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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] phazerorg:
I 100% agree with what everyone is saying that Nexus phones are about being pure, unlocked, untouched, able to get direct OTA updates, developer-friendly and easily hackable. This is why I have a Nexus One and why I want the Galaxy Nexus.

That being said, a lot of people seem to think this is the first time this has happened with a Nexus phone. To reiterate what I said a number of pages back (or I think I said it... this thread is moving so fast I've lost track)... there is precedent for this as far back as the Nexus One.

The Nexus One included bloat that couldn't be uninstalled without rooting (Amazon MP3... especially bloatware for anyone like me outside of the US who can't even use it if they wanted to). Vodafone also sold their own Nexus One with custom firmware to their customers, and it could not get OTA updates from Google because of it. This pissed a lot of people off when Froyo came out because Vodafone customers had to wait for Vodafone to release their own Froyo update which came much later than Google's.

What does this mean now, for the Galaxy Nexus? Well, for anyone who was hoping to get what we think of as the true Nexus experience from Verizon, it might suck... especially if updates have to come from Verizon. Does it mean the Nexus line is now ruined, sliding down a slippery slope, or circling the drain? I don't think we can make that call at this point, though it deserves watching.

The Nexus S was still sold unlocked and untouched by carriers (at least here in Canada) after the Nexus One, so this Verizon Galaxy Nexus doesn't necessarily mean that what we've come to know and love about Nexus is dead or dying. It's certainly unfortunate, and if I was American I definitely wouldn't be buying this version of the phone. I just hope we don't start seeing other carriers around the world doing this with the HSPA+ Galaxy Nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kgbkny:
Here's a quick summary:

1. With the two bloatware apps that Verizon placed on the Gnex, will the updates still come directly from Google, or will Verizon "test" and approve them first?

2. Has anyone attempted contacting Google to get a straight answer?

If the future updates will have to go through Verizon first, I will not be purchasing this phone.

I know that plenty of people will argue that the phone can be rooted and custom ROMmed. However, that can be done with ANY phone. I am interested in the GNex because it should have been the phone that is not bastardized by the carrier in any way, shape, or form.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Tsoflyyup:
I simply agree with everyones statements, i have been patiently waiting for the GN to launch in the US, but now im shocked! Im not shocked that Verizon has added their bloat, but more shocked that Google is allowing this...i thought it was enough when i saw the Vzw logo on the backing.

I hope google addresses this soon because this really determines whether not i want the Lte version or not. I have owned both nexus one and nexus s and i am just in love with the pure google experience. Yes, i root and flash roms like most of you guys as well, but i think delayed updates will also push developers away from the Lte version.....smh sad story.. but many questions to be answered by google!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hotleadsingerguy:
Unlocked =\= Carrier-free....don't confuse your terms. Many phones are unlockable or come unlocked but are still not carrier-free (they come with a contract and they come from that carrier, but they can be used on other carriers).

Just to reiterate, since many people seem to keep skipping over this, both of the Nexus phones up until this point have had "bloatware" in them...the Nexus One had an Amazon app baked into the loader and the NS had a My Account or My Plan or whatever it was called (same thing as the Verizon My Account app).

The precedent was set years ago and nobody complained.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] s.m.knipe:
Your N1 had Amazon MP3 pre-loaded? I don't remember that being on my US T-mo one. It might have been but I thought I had downloaded it. Oh well, that isn't a carrier-brand app that the carrier may use to make more money off its customers (think in-app ads etc.). The money from the Amazon app didn't go to the carrier, it went to Amazon; and was the heralded solution to the lack of a viable music store on Android. It would have been present in lieu of a feature Google couldn't provide at the time. ICS provides a way of monitoring data (although albeit not bill monitoring) and backing up data (and I get the usefulness for those coming from pre-android Verizon phones, but not everyone will be) so those apps should be downloadable options (from the market), not pre-loaded by default...

Wow, that is more precedent than I had thought, and seems to be a parallel to this situation (although at this point it does not look like a full custom ROM).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] phazerorg:
Yes, it came pre-loaded on mine, bought direct from Google. I would've even used it too, but for me it was bloatware because it only works in the US, and I'm in Canada. So I still had no music store.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Chirality:
Not quite...

http://www.google.com/support/ics/nexus/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1649769&topic=1650156

It's a CDMA/LTE how-to.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hotleadsingerguy:
Ya I had both the T-Mobile N1 and AT&T N1 (I had AT&T and wanted the phone badly enough to not have 3G when it first came out, then when they released an AT&T 3G model I bought that one) and both had the app pre-installed.

It's not about the carrier, in this case, it's about the rom not being a "purely Google" rom, which is what some people are talking about when they say Nexus device. True, it didn't have any carrier branding or whatnot, but the NS did.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ianwood:
You can bet Google isn't letting go of anything without a fight. Every new device launch is preceded by tense negotiations between OEM and carrier over what goes on the device. Each wants to own the relationship with the end user. It is no different for Google, Samsung and Verizon with the GN.

When Google was first entering the mobile space way back when, they made it very clear they wanted to break the carrier's stranglehold on the device. Nexus was part of that agenda but their direct to consumer device (Nexus 1) didn't take off and instead became a niche developer phone. The reason it didn't take off was simple. Pricing. Except for developers and enthusiasts, no one was willing to buy a device for $529 when they could get a similar device for $199 from a carrier. The fact that a new $199 phone came shackled to a 2 year plan didn't seem to matter much to the consumer. Consumers are cheap price whores.

I know some people might wonder why I keep bringing up subsidy but it is THE REASON why your GN runs the risk of being tainted by carriers. Device subsidy is a major challenge for the future of mobile neutrality and openness. In many countries, subsidies are illegal and for good reason. So don't complain to Google. They hate subsidies as much as you do. If they had their way, you would have a Google phone and the carriers would have just about nothing to do with it. Everyone would be paying $529 for their new phone but there wouldn't be any 2 year contracts either and wireless service would be dirt cheap.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] onthecouchagain:
How is Apple able to do it with carriers and still dictate no bloatware or carrier-branded logos on their devices? Don't carriers subsidize their iPhones too?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] spencer88:
I'm calling Samsung to see what they say, just for the hell of it.
[General Questions and Answers] rangattgs:
i downloaded a file format of tar.gz

can anyone guide me installing it on gt i9000 android 2.3.5

thanks
[HTC Desire S] Mattypomp72:
Hi guys, just a general heads up. I had a fried emmc ds frozen on splash screen, with s-on, root, custom rom. Sent back to regenersis cambs, 48 hr turnaround, full repair so dont fret about a return ok. Just never pull battery when frozen, use vol/power keys.

Cheers
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
Good for you :D

HTC definitely knows about this, they "fixed" it in the Radar and Rhyme (their naming sucks) by making the battery non-removable, so they are probably compensating for our losses by overlooking the root. Then again, you might just have gotten lucky :p
[HTC Desire S] Mattypomp72:
That should be s-off actually! Yes im happy with the result, loving sense 3.5! Its their sub standard components so i deserve a warranty repair lol
[HTC EVO 3D] wileout:
Just wanted to say hi and introduce myself i just moved from the OG EVO thread tjanks to asurion so youll be seeing alot of me herr
[HTC EVO 3D] SolsticeZero:
Welcome. You'll want to get yourself some rubber boots and hip waders to waddle through all the bull****. Also, you'll probably smell some pleasant smells from the kitchen due to all the kitchen-hack-devs, but be wary, most of them use rotten ingredients. Lastly, get yourself a nice asbestos suit. You'll need one for all the flaming.

One more thing. Get yourself a dictionary. Pay heed to that little red squiggly line underneath words. That will be your lifesaver (thanks, tgruendler)

Welcome to the Evo 3D forums, enjoy your stay.
[HTC EVO 3D] eXplicit815:
This... Welcome...
[HTC EVO 3D] tgruendler:
You might want to work on your spelling/grammer. The spelling/grammer police are in full force in the EVO 3D forums.
[HTC EVO 3D] wrapkgb:
Lol.

Unfortunately you hit the nail on the head. It's a rough crowd around here :)
[HTC EVO 3D] xHausx:
Grats on the 3D and welcome to 3D forums Wileout. Coming from the 4G you should feel right at home here :D
[HTC EVO 3D] nate420:
Id like to know how the 3d forum is any different than other forums....

Especially the OG EVO forum...

All forums on xda have flaming,trololing and spellcheckers

I've had a lot of phones and popped in and out of a few in a flash... But the worst IMO is the G2x/nexus s 4G

@OP......WELCOME!
[HTC EVO 3D] jayharper08:
You might want to work on your spelling/grammar. The spelling/grammar police are in full force in the EVO 3D forums.

Fixed that for ya......:p

Lol, I had to man, sorry. ;) Can't BELIEVE nobody has said something about that yet. :eek:

Good to have you here OP. Welcome aboard!
[HTC EVO 3D] nate420:
Trolololol

;D
[HTC EVO 3D] tgruendler:
I cannot believe that I misspelled grammar. Good catch Jay.
[HTC EVO 3D] Sad Panda:
It's funny cause it's true
[HTC EVO 3D] wileout:
Thank you for the warm greetings and ill be sure to watch my spelling lol
[HTC EVO 3D] jayharper08:
Just messing around tg :p You guys have a great day!

Sent from the MIUI powered 3d
[HTC EVO 3D] Stonko9:
lolz...pickin on the nubes..did u watch the video?? lolz that was hillarious
[HTC EVO 3D] jasKaos:
Welcome. I just made the switch from the ECO 4G forums myself. Loving the upgrade from my old phone. :)
[HTC EVO 3D] Ruki_Uki:
You mean EVO 4G ;)

Lmfao there seems too be a lot of grammar and spelling mistakes in this thread alone lol

Anyways, welcome OP :) at least you seem cool and we can always use more cool ppl then the **** heads :P

Sent from my double barrel Shooter. BANG!
[HTC EVO 3D] bmtdan:
Lol. Predictive text is what gets me all the time lol
[HTC EVO 3D] jasKaos:
Damn. I usually double check my posts too.
[HTC EVO 3D] jayharper08:
Hey you spelled "too" right in that sentence. :p

Sent from the MIUI powered 3d
[HTC EVO 3D] life64x:
Welcome, it's good to see others intro themselves here. Don't mind the few aholes here that bombard you with useless crap for their own ego. Overall, its a kicking community . Good people here and we help others when we can. Welcome.
[HTC EVO 3D] Ruki_Uki:
Lmfao!! Hahaha

Sent from my double barrel Shooter. BANG!
[HTC EVO 3D] Sad Panda:
Generally I believe this to be true. There are definitely assholes here, maybe even more so than the other device forums on xda, but this is true of everywhere, including irl.
[XPERIA X8 General] Spevky:
Yes, i got pissed that everyone complained about the ****ty gingerdx battery problem and to solve it youll need the folowing things to do if wou wount do then right youll end up with a ruined X8 ok donlowad the folowing things GingerDX roms the following versions :

1,3,4,5,7,8,13.

Now when you donwload all those versions of GingerDX youll also need to donwload: LinuxDX | v004 .

After that when you donwload you start to Install Gingerdx versions you start off with 1 then 3 then 4 and so on. And after you install GingerDx 13 then you HAVE to flash that kernel LinuxDX and after that start your X8 and enjoy over 55+ apps installed and battery life over 3 days :) . If it doesent work DO NOT say harsh things to me ... Oh and if it doesent work blame Dx not me... It works for me... You cant blame me for trying to help you all .
[XPERIA X8 General] maliceomalice:
so...just v13.? thats mean cant update to v19 or battery will ****..?
[XPERIA X8 General] Spevky:
Hmmm, i havent realy tested it to v19 soo... Yea..Ill update it on saturday ok? I need to test it first so thare are no misstakes when i tell everyone on X8 forum.
[XPERIA X8 General] rav3n_pl:
Every rom installation is formatting system and cache partition.

What sense is to install all of them???

Do you boot phone every install then install next version?

If not, this "guide" is useless. Just install v13 and LDX (imo).
[XPERIA X8 General] moaj:
what a time wasting :D:D:D
[XPERIA X8 General] codfreak:
My battery is good, I get 2 days with nomal use, I could get three if I wouldn´t use wi-Fi so much.

I have GDX v.019 and LinuxDX v.004, and I just did the battery calibration with the battery calibration app.
[XPERIA X8 General] Spevky:
Fist test then comment !S.P.M.F.!
[XPERIA X8 General] maliceomalice:
do we need to do full wipe after every time install gdx from one version to another?
[XPERIA X8 General] yaoguangshengzi:
good point
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cy_mpak:
I know that it's possible to replace built-in swype with beta (v3.26, info about regional language sets on swype website) using titanium backup. But I have no luck adding more languages to samsung keypad.

Any info appreciated.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DTAZombie:
So I flashed the Samurai Kernel over the rebirth RC. The post blatantly said to have patience. How much patience should I have? It has sat at the Samsung screen for over 10 minutes - should I wipe everything x3 and reflash again? Keep waiting? Should I throw my "epic" failphone against a wall?

What say you xda?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shane6374:
Crap like this happens often. If you test or build your own roms, kernels, themes, mods, this stuff is normal and you just deal with it. Redownload, reflash, and try again. If you continue to have issues, either you don't know what your doing, or maybe you should ask for help with a more positive tone.

Sent from shane6374's Epic via Tapatalk
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b16flybye:
Well, you could erase your frustrations by flashing the rfstoext4 or vise versa. That will work better than destroying your phone.

Sent from my MIUI Epicaladocious.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JohnCorleone:
Maybe an accidental full wipe?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wishkah420:
I'd recommend using odin to either go back to stock EC05 and use the the one click root/cwm purple recovery and then boot up, turn on usb mass storage and copy a rom that already has the kernel in it like ACS ICS. That's the best way imo to have a successful flash with no hiccups.

Or, take the easy way out and just boot into recovery and flash the ICS ACS rom after wiping data, cache, dalvik x3.

Also, please keep in mind that official gingerbread is still very young in this community and it'll take a few weeks to get everything working smoothing and seemlessly as far as roms/kernels go.

Sent from an Icy Gingified OG Epic...
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] manrock111:
I am happy to tell you that i am able to view hindi font successfully and i want to share it.

Just download and extract file, then copy extracted .ttf file into /system/fonts folder using root explorer :)

restart and you are done.

Warning: It may result in bootloop, So make backup first

Link to Original Poster

cwm flashable zip Thanks ganeshbiyer for this

Hindi_Font_Cwm.zip (512.7 KB)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] vishal24387:
Superb buddy...!!
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ganeshbiyer:
here is a screen shot.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] maverickts:
Can you tell me how to add support to other indian languages? Would just copying the ttf file work?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] manrock111:
yes i think procedure should be same for copying but ttf file should be compatible.

What ever you do just make backup first..

Why the way this ttf also include Marathi language.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] maverickts:
Do you know how this works? is it actually replacing a system font..lol I used to use that trick during my sony ericsson days
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sgsI9003:
Great will try tomorrow this would give Indian users a big boost as we now can actually read in Hindi correctly. Thanks for sharing & posting screenshots
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] MR_EVIL:
the CWM flash file...will it work with Galaxy S2??
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] manrock111:
Try yourself, its a sgsl community but this file work with LG phone too.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ganeshbiyer:
As long as the font folder in sgs2 is in /system/fonts, it should work.:D.

And by the way, welcome to SGSL forum.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] skchattha:
Misleading information here:

There is no /system/font directory. It should be /system/fonts.

So copying file to this location or CWM zip has no effect.

even if you copy this file in /system/fonts, it has no clear hindi fonts, matras are all wrong. Obviously the original file has 4+ MB size and its just few KBs.

INDIA GB has one more font i.e. DroidIndia.ttf. This could be reason for accurate hind font display.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sgsI9003:
If matras are all wrong then how come the author of this mod has posted the correctly rendered hindi font on web pages. Did you flashed the CWM zip for installing this mod?

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=19439826&postcount=3
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ganeshbiyer:
The zip is wrong. It should be fonts. Here is the correct zip.

Hindi_Font_Cwm.zip

But the rendering is from this font and i can assure u of that.

I am on XXKPQ and had manually copied to fonts folder.

I have attached images one using the font and one without it.

And finally, there is nothing to be too critical about.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] skchattha:
ok, but this is not as accurate as coming from INDIA GB. Matras are still not correct you can see yourself in your screen shots. Also check my attached SMS screenshot from India GB, its shown perfect but same SMS you can't read using your font.

Try, you will get proof. That's why INDIA GB is Indian GB :)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] manrock111:
I already know this issue.

So someone want to share hindi gb fonts here means all /system/fonts files here

Then I will test it. I already asked this indian gb thread but nobody take interest at that time.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] vishal24387:
Dont wory. I will upload indian GB fonts after some time.

Edit:

As I promis uploaded ddkp3 fonts.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] jaydips:
not show correctly word....:confused:

:confused:i m using both method root explore n cwm

bt i cant showed correct word on my sg sl....?

how to fix it.....:confused:
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] manrock111:
I have tested this all files HINDI GB version but working with us.

FYI : opera mobile can show all indian language.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] jaydips:
my sg sl screen shot..

:confused:

hello ganesh plz tell me

why its not work in my phn

i hav attached my screen shot..
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] manrock111:
Its known bug.

Wait until finishes work not comes out.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] jesrani:
Tried this. It was showing devanagari fonts correctly but some other characters were missing, like symbol for degrees went missing. I even lost the arrow keys when browsing in K9 mail. I presume it is because original DroidSansFallback.ttf (~4.5Mb) contains support for many languages while this one is only devanagari, hence size only about 770Kb.

Found an Arial Unicode font on the net (~22Mb!) and used this as DroidSansFallback.ttf, works much better IMO.

http://elfadwaps.com/arial-unicode-...ts-most-of-the-asian-and-indic-languages.html

Only it does not support half letters, displays the full version. But its okay I think.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] miteshlakhwani:
But it's not working in my LG O1... :(

thanks

Mitesh
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] username1234321:
To jesrani

It is working on my LG p500!

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] jesrani:
Glad it worked for you
[Nexus One General] Stuart.upton666:
So today I stopped by phones 4 u on the high street and had a look at the Nexus. I love the design but my God it is big. There's a pic attached to show you the size comparison. The screen is so much better than the XL but its a bit disappointing that it still has a 5MP camera when the XL has an 8MP Camera.

I've fallen for it and will hopefully have mine in my hands tomorrow :D Will submit a system dump asap. But still gotta figure out how to root it :?
[Nexus One General] akalias1981:
Which store? I gave up my search in the end accepting that it was only the Oxford St store in London that had stock. Was that not right?
[Nexus One General] OJ in Compton:
Should've really demonstrated how big it is by holding a N1 next to it ;)
[Nexus One General] sirius b:
Do you honestly need to take 8mp pictures? You do realize that MP is only the size of the image and has absolutely nothing to do with the actual image quality right?
[Nexus One General] ctfrommn:
Exactly....look at a picture taken with a very old Nikkon D40 and compare it with any size MP point and shoot, it's not even close in quality. This is like everyone complaining about the lack of an exynos processor, doesn't seem to have any lag in any video or review I have seen. Specs are fine to use, just need to keep them in perspective and use them appropriately.
[Nexus One General] sirius b:
Thank God someone else knows what I'm saying. The lack of understanding is just amazing to me. People should really do research before talking. As far as I know about the processor, that the processor its using can typically be way overclocked. Plus now that we have full hardware acceleration, things will run very very well.
[Nexus One General] ctfrommn:
TI omap 4460 is a 1.5ghz processor that is underclocked for the GN, hence it can be clocked to that for sure and probably up to 1.8 or so. They designed ICS to be optimized for TI Omap processors. Now, I am less impressed with the gpu that comes with it, it is definitely the lowest powered of the top mobile chips. This is a beast of a phone and I hope we see some news on an HSPA version in the US.
[Nexus One General] braingravyuk:
Just in case anyone actually wants to see a N1 next to a Galaxy Nexus... here you go :)
[Nexus One General] troubleshot:
"Galaxy Nexus is HUGE" Thats what Siri said... haha I'm a nerd
[Nexus One General] Stuart.upton666:
Good God it makes the N1 look truly dinky haha.
[Nexus One General] NardVa:
You can put the whole Nexus One inside the screen section of the Galaxy Nexus.
[Nexus One General] ufukes:
wouw mnster phone :)
[Nexus One General] sheik124:
Whoa. Congrats! But for myself at least, DO NOT WANT.

Manufacturers, Y U ABANDON 3.7" FORM FACTOR?
[Nexus One General] Dirk:
+1

Sticking with my N1 until one of us dies!
[Nexus One General] enisoc:
My god.. Does it even fit in a pocket anymore?
[Nexus One General] DaXmax:
Lol, now get big pockets pants...
[Nexus One General] vonapets:
You could just go to http://www.phone-size.com/?s=1,12,3 and then scroll out one or so clicks and the phone will be "life sized". However for demonstration purposes it still does a fairly good job.
[Nexus One General] erikclaw:
Go big or go home.