i mean the original rom when i took the phone right out from the box)
i hope u guys would be kind enough to answer my question...

ace-user said:
hi guys...i' from malaysia...i'm currently using the samsung galaxy ace and i just ordered a galaxy nexus and it should arrive this friday...i have a few question about this phone and i hope u guys could help me out...
1) i heard that the battery of the galaxy nexus sucks...is that true??
2)wat is the latest version of stock ice cream sandwich for malaysia?
3)does any bug exist in the stock ics rom ?(i mean the original rom when i took the phone right out from the box)
i hope u guys would be kind enough to answer my question...
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Well by the sounds of it your not planing to root your device (at least straight away). Although if you do decide to purchase I recommend it as there are numerous fixes with custom roms/kernels. The battery out of the box was shockingly bad but this was quickly fixed by flashing a new kernel and it improved dramatically!! The other issue out of the box I had was the signal dropped out every so often but you can flash the latest baseband and that resolved the issue.
Hope that helps...

RTContent said:
Well by the sounds of it your not planing to root your device (at least straight away). Although if you do decide to purchase I recommend it as there are numerous fixes with custom roms/kernels. The battery out of the box was shockingly bad but this was quickly fixed by flashing a new kernel and it improved dramatically!! The other issue out of the box I had was the signal dropped out every so often but you can flash the latest baseband and that resolved the issue.
Hope that helps...
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i'm planning to root my device...but maybe 1 or 2weeks later...for the battery fix,which kernel should i flash?is it a custom kernel or a stock kernel?
and for the signal drop issue which baseband should i flash?btw...is baseband different in every country?? i'm a noob

It depends on the rom you might flash. Some like CyanogenMod have a modified kernel that improves performance and battery life anyway. I personally like Francos kernel but it some what depends on your experiences with different rom/kernel combinations and experimentation.
As for flashing the 'right' baseband, there are different releases depending on your location. However this is not to say that a asian baseband won't work in europe (they do). So again this calls for personal experimentation and seeing what works best for you in your area.

RTContent said:
It depends on the rom you might flash. Some like CyanogenMod have a modified kernel that improves performance and battery life anyway. I personally like Francos kernel but it some what depends on your experiences with different rom/kernel combinations and experimentation.
As for flashing the 'right' baseband, there are different releases depending on your location. However this is not to say that a asian baseband won't work in europe (they do). So again this calls for personal experimentation and seeing what works best for you in your area.
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i'm going to stick with the stock ics first...wat is the ics version of nexus out of the box?4.0.1?if it's 4.0.1,how do i upgrade it to 4.0.2 or 4.0.3?if i flash Francos kernel,will i lose my data and apps in the phone?
i'm from malaysia(asia) so which baseband do u think i should flash??
again...i'm a noob...i really appreciate tat u answer my question...thanks alot...

The version out of the box will more than likely be 4.0.1. If your planning to root anyway then you don't need to worry about what you get out of the box.
If your bootloader is locked (which it probably will be) when you get your device you will need to unlock this. Doing so will wipe your device so it's recommended to do so sooner rather than later.
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After this point flashing a new kernel will not wipe your app data (unless you want to )
There are 'stock' rooted roms available, I but I believe these are limited to 4.0.1/2 only. If you want great performance I would recommend a custom rom.
The Toolkit (here!) is a great tool if your new to the whole rooting scene so I recommended looking at that.
You can have a look at the list of basebands as well (here!) which might make the situation a little clearer. There's no 'easy' answer, as I said before you need to do some reading and self testing. Everyones situation is different depending on exact location and rom combination. Don't be afraid at trying these new things (you can always flash a different one).

RTContent said:
The version out of the box will more than likely be 4.0.1. If your planning to root anyway then you don't need to worry about what you get out of the box.
If your bootloader is locked (which it probably will be) when you get your device you will need to unlock this. Doing so will wipe your device so it's recommended to do so sooner rather than later.
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After this point flashing a new kernel will not wipe your app data (unless you want to )
There are 'stock' rooted roms available, I but I believe these are limited to 4.0.1/2 only. If you want great performance I would recommend a custom rom.
The Toolkit (here!) is a great tool if your new to the whole rooting scene so I recommended looking at that.
You can have a look at the list of basebands as well (here!) which might make the situation a little clearer. There's no 'easy' answer, as I said before you need to do some reading and self testing. Everyones situation is different depending on exact location and rom combination. Don't be afraid at trying these new things (you can always flash a different one).
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now to think of it...maybe i'm not gonna root my phone...cuz it void my warranty and galaxy nexus cost a looooooooooooot in my country...it's really expensive...
i'm sorry but what is bootloader?
thx again for your help...i'm doing some research about all this procedure right now...

As far as I know (I may be wrong), unlocking the bootloader and rooting the device does not void Samsungs warranty. Even if it does you can relock the bootloader/unroot your device so there were no signs of you tampering with your device in that manner.

Try aokp with Franco kernel.
The best rom I ever use in galaxy nexus.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA

Haha..dont worry..sammobile in malaysia dont bother if you rooted your nexus...
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RTContent said:
As far as I know (I may be wrong), unlocking the bootloader and rooting the device does not void Samsungs warranty. Even if it does you can relock the bootloader/unroot your device so there were no signs of you tampering with your device in that manner.
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is unlocking bootloader the same with rooting the device?i dunnoe what is bootloader?

skyyew said:
Try aokp with Franco kernel.
The best rom I ever use in galaxy nexus.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1367341
this is the franco.kernel right?how to i flash it?there's no insturctions...and it says it's for 4.0.3 and 4.0.4...if i'm on 4.0.1 how do i ugrade to 4.0.3 or 4.0.4(official)?can i upgrade via kies or something like that?

al_madd said:
Haha..dont worry..sammobile in malaysia dont bother if you rooted your nexus...
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
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why is it that?u are also from malaysia?what is our latest ics firmware?4.0.3?

ace-user said:
why is it that?u are also from malaysia?what is our latest ics firmware?4.0.3?
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No. The newest official version is 4.0.2.
In the development section of this forum there are 4.0.3 roms available because they are in aosp but 4.0.3 never never got pushed ota. There are leaked 4.0.4 roms too.
To flash a kernel you need to unlock your bootloader, flash clockwork mod recovery and flash from there. Don't flash Franco.kernel over 4.0.2
Just use the gnex toolkit to do everything, its simple.
Then read about bootloaders, adb and fastboot.
very valuable knowledge.

nodstuff said:
No. The newest official version is 4.0.2.
In the development section of this forum there are 4.0.3 roms available because they are in aosp but 4.0.3 never never got pushed ota. There are leaked 4.0.4 roms too.
To flash a kernel you need to unlock your bootloader, flash clockwork mod recovery and flash from there. Don't flash Franco.kernel over 4.0.2
Just use the gnex toolkit to do everything, its simple.
Then read about bootloaders, adb and fastboot.
very valuable knowledge.
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wat is the safest way forv me update to 4.0.2 official?
what is aosap?
ok...i'll read about the gnex toolkit now...

ace-user said:
wat is the safest way forv me update to 4.0.2 official?
what is aosap?
ok...i'll read about the gnex toolkit now...
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It will update to 4.0.2 from 4.0.1 when you turn it on and it will upgrade Over The Air (OTA)
Aosp is android open source project.
All the code for android is free for people to take and build and is stored in Google's aosp repositories.
Read as much as you can, nexus are quite simple so you'll figure it out.

ace-user said:
why is it that?u are also from malaysia?what is our latest ics firmware?4.0.3?
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Yes..im from malaysia also..im using nexus s and galaxy s2..just root your gnex..just flash custom rom..you will good...
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nodstuff said:
To flash a kernel you need to unlock your bootloader, flash clockwork mod recovery and flash from there. Don't flash Franco.kernel over 4.0.2
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I think you mean don't flash on anything under 4.0.3. Franco only works on 4.0.3/4 builds.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk

nodstuff said:
It will update to 4.0.2 from 4.0.1 when you turn it on and it will upgrade Over The Air (OTA)
Aosp is android open source project.
All the code for android is free for people to take and build and is stored in Google's aosp repositories.
Read as much as you can, nexus are quite simple so you'll figure it out.
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thx man..u are really helpful!!

RTContent said:
I think you mean don't flash on anything under 4.0.3. Franco only works on 4.0.3/4 builds.
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one last thing....if i want to stay on official 4.0.2 and i want a good battery,what should i do? cuz franco's kernel only supports 4.0.3 and 4.0.4 and those are custom rom right? i want to stay on stock rom at the moment...i dunwant to root or unlock bootloader just yet as i will only try it when i get more experience about the phone...

[Q] Few questions from potential new user.

Hi there,
I've currently got a Moto Atrix but I'm looking for a change really.
I'm looking at getting an sgs3 on T-Mobile (UK) hence why I've posted here
Just got a few questions:
Is the bootloader unlocked as standard? - From what I've read we can just Odin(?) A new recovery and then flash away?
And in general how easy is it to start flashing new roms etc?
On the attic it went like this:
Root > unlock bootloader > flash new recovery > flash any rom, kernel or radio etc
Should I go for the s3?
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With t-mobile sgs3 you can just install custom recovery root and flash away. The bootloader is already unlocked. You will love the sgs3:good:
Here's a link with all the info you need http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1723175

Just a few questions!
I recently flashed aokp jelly bean on my gs3 along with leankernel but i am seeing almost no performance gains did i do something wrong??

ImJackLee said:
I recently flashed aokp jelly bean on my gs3 along with leankernel but i am seeing almost no performance gains did i do something wrong??
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you did do something wrong... your first post...
this has nothing to do with the original post...asking for help here will not net any results...
I suggest to search your issue and you will find your problems...

sswb27 said:
With t-mobile sgs3 you can just install custom recovery root and flash away. The bootloader is already unlocked. You will love the sgs3:good:
Here's a link with all the info you need http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1723175
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Thanks a lot mate. Think ill be joining you lot here in a few weeks
Sent from my MB860 using XDA

[Q] Just got a Note 2, where do I start

My wife just got a Note 2 for me, N7100.
Till now was using i9003 but finally got tired due to not getting new ROM's and poor battery life.
I have experience with rooting / CWM and installing custom ROMs but have some questions :
1) How to root the note 2?
2) Do I need to install CWM?
3) Should I go for a custom ROM or stay with stock for a while and check out the features?
4) Which is a good custom ROM with excellent battery life and good features? (Bad question I think)
5) What is this flash counter thing? Never heard this issue on the i9003 or other forums??
Appreciate any advices and looking forward to using this awesome phone.

Hi,
Welcome to the Note 2 thread.
Why did you post on the General Section?
Anyways, you could start here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1923956

jesrani said:
My wife just got a Note 2 for me, N7100.
Till now was using i9003 but finally got tired due to not getting new ROM's and poor battery life.
I have experience with rooting / CWM and installing custom ROMs but have some questions :
1) How to root the note 2?
2) Do I need to install CWM?
3) Should I go for a custom ROM or stay with stock for a while and check out the features?
4) Which is a good custom ROM with excellent battery life and good features? (Bad question I think)
5) What is this flash counter thing? Never heard this issue on the i9003 or other forums??
Appreciate any advices and looking forward to using this awesome phone.
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Why not stay stock for a few weeks and see if you Need to root and install a new rom?
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Simone said:
Hi,
Welcome to the Note 2 thread.
Why did you post on the General Section?
Anyways, you could start here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1923956
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Yes, I have downloaded the Toolkit. I thought General section was best to ask questions. Not sure if I have to install CWM or not?
apallohadas said:
Why not stay stock for a few weeks and see if you Need to root and install a new rom?
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Yes, thinking of staying stock for a while to check out all the features. But definitely want to root as I want to backup my apps and data with TiB. Hence wanted to know rooting / CWM procedure.
An advice on a good custom ROM would be appreciated also.

stock at&t 4.3 rom with root injected already

is there a stock att 4.3 rom that is already rooted? i see something similar over at the android dev section but it was based on the leaked version and not the official one. so if you have or know where to get it, please post link. thank you

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cruzad3r said:
is there a stock att 4.3 rom that is already rooted? i see something similar over at the android dev section but it was based on the leaked version and not the official one. so if you have or know where to get it, please post link. thank you
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No not yet I think mr robinson is working on it but you can easily root your phone using cf auto root.
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well lets hope mr.robinsson will have this done soon. thanks guys/gals

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yes i clicked on your link. thank you for screaming at me

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lol man breath

cruzad3r said:
is there a stock att 4.3 rom that is already rooted? i see something similar over at the android dev section but it was based on the leaked version and not the official one. so if you have or know where to get it, please post link. thank you
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Have you looked at this thread? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2540998
It has a couple different Roms with the newest 4.3 ota firmware WITHOUT flashing the bootloaders. I personally had used LoserSkaters version and enewmans version with no real issues at all (other than I cannot flash my vr theme, but that might be something on my end). As far as being stable and everything working I have no problems.
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Florad77 said:
No not yet I think mr robinson is working on it but you can easily root your phone using cf auto root.
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hi i see you using i747m and I have a problem or a question you just installed cyanogen mod on my samsung sgh i747m s3 but display increased consumption up to 70% wanted to know why and also have another question that does not bring the system settings as limiting processes and overclocking put a little less so that is not forced nor brings battery saving I would like to have those two options in cm7 when handling it but this had not anyone know how to put these two options?
I hope your answer!
Thank you!

Thony18 said:
hi i see you using i747m and I have a problem or a question you just installed cyanogen mod on my samsung sgh i747m s3 but display increased consumption up to 70% wanted to know why and also have another question that does not bring the system settings as limiting processes and overclocking put a little less so that is not forced nor brings battery saving I would like to have those two options in cm7 when handling it but this had not anyone know how to put these two options?
I hope your answer!
Thank you!
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First of, don't hijack threads, if you have a question start a new one.
And second, this is the reason I don't use cynanogen mod. There's a lot of random bugs.
And third, you might want to update to the latest version of cynanogen mod. Cm7 is pretty old.
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first of all an apology for publishing my question where do not now, I had installed cm7 on defy motorola and had options and system settings saving battery which put everything to my liking and this vercion not are oviamente not you put cm7 my s3 wanted to see if I could install or not and you will rom you recommend this fluid that has those options for my samsung s3 sgh i747m I see you have it hopefully you can help me and an apology put this question here
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[Q] Android 4.4.2 KitKat For T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S2 SGH-T989

Hi Folks,
I am going to upgrade my T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S2 SGH-T989 to Android 4.4.2 KitKat. The phone is currently locked to t-mobile with the stock rom 4.0.4.
My question is that; do I need unlock the phone FIRST, and then I can upgrade the rom?
Thanks.

f117b2 said:
Hi Folks,
I am going to upgrade my T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S2 SGH-T989 to Android 4.4.2 KitKat. The phone is currently locked to t-mobile with the stock rom 4.0.4.
My question is that; do I need unlock the phone FIRST, and then I can upgrade the rom?
Thanks.
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Not sure, mine came factory unlocked for use on any network.
There's a post in the general section that covers permanent unlock, you might read through it.

Yes. Unlock, install custom recovery, flash SU binaries, boot, install super SU.
The unfortunate part is most links on XDA for some of that are dead. Need to search Google.
Also, good to Odin flash 4.1.2 first and make sure it works. Then recovery, root, etc.

f117b2 said:
Hi Folks,
I am going to upgrade my T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S2 SGH-T989 to Android 4.4.2 KitKat. The phone is currently locked to t-mobile with the stock rom 4.0.4.
My question is that; do I need unlock the phone FIRST, and then I can upgrade the rom?
Thanks.
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you only need to unlock it to use on a different network
if you just want to upgrade your rom- install custom recovery and flash rom-

Fasted12 said:
you only need to unlock it to use on a different network
if you just want to upgrade your rom- install custom recovery and flash rom-
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I meant bootloader unlock..... But now I remember.... Not applicable to the S2. ?
Since my t989, I've had Moto X, N5 and M8. All with bootloaders I had to unlock.
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KJ said:
I meant bootloader unlock..... But now I remember.... Not applicable to the S2. ?
Since my t989, I've had Moto X, N5 and M8. All with bootloaders I had to unlock.
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wow-some great phones, s2 still has a lot of great features but im surprised you still mess with it-

Fasted12 said:
wow-some great phones, s2 still has a lot of great features but im surprised you still mess with it-
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Lol its mostly my alarm clock. Lol
Great little device tho. ?