yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus S General] hp420:
I got one too, about 2 weeks ago.
[Nexus S General] bdpyo:
Thanks for posting that but yes, I got 2 of those this morning which I found to be very odd.

Maybe we have employee's version?! :eek:
[Nexus S General] hp420:
lol...no, no way :p I bought mine from best buy haha...there's no way I got an employee model from best buy ;)
[Nexus S General] stodoe:
i get this e-mail when I bought NS, actually at the same day and it was few months ago. so I dont think this is odd.
[Nexus S General] Mr.lol:
I also received this mail when i bought my Nexus S...

Can't wait for the OTA:) I currently use kushos cm9, but there is a lot of bugs.
[Nexus S General] leerobson99:
I'm on the dark side (drew garen) eeekkk. Mind you, and it is pretty decent **** battery life but so does all the other aosp roms so far.
[Nexus S General] shrivelfig:
January 3-4-5 I got a total of 20 of those emails.
[Nexus S General] RonnieRuff:
No you probably signed up for more info on the Galaxy Nexus Google page

Where is my G Nexus?
[Nexus S General] bdpyo:
Geez guys thanks for reminding me I'm not special. :/
[Nexus S General] bdpyo:
His worked the best IMO.

@Ron, no I never signed up for it, can't get over the 17" screen. nothxkbye.
[Nexus S General] RonnieRuff:
LOL

Where is my G Nexus?
[Nexus S General] ferozfero:
wheres my ota..??
[Nexus S General] CLZJCasper:
It's at Google...maybe you should give them a call and let them know you're waiting for it and they'll gladly send it to you
[Nexus S General] bravo04:
LOL.. thats very funny.. :D
[Nexus S General] ferozfero:
Hell i wish it was like that...heh..hell iv flashed to stock...and im gonna wait my dumb ass till it comes...
[Nexus S General] brrip:
chances are you'll find the zip file here way before the OTA hits you.
[Nexus S General] aic719:
I'm gonna end up buying a GN in this rate :-\
[Nexus S General] athani:
That's the idea :mad:
[Nexus S General] HAKA:
.....and this is what verizon is tryin to do!
[Nexus S General] ferozfero:
In which case i would jus flash clockwork and get it over with...but isnt the ota kindofa global thing...wont we all get it together..?

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Yeah so haka dont u go get a GN...we cant lose developers..
[Nexus S General] HAKA:
I aint goin anywhere...i am an indian and no sign of any galaxy nexus here before feb....
[Nexus S General] HAKA:
Got an idea...what if someone using ics can force check the system update....and then logcat to check the link which system used...maybe we can get some help....
[Nexus S General] bdpyo:
Surprised no one has tried that yet.
[Nexus S General] shockem:
Yeah someone should try that. SOMEONE, not me:P but seriously if we get the URL it'll be awesome.
[Nexus S General] McDV:
Great idea. :) But that must be someone using the employees version. I think only the Australian with the "Google-friend" could do that. ;)
[Nexus S General] Mr.lol:
This came up: 12-11 17:58:04.810: I/ActivityManager(106): Starting: Intent { cmp=com.google.android.gsf/.update.SystemUpdateActivity } from pid 486

I did this on standard 2.3.3

Edit:

Sorry, didn't notise that you asked for the ICS xD

But i get the same on CM9 (or almost): 12-11 18:11:52.325: I/ActivityManager(150): Displayed com.google.android.gsf/.update.SystemUpdateActivity: +1s260ms
[Nexus S General] tltal8120:
Hi check in my galaxy nexus when i use the forced check for update it goes to a link that if you ask me in private i will send because i didn't post 8 messages i can't post outside links
[Nexus S General] red_skittles:
i thought the naming scheme for otas was some sort of hash so even if we knew where ICS looks for an ota on googles servers we wouldnt be able to pull it unless we knew the hash naming scheme
[Nexus S General] shrivelfig:
This is the Nexus S forum. Why would we care?
[Nexus S General] XCellPhoneSalesRep:
Haaaaaaa (****!) Chewwwwww
[Nexus S General] tltal8120:
Because it is the same link for the galaxy nexus and nexus one so i think it will also be for the nexus s
[Nexus S General] shrivelfig:
The ICS update for the Galaxy Nexus definitely do not have the same link as the (non-existent) ICS update for the Nexus One.

You are so full of it. :rolleyes:
[Nexus S General] McDV:
I thought about it. We have no interest in knowing where ICS requests OTAs. The update we are searching for is one that's simply requested by Gingerbread.

Obviously if a GB-Nexus S performs a checkin, the Google-server identifies it and then offers the OTA. Maybe a dev knows exactly what information is requested by google. It surely contains the actual build and a hardware-serial-number.

If one now could get a specific serial-number (or what ever) of an employee's phone and could clone it, it might be possible to get the OTA offered by the Google-server.

Anyway, there seems to be a quite great number of Google employees, who have got the OTA by now. I can hardly imagine not even one of them leaked the firmware by now. I better think it didn't make it's way into the public yet. ;)
[Nexus S General] tltal8120:
I meant when you do a forced check for update both devices go to the same link

and I also checked on my nexus s and it goes to the same place
[Nexus S General] GallStones:
Too many questions...I will surely wait until a dev releases a zip file to flash and nevermind of the OTA update
[Nexus S General] RonnieRuff:
No... they do controlled rollouts

Kang Kang Kang a Gong get it on.....
[Nexus S General] donsh00tmesanta:
the only way i will get a nexus galaxy is when its uber cheap on amazon lol
[Nexus S General] BumbleG:
I'm getting blue balls waiting for the OTA lmao
[Nexus S General] ferozfero:
Ok so US will be the first to get it?how many days latrr would the rest of the world get it..?
[Nexus S General] BumbleG:
Considering we don't even have a real release date, it's tough to say.
[Nexus S General] bozzykid:
I doubt Google will limit the initial rollout to US users unless they only target the Sprint 4G version first.
[Nexus S General] ferozfero:
yea thats wat i mean..i dont think theyl do that...i mean all i9020 should get at the same time no matter where they are...al 19023 should get at the same time too...God let that be first..
[Nexus S General] RonnieRuff:
Not sure if it is based on country.. just that not everyone at once

Kang Kang Kang a Gong get it on.....
[Nexus S General] RonnieRuff:
I doubt it. Too much load on the servers plus just never a good idea to roll out all at once in case there is an issue.

Kang Kang Kang a Gong get it on.....
[Nexus S General] bozzykid:
It's always a slow rollout. But it is not usually country specific except in cases where they are trying to fix a specific issue (like the search bug issue started rolling out to Canadian carriers first). They may rollout the different NS models differently though.
[Nexus S General] RonnieRuff:
Exactly

Kang Kang Kang a Gong get it on.....
[Nexus S General] biscojams:
What the **** is Verizon's problem with releasing the damn phone
[Nexus S General] bozzykid:
Here is there latest statement:

Haha. Verizon who released the Bionic now has "high standards". They sell Android phones with buggy skins but some how the the GN doesn't meet their standards.
[Nexus S General] shockem:
They are full of sh*t
[Nexus S General] biscojams:
The phones are already in stores right? What a bunch of bull****. Corporate America yay! :****:
[Nexus S General] Quis89:
Well...updates on iPhones don't result in lower sales. Of course the iPhone is of greater popularity than our phones so maybe that example is irrelevant.
[Nexus S General] RonnieRuff:
They are actually having an issue with LTE. Remember the LTE issues last week?. I would rather they fix them before releasing. But that's me... common sense.

Kang Kang Kang a Gong get it on.....
[Nexus S General] marcomsousa:
keep the Galaxy Nexus message off this thread..

Here is the Nexus S only, if you want to discuss the Galaxy Nexus you have a thread for that
[Nexus S General] ferozfero:
actually we cant....our OTA is comlpetely dependant on the release of the galaxy nexus...wat do we do...
[Nexus S General] Rantanplan1980:
The Galaxy Nexus is already out.
[Nexus S General] mstevens:
Exactly! Because, as we know, no phone that's ever been released to retail has ever had a problem.
[Nexus S General] shockem:
They are probably lying about it. Now I have my school holidays and ill have all the time to play with ics. But when school starts I won't have much time:( screw them at least release it before the 15. Bunch of idiots.
[Nexus S General] petanoob:
LOL

i wonder wot it takes to get employed by google .. :confused:

sorry i meant GOOGLE :D
[Nexus S General] ferozfero:
not the verizon version..
[Nexus S General] benrees21:
Why are they so worried about ISIS? Probably won't be usable till near the end of 2012. Someone needs to put these network providers in their place.

Sent from my Nexus S on CM9, Morfic's SEUV Kernel and some help from Tapatalk!
[Nexus S General] :
People, nearly 300 posts about one rumor! This is insane.
[Nexus S General] steviee7:
Its a fact not rumor at least read the thread before posting something
[Nexus S General] :
No, THIS. IS. ICE. CREAM. SANDWICH.
[Nexus S General] mkoch820:
I'm pretty sure we won't get ICS before Jan-Feb... Google employees just get it, to try and collect bugs, and they will give it some time, to be sure, there is no fatal bug. Also if the ready-to-release ICS is completed, they will hold it back so impatient people will buy the Galaxy Nexus (i hate galaxy, it's still nexus prime for me). I think that's at least another month. Hell, maybe even february is too early to hope for. :S I know, if I'd work for google, i would postpone the update for a few month, so everyone would buy the new candy.

Also no need for the rush... I tried ICS v3 by kwiboo, and it's sweet, nice, new, but after a few hour I put back launcherpro, go sms and contacts, k-9 mail etc, so basicly when it comes to everyday usage, ICS or GB doesn't matter that much to me. (also i'm afraid that ics will be fking slow on nexus s... ics gave me well under 900points on quadrant, current GB i'm using is over 2500, without overclocking)
[Nexus S General] lvnatic:
I don't agree with most of this guy's statement, but he is right about the release date. There is no way those bastards will release the OTA any time soon, at least not until end of january or so. Nexus one history with GB will be same story with ICS on SNS.
[Nexus S General] giese:
i am seriously sick of this waiting game!! why is there no specific date, why isnt google just sayin whats the deal?! remember when the nexus s came out and google was all like: oh this is the pure google experience! gets updates right away blablabla yea right thats bull****!! there is some serious work to be done when even the nexus device has to wait over 2-3 months before it gets the friggin update!!
[Nexus S General] flodb113:
Totally agree with you. It was easy for Google to say

but when it comes to showing it... I don't believe we'll see anything before Christmas:(
[Nexus S General] athani:
+ 1

I am starting to think that the "Nexus" experience is a bit overrated. Any phone with an unlockable bootloader can have an AOSP ROM.

And it's not as if Nexus phones get upgrades that quick. Custom ROMs always come first.

And Nexus phones have always been far from being state of the art as far as hardware terms is concerned.

Can somebody please remind me why I bought a Nexus phone in the first place :confused:
[Nexus S General] offenberg:
When they finally release it, you will all be like: OMFG!! Official ICS. I love you GOOGLE! And then after a day or two, you will flash back AOSP ROMs.

Edit: you should all try Eugene's ROM. I can't imagine the official build being much better. It is a hell lot quicker then stock gingerbread.
[Nexus S General] wind784:
Ill be definately taking this and past delays into consideration come phone upgrade time. Announce a product then release it months later or purposely hold it back to sell another product does not fly in my books. I understand the different arguments but in the end it boils down to ICS announced in October, aosp in November, phones shipping in areas of the world not including the US running ICS. Live events in December and as far back as September showing ICS on nexus s. Still no release for end users nor comments from Google regarding a release date for a phone that was marketed as being the first to receive upgrades. Shame on Google IMO.
[Nexus S General] hp420:
because it's a perfect polar opposite of the crappy iphone.
[Nexus S General] offenberg:
Didn't they say "in a few weeks" about a month ago? But a few Google weeks is always a few months.
[Nexus S General] bozzykid:
They said a few weeks after the Galaxy Nexus release. Of course it was mis-reported every where to mean in a few weeks from the quote.
[Nexus S General] athani:
I don't agree with such sweeping generalisations.

Give credit where it's due. The iphone is better in some respects. In any case, some users may like it more than android. I can live with that without feeling the need to berate them or the iphone.
[Nexus S General] :
Google apparently runs on Valve time.
[Nexus S General] offenberg:
The iPhone 4 suck! I had mine for a week and traded it for a galaxy s. Both galaxy s and nexus s kick iphone butt.
[Nexus S General] shockem:
I really hope Google sees this thread. Because they should know that many aren't satisfied. even iPhones have updates that come often and at the same time. The least they could do is let us know when the update will be coming.

Lol it says HD2 because I edited it in my build prop. Yeah Google I prefer a damn hd2. Changing it back now though:P
[Nexus S General] fightingroost12:
thats your opinion but you should give credit where its due

you cant say the iphone is **** just because you didnt enjoy it
[Nexus S General] stodoe:
COME ON PEOPLE! Galaxy Nexus realese was something about a month ago right? and it was lunch in a few countries so far. sooo...? maybe we should wait a couple of days more and see what going to happend? this is Nexus line, I`m pretty sure we get update as first. also i bet it will be till end of the year. please, stop complaining... who`s with me?
[Nexus S General] DirtyShroomz:
And that's why you're not a multi millionaire running a multi billion dollar company. You don't understand profit and your opinion does not matter nor if you don't buy the phone to them.
[Nexus S General] DirtyShroomz:
The reason for the delay its because of google wallet bring removed due to Verizon wanting ISIS instead, however due to net neutrality laws and this being a pure google phone, they are at a standstill with it.

I hope google never goes to Verizon again with a nexus at least not first, they are horrible. Sprint or TMo first.
[Nexus S General] shibby80:
will all you people stop whining or show me where it said when you bought your phone it would be the first to get a update.you will get it when its ready thats it
[Nexus S General] McDV:
Hey guys,

I think you all see some things wrong.

The USA are not the center of the world and not the only market. Other markets are as important. You can see it clearly by Google selling the SGN here in Europe, but not in the US. The delay in the US is surely not the reason for holding back ICS on the SNS.

I even don't think they are afraid people wouldn't buy the SGN if they had ICS on their SNS. First there are not that many people having a SNS. Second, 99% of the users don't care about which version runs of their phone! Most Android-Users I talked to just say they're using Android, without knowing which version!

I think they will directly release 4.1 on the SNS. And obvisously this isn't released, yet. I think they will release it on the SGN, on the SNS an on the AOSP at the same time. They are surely not waiting because of a single provider.

Remember, they pushed ICS to AOSP before there was the SGN world-release.
[Nexus S General] evcz:
nexus s is a developer's phone

DEVELOPERS buy it because they expect to develop in it... and of course they EXPECT it to be the first phone ever to be updated when something new comes out...

There are rumors that a Samsung Galaxy SII ICS+touchwiz rom will be leaked before the end of the week... if google does get beaten even by that I think it will be even more clear how much consideration google has about android developers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8To-6VIJZRE
[Nexus S General] benrees21:
He seriously needs mental help.

Sent from my Nexus S on CM9, Morfic's SEUV Kernel and some help from Tapatalk!
[Nexus S General] mkoch820:
Woops, Huawei Honor will get ICS sooner, than Nexus S... Ouch.

I'm a bit confused, why is Huawei working faster, than Google does?

Ohh.... I hope after this we will get something bonus for "patiently" waiting :D
[Nexus S General] :
Few weeks after source release, not phone release.
[Nexus S General] cabstrak:
Nexus S was released on December 16th, right.

So people have been saying.. ICS was introduced on October, AOSP on November.. Nexus S was released on December 16th..

and did you guys realize the Android Market 10cents promo ends on December 16th too?

Sure hope it'll be on that date the OTA is pushed :P
[Nexus S General] bozzykid:
"within weeks" was of the GN release. And I believe Barra is referring to the GN release on Verizon so by Christmas has probably long since sailed.
[Nexus S General] hp420:
no...c'mon. you know this isn't true ;) :p
[Nexus S General] stevencpoynter:
Which would reign true if we weren't dealing with GOOGLE AND VERIZON. Herp derp
[Nexus S General] RonnieRuff:
They released a preview version... so has Koush LOL

Kang Kang Kang a Gong get it on.....
[Nexus S General] bozzykid:
If that were remotely true, we would be seeing ICS soon on the NS. Unfortunately, there is no way in the world Google will release ICS to the NS until Verizon releases the Galaxy Nexus.
[Nexus S General] Quis89:
What is right away? You people are ridiculous. Why put out an OTA that isnt ready? Why put our a device that isn't ready? If these products are unstable then why wait? You're all *****ing about this "I have a nexus I should have the update NOW"...get off your menstruals. Its not the end of the world. When it arrives it arrives. People pulling out their hair over a damn update is stupid. There are obviously reasons we dont have the update and I doubt the reason is because they like seeing you guys cry, scream, moan and *****...
[Nexus S General] snandlal:
I'd rather wait for 4.1 then get 4.0 right now. I want my Over-The-Air to be polished with no problems.

Quality Assurance

Tell Uncle Jimmy I said Hello
[Nexus S General] MaxCarnage:
4.0.1 gets a thumbs up from me. I think it's fantastic; shame they're not getting it out faster though I understand what I believe to be the reasons behind it.
[Nexus S General] BrianDigital:
Lets take a look here

Buy handsets at full price is not popular here and to the people here that did Verizon is trying to rangle the handful of people that did.

Contracts Verizon has no nexus s. Sprint att and T-Mobile, the coupe of friends that have nexus s got them on contracts not to many people drop off contracts to hop over to a new company.

I personelly couldnt justify paying a etc then buying another phone activation fees. If they are dog fooding right now release is going to be soon varying on bugfixes possibly wallet and getting wimax working properly
[Nexus S General] jesusice:
This whole "it's ready when it's ready" "there must be a reason for the delay" attitude some have here seems to imply that Google has never released an OTA that wasn't perfect. I think it's all politics myself and that ICS for the NS is ready to go but even if it does have some problems since when has that stopped Google from releasing something?
[Nexus S General] wildestpixel:
I'm so bitter I don't have ota I'll hover around in this thread until hell freezes over expressing my self importance and superior knowledge over the corps.

Verizon is the only carrier in the world and because of them alone all earthquakes and famines occur.

If I don't get ota within 5 minutes I will have no choice but to go with sprint or T-Mobile just to let Verizon know they picked the wrong dude to mess with.

Bow to me for I am root. Now where's my ota already?
[Nexus S General] RonnieRuff:
Exactly... Verizon has an exclusive on ICS with that phone in the US for I am sure at least until Jan

Kang Kang Kang a Gong get it on.....
[Nexus S General] shockem:
Actually, we don't need a completely perfect rom. Look at the current ics builds we have. Their near perfect. the reason we need the ota is for the drivers and stuff. I don't really care if some things are broken because bugs will be fixed. And maybe they will push the ota at the same time GN recieves it. Hopefully:)
[Nexus S General] :
It is a rumor for me

Somebody knows someone, who has seen ICS on Nexus S, somewhere over the rainbow. It's mythical OTA, and I see the faces of Google staff laughing.

For me it is a rumor - do you know exact release date?

Ameri.ans and reading with understanding... Just remember all the CIA mistakes, i.e. fake report about mass destruction weapons in Iraq.
[Nexus S General] defia:
the only thing we can do now is waiting

nothing else
[Nexus S General] ekerazha:
I'd prefer 4.0 now, then an upgrade to 4.1 :D
[Nexus S General] McDV:
There is no 4.0.1-update for the SNS and will never be. The OTA rolled out to the staff seems to be 4.1. Why should they offer two updates for an "old" phone if they can just wait a couple of weeks?

And another thing is clear: We won't get 4.1 before the SGN gets it. That's pretty clear. On the other hand Google's highest interest is getting ICS onto as many devices as possible and ASAP. That's how they earn money and surely more than by selling the SGN. (In fact Samsung will get most of the money.)

So there is no real reason why they shouldn't roll out the SNS 4.1 OTA immediately after the SGN 4.1 OTA.
[Nexus S General] stkiswr:
But there is a screenshot of 4.0.1 on a ns.

I'm tired of following the hype. I ran the ics rom and look forward to the ota
[Nexus S General] McDV:
Where? The screenshot I have seen in this thread, posted by the Australian who has a friend who works for Google, clearly shows a 4.1 system.

Surely Google used 4.0.1 on some SNS-devices. But that does not mean they made an OTA-update. Those are delta-updates and I guess it takes some additional work compared with just zipping a complete system.
[Nexus S General] ferozfero:
i got my money on 16th...no matter what...its all bout belief..and i believe in google...exactly one year after the release of our phone..
[Nexus S General] icecoldbong:
this thread is like recess at middle school
[Nexus S General] Skunk Ape1:
Tried a few of the ICS roms and don't really understand the fascination with it. I can care less when the ota is pushed as I won't get it anyway. Don't plan on going back to stock ever. I hate the ICS gallery, app drawer and the cartoonish looking dock. Will be on gingerbread for the foreseeable future.
[Nexus S General] shockem:
Thats where the fun is;)
[Nexus S General] sakisds:
While I agree about the Gallery app(I don't hate it but the old one was better), I believe the app drawer is much better. The new animations look awesome.
[Nexus S General] biscojams:
Looks like the GN is gonna be available on the 15th @ Costco
[Nexus S General] shockem:
I disagree with the gallery. I think the gallery loads much faster. The animations are really awesome though.
[Nexus S General] supralover72:
You forgot to say "Get off my lawn!"

Honestly saying you won't switch when the infrastructure is far superior and there will almost guaranteed be a hybrid rom (GB style, ICS base) seems a little...Elderly lol
[Nexus S General] Award Tour:
You definitely don't understand the fascination since 99% of the people who've reviewed ICS think it's a major step forward from past Android releases.