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So I have screebl and I'm wondering if anyone else uses it and does it actually save or use battery life for you? Basically its like a screen control app if you have your phone at an angle it wont close the screen but if its flat on a surface it closes (like when you text or use it its at an angle) from your experiences does it save battery?
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I use it. Been using it religiously for a while now. Not sure about battery life but I like the fact that I don't have to constantly touch my screen to keep it awake.great for reading, well, anything. Will turn you're screen off during inactivity. I only use the free version though.
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Agreed. I imagine it's more of a convenience than anything else. Its a staple in my app arsenal.
I've had my Galaxy Nexus for a month now, and I've put my Nexus One up for sale on an auction site. I love the Galaxy Nexus, but here's why I'll miss my Nexus One:
Car Home & Car Home Launcher - These should be stock on every Android. I've added them to my /system/apps folder. ;-)
FM Radio - The Broadcom chipset is capable of FM radio, but Samsung has disabled it. Why?
Trackball - I miss the trackball. It was especially useful when using a terminal emulator.
Charge indicator LED - The amber/green indicator for charging/full charge was a nice little nuance.
Came with power cable & USB cable (instead of USB cable and AC adapter for USB cable) - How cheap do you have to be to not give you one of each cable?
Came with headphones with mic and media controls. - Again, why did Samsung cheap out on this? How much would it have cost to throw in this cable?
Had a Desktop Dock with pogo pins and Bluetooth Audio - Not a big deal, but I'll miss it.
Had a Car Dock with pogo pins and Bluetooth Audio - I miss this more than anything else. I bought the POS Verizon mount for $40, and promptly returned it when I realized it didn't have a power cord/car charger, Bluetooth, and automatic pairing that Nexus One car dock had.
More application compatibility - ICS compatibility for apps seems to be kind of slow to roll out.
Permanent Menu button - I'm not an Apple user, stop taking away my buttons! I don't miss it much, but it is kind of annoying to have the new triple-dot icon at the top of some apps, and at the bottom of others.
Permanent Search button - Again, stop taking away my buttons.
MicroSD card slot - I have mixed feelings about this. I don't like the complete lack of expandable storage, but I DO like not having to hack my phone to move apps and data to /mnt/sdcard and /sd-ext. 32GB of built-in storage is nice.
It's a good thing I have a ZAGGsparq 2.0, as the Galaxy Nexus sucks down battery like crazy.
I don't have a belt clip/case for this huge phone!
AT&T's GSM 3G (HSPA) is MUCH faster than Verizon's CDMA (EVDO) 3G when I'm not in a 4G LTE area.
I've adjusted to most of these changes, but I'm writing this because I think Nexus One owners should be aware of what they're losing when they upgrade.
Now that that is out of the way, I LOVE the following things about my Galaxy Nexus:
The huge screen
The speed
It doesn't lock up/freeze/reboot. Battery pulls used to be about a daily exercise for me on the Nexus One. I have YET to have to do a battery pull on my Galaxy Nexus.
4G LTE is awesome.
ROMs will give you your buttons back.
Lightflow can be used to create a charging indicator.
I asked this in other thread but are you guys noticing the led is like many colors in one? More specifically three cause I know that's how it makes other colors but are you guys seeing those three obviously.
Like they don't blend in to make the right color. They do but its like crappy.
Idk how to describe it.
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Yep, I got my menu button back on my GSM Galaxy Nexus. I hate that they took away the menu button. It makes the phone so much harder to use one-handed.
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claud_face said:
I asked this in other thread but are you guys noticing the led is like many colors in one? More specifically three cause I know that's how it makes other colors but are you guys seeing those three obviously.
Like they don't blend in to make the right color. They do but its like crappy.
Idk how to describe it.
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The LED is prismatic but only when displaying white. Any other color it's perfect.
claud_face said:
I asked this in other thread but are you guys noticing the led is like many colors in one? More specifically three cause I know that's how it makes other colors but are you guys seeing those three obviously.
Like they don't blend in to make the right color. They do but its like crappy.
Idk how to describe it.
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I know what you're saying, and I agree but it only happens for some of the colors, such as purple and orange for me. Green, red, light blue, all work perfectly. It may just be something with light flow though
As mentioned permanent home and search buttons can be fixed with zip file if you're stock and it's baked into most of the major ROMs now (at least the option to customize it)
Also the otterbox defender series cases have available belt clips, so does seidio
The FM radio point did annoy me as well though
Green and red and blue are perfect because its just the one color shining. My sky blue is very close but on bottom there is a little green seen. Idk maybe my leds brightness are uneven idk.
I don't care that much but knowing other colors are perfect for others bothers me.
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I agree partially and fully on some of your reasons. Until the other day. Used my N1 extensively to flash some things and guess what? The N1 is too small now after using the sleek and sexy gnex. And the touchscreen is crap on the net. Pure crap. After you got used to it you could live but the atrix and gnex have spoiled me in that area.
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Wow! $50 for a clip/case
Colemak said:
Also the otterbox defender series cases have available belt clips, so does seidio
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Thanks for letting me know about these two great places for accessories.
I just priced the Otterbox Defender for the Galaxy Nexus, as well as the Seidio accessories. $49.95 is out of my league for a clip/case. The $69.99 for the 3800mAh Seidio extended battery is tempting, but I'll have to wait.
I've got $20.00 invested in a RocketFish clam shell style case, and I keep my phone in my trousers pocket (NOT with my keys). I also have another $15.00 invested in a ZAGG invisibleSHIELD to protect the screen.
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Green and red and blue are perfect because its just the one color shining. My sky blue is very close but on bottom there is a little green seen. Idk maybe my leds brightness are uneven idk.
I don't care that much but knowing other colors are perfect for others bothers me.
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Other multicolor LEDs will have similar results. You are just nitpicking it, because its larger than a lot of other leds in phones. Therefore it is more noticeable.
Which ROMs please?
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Got any suggestion as to which ROMs? I tried flashing the replacement SystemUI from Paul (at another forum) with Menu buttons on both sides and a search button, but it apparently is not compatible with the LTE/Verizon version of the Galaxy Nexus, and I had to manually restore my SystemUI to get things working correctly again.
Lightflow
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Thanks for this. Lightflow is doing the job for me. It's slightly annoying that it will only activate the LED when the screen is off, but admittedly, that's when I need the LED to work the most. ;-)
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Got any suggestion as to which ROMs? I tried flashing the replacement SystemUI from Paul (at another forum) with Menu buttons on both sides and a search button, but it apparently is not compatible with the LTE/Verizon version of the Galaxy Nexus, and I had to manually restore my SystemUI to get things working correctly again.
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Almost all of the ROMs now a days have this feature. I personally perfer codenamedroid. AOKP is also another popular ROM.
What I miss about my Nexus 1:
- Size (double edged sword because i also like the large screen size of the GN when surfing/typing)
- Battery Life: Had much better battery life on N1 ATT GSM than on VZW GN/With Exentended battery
Stability:
- Never had any freezing w/N1 (was stock & rock stable). GN have had random reboots (about 1 every third day),
GN has odd screen unlock problem where the pattern dots don't appear unless after i wake up the phone, i hold the power button in until prompted to turn off phone). goes away for a while if i reboot phone (or it reboots itself lol)
GN has odd stack problem where after using a lot of apps, the back button starts unwinding all kinds of different apps even once it gets back to "Home" screen. When the stack gets too large, shortcut icons on home screens don't open the correct app. I'll have to hit back 20 times then everything starts working normally again.
GN has odd stack issue with Exchange email notifications: opening an email from the new mail notification seems to open the entire stack of new notifications. Even after the notification has been dismissed and a new one generated. (ie get 10 emails, dismiss new notification, get one more, use notification to open the newest mail, start hitting back button and it will cycle through all 11 emails, alternating with the inbox.)
What i love about the GN:
Screen size for typing/browsing: my hither to heavily used tablet has started gathering dust
VZW 4g speed
General snappiness of ICS (well really the new processor/memory as i still think ICS is a bit of a pig resource-wise)
jkhouw1 said:
What I miss about my Nexus 1:
- Size (double edged sword because i also like the large screen size of the GN when surfing/typing)
- Battery Life: Had much better battery life on N1 ATT GSM than on VZW GN/With Exentended battery
Stability:
- Never had any freezing w/N1 (was stock & rock stable). GN have had random reboots (about 1 every third day),
GN has odd screen unlock problem where the pattern dots don't appear unless after i wake up the phone, i hold the power button in until prompted to turn off phone). goes away for a while if i reboot phone (or it reboots itself lol)
GN has odd stack problem where after using a lot of apps, the back button starts unwinding all kinds of different apps even once it gets back to "Home" screen. When the stack gets too large, shortcut icons on home screens don't open the correct app. I'll have to hit back 20 times then everything starts working normally again.
GN has odd stack issue with Exchange email notifications: opening an email from the new mail notification seems to open the entire stack of new notifications. Even after the notification has been dismissed and a new one generated. (ie get 10 emails, dismiss new notification, get one more, use notification to open the newest mail, start hitting back button and it will cycle through all 11 emails, alternating with the inbox.)
What i love about the GN:
Screen size for typing/browsing: my hither to heavily used tablet has started gathering dust
VZW 4g speed
General snappiness of ICS (well really the new processor/memory as i still think ICS is a bit of a pig resource-wise)
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Nexus one had all kinds of issues as well including multi touch malfunction and a terrible battery life.
Anyone know where to get a bunch of NFC tags for not much money?
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I ordered some NFC tags from the Sony Store online. For $20 you get four tags.
I got Samsung tec tiles from the att store. It was $15 and it came with 5.
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I got the Sony Smart Tag 4 pack for $15 at Amazon. I am looking into the off-brand stickers that are cheaper than the Samsung ones, but I really like the Sony ones so far.
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The whole NFC thing is cool but I'm having a hard time finding uses for them. I guess I'm so used to doing it my self. No pun intended.
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lol used to doing it urself eh? teehee
i'm excited to pick up a few tags indeed. already got profiles in my mindset ready to go before i even have em.
i'm thinking if i get four
1. for my nightstand by my bed. auto set to silent reduce screen brightness turn off all data and open alarm clock
2. my truck. enable gps and mobile data.
3.my computer desk. i want it to turn off mobile data enable wifi and set volume to 50%
4... still working on this one...
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lol used to doing it urself eh? teehee
i'm excited to pick up a few tags indeed. already got profiles in my mindset ready to go before i even have em.
i'm thinking if i get four
1. for my nightstand by my bed. auto set to silent reduce screen brightness turn off all data and open alarm clock
2. my truck. enable gps and mobile data.
3.my computer desk. i want it to turn off mobile data enable wifi and set volume to 50%
4... still working on this one...
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I'm wondering if would be cool to just carry around one tag in my other pocket (I always keep my phone in my left pocket), and switch pockets to enable something like full volume or something.... I dont actually have an ion yet though... but looking forward to it.
Also, do you think when we get custom kernels running we could get NFC apps to change governors/IO schedulers etc..?
Hotel card keys. Waiting on my Ion (last three devices didn't have NFC), but I have a couple of the newer plastic hotel key cards I am going to repurpose for profiles.
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I'm wondering if would be cool to just carry around one tag in my other pocket (I always keep my phone in my left pocket), and switch pockets to enable something like full volume or something.... I dont actually have an ion yet though... but looking forward to it.
Also, do you think when we get custom kernels running we could get NFC apps to change governors/IO schedulers etc..?
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Using NFC Task Launcher (Tagstand) app you can set one tag to switch between 2 settings. First tap sets it for car mode (eg GPS on, mobile data on), and 2nd tap sets it to home mode (wifi on). You can also set up a task to send a predefined sms "Hi Honey I'm leaving now".
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tagsfordroid.com, awesome stuff, 20 tags for 25.99 and comes with an extra keychain tag and some stickers, I use these with my gnex and when my ion gets here in a few days i will test em out but i dont see why they wouldn't work. way cheaper here and they are higher quality than those samsung ones, hard plastic outside and stick really well.
Did you get your tags, did they work.
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i have two tags which come with the phone, i feel it is useless for me and from day 1 they are just stay inside my drawer.
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i have two tags which come with the phone, i feel it is useless for me and from day 1 they are just stay inside my drawer.
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I use mine to turn off wifi and turn on bluetooth when i am out of the house. They are only as useful as one makes them be.
When using NFC tag I understand that when u place or hover over it some action takes place. Can u set it up that when the communication is lost ie u take the device away from the tag it does something. What I'm looking to have is when I place my phone on the tag in my car the setting for display changes to full brightness but when I take it of it goes back to auto.
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Negative. You need another tag, maybe in a conspicuous spot on your door to swipe past on your way out the car to set it back to auto.
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Nfc task launcher allows you to program two separate tasks per tag. In your case, swipe once for full brightness, swipe again to toggle.
Does it matter which tag I get other than size and water proof etc in other words can certain tag do more than other.
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Look at tagsfordroid.com 10 of them plus a key fob for $16 with super fast shipping
does having NFC on use extra battery or does it hardly make an impact on battery performance?
tft said:
does having NFC on use extra battery or does it hardly make an impact on battery performance?
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Leaving it on for a week and off for another week, can't tell any difference what so ever
havent seen a real impact as far as nfc but i turn off if im not using!
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This app is MY FAVORITE ANDROID APP EVER.
- Virtually zero battery drain
- I never ever EVER have to touch on/off button now
- Tons of customization settings
- FREE FREE FREE
- Works awesome whether i'm using my poetic cover, just putting the phone loose in my pocket..or even if its just sitting out on the desk and goes to sleep (just put your finger over the sensor briefly to 'wake' it)
- You can turn off the 'auto on/off' when in landscape mode which is great..i never accidently put the phone to sleep while showing someone a video
- Set it to work automatically after rebooting phone
- Set it to automatically release the lockscreen (if you dont have a passcode)
in short..this simple app has quickly surpassed everything else i installed because it so simple and elegant!
2 thumbs up! i'm planning to buy this guy a beer or whatever his little thing says.
Interesting idea for an app, but not for me. I like to keep my phone out on my desk during most of the day and I'm not a fan of having it face down especially since I don't use a case/bumper/screen protector.
you dont need to.
it will go to sleep like it normally does. it would only turn on if you put your finger over the sensor for a second.
give it a try..you'll fall in love w/ this app!
Yes!!
I just replaced the LG bumper case with a Nillkin flip cover last night and immediately started to hate having to press the power button to unlock it. Now I just have to open the flip cover for the screen to turn on. I've only been testing it for a few minutes but so far it's been perfect.
garenzy - I leave my phone on my desk with the flip cover open as well. As nyvram1 mentioned, you just need to wave your hand over the proximity sensor and the screen turns on. It's been flawless for me so far.
Loving this app! The verdict is still out on the battery drain but I'd be willing to take a small hit on that for this new feature.
oving this app! The verdict is still out on the battery drain but I'd be willing to take a small hit on that for this new feature.
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i've had this installed for over a week and haven't noticed any additional battery drain.
read the developer's notes. he explains why the battery draw from using this is negligible at best.
i LOVE this app! seriously, after using my phone for a month without it, then installing it a week ago its like i have a new phone!
I dig it, I have my bumper so putting it face down at my desk isn't an issue and it's nice not having to feel for the power button.
doesnt matter if you put it face down or face up on the desk. it will obey the normal timeout sleep if face up and you just move your finger over the sensor to 'wake it' if you need to use it.
no downsides to this app yet.
nyvram1 said:
This app is MY FAVORITE ANDROID APP EVER.
- Virtually zero battery drain
- I never ever EVER have to touch on/off button now
- Tons of customization settings
- FREE FREE FREE
- Works awesome whether i'm using my poetic cover, just putting the phone loose in my pocket..or even if its just sitting out on the desk and goes to sleep (just put your finger over the sensor briefly to 'wake' it)
- You can turn off the 'auto on/off' when in landscape mode which is great..i never accidently put the phone to sleep while showing someone a video
- Set it to work automatically after rebooting phone
- Set it to automatically release the lockscreen (if you dont have a passcode)
in short..this simple app has quickly surpassed everything else i installed because it so simple and elegant!
2 thumbs up! i'm planning to buy this guy a beer or whatever his little thing says.
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Thanks man! I have the bumper and a leather magnetic clip for when I'm working. I thought the magnet would turn it off but it was poorly worded and the magnet clip was just too keep the clasp on.
So THIS is perfect thanks man!
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Sounds like you made the app and trying to get it attention -_-
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I haven`t installed it yet but how does this affect the lock/unlocking of screen when you put it in pockets or put it in your bag?
Installed, can't decide if I actually like it or not. Seems to flick on and off all the time despite messing with the settings. Works well when I put it in my pocket.
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rosswaa said:
Sounds like you made the app and trying to get it attention -_-
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Shut up.. Meg
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impruv said:
I haven`t installed it yet but how does this affect the lock/unlocking of screen when you put it in pockets or put it in your bag?
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The lock screen always comes on after wake up. However this can be disabled in the app.
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I was using smart screen on pro for the same. It used to work fine. Now installed this. In initial testing, it is working fine. Let's see how it fares. Thanks for the tip.
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rosswaa said:
Sounds like you made the app and trying to get it attention -_-
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ChongoDroid said:
Shut up.. Meg
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I would have to agree with "Meg" on this one.....I feel kinda dirty after reading the OP. It makes me feel like I just got back from a used car lot.
talkjava said:
I would have to agree with "Meg" on this one.....I feel kinda dirty after reading the OP. It makes me feel like I just got back from a used car lot.
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Guys a bit excited about an app he really likes. I love it because I have a leather case that opens like a book so this is pretty awesome.
Maybe I developed the app too
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Tried it, it killed about 14% battery overnight while I slept :/ not good so uninstalled.
Fun gimmick app, I can see the usefullness when you're using a flip cover, however I don't so it's just a cool gimmick till sleep2wake becomes available for other kernels. That how i want to turn on my device
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Tried it, it killed about 14% battery overnight while I slept :/ not good so uninstalled.
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Same here, consuming too much battery
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So 24hrs later it's getting uninstalled, everything seemed to be working fine but on calls/alarms/etc. it doesn't show the appropriate screen it instead shows the home screen (I did set it to go to the home screen but that was so it didn't stay stuck on the intellicover screen) so for now I'll just go back to tapping the power button