Official Galaxy Nexus Thread

There are hacks that put the menu button back readily available.. including a search button.

By default the menu button appears when you need it.. if you're running an app built for gingerbread, it will appear on the far right by default..

ICS apps have the "menu" represented as three vertical dots as part of the app UI..

I like that the menu button doesn't show up unless it actually serves a function.. hitting the physical menu button only to have nothing happen on other phones was annoying.
 
Dallows said:
What's this you speak of?
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Default power saving setting make screen appear very dim, just need to bump up brightness.

As for the menu button, yes, it appears as a part of apps now, but i am used to having it in a static place and was using it pretty often. Maybe wont bother me after a couple of days or a mod.
 
Any reports of apps not working yet? I know wifi tether doesn't work. Haven't found anything else so far.
 
Anyone else notice the default Text msg notification is really quiet? I've turned up the notification volume but might just need a new ringtone for it.

Secondly, any good apps for ringtones that don't download a ton of crap to your phone. I've seen some that request access to your contact etc..screw that.
 
sasquatch182 said:
Anyone else notice the default Text msg notification is really quiet? I've turned up the notification volume but might just need a new ringtone for it.

Secondly, any good apps for ringtones that don't download a ton of crap to your phone. I've seen some that request access to your contact etc..screw that.
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I've heard the speaker on this phone is super quiet. One of the few flaws I guess.
 
uriz3n said:
Default power saving setting make screen appear very dim, just need to bump up brightness.

As for the menu button, yes, it appears as a part of apps now, but i am used to having it in a static place and was using it pretty often. Maybe wont bother me after a couple of days or a mod.
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Sorry I must be retarded. I can't find any setting for power saving. Where is it? Thanks.
 
mattchapman said:
I've heard the speaker on this phone is super quiet. One of the few flaws I guess.
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The notification is somewhat faint but I like it that way. The outside speaker phone seems very loud. I know people have complained, but I have to disagree. It's definitely loud enough to listen to music and things - I usually turn it to 1/2 or 3/4.
 
my nexus is alive..... it auto dialed 22899 a couple of times, wtf why???
 
I have had a Galaxy Nexus for a couple weeks now (GSM version on Tmobile)

The phone is the best android phone period, BUT there is one thing that pisses me off. The hardware is lacking compared to the Galaxy s II's, especially my GS2 Tmobile version which rocks a much faster 1.5Ghz Qualcomm chip, but more importanly the GS2 has the new Qualcomm graphics chip compared to the Galaxy Nexus which shares the same graphics chip as the Nexus S(seriously Samsung wtf!!!) Major bummer and it shows. The Tmobile GS2 is fast fluid and eats everything thrown its way, while the Galaxy Nexus still has some slight lag. (might be do to first release software but we'll see)

One other thing, the Super AMOLED PLUS on the GS2's look much better then the SUPER AMOLED NON PLUS found on the Galaxy Nexus. Both screens colors pop and look fantastic, but the GS2's whites look prestine like fresh snow, while the Galaxy Nexus has a slight orange tinge.

Honestly you cant go wrong with either and ICS is the main draw here so better phones are just a month away
 
My coworker just bought the Verizon Galaxy-Nexus, coming from an old HTC Incredible, that was damaged. He is not a [H]ard geek, but likes new tech. He was comparing to my Sprint Galaxy SII, that is rooted, with custom ROM, and ICS theme. He actually likes my phone better he said after a day with his new Nexus. I have to disagree with him.

Some of his complaints on the Nexus;

- Speaker is very low, even at max hard to hear GPS navigation
- Screen is not that bright, and looks good he says, but not what he expected after all the hype.
- Battery life totally blows he said, on his second day, and battery gets low quickly after a full charge
- Phone is fast, but not butter smooth, there is slight lag here and there sometimes.
- Android 4.0 ICS is hard for him to get used to, feels almost alien to him after having an HTC Sense device running Froyo. He said needs awhile to still figuring everything out.

Now he compared it to my Galaxy SII with same points;

- Speaker is very loud and clear on my phone, loudest he's heard on a phone.
- Screen is not high res, but still looks very clear, and extremely colorful.
- Battery life on my SII lasts a full day easily.
- Pretty much zero lag on my device he says, where the Nexus does have a little.
- I am on Android 2.3.6 with custom ROM + Theme, hard to really compare, I prefer full 4.0 ICS myself, but he's on the fence he said, almost prefers my tweaked Touchwiz 4.0 better.
 
I don't think I could go back to the S2's smaller screen at this point. Besides the Note, this is probably the best phone for reading news and watching streams.

Its hardware is better, but this is still very snappy and I just don't see slowdowns very often, and they're extremely minor when they do. I compared it in a few things with a 4S and it was quicker in all of them. Most importantly, this has Verizon's LTE.

ZoomFX has improved the camera's color balance quite a bit. It's not as quick, but it takes a better picture.

Biggest concern at this point is battery life, but I haven't had a good test yet and I don't know what I should tweak. The screen is #1 for battery usage and I'm not sure how I can improve it. It was on auto before so I'll try tomorrow at low brightness, but the auto did a pretty good job.

Also, what happened to the on the fly voice recognition?
 
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So is there a way of getting unlimited data (incl 4G) if you are not already on that plan. I've read that Verizon reps can do this if you have an employee discount based on your employer?
 
FRZ said:
The phone is the best android phone period, BUT there is one thing that pisses me off. The hardware is lacking compared to the Galaxy s II's, especially my GS2 Tmobile version which rocks a much faster 1.5Ghz Qualcomm chip, but more importanly the GS2 has the new Qualcomm graphics chip compared to the Galaxy Nexus which shares the same graphics chip as the Nexus S(seriously Samsung wtf!!!) Major bummer and it shows. The Tmobile GS2 is fast fluid and eats everything thrown its way, while the Galaxy Nexus still has some slight lag. (might be do to first release software but we'll see)
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This right here is the irony of the world. I really liked the Nexus at first, but once I found that out... :confused:. The GSII which has a tiny 800 x 480 screen has the Mali-400, but the Nexus with its epic 720p screen... has the SGX540 from the Galaxy S. Like what the hell were they thinking?!? :confused:

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XacTactX said:
This right here is the irony of the world. I really liked the Nexus at first, but once I found that out... :confused:. The GSII which has a tiny 800 x 480 screen has the Mali-400, but the Nexus with its epic 720p screen... has the SGX540 from the Galaxy S. Like what the hell were they thinking?!? :confused:

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The tmobile galaxys II on tmobile and the att skyrocket has an evn faster graphics chip then the mali,its the same as the iphone 4s

Dont understand samsung and googles logic here unless they have a galaxy s3 out very soon
 
FRZ said:
The tmobile galaxys II on tmobile and the att skyrocket has an evn faster graphics chip then the mali,its the same as the iphone 4s

Dont understand samsung and googles logic here unless they have a galaxy s3 out very soon
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So now the OMAP4460 is getting quite a lot of scrutiny, even though it isn’t exactly a new chip. This dual-core SoC is clocked at 1.2GHz, and uses ARM Cortex-A9 architecture, just like the Exynos. That’s not a problem, but the older GPU, the PowerVR SGX540 is. We were hoping for a step up in the graphics department.

Why did Google choose the OMAP for its new Nexus? Well, it might not live up to the high graphical standards set out by the iPhone, but it is a solid chip in its own right. The OMAP4 platform makes use of an additional hardware accelerator called IVA 3 that makes encoding and decoding HD video a snap. The Galaxy Nexus has an HD screen, so this hardware focus on video is a big plus.

Google engineers were likely also drawn to the OMAP for its use of a dual-channel memory controller. Android’s multitasking system means that data is constantly being moved into, and out of, active memory. This is definitely a strength of TI’s OMAP parts.
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So far, I think people have focused too much on synthetic benchmarking. We'll see in real world tests when the S2 gets ICS.
 
I just picked this thing up, and I think I finally have a cellular device I actually like. Stock android, and ICS is so clean compared to everything else out there.
 
I was just at the verizon store, and I'm a bit disappointed with the Galaxy Nexus screen.
1st like everyone is saying the screen is too dim, and even if you turn the power saving off and the brightness up, Its still a bit too dim. 2nd the pentile matrix is still not all that clear and crisp.
The HTC Rezound was next the Galaxy Nexus, and you could easily tell that the Rezound had a sharper more clear and crisp screen, the colors were way better on the galaxy, though.
 
@720P, it isn't the disaster that the Bionic was though. I can deal with THIS Pentile screen. Sharp.
 
You guys who are saying the screen isn't bright enough are just out of your minds.
 
Can someone help me figure out this power modes or power saving settings thing? I feel so dumb because I can't find any setting for it. Thanks.
 
Dallows said:
Can someone help me figure out this power modes or power saving settings thing? I feel so dumb because I can't find any setting for it. Thanks.
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I think he just meant that he put the phone's display brightness on low.
 
Haha... oh. I don't really call that power saving, per se. But yeah it would help.
 
Well I'm torn. I like the phone, but its not that much better than my old Droid X after I installed the Liberty rom. I'm thinking it's not enough of an upgrade to justify keeping it for 2 years. I need a pretty subsantial upgrade to justify the $250 and the use of my upgrade. Gonna give it a couple more days before I.return it. But thats what im leaning toward.

And i typed this from my GN, and the autocorrect isnt working in the browser. :-(
 
sasquatch182 said:
Volume problem can be fixed by downloading Volume+ App and set it to +8 or so
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Speaking of...what are some must have Android Apps? Any recommendations?

Also I'll drop some of my first impressions tomorrow with it. the phone is a beast and I'm loving everything about it. Bye Bye 4s. No regrets at all with the Nexus so far.
 
Dallows said:
You guys who are saying the screen isn't bright enough are just out of your minds.
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Pretty much what Ive been saying. Everyone who says "Eww Nexus screen is so not crisp" or that its not bright enough, I swear you must have a rough fucking life being so outrageously anal. I consider myself moderately picky and I think this phone is amazing.
 
Hm. I will say that the pentile does have some issues. But I love the inky black. Is it possible to get exchanges due to the vertical or horizontal banding? Or is it not worth it?
 
Got mine earlier this afternoon. I am very impressed with how smooth it is and the overall speed. Call quality is a huge step up from my Inc. The headphone jack can drive my HD600s to acceptable volumes. I am very pleased with the form factor and the screen. The size is just right for one handed operation for me. Any larger would be a no go. Zero regrets upgrading from an Inc to this.
 
XacTactX said:
This right here is the irony of the world. I really liked the Nexus at first, but once I found that out... :confused:. The GSII which has a tiny 800 x 480 screen has the Mali-400, but the Nexus with its epic 720p screen... has the SGX540 from the Galaxy S. Like what the hell were they thinking?!? :confused:

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the SGX540 used in past devices was severely underclocked. When the devs got ahold of it, specifically the Glitch kernels from the Fascinate from experience, and got into overclocking the system and GPU as well, coupled with Cyanogenmod AOSP love, you suddenly find out how good the hardware was all along and how crappy Samsungs code is.

You guys wait....wait until you get a proper CM build going....you have no fucking idea how fast that device you have can be with proper code. Samsung is notoriously bad with sloppy code
 
nobody_here said:
You guys wait....wait until you get a proper CM build going....you have no fucking idea how fast that device you have can be with proper code. Samsung is notoriously bad with sloppy code
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And the GS2 with CM will then be slower....? There's a reason why we were all bummed when the final specs were released- let's face it, the Nexus isn't awesome because of its hardware which is reminiscent of devices released this past summer. The NFC, while cool, is totally useless without something like Wallet. The Nexus is cool because it's running ICS, and will receive quick updates going forward (like today!). Saying stuff like "just wait until we have some optimized code!" doesn't change the fact that we didn't get a OMAP 4470 (or comparable) like we were all hoping for.
 
marshac said:
And the GS2 with CM will then be slower....? There's a reason why we were all bummed when the final specs were released- let's face it, the Nexus isn't awesome because of its hardware which is reminiscent of devices released this past summer. The NFC, while cool, is totally useless without something like Wallet. The Nexus is cool because it's running ICS, and will receive quick updates going forward (like today!). Saying stuff like "just wait until we have some optimized code!" doesn't change the fact that we didn't get a OMAP 4470 (or comparable) like we were all hoping for.
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i understand your frustration, but most everyone's perception is based on really fast hardware running really inefficient code, what i am saying is even my old Fascinate running CM7 ran circles around the newer phones today with much faster hardware.....

honestly i tell everyone i know, dont buy an android device for out of the box performance, do your research on the hardware capability and figure out what kind of commitment the community has for it and THEN purchase

prime example, the HP Touchpad, would be a boat anchor without the community support
 
The thing that's making me consider returning mine is the fact that it's not "next gen" hardware per say. It's like building a new PC today and putting a I7 920 in it. Might be a bad example, but I think you get the idea. Kinda seems like this phone wasn't thought out completely. They should have paired the highest possible current hardware with the newest version of Android. But they used older hardware instead, and are trying to sell it by pushing ICS.

I can see a really bad ass phone, hardware wise, being released soon, getting ICS, and being THE android phone. And GN adopters would be left with a lackluster phone with ICS. Like I stated earlier, I really like the phone, but it's just not that big of a difference over my Droid X with Liberty on it.
 
officer921 said:
The thing that's making me consider returning mine is the fact that it's not "next gen" hardware per say. It's like building a new PC today and putting a I7 920 in it. Might be a bad example, but I think you get the idea. Kinda seems like this phone wasn't thought out completely. They should have paired the highest possible current hardware with the newest version of Android. But they used older hardware instead, and are trying to sell it by pushing ICS.

I can see a really bad ass phone, hardware wise, being released soon, getting ICS, and being THE android phone. And GN adopters would be left with a lackluster phone with ICS. Like I stated earlier, I really like the phone, but it's just not that big of a difference over my Droid X with Liberty on it.
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google knows that todays handset hardware specs are overrated on purpose because carriers will burden it with bloatware and crappy code and they know if you put AOSP pure code on it it will run much faster. i could be wrong, but google doesn't certify a device will run well after Verizon and Samsung get done with it, they will certify it will run Android very well however...
 
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