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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jroc:
I have a lil issue when I see ppl post this.....

Our phones use 1X, 3G, EVDO for phone reception. Right now LTE is only for data. To say other phones are using magical trickery to show signal readings isnt correct IMO. What other phones do is put a priority on phone reception, not data. In that case...the G Nex is reporting phone reception wrong, and putting a priority on LTE readings. So no one is showing it right.

That Anandtech article clearly says its reports accurate LTE readings. Since these are phones....and VoLTE isnt out yet....I would think we would want accurate phone reception readings, not LTE. Of course this is all just my opinion...

And the screen....that is always gonna be opinion, no if ands or buts about it, no ways around it. What looks good to you might not to the next person.

So I dont think these 2 things I mentioned can be considered myths. What I see and what the next man see doesnt mean either of us are wrong....we all have our preferences, likes n dislikes. And yea just going by the bars and decibel readings isnt gonna be accurate, especially vs. other phones. What is accurate is the real world use ppl are reporting.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kangxi:
My main point is that the device shouldn't be dropping calls and having data issues in areas where you weren't having these issues before.

Same goes with the screen, a normal screen isn't isn't going to have weird issues like dead pixels and lines everywhere. This thread is a benchmark as to what is normal vs what may seem normal based on the flood of negative topics.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SwiftLegend:
Isn't entirely fair to compare the GNex and the 4S. Main reason: totally different phones. iOS isn't as multitasking based as Android is (more power) and is minimal compared to Android. Secondary reasons: LTE vs. 3G, 4.65" vs. 3.7" screen, higher resolution and DPI vs. lower.

Comparing two different beasts. It's like comparing the mileage of a hybrid to a Bugatti..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] phiquantu:
talking about reception issue, does anyone know when Verizon will roll out the update for this? I thought I read somewhere that they promise for an update, but wasn't specific on when it will be available. Will it be part of the OTA update for 4.0.3?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Chrono_Tata:
A minor "myth" but I think you can mention the slow rotation speed problem. It's not a bug or the phone being slow but an intended feature to reduce accidental rotations.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kyle1745:
Good write up and I agree with you points thus far.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dr. Hax:
Corrext

No, using data signal for RSSI is not incorrect lol, why would my phone use the voice signal for RSSI? No one uses phones for calling xD

But also the bars themselves are VERY inaccurate.

When the **** is -92dBm 3 bars?! -80dBm is for some ****ed up reason 4 bars, -105 dBm is 1 bar?! No no no! That's ****ing incorrect! Google was being a complete dumbass when they decided -105dBm is 1 bar, 2 bars is -100dBm, 3 bars is -92, and 4 being -80. No no no no no!!! Why hasn't someone made a mod to fix this? If android is so open source that should be fixable, or does it not work like that? I'm surprised I'm the only one to notice it :p
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gnexdude:
thank you for posting this! the myths... they're endless...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
And where is the source?

If you want a louder speaker... get the Volume+ beta in the Themes section. It makes your speaker SO LOUD that I can't even have it max'd :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kangxi:
I would say the fact that you can change it shows it was coded that way.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] k20igor:
I love my nexus. All this camera sucks and signal sucks and battery sucks complaints are unecassary. I go almost a full day on one complete charge and sometimes i will have it plugged in once or twice for about 5 minutes or so between appointments, which adds about 7-9% battery, so i'm satisfied with it. If you want more get the extended battery, which i also have and go about an extra 3-4 hours on it, somtimes if i don't use my phone that much i go a whole day. Signal is great. Camera at first i thought wow it's kinda bad but after you figure it out and play with it, it turns out it's great.

Nice post OP :thumbsup:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
I guess we can call signal issues a myth, but I get solid 4g on my Bolt, which isnt a particularly great phone, and my Nexus in the same place will drop to 3g constantly.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kangxi:
Yea. A myth.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
Unless you live with me (which would make you female), you cannot vouch for me and my signal issues.

Thanks.

Its not like nobody else has reported the same. Many have.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kangxi:
It's a myth because as you have said, not everyone experiences the same. Thus, it is an anomaly.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
Well your 'anomaly' affects a lot of people.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rabidrotty:
myth or fact

My nexus has the ability to tell me how cold my beer is, picks up women for me and and is an impecable designated driver.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] johnchad14:
My nexus drops signal in unpredictable situations and has trouble bouncing back to 4g even in strong signal areas at bad times. Often it is fine though and can get a better 4g signal at home than my tbolt did. Theres definite issues when it behaves in unpredictable manners in strong and weak signal areas.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lowandbehold:
Good post, couldn't help but laugh while reading it though. You can clearly see the 2 types of owners in the comments.

Owner 1- Can't admit any fault with their phone. Everything is perfect no matter what you say. But really, who wants to admit their $650 screen just doesn't look right and is probably defective?

Owner 2- It's all broke.

I am definitely a type 1 owner!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jonathan3579:
My Nexus doesn't take good enough pictures when I'm at the massage parlor. :(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] skynet11:
My battery sucks when I have 8 background apps all syncing at the same time, my screen is set at 100% brightness, I'm playing Angry Birds with the browser open and music playing and irc all going at once ;) I should start a battery rant thread to get the word out...

Terminators run on Android :cool:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] justifi:
Owner 3- Great phone that has some issues like all other models but has and will continue appreciate with development.

Will definitely age the best on a two year contact compared to other phones released in it's class!

I'm owner 3 and I'm not alone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] skynet11:
A serious note about artifacts some of you are noticing on video playback: the artifacts are not necessarily a weakness of the display, but could actually be a strength. The reason I say this is that the color (and black) gamut is very impressive with this display and it will expose the slightest flaws that may be present in the source videos. Even videos that are labeled "HD" and come from sources like YouTube or mp4s from your recordings or from ripped DVDs are still either (1) streamed and/or downloaded from the Internet or (2) come in Internet-friendly formats. There is a limit to how clear the picture will be (even MKVs are often flawed because of defects that come up in the ripping/copying process). Of course, many of you will say "but I didn't see these artifacts on my Rezound, RAZR, SGS2, or iPhone" but their inferior displays won't expose as many flaws in those videos. Even many HDTVs are not as good as this display at reproducing blacks and colors. This is my somewhat educated opinion based on my experience in graphic design and the variety of displays and monitors I've used, so feel free to correct me if you have facts to the contrary...

Terminators run on Android :cool:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] skynet11:
You are the 99%!

#occupythegnex

Terminators run on Android :cool:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jonathan3579:
Ha-ha. Oh I see a million ranting threads a day. My only complaint is about that camera performing badly while I was at a massage parlor which is jokingly legit. :p
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tj6225:
Man, my Galaxy Nexus Sucks...

1) Battery SUCKS! I played games and Facebook and web and apps all day long... it drains the battery in 4 - 6 hours down to hell without charging it. It should use around 10% on 4 - 6 hours. I am expecting at least 24 hours battery time on a $600 phone!!!

2) Screen SUCKS! Man, HD screen is just a shame. It's too cheap. I am expecting a plasma HD screen! LAME

3) Audio SUCKS! It's has only 1 speaker. Now is 2012, and I should have Dolby Audio with 7.1 or at least 5.1 embedded on the $600 phone!

4) Camera SUCKS! Pictures taken from the camera is way too low. I need a SLR with at least 16 megapixels!

5) Android SUCKS! Too many customization you can do. HARD to choose!!!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ljordan2:
This is hilarious:) I can't stop laughing:)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zerozoneice:
My Nexus doesn't need a clock widget...it decides what time it is

Nexus is the only phone that does Braille speech recognition....without American accent
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pdanders:
There really are a lot of defective phones out there from reading the forums.

My first Verizon Gnex was TERRIBLE. I would drop connection all the time, no matter what radio I flashed. A new sim card didn't help. My phone wouldn't go more than 20-30 minutes max without dropping.

Verizon sent me a new galaxy nexus almost a week ago and it hasn't dropped the connection 1 time
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Chad_Petree:
I'd like to see some of the nice pictures you take with the camera, the ones on the main post have been deleted :(

EDIT: this post is filled with pictures, nice : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1392436
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] skynet11:
View attachment 889984

Terminators run on Android :cool:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] luckylui:
Looks good to me! :)

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] wardo5757:
i didnt think the camera was that bad in good light, the 1080p recording was some of the best i've seen on a phone and i absolutely loved the screen. But everything else sucked. A "myth" is built on speculation and this phone is crap, thats fact... The hardware sucks, or it's good hardware poorly implemented. either way, it doesn't work well. The significant signal issues, volume, the lag on the menu button and the battery life, all of those suck on the phone. And why the hell does a flagship phone with the hot new android OS NOT HAVE A SMART DIALER????? I'm so glad I returned that junk! As I'm writing this I know I will get flamed, that's ok, I have my new Razr Maxx in my flame retardant pocket........
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jimlad:
And yet here you are :p
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] wardo5757:
True........ I am hoping that the issues get ironed out in the next few months. If so, I am jumping right back on that boat... The radio issue was biggest for me, no sense in have an unreliable phone on a phone...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kangxi:
Everything is resolved in 4.0.4.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] luckylui:
Its not meant for everyone. Its okay tho, hope all goes well w the razr! What smart dialer you talking about anyways? Just curious...

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] wardo5757:
i am talking about a dialer that will start predicting the number you want to dial as soon as you start puncher numbers. i think they are awesome and can't believe Google hasn't incorporated one yet.

---------- Post added at 04:39 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:35 PM ----------

i haven't heard that yet, but I hope it's true! ICS is so buttery smooth, I think even better then the Iphone, I can't figure why google would let that lag go for so long.. But I'm glad to hear that it's fixed!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] case0:
A low brightness setting doesn't make pentile more noticeable, it makes the artefacts in AMOLED technology more noticeable.

Other than that, nice post.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pdanders:
As I mentioned above, it's very likely you got a defective phone. My first nexus was defective.. terrible signal issues. Verizon swapped it out and the new one works perfectly.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mwalt2:
It is kind of sad to see it have some signal issues. I'm on the new 4.0.4, but my Sprint HTC Evo 3D gets better signal roaming on Verizon's network than does the nexus at the concrete box I work in. It's not much better (-110 dBm vs -120 dBm both on 3G), but still...

However, the big display and ICS have won me over :).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nikulogical:
Myth: It's too big.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dmmarck:
There are only 3 Galaxy Nexii in existence that are able to make and receive phone calls.

Each are buried in a remote arctic location, hoping for Liam Neeson to happen upon them.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] biffsmash:
Reception on my Gnex is better than my Sgs2 was in uk on orange and t mobile, but not as good as my old desire. Dropped calls have always happened for me and calls not getting through only when on 3g so now i use 2g and no dropped or missed calls.

Missed calls occur when its switching from 2g to 3g or using data for me.

As for camera, im getting just as good results from gnex as i got on my Sgs2 except sgs2 has red spot all over middle of pics and this doesnt. Also low light shots i took at a recent gig came out better on my gnex than my bros sgs2 shots, and i got more due to instant capture lol :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tek310:
Is the 9100 the international version of at&t 's skyrocket? If so can its roms work on i727?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Intratech:
No. No.....
[General Questions and Answers] ffp.:
Hi, i need a xperia neo kernel that have two way call recording. Where do i find it?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orphan22:
Hi im new in this flashing ROMS stuff

i knew all abouth iphones, but in android world im clue less XD

so i resently got a vibrant and it was stock

so my friend showd me how to flash it

and i flashed ICS passion V8 on it

i like it but my battery life its like 5 hour

and all the apps keep crashing.

so i tried to flash bionix on it and it aborted the instalation, and said something about update files missing, then i tried to flash simply hunny on it, and it flashed and it instals but when i apply it and it starts to boot up

it get stuck in a really weird screen, its like all distortioned.

eany help on this?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wkim02:
The easiest way to leave ICS would be to use Odin and go back to stock and then flash the rom you would like. There is a stick called the Vibrant Bible that will provide the detaiols of odin if you have not used it before. Odin would been needed since the file formats for ICS is different from Bionix and SH and this is the easiest way to fix that. Also if you do go to SH after Odin, make sure you flash the gingerbread boot loaders or you will get the rainbow effects in the startup and rom.

Hope that helps.

Also, running passion should not have that bad of a battery life. Did you calibrate the battery and see if anything is keeping the phone awake? I'm using Passion V8 and easily have double your battery life. Install cpuspy and see if the phone is going into a deep sleep. If not many people have issues with the media server keeping the phone awake which may be the problem in your case as well. Otherwise, Passion should be running fine.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Woody:
You can just download the AIO toolbox. It has Odin, Sammy drivers and stock pit/tar files too.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orphan22:
Ill chek that out thanks a lot for the help
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orphan22:
Also is there something i can do about my apps crashing?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wkim02:
If it's force closures, you can try going into the advanced menu in recovery and fix permissions after you flash the new rom.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] got556:
Okay guys, lets say I want to store my movies on a 32gb USB flash drive, I have the USB attachment for the tab.

Now, exactly how do I convert wmv movies (in the 2.5 GB range, downloaded from Amazon videos) to mp4 or a file that will actually play on the tab?

As in what settings should I use, I have BS Player and Dice Player installed.

Thanks.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nightmarebadger:
You can just try them with bsplayer or dice player, most of them work fine (if they're 720p or lower).

For converting, have a look at this post: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=20736368&postcount=18
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ericj83:
Are those amazon videos DRM free so that they can actually be converted?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] got556:
Okay I'll give it a try. :)

Yes they are DRM, as far as I'm aware. Reading how to get rid of that now. :mad:

ETA: Okay I bought downloaded Aimersoft Video Converter Ultimate, which pretty much does it all and will remove the DRM.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xboxfanj:
Go cards!!! Saw ur profile pic. Why albert? Why?

Edit: http://www.sportspickle.com/news/9103/st-louis-reports-that-former-selfless-humanitarian-albert-pujols-is-a-big-asshole

Edit2: http://www.sportspickle.com/news/5201/cardinals-to-pujols-quotwe-wont-give-you-a-longterm-deal-because-we-know-youre-40quot

Edit 3:

http://www.sportspickle.com/news/755/albert-pujols-mri-reveals-shrapnel-from-old-vietnam-wound
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theandroidnerd:
well i would suggest the video/movie player called mx video player, it will ask to download a armv6 update for the galaxy tab...which u need to do, then it supports tegra 2 hardware accelerated decoding...its great, as for decoding, i use the program any video convertor, in windows :)
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blacksuntzu:
Get moboplayer; it is free and has played every movie I have copied to my tab. It will play mp4, avi, and everything else.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] got556:
Hey all,

Used Aimersoft and used the pre setting for Ipad 2 to convert. Took about 2 hours for each movie (Fast Five, Thor, Conan) and also removed the DRM. Went from 2.5GB each to about 300-450 MB each. Just copied the mp4 files straight to my movies folder. BSPlayer plays them perfectly in fullscreen mode with no lag or audio sync issues.

Thanks for the help.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LucianMarginean:
Hy guys,

I was trying the other day to flash a friends Galaxy S stock 2.2 but i couldnt connect the phone to the pc. In the pull down menu, it didnt appeared the dialog to click to go for usb mass storage or anything.

I've selected USb Debugging, clicked in the options for USB Mass Storage, and when i connect the phone to PC and cable, both play the connected sound, but still nothing more. What could be the pb? and how can i solve it?

Pleaaaaase help

And thanks in advance
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LucianMarginean:
also to mention. I'm running win 7 on 64bits, drivers installed correctly and my phone has no pb at all when it comes to connect it to the PC.

So....Odin not recognizing, PC not recognizing phone...what to do....?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gigeaky:
try different ports or re-install your drivers(kies) take a look on the Themes and Apps section i saw a thread for drivers... try on a different computer....
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LucianMarginean:
have tried reinstalling the drivers, also using all the ports available on my pc. still the same pb.:-<
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dhiru1602:
Definately PC issue. Reinstall Kies drivers.
[HTC EVO 3D] alexnaoumi:
Hey guys, I have the twrp recovery (non touch screen version) and a lot of the times when I try to restore to sense (from miui) it just shuts off half way during the restore. Btw this is with more than 50% of battery life. Has anyone else been having issues with this
[HTC EVO 3D] dannyboyex:
Try wiping before restoring

Sent from my PG86100
[HTC EVO 3D] z50king:
There are two versions of twrp, each can only restore backups that were made with that version
[HTC EVO 3D] alexnaoumi:
i wipe everything before restoring
[HTC EVO 3D] alexnaoumi:
so id need to flash the sense rom and then restore it??
[HTC EVO 3D] z50king:
Idk what you mean. If you made a nand with the old version of twrp you need to flash that version them flash the nand, then flash the new twrp and nand it. Then you would have a band that could be flashed with the current 1.1.xxx twrp
[HTC EVO 3D] dannyboyex:
I think what he's saying is that if you made a back up using the old 1.0.3 version of twrp it won't work on the 1.1.1 version which was the latest one before the touch interface recovery.

Sent from my PG86100
[HTC EVO 3D] alexnaoumi:
I have twrp v1.0.0. Whenever I flash miui and then decide to restore back to my sense rom through nandroid restore, it would just shut off.

Then I'd have to reflash the sense rom and start over..

To get sense to fully restore without my phone just shutting off halfway through should I flash sense, reboot the phone, then reboot to recovery and restore??

I hope this makes sense guys.
[HTC EVO 3D] Cetus Corr:
Try it. I had a similar issue, except it didn't shut off. Mine would just stop half way through restart. I ended up having to wipe and start over because somehow my nandroids got corrupted.

Comcastrated
[HTC EVO 3D] SinisterChedda:
u might want to try to flash recovery again. I had this issue with twrp. Some backups would not restore. I went back to cwm.
[HTC EVO 3D] ElJimmy:
This happened to me also it ended up being how I renamed the backup.
[HTC EVO 3D] Vdubtx:
Same thing happened to me on the OG Evo. At the time, did not know that renaming them would not let them restore properly.
[General Questions and Answers] lstt:
Hey guys,

Im from brasil, and my english not so good, so sorry about wrong words.

- 3months ago I had install Cm7v19

- 2 weeks ago, i dont know what happen, all apps crash, show like they are not installed,

market gone too, I just have the phone, the music app, and messages,

I want back to the old version, 2.1

I just need use the flash tool ? or i need do something ? Is dangerous?

Thank you .

Lstt
[HTC Rezound] username235:
I tried searching around for this, nothing matching this came up, but when I'm in a call, and put it on speakerphone, that person can't hear me afterward. It's like it mutes it and puts it on speakerphone at the same time, and no, I'm not pressing the mute button. I already tried a factory reset, thinking maybe it was a software bug, but to no result. Sucks, this phone was perfect except for this, now I gotta probably return it, because I'm not sure there's any solution to it. Anyone else have this?
[HTC Rezound] feralicious:
Nope, and I use speakerphone for almost every single call.
[HTC Rezound] jmorton10:
I use speakerphone all the time, it works fine for me.

~John
[HTC Rezound] AtLemacks:
No issue here.
[HTC Rezound] NilsP:
Same here. Use it every day.
[HTC Rezound] feralicious:
Obvious question here, but is there any chance the way you are holding it is covering the mic? Have you tried using it while it's just lying on a table?
[HTC Rezound] NilsP:
Or even a case covering something?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chvezsd:
Hey ive been looking around for a status bar mod that has 6 signal bars instead of 4 on Evo Deck ROM, i just cant seem to find one maybe im overlooking it or something can somebody point me into the right direction to it.

Thanks.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alaman68:
here you go, make it yourself. It's very easy and satisfying.

http://uot.dakra.lt/
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chvezsd:
Thanks ill try when the kitchen isn't full.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alaman68:
FULL ON A TUESDAY AFTERNOON???????? that's BS. You will really enjoy how much you can do there.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chvezsd:
I keep getting SHTF error, tutorial isnt helping me much.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alaman68:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aesWuyGCIVQ

good guide. Never had a SHTF error, can't help you there:confused:
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chvezsd:
Got it thanks!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alaman68:
screenshot? let's see the fruits...