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[Acer Iconia A500] sandiegoan:
It doesn't all make sense

My first Android was a G2 with pure Android and no overlay. I first used ADW plain and last winter the EX came out and I bought it.

Then my phone broke. My replacement was a my touch 4g slide with sense 3.0. Hearing how great it was, I went and used it. For about an hour. Then I put on my tried and true ADW Launcher EX. I have tried several others and kept going back.

Then I got a A500, stock 3.2 and tried whatever overlay that had. Same result. I cannot see how anyone can use anything but ADW. But I am different than most people I know.

And while I am at it, I have the same situation with Swype. The G2 came with Swype and I cannot figure out how anyone could want anything else. Then I got CM7 and no Swype. I felt naked. I ended up with the Swype beta and all was well. Then when I got my my touch, it had Swype and the world was back in order.

Then I got to my A500 and no Swype. Thankfully, I got the Swype beta on there. The screen is too big for the swyping in landscape but it can be shrunk. But still, all the alternate keys are easily accessable.

I would swear by both ADW and Sywpe.

I know I am not alone but I don't know if I am a minority reporter or not.

Just my opinion.
[Acer Iconia A500] dincdoes.me:
Just in case you guys didn't know but this is how I get to sense look alike as close as possible.

1.) *Adw launcher ex*

Then I got sense theme the 1st and only look alike if you type *adw sense theme* in market. Right now I'm using ICS Theme by sunny skeleton and I love it!

2.) *Android pro Widgets* (paid version)

Then download free theme called *graphics pro dark*.

3.) *bought beautiful Widgets* sense like clock with a animated weather app also in market which is free if you bought B.W.

Then just download the sense clock.

That should help ill post a pic or 3 below.

(Main Screen)

(Right side)

(Left side)
[Acer Iconia A500] jon-.-:
You could always hunt down pngs of the sense icons with google and make those your icons in adw. Of you could pull them from a sense rom.
[Acer Iconia A500] dincdoes.me:
Yes I tried I have the jetstream dump where can I find those icons in win 7 using winrar
[Acer Iconia A500] jon-.-:
Damn its been a while, let me see if I can remember...

Should be some in the framework-res.apk and also in each of the system apps youll find the logo for that apk within it. I.E. gmail.apk will have the gmail logo inside of it. Should be in the res folder. If not that just dig around with in the framework and system apps and youll find it.

Sorry I couldnt be more detailed, it's been almost a year since Ive deved.
[Acer Iconia A500] dincdoes.me:
Jon can I use winrar for all that?
[Acer Iconia A500] AgentSeethroo:
I love sense. I have a sense 3.5 ROM on my inspire. I wish someone could port the jetstream's gui into an a500 ROM.
[Acer Iconia A500] jon-.-:
winrar, winzip, or 7zip. They should all work ;).

I just went through one of my old project files since I'm on my computer now.

Here's an example, when you open up the rom zip go to:

system>app there you'll find all of the system apks.

Once you find the apk you want the logo from open it and go to:

res>drawable-mdpi

You should find the icon there, most apks are the same so most of them will be located there. If not than just do some digging around, not like you'll brick anything from digging around the file :).

If you're still having trouble than post a link to the rom you downloaded and I'll look through it.
[Acer Iconia A500] dincdoes.me:
Yea I also have had sense 3.5 on my inspire and also wish they would port it! But its next to impossible to accomplish such a task
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SS2006:
Seriously?

Is it just me or have others seen their battery drop half after an hour of on and off browser user w 3g (auto brightness)

Brutal
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] paOol:
don't charge it via A/C adapter if you want better battery life.

and how many times have you cycled the battery?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TroyBoy30:
Why is that? I would think just the opposite
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] PinnerProxy:
is ac adapter the one where you plug in the usb charge into?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] king23adrianc:
wtf? lollllll
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] wollyka:
How much is your screen awake time? if it is more than one hour+ 3G so yes it is normal.. This phone needs an extended battery fast :p
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Desca:
Just don't charge it at all. It's so stupid to charge your phone, nothing good comes from it! And if you need to charge, NEVER, use the A/C Adapter that came with your device like paOol said!

/Sarcasm off
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] fr4c:
Your USB cable isn't braided with 24-strand Unicorn hair. Therefore the power coming from the charger isn't pure enough for our Galaxy Nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Azlum:
this is 100% false, and more importantly, ignorant.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tk123456789:
Wow, these forums are getting dangerous...

Next this guy will tell you to use your car battery with jumper cables to charge the battery more efficiently
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BANE:
The above comment actually made me laugh out loud! what an image :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Requiem87:
Stupid as it sounds, there is some truth to it (though OP probably didn't know, lol). Quick chargers wear out the battery a bit faster than a slow charger, so charging from the usb port on your computer is slightly better for the battery, but the charge takes a lot longer. This does not affect your battery capacity per charge, but affects how many cycles the battery lasts before it wears out.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] aohus:
xda IQ level has gone to ****...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kyl3:
This guy knows!

Lithium ion batteries actually like a slow charge and discharge rate . By that I mean to prolong the cells life and IRS storage capacity. Optimum rates vary a little but I found in testing that makita lithium batteries provided best service with .5C charge and discharge rates...

Not exactly the same as your phone battery, but the same chemical make-up inside the cells..

Anyway.. lol
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MasterRy88:
hahahahah yes.

I heard that if you use a potato to charge your phone it doubles the battery capacity.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sjankis630:
that seems about right to me. I browse a lot and routinely get about 3.5 hours screen time before my phone goes to the red zone. Which IIRC is around 15%?

I have my browser open and the brightness to 40% and my bluetooth off.

The battery life has been the sole black spot in owning this phone so far. I am sure the owners of the next generation phones will make all of us jealous. I bought a spare -regular- battery for just this reason.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Screwedupsmitty:
if you want your phone to be ugly as **** and look like you have a tumor on your leg you can get this :D

http://gizmodo.com/5877114/turn-your-galaxy-nexus-into-a-hunchback-with-a-3800mah-battery
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mohitrocks:
Issue 1: Multitouch issue

- As far as I'm aware of, there is no fix yet and a lot of people are experiencing the issue. What happens is whilst in landscape mode, sometimes, if one finger is placed at the bottom left of the screen, and another is placed on the bottom right, it'll fail to recognize the second touch (bottom right). This doesn't always occur, but does happen at times.

Simple fix: Lock the screen, then unlock it

Issue 2: Wifi consistently dropping

While downloading files, or sometimes even watching youtube videos, the wifi icon will disappear for a split second, then come back and an error will appear along the lines of " File could not be downloaded due to an error" or in the case of the market, it'll just stop downloading and give an error.

Fix: Sadly, the only fix that I have found so far for this issue is to get a new router. See my post here I used a Linksys WRT300N

EDIT: Another potential fix is to change some settings with the router but I'm not sure exactly what settings are needed to be changed.

EDIT2: I've created an issue about the wifi issue over here and according to marantz777@gmail.com:

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Hey everyone,

I have had my Galaxy Nexus from Bell for a few days now, and it is a beast :D Everything runs smoothly, no lag (even with live wallpaper) and helps me accomplish everything I need from a mobile device ( a hell of a lot better than the milestone - international version of the Droid)

However, there are some prominent issues throughout the device.

1.) The wifi constantly times out, it will stop working at random times even if im 1-2 ft away from the router. Also, when I was downloading SD files for a game (asphalt 6 - 524mb file i think), i had to restart the download at least 10-15 times to finally get it to download. Is this a hardware issue? Can this be fixed through a software update

2.) The multitouch doesn't work at random times. For me, whether its plugged into the charger or not, at random times, when you touch the left side of the device in landscape mode, the device will not recognize touch inputs on the right side. HOWEVER, if you lock the screen, then unlock it, it works flawlessly. I am determined this is a software bug (may not be though) and if it isn't could someone please tell me? Thanks. And a lot of people also have this issue : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1385587

Also shown here:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdRSRROffO4

I have two question for you awesome people at XDA.

1.) Could someone please either post an issue to Google regarding these two issues or direct me to a website where I can post them?

2.) Could any of these be a hardware issue? Do you think I should return it and get another one?

Thanks so much guys,

Mosh
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dennis_hammarby:
Would also like to know if the second problem is software related or not :/

EDIT: noticed now that my screen gets really hot at the top. Really hot! Does your get warm aswell?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] @rbiter:
Don't know. The easy fix is to swap it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] diablos991:
Both my touchscreen and WiFi have been working flawlessly.

I did have some initial hiccups with the WiFi until I power cycled my router.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sgs064:
Make sure 'Avoid poor connections" is ticked off in the advanced WiFi settings.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Black Mirror:
I've been having WiFi trouble with the Nexus too - the phone generally seems to get poorer signal in comparison to my other devices. I've unticked this box, but it still keeps avoiding connecting (and when I go to WiFi settings, actually says it's avoiding connecting to my network because the connection is poor). It's frustrating, to say the least.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sephtin:
Rather than immediately assume that you should swap the phone, or thinking it's hardware, or (?).

What build do you have? There are at least 3 builds available for the SGN.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1376856

Sounds like another on the way...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
Seriously people need to stop making such a big deal of these separate builds.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kristovaher:
WiFi could be an issue with the router. I had a problem where connecting Nexus to the router would cause both mine and other users internet in the network fail. Once I disconnected, internet returned. It worked on first few loads, then not anymore. Strange thing is that it fixed itself few weeks later.

(Same happened once with another router and when I was using HTC Desire, Android seems to be a wacky WiFi partner)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Highland3r:
Not this. If its software you end up with another phone with the same problem.

You may find other radios help with wifi, check the dev section for details if you have a rooted device. Otherwise youll probably need to wait for one of them to drop via an official ota.

As others have said, uncheck the weak wifi option

In terms of the multitouch issue, just tested my device and can't see any issues at all. Could be software related as the screen itself can support 10inputs - be interesting for users on non standard roms to check and see if they do have a problem as this may lend some weight towards the software related argument.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Adriaaaaan:
I get #2 in shadow gun if it goes into sleep mode while i'm playing. Its clearly a software issue as restarting the game it goes away.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lilnev:
Point 1 happens to me too. I've tried multiple ROM's. I'm getting a bit worried that it's hardware. It's dropping every few mins when I need it... then it comes back rather quick.

You have any news or has anyone else experienced it?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Caelum Bound:
I'm not seeing a ton of people talk about this wifi problem, so I'm guessing it's not a widespread issue. I'm assuming it's not hardware either, but I'm curious about it. Whenever I turn on wifi on the Nexus and it tries to connect to my router, it disables all other connections, and the Nexus reports that it's not in range of the router. I'm interested in what routers people are using that are experiencing this issue.

I have a D-Link DI-624, a free router provided by Verizon with FIOS signup. I'm using a custom password, not the one that came with the device. I have a 13 digit alphanumeric password (sorry, I can't remember the exact security setting for it).

Edit: Actually been doing some research on this, and it's appearing it may be a frequency / channel issue, that the phone is broadcasting at a frequency similar to your router. Looking into exact fixes at the moment.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] apratomo:
I have no problem with wifi and multi touch.

But I noticed that two fingers cannot be very closely touched it will mingle together. For example if you hold shift button on keyboard it could act like normal shift (turn lowercase to upper or vice versa) but its very difficult to use shift + a

Also lots of games exiting on me, first I thought was multi touch acting up so I could accidentally hit home or back button. But then I think its just matter or compatibility of those games with ICS.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sblantipodi:
do you know if the latest update solved the touch problem?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] armanisafarai:
Same issues here. On the samung version (dont remember the codename) i had this issue so i rooted and changed it so that google updates my phone. But this didn't help either. Still losing wifi when i am downloading. Like now i was going to download 9mm and after 2 seconds the wifi disconnect until i quit 9mm and then it pops up straight away. Can it be a hardware issue?

PS: before i change my phone brand to google, i could see the "avoid poor wifi connection" but now when i go to advanced tab it's gone :S
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] armanisafarai:
Ok everytime i try to test wifi in speedtest it says network communication issues after 2 sec of testing. Any info please? Do i have a faulty unit? going crazy over here
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Manacit:
For what it's worth, I haven't had either of these problems on my Galaxy Nexus, and it's been on a lot of WiFi networks.

I've gotten speeds in excess of 20mbit/20mbit via the speedtest.net app multiple times on the campus wifi, as well as my parents', and my dorm connections. I've downloaded the Asphalt files twice without any interruptions either time, and I've never experienced any problems.

As for multitouch - no problems with that either. To type in all caps you can hold down the caps button on the keyboard and type - it's never given me any issues. I don't think I've been in a situation where I've felt multitouch hasn't performed right.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] [hfm]:
Multiple ROMs doesn't mean much, they all share official driver binaries and radios that are available.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] armanisafarai:
Then i probably got a faulty unit. Will give it 2 more days and if it's still the same i'll return it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] [hfm]:
If it's a router you own make sure the firmware is up to date.

Have you tried other wifi access points?

Try a factory reset if so and don't sync any apps until you try speed test as the only additional installed app.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] PaulG1488:
My only issue has been 4g going to 3g too much in a goo 4g area other than that wifi holds up strong
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] armanisafarai:
Will try at school tomorrow and see if it's same there. If it is i will do factory when i come home and report back.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] swaze:
Its what happens when u buy Samsung phones.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sblantipodi:
if you want to solve the problem with WIFI force the wifi to work at 2.4GHz, nexus has some problem with the 5GHz frequency.

the default settings is automatic, force the 2.4GHz and your wifi problem will vanish.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] armanisafarai:
Tried this earlier and i have still forced it to connect to 2.4 but still same issue.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lillypad_33:
I just noticed the poor connection thing.

I have two routers at home. Always had no issues with my LGP500 connecting to either of them.

The Galaxy nexus has been dropping either of them constantly.

I've de-selected the poor connections option, and forced it to 2.4Ghz. We'll see how things go and report back.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] armanisafarai:
is poor connection feature gone in 4.0.2? I can't see it anymore
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lillypad_33:
Still at 4.01 with Bell in Canada.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] armanisafarai:
hmm maybe they have removed it in 4.0.2. Maybe someone else can confirm this.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] solipsism:
I posted this in another thread:

Key point is that I tried the OTA update but it doesn't seem to have actually updated.

Only thing I could see with a very very slim chance of screwing up the update was that I was in the Bahamas when I did it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] solipsism:
Replaced the pphone today at the store with a new one. It still will not maintain a wifi connection. It is getting brutal because when it disconnects you from the Data Network when the wifi is on it will not reconnect you until you manually turn wifi off.

So now I won't receive emails, notifications, etc.

Update: Just called Samsung Support and let them know I was on my second GN with the same problem with regards to WIFI. The operator told me it was a great phone and that there hasn't been any reported problems with it. Then he wanted me to do a Data Reset and see if that solved the problem. Obviously this wasn't going to help as I had done with with my previous GN and already once with this phone because my Apps wouldn't download at all the first time I booted the phone.

I just called to tell them I want to make Samsung aware of the problem. Even then he was telling me it must be a problem with my just my unit and that I should send it in.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mohitrocks:
I want to raise this concern a little further. I have literally one day left to return it and I don't want to be found stuck with this wifi issue. I tried 4.0.2, 4.0.3 roms and stock 4.0.1 and the problem still persists. Could someone please tell me if there is a fix because this issue is becoming really annoying while downloading large files e.g. asphalt 6 game data,etc (mostly with large files) and I don't want to be stuck with a faulty phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] armanisafarai:
^This.

10 chars.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] friessner:
today i received my GN too and i am experiencing the same wifi issue since hours. instead of bonding with my new phone i am fiddling around with wifi issues. tried to force for 5ghz networks, tried forced 2.4ghz networks, tried with disabled dhcp on my router, rebooting the phone, rebooting the router, upgraded the rooter firmware and repeated the whole "§$%&/( again ... nothing

this is causing some serious pain and again questioning my decision for staying on the "android side". my wife has an iphone4 and my mum iphone4s and they just worked out of the box.

i mean let´s keep it real: all these people being stuck with such a basic issue like wifi connectivity is just wrong!!!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] armanisafarai:
Hmm i thought there eas going to be just a few people having this issue but i have searched in google and there are lots of people with same issue. Goggle better fix this in a quick software update. Hopefully it's not hardware related.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Funkmobile:
I'm having similar but not so extreme issues with my GSM Galaxy Nexus (purchased from Virgin Mobile Canada) specifically with a new access point I bought today.

Wifi Setup:

D-Link DGL-4500 setup with: 2.4Ghz, Wireless N Only, 40mhz channel bonding, WPA2 On, Channel 1

D-Link DAP-1525 (access point) setup with: same SSID as 2.4GHz, Wireless N only, 20/40mhz auto (no 40mhz channel bonding only option for some reason), WPA2 on, Channel 11

The Gnex Wifi works perfectly with the DGL-4500, until I leave the room where the router is, then the signal speed grinds to sub 1 mbits but a stable connection. However cannot maintain a stable connection with the DAP-1525. The wireless does not dropout completely but instead "freezes" for split seconds at a time causing my Speedtest.net bandwidth graph to look like mountains rather than a plateau.

I've tested both devices with an Asus Zenbook and an iPhone 4 and they work fine so I've pretty much narrowed it down the Gnex Wifi radio. I suspect like everything else wrong with the Gnex at the moment it is software/firmware related and hopefully it is officially recognized as a problem.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] armanisafarai:
Great news!!! I just unplugged my linksys modem and plugged it back in and now wifi works perfectly!!! But i have to say that when i am just a few meters away from the modem the signal is very weak compared to my Sensation and Galaxy S2. Hopefully we will get better radios. Anyways tho those who have same problem, unplug your modem and plug it back in and see if it helps!

---------- Post added at 01:20 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:28 PM ----------

lol I spoke to fast. When i am upstairs (modem is downstairs) i get same disconnecting ****ing issue. Seriously google?!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] solipsism:
I am still having this problem. I would believe it is the software. I am on my 3rd unit now (i have tested it on 20+ routers; been travelling lately). Samsung keeps telling me its a problem with the unit, although they don't know about it.

Whichever. This phone is getting returned for good soon. Ill buy it again later when it works.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] armanisafarai:
Really really dissapointed by samsung/google. They ****ed this up.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] friessner:
i just called samsung support and they told me that resetting the device makes all these things magically vanish. after telling him that i already did that 5 times he wanted to give me the phone number of the repair shop, so that i can call them to make an appointment.

i also asked him if samsung is aware of that issue. he never heard of it.

ok, so i will send amazon this device back, wait for my money and enter "laid-back"-mode for monitoring the galaxy nexus news.

what a pity.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] leechy:
just picked up the vzw gn a couple days ago, having the same wifi issues. happens mostly at work, where all my recent phones (sgs2, nexus s 4g) never had any issues maintaining a strong wifi signal. the gn barely holds onto one bar and constantly drops in and out of service.

this issue combined with the screen banding might be enough for me to give up on it, which is sad cause the phone definitely is great on paper and has a lot of potential. :(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] solipsism:
They gave me the same comments about doing a data reset on the phone. And the rest of their comments were the same also.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jrtopace:
GN

I have had the GN UK version for a few days and have had the same WiFi issues here. Did the router reset, turned of avoid poor networks and did a hard reset, but still seemed to get the same problem. However I turned of the NFC option and this seemed to reduce the WiFi drop outs and improved the speed. Though I do have to say the reported signal strength is poor compared to all my other wireless devices.