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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] djeddieone:
I had the gsm version of the GN on Tmobile and now i have the CDMA/LTE Version with Verizon and I got to say this is the first phone that I can actually say there is no need for a custom rom. I had the galaxy s, mytouch 4g, htc sensation and on all those phones a custom rom was always a must and that is not the case with this phone. I have tried many custom roms on here both gsm and cdma and I still havent found one that runs any better, faster or smoother then the stock one. Dont get me wrong I appreciate the developers working on this phone but thats just my opinion I wanted to share with everyone specially the people new to this phone. All you need is root and your good to go for a few custom mods and wireless tethering
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
No phone needs a custom ROM. A lot of people

want

custom ROMs. Some may want them more than others. You're happy with the stock setup and thats great. Doesn't mean everyone is.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] djeddieone:
True thats why I said I might be wrong. Just expressing my thoughts about this phone so far
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] brian85:
Custom roms ruin phones. Too many issues. I dont care if they make certain parts better; they always cause more issues than it's worth IMO.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kangxi:
I agree. I am running 4.0.3 but it's stock.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 21chip:
If they would have thru in wifi tether i might agree with you. Anyone find a web browser that makes full screen movies yet? Dolphin needs to update. Please?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jhuynh:
I agree. Not that I'm ungrateful to the modders/devs but I don't know how many times I've seen "smooth as butter, no bugs, ultra fast" etc only to have multiple issues with a ROM.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Storm T:
I totally disagree. My Nexus is running much better after rooting and running a custom ROM. And I have absolutely no issues to speak of other than better battery life and a noticeably faster phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] liverstealerJobs:
O.K. I will bite. I assume you are on Verizon. Which ROM and kernel, etc?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CraigP17:
i havent done a thing to my hspa GN...dont feel the need to.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] EarthsiegeTA:
I feel the same way.

I'm on AOKP build X1 with Leankernel 1.1.0. Custom voltages as well.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bill12690:
I'm on the fence about this, might give a custom from a try soon. Think I'll stick with the stock kernel for a while though.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ztm.000:
Could you provide a link? Thank you.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] skynet11:
Many people get a development-friendly Google Experience phone such as this for the express purpose of using custom ROMs. Many others just want a straight Android phone with no TouchWiz/Sense/Blur on it and that gets timely software updates. To each his own (though I like to push the boundaries of Android's potential and try various ROM/kernel/mod/theme combinations). Yes, custom ROMs often have bugs in them (our devs often work alone or with small teams for free and squeeze dev work between job and family life - besides, even stock has bugs, and Google has legions of coders and testers). In addition to some bugs, though, they usually offer performance, features, and eye candy not available on stock.

Has anyone seen John Connor?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] djeddieone:
this is what I'm on all stock rooted and clockwork recovery. battery life is great and I don't have the problems that some people have experienced with google apps and with the market not restoring etc. and like I said I have tried custom roms on both the GSM and CDMA/LTE Galaxy Nexus. just sharing my experience on both phone also to add Verizons Network runs 2-3 times faster then Tmobile's Network in Los Angeles.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gogreenbay07:
Personally I'm going to stay stock until a kernal that catches my eye comes out :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Lodingi:
Totally agree.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zeke1988:
i have to agree. i am rooted but find no rom got my interest. maybe cm9, but it's not stable yet.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Snakehn:
my main reason to root my phones have always been to remove all the sh!t that verizon puts in their phones, so with this one being 90% crapware free,i feel no need to root it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mandelbrot.Benoit:
A ROM may not be necessary, but a new launcher for sure. Nova launcher allows enough customization to do most things.

Roman just released a "milestone" ROM version of aokp that's solid and ships with stock kernel. His drop down toggles are the best.

Its my daily driver now for sure. I hit it hard flashing since I bought this phone, but need to take a break and this ROM is it for me. And I'm sticking with stock kernel just to keep GTA 3 working ;)
[Thrive General] tward291:
So I got the thrive for Christmas thanks to my girl. And I been looking at the reviews talking about poor battery life on the thrive. Saying you will get 6 hours out of it well I'm on hour 10 of my 12 hour shift and its now at 14% and that's with pretty good use. Anybody else getting same or am I getting lucky.
[Thrive General] dalepl:
You are getting about the same as most. It really depends on your use and it does gett better after a few charge cyles.
[Thrive General] tward291:
Great I thought so I just love the battery on this thing
[Thrive General] yoanec:
I am getting pretty good battery time too, maybe bacause mine is new too. I got it the same day as you did.
[Thrive General] tward291:
That could be idk just surprised the review on cnet I believe was 6 hours but i,m happy with what battry.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] decek92:
Hi, i have a big problem on my xperia play.

Today i flash a new rom and when the phone was turned on, phisicals buttons(back,home,menu,search) not working but when i boot in recovery they working.

I tried to install others roms and kernels but the problem persist. Any solutions?

Thanks and sorry for bad english ;)
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fma965:
more info. what rom. kernel. etc
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] decek92:
r800i

kernel: 2.6.32.9-perf SEMCUser@SEMCHost #1

BUILD: 4.0.A.2.368

Baseband: 8x55A-AAABQMAZM-203028D-56
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fma965:
try flashing everything again. Maybe hardware problem?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Leraeniesh:
More info.

What ROM?

What kernel?

What device?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fma965:
lol really.. read up 2 posts and then down 1 don't copy me and he has already answered
[HTC EVO 3D] mitchellvii:
I just bought a new aftermarket power cord from Walmart that is made to work with my EVO 3D. I know it works because this cord is to replace another one I left in a hotel room of the same make that worked just fine.

Anyway, when I plug the phone in using this one, the touch screen will no longer work at all. Neither will the capacitive buttons. Yeah, I know, weird right? I can see my homescreen just fine, just touch doesn't work.

Any ideas what might be causing this odd behavior?
[HTC EVO 3D] z50king:
I had this happen with a china cord I bought. They gave me my money back
[HTC EVO 3D] aaronagis:
i've seen this happen before with non O.E. cables,

I have been told its due to improper voltage, Same thing happened when I purchased a new USB cable off amazon that was advertised to work with the device.
[HTC EVO 3D] drakonis12:
I picked up a $10 micro usb cable from microcenter to use in my car with my iGrip car dock, and have not had any problems with it at all. Because my car sucks, I use my phone as my speedometer, and with it connected, it doesn't charge, but doesn't drop in charge either, so I call that a win. I blame the usb adaptor/connector/charger that I'm using, personally.
[General Topics] dazza9075:
This is just a wee rant, but i hope it makes folk think a wee bit

Right now, regardless of your Smartphone faction allegiances, we have a number of great devices, including iPhones, Androids, Windows Phones, and even good old Windows Mobiles, All of them great in their own wee ways

But something curious is happening which may have escaped us in the never ending quest to make us upgrade or buy new devices and that’s the "App store"

Personally, i think this "App" name is kind of annoying but perhaps that’s just my age coming in to it again, it’s also beside the point. Forget the differences in names, we all know what it is and by App store I’m talking about all of them

Anyhow, these app stores have a lot to answer for, some of us spend a fortune on them, all those "cheap" programs you’ve downloaded over the past years, many of which you may have even forgot you own maybe nibbled away at your pay cheque. So what happens when one day the unthinkable happens, your fan boy world is rocked too its feet when the satanic Enemy you have despised all these years actually takes your fancy, an after a bit of thinking, sleeping with the devil for that thing doesn’t sound too bad a deal at all, after all, this device IS better, its OS is better, it suites your needs more an damn it, it just looks cool too.

But here lies your problem, you have been chained to an app store for a while now, you’ve picked up many apps an maybe even some STDs, its cost you lots of money and you can bet your life that you cant transfer your apps to this "other" OS, So you have a choice, do you stay with the older phone knowing for well that the phone of your dreams is but a stone throw away or do you say, to hell with my old apps, give it to me now!!

Of course everyone is different, but to ignore the fact that nothing lasts forever and assume that your OS will always be the best would be naive, remember, these companies all have a vested interest in keeping you with them, and getting you on the app store of THEIR choice is one very good way of doing it,

Of Course none of this is new, Windows Mobile was similar but we didnt have choice then, now we do, Hopefully it might make you think twice before shelling out for junk you don’t need, your device might be the best now, but it won’t always be.

:)
[General Topics] LogisticsXLS:
Ummm, Here's the best part about me...

I've only bought apps when that 10 cents sale was going on, and only spent $1.80 USD.

Being cheap rules...
[General Topics] lowandbehold:
Is this post about switching OS's or phones? I'm confused.
[General Topics] dazza9075:
True, but it dont think thats always the case, my 6 year old kid managed to blow about a tenner within only a few min, buying cheap helps but if we take google as an example, they dont sell android, they make shed loads of money on advertising and you buying stuff, its in all of their interests to keep you buying programs on their app stores, the more you buy the less likely you are to leave them

They are all EVIL i tell you :D

^that was a joke :)
[General Topics] dazza9075:
OSs, you wouldnt have a problem with your apps if you stayed on the same OS, at least one would hope not, point taken tho, couple of wee changes added
[General Topics] Wiggy Fuzz:
i have a literal butt-load of apps for my iphone i have no hope of ever being able to use again. i had my phone stolen during that dark time when the iphone was not available to buy on pay as you go (dark dark times...), and so had to switch to a different smartphone os. at the time it was a htc desire, and i just never looked back, really. partly because i look at iphones and just think "hmm... nothing much's changed. same old same old..."

in an ideal world i'd be able to run my android apps on my windows phone, and have the best of both worlds - but that isn't going to happen any time soon. the best compromise i can see is "buy for one platform, buy for all" - why should i have to re-buy my apps for a different platform? why can't i buy one and be able to download the same version available for different platforms? steam does it with some pc games - including a mac version for free with your purchase. hell, there are even ways to run one os on another kind of machine, so you're not truly "tied" into something like with phones.

/end rant
[General Topics] lowandbehold:
Haha, thanks, that was actually my original comment. Then I thought about it and reread the post and assumed you were talking about the OS and not just the phone...hence the reason for the edit!
[General Topics] Gusar321:
Welcome to the wonderful world of vendor lock-in.
[General Topics] Skv012a:
I still don't understand why so many of you are so desperate for these website bookmarks with GUIs aka most apps out there. Or, there are 20 task managers, they still do they SAME exact thing as the stock one; there's nothing wrong with the stock one; so, why the heck would you even want an alternate one?

What happened to the days where, if you just had mobile internet access, that in itself was an extreme convenience and everyone had the patience to access every other site via browser?

What about battery life? Do you REALLY need to have 20 email and social network apps and widgets update every 10 minutes? Not really. If its something very important, I'm sure the party who needs to reach you can text or call you.

All of that said, I personally prefer the "older" solutions to this smartphone problem such as Nokia and their Symbian os. Bare, simple, but never fails, doesn't eat battery like 5 starving children, and you don't really have to worry about keeping up with these apps or too many updates. Oh, did I mention FREE gps with FREE downloadable maps, that doesn't even require data connection to be used?
[General Topics] hungry81:
Ive always been wary of this as well. Its part of the reason I get the phones I do, At least there should be enough concepts, designs and hardware variations using my O/S to keep me happy. Also even though I have many programmes now I try not to get too trigger happy in the market.
[General Topics] z33dev33l:
Honestly, I pirated like crazy on android, it was too easy. The upgrade to wp7 was painless.
[General Topics] bleach168:
That's why I always think twice about buying an app. So far I've spent only about $15 on android, another $15 on iOS, and $9 on webos. I have friends who have spent hundreds on iOS. It's impossible to honestly recommend anything other than the iPhone to them.

I did pirate two apps though. The MLB app which they tried to sell for $15 on top of the subscription fees. If I'm already paying them $20 a month, it's unreasonable to tack on an extra $15. The other is the logmein app which was originally $30, but they have dropped the price to free. I would have never bought either one if I had to pay full price so it's not like they lost a sale.
[General Topics] vdub12:
I have never spent a dime on an app for any platform. I used an iphone for about 2 years and switched to Android about a year ago. I honestly don't worry about it. I can find free apps that do everything I want to do. I guess that might come from the fact that i am a Linux user as well. I have been trained to find something that works.

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That's the thing about pirating that I don't think content owners understand. The movie and recording industry claim multi billion dolor losses due to piracy but in reality the people that pirated it had absolutely no intention of buying it in the first place and would not have whether the pirated copy existed or not. So basically they lost no money but have that may more people talking about how good it is. To me that sounds like marketing, not piracy.
[General Topics] LogisticsXLS:
"Piracy" isn't in the topic title people...
[General Topics] dazza9075:
It is unfortunate, but the reality is this will never change. If you tied the big 4 together effectively their revenue would be a lot less, in the case of apple and google anyway, and to be fair, programs from one market wont work on another markets devices, there has to be some work involved todo that so who gets paid for it.

Steam isnt a good compare, as its only 1 vendor, for it to be equal to phones you would need a situation similar to steam selling a game that origin also sells, why should you buy it twice?

In an ideal world you would have a new company that acted like a app store, hosting multiple platforms, of course the big 4 wouldnt like that as it wouldnt tie you to them and they would lose revenue

as far as i can tell, unless you dont mind wasting money, the best solution is to simply not buy anything.

Completely agree, im not going to get in to a which OS is best debate but thats the sole reason for the OS i use, without downloading any extra it does everything i want out of the box, its a phone with extras, ie, a smartphone ;)

it may not be on topic but it is an intersting side effect of the problem

If we role back the clock a few years well before the smartphone era, we have Windows Mobile, i bought a lot of programs for that OS an i still love it ;)

But when i did eventually change i didnt mind buying new programs, after all, the developers had long since stopped developing, newer versions where only available on newer OSs, if they were available at all!

But here lies one part of the problem, now your not tied to older versions of your programs if you stay on any given market, all markets have the same program all be it coded differently so can you really steal something that you have already bought, or is it more likle that you are not buy buying anything,

what exactly are you "buying" when you hit the app stores? The program? the right to "use" a program, the right to use a program on one OS?
[General Topics] dazza9075:
kind of a double post
[General Topics] 8mileroad:
I have over $200 worth of iOS apps that I have no device for. I'm actually considering getting an iPod Touch for a PMP and because I have so many iOS Apps. I'm pretty much waiting for the iPod Touch that has the iPhone 4/4s design but that's another story.
[General Topics] z33dev33l:
81 bucks in apps on windows phone 7. It doesn't matter, the second someone releases an OS that can compare, I'll jump ship.
[General Topics] dazza9075:
indeed their stuck in the past, the whole system is broken, if people were being rational, they would allow a universal app store, prices would increase and fees would be paid to the various OS makes for using their systems, the customer would end up paying a small amount more per app to fund the additional third party but everything else remains the same only you would have access to all markets that the software makers designed for

then its nice to have disposible income but when that day comes an it might be awhile away, if youve spent a lot more i wonder if you'll think the same then, if it were me, and someone told me id have to take a £100 note out of my pocket and burn it to move devices, at the very least, id be a bit cheesed off! :)
[General Topics] z33dev33l:
Which completely eliminates brand loyalty, I hear often that people only stick to android/iOS when they try my lumia because they'd have to buy all their apps again.
[General Topics] dazza9075:
I also hear that all the time, the problem with Brand loyalty is that you the user becomes the fool.
[General Topics] z33dev33l:
One is not made a fool, foolishness is only allowed to surface. It's in the company's best interest to do it this way and so it will continue.
[General Topics] dazza9075:
In short, the more you buy on an app store the less likely you will be able to leave that os because your tied to that os and its market place, just because you love IOS or android now doesn't mean you always will, so watch what you do!
[General Topics] mistermentality:
There will probably never be a universal operating system, just as there is no universal pc operating system.

What would be a possibility however is for apps that have a version for different operating systems, say like panorama 360 for ios and android, your purchase could enable you access to all platforms versions so that if you jump ship to another you can keep some apps.

Dave
[General Topics] Archer:
You're assuming there's some pretty weak characters out there, aren't you?

What it actually means is that I could go and try Windows Phone for a year or two and then if I did come back to Android then I'd have a shedload of apps I already own.

There's always more than one way to look at something.
[General Topics] LooieENG:
lol me too, and I even want a refund on some even though they were only 10p

Beautiful Widgets (sucks) and that Jelly defense game

oh, I did buy GTA III as well for like £2.60 and I would buy FIFA 12 if it was on the market, but it isn't
[General Topics] dazza9075:
And your assuming that firstly the user would have the money to shell out for programs they already purchased and that they would go back, whats to say they dont go from ios to wp7 to android, it would be ok for them to shell out 3 times for the same app?

all im saying is, its in their interest to make you buy as much as possible which makes it harder to move away. As a business model its a gold mine, for the user it may prove costly in the long term.

Thats what i was suggesting, unfortunately, i dont think thats unlikely to happen as it doesnt keep your loyalty but it would be great for the user

One can hope! :)
[General Topics] mistermentality:
I think it would make app developers more likely to get a sale if people didn't have to pay twice for an app they own simply because they change phones. Maybe it would be a good marketing gimmick for them.

Dave
[General Topics] dazza9075:
a one stop shop for everything, developers post all supported OS builds and hay presto user has access to them all when they buy them.

but two things against that, the OS makers and developers make less money

there isnt an easy solution other than not buying anything, or at the very least not buying stuff you dont need.

If you have cash to throw about then great, personally, i dont, an im not keen on ditching it all if i should swap OS.

Its all very well saying that xyz only cost 10p, but over time that all adds up, txt messages only cost a few pence but some folk have racked up multi thousand bills! give it a year or two and you could be looking at a fair amount of cash.
[General Topics] pimppoet:
Apps can keep u tied to an os to a certain extent. For me it was more of the overall experience with the os,apps,& avaible hardware. Lack of phyiscal keyboards & openess kept me away from wp7 & ios. In the case of microsft they ditched wm for crappy wp7 so pushed thier loyal base to other oses. Most of the apps I used for wm were freeware or paid apps that were free/cheap for holidays promos etc. I miss some but have found similiar free apps/games.
[General Topics] mistermentality:
You got all that from my post? All I said was it would be good to be able to have apps on both phones and it would but never suggested people have money to burn.

Dave
[General Topics] dazza9075:
whoops, typing fail! sorry, the last two paragraphs where not intended as a reply to you, I agree with you point, it would be much better for us, just dont think MS apple and google would agree! :)
[General Topics] Tankmetal:
Its not evil, its capitalism. Free market competition.
[General Topics] dazza9075:
Haha like most things with capitalism the end user is way down their list of priorities =)
[General Topics] mistermentality:
You're right they would never agree but I like the idea. They might even sue developers who let customers have apps across systems on the basis it could encourage users to a competitor and thereby potentially erode the companies earnings.

That wouldn't surprise me actually.

Dave
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Kalifax:
Hey hey!

Anyone found a Finnish dictionary for the stock keyboard?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tanner.jon:
I'm running the Galaxy Nexus with the extended battery. Curious if I could use a more powerful charger to charge faster.

The charger that came with the phone is a 5W (5V, 1000mA). Could I use an iPad 2 charger (10W) to charge up the nexus faster? Any experience with this?