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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] falltime:
I had a CM7 DInc and waited (and waited and waited) for the Nexus, and I got it and. So I think my opinion is fair and not based on justification or pre-conceived bias.....But I just didnt like the GNexus

Went in yesterday and switched it for a Rezound - which isnt a revolutionary upgrade; But it is in MHO a far superior device. I posted the following as my reasoning in the Rezound forum:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] droidstyle:
150.00 for new contracts...249.00 to upgrade an existing. Im not losing my unlimited data for 100.00 lol...Ill just sit back and lurk a bit in this forum and see what becomes of this device. So far it seems kind of buggy, but the pure google goodness almost has me convinced!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] player911:
I've owned the Rezound for a week before the Nexus. I had 4G disabled.

Resound had a stronger signal and longer battery life.

Nexus has a better looking display and thin.

What everyone needs to realize is your also comparing a veteran Android version to a new ICS. There are some optimizations that still need to be done and pulled tight. 4.0.3 supposed fixes several major issues.

Also someone said 4.0.2 was available on launch day (as a negative). Well that's only because Verizon delayed it so long that by the time it came out, Google was rolling out another update. Plus Google works fast.

I'm happy with my Nexus but the Rezound was good too aside from being crazy thick.

LTE Google Galaxy Nexus! - Stock

Asus Transformer - OC/UV
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kgbkny:
My experience has been completely the opposite. The WiFi reception is noticeably stronger than my Sensation 4G's.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] falltime:
1. I tried, really I did....But I dont see how making the app/widget draw un-scrollable is an improvement; or losing the search button is better? Or gaining a dedicated button to show recently used apps (with confusing screenshots) is better than a long home press with clear icons? or how you can release a new version OS where the home screen wont go into landscape. Or a camera app that has almost no settings, or a contact app that cant pull pictures from FB (I know that is the subject of a dispute btwn them) point is - there are alot of problems with ICS that simply cant be viewed as an improvement (at least not in my mind)

2. Subjective so I cant disagree. But you have to admit that the GN is sort of slippery

3. Ultimately my complaint here is based on 1 major point - since there is no way to turn off 4G on GN - its battery life will always suck. On Rezound (and others?) you at least can make it get halfway decent battery life

4. You are correct and I am sure all apps will eventually be good on ICS - I was just referring to today.

5. Yes I keep all my media on XP machine (lets not forget that XP still is about 50% of the market) USB Mount - works - so why change it?

6. As of yesterday Google Wallet was not working on GN (LTE) if thats changed then that criticism is out - Android Beam...please that isnt a feature

In short I am not bashing GN if you like it - but I think it has some real flaws that were lost in the hype and for those who pick up a GN and start to feel frustrated I thought it important to know - you arent crazy (you should have seen the hostility I got a the Verizon Store yesterday - you'd have thought I was trying to return a human baby.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] xceebeex:
Try not to get your hopes up to high. So far, both of my Samsung phones have had weak reception and wifi. The GPS has always been slower to lock than pretty much all phones as well. To me that is pure hardware, which obviously is what Samsung does for the GN. Software updates might help a little but you are still at the mercy of the hardware performance and that is what makes me a little nervous about going to the GN.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] th0r615:
My GPS locked noticeably faster then my HTC Thunderbolt so that doesn't concern me.

As far as the Cell and WiFi reception.. I'm not asking for a 50% improvement but a 10% improvement would be fantastic.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] silow:
Not sure how you didn't figure this out but you can disable LTE by going to Settings -> More... -> Mobile networks -> Network Mode and then choing CDMA.

I had the Rezound which had similar steps to turning switching between EVDO and LTE.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] falltime:
Disables LTE AND 3G
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] silow:
What? Are you saying this disables LTE and EDVO or you WANT to disable both? Because I'm sitting here tethered over 3G with LTE turned off.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Azeolus:
Was coming to explain this, thanks.

Regarding USB vs MTP, remember that the device does not have a USB card, how would it connect with USB, that requires the device unmount the storage partition. You can't unmount the storage without disabling the phone with USB Mass Storage. That said MTP may not work best for everyone, I have heard people say it is painfully slow. I can only look at my experience and it for me MTP has been much better than USB MS.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MaxCarnage:
Yeah, my NS4G had some reception issues which I always assumed were Sprint's fault; now with my NG I am noticing that it's not much different than what I saw on my NS4G and that is making me very nervous. I started looking at the RAZR just for this reason alone; I love the GN so far, but reception is a pretty big deal for obvious reasons.

I have LTE turned off right now; CDMA only.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] htowngator:
Were you comparing LTE to 3G on that last test? I seriously doubt the RAZR gets 12 hours on LTE or even 3G.

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I've heard that if you load Samsung drivers first and not the ones that came with the phone, you're good to go on speed.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] falltime:
All I can tell you is on mine (which I have returned so I cant retest) when I switched to CDMA, I got no data whatsoever.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nrfitchett4:
Just curious why you thought the screen might fall off eventually??? The rezound has solid build quality.

Also, can we stop with the myth that the Nexus is lag free:

http://www.youtube.com/user/pocketnowvideo?feature=g-all-a#p/u/14/I1rdoCy8iKk

Just a video showing that other launchers can be used, and the stock launcher is lagging more than the aftermarket ones...

The rezound is the smoothest sense phone I have used to date that was stock.

I can agree that having a nexus is nice from the dev standpoint. But there were too many negatives for me (camera, sd card, signal, generally don't like samsung build quality), to make the jump from the rezound.

Have fun though. Both phones are powerhouses. Sure people on other carriers are hating us right now! :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] eagle17:
my 2 cents on this ... I have the g-nex now and came from a thunderbolt, charge, tbolt with miui, bionic, and razr... (these were just the lte phones, i have or had also a iphone 4, droidx, nexus s 4g, droidX and Orignial droid). before that it was blackberries.

Battery life I am getting a solid 12 hours battery life wich is about what i had with my razr and just a little better than my tbolt w/miui.

camera sucks... sorry if I offend anyone.. but compared to even older top line phone cameras it is not as good.. not sure if its the lens or sensor but it is bad. I will say that the video for preview looks better than the pics ... so there may be an issue in software for the pictures but as of now they are not good.

Signal quality (radios) not great so far... worse than my tbolt but better than my razr.. I think verizon is doing something with their towers. I have been sitting in my office and all morning I had -109db signal i just checked and it is now steady at -92db. I have had zero dropped calls but one call seemed to have bad quality ..... but i can not confirm it was the nexus fault as just one time in 5 days is not enough...

Build quality. I don't know why people assume that heavier phones mean better build quality. I think the nexus is way better build quality than my Tbolt the thunderbolt back cover is horrible... even my droid which was mostly metal was not as nice feeling... so i guess i am in the minority here but i would like to see more phones lighter and thinner... the razr did feel like a sealed tank and I liked that more but it was too wide....

screen.... the banding in white backgrounds is anoying me... also not as bright as every other phone I have had... otherwise I have no complaints... I have not tried to squint or use a magnifying glass to see the pixels from the pentile... those were extremly noticable ont he razr. I like my tbolt screen better.. personally

OS I like ICS I think they have made some great improvements in UI ... and the lack of usb mounting is specific to this phone not to ICS.

the only reason i did not get a rezound is the lack of root/s-off... I am not confident we will get that on the phone... and I can't stand sense... I know I can change out rosie with a launcher but I don't like the apps at all.

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hmm I have not had any lagging on my nexus even loaded up with apps running..

as for the rezound agreed if you stick with the sense launcher it is lagging like crazy (at least in the store) one of the reasons I prefer miui... on my thunderbolt it was a speed demon.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] J Shed:
One thing I think you neglected is considering this is a Nexus device, it's subject to mods, roms and kernels much more easily, and quickly than branded devices. There are mods to make the softkeys like the HTC layout... which to me is ridiculous. I like the simpler layout. :) But if hacking the phone isn't your thing, you certainly hopped on the wrong boat.

Also, this is still an early OS. It's ready for the mainstream, but not fully spit shined to a glossy sheen... it's a heck of a start though.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Astrum:
It was discussed previously in several topics, but neither of them came to an adequate answer.

Please post in this thread sources of availability of White Galaxy Note, as they appear!

Here is what information I've gathered so far, White Galaxy Note buying options with comments:

ipmart (from Malaysia) now says that it has no stock. Price ~695 USD.

ebay.com.hk has few on sale for almost ~900-950 USD.

handtec.co.uk says that it has no stock. Price ~695 USD.

Shop in Romaina that was mentioned on forum to have White in stock does not ship internationally.

Am I missing some source? As you can see all options have some red tag on them making them irrelevant.

P.S. Prices excluding VAT, where it can be avoided and do NOT include SHIPPING.

My comments on White Galaxy Note: Some people were suggesting buying white flip case and, it would be the same. It's not the same. Just look at the glowing buttons in white one, they are gorgeous! :-)

Please post if someone finds a good place to buy White Galaxy Note. Thanks.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Alejandrissimo:
+100000 totally white Note is a beuty beast :D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Thugsin313:
Well over here in saudi arabia both the black and white GNotes are available for 2450 saudi riyals, thats roughly around 655 dollars. I will be buying one soon, i want the white one too, but i want to know if the white will stay white or will it become yellowish with time? Any idea anyone?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Alejandrissimo:
SInce the device is new i dont think anyone can know if that will happend with the time :D

But my old white xperia x10 remains white until now and is almost the same plastic of the note :D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] saumil@xda:
In India Both Blue (or Black as what you can see) and White available around ~600 USD when i checked last week.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Astrum:
How about some sources that ship internationally?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] hemlan:
The white is arriving to scandinavia now, I have ordered one white to day. Will get it on wednesday
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] tornado75:
where do you have buy it?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] hemlan:
I have order it from komplett.se
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] tytung2020:
white is available in Malaysia, or south east asia for that matter.

I have one :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Alexanderbooth:
This where I Got my note from simple electronics, think its based in China, they had the white note

http://www.simplyelectronics.net/mainproduct.php?pid=15405&setcurrency=gbp

I still got the black one because the white was more expensive, and was worried about the wite looking tatty after a while.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] azi43far:
Hi,

can you tell me, where it is available n Saudi, white version. the price u mention is very low when compared to Jarir(SAR 2749)
[TouchPad General] Arrogant49:
I formatted the touchpad because windows asked me to and now whenever I try to access files on my touchpad I can't access them on the device. I move the files using windows 7, they show up on my pc, but when I try to access them on my cm7 hp touchpad they don't show up. For example I go into file manager and it shows me nothing that I moved to storage. It shows all of the android folders such as DCIM, Downloads etc... but when I open my storage up on my computer I see none of those folders and only the files I moved to storage via PC. Any help? :confused:

Edit: I used webOS doctor to go back to 3.0.4 and without any android installed. The problem persists and now when I try to install CM7 again I get the message "no cminsall dir found nothing to install" I've googled and looked for solutions but I can't find any. It's as if I'm placing these files on a part of the memory I can't access without windows 7 or something.
[TouchPad General] Arrogant49:
Bump
[TouchPad General] N!njaDuck:
Same thing happened to me. I wiped and formatted using clockworks and then applied the image again.

Sucks to reconfigure, but all fixed.
[TouchPad General] Moshe5368:
Ok, you used webos doctor to restore the webos file system. Not you need to recreat the cminstall folder on the touchpad and go through the entire cm7 install process again. The issue most people forget is that webos and android use entirely different file structures than those of windows.. both are linux based operating systems and are not conpatible with windows. It sucks, I know but you will have to start from the begining again.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Bushacro:
I have had my phone rooted and am a competent and regular ROM and Kernel flasher using both Odin and CWM. I'm just wondering how i can get Super User back. I lost it at some point recently when installing Blazer Rom v1.2 then v2.0 then v3.1. should i simply install a Kernel that includes SU then flash Blazer Rom again?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
Usually it is better to install su in the ROM rather than the kernel.

You can use the Auto Root thread in my signature to add it back.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Indrid Cole:
Hey sfhub how or can I add links like what you have in your sig? That is Hella helpfull I have noticed. I'm not new to flashing just new to posting.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
I edited my signature in User CP and used the Insert Link button. You can also highlight some text before using the button to "label" your link. Or you can do the tags by hand.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Indrid Cole:
Thankyou Sir. Sorry for not being on topic.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Kev-Lo:
Hmmm..

First of all, I am coming from Samsung i9100 to this Google Galaxy Nexus.

I have been using it and seems it is not that buggy but fast and smooth.

One problem I am facing is the noise cancellation is crappy during phone call... (while SGS2 does it very well.) My friend talking with me can clearly hear the background noise. For two time I have request for a brand new phone with the reseller but the case is the same.

In term of hardware, it does have dual mic for ACTIVE noise cancellation. May I know if it is software (hopefully) or hardware problem? Does anyone have the same issue??

:confused:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kekeau:
My device is facing the same problem too. The other side can hear the background noise, which can also be heard in voice recording.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] vapotrini:
Received 2 phones calls in a club last night, neither party had any problems at all hearing me. Although, I had a little difficulty hearing them.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Kev-Lo:
do any one face the same problem ?...

Or just 2 of us here?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] RogerPodacter:
I've only made one call with my brand new nexus, but the caller did complain of background noise. I have to test more but this is worrying. Also do we know that this has a second mic? That hole at the top could it be something else?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] vacuum007:
I had a conversation on the train and the other party wouldn't believe it because off the good quality. Didn't do a comprehensive test though.

Simon
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mr. Poppalopolis:
I've always used K9 mail because the 2.x stock Gmail app wasn't that good, but I'm really liking the ICS Gmail app. Only problem is push mail doesn't work. I tried the stock Email app too and that's not working either. I would hate to have to use K9 with a great stock app, but I really want push mail to work. Any suggestions?

I did a brief search and didn't come up with anything useful so sorry if I missed a known fix for this.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Soldi3rxx:
It works perfectly fine for me! I must be lucky cause I couldn't be happier with this phone. everythings works 100%.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Grover728:
I found sync turned off. Double check accounts and sync.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mr. Poppalopolis:
Sync is on for both of my Google accounts and still no push mail. I flashed the Android Revolution Hd ROM but I don't think that would have anything to do with it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] player911:
I use both Gmail and corporate exchange on email. Both push fine.

LTE Google Galaxy Nexus! - Stock

Asus Transformer - OC/UV
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Luxferro:
I've been using gmail perfectly fine for over 2 years now. Push has always worked for me. From an OG Droid, to Nexus S, to Galaxy Nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MaxCarnage:
Working great for me; I can hear my computer ding when I get a new email at virtually the same time my phone does, so I am satisfied that push mail is working.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mr. Poppalopolis:
Weird part is that I've never had an issue getting push mail through K9. It works on and off with the stock Gmail app.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hotleadsingerguy:
Well good chance it is, since push mail works perfectly on stock. I have 2 Gmail and 1 regular email account set up in the Accounts section and all of them work perfectly.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mr. Poppalopolis:
Probably is the ROM. I don't really need push mail until I'm back in school anyways so I'm not gonna worry about it too much.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] daniel.amsalem:
I have the same issue

hi, i have the same issue, i also use ARHD 6.5.0.

did you restore a back up of an old system after flashing the ROM ??
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] oscillik:
Riiiiiiight, so you flashed a custom ROM on your phone and so it must be Google's fault that push email isn't working for you, when it is working for everyone who is running stock ICS? Yeah of course :rolleyes:

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K9 uses IMAP_IDLE for 'push email', whereas the Gmail app (from what I had read back when I first got an Android in 2009) uses it's own method for push email. It may even use C2DM. This may explain why you are not having trouble with K9, but are having trouble with the proper Gmail app.

It does seem to be the custom ROM you have flashed.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
Did you really just chastise someone for something they said three months ago?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Zepius:
i should chastise you now adrynalyne

why you might ask? just for fun!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
You are mean :(

;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] diemadedrei:
Same problem here...anyone solved it yet?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] supernova_00:
gmail actually has push? The only time I get new mail is when I tell gmail to check for it or if I have sync turned on and it does its frequency check.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
The gmail APP uses push.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] supernova_00:
So how come the only time I've ever received emails is when I've manually checked or when sync kicks in? On froyo, ginerbread, and now ICS.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
Couldn't tell ya, because it has been push via app since like....1.5.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] diemadedrei:
Yes its always worked for me as well (actually using a Galaxy S2 on stock ics). Since the update to ICS it doesnt push anymore. Tried deleting app data, but that didnt help...

Any ideas please...im desperate ^^
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] andQlimax:
does google talk sign in correclty?

check account and synch, try reboot the phone..and look if ur bars on the notification bar are not grey
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] diemadedrei:
I never use Talk and have only one contact, but in a short try it seemed to work. Account sync is on for almost all google services (including mail, of course).

Rebooting doesnt help and there is network of course...even on wifi it wont do anything. Not even when the other services like reader sync, it wont show me new mails.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] andQlimax:
i understand there is network, but the wifi bars are blue or grey? blue mean there is connection to the google services, like push etc

so if u send from ur pc a mail to urself (dont open the email from ur computer or u will not get the notification on ur phone), u dont get any notification on ur phone ? thats strange...you could try to remove ur google account and re add it..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] diemadedrei:
ah, thats interesting, i didnt know that. They are rather grey if you ask me. Should they be blue all the time or just when syncing? And how could I get them to be blue?

Yes, I send myself a message from another account and dont open it on my pc and it wont show up on the phone.

EDIT: Galaxy S2's ics doesnt seem to have blue bars, does it? Sorry for posting in Galaxy Nexus Forum, but I thought it might be the same issue ^^
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] andQlimax:
the bar on the notification bars must be blue all the time..if the bars are grey your phone has no push service actually, not only mails, but everything that use push is not working

if the bars are not blue, mean probably ur wifi has some blocked ports? that sometime is the case with public wifi or the wifi that are in some work place..usually an home wifi doesn't have this problem

is the same with the mobile 3g network? with the mobile network it should be blue for sure, otherwise there is some weird problem
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] diemadedrei:
as I edited above I have the galaxy s2, and im not too sure if it even has blue bars at all. If it has there is a weird problem, because neither on my home wifi nor on 3g it ever shows blue bars...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] oscillik:
Gmail on Android has had push email since Android 1.0
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
Either way, you got my point ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] supernova_00:
Is there a setting on mail.google.com or in the app to enable this? Both myself and my girlfriend have never had an email pushed to our devices. We've both always had to manually check for emails and a few times when we've had sync enabled we only got emails when sync occurred.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ScooterG:
SMH

Sent from my kanged up GSM Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] oscillik:
Nope, there's no setting that you need to enable on the Gmail website.

The only setting you need to enable on your phone is to make sure that "Accounts & Sync" is enabled, and that "Sync Gmail" is enabled.

If you're still not getting push email, then there is something wrong, possibly some app you have installed or if you're using a custom ROM.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] splsales:
Try this. It worked for me. I was having the same problem with AOKP and CNA. No more issues.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1541266&highlight=gray+bars
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] biffsmash:
Custom Roms... :rolleyes: